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Black Box has launched a new VGA wireless video presentation system that will allow laptop users to wirelessly access a VGA projector and remove the need for cables to be connected in between systems.

 

The new VGA wireless video presentation (VPA) is an 802.11b/g network ready system and attaches directly to any SVGA or WXGA projector, communicates with any Windows PC with Wi-Fi card capabilities and enables up to 254 users to access a projector presentation wirelessly.

 

For conference rooms, this means they need not worry about the amount of cables that need to run to connect the video projector to other users and can share or stream their files wirelessly to the projector from the place they are seated without having to constantly change wires and interrupt the presentation to swap cables in and out at the projector.

 

Also, the room administrator chooses the name of the user to put his screen to the projector and the VPS supports wireless connections up to 200 feet away so it is perfect for use in large rooms, auditoriums, and lecture halls where users are stationed far from a projector.

 

“That’s a big advantage it has over similar devices on the market,” explained Mario Calabro, Black Box (News - Alert) Multimedia Products Manager. “The system has a range of hundreds of feet; others communicate at 30 feet maximum, which isn’t far at all - especially if it’s in one of the larger 200-seat halls where the projector’s up in the ceiling.”

 

The system supports both wired and wireless connections and can be attached directly to a LAN as well as the Internet. It has a built-in DHCP server and supports static IP configuration. With a DSL or cable modem plugged into its RJ-45 port, the system also enables laptop users to wirelessly link to the Web.

 

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