AV Access eShare W50 and D10 Wireless Conference System

I would like to thank AV Access for supplying the review sample.


AV Access is a brand that offers a wide range of audio/video signal processing products like HDMI extenders, KVM Switches and presentation systems. Their product range offers solutions that are geared towards the higher-end with metal housing enclosures and mounting hardware. More recently, AV Access introduced their eShare platform, which allows customers to set up an easy to use sharing platform which is perfect for meeting rooms or those on the go needing to interface to TVs and Webcams in foreign surroundings quickly and effortlessly. To go from wired, which the eShare W50 Conference System uses natively, to wireless, AV Access also offers the D10 USB Type-C dongle which we will examine as part of this quick look.

AV Access eShare W50 wireless presentation system

Both units come in white packaging with color print on them to explain what you are looking at. In the rear the packages go into a bit more depth around the unique selling points of the devices.


The AV Access eShare W50 ships in a foam cutout, so it will be nice and secure during transport.


Within you will find two cables - one HDMI and one USB-C. On top of that, there is a well sized antenna for the eShare W50 wireless functionality. As with most of their products, AV Access includes metal mounting brackets and screws, so that you may affix the unit to the table or wall.

The power supply ships with three different plugs that cover the geographical areas AV Access sells their products in and sports a connector with a nut to secure it properly to the eShare W50. The brick is rated for a 12 Volt, 2 Amp output, which makes it a 24 Watt unit.


The AV Access eShare W50 feels premium and hefty thanks to the metal housing. Their logo has prominently been placed at the rear edge, while it also clearly states the model number and purpose of the device. That latter part is actually quite important as one may easily communicate something along the lines of "please connect to the conference system" and an external, visiting user will easily be able to find it on the conference table for example. There are four rubber feet on the underside and an exposed pin connector, of which there is no mention in the manual.


In the front, there are two LEDs, one for power and the other as a status indicator. Towards the right, there is a USB-C port uniquely used to pair the D10 dongle to this particular W50 automatically as well as a pin-hole reset button. That USB-C port pairing element should truly not be underestimated as it requires no user knowledge and minimal interaction to pair any D10 USB-C dongle with this specific device. As such it is a quick, easy and robust way to ensure the pair works together as intended.

In the rear, from left to right, there is the power connection followed by an HDMI and USB-C input pair. This allows you to pre-route wiring to connect a device with cables. Next to these are three USB 3.0 ports, which allow for peripherals to be connected and accessed by any attached host system. Firmware updates may also be executed using a drive connected to a USB port. Lastly there is the HDMI output to your screen, an Ethernet port and the wireless antenna connectivity. If you connect the Ethernet to your local wired network infrastructure, the AV Access eShare W50 acts as a wireless AP, so that you retain internet connectivity even when wirelessly casting through Miracast or Airplay.


Both the provided HDMI and USB-C cable are equipped with a thumb screw, so you may securely attach these to the AV Access eShare W50. This is an excellent solution to ensure that these don't detach unintentionally when the eShare W50 is hidden away behind the TV or underneath the conference table for example.

AV Access eShare D10 USB-C Dongle

While you may use the AV Access eShare W50 wirelessly using Airplay or Miracast, that does have a bit of a drawback from an infrastructure perspective as the unit will ideally also need to be wired to the Internet so that you don't loose that aspect on your host system when switching your wifi connection to it to enable those wireless broadcasting mediums. To eliminate that issue, AV Access also offers a USB-C dongle with the D10 model number. It is sold separately, or as a bundle with the W50 and as such comes in its own box held in place by a cardboard cutout.


The dongle is rather sizable with a puck shaped end which sports the AV Access logo and a white status LED. The entire puck is basically one big button that initiates a connection with the AV Access eShare W50 automatically when pressed. The stem of the unit is flexible rubber which makes it far more resilient against breakage and reduces the amount of strain it puts on the USB-C port of your host system. On the underside, there are also rubber pads and some air vents.


The label mentions the model number, some legal text as well as - interestingly enough - the AV Access catch-all email. The USB-C port is pretty traditional, but the rubber around it seems a little thick, so recessed plugs may be a bit harder to connect to.

Setup and Use

Setting the entire system up is incredibly simple and that is essentially the point. You plug in the AV Access eShare W50 into the TV via HDMI out and then can connect your webcam, keyboard and mouse to the USB ports. Any connected host system can then access these to make your big screen a fully fledged "bring your own device" conference center. Once the D10 dongle is physically paired with the W50, you simply may plug it into any host system. Once that system detects it, pressing the large button on the puck instantly triggers a wireless connection - no technical knowledge, guesswork or passwords needed.


The initial UI provides clear communication on the three modes of connecting to the system along with all the necessary information around the eShare W50 IP address, name and password. This means no matter what, even visitors utilizing the conferencing systems have all the insights needed to get started. The interface even provides clear and concise feedback if you attempt to connect in a way that is not supported - for example using a USB-C equipped Pixel 7 and the D10 dongle. There seem to be a few kinks that need to be ironed out in their default setup, as there are several spelling errors present both on the screen as well as the web interface.

Web Interface

As the AV Access eShare W50 can act as an AP, it also has some smarts to allow you to set it up to suit your needs. You may enter the IP address presented on screen - which is its own local one, or one provided by a DHCP server though the wired network. The whole interface is password protected so unauthorized users can't go and change the setup at will. Being just an AP, you won't find any elaborate menu like on your home router on the eShare W50. Instead it focuses on a simple list of expandable menus in an order that the user would find most important instead of by type.


As such, the top two menu items relate to the wireless connectivity and display output, which are both aspects for the eShare W50 core functionality. You may change the units name, WiFi password and band as well as enable a simple PIN for easier access. The eShare W50 auto detects resolution which may also be adjusted manually, and lets you set the timeout until the eShare W50 forces the main display into standby mode.


The Network settings in turn pertain to how the eShare W50 obtains its own IP address, with the default setting being its own local IP but with DHCP enabled so that you could just connect it to your wired network and it would receive an IP from the proper range. Then there is a simple password setup element to allow you to change the credentials needed to access the whole interface.


While the eShare W50 ships with its own red and white background to explain how to connect to the unit, you may change what image is shown, which is potentially important in professional settings where this UI can be branded properly. Then there is that aforementioned ability to update the firmware of the device using a USB drive. At the time of writing there was no new publicly available firmware for the eShare W50, but AV Access did provide us with a slightly newer V1.2.9 zip file vs. the V1.2.2 out-of-the-box version. Installing this however did not immediately provide any tangible improvements and the minor versioning number reflects that this was not a major upgrade.


Which brings us to the last dropdown menu - a simple table that gives you insights into which firmware version is installed and when it was created.

Use And Conclusion

Using the AV Access eShare W50 and D10 Dongle is incredibly simple. That simplicity aspect is actually extremely important for the target audience of the whole setup. These products are aimed at professionals who want to take this on the road to be able to do presentations using on-location big screen displays or for stationary conference rooms where visitors or employees will utilize their own notebooks as the brains of the setup when doing presentations or video conferencing. For any of these scenarios, the setup has to be simple and robust - a must in a corporate environment.

Once the dongle is connected to the Mac or PC, you just have to wait a few seconds with the possible confirmation on your system to allow the dongle to connect to the host depending on your OS. Then simply press the big button and watch the magic happen. There is no noticeable lag between the host system and the wireless display connection and you may treat that screen as an extension of your desktop, just like a classic wired display or mirror your host system. Connected USB devices on the AV Access eShare W50 become accessible to the host system as well, which means you can use one webcam to capture the whole conference room for a group call all while using your own system.

Even without the dongle, by selecting the AV Access eShare W50 Access Point, you may Airplay or Miracast to the unit effortlessly as well. Naturally, by doing so, you will need to have a non-WiFi based internet connection on your host or ensure that the eShare W50 is wired up to a network to provide that internet access for you. Airplay works flawlessly using a 14" MacBook Pro M1 edition with the latest OS on it without any noticeable lag. We were unable to test Miracast, as we have no device on hand which utilizes that technology. In terms of firmware, there is nothing inherently wrong with it from a functional perspective, but AV Access managed to sneak in a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes unfortunately.

In terms of pricing, the AV Access eShare W50 is meant to be a cost effective conferencing solution when compared to some of the bigger players on the market. In that aspect it delivers, as the AV Access eShare W50 sells for $389.99 individually or $493.98 as a bundle with the D10 dongle. While that may not feel cheap, other products tend to clock in at thousands of dollars for a similar setup.