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Appendix C: Configuring Coalesce
There are four tabs: Display, Network, Tools, and Updates & Licensing.
The Display tab allows the administrator of the display to change numerous settings and is divided into four sections:
Naming and Discovery allows the administrator to name the Coalesce display and configure how the name appears on the
display interface and on the network. The name of the display appears in the lower left corner of the Coalesce display when the
Coalesce is running and will appear in the list of available displays on the Coalesce client app for users to connect. This can be a
name, an IP address, or both can be enabled in which case the display will alternate showing both.
The network option to “Publish display name to Coalesce Directory Service” facilitates enterprise-compliant, non-UDP-broadcast/
multicast display discovery. This requires CDS to be installed and configured on a Windows PC connected to the network. For
more information about CDS, refer to the Coalesce Directory Service (CDS) User Guide.
Access Control designates how users will access the Coalesce session, post to the display and restrictions to accessing the display.
The Access Control options include:
• Open allows anyone to join the session, share files and control the display.
• Screen Key allows only those who can see the Screen Key in the bottom left corner of the Coalesce display to connect to the
session by entering the key.
• Global Password allows only those with a non-visible password, set in the Coalesce configuration panel, to connect to the
session.
• Moderated allows users to connect as Hosts or Guests. Host users must enter the Moderator Password, set in the Coalesce
Configuration Panel or via the Coalesce Central, and have full sharing rights and control of the display once connected.
Non-moderator “Guest” users can request to join the session, but both joining and sharing items must be approved by a
Moderator, and Guest users do not have control of items on the display.
• Determine at Runtime allows the user to select the Access Control setting for each session from the Coalesce display menu in
the bottom right corner of the Coalesce-enabled display.
• Browser Look-In allows users to view the Coalesce session from a browser on their device without the need for Coalesce client
software app. This feature is useful when a user wants to view the Coalesce display on their device and/or does not require the
ability to share or control content on the display. When enabled, users can access the browser look-in via a link from the
Coalesce client software app or by browsing to the display IP address and selecting “Browser Look-In” in the bottom left corner
of the page.
• Encryption allows for Coalesce network traffic between the Coalesce (server) and user devices (clients) to be encrypted using
a standard RSA/SHA cipher with a 2048-bit private key. The encryption feature includes network traffic related to remote
configuration via the Coalesce Central and the Coalesce's web-based configuration.
Resource Restriction enables the administrator to specify what sharing options users see when connected to the Coalesce/
Coalesce display, designate the maximum number of connections (client devices) allowed, set the maximum number of items that
may be simultaneously shared on the Coalesce display, and select a size at which Coalesce will automatically resize images. For
Coalesce Small Group Edition (SGE), the maximum number of connections (devices) is limited to four.
When the “iOS Sharing” option is enabled, an additional option to “Enable AirPlay Discovery Proxy” is available. The AirPlay
Discovery Proxy enables iOS mirroring on networks that prohibit UDP multicast traffic and/or Apple’s Bonjour protocol. To learn
more, refer to the Coalesce Network Deployment Guide.
System allows the administrator to elect to automatically set time and date from an Internet time server, designate a different
time server, or set time zone, date, and time manually, and/or password protect the settings. You can designate a system/network
host name im the System section.