This document discusses wireless display technology and its benefits over traditional wired display connections. It introduces the Miracast wireless display standard and explains how it simplifies displaying information in meeting rooms or classrooms by eliminating frustrations from connecting devices. While consumer media players also enable wireless display, the document notes that Miracast is better-suited for enterprise use as it supports security protocols, device management, and does not rely on an internet connection like consumer options. Miracast wireless display is also natively supported by many device types.

1. Wireless Display 101
Lesson 2
What is wireless display technology, and how it benefits any meeting room or classroom
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This course discusses how wireless display technology simplifies displaying
information in any meeting room or classroom. Whether the presenter is a business
leader, educator, or mobile worker, wireless display technology saves time and
money, eliminating all the typical frustrations of connecting to a display or projector.
Introduction
Wireless technology comes in many forms, but standards-based wireless display is
optimal for enterprise deployments. This course also introduces the Miracast
standard for wireless display, explains its benefits and provides actual use cases.

3. Lessons
1. Understanding wireless display
2. Understanding the Miracast standard
3. Difference between wireless display and
consumer media players
4. Who uses wireless display?
5. Future proof wireless display investment
6. 5 things to remember
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4. Wireless Display vs. Consumer
Media Players
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5. Commercial Solutions vs Consumer Devices
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We get asked this question a lot because on
first glance, some consumer devices such
as Google Chromecast, appear to be a
viable wireless display option.
However, unlike Miracast, these consumer
devices are simple dongles that plug into
HDMI ports on TVs and use your network to
access the Internet.
While a great option for streaming of
entertainment in the home, there are big
challenges and risks in business and
commercial environments.

6. Consumer Devices Come with Big Limitations
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Simply put, these devices can create
serious issues in enterprise environments.
They lack enterprise-class security. The
devices don’t support WPA2 which is widely
used by schools and businesses to
authenticate devices.
Potentially putting wireless networks at risk
for denial-of-service attacks and other
potential security risks.

7. Consumer Devices Come with Big Limitations
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Consumer devices do not include device
management capabilities.
Imagine an impossible situation where IT is
responsible for managing hundreds of
consumer devices across campuses or
meeting rooms without the ability to control
these devices centrally.
Doesn’t it make better sense to invest in
solutions designed to scale and grow with
the addition of new services and features?

8. Consumer Devices Come with Big Limitations
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Last point is consumer devices rely on an Internet
connection to stream content. This can cause interference
with Wi-Fi data and a poor user experience.
In contrast, Miracast does not rely on an
existing network, so there’s no impact on
company bandwidth.
Best of all, Miracast wireless display technology is natively
supported across a broad range of device types including
Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Android 4.2 and later.
Older Windows 7 devices can take advantage of wireless
display with the additional of a Miracast-enabled USB
dongle, such as the ScreenBeam USB Transmitter 2.
Learn more at What is Miracast?

9. Thank You
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