Miracast issues on the U-M VPN

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Summary

Methods that can help screen share an LSA Laptop using Miracast off-campus.

Screen share using Miracast to a TV or other display while off-campus.

Environment

LSA managed laptop connected to the UMVPN off-campus.  

Directions

Miracast is the screen sharing method that many laptops use for screen sharing between a computer and another display.

There can be issues with Miracast when attempting to screen share while connected to the Cisco AnyConnect VPN:

  • If the user is unable to screen share to their TV or another display, have them disconnect from the VPN and try again.
  • Also check if they are using 'Only U-M Traffic' or 'All Traffic' in the VPN, if they are using 'All Traffic' try using the former.
  • If they connect successfully, have them reconnect to the VPN and see if the screen share connection persists.