Setting up to stream from PC to Android tablets

[tomligon]

My goal here is to set up a portable "classroom" in which an instructor can broadcast stream a webcam or webcam microscope to students in the field, without internet. I envision using a W10 laptop with a wifi access point. So far I have VLC media player (3.0.11) running on a PC and showing a webcam with no problem. I have an Android tablet (Galaxy Tab E) running the VLC app (3.2.12). The tablet app is able to see the PC. It sometimes can't see video files, but when it can it can play them from the PC.

The problem is that I am having difficulty finding good instructions for establishing streaming (or mirroring) from the PC to the tablet. For example, one guide says to establish an http:// link by essentially clicking thru the defaults. Needless to say, that doesn't work. I need a system I can use over a very primitive access-point LAN that multiple tablets or smart phones can easily hit, and it needs to work without the internet because the remote class locations won't have access.

This does not need to be collaborative, i.e. the student devices do not need to upload anything, although it would be nice if the instructor could upload.

Most classroom setups seem aimed at uploading from multiple devices to a common wide screen monitor, and are not relevant. Many seem to need multiple technologies to address Android vs iOS devices, which perplexes me as both should be able to mirror via wifi.

The goal is to allow students on a hike to see what is on an instructor's camera while keeping a safe distance apart.