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Meeting Room

Scenarios

Presentation
1 Environment

For presentation environments in the corporate world, there are multiple purposes that all
revolve around the dissemination of information to participants as effectively and as
interestingly as possible. The content can be anything from presentations about new
market trends or potential new business opportunities to presentations used for training
purposes and to deliver all kinds of professional knowledge. The key elements of success in this environment is
holding people’s attention in order to clearly communicate useful or original material. Presentation solutions ATEN Suggested Solution:
must therefore facilitate effective communication and this is usually achieved by focusing the presentation
around centralized visuals in a variety of formats. Presentations are likely to include an increasing amount of HDMI Matrix Switch with Control System
multimedia content, so graphics and video–based presentations should be ideally be teamed with display • Real-time seamless switching across multiple screens or a video wall
technology at the highest resolutions. Participants are also likely to need to share content from tablets, mobile • Centralized control via a tablet and mobile computer, easily deployed
phones or laptops. into an existing installation
• Camera tracking to facilitate remote discussion
Challenges: • Audio Extraction – extracts and converts audio signals from HDMI input
• Central display to focus and unite participants, such as a projection screen, TV, with supporting multimedia,
such as a Blu-ray player
• Requires high quality images Multifunction Meeting
• Needs to supports of a variety of input sources 3 Environment

ATEN Suggested Solution:

HDMI Switch with VGA/DVI/DisplayPort to HDMI Converter A typical multifunction meeting environment is usually a combination of a presentation,
video conferencing, and corporate training environment, and therefore requires collaborative
• Auto Switching, automatically detects and switches when source device is connected multimedia technology that is optimized for both convenience and instant, flexible sharing between multiple
• EDID Expert , selects optimum EDID settings for smooth power-up and highest quality display content sources. It will usually incorporate an A/V conferencing system to link participants for presentations and
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• Easy source selection through pushbuttons discussions, share digital data streams, and include multiple display screens and video walls to present a variety
• Multiple control methods: IR, RS232 and Ethernet of multimedia, including high-resolution video and graphics. Considering the much larger scale of this kind of
meeting environment, high-end setups will often require support for long distances and an intuitive control
Video Conference system that manages every aspect of the A/V solution, especially one that facilitates interoperability by giving
users a way to have all devices collaborate with each other as part of the wider BYOD trend. These kinds of
2 Environment multifunction meeting environments are some of the most dynamic workspaces imaginable, and solutions needs

to be both flexible and scalable.
In a video conferencing environment, whether it involves connecting different meeting Challenges:
rooms in the same building or multiple offices at various locations across the globe, • Requires instant, flexible sharing between multiple content sources with collaborative technology
solutions need to enable all participants to feel connected, involved and ready to unite and • Requires quick switching between different usage scenarios
collaborate with partners and colleagues. Integrated A/V technologies are utilized in this environment for the • Large screen, video wall deployments make installation complicated
purposes of information exchange, problem solving, and risk control, and so solutions must facilitate effective • Needs central environmental control
communication without delay, interference or lag. These kind of face-to-face group business reviews that • Multifunction rooms require support for long distances with different interface input
allow multiple participants to collaborate and to share inspiration and progress are an important backbone of
today’s corporate business model, and so expectations for video conferencing solutions are high. Fluidity and ATEN Suggested Solution:
communication are paramount, so support for setting up as video conference and maintaining multiple
simultaneous high resolution video displays in tandem with digital audio is an essential requirement. Interoperability Modular Matrix Switch with Control System
and seamless switching between multiple inputs is also paramount. • Centralized control through tablet and mobile computer; Ethernet based control easily deployed into existing
installation
Challenges: • Various expansion boxes are available, providing flexibility and scalability when you need it
• Easy video conferencing set up • HDBaseT technology provides simple and cost effective solution for long distance signal transmission with 4K
• Maintaining multiple simultaneous video feeds throughout the meeting resolutions up to 100 meters
• Interoperability and seamless switching between multiple inputs • Easy video wall setup and integration with Scaler
• Stable, clear audio/video signals • Modular switch design with hot-pluggable modules enhances stability and minimizes maintenance costs
• High quality image requirement
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