Wednesday, 3 January 2018

How to cast to multiple TV's using a single VM or Computer

  • Deploy VM  (any os)
  • Install Google Chrome
  • Don't log into google chrome account



New tab 
New window 
New incognito window 
History 
Downloads 
Bookmarks 
Print... 
Cast... 
Find... 
More tools 
Settings 
Help 
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Ctrl+N 
Ctrl *Shift* N 
Ctrl+J 
Ctrl + p 
Ctrl* F 
Copy 
Paste 
Ctrl+Shift+Q
  • Click the highlighted tab, "Cast" and which should open a Cast tab, showing your Chromecast devices, if they are configured properly to your wireless access points.
  • Both the Chromecast device and the computer/ VM should be on the same subnet

New window 
New incognito window 
History 
Downloads 
Bookmarks 
Print... 
Cast... 
Find... 
More tools 
Settings 
Help 
100% 
Ctrl+N 
Ctrl *Shift* N 
Ctrl+J 
Ctrl + p 
Ctrl* F 
Copy 
Paste 
Ctrl+Shift+Q


  • Select the above highlighted tab settings and select the below highlighted tab
  • Person 1 
SIGN IN TO CHROME 
Sign in to get your bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings on all your devices. You'll also 
automatically be signed in to your Google services. Leam more 
Manage other people 
Import bookmarks and settings
  • That will open a new windows to "Add a person"
  • Add person 
Person 
Create a desktop shortcut for this user 
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Supervise this person to control and view the websites they visit from your Google Account. 
Learn more
  • One can then assign the users or have multiple users for different casting devices attached to different tv's.
  • REMEMBER : Need to have different google chrome windows open (not tabs), for each profile (each person), created above.
  • Each window can cast to each device individually, once setup.
  • Examples of casting : MPEG, AVI,MP4. anything that can be played in a loop in or within the chrome browser.

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