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Studio Guide: Connecting to the Wireless Display with Windows

Studio Guide: Connecting to the Wireless Display

 

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The majority of the studios in the Quinn building are enabled with wireless display technology. This means that you can share your laptop or device on the studio display without having to use a cabled connection. There are a number of steps you must complete before you can use the wireless display technology. Some of these steps will only need to be completed once. The following guide shows the steps needed for laptops running Windows 10 to connect to the wireless display screen.

Connecting to Eduroam

You must be connected to the eduroam network in order to use the wireless display. You install and configure the eduroam client on your laptop or device before you connect to the network. You will use the eduroam WiFi network to connect to the display screen in the Pods and Studios.

Connecting to Eduroam
  1. Go to the eduroam website (http://cat.eduroam.org) and click the button on screen that says Click here to download your eduroam installer.
  2. Next, select UCD from the list of participating organisations. It may help to type University College Dublin into the search bar to find UCD quickly.
  3. The relevant client for your device will appear. Click to download the eduroam installer.
  4. Once downloaded, double-click to begin the installation process.
  5. Follow the steps in the setup wizard.
  6. Select eduroam as the WiFi network and click Connect.
    Sign in with your UCD Connect account details and click OK.

Download and install the Wireless display App

Download and install the Wireless display App
  1. Open a web browser on your laptop, in the URL bar type the IP address of the display screen.
  2. Click Get the App. 
  3. The solstice client will now download, this can take a few minutes. Once downloaded the setup file can be found in the downloads folder.
    Double-click the file to install the Solstice client.
  4. To connect, enter the IP address of the display screen into the Solstice application. 
  5. Enter the KEY on the display screen and click Connect.


  6. You are now connected to the display screen. To share your laptop screen click Desktop.

  7. Your laptop will display on the screen. Up to four devices can connect and display at the same time. When you are finished presenting, click Stop Sharing.
  8. When your meeting is over, click Disconnect. 

  9. Click Disconnect again to confirm.