What's new for Webex Share
Get an overview of new features and capabilities available for your Cisco Webex registered room device.
Use the information in the following article to learn about new features and planned releases. We update the article whenever we have news to announce.
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May 5, 2020
Video Signage on Webex Share
Webex Share now supports the use of video for Digital Signage. Just like with static images, video allows you to show custom content on your screen in between meetings or when Webex Share is idle. You can display advertising content and promote your brand, but also show visitor and internal employee announcements or information. For more information, see https://help.webex.com/en-us/najmasx/Configure-Digital-Signage-on-Cisco-Webex-Share
March 3, 2020
Webex Share Administration Guide
The Webex Share Administration Guide is now available. This guide covers deployment, best practices, and feature configuration. For more information, see https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/webex-share/products-maintenance-guides-list.html
February 28, 2020
Wireless Guest Share
Guest share allows you to share content wirelessly to any Webex registered room device. You don’t need to download a Webex app or sign-up to a Webex account so it is a great way to collaborate with your colleagues. For more information, see https://help.webex.com/en-us/nrp8zym/Wireless-Guest-Share
December 20, 2019
Digital Signage on Webex Share
Webex Share now supports Digital Signage. Use this feature to show custom content on your screen in between meetings or when Webex Share is idle. You can display advertising content and promote your brand, but also show visitor and internal employee announcements or information. For more information, see https://help.webex.com/en-us/najmasx/Configure-Digital-Signage-on-Cisco-Webex-Share
November 26, 2019
Static IP on Webex Share
You can now configure Webex Share to have a Static IP address during initial setup. For more information, see https://help.webex.com/en-us/nu7707ab/Configure-a-Static-IP-Address-for-Cisco-Webex-Share
October 29, 2019
Restart Your Webex Share
You can restart your Webex Share from Cisco Control Hub if you have a technical issue. For more information, see Restart Your Cisco Webex Share.
Standby Mode
You can configure Webex Share to turn off your HDMI display when not in use. This helps to prolong the life of your display and to save energy. You use Standby Control with the Standby Delay and the Wakeup settings to fine tune this feature. For more information, see Change Your Settings in Cisco Webex Share.
August 13, 2019
Expired Firmware
You can now track devices that have expired firmware. From the customer view in https://admin.webex.com/ go to Devices. In the search field, choose Issues from the drop-down list and select Software is out of date from the list of search terms.
Wi-Fi Security
Webex Share supports the following Wi-Fi security options for access point connections:
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EAP-FAST
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PEAP-MS-CHAP-v2
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PEAP-GTC
July 9, 2019
Support for DHCP-based NTP host
Webex Share now supports a customer-configured, DHCP-based NTP host as its primary NTP service. If a DHCP NTP service is not configured, the device will rely on the following secondary NTP services:
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0.tandberg.pool.ntp.org
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1.tandberg.pool.ntp.org
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2.tandberg.pool.ntp.org
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3.tandberg.pool.ntp.org
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0.pool.ntp.org
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1.pool.ntp.org
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2.pool.ntp.org
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3.pool.ntp.org
April 24, 2019
Custom Brand Imagery on Webex Share
Webex Share now supports custom brand imagery configured globally by administrators through Control Hub.
Webex Share does not currently support branding on individual devices.
April 9, 2019
Language Support on Webex Share
Webex Share now supports the following additional languages: Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Japanese, Korean, Russian.
March 25, 2019
Whiteboard Viewing Support
Webex Share users can now view whiteboard activities on the connected display when they join meetings paired with their Webex app.
December 11, 2018
Language Support on Webex Share
Webex Share now supports the following languages in addition to English: Dutch, English (UK), French (Canada), French (France), German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (LATAM), Spanish (Spain), and Swedish.
You can set the language preference during the setup from the device web page. Language changes are reflected on the device web page and on the Webex Share user interface.