Network Video Wall – Quick Setup Guide
In this tutorial we will explain how to setup Monitors AnyWhere Connect to use our Network Video Wall feature.
This feature allows you to install eye catching video walls and show videos of all types and in all formats as well as dynamic web-based content from any content management system such as HTML5, Flash and WebOS. You can also have different applications shown in different zones of the video wall or an external source feed.
With this advanced feature, you can also set multiple Network Video Walls to run from the same PC.
NEW! Create a video wall of any shape, size and layout. Don’t limit your creativity – place the screens anywhere on your layout and give them a tilt.
Here we present two different setups of video walls that can be used with our Network Video Wall solution.
For more options on recommended video wall setups click here
Minimum requirements for a small Network Video Wall configuration (2×2, 3×3) :
CPU: Intel Core i7 Latest generation
Memory: At least 8GB of RAM
Graphics: Additional Nvidia/ATi card to offload the CPU (Nvidia GTX 10xx series and higher were tested and works well)
Network: Gigabit Ethernet
For larger and/or creative video walls:
CPU: Intel Core i7 and i9 latest generation
Memory: At least 16GB of RAM (depending on the use case and application)
Graphics: Additional Nvidia/ATi card to offload the CPU (Nvidia GTX 10xx series and higher were tested and works well)
Network: Gigabit Ethernet
Make sure the “Scale and Layout” is set to 100%:
- Right click on the desktop and select Display settings
- Select the first screen and make sure it’s set to 100% in the “Scale and Layout” section.
- Preform the same procedure for all the screens connected to your PC.
Important Notes:
- We recommend installing on Windows 10.
- Check for the latest drivers for your Intel HD graphics or Nvidia/ATi graphic adapter.
- SLI configurations are not supported.
First step is to install all the drivers and software on your host PC as shown in Monitors AnyWhere’s Quick Installation Guide.
Only after completing this step you can go on to configure your video wall.
Make sure the “Scale and Layout” is set to 100%:
- Right-click on the desktop and select Display settings
- Select the first screen and make sure it’s set to 100% in the “Scale and Layout” section.
- Perform the same procedure for all the screens connected to your PC.
Setting up the displays in a grid layout
In this example our screens are positioned in a simple rectangular layout of a 2×2 video wall.
In Monitors AnyWhere Connect go to File > Displays Configuration
The Displays Configuration tool will open, listing all the available zero clients on the Extended Mode section.
Identify your screens
Click on the Identify screens toggle button to show the identification number on all of the screens.
Drag and drop the icons to the Video Wall mode section
Drag and drop the screens to the Video Walls mode section according to their actual position in the video wall.
Click apply or OK and you are done
Once the setting is done you can either click Apply for it to take immediate affect but stay in the setting tool or OK to apply the settings and go back to Monitors AnyWhere Connect application.
Windows® will recognize the new setting as a video wall consisting of your four combined screens.
Additional settings
You can change the resolution per screen setting in order to create a video wall with the resolution of up to 8K!
For example, four screens positioned in a 4×1 array in landscape mode will create a video wall with a resolution of 8K.
Bezel Correction
Bezel correction is measured in physical pixels.
Creative Layout
Un-check the “Align to grid” checkbox to start using the creative layout configuration tool.
You can change the layout by dragging and dropping the screens anywhere on your canvas, tilting and changing their size.
Start using your video wall with Monitors AnyWhere Connect
You can start running any type of application on the video wall by using Monitors AnyWhere Connect.
You can now start using the new video wall setting by sending any type of application to the video wall and see how it automatically spans on all screens in that group.
Or any other Windows-based application!