44 • AirMedia® Presentation Gateway
Security Reference Guide — Doc. 7693AC
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Room Lists: The AirMedia sender application reads an XML file containing a list of
AirMedia rooms, then it displays the rooms on the Connect screen as a list of AirMedia
devices that are available for connection.
NOTE:
Room lists require a config.ini file and an XML file. For details on creating these
files, refer to
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File Association: The AirMedia sender application is associated with .present files and
room list files. Embed the .present files in meeting invitations or host them on a corporate
website.
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Discovery: If the AirMedia devices and the user’s computer are on the same subnet, the
AirMedia sender application locates these devices and presents them to the user. Crestron
recommends this method if a room list or .present file is not used.
In macOS (and iOS), the AirMedia sender applications are not required if multicast DNS
and/or Bonjour are not blocked on the network where AirMedia receivers reside. Multicast
DNS and Bonjour allow a list of compatible native mirroring devices to appear in a list
natively provided by the OS. However, the list can also contain a large number of
non-Crestron discoverable gateways, making it difficult for users to search for and
manage AirMedia devices. Additionally, users may not always be familiar with the
procedure for connection via native mirroring. Crestron recommends using the AirMedia
sender application for all connections from macOS and iOS.
NOTE:
The AirMedia sender application must always be used with the AM-100. The
AM-100 is not compatible with native device mirroring provided by macOS and iOS.
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Manual Entry: The AirMedia sender application allows the user to enter the host name or
IP address of the AirMedia device.
Configure Room Lists
In some organizations, room lists can be used to maintain the full list of AirMedia receivers on
the network. This list can be easily searched without the need to enter an IP address or host
name. To implement room lists, two files must be prepared, a configuration files (config.ini) and
an XML room list.
Configuration File (config.ini)
Crestron software uses a common repository for user-specific data on Windows and macOS to
store its config.ini file. Examples of user directory locations for Windows 8 and macOS are as
follows (for the user name TestUser):
Windows: C:\Users\TestUser\AppData\Roaming\Crestron\AirMedia
macOS:
/Users/TestUser/Library/Containers/com.crestron.AirMedia2/Data/Library/Application
Support/Crestron/AirMedia/Configure/
