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Using Quick Connect to Connect a Wireless LAN Projector

Connecting a wireless LAN projector during a meeting
Changing the wireless LAN settings and using a utility to connect your PC to a wireless LAN projector can be quite complicated.
But with Quick Connect, you can easily connect the PC to the projector with a single click of the mouse.

Let's use Quick Connect to connect to a Toshiba wireless LAN projector

1  Confirming the Quick Connect menu display

Confirm that Quick Connect "Toshiba Wireless Projector" is displayed on the ConfigFree menu.

Additional Information
For this item to appear on the menu, the utility (Toshiba Wireless Projector), which is used to connect to the projector, must be installed on the PC. For information on how to set up and use the projector, refer to the operation manual or online help software provided with the projector.


Confirming the Quick Connect menu
1 Left-click the ConfigFree Icon icon in the system tray.
2 Confirm that Toshiba Wireless Projector  is displayed.



Caution
Caution: Close any wireless LAN utilities that are running before proceeding.
2  Checking the projector settings

Check the settings of the wireless network device used to connect the PC to the projector.

The settings on the wireless network device must match the settings on the projector in order to connect the PC to the projector.
As default settings,Network Name (SSID) is set to DPJ and TDPJ, Data Encryption (WEP enabled) is set to Off.
Here the connection to the Wireless Projector with Network Name (SSID) is set to DPJ is described.
If any changes are made to the projector settings, be sure to make the same changes to the settings on the wireless network device.


Opening Quick Connect properties
1 Left-click the ConfigFree Icon icon in the system tray.
2 Move the cursor to Toshiba Wireless Projector.
2 Click Settings.



 

 
Quick Connect settings
1 Select "DPJ" from Network Name (SSID).
2 Click "Modify" button.

 

Matching the Settings on the Projector
1 Set Network Name (SSID).
2 Wireless Network Key (WEP)

If Data Encryption (WEP enabled) is enabled, set the following items.
- Data Encryption (WEP enabled)

2 Click OK.



3  Connecting the projector

Start the connection utility (Toshiba Wireless Projector) and connect to the projector.


Start the connection utility (Toshiba Wireless Projector).
1 Left-click the ConfigFree Icon icon in the system tray.
2 Move the cursor to Toshiba Wireless Projector.
3 Click DPJ.


A caution message is displayed
A caution message is displayed.
Caution
Caution: If you are connected to an access point before using this function to connect to a wireless LAN projector, you will no longer be able to use the network. To change the wireless LAN settings of the projector from the default settings, use the Quick Connect Setup menu.
If the Wireless Mode in the wireless LAN settings is set to 5GHz (802.11a), Quick Connect will change this mode to 2.4GHz (802.11b) and connect to the projector.
Confirm the settings and click OK.



Toshiba Wireless Projector (wireless utility) is started.


You are now connected to the projector.
For information on how to use the wireless utility, refer to the operation manual or online help software provided with the projector.


4  Disconnect the projector

Disconnect the projector.

Disconnecting the projector
1 Left-click the ConfigFree Icon icon in the system tray.
2 Move the cursor to Toshiba Wireless Projector.
3 Click DPJ .


Additional Information
When the projector is disconnected from the PC, the wireless LAN settings return to the original settings.

Additional Information
The projector is also disconnected in the following cases.
- When the Toshiba Wireless Projector utility is closed.
- When a profile is selected or the wireless network device is disabled.
- When ConfigFree is closed.

 

5  Using ConfigFree Launcher

The wireless projector icon can be displayed on the  ConfigFree launcher.

In order to display a wireless LAN projector icon on the ConfigFree launcher, please check that the Toshiba wireless LAN projector (Toshiba Wireless Projector) is displayed on the "Quick Connect" area  of the ConfigFree menu.  (When not displayed, please refer to "Confirming the Quick Connect menu display" and that the Task Tray Option  to display the "Quick Connect Menu" is checked)


The setup of the wireless LAN projector is displayed on the ConfigFree launcher.

 
Click the Q-Connect icon of a ConfigFree launcher.
   

 

The following message is displayed when the Q-Connect function is not set up.
Please click "Yes".




 

 

The wireless LAN projector icon is displayed on the ConfigFree launcher.

The icon is displayed when there is a network name (SSID) that has been registered  in the area.  See  "Checking the projector settings" .
If the "DPJ" icon is clicked, the connection is made to the  wireless LAN projector.

Clicking the "DJ" icon again will disconnect the wireless LAN projector.