Get started with your Cisco Webex Board Pro
The essential tool for hybrid teamwork, Webex Board Pro connects and collaborates with remote and local teams.
You can join video-first meetings, digitally whiteboard, wirelessly present, and share content with your teams using Board Pro, combining premium visual collaboration, video conferencing, ideation, and co-creation.
Meet Board Pro
Have you ever wondered where things go? On the back of your Board Pro, there are a number of connectors that you can see as follows:
A | Room Navigator (touch interface) | G | Micro USB (maintenance) |
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B | Network (ethernet) | H | Microphone inputs |
C | HDMI input | I | Audio line output |
D | USB-C | J | Status LED |
E | HDMI output | K | Factory reset |
F | USB-A | L | Power |
Is there anything else you would like to know about how to use your Board Pro?
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Visit the Help Center and click on Webex Devices
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Here you will find the Installation Guide for Board Pro, as well as documents related to safety and compliance.
Activate
In order to activate and register your Board Pro for the first time, you need a unique code when you start the device for the first time. In Webex settings or through the application on your mobile device, you will be able to generate this code yourself. It is possible to generate a new activation code of your device at any time if you lose track of the activation code before you have a chance to activate your device and before you get a chance to activate it.
In this tutorial, we will explain how to set up the Board Pro in Personal Mode using the steps below. Getting started with Control Hub and adding devices to workspaces are two articles you need to read if you are an administrator and are setting up devices for other people.
Generate a code from Webex Settings
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Click on the Webex Settings button.
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Click the Generate Activation Code option under My Devices, then select My Devices again. On your screen, you will be able to see a code and a QR code, and you will also be able to receive the same code by email.
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If this is your first time using your Board Pro, connect to the internet before you start using it. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup wizard. Select Cisco Webex from the list of configuration options, then type in the activation code or scan the QR code when prompted to select a configuration option.
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Your device will be ready to use once you have completed the activation steps.
Generate an activation code from the Webex app
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Open the Webex application on your mobile device or computer by clicking on the Webex icon.
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Select Settings > Devices from the drop-down menu under your profile picture.
Choose Preferences > Devices from the menu bar on your Mac.
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Click on the Generate activation code button under My Devices.
Please note the code on the PC or Mac and click on the OK button once you have noted it.
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If this is your first time using your Board Pro, connect to the internet before you start using it. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup wizard. Select Cisco Webex from the list of configuration options, then type in the activation code or scan the QR code when prompted to select a configuration option.
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Your device will be ready to use once you have completed the activation steps.
Collaborate
Meet with your colleagues, make calls from your Board Pro, share content from your laptop, collaborate with your coworkers, and stay connected to your colleagues all on one device.
Make calls
Using your touchscreen or your Webex app, you can start a call using either of the two options. On the home screen of your Board Pro, you will find a Call button that you will need to tap in order to make a call. A video call can either be made using a video address, or by searching for contacts in your directory. In order to end the call, you need to tap the End Call button.
There is more information about calling from Webex Boards in this article that you might find helpful.
Connect to the Webex App
It is possible for your Webex app to automatically connect to a Board Pro when you’re in the same room as it. In the app, when the Board Pro is connected, its name will appear at the top of the screen. The app is a handy way for you to start a phone call and to share your screen wirelessly with the Board Pro.
There is a possibility that your app will be disconnected from the Board Pro if you turn it off or leave the room.
If you would like to know more about how to use the Webex app with Boards, see this article.
Share content
With the help of an HDMI or USB-C cable, connect your laptop to the Board Pro. Once you switch on your laptop, you will see your screen automatically, so make sure that your laptop is switched on. Here is an article that explains how to share your screen during a phone call with someone else.
It is possible to share content wirelessly when you pair your Board Pro with the Webex app. The following articles will give you an overview of how you can share content wirelessly within a call, as well as how you can share it wirelessly between calls.
Camera settings
Whenever you want to see how you look before making a phone call, you can check your own view. It is easy to open the control panel by swiping from the right edge of the screen. You can see your own view at the top of your camera as long as it is open. You can adjust the view by tapping the Camera Settings button.
For more information about the self-view function on your camera as well as a variety of other camera settings, check out this article.
Get creative
You can use the Board Pro whiteboard to brainstorm, plan, design, draw, and annotate – both privately and during meetings. The Whiteboarding feature of Board Pro can be found in this article.
You can also add any web applications you like to the home screen and keep them within reach with a simple tap.
Connect a Room Navigator
The user interface on the Webex Room Navigator that appears when you connect it to your Board Pro will be the same as what you see on the Board Pro if you connect it to your Webex Room Navigator. The RoomOS 11 interface can be read more about here, if you would like to know more about it.