ViewSonic MW251V110 User Manual

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User guides and instructions for the Microsoft Windows for Smart Display
software and Windows CE. Net are included on the airpanel V110 Utility
CD-ROM.

Device Settings

The airpanel V110 desktop provides these useful features:

• A Battery Charge Status Icon

• A Network Selection Option

• A Help Button

• A Settings Button

Tapping the Settings button opens the Settings window which features tabs for
establishing device settings in these functional areas:

• General Settings

• Wireless Network Settings

• Advanced Settings

• Power Settings

• System Info Settings

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General Settings

Figure 13: The General Settings Panel

Allows you to alter and control the operator usage environment:

• Sound - Sets sound volume to Loud, Soft, or Off for the airpanel. Allows
the home PC to send sound to the airpanel, keep sound on the home PC, or
to mute sound on the home PC.

• Stylus - Sets the stylus’ Double-tap rate and allows you to calibrate the
alignment of stylus taps to the screen. This later feature can be useful when
the screen fails to respond accurately to the stylus.

• New Connection - For advanced users only. Allows you to create a new
network connection.

• Wallpaper - Toggles the computer’s wallpaper On/Off. (Wallpaper On can
slow performance.)

Adding a New User to a Home PC

Yo u r airpanel Wireless Monitor can have more than one user with access
linked to your Home PC. For instance, you and your spouce can have
individual links to your Home PC. Each added user link will have its own
login icon on the desktop and its own individual password.

The preferred way to add a new user to the airpanel Wireless Monitor is by
running the Microsoft Mira CD on the Home PC then following the simple
directions. The help files for Microsoft Windows XP are also an excellent
background resource.

For the advanced user, to add a new user from the General settings panel:

1

Click the New button under New Connection

2

Enter the User Name and Computer Name in the New Connection window

3

Select a password option

4

Select a launch option under Default Connection, then click OK.

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Wireless Network Settings

Figure 14: The Wireless Network Settings Panel

Allows the user to alter and control connections to another device:

• Available Networks - Lists all networks available to the airpanel allowing

you to choose a connection.

• Preferred Networks - Allows you to automatically connect to a network
from a list of preferred networks.

Adding a New Home PC

Your airpanel Wireless Monitor can have links to more than one Home PC.
For instance, the airpanel can be linked to a your personal Home PC when
you are at home and to your work Home PC when you are in the office. Each
additional Home PC link will have its own connection title in the Wireless
Network settings panel for you to choose from.

The preferred way to add a new Home PC to the airpanel Wireless Monitor is
by running the Microsoft CD on the Home PC then following the simple
directions. The help files for Microsoft Windows XP are also an excellent
background resource.

For the advanced user, to add an available peer-to-peer Home PC from the
Wireless Networks panel:

1

Select the Home PC to be added from the list under Available Networks

2

Tap Configure to give a name to the new connection, then click OK.

3

Assign a default priority to the new connection under Preferred Networks
then click OK.

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The Advanced Button’s Wireless Network Settings Terminology

The Advanced button allows the user to set these Networks to Access
connection options:

• Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Networks Only - this means limiting
access to PCs with their own built-in wireless cards or attached external
wireless adapters. This is also referred to as a peer-to-peer type connection.

• Access Point (Infrastructure) Networks Only - this means limiting access to
networks with a wireless adapter attached to the network rather than
attached to a particular PC. After selecting such a network, you will need to
specify a particular PC on the network to complete the connection.

• Any Available Network (Acces Point Preferred) - this means access is not
limited to a particular type of wireless network.

NOTE: If you are not thoroughly familiar with network types, you should
avoid making changes to the Advanced settings without first seeking
assistance from the Microsoft Windows XP Help Files

Advanced Settings

Figure 15: The Advanced Settings Panel

Allows the advanced user to control advanced settings. The options available
on the Advanced tab should be attempted only by an advanced user and
should be avoided by the novice. The advanced features include:

• IP Settings - Allows the user to chose between an automatically set IP
address (DHCP) or a specified IP (user filled-in) address.

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• DNS Settings - Allows the user to write in a specific server address for
assignment to a particular server.

NOTE: If you are not thoroughly familiar with IP and DNS settings, you
should avoid making changes to the Advanced settings without first seeking
assistance from the Microsoft Windows XP Help Files.

Power Settings

Figure 16: The Power Settings Panel

• Battery Power - Allows you to set the time you want the airpanel to wait
before entering Standby mode and Shutdown mode in order to save battery
power.

• AC Power - Allows you to set the time you want the airpanel to wait before
entering Standby mode and Shutdown mode in order to save AC power.
(Useful in conjunction with Uninterruptable Power Supplies or to prolong
the life of the device.)

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System Info Settings

Figure 17: The System Information Panel

These settings can be useful for analytical purposes or for when dealing with
customer service:

• Device - Allows the user to review (but not alter) the device settings for
device name, copyright, firmware version, installed OS version, and build.

• Network - Allows the user to review (but not alter) NIC MAC address, IP
Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and the assigned DHCP Server
setting. The Wireless Signal indicator will confirm the success or failure of
your network connection. The Network Speed indicator will confirm the
current data transfer rate setting.

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