
Kramer Electronics Ltd.
VIA Connect
– For User: Running Kramer VIA App
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Running Kramer VIA App from a Web Browser
You can run
Kramer VIA
app directly from a Chromebook, Chrome or FireFox web browser,
without downloading any app to your device. Join the meeting while sitting in the meeting
room using this method (see
Joining a Meeting Locally Using a Web Browser
) or,
if
VIA Connect
has
an active internet connection, join remotely, from any location with the
help of a participant in the meeting room (see
Joining a Meeting Remotely Using a Web
).
Joining a Meeting Locally Using a Web Browser
When you are sitting in the room where the
VIA Connect
is located, you can join the VIA
meeting using your Chromebooks, Chrome, or Firefox browser without downloading any app.
To join a meeting locally using Chromebooks, Chrome, or Firefox web browser:
1. Navigate to the
VIA Connect
IP address with your browser.
The Gateway Management Pages Welcome page appears.
2. Click
Join through browser
.
The VIA login page appears.
3. Enter your screen nick name and click
Login
.
You are logged into the meeting. The VIA dashboard appears on the left side of the
page.
Joining a Meeting Remotely Using a Web Browser
If
VIA Connect
has
an active internet connection, a participant can join a meeting remotely,
from any location, with the help of a participant in the meeting room.
To join a meeting remotely using using Chromebooks, Chrome, or Firefox:
1. A participant in the meeting room, on the same network as
VIA Connect
navigates to
the
VIA Connect
IP address with their browser.
The Gateway Management Pages Welcome page appears.
2. This local participant copies the URL from the VIA Welcome page and sends it to the
remote participant.
3. The remote participant pastes the URL into their Chromebooks, Chrome, or Firefox
browser and navigates to the VIA Welcome page.
This URL is unique for each meeting and cannot be used for another VIA meeting.
4. Follow the directions in
Running Kramer VIA App from a Web Browser
join the meeting.
If the Room Code is activated, a participant in the meeting room must tell the remote
participant the code for logging in.