Some rooms have been equipped with Solstice Pods to help facilitate presenting from a laptop or mobile device. Connecting is similar to the process used for Apple TV or Chromecast devices. Up to 4 devices can be connected to the Solstice at once for simultaneous sharing.
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Make sure you've first connected your device to the secure campus wi-fi before attempting to connect to a Solstice Pod. Guests without VU login credentials will need to connect to campus wi-fi and go through the guest registration process before you can connect to the PODPod.
The main screen for each Solstice Pod allows you to connect via either of two ways:
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Meeting Options:
Multi-room functionality is not enabled right now.- Join two pods together. (overflow spaces)
Moderated = no one can join the session unless you approve it.
Password-protected = the organizer provides the password to only those they want to join the session.
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First, download and install the Solstice app. Apps can be downloaded from your device's app store . Apps can be downloaded or here: https://www2.mersive.com/download/
Once installed, open the app.
Select a name for your device. (ex. John’s iPhone)
Type in the IP address (ex. 152.228.xx.xxx) and the 4-character key displayed on the Solstice screen.
- See the "Now what?" section below for more about functionality.
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Connect via AirPlay to the Pod with the 4 digit meeting key. |
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Open the browser and type the specified IP address in the address field (ex. 152.228.xx.xxx).
When prompted, download and install the app.
Open the app.
Select a name for your device. (ex. Becky's laptop)
Type in the 4-character key displayed on the Solstice screen.
- See the "Now what?" section below for more about functionality.
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If you wish to share your whole desktop, select "Desktop." If you just want to share a specific app window or browser tab, open it and then select "App Window" and navigate to your app/browser. See note about Apple audio below in the "known issues" box
- If connecting with an Apple device you will need to connect to the pod and then connect via AirPlay to be able to share audio. If you just wish to share your desktop you may still do so without shared audio.
If you’d like to upload media files you can do so through the "Media file" option (i.e. multiple image/video files). There is no limit on the number of files you can share.
Once things are displayed on the screen you can “dock” them to the left in the dark “on-deck” bar. This allows you to keep the viewing screen more manageable if you have multiple items displayed. This can be done in the layout section of the app.
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