ClickShare App - Introduction - User guide (HTML)

1.1 Introduction

Base Unit: The Base Unit is the central hardware enabling the ClickShare functionality. This hardware is typically installed near the displays of the meeting room. Depending on the meeting room, the Base Unit can be hidden or made inaccessible.

Button: The Button is a wireless dongle that sets up and maintains a wireless connection between the connected device and the Base Unit of the meeting room. The Button is plugged in a USB port of the computer and gets detected as a USB mass storage device.

Touch panel: A touch panel is a touch screen tablet connected to a room system. This tablet allows for management of the meeting room account. The touch panel offered by ClickShare is called the Control Panel.

AV equipment: Audio-Video (AV) equipment refers to specialized hardware that supports audio, video or both audio and video related capabilities. This equipment can be a standalone peripheral or built-in to other hardware.

ClickShare hardware

A typical ClickShare installation connects the following hardware:

A Base Unit.
One or two meeting room displays.
User devices.
A touch panel. (only for room systems)
One or more Button devices. (recommended)
Meeting room AV equipment. (optional)

ClickShare software

The ClickShare software offering consists of different software components. These components work together to make different meeting types possible and allow the user to interact with the meeting room. The components are:

The Base Unit software, runs on the Base Unit and controls all connected hardware.
The ClickShare App, runs on the user device or the Button and allows the user to make use of the hardware and the ClickShare features.
The room software^[1], runs on the Base Unit and links the meeting room to the room account.

[1] Only when the Base Unit is used as certified room system hardware