3.3 Pulse Prospector

About Pulse Prospector

Pulse Prospector is a built-in web application in the projector. The application provides all the necessary tools to configure and control the connected projector remotely. It is readily available on the connected projector without any additional software installation. It is accessible via a web browser and is fully supported on iOS and Android devices.

Pulse Prospector is supported from projector software version 2.5 onwards.

Prerequisites
Note: It is recommended to upgrade the web browser to the latest version available for the best viewing experience, compatibility and security.
Pulse Prospector user guide

All features of the Pulse Prospector are described in a separate user guide which is applicable for all Pulse based projectors. Hence, each menu or menu group in the user guide is proceeded with a “Location and availability” section wherein the relevant projector models and accounts are mentioned.

The Pulse software has regular new releases due to continuous improvements. Hence, the Pulse Prospector user guide is subject to updates. Download the latest version of the user guide from the Barco website using following link: https://www.barco.com/support.

Initial setup of Pulse Prospector
  1. Start a web browser.
  2. Enter the IP address of the projector in the address bar of the browser and confirm.

    Tip: The projector IP address is visible on the dashboard of the projector LCD touch panel. The default projector IP address is 192.168.1.101.
    Note: Depending on the configuration of the browser, a security warning could be displayed. To prevent this warning in the future, the product certificate must be trusted as a root certificate in the browser. For more info, contact the local IT responsible.
  3. Select the UI language.
  4. Fill in the default password: “setup123”.
  5. Approve the End User License Agreement (EULA).
  6. Define a new strong password for the default administrator.[3]

[3] A strong password has a minimum of 8 characters and should be unique. The password should be a a mix of upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and special characters.