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Changes for page Accessing the XPanel

Last modified by Scott Kohlmann on 2023/04/21 14:47
From version 6.1
edited by Alexander Mott
on 2020/12/23 21:37
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To version 15.1
edited by Alexander Mott
on 2021/01/13 19:14
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15 15  === ShowRunner Installations v2.201 and Newer ===
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18 18  ShowRunner v2.201 was released December 17, 2020 and now includes a landing page when accessing the processor through a Web browser.
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20 20  1. Navigate to [[http:~~/~~/(ProcessorIpAddress)/index.html>>http://ProcessorIpAddress/index.html]] in a Web browser (Chrome or FireFox recommended)
21 -1. Click the "Install" button to download the CrestronXPanelSetup installer
22 -1. Once the download is finished, run the downloaded .exe or .air file to install the Crestron XPanel application (the filetype downloaded depends on whether your machine is a Windows or Mac)
24 +1. Click the "Install" button to download the CrestronXPanelSetup installed
25 +1. Once the download is finished, run the downloaded .exe or .air file to install the Crestron XPanel application (the filetype downloaded depends on whether your machine is a Windows or Mac)
23 23  1. After the XPanel software is installed, the XPanel can be accessed by clicking the "Launch - User Interface" button
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26 26  Steps 2 and 3 above only need to be performed the first time the XPanel is accessed from a computer through the ShowRunner landing page. Subsequent attempts to access the XPanel can be done by simply navigating to the ShowRunner landing page and clicking the "Launch - User Interface" button.
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31 31  === ShowRunner Installations v2.200 and Older ===
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42 +Legacy installations of ShowRunner do not have the new ShowRunner landing page, and thus the XPanel installer will need to be downloaded and installed separately. Additionally, a .vtz file matching the version of ShowRunner that is installed will need to be extracted from the ShowRunner .puf file.
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33 33  ===== Download the XPanel Installer =====
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35 -In order to open the .vtz file and access the XPanel, it is necessary to use the Crestron XPanel Installer. The XPanel installer is available [[here>>url:https://files.chiefintegrations.com/s/KpaoRcXYQ7GsawA]] for either Mac or Windows.
46 +In order to open the .vtz file and access the XPanel, it is necessary to use the Crestron XPanel Installer.
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48 +Mac: [[https:~~/~~/www.crestron.com/MacOsXPanelDesktopInstaller>>https://www.crestron.com/MacOsXPanelDesktopInstaller]]
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50 +Windows: [[https:~~/~~/www.crestron.com/WindowsXPanelDesktopInstaller>>https://www.crestron.com/WindowsXPanelDesktopInstaller]]
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37 37  ===== Acquire the .vtz File =====
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39 39  If Chief Integrations does the on-site commissioning a job, we will provide a direct download link to the correct version of the .vtz file necessary to access the XPanel. Otherwise, it is necessary to extract the necessary .vtz file from the ShowRunner .puf file.
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41 41  1. Log-in to the [[CI Customer Portal>>url:https://portal.chiefintegrations.com/]]
42 -1. Follow the link to the ShowRunner downloads page
43 -1. Download the version of ShowRunner that corresponds to the version running on the processor
57 +1. Follow the link to the ShowRunner downloads pageDownload the version of ShowRunner that corresponds to the version running on the processor
44 44  1*. Only the latest ShowRunner .puf is shown on this page. Older versions of ShowRunner are available in the Archives folder.
45 -1. Once downloaded, use a file archiver such as 7zip to open the CI_ShowRunner_v(X.XXX).puf file
59 +1. Once downloaded, use a file archiver such as winzip, winrar, or 7zip to open the CI_ShowRunner_v(X.XXX).puf file (change the .puf extension to .zip)
46 46  1. Once the .puf archive is opened, copy or extract the CI_ShowRunner_TSW-760.vtz file
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48 48  ===== Open the .vtz File =====
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