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USING THE BRIDGITIPAD COLLABORATIONAPP


USING THE BRIDGIT IPAD COLLABORATION APP

BridgIT Overview

Purpose:BridgIT is our collaboration software that enables us to host online meetings to perform markups, desktop sharing, and many other features.

iPADs that belong to Power Design are able to connect to our BridgIT meetings.

Personal iPADs cannot connect.

  1. Verify your internet connection
  2. Wi-Fi – select the “Power Design” network

  1. Login using your computer credentials

  1. Turn on your VPN connection – select the OpenVPN app on your iPad

The VPN app is what enables your iPAD to connect to our network, and ultimately a BridgIT meeting.

  1. While the VPN configuration settings will already be pre-programmed into PDI iPad,

a username and password will still be needed. The login information is the same as your email and computer password.

  1. Once you are connected to the VPN, it will show up on the upper left hand corner and the Status will show as “Connected.”

  1. Join a BridgIT meeting – the application will already be downloaded to your iPad

If you do not have the application or if it was accidently deleted, you can download it from the Apple App storefree by clicking on the App Store icon on your iPad.

  1. Once app has launched, select Join a Meeting.

  1. Any active BridgIT meeting will be listed. Select the meeting you wish to join.
  1. Wait for the host to share their desktop; once, they have, your iPad will display the following as an example:

The bottom toolbar that will enable you to markup, erase, take mouse control etc.

8. You are now ready to participate in the BridgIT meeting. Here are some things to consider:

  1. You can select a color from the palette on the toolbar to distinguish yourself from the presenter
  1. The time it takes a markup or view change to update on your iPad will vary depending on the quality of your internet connection.
  1. On your iPad you can take your own screenshots at any time by quickly tapping the “home + power button” at the same time. These screenshots will be saved to your photo gallery.

This ends the procedure Using the BridgIT iPad Collaboration App.

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