User guide

Overview: Connecting to Bridge and Bridge Mobile 3
1 Overview: Connecting to Bridge and Bridge Mobile
Bridge and Bridge Mobile are realtime viewers, which can be used by attorneys, judges --
anyone who needs to connect to a realtime transcription.
Connection Magic is the data delivery system used to transmit realtime data to Bridge 3 and
Bridge Mobile users.
A Bridge Broadcaster is required to send realtime data via Connection Magic to Bridge 3
and Bridge Mobile users.
Connection Magic Local (CM Local) provides a way to connect when there is no internet
available, or you prefer to connect through a Local network.
Connection Magic Link (CM Link) allows non-Eclipse users, and Eclipse users on version 5
or earlier to use Connection Magic with Bridge and Bridge Mobile.
Who Needs What?
An Eclipse6+ user needs either:
-- An Internet connection
or
-- A LAN (such as a portable router) and the Connection Magic Local software.
A non-Eclipse or Eclipse 5- user needs:
-- An Internet connection and the Connection Magic Link software, provided to reporters who
purchase a Bridge Broadcaster
or
-- A LAN (such as a portable router), the Connection Magic Local software AND the
Connection Magic Link software.
A note on refresh commands: All versions of Bridge and Bridge Mobile support instant
refresh, because refresh commands are part of the Bridge protocol. A growing number of