How to Cast your Laptop or Tablet to the Study Rooms (Android/iOS/Windows/OSX)
Step 1:
Connect your device to the “Study Rooms” network
Step 2:
Install Google Chrome if you do not already have it installed, same for Mac http://www.google.com/chrome
Step 3:
Check if you are ready to cast by clicking the 3 dots in the upper-right corner.
If you see ‘Cast…’ then you are good to go, you can skip to Step 4, if not, proceed to the Chromecast App section
Continued on next page.. Chromecast App: (If Chromecast needs to be installed only)
Visit the Chrome Web Store by clicking the Apps icon then clicking on Web Store
Search for “Google Cast” extension, it will look like the below and click install. If you already have “Chromecast” installed then it is the same thing and you do not need to re-install.
Step 4:
Click on Cast to begin
Then choose ‘Cast…’
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If you needed to install the app, use the below method to start casting
Click the Chromecast Icon
By default it will cast your web browser tab, if you want to mirror your entire desktop choose the little down arrow icon and choose “Cast screen/window”
Step 6:
When you are finished choose “Stop Casting”
Android and iOS
Just install the Google Chromecast app from Google Play or the Apple App Store, apps that are capable of casting will show the Chromecast icon in the app itself.