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Run a Conference Room Display
Whatifyou'rerunningasessionwhereyouwanttheparticipantstodisplaystuffontheApple
TV,oryouwanttosetupanAppleTVinaconferenceroomsodifferentgroupscanfreelyuse
it for AirPlay?
For situations like these, Apple has implemented an Apple TV feature called Conference
Room Display. With Conference Room Display enabled, the Apple TV shows instructions on
which Wi-Fi network to join and which Apple TV to connect to.
To turn on Conference Room Display, open Settings from the main menu, then choose
AirPlay > Conference Room Display and select Conference Room Display (
Figure 94
).
Figure 94:
To enable Conference Room Display, open Settings from the
main menu, choose AirPlay > Conference Room Display, and select Confer-
ence Room Display.
TheAppleTVswitchesintoConferenceRoomDisplaymodeafter2minutesofinactivity,but
to switch immediately, choose Preview.
YoucanaddacustommessageorbackgroundimagetoyourConferenceRoomDisplayusing
the settings that appear below the Preview button. Here are my suggestions for making the
Conference Room Display instructions as clear and legible as possible:
• Take advantage of the Custom Message option to add helpful information, such
as the guest password for the Wi-Fi network or a reminder of what the present-
ation will be about.
• When you select Choose Photo and pick an image, Conference Room Display
uses that image as a background photo, pushing the instructions to the side of
