Page 1 User Manual...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Welcome ................4 How proVEOS Works ................... 6 Installing the proVEOS Software for Windows ...... 8 Configuring Firewall Software ................9 Installing the Windows proVEOS Software ............13 Starting the Installer .................... 13 Signing in to ConnectME ..................23 Installing the proVEOS Software for Mac......
Page 3 Instant Polling ..............76 View Result ......................78 Polling Result ...................... 78 Multimedia Notice Board ............2 Uploading Content ....................5 Creating Playlists ....................5 Scheduling Playlists ....................7 Layout Manager ....................8 User Manager ....................... 9 Options and Settings ............10 Client Preferences ....................
Page 4: Welcome
Welcome...
Page 5 Thank you for choosing the proVEOS Wireless Presentation Gateway. proVEOS is an advanced network-based and wireless presentation solution that makes it easy to make presentations and interact with others from the comfort of your wireless laptop.  Send any laptop’s display to the projector wirelessly without the hassle of passing around VGA cables and configuring display settings ...
Page 6: How Proveos Works
2. proVEOS Wireless Presentation Gateway connected to a projector and speakers 3. Local area network (LAN)  The computer and proVEOS gateway are connected to the LAN to allow them to send and receive information  The proVEOS Client on the computer signs in to the gateway, announcing...
Page 7 LAN  Multimedia files can also be sent to the proVEOS gateway for playback  The proVEOS gateway receives the display information and multimedia files from the laptop and sends them to the connected projector and speakers ...
Page 8: Installing The Proveos Software For Windows
Installing the proVEOS Software for Windows...
Page 9: Configuring Firewall Software
The ConnectME is installed on PCs and laptops, and provides access to a full range of features available on a proVEOS gateway. Minimum system requirements:  Windows 2000, XP or Vista  256MB RAM or more Connect the computer to the network and start Internet Explorer (IE).
Page 10 Windows Firewall If you are using Windows Firewall, available in the Control Panel of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and above, configure it to allow exceptions.  Click on the Windows Firewall item in Control Panel  Ensure that Don’t allow exceptions checkbox is unchecked ...
Page 11 Symantec Endpoint Protection To configure Symantec Endpoint Protection to allow connections to proVEOS:  Run the Symantec Endpoint Protection program in the Start Menu  Click Change settings in the left menu  Click the Configure Settings button in the Network Threat...
Page 12 A configuration window will be shown:  Under the Unmatched IP Traffic Settings section, select the Allow IP traffic radio button  Click the OK button to save the settings For other firewall software, please consult the user manual, online technical support forums or contact the vendor for further assistance.
Page 13: Installing The Windows Proveos Software
Installing the Windows proVEOS Software Starting the Installer Enter the address of the proVEOS gateway in IE’s address bar and press Enter. Note: The IP address is usually an internal domain name allocated by the system administrator (e.g. projector.company.com) or an internal IP address (e.g.
Page 14 Step 1 installs the .NET Framework, as described from page 20 onwards. Step 2 installs the proVEOS client software, described from page 15 onwards. Bypassing the ActiveX Security Warning...
Page 15 An Internet Explorer - Security Warning window will pop up: Click the Install button to continue installing the ActiveX control. Installing the Client IE will attempt to download an installer file to your computer: Click the Run button. IE will download the installer to a temporary area on your computer and automatically run it to begin the installation process.
Page 16 Click Next > to start the installation process. Read and accept the license agreement by selecting the first radio button. Click Next > to continue.
Page 17 ConnectME from the desktop or Quick Launch bar. Click Next > to continue. A summary of the actions to be performed during installation is shown: Click Install to begin the installation. A hardware driver will be installed in Windows to allow it to make presentations to proVEOS.
Page 18 Windows XP (top) and Windows Vista (bottom) will ask if you wish to continue installing the driver: Click the Continue Anyway button (Windows XP) or Install this driver software anyway (Windows Vista) to proceed.
Page 19 Once the installation is complete, the release notes are displayed: Click Next > to continue. The installation is complete. Click Finish to close the installer.
Page 20 If you have manually started the installer, instead of using Internet Explorer to install the ConnectME, a window will be shown:  Click on Yes to auto search the Gateways in case it is not found on Add button to add manually. o Change the IP Address to the address assigned to the miniVEOS gateway o Location can also be changed to another name for easy...
Page 21 The browser will display a security warning before downloading the installer: Click Run to download the installer to a temporary location on your computer and run it. Click Run to accept the security warning.
Page 22 Accept the license agreement and click Install > to begin. The installation is in progress.
Page 23: Signing In To Connectme
Once the installation is complete, click Finish to close the installer. Signing in to ConnectME After installation, a shortcut is added to the Start Menu under WOW Vision > ConnectME > Launch ConnectME Client. Click the shortcut to launch the ConnectME. If you have opted to install an icon to the Windows desktop, you may also use it to launch the ConnectME:...
Page 24 Next, provide participant credentials to gain access to the proVEOS gateway:  If there are multiple proVEOS gateways in your network, choose a Location  Enter your User Name and Password On new installations, default participant accounts are available: Staff – user name: su / password: supass Participant –...
Page 25 Note: Other firewall software installed on your computer may also produce a similar prompt. Once the ConnectME connects to the proVEOS gateway successfully, the main menu is available: The resolution of your desktop will also be changed to 1024 x 768 pixels to match the resolution projected by ConnectME to the connected projector.
Page 26 Note: See Changing the Display Background on page 33 to upload your own background image.
Page 27: Installing The Proveos Software For Mac
Installing the proVEOS Software for...
Page 28: Configuring The Firewall
Installing the Mac proVEOS Software Downloading the Installer Open a web browser like Safari and enter the address of the proVEOS gateway and press Return. Note: The IP address is usually an internal domain name allocated by the system administrator (e.g. projector.company.com) or an internal IP address (e.g.
Page 29 The proVEOS web page is loaded: Locate the proVEOS MAC Client link and click it. The browser will download an installation package file to the default download location configured in the browser.
Page 30: Presenting With Connectme
Presenting with ConnectME...
Page 31 The main menu is the starting point for all the features available in ConnectME. Main Menu If the main menu is not visible, click the ConnectME icon in the system tray and select Open ConnectME Client.
Page 32: Starting A Presentation
Starting a Presentation Click Display Me Start presenting The button will change to a Stop Display button Click Stop Display Stop presenting Click Freeze Display Pause the presentation The button will change to a Resume Display and freeze the projected image on the button display Click Resume Display...
Page 33: Managing Participants
Quad Display1: Click at the Quad 1 button will be goes to display at the First Quad. Quad Display2: Click at the Quad 2 button will be goes to display at the Second Quad Quad Display3: Click at the Quad 3 button will be goes to display at the Third Quad Quad Display4: Click at the Quad 4 button will be goes to display at the fourth Quad...
Page 34 The user icon of a participant currently making a presentation will be changed: User Levels ConnectME users belong to one of two available user levels: 1. Staff 2. Participant Staff is a higher user level than a Participant, and is given rights to control the flow of the presentation.
Page 35 To display participants belonging to a particular user level, click the Filter drop-down list and choose a user level. To start and stop presenting a participant’s display. Project a participant’s display Select a participant and click Allow Stop projecting a participant’s Select the participant and click Deny display...
Page 36 When a Participant clicks Display Me to start presenting, the Staff’s window will show a blinking Participants Requesting Control button. To approve or deny the request: Approve a participant’s presentation Click the Participants request Requesting Control button Deny a participant’s presentation Click Deny request Multiple Staff...
Page 37: Chatting With Participants
Chatting with Participants You can initiate chat sessions to exchange text messages with other participants in the participant list. The chat controls on the left of the Participant List window provides access to this feature. To enable and disable chat for all participants (Staff only): ...
Page 38  Select multiple participants from ConnectME participant list.  Click upon share my screen button to share user screen with selected user...
Page 39 Example: User2 share his desktop with User1 and give permission of screen and mouse to User1.Now User1 is able to perform mouse operation on User2 system. Access Participant Screen: Access Participant screen is the way it allows the user to view and access other participant’s user desktop and system by giving permission by participant user.
Page 40 Access Participant screen: Click at the Participant list button of main ConnectME to open Participant list and then click at the “Access participant Screen” to open a Screen management windows having many feature like chatting with access participant user, lock/unlock participant screen, open web site at the access participant user desktop by giving desire URL, Staff user can also facility to grant/Deny selected participant user etc.
Page 41 This open window will be in full screen when double clicked at this windows screen and will look like as show below.
Page 42 User can lock the access participant screen, after locked Participant screen will look like bellow black screen User can unlock the locked screen Staff user can grant participant user for desktop presentation Staff user can deny selected granted user This will take control for selected user This will stop control over selected user User can able to chat with selected user User can open a desire website at the selected user desktop...
Page 43: Playing Music And Movies
Playing Music and Movies...
Page 44 Besides presenting your display on the projector, you can also send media files to the proVEOS gateway for playback. A normal presentation will not send the sound from your computer to WOW Gateway for playback over the connected speakers. This feature will allow you to playback music and movie files in full-fidelity audio and high-quality HD video.
Page 45: Managing Media In Your Computer
Managing Media in Your Computer The My Media provides an area to collect media files located on your computer that you wish to play back on the projector. Note: The My Media feature uses shortcuts to reference files located elsewhere on your computer.
Page 46: Playing Media Files
 Go to the WOW Gateway  Click the Add Media button below the name of the WOW Gateway  Locate the media file on a local hard drive, optical disc or network drive and copy it to WOW Gateway Note: Files that you copied to WOW Gateway are only visible to you, and not other participants.
Page 47 To narrow down the listed media files to a particular type, click the Filter Media drop-down list and select the type of media files to display. To play a file, select the My Media or WOW Gateway tab. Then, do one of the following to start playing: 1.
Page 48 3. Cancel the playback (click Cancel) To play a file, select the Media Library tab . Then, do one of the Media Library This module provide facility to Corporate/ Institute administrator to showcase and allow other users to use the media available with them but keeping the full controller over management of the content.
Page 49 Enter a valid administrator account in the login form and click the Login button. The default user name is su, and the password is supass. After logging in, the main menu toolbar is shown: Now take your mouse pointer over Utility menu, it will expand in the list of submenu including with Media Library->...
Page 50 Upload Media Now Click at the Upload Media list to open and upload media file for Video Library, It will shown in the below,...
Page 51 Now User can browse to upload his desire media file by giving media file details like Media Title, Publisher, Media Name, Author, Publisher Date and Summary of media and then click to Save Button to save media file in Video library tab of Multimedia player.
Page 52  Click at the Show button to open and retrieve all uploaded media file in the above list, from here  User can delete media file to click at the Delete button and can also update and change existing  Media file detail at the click of Edit button.
Page 53 Playing Media using Client In the main menu, click the Multimedia Player button to start the Music & Movie Player.
Page 54 To play media file from Media Library: Go to the Media Library following to start playing: 1. Double-click the media file 2. Select one or more media files, then click the Play/Pause button While playing, click the:...
Page 55: Stream Media From Streaming Player
 Play/Pause button to pause and resume playback  Stop button to stop playing  Previous and Next buttons to skip to the previous or next file while playing multiple media files  Forward and rewind button to forward or rewind playing media file Stream media from Streaming Player 1.
Page 56 2. To Stream from YouTube  Go to the Streaming Player  Select YouTube Stream radio button  Write YouTube media Video Id or URL Ex. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy9eftbGs0U  Click upon play button While playing, click the:  Play/Pause button to pause and resume playback ...
Page 57 Configuring the Playback Behavior (Windows) To change the playback behavior or disable the playback prompt, go to Client Preferences from the main menu:...
Page 58 The Media Playback Options tab offers three options:  Always ask to choose between “Upload and Play” or “Stream Media” Before each file is played, you will always be prompted with the playback option dialog to make a choice  Always Upload media temporarily to Gateway and then Play it The media file will be copied over the network to WOW Gateway before it is played.
Page 59: Collaborating With The White Board
Collaborating with the White Board...
Page 60 The White Board projects a canvas for one or more participants to collaborate on. A wide range of drawing and annotating tools are available for use. Click the White Board item in the main menu.
Page 61: Drawing And Annotating Tools
Once the white board is up on the projector, a notification is displayed to the rest of the participants. Click the Allow button to join the white board or close the notification by clicking the red x icon in the top-right corner. After dismissing the notification, participants can still join the white board later by clicking the White Board icon in the main menu.
Page 62: Displaying A Participant's Annotations
Click a tool in the toolbar and click & drag on the canvas to use the selected tool. Displaying a Participant’s Annotations The Select User drop-down in the toolbar highlights the items drawn by a single participant.  Click the Select User drop-down list ...
Page 63: Recording Presentations
Recording Presentations...
Page 64 Presentations can be recorded to media files and played back on WOW Gateway or your computer. During recording, the projector’s screen and the presenter’s audio are saved to MPEG movie files on WOW Gateway. The files can be downloaded via an easy- to-use web interface.
Page 65 Under Recording Control, three buttons are available:  Record: Start recording The ConnectME will indicate to all other Staff participants that a recording is in progress  Pause: Pause and resume the recording When paused, the current Staff presenter is able to use the three buttons under Preview Control to play the currently recorded presentation ...
Page 66 When the stop button is pressed while a recording is in progress, you will be asked to confirm the action: When the pause button is pressed while a recording is in progress, you will be asked to confirm the action: The above prompts when stopping or pausing a recording will also be shown to Mac users.
Page 67  Click the Submit button to save the recording to WOW Gateway  Click the Cancel button to discard the recording  To download recordings from WOW Gateway, see Session Record on page 38...
Page 68: Audience Response System
Audience Response System...
Page 69: Topic Manager
The Audience Response System (ARS) provides an automated way to create surveys, display the questions to all participants (exam), collect responses and evaluate the results. After the ARS is invoked from the main menu, five buttons are available, one for each functional aspect of the ARS: Topic Manager Topics are a list of terms representing the subject matter, providing a general...
Page 70: Question Bank
To create a new topic:  Type a name in the Topic Name text box  Click the Save button The new topic will be added to the list under Available Topics. To change an existing topic:  Select the topic in the Available Topics list ...
Page 71 To manage questions, click the Question Bank button:...
Page 72: Prepare Exam
To add a new question:  Select the Add tab  Choose a Topic from the drop-down list  Choose a Question Type  Type the Question  Fill in the possible answers to the question  Select the correct answer ...
Page 73  Topic Name: Check the topics that are included in the exam and click on search will list the question in that topic. You can choose the questions and click on add selected to short list the questions for examination. Note: This exam will also be saved for later usage, so you can take same exam in another session by selecting it from list of existing exams.
Page 74: Detail Report
Detail Report After the exam is completed by the participants, Staff users can retrieve the results and filter them for further analysis. Click the Detail Report button to show the report:  Exam Date: Choose the date when the exam was conducted ...
Page 75: Bar Chart
Bar Chart The Bar Chart button displays a histogram summary which groups the number of students into five score bands.
Page 76: Instant Polling
Instant Polling Instant Poll provides a complete solution for Survey Polls. It’s intended to help the user to create a simple and effective Voting mechanism. It is relatively advanced in what it can do and it supporting multiple polls on a single page. Instant Poll is a multiple question survey.
Page 77 To create a new Poll:  Select <New Poll> from the Poll drop down list  Type the question  Select no. of poll option  Enter poll time in sec for each poll  Click the Save poll or Start poll button to save and start the poll. ...
Page 78: View Result
View Result After the Poll is completed by the participants, The View Result button will be enabling and Staff users can view the results for particular taken poll for further analysis. Note: User can view the result either from View Result button or can directly go to Polling Result menu to view and retrieve the all result.
Page 79 Delete Poll Result:--Staff user can delete selected poll from the Poll Result list to click at the Delete button from the Poll Result page.
Page 80: Multimedia Notice Board
Multimedia Notice Board...
Page 81 The note board activates when there are no users logged in to proVEOS. Once a user logs in, the notice board stops and the default proVEOS display background is shown.
Page 82 Once logged in, the main menu is displayed: Populating content for display is an easy three-step process with the three buttons under the Media Control section: 1. Upload the content to proVEOS 2. Create a playlist 3. Schedule the playlist The Administrator Control section provides: ...
Page 83: Uploading Content
Uploading Content Media files are uploaded to proVEOS before they can be added to playlists and scheduled for display. To upload content:  Click the Browse… button  Choose the file on your computer to be uploaded  Click the Upload button To input scrolling text to be displayed, click the Scroller Text button.
Page 84 A list of available media files are shown on the left under Available Media Files. The playlist being created is on the right, under New Playlist. To add media files to the new playlist:  Check the media files on the left ...
Page 85: Scheduling Playlists
Scheduling Playlists Playlists are assigned a start date and time to begin running. To schedule a playlist:  Check the playlist on the left  Click the Add button to add them to the schedule on the right  The Playlist filter and Schedule filter drop-down lists will narrow down the playlists and schedules displayed according to specific criteria ...
Page 86: Layout Manager
Layout Manager A layout controls how items are displayed. Each layout consists of one or more frames, separating the screen into different sections to display different media content at once. Three default templates are provided:  Classic: A smaller left frame, along with a large right frame ...
Page 87: User Manager
User Manager Create additional users for the Multimedia Notice Board and assign them roles to grant them permission to perform the specified actions. To create a new user:  Provide a User Name and input the Password twice  Check the User Roles that the user can perform ...
Page 88: Options And Settings
Options and Settings...
Page 89: Client Preferences
This section covers the features available to configure the behavior of the ConnectME and control the connected projector. Client Preferences General Preferences...
Page 90  Always on top: Keep the ConnectME on top of other windows on the desktop  Always Open Bandwidth Meter while doing presentation: Check this to always display the bandwidth meter as described.  Display My Name on Gateway while presenting: Check this option to show your nickname at the presentation server when you are presenting ...
Page 91 Message/Alert Settings Configure the alerts generated by the ConnectME. Media Playback Options This window controls the behavior when playing music and media on WOW Gateway. See Configuring the Playback Behavior (Windows) on page 57 for further information.
Page 92 Scaling and Performance This is to provide the auto scale our desktop resolution match with the gateway desktop. When select Never Scale radio box, it does not scale the user desktop resolution to the gateway and it might be user desktop does not showing completely or improper way at the gateway.
Page 93: Controlling The Projector
Controlling the Projector You can send commands to the projector connected to proVEOS to control pre- programmed features directly from the ConnectME, like powering the projector on or off. To show the Other Sources window, click Device Control in the main menu.
Page 94 Note: For this feature to work, a serial data cable must be connected between proVEOS and the projector. Controlling from a Mobile Phone proVEOS can also be controlled from a mobile phone browser connected to the local network. To access the mobile interface: ...
Page 95 Once login is successful, the proVEOS controller is displayed. This is an interface optimized for Safari on the iPhone platform. The following can be changed from the controller:  Projector Status: On or Off  Source Selection: Wireless or Wired ...
Page 96 ConnectME. Insert thumb drive in the system and click at the Create USB button to create a copy of ConnectME Client in the thum drive. Chat History Chat history archives your private chats, conference and public chat for you and stores them locally in your Chat History log, if you have enabled this option.
Page 97 To view chat history Go to Menu list >Chat History, A chat history window will open showing your previous chat sessions with the selected private/public/ conference chat contact. You can clear your all chat history like private, Public and conference by selecting particular contact or all chat history by Clicking at the “Clear Chat history”...
Page 98: Diagnostic Tools
Diagnostic Tools...
Page 99: Network Diagnostics
Network Diagnostics This tool analyzes network connections, firewall and blocked ports that may cause problems when the ConnectME software connects to the proVEOS gateway. The tool can be launched from the diagnostics icon located at the bottom-left of the Login and Multimedia Player windows.
Page 100: Bandwidth Utility
Bandwidth Utility Low network bandwidth can affect the performance of ConnectME, causing slow screen updates to the projector and jerky media playback. Note: The bandwidth utility is only available to presenters. During a presentation, an icon is available on the bottom-right of the main menu. Click the icon to display a bar indicating the current bandwidth available.
Page 101: Using The Web Admin
Using the Web Admin...
Page 102 To access the web admin, start a web browser and type in the address of proVEOS into the address bar. Note: New proVEOS gateways are configured with a default IP address of 192.168.1.1. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Click the Administrator login link:...
Page 103: User Management
Logout: user can logout from the web admin, Reboot/shutdown the gateway User Management User accounts on proVEOS allow participants to sign in and make presentations, and if allowed, to manage ConnectME via the web admin. User Groups Each user can belong to one or more groups.
Page 104 The following access rights control the actions that can be performed from the ConnectME client:  Upload Media: Upload media files to proVEOS  Delete Media: Delete media files on proVEOS  Staff : Moderator of the presentation room and have rights to assign the presentation control to other participants.
Page 105 Click the Select All and Deselect All buttons to quickly check and uncheck all the displayed user groups.  Remarks: Enter notes about the user group (optional)  Click Save to create the user group To change the settings for a user group, click the Edit Group button, then click the Edit link beside the group that you wish to edit.
Page 106 Access Video Library: Allow a user to access Video Library created by Administrator under Multimedia Player. Power Off Gateway: Allow a user to send a Power off command from client to switch of the gateway after usage. Password Change: Allow user to change password in case of DB authentication Password Complexity: Administrator can opt from simple (Any number of char) and Complex (Minimum 8 chars with Minimum 2 alphabets with 1 in Capital and 2 numeric values are required)
Page 107: Device Management
Projector model, to cater to the different commands and features supported by each model  Automatic power on and off times to configure proVEOS to turn on and off the projector at specific times every day Note: proVEOS caters for “device groups” but comes licensed for only one device/projector, since it is a standalone product.
Page 108: Editing Projector Settings
Click the Update button to save the projector settings. Managing Projectors To add and manage projectors used by proVEOS, you will need to logout from the web admin and login with a system integrator (SI) account. After loading proVEOS in the web browser and bringing up the login page as described in Logging in to the Web Admin on page 24, login with SI credentials.
Page 109  Fill in the relevant fields  Click the Save button to create the new Cache Device/Projector To modify and delete existing projectors in proVEOS, click the Edit/Delete Device link in the main menu. A list of Device is shown:...
Page 110  Click the Delete link to remove the Device from proVEOS To manage the list of commands supported by the projectors added to proVEOS, click the Add/Edit/Delete Commands link. The Import file link also allows you to insert commands from a comma- separated values (CSV) file: ...
Page 111 Click the Upload button to add the projector commands to proVEOS Changing the Display Background A background image is shown on the projector when proVEOS is turned on and no participants are making presentations. You can replace the background with another image with these requirements: ...
Page 112: Alerts
Click the Upload Background button to upload the new background to proVEOS Alerts The Alerts toolbar button brings up the Alert Configuration feature to send alerts to your email or mobile phone (via SMS) when critical conditions of the projector are detected by the proVEOS gateway.
Page 113: Device Control
 Projector not on: Send an alert when the projector is detected to be off after proVEOS attempted to turn it on at the defined time at the start of the  Projector not off: Send an alert when the projector is detected to be on...
Page 114: Message Scheduler
To send a command to the projector:  Choose the command from the Command drop-down list  Click the Execute button to send the command The bottom half of the screen shows the current settings for the attached projector. See Editing Projector Settings on page 30 to change the projector settings.
Page 115: Reports
To approve a message, click the Approve link beside it. Reports The Report toolbar button brings up a list of Activity Reports that store events and technical details recorded by proVEOS during the course of operation. Six reports are available: ...
Page 116: Session Record
Session Record This feature stores the recorded video files as described in Recording Presentations on page 4. To download the recordings:  Fill in the fields in the form to search for particular recordings, or leave them empty to display all recordings ...
Page 117: Logout
Logout Click Logout in the toolbar to end the web admin session. User also can reboot or shutdown the gateway. Note: Do remember to clear the browser’s cache if you are using a public computer to administer proVEOS.
Page 118 Instructions for use in this manual are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. proVEOS is a trademark of WOW Vision Pte. Ltd. Windows, Internet Explorer and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, Mac and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc.

wowvision proVEOS User Manual

Welcome

Installing the Proveos Software for Windows

Installing the Proveos Software for Mac

Presenting with Connectme

Playing Music and Movies

Collaborating with the White Board

Recording Presentations

Audience Response System

Instant Polling

Multimedia Notice Board

Options and Settings

Diagnostic Tools

Using the Web Admin

Quick Links

Need help?

Questions and answers

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