Corporate marketing for ATEN and Inavate
Collaboration brings people together, but for it to be
really successful it has to be made easy. The Presentation Switch Series from
ATEN aims to integrate all AV sources without the need for extra devices.
With technology constantly changing it can be daunting to
upgrade infrastructure. This is the case no matter the sector you work in but
particularly so in the cash-strapped, time-pressured corporate and education
environments.
Companies need their employees to work smarter, faster and
more productively. AV collaboration technology can bridge this gap, allowing
companies to expand their reach without expanding their physical spaces.
The modern workforce and the millennial student population
share the same high expectations of real-time and easy connectivity with
colleagues, managers or lecturers regardless of whether the screen is local or
offsite.
Along with the rising demand for collaboration comes the
need for properly designed and equipped meeting spaces. Learning environments
should connect students and educators ideally with a system that’s easy for any
educator to use.
Meeting rooms are used by people with various levels of
technical ability, so it’s important to keep things simple. This doesn’t mean
you can’t include advanced tech – just that the functionality needs to be made
available in a way that is intuitive and easy to navigate.
Interoperability is key.
Devices in the meeting room might be incompatible with one
another. Many of them require individualised inputs that have to be passed
around during meetings and presentations.
To improve meeting technology, companies should look for an
AV system that supports different kinds of devices across multiple platforms,
without having to worry about compatibility.
Investing in a well-designed conference room with a flexible
videoconferencing system, intuitive presentation software and reliable sound
quality will achieve higher productivity and learning outcomes than a poorly
designed space, which can leave the people who are using it frustrated,
confused and embarrassed by their inability to make the technology work.
ATEN Presentation Switch Series
These multi-in-one solutions incorporate leading edge
functionality including video matrix switch, audio, extension, streaming, and
analogue-to-digital conversion functions with unique features into one compact
enclosure. The design simplifies AV integration by eliminating the need for
numerous individual components and the compatibility challenges that accompany
them.
With the user in mind, the series comes with a
straightforward and accessible OSD and Web GUI to streamline operation for both
local and remote participants. It integrates all the multi-format audio/video
sources you need without calling for extra devices.
Models in the series are made with unique features to
satisfy a wide variety of meeting space demands in meeting rooms, boardrooms,
conference rooms, classrooms or other presentation environments.
Seamless collaboration
The ATEN VP2730 is a 7 x 3 multi-functional presentation
switch integrating a video matrix switch with scaler, streaming, audio mixer,
HDBaseT extender and analogue-to-digital converter into one compact device.
With seven multi-format inputs to two HDMI and one HDBaseT
high definition outputs, this device empowers larger meetings and facilitates
collaboration between local and remote participants in boardrooms, conference
rooms, lecture halls or distance-learning classrooms.
Conference room
Those faced with designing a solution for a typical
conference room need to integrate various sources that use different analogue
and digital interfaces. Audio is a critical consideration with a requirement to
both extract audio and connect to the existing audio system in addition to
overlaying the microphone input on top of other audio sources to aid
collaboration.
The VP2730 is a compact device that consolidates multiple
source formats simultaneously and displays them as your choice of PiP (picture
in picture), PbP (picture by picture), quad-view or more. Bidirectional AV
source streaming is enabled via a web interface for small-scale meetings but it
can just as easily integrate with advanced AV conferencing systems for
enterprise wide meetings.
A special Moderator Mode lets the moderator discretely
access any output display to switch content or change settings without
interrupting the meeting flow; and there’s built-in support for audio embedding
and de-embedding as well as mixing the mic inputs with any external analogue or
digital audio source.
Lecture Halls
Challenges for AV integration in these spaces often come
down to managing signals to and from displays up to 70 metres away. You will
need to extract audio and connect to the venue audio system and ensure there’s
no black screens when switching sources. That’s where long-distance extension
via HDBaseT comes in.
Effortless presentations
The ATEN VP1920 is a 9 x 2 3-in-1 presentation switch
integrating video matrix switching, audio processing and analogue-to-digital
conversion. With nine inputs to two 4K outputs, it is designed to boost the
efficiency and impact of professional presentations for all small-to-medium
sized corporate and education presentation environments, such as meeting rooms,
classrooms, training rooms, or any other presentation setting, such as
exhibition centres or hotels.
Finding a switch that can integrate multi-various legacy and
next-generation sources each with different analogue/digital interfaces is a
perennial challenge but alongside this the typical meeting room needs to be
PC-equipped for participants without laptops. The meeting moderator needs to be
able to manage two PCs with a single keyboard/ mouse and yet the overall
solution will ideally minimize device count to keep configuration simple.
The VP1920 packs a lot into its compact footprint. Switching
is fast between six HDMI and three combo inputs (HDMI/VGA, HDMI/ DisplayPort,
HDMI/Component/Composite) to two HDMI outputs with support for Coaxial,
Toslink, stereo and audio outputs so no device gets left behind.
With USB control functionality integrated into one device,
the VP1920 can switch the control focus independently to control two PCs. A
special Source Preview mode allows users to quickly identify and switch to the
target content.
No more guessing which port connects to which content
source.
Meetings rooms and classrooms
Meetings rooms and classrooms
For this application, integrators are often faced with
having to connect equipment with a mix of legacy and newer interfaces, perhaps
including a document camera, touch panel, set-top box, audio amplifier, and
more.
A solution will therefore require a matrix-style display of
different sources ideally across two screens. It should be possible to further
throw any interactive touch panel content on a larger projector screen for the
class. And of course, the end user wants as simple a configuration as possible
to avoid any incompatibility.
Here’s where the VP1920 scores big. It consolidates multiple
source formats and integrates them easily with a digital podium whilst
maintaining a small profile.
Your choice of Matrix, Mirror, and PiP display modes meet
the needs of all types of event or presentation styles while the integrated
touch panel mirrors the content to a projector screen.
System build is radically simplified by reducing the
number of additional switches / converters and redundant USB extenders. With streamlined
control from front panel pushbuttons, IR remote controller, OSD and RS232, the
VP1920 also lowers operation complexity.
Swiss-blade knife
In sum, the ATEN Presentation Switch Series is the AV
integrator’s Swiss-blade knife. The VP1000 Core series offers multi-format
solutions for high-quality video and audio switching and converting.
The VP2000 range is ideal for collaborative presentation
facilitating frictionless distance-free content sharing along with advanced
audio.
Now, all you need to do is show up and start presenting!
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