1. Position the camera
Mount or place the camera so the full board fills most of the frame, as square-on as the room allows.
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
From boxed camera to clean board view
What you need in the room
A whiteboard, blackboard or glass board, a camera that can see all of it, a computer or STBox, and a normal internet connection.
Read moreTen minutes per room
Position the camera, connect it, drag the corners of the board in the preview and start sharing. The same four steps repeat in every room.
Read moreNo special hardware
No smart board, no new wall, no per-teacher device. Existing USB webcams and installed PTZ cameras both work.
Read morePlacing the camera
Straight-on beats a steep angle, but moderate angles are corrected automatically. Keep the whole board in frame with a small margin, avoid mounting directly under a bright downlight, and prefer a fixed mount over a tripod in shared rooms. For very long boards, use a wider lens or cover the wall with two cameras.
Ask us about your room
Choosing hardware
Small rooms are usually fine with a good USB webcam on a wall mount. Classrooms work best with a wide-angle USB camera or a fixed PTZ opposite the board. Lecture halls call for a PTZ with optical zoom, or STBox driving the camera that is already installed.
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The full setup guide
2. Connect it
Plug the camera into the room computer over USB, or connect your PTZ camera to STBox.
3. Set the board area
Open ShareTheBoard, pick the camera and drag the corners of the board in the preview.
4. Share the session
Start the session and hand out the link, or select ShareTheBoard as the camera in your call.
Angle
Straight-on is best, but moderate angles are corrected automatically.
Framing
Keep the whole board in frame with a small margin around the edges.
Lighting
Avoid mounting directly under a bright downlight to reduce glare.
Small rooms
A good USB webcam on a wall mount is enough for boards up to about two metres.
Classrooms
A wide-angle USB camera or a fixed PTZ mounted opposite the board.
Lecture halls
A PTZ camera with optical zoom, or STBox driving an existing installed camera.
Faint strokes
Increase room lighting or clean the board before starting the session.
Edges cut off
Re-drag the board area in the preview so all four corners match the board.
Camera not listed
Close other apps holding the camera, then reload ShareTheBoard.
Choppy view
Check the upload bandwidth available in the room.
Persistent glare
Move the camera slightly off the reflection axis.
Still stuck
Contact us with a screenshot of the preview and we will help.