Changes for page VC-4 Setup
Last modified by Alexander Mott on 2024/10/24 15:00
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To version 24.1
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... ... @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ 5 5 6 6 (% class="box warningmessage" %) 7 7 ((( 8 -ShowRunnerCLC™ on VC-4 requires version 4.000.0007 of VC-4 8 +ShowRunnerCLC™ on VC-4 requires version 4.000.0007 or newer of VC-4 9 9 ))) 10 10 11 11 {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**CONTENTS**"}} ... ... @@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ 12 12 {{toc/}} 13 13 {{/box}} 14 14 15 -(% class="row" %) 16 -((( 17 17 **Licensing tutorial:** 18 18 19 19 //Note: Please use Chrome or Firefox to download the License from [[https:~~/~~/portal.chiefintegrations.com>>https://portal.chiefintegrations.com]]. Edge and Internet Explorer do not work properly.// ... ... @@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ 46 46 ** ShowRunner™ license requires the Room ID and Room Name, as well as the MAC address 47 47 ** Room ID is always one word, all caps and is case-sensitive for the license 48 48 47 +== Program Updates == 48 + 49 +To update an existing ShowRunner™ program on VC-4: 50 + 51 +* Download //CI_ShowRunner_vx.xx.cpz// and //Redirect.zip// from the VC-4 folder on the ShowRunnerCLC™ releases site 52 +* Connect to the VC-4 server [[https:~~/~~/(Your_VC-4_IPAddress)/VirtualControl/config/settings/>>https://(Your_VC-4_IPAddress)/VirtualControl/config/settings/]] 53 +* Load the Program 54 +** Go to the //Settings// tab 55 +** Go to the //Program Library// section 56 +** Click the pencil icon for the existing program associated with your ShowRunner™ Room 57 +** Click the blue "+Choose" icon, under the "Program" section and select the new ShowRunnerLoadHelper.cpz file 58 +** Once the new file is selected, click the "Update" button 59 +** Choose "Yes" when prompted to automatically restart rooms associated with the program, or select "No" and manually restart the room(s) later. 60 + 49 49 = Accessing the ShowRunner™ Console = 50 50 51 51 To access the ShowRunner™ console, connect to the VC-4 with PuTTY or another text console, log in to Linux, and then run the command ##telnet 127.0.0.1 50001## ... ... @@ -56,14 +56,37 @@ 56 56 57 57 By running the command "##sudo tail -f /var/log/messages##", the Linux console will start tracking messages that you would normally see if you connected to an ordinary processor via Text Console. 58 58 59 -= Accessing the ShowRunner HUB™WebUI =71 += Accessing the ShowRunner™ UIs = 60 60 61 - TheShowRunner™ configuration should be uploaded to the processor using the ShowRunnerHUB™web UI.It is not possible to access the ShowRunnerHUB™ web UI by directly navigating to the IP address of the VC-4 server, instead it is necessary to navigate to the following URL: https:~/~/**vc-4ip**/VirtualControl/Rooms/**ROOMID**/cws/showrunner/app/ (Bold portions should be modified with your specific IP and Room ID, **DO NOT OMIT THE LAST "/"**)73 +== ShowRunnerHUB™ Web UI == 62 62 63 - Prior to logging in to the ShowRunnerHUB™UI,itnecessarytocreatea ShowRunner™user. Open the ShowRunner™consoleasdescribedaboveand runthefollowing command, replacingthe"username","name" and "password" withyour desiredcredentials: ##sradmin add user**username**"**name**" Administrators**password**##75 +The ShowRunner™ configuration should be uploaded to the processor using the ShowRunnerHUB™ Web UI. To access the ShowRunnerHUB™ Web UI, it is necessary to navigate to the following URL: 64 64 65 -The username and password should be one word each and will be the credentials used to log in to the ShowRunnerHUB™ UI. The name can be multiple words as long as it is in quotes, and is simply a friendly name used to identify each user. 77 +* https:~/~/**vc-4ip**/VirtualControl/Rooms/**ROOMID**/cws/showrunner/app/ 78 +* Bold portions should be modified with your specific IP and Room ID [the Room ID is case sensitive] 79 +* **DO NOT OMIT THE LAST "/"** 66 66 67 -VC-4 Currently does NOT serve the XPANEL: 68 -The XPanel does not launch from the ShowRunnerHUB webpage. To access the XPanel, extract the VTZ file from the ShowRunnerCLC™ puf file and launch. Select Options>Host Settings and input the Host IP, IPID, Port 41794, check SSL, enter the Room ID, and Open. Type in the username and password (if applicable) and wait for the XPanel to connect. 69 -))) 81 +Prior to logging in to the ShowRunnerHUB™ Web UI, it is necessary to create a ShowRunner™ user. Open the ShowRunner™ console as described above and run the following command: 82 + 83 +* ##sradmin add user **username** "**name**" Administrators **password**## 84 +* Replace the bolded username, name, and password portions with the your desired credentials 85 +* The username and password should be one word each and are the credentials used to log in to the ShowRunnerHUB™ Web UI 86 +* The name can be multiple words as long as it is in quotes, and is simply a friendly name used to identify each user 87 + 88 +== ShowRunner™ XPanel UI == 89 + 90 +VC-4 Currently does not serve the XPanel over the webserver, so it is not possible to launch the XPanel interface from the ShowRunnerHUB™ Web UI. To access the XPanel: 91 + 92 +* Extract the CI_ShowRunner_TSW-770.vtz file from the CI_ShowRunner_v3.x.puf file used to install ShowRunnerCLC™ 93 +** Some applications such as 7-Zip are able to open .puf files directly using the right-click context menu to open the archive 94 +** If you do not have these programs installed, then it is necessary to change the file type from .puf to .zip so that Windows will recognize it as an archive and allow you to extract files from it 95 +** Computers with lower resolutions may find it easier to use the TSW-760 UI instead of 96 +* Launch the .vtz file using Crestron XPanel 97 +* Select Options>Host Settings and fill out the fields with the required information: 98 +** VC-4 IP address 99 +** XPanel IP-ID (default 12, but editable in the config) 100 +** Port 41796 101 +** Check the box for SSL 102 +** Room ID 103 +* Once all fields have been filled out, click "Open" 104 +* If authentication is enabled, you will also be prompted to enter a username and password