1 Introduction 1

1.1 Applications & Features 2

1.2 Controls and Connections 3

2 Setting Up VIA Connect PRO 4

2.1 Connecting VIA Connect PRO to a Display 5

2.2 Downloading and Running VIA Connect PRO Software 6

2.3 Using an.msi File 8

4 Using VIA Connect PRO 18

4.1 VIA Connect PRO Main Menu 18

4.2 Enabling Control 19

4.3 Chatting with Participants 20

4.4 File Transfer 21

4.5 Multimedia 23

4.6 VIA Cloud (Files) 29

4.7 Whiteboard Collaboration 30

4.8 Using the VIA Connect PRO Settings Menu 32

4.9 Managing Settings from the VIA Web Management Interface 35

Figure 4: VIA Connect PRO Main User Screen and Features 17

Figure 5: Enable Control 20

Figure 6: Chat Window 21

Figure 7: Admin File Sharing 22

Figure 8: User File Sharing 22

Figure 9: Saved Files on the Cloud 29

Figure 10: Whiteboard Toolbar 31

Figure 11: Settings Screen 33

Figure 12: LAN Settings Screen 34

Figure 13: System Control Screen 35

Welcome to VIA Connect PRO.

VIA Connect PRO is Kramer’s unique, powerful wireless presentation and

collaboration hub. It converts any display at any location into an interactive meeting

point, and it works with a wide range of presentation devices from desktop and

notebook computers to tablets and smartphones.

Each participant in a VIA Connect PRO session can quickly view, edit, annotate,

comment, and share content with other participants. Participants can share their

infrastructure, converting any projector or screen into a networked device that users

Key features of VIA Connect PRO:

 Login using conventional Wi-Fi or LAN connections, no dongle needed

 Provides true HD 1080p/60 video streaming

 Supports Windows laptops and MAC®, as well as iOS, Android mobile

operating systems and Windows phone.

 MSI Compatible with all common Web browsers

 Up to 255 simultaneous users can be logged in

 Up to 4 participant screens can be displayed simultaneously

 Touchscreen compatibility with whiteboard and full annotation controls

edit, and save copies of all your work, just as you would with a whiteboard or flip

chart…except that you can do it all from your notebook computer, tablet, and

smartphone.

Here are just a few of the things you can do with VIA Connect PRO:

 Multiviewing: Up to four different participant screens can be shown at the

same time. VIA Connect PRO automatically sizes each screen to the

maximum available resolution. Finished sharing? Tap Stop presenting to

disconnect.

 Chat and Share a file: Need to ask a meeting participant a question? Click

on their screen name and send them a text message with complete privacy.

Simply click the Multimedia tab on your device’s screen and you can load and

display JPEG images (all operating systems) and play MP4 videos. You can

also display and share PDFs from any logged-in device. VIA Connect PRO

features a 10Mbps maximum video bitrate for 30fps or 60fps videos and

handles video files of up to 8GB.

 Device mirroring: Are you using an iOS device with no VIA application? Just

mirror your device’s screen to the main display by activating the Airplay

service of your device. Are you an Android user? Use the VIA App to start

mirroring your device and its content!

 Long press to display on the full screen when you are not the only one who is

already presenting.

To write an NFC tag:

 Install the VIA NFC Writer on an Android device. Download the.apk file freely

from the Kramer website:

www.kramerav.com/support/download.asp?f=50898&pname=via%20nfc%20

writer

 Open VIA NFC Writer.

 Touch the Android device on the tag:

into VIA Connect PRO. The room code is bypassed.

VIA application download option. Install the VIA Android application.

touching the tag with an Android device.

Check that your device is running iOS8 version as a minimum requirement to

resides.

 Click AirPlay and choose the VIA Connect PRO’s AirPlay device name. By

default the VIA’s AirPlay device is named VIA_AirMirror_XXXX, where XXXX

is a random combination of letters and numbers.

 To stop mirroring, disconnect the device properly by as follows:

then tap to select "iPhone/iPad" accordingly.

Note: If the room code is enabled on the VIA Connect PRO, you are prompted to

enter the same 4-digit security code when attempting to mirror your iOS device.

This code appears on the main screen of the VIA Connect PRO.

 Click the AirPlay menu on the Apple Menu Bar. This is located in the top right

corner of the screen near the clock.

 Choose the VIA Connect PRO’s AirPlay device name. By default the VIA’s

AirPlay device is named VIA_AirMirror_XXXX, where XXXX is a random

combination of letters and numbers.

enter the same 4-digit security code when attempting to mirror you iOS device. This

code appears on the main screen of the VIA Connect PRO.

5. Click on Present. The device shows this message: “VIA will start capturing

everything that’s displayed on your screen.” Accept by clicking on “START

NOW”.

6. You can now minimize the VIA app by clicking on the “Home” button of your

device. Your screen is mirrored on the main display.

Stop Presenting.

VIA Connect PRO presents two types of screens depending whether it is being

used by the Admin or by a User. The following screen shots illustrate both types.

Figure 3 shows the VIA Connect PRO main Admin screen and its functions:

VIA Connect PRO is a powerful and versatile collaboration hub that gives

participants a wide selection of presentation tools. In this section, we’ll look at each

of those tools and discuss briefly how it works.

This section refers to the user's experience. Once you have logged in to VIA, the

Parent Dashboard displays on your home-screen. This Parent Dashboard provides

basic navigation through VIA. The Parent Dashboard displays your main navigation

icons, “Features,” “Present” and “Participants.” Each one of these three icons

represents the core functionality of VIA. The section below identifies and defines

each icon.

 Clicking the Features tab on the main menu allows the user to see and

8. Check Stream all elementary streams and click Stream.

8. Open VIA Connect PRO client and click Features > Multimedia >

Streaming Player.

9. Type a name as the URL name.

rtsp://<local computer IP address>:8554/<name mentioned in step 6>

11. Click Add Media.

12. Select RTSP stream and click the play button to stream this media on VIA

Connect PRO.

VIA Connect PRO supports RTP. A media can stream on a VIA Connect PRO

unit, provided the computer and VIA Connect PRO are on connected networks.

To stream RTP using VLC:

1. Open VLC.

3. Click Add and select a file to stream and click Stream.

4. Click Next on the next screen.

5. Choose RTP/MPEG Transport Stream from the New Destination drop

down and click Add.

6. Enter VIA Connect PRO unit’s IP address and click Stream.

7. Open VIA Connect PRO client and click Features > Multimedia >

Note: if a URL is already resent in the streaming list above, VIA client generates a

Cloud launches a standard file management system, enabling you to select files to

share with other participants. VIA Connect PRO has 32 Gb of internal memory.

The Cloud on the client user interface is the feature used to send a file from your

computer to all participants. To access cloud data:

 Click on Features in the Admin main menu and then click on the cloud icon

to go to the Cloud directory where all the users’ annotated files were saved.

 To delete one single file from the cloud directory, click on the Trash icon

 To delete all files from the cloud directory, click on Clean Directory

A warning note appears that this is a permanent delete action

The whiteboard function, used by the admin, creates a canvas on the VIA Connect

whiteboard session on VIA Connect PRO.

Users can collaborate on a shared document using their own device.

To comment on content shown on main display user needs to:

 Click on Start Collaboration or Whiteboard icon

 Drag the cursor to the main display

 Start annotate by using whiteboard tools

Multiple users can interact, annotate and control the main display at the same time.

by clicking on the small arrows visible at right side of the toolbar

The Settings menu is where you configure your VIA Connect PRO unit. More

settings are available from the web interface management console.

The Settings menu tabs include:

 LAN Settings – configures network parameters

 System Controls – manages your display and audio settings and selects the

PRO unit:

 Click on Features to expand

 Click on Settings. It requests user name and password for the VIA Admin

user

 Enter user name “su” and the password “supass”

Use LAN settings to change the IP address, DNS and default gateway of VIA

Connect PRO. Alternatively, the DHCP option is set as default on your unit to get

Connect PRO to the network.

To change the IP address:

 Click on LAN Settings

DNS server

 Click on Reboot to restart the system with the new settings

To manage settings using the Web browser:

Participants’ List. All other icons are grayed out:

full functionality.

QR Code Scanning

 Check “Enable QR code” and “Bypass room code” (if required) and click the

“Reboot” button.

 Select “Keep QR code always on top” to allow the QR to be always visible on

top of any content presented on main display.

 You can select “Print QR Code” if you need to get a hard copy of it for

displaying it in the room.

Room Code, Room Name Settings

 Show Room Name on Wallpaper: This feature displays the Room Name (a

displays the current IP address, but you can change it to a Domain Name

System (DNS) name if local DNS services are supported by the network. To

change the Room Name, enter the new address or DNS name, then click on

Apply and reboot VIA Connect PRO. To login any device to the VIA Connect

PRO client, you must enter the same Room Name in the location field on your

device

 Activate Room Code: The Room Code is a security overlay feature that

generates and updates a four digit code. It appears on the lower right of the

VIA Connect PRO home page. When activated, this code must be entered

color to apply to this Code on main screen.

Date & Time text on main screen.

iOS Mirror: Activate or Deactivate the iOS Mirroring Feature

 When activated for the first time, the VIA’s AirPlay device will be named

VIA_AirMirror_XXXX, where XXXX is a random combination of letters and

numbers This is the name that will appear when you look for AirPlay devices

on your iOS device and it can be changed.

 Additionally, it defaults to allow 4 iOS devices to be mirrored to the VIA

Connect PRO simultaneously. This setting can also be changed. Once these

setting changes have been made, click Apply. Reboot the VIA Connect PRO

to allows the settings to take effect.

Auto Power Off Timing

Date and Time Format for Web Interface

In this section, you can activate Moderator and Participant modes. In these modes,

a participant requires permission from the moderator to use the “Present” function

on VIA Connect PRO.

To enable Presentation Mode:

 Select Activate Moderator Mode

 Select which mode you want to use and reboot the VIA Connect PRO

 Default user name: su

Default password: supass

Participant:

 Default user name: user

Default password: userpass

You can create more users as needed.

address in any Web browser (or open a browser from any client PC

connected to the same network and enter the VIA Connect PRO IP address)

 At the top, login with default moderator username (supass). The moderator

 Open the VIA Connect PRO client and enter the location (IP address of the

 Enter user name and password (as defined by moderator)

Now you see the Room Code field.

 Enter the room code (if Room Code is activated)

 Click Login

 The moderator clicks on “Allow” to start the participant’s presentation on the

collaboration display

 The user gets the following message:

PRO’s Web UI.

display his/her screen on a VIA Connect PRO Gateway and can allow a

participant requesting for presentation on the main display.

 Participant: A participant of a presentation session who can join the meeting

room but cannot project their desktop without the moderator’s permission.

Active directory must have groups or OUs similar to the above Moderator-

If there is no such group or OU, create them in such a way that an employee is not

in the moderator and the participant group at the same time.

4. Select the Group Based or OU Based radio button as per your Active

5. Based on the above selection, type the name of Moderator and Participant

Group/OU in their respective boxes.

Note: VIA Connect PRO does not discover and connect to the Active Directory;

rather it relies on you to correctly enter the details. If there is a typographical error

in any of fields, the users (Moderators and Participants) cannot log in.

6. Click Apply and Reboot to apply the changes and restart the unit.

For further details, refer to Kramer’s white paper “VIA Integration into DNS and

Microsoft Active Directory”.

1. Open the VIA Connect PRO client and enter the location (IP address of the

VIA Connect PRO gateway).

The Room Code field appears.