How To Connect a Video Conferencing Monitor To Your Computer
The following monitor images used for demonstration purposes are from a Dell Pro 34 Plus Video Conferencing Monitor - P3424WEB.
Video Conferencing Monitors will generally come with the following cables:
Power Cord, Display Port to Display Port, USB-C to USB-C, USB-A to USB-B
Cable Images:
Monitor to Desktop Connection:
First: Plug in one end of the Display Port cable to back of the monitor and the other end to the back of the desktop.
Next: Plug in the USB-B cable to the back of the monitor and the USB-A cable to the back of the desktop (if there are no ports available on the back of the desktop, plug in the cable to the front of the desktop).
*Older Desktop computers may not be compatible with video conferencing monitors. In the event that it is not compatible with the monitor an adapter will be needed but may not be fully functional to the monitor.
*If the USB-A to USB-B cable is not connected properly or at all the audio and camera will not work.
Monitor to Laptop Connection:
Plug in one end of the USB-C cable to the back of the monitor and the other end of the USB-C cable to the USB-C Display Port icon on the side of the laptop.
* Note that the USB-C cable port on the laptop must be either, Thunderbolt (Flash) or Display Port (DP). (If the computer is a macOS device any USB-C port will work).
