Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 - wireless conference system for small and medium-sized rooms

The Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 is the next generation of the Barco ClickShare CX-30 conference system that further enhances your teamwork, whether it's a quick brainstorming session in the huddle room or a presentation or meeting in a small meeting room. As today's workplaces require seamless hybrid collaboration and flexibility even with meeting participants' devices (BYOD), the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 boosts the creativity of your conferences by allowing each participant to share their content easily and wirelessly. With the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2, content sharing is quick and easy from any laptop (Windows or Mac) or mobile device such as smartphone and tablet with just one "click" via the free ClickShare app or with one of the included ClickShare buttons. With your pre-installed or preferred video conferencing platform on the laptop, it takes less than 7 seconds to start a hybrid meeting via the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2.  Within seconds, you can then stream wirelessly from your laptop to a display or projector in the room, while gaining access to cameras, soundbars and microphones installed in the meeting room. This makes the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 a perfect wireless presentation and video conferencing solution.

Barco's CX-30 GEN2 works with all devices, any UC technology - that is, all providers of software and cloud-based video conferencing solutions and all brands of AV peripherals. With the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2, everyone in the company can simply work with what they like to use themselves and are no longer limited to a fixed application. At the same time, the issue of security is once again brought more clearly into focus. For example, the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 has ISO 27001 certification, making it the most secure wireless presentation system.

The Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 offers you the same features as the ClickShare CX-20 GEN2, but adds interactivity features such as touch back support, moderation, annotation and blackboarding.

Touch back: If you have a touch screen display connected to the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2, as a presenter you can control any application on your laptop from the display. This saves you the hassle of additional handling with the computer's mouse.

Moderation: As the moderator of a meeting, you control and select what is shared. You get a preview on your laptop of all input sources connected to the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 base. You decide how and when the information from each source is shown on the room display. Two users can be shown side by side on one display at the same time, or as a display on 2 separate displays.

Blackboarding: With one click, the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 can switch between presentation view and blackboard on the touch display. This allows participants to use the touch screen in the meeting room as a writing board at any time, which is very practical for spontaneous writing or sketching of ideas for the meeting, for example.

Annotation: This additional feature of the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 is also an optimal addition to any meeting. With this function, participants can easily and directly add comments to the information displayed on the touch display of the meeting room or supplement it with markers.

As usual with Barco, you can integrate mobile devices into your conference at any time. For example, participants can simply take their iPad and actively publish content on the large screen. In video conferences, you can use the integrated camera of your tablet or smartphone and thus also participate live in the conference via iPad or mobile phone . The wireless connection to the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2  is possible from a notebook with one of the two ClickShare buttons included but also without the button. Notebooks, tablets or smartphones can connect via the desktop app (Windows and MAC), the mobile ClickShare app and of course also via Google Cast, Airplay and Miracast. This covers all common providers and gives you a wide variety of connection options.

If the installation was always complex before and never really possible wirelessly, this changes with the Barco CX-30 GEN2. As you can see in the example matrix above, you save the Intel NUC PC and the touch controller in a direct comparison without losing any functions. The complete set-up and cabling becomes much simpler. Simply connect the room display via HDMI and the video conference camera via USB to the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 conference system. With the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 you also have the option of connecting an additional room display to the base unit via DisplayPort using the USB-C. If both USB ports of the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 are not already occupied, you can also connect an additional USB hands-free device directly to the base unit at any time. Then take one of the two ClickShare USB-C Buttons supplied and plug it into your notebook or use the free Barco ClickShare App. Open your pre-installed video conferencing software and you are ready to hold wireless video conferences. Even though of the sample matrix is based on Logitech products, you can of course connect just about any other brand to the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 . Once again, Barco proves that it is not only possible to build high-quality and secure products, but that it is also a true problem solver and can make a lasting improvement to everyday meeting life.

Of course, the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 also has a whole range of other useful features: Let's assume you are connected to the CX-30 GEN2 with your laptop and start a video conference via Microsoft Teams, for example. Now, however, you do not only want to include the video conference camera in the meeting, but also everything you display on your screen. With the "Room View" (also called Local View), Barco provides you with a suitable solution for this. In MS teams, the "ClickShare Client" window can simply be shared and all remote participants (also called remote participants) can then view the contents of the screen. If, for example, you are currently showing your current sales figures on the display, remote participants can also view this via the room display function in MS Teams.

On the subject of simplicity and unique selling proposition, here is another interesting feature: the improved presence detection with ultrasonic proximity detection - called "PresentSense" - is a real relief in everyday meeting life. Simply walk into the conference room and connect immediately. You no longer have to select a room, enter PIN codes or risk connecting to the wrong ClickShare Base Unit. Only those in the room can see and hear what you are doing. PresentSense checks via sound waves and thus ensures that you are really present in the room. The sound signal is designed in such a way that it cannot leave the room. As soon as you leave the room after the presentation is over, your connection to the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 in that room is automatically disconnected.

Let's move on to the individual components of the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2:

Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 Base Unit (Base Station)

Even if it is not always visible - the Base Unit is the heart of the ClickShare XC-30 GEN2 conference system. You can easily mount this base unit on the wall using the included bracket, eliminating the need for complicated installation. The Base Unit receives the wireless data either from the ClickShare Button, the Desktop App or the Barco ClickShare App and ensures high-quality and smooth playback. The Barco ClickShare Base Unit is best mounted near the room display or projector. The connection from the display/projector to the Barco ClickShare Base Unit is made via HDMI or via DisplayPort using the USB-C connection. If your display/projector has an HDMI or DP connection, you would of course have to work with corresponding adapters. For the connection to a video conference camera, both a USB-A 3.0 and a USB-C port are available if the USB-C port is not already used for the connection to a display or projector. You can also connect a USB hands-free device to the base station of the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 at any time. To connect to your network, use the LAN port on the ClickShare Base Unit. Alternatively, you can also connect to your VLAN. The base unit is also the receiving unit, which includes wireless devices in the conference. The station understands the protocols AirPlay, Google Cast and Miracast. This means you are able to include virtually all mobile operating systems in the presentation. A USB-C connection is available on the front for pairing the button.

Barco ClickShare Conferencing Button

Two Barco ClickShare USB-C buttons are included with the Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 conference system. As soon as you connect a ClickShare Conferencing Button to your laptop, you are automatically connected to cameras, microphones, soundbars and other AV peripherals in the meeting room in less than 7 seconds with one click. There is also another small button on the Conferencing Button. This button is called Quick Button with which you can, among other things, get the content of the room display on your notebook - a function called "local display". This way, if you don't have a perfect view of the room display, you can simply follow the meeting on your laptop or share the room display with remote participants. The Quick Button also activates advanced powerful features such as brainstorming, moderation, snapshots, control of AV devices (camera and audio), etc. Also interesting - the ClickShare Button is recognised as a CD-ROM drive instead of a mass storage device. This eliminates the annoying BitLocker pop-up message. The ClickShare Conferencing Button offers low latency and QoS for audio at all times. QoS stands for Quality of Service and states that the audio quality meets a specified standard.

Barco ClickShare App

The Barco ClickShare App is actually like a virtual conferencing button. Once installed on a PC or notebook (Windows or Mac) as a desktop app, or on a mobile device such as a tablet or smartphone as a mobile ClickShare app, you can share content via the app with similarly innovative collaboration features: Pause, window selection, extended desktop, ideation and moderation. Optimally, the ClickShare app automatically detects which ClickShare Base Units are nearby. The Base Units are listed according to signal strength. The Barco ClickShare App is available for download free of charge for both desktop and mobile devices. No admin rights are required to install the Barco ClickShare App on a notebook.

The Barco ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 can of course also be integrated into your network via the LAN connection on the ClickShare Base Unit. No matter whether you want to connect the device to the network via Ethernet or set up a dedicated VLAN for all your ClickShare devices present in the company -  you can easily realise a seamless integration into your network at any time. Of course, security is also a top priority for all ClickShare systems. The ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 is the most secure wireless presentation system with ISO 27001 certification. By integrating the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2 into your network, you also have the option of centrally managing the device and any ClickShare systems that may already be in your company. Whether you want to realise this central management via the optional  Barco XMS EU Management Server or via the optional cloud-based Barco XMS Management Platform is, of course, entirely up to you. In any case, the device management of your Barco ClickShare Base Units is greatly simplified by the XMS systems.

For the ClickShare CX-30 GEN2, the manufacturer Barco grants a 1-year warranty as standard. By activating the already included SmartCare, you can extend this warranty to 5 years. Please note that end customers must register their ClickShare system within 6 months of receiving it in order to activate SmartCare. With SmartCare, in addition to the warranty extension, you also receive extended service through priority helpdesk access, fast hardware replacement and 24/7 access to online tools and documentation from the manufacturer. SmartCare therefore means for you: fast on-site replacement through express shipping, extended hardware coverage up to 5 years and investment protection as you avoid unexpected replacement costs.

If you still have questions about the device, the included features or the SmartCare activation, simply contact our customer service. They are available at any time during our regular opening hours via live chat, e-mail or telephone. We will be happy to advise you.