vSolution Matrix - Network AV (optional) |
Version V1.62 |
The vSolution Matrix feature enables Network AV functionality and it is optimized for touch screens.
Network AV allows cost-effective installation by using an existing IP network for transmission of AV signals. Means that there is no longer a need to maintain separate AV infrastructure. Cynap systems do not need additional encoding / decoding hardware. Configuring vSolution Matrix for Cynap systems also means that cabling requirements are reduced.
Selecting Cynap systems for your e.g. active learning classroom means less hardware, more straightforward installation plus reduced ongoing maintenance. You also have the flexibility to scale up or down easily in the future, to suit your needs.
A Cynap system at every workstation ensures an intuitive and easy-to-use collaborative working environment for all users. The simple drag and drop interface at the main station enables content to be moved effortlessly between different screens in the room, optimized for touch screens.
vSolution Matrix uses intelligent and optimized stream processing to ensure high quality video and audio with low latency, and a moderate bandwidth requirement. Available multicast streams can be shared by forwarding the URL to save network bandwidth (instead of re-streaming).
For documentation, a session folder (network drive) can be used to share all your snapshots and recordings made during the session.
Active collaboration using Cynap systems, connected using existing IP infrastructure. Collaboration made easy using simple drag and drop control functionality on the vSolution Matrix main station.
By default, the Main station will control the shared content. In Groupwork mode, the client stations can share content between each other.
For ease of use, the installation has to be virtually mapped with the configurator in the settings of the main station (Cynap with enabled Feature Pack) to allow a room view.
Drag&drop the desired clients from the dropdown menu "Devices" and place them on the map as circle or rectangular symbols. Select a desired color and modify the connection route to avoid crossed lines.
Additional clients can be added later, up to 40 stations can be configured in the virtual room.
When more than one template is defined, you have to select the desired room view after starting vSolution Matrix.
Please note
The setting External Template Change needs to be disabled to allow changing the template directly at the unit.
Use the menu in the top right-hand corner to switch all the stations on or off.
Please note, the vSolution Matrix powering feature needs to be enabled in the settings.
To check the current on all stations, enable the button "Show all screens" and the currently displayed content of each station will be shown..
For quick info on a single client, simply click onto the desired station.
To share any desktop content between the stations, open the room view with the Matrix button on the main station and drag&drop the desired source to the desired destination.
Push content from the main station to the client station, drag&drop the main station to single client station. Or tap the main station to push the content to all client stations (via the context menu).
Pull content from the client station to the main station, drag&drop the client station to the main station.
Pull content from the client station to another client station directly.
The shared content will be overlayed at the target station, which means that even when all possible windows are already in use, the shared content will be shown.
Use the flap button on the right edge to return to the main screen. And to check the current on all stations, enable the button "Show all screens". For quick info of a single client, simply click onto the desired station.
Use the context menu by tapping the main station to push the content from the main station to all client stations at once.
To stop pushed content, tap the x button at single client stations or use context menu from main station to stop pushed content for all stations.
To pull content from a client station to the main station, drag&drop it.
The pulled content from up to four stations can be pulled to all other available stations.
To stop the pulled content, tap the x button at the desired client station.
To provide the multicast stream of the external source to all the stations, click onto the icon of the streaming source and start or stop sharing.
When the multicast stream is shared, all the stations are marked with an orange frame and the symbol of the source.
When drag&drop one client station to another client station, the used stations are outlined in the color of the source and marked with a symbol for input and output.
When the stations are grouped, the screen content of the main station can be shared to all client stations or just to single groups. For example if you want to split your participants, or your participants are having two screens in front, you can manage up to five groups.
To share any desktop content between the stations, open the roomview with the Matrix button on the main station and drag&drop the desired source to the desired destination.
Push content from the main station to the client station, drag&drop the main station to single client station. Or tap the main station to push the content to all client stations (via the context menu).
Push content from the main station to a single group, tap the main station to push the content to the desired group (via the context menu).
Pull content from the client station to the main station, drag&drop the client station to the main station.
The shared content will be overlayed at the target station, that means even when all possible windows are already in use, the shared content will be shown.
Use the flap button on the right edge to return to the main screen. And to check the current on all stations, enable the button "Show all screens". For quick info of a single client, simply click onto the desired station.
Use the context menu by tapping the main station to push the content from the main station to single groups or to all client stations at once.
To stop pushed content, tap the x button at single client stations or use context menu from main station to stop pushed content for single groups or all stations.
To pull content from a client station to the main station, drag&drop it.
The pulled content from up to four stations can be pulled to all other available stations.
To stop the pulled content, tap the x button at the desired client station.
To share any document, open the room view with the Matrix button on the main station. Select the desired document from the dropdown menu "My Documents" and send it via drag&drop to the desired destination. To send a desired file to all stations simultaneously, use the upload symbol on the right of the desired file.
The files will be immediately available at the client station, accessible through the source Files - Matrix Station.
To send a file to all client stations simultaneously, use the upload symbol on the right-hand side of the desired file.
Already sent files can be deleted at the main station in the room view only, open the file folder at the desired client station and click the x on the right side of the respective file.
The user at the receiving client station will be notified by a pop-up. The received files can now be opened at this station by using their Source button (Files / Matrix Station).
Alternative, the Auto-Open File feature can be used. When enabled in the Matrix settings of the main station, all the clients will open any received files automatically.
The main station shows an indicator showing which client stations have already received files, the number counts the available files.
To delete files on certain client stations, tap the files symbol on the main station.
Please note
For security reasons, shared files are accessible as a temporary link to the main station and can only be opened at the client station (further actions like backup or uploading to other drives are prohibited).
Only file formats which are compatible with the Cynap system can be sent, incompatible file formats are greyed out.
For documentation and later use, a session folder (network drive) on the server can be used. Snapshots and recordings, which were made during a vSolution Matrix session, will be automatically uploaded to this drive. To activate the session folder, open the Room view once with the desired template and it will stay active, until you end the current presentation.
The folder name will be <HOSTNAME of the Master>_<name of the used TEMPLATE>_<Date in the format yyyymmdd>_<six digit random number>\<HOSTNAME of the used unit>
(e.g. Cynap-01064409_Matrix Configuration 1_20181120_194034\STATION-1\)
Enable Master Control Mode in the settings of the Main station and take full control of every single station whenever their content is pulled.
Click the lock symbol to control this particular station like as you use the remote browser (settings from Control Center cannot be accessed).
Every locked station will inform the user by showing a grey lock symbol on its screen, at the right lower corner, instead of the button for the Control Center.
To increase the security, limit the function of the Control Center of all the client stations in the vSolution Matrix. This way, the user of the client station can perform only specific actions. Available functions are starting Annotation and changing the volume, the other functions are blocked and their symbols are greyed out.