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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 o r newer of VC-48 +ShowRunnerCLC™ on VC-4 requires version 4.000.0007 of VC-4 9 9 ))) 10 10 11 11 {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**CONTENTS**"}} ... ... @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ 12 12 {{toc/}} 13 13 {{/box}} 14 14 15 +(% class="row" %) 16 +((( 15 15 **Licensing tutorial:** 16 16 17 17 //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.// ... ... @@ -42,22 +42,7 @@ 42 42 ** Record the serial number and MAC address 43 43 * Create a new room and load the ShowRunner™ License as the User File for the room 44 44 ** ShowRunner™ license requires the Room ID and Room Name, as well as the MAC address 45 -** Room ID is always one word, all caps and is case-sensitive for the license 46 46 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 - 61 61 = Accessing the ShowRunner™ Console = 62 62 63 63 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## ... ... @@ -64,41 +64,14 @@ 64 64 65 65 This command will open a telnet session with the ShowRunner™ program running on the VC-4, enabling the use of typical "sr" commands. To leave the ShowRunner™ console and close the telnet application, press the escape character '^]' ('ctrl+]'), type "quit", and then press enter. 66 66 67 - The ShowRunner™consolecan beused track normal Crestronconsole messagesto the/var/log/messages log by setting up a VC-4 API token and registering it inShowRunner™.To do this, navigateto the VC-4 configuration page, navigate to the "Settings" tabandopen the "Tokens" section. Click "Add Token" and name it "showrunner". Copy the token to your clipboard and then go into the ShowRunner™ console. Run the command "##sradmin set vc4 api token [paste the api token]##" and then run the command "##sradmin restart##"54 += Accessing the ShowRunnerHUB™ Web UI = 68 68 69 - By running the command"##sudo tail-f/var/log/messages##",theLinux console willstarttrackingmessages thatyou would normallysee ifyouconnectedtoan ordinaryprocessorviaTextConsole.56 +The ShowRunner™ 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 "/"**) 70 70 71 - =Accessingthe ShowRunner™UIs=58 +Prior to logging in to the ShowRunnerHUB™ UI, it is necessary to create a ShowRunner™ user. Open the ShowRunner™ console as described above and run the following command, replacing the "username", "name" and "password" with your desired credentials: ##sradmin add user **username** "**name**" Administrators **password**## 72 72 73 - ==ShowRunnerHUB™WebUI==60 +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. 74 74 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: 76 - 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 "/"** 80 - 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 62 +VC-4 Currently does NOT serve the XPANEL: 63 +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. 64 +)))