Client User Manual
Contents Contents Welcome .................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction........................................................................................... 6 Primary Collaborations............................................................................. 7 Web-Based Collaboration ........................................................................ 7 Touch Collaboration ........................................
Show Content of Third Party Device........................................................................ 37 Picture in Picture ................................................................................ 38 Logout ......................................................................................................................
Welcome
Introduction Collab8 is a unique and disruptive wireless presentation and collaboration technology. The device plugs into and converts any display, located anywhere in the organization, into an instant meeting point for pure collaboration, independent of device incompatibility, hardware availability, and connectivity constraints. Collab8 is an audiovisual integrator.
Each member attends the meeting with their existing devices — desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablets and mobile phones — and is able to immediately view, edit, annotate, comment, and share content with every other member. In addition, each member may opt to share ideas across the primary screen, or break off into smaller groups to share content with only a select few from the meeting. The thinking behind Collab8 is for technology to get out of the way.
control the display and engage with content from other users in real-time. The idea of touchenabled collaboration extends the human preference of engaging with information on a natural, organic level. Collab8’s touch collaboration technology extends all the innovation, which has been delivered by touch technology, to any screen and to any presentation to humanize the meeting experience.
Collab8: Product Applications & Features Collab8 is intuitively structured to predict, and comply with, the natural thought processes of the human beings who interact with the presentation eco-system. Each product application is engineered not just for its features, but for the ultimate benefit of driving collaboration and innovation across every point of contact.
share their thoughts across the meeting, which in turn gives rise to greater avenues for innovation and idea-generation. Collab8 Cloud Collab8 airs discussions across the cloud to include and actively involve every participant in the meeting process. The simplicity through which content can be shared, regardless of location, clears the way for true idea input and collaborative creativity. View Main Display Collab8 broadcasts the primary display screen to any member’s device — desktop, laptop or mobile.
Collab8 System Setup A Collab8 system setup consists of these major components: 1. Collab8 Wireless Collaboration Gateway device (picture below) 2. A Display (Projector/Flat-panel etc). Ideally its connected to a touchenabled flat panel display for annotation and presentation on main display 3. Local area network (LAN) 4.
5. A USB or HDMI camera – for distant participants connecting over MS Lync®, Skype®, GoToMeeting®, or WebEx® 6. A conferencing speakerphone (for microphone and speakers) – for remote communication as well as audio playback of content being shared on the display The Collab8 gateway unit and all the participant devices (PC/MAC/Smartphone/Tablets) should be connected to the same Network (LAN (Wired / Wireless) to allow participation in a collaborative session (send and receive content).
Features Collab8 is a true collaboration system which allows you to bring your own device, connect and present. Collab8 is a networked collaboration solution that can be connects with any kind of display (Projector / monitor/ LCD/ LED). Collab8 allow user to send their display to the large screen wirelessly. User can chat/message with other users, can share their documents and work on them collaboratively. 1.
2. Clicking on the “Display Me” icon starts mirroring your laptop/tablet screen at big screen. Please note: Display Me on iOS and Android devices only sends the current screen within the app. For full mirroring of device outside the Collab8 app, please use the associated mirroring input device (AppleTV/All-Share type device) via the HDMI input on Collab8. 3. Clicking on the “Participant List” icon will provide the list of all available users in that session. 4.
11. Clicking on the “View Main Display” icon will show a mirror of the Collab8 Collaboration Display on your personal desktop. User can see all the activities of Collab8 collaboration display on his system. Note: This feature can only be activated if you are not displaying/sharing your screen or streaming multimedia content on the Collaboration Display. 12. Clicking on the “Chat” icon allows you to send chat messages among available participants during that session. 13.
The Collab8 Client Collab8 client is a one “click run” client and does not require any installation, you just need to download it and execute it. Steps to run Collab8 client: 1. Open a Web Browser and enter the IP Address of Collab8 Unit. The IP address is by default displayed on the Collaboration Display. 2. Download Client as per your OS version and save it on your desktop (or just execute the application without saving it). a. Windows: Collab8app.exe b. MAC: Collab8app.dmg 3.
5. Nick Name. The Nick Name field gets Auto Filled. This is the name which will be shown in Participant List to other logged in users of that collaboration session. You can change this name to any nick name you like. 6. Enter Room Code: This is will be available at the display of Collab8 Unit. Room Code is used to make sure that you have joined the correct room and a level of security too. It changes after every 20 – 25 minutes of the session. 7.
Presenting with Collab8 Collab8 allows presenting your laptop screen. It mirrors your screen to the Collaboration Display attached to Collab8 Unit. Collab8 allow up to 6 users to display/present at the same time on one display. User can connect multiple display with Collab8 (max 2 in current firmware release) and that means up to 12 users will be able to share their screen at the same time. Steps to take display: 1. Click on Display Me icon 2.
Meeting Room with Dual Display Steps to show your content at full screen display: 1.
2. Click on “Full Screen” icon (Full Screen icon will only be available if multiple users are displaying on the collaboration display otherwise display will be started in Full Screen Mode). Note: During display user can freeze / resume display by clicking freeze resume icons.
Participant List User can see all the logged in Users in Participant List. Participant List will also help user to know who is presenting currently. User can also initiate chat or share a file to other users in Participant List. Steps to check Participant List: 1. Click on Participant List and it will expand and show the all available Users 2.
a. Display Status: This Display. This icon represents user is not presenting at icon represents user is presenting currently. b. Chat Status: Click on available participants. icon to start a chat session with any This icon represents that participant already chatting with you and click on that will open the chat session. c. File Transfer: Click on participant.
a. Joe, John, Piyush and Smith are in Display. b. Mike currently chatting with Joe, John, Piyush and Smith. c. Mike is sharing the file to Smith.
Chatting with Participants User can initiate chat session to exchange text messages with each other. Chat feature can be initiated as: Steps to Initiate Chat: 1. Go to Participant List and click on Chat in front of participant with whom you want to initiate chat 2. Chat window will be open and you can chat with selected participant At the chat window, you will see the participant name at the left side of the window and your chat messages at right hand side.
Collab8 provides you the facility to transfer file between the users. Steps to Share File: Go to Participant List and click on File Share icon in front of the user to whom you want to transfer the file. 2. It will lead you to browse your system to select the file to transfer and file transfer process will start from your side 1. 3. Receiver needs to select the location to save this file and file transfer process will start.
Cloud is a feature that provides you the facility to share your file with all available participants in one go or you can open it on Collab8 Unit for collaboration. Steps to Share File: 1. Click on Features and then click on Cloud icon it will ask to choose from various options. a. Yes: It will open your file at Collab8 for collaboration b. Yes To All: It will open your file at the system of all logged in users c. Cancel: It will cancel the process 2.
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Stream Media with Multimedia Multimedia Player provides the facility to stream local media directly at Collab8. Steps to Stream Media in Multimedia Player: 1. Drag Media and drop it at Collab8 logo 2.
3. This media automatically will be added in Multimedia for future use. 4. User can also add media using Add Media button also 5. Use following for: a. : To Play / Resume Media b. : To Stop Media c. : To Pause Media d. : To Rewind Media: e. : To Forward Media: f. : To Play Previous Media if multiple media is selected to play g.
Collaboration with White Board White Board projects a canvas at Collab8 Gateway to collaborate. It provides you the facility of: • A wide range of Drawing and annotating tools • Insert any type of document • Comment on any content • Share document simply Steps to Open White Board: 1. Click on Features and then click on Whiteboard icon this will start a whiteboard activity on Collab8 unit.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. “Pen” to be used to draw at the page of White Board. "Color” to change the color of line with various available color "Size" to choose the line thickness. “Eraser” to erase your annotations. “Erase All” to be used to clean the page “Text” to insert text at your White Board page. “Image” to insert image at your White Board page “Notes” to create comments or remarks about your annotation at White Board page. 9. “Save” to save all your activities either as PDF or as JPEG format 10.
A. By pressing this button you will immediately return to your board page. B. Pencil to write on White Board C. Eraser erases precisely what you have written at White Board D. Selection Tool allow to select any object to move it and apply changes E. With the "Capture area Tool” icon, the mouse pointer then turns into plus sign, clicks to upper left corner of the area you want to capture corner and drag to the screen till where you want to capture the screen. The selected area will be displayed in gray.
3. Select any contact and click on Start Call And your call will start with selected contact and visible at Collab8 Unit. Note: 1. Contact list can only be available if you have used a Skype account to logging at Skype at Collab8 Unit. 2. All the contacts which are available in the list are the contacts of the user who has logged in to Skype at Collab8 Unit. View Main Display View Main Display allows users to see running content of Collab8 at his local system. Steps to See Gateway View: 1.
2. Now you can see the below screen at your system and a check mark will be shown at View Main Display button Note: User needs to stop his display and media both to View Main Display at his system.
Team Collaboration Collaboration allows multiple users to collaborate on same screen using the mouse and keyboard at the same time. Anyone can take the laptop mouse to Collab8 Unit and control it. Steps to Start Collaboration: 1. Click on Start Collaboration 2. Now drag your mouse to the top of your laptop and keep moving upwards, collaboration will begin. (Below message will be seen at the desktop of user whenever Collaboration started and your mouse is at Collab8). 3.
Enable Control Collab8 provides a feature to control the system of any user who is in display. In this case you can be standing at touch enabled display and start presenting from there. Steps to Enable Control: 1. Click to Features and then click on Enable Control 2. Enable Control button will change as Disable Control as User click on this and a red check mark will show on this button. Usage of Enable Control (Here john is in display and enable his control): 1.
Show Content of Third Party Device Collab8 provides the flexibility to show the content of any third party device like Media Player, Apple TV and HDMI enabled Camera, composite Camera, AllShare Cast Wireless Hub (Samsung) along with User’s display. User can connect up to 2* devices with Collab8 using HDMI 1. Under Features click on to show / hide output of HDMI Input 1 2.
Picture in Picture Picture in Picture feature provides the facility to toggle between full screen and PIP mode output for HDMI Input 1. 1. Under features click on This will change the mode of the output of HDMI Input 1 from PIP to Full Screen and Full Screen to PIP. Use Case 1: a. Document Camera connected at HDMI Input 1 shows at 1st position b.
Use Case 2: a. Here Document Camera connected at HDMI Input 1 shows at 1st position b. iPad mirrored at Apple TV connected at HDMI Input 2 shows at PIP c.
Use Case 3: a. Android device mirrored at AllShare Cast connected at HDMI Input 1 shows at 1st position, Wireless Hub b. Display of Mac User shows at 2nd position, c. HDMI enabled Camera connected at HDMI Input 2 shows at 3rd position d.
Use Case 4: Single HDMI Input: iPad mirrored at Apple TV connected at HDMI Input shows at PIP and Windows display shows at Full screen Note: If below message is coming at the click on either HDMI Input it means there is no device connected to HDMI or device is not on, please contact to administrator Collab8 User Manual Page 41
Logout Click logout to get out from Collab8 Room. Click on participant and then Logout.
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