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1. lt location name conference room gt lt projector customPage maxLamp 4000 name Mitsubishi manufacturer MITSUBISHI driverlD 43 model XD300 locations All Devices Demo LAB conference room serialNumber devicePort 192 168 1 223 10001 portID LANT portFamily TCP portMode gt lt command name StatusCommand operation GetStatus parameters frequency 5 duration 86400 usage 0 days 127 start 2006 05 31 00 00 stop 2016 05 31 00 00 gt lt projector gt lt screen name screen manufacturer DALITE driverlD 10 model DualScreen locations All Devices Demo conference room serialNumber devicePort 192 168 1 190 10001 portID LANT portFamily TCP portMode gt lt command name StatusCommand operation GetStatus parameters frequency 5 duration 86400 usage 0 days 127 start 2006 05 31 00 00 stop 2016 05 31 00 00 gt lt screen gt lt location gt There is a single lt location gt node with the following field name defines a unique name for the location Names are case independent lt command gt element defines scheduled commands Attributes of a command name defines a unique name for the command Names are case independent and must be unique within the command collection under this location or under this device Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 33 duration period in seconds for the command to run frequency how often in seconds2. Microsoft Net Framework 1 1 Any audio visual AV device you plan to control or manage must be connected to the network Then Spinoza Navigator Server must be installed on a server computer To actually control the device you can then use a web browser on any computer on the network IMPORTANT NOTE Before you can actually begin using Spinoza Navigator you must first obtain a License Key by visiting the Spinoza web site at http spinozatechnology com navigator The License Key is required from you before you use the software for the first time You are allowed to install Spinoza Navigator software on multiple computers but the software will allow you to control only up to the number of devices authorized by the License you have purchased Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 5 To install Spinoza Navigator Server l 2 97 R Close all applications you have running Insert the Spinoza Navigator CD The Setup program should launch automatically in Windows If it does not you can open the CD and double click on the Setup program icon Select Install Spinoza Navigator on the Setup screen Click Next to continue through a series of screens with information about the License Agreement Minimum System Requirements Prerequisite Software Select a Destination Location for the installed files On the Select Additional Tasks screen it is recommended that you leave the following boxes checked Install Basic Device Services
3. 2 Click to select the box labeled Overwrite location with same name 3 Click the Import button Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 21 9 Lamp Life Page The Lamp Life page of the Navigator Web Interface summarizes the lamp life of all projectors in the system A sample appears below say NM 23 b Export as XML Export as CSV Export as HTML This page presents a simple report showing each projector in the system and a profile on its current lamp usage Note This sample page was made from a system that wasn t online thus the Unknown entries Usually these would represent actual hours The report can be sorted by column by clicking on the column name Clicking on a name twice in succession will result in a reverse sort The Export buttons allow you to download the contents of the report formatted as an XML file a CSV file ready for import to Microsoft Excel or as an HTML page Spinoza Navigator User Manual 10 Notify Rules Page The Notify Rules page allows you to configure rules that are used by the Event Monitor to send email notifications Current XML File Notification Rules tion rule name to view and edit its configuration parameters sa S F click on an notifica Settings for notification rule 1 Mail Settings userl samplecompany com webmaster localhost com ee S There has been a change in projector status status of Sedevice e in location is Yes
4. Hardwired Dell 5100A SNMP Controlled 5100 A and SNMP Controlled 5100 B And in addition to the standard location All Devices there are two other locations First Floor and Second Floor On the left is the Site Navigator which allows you to select which location appears on the right site The example shows the default mode where All Devices is the selected Location When selected a location and its devices will appear in the right most pane If a projector is selected the right pane will scroll so the selected device is visible The icons in the Site Navigator describe the state of the devices and of the locations A location will show a particular icon if any device with the location shows that icon Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 9 The sample below shows another snapshot of the configuration shown above In this case the Second Floor location has been selected which contains 2 of the projectors At the time this snapshot was taken the Hardwired device was starting up thus the yellow icon and the SNMP B device was disconnected 3 Mute All Mute All OFF All ON All OFF Volume ON Power VGA DVI Video S Video Bright Contrast Volume D Zoom SNM Controlled 5 OB YELL 5 AP SNMFP Power VGA DVI Video S Video Bright Contrast Volume D Zoom The rightmost pane is the Location Status and Control view The top most strip Second Floor as shown provides controls that apply to all devices in that location This allow
5. 29 Notification Rules hi Dd ah es AAA Bh ee Rows eet 31 Defining User Pret A Lesa de A ee eS 31 Location Import File Format XML cccecccesccsseessesseeeeceeeceecesecesecaecsaecaaecseecaeeeaeeeaeeeeeeaeeeaeeeeesneeeeaeeaees 32 Location Import File Format CSV vice a 33 Driver 4 Christie Roadrunner L6 Configuration File Format XML sees 34 For more information lt aac E c e es enews e o 37 Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 3 1 Introduction The Spinoza Navigator Suite manages communications status and controls for projectors and issues notifications and reports based on user defined events The Suite consists of 3 primary applications e Spinoza Navigator Device Services this is a device server that interfaces with the projectors sending commands and monitoring health e Spinoza Navigator Event Monitor this application watches for UDP messages issued by the Device Server Based on user defined notifications rules SMTP email messages can be sent to any designated user s The Event Monitor also stores the notifications in a database for subsequent analysis e Spinoza Navigator Web provides the user interface that allows you to configure your projector network define notification rules view reports on device usage and control the projectors themselves This document is primarily concerned with describing the Spinoza Navigator Web interface The home page provides control functions and is the page you will bec
6. Here the sample2 device will use the inputs described in the justone lt common gt section e In addition individual devices can override lt common gt and lt default gt by using a stand alone lt device gt section Here the sample device will appear differently than all other type 4 devices Within a lt device gt lt common gt or lt default gt section is a list of lt input gt elements The lt input gt elements will appear as the device input choices in the order of the file Page 35 Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 36 lt input gt element attributes advanced true or false default is false When true this input will appear in the advanced panel second line of the control display inputNumber numerical This attribute defines the input slot associated with they entry 1 to 3 inputName string This attribute specifies the name of the input source label string This is the textual label that will appear on the display Note that any space will be converted to a line break Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 37 For more information Additional product information is available at http spinozatechnology com navigator via the Product Support button on the top navigation strip
7. Navigator web site will check the Navigator Web server to determine if new information should be displayed This value will be the same for all users of the Spinoza Navigator so the value should be chosen appropriately based on users machine speed and total number of anticipated users You can change this easily at any time Threshold for Lamp Usage warning hrs This value determines when the Navigator web pages show Replace Lamp indications Note that other values can be used to trigger notification rules The best strategy may be to have a notification rule trigger first so new lamps can be purchased and have the Navigator Web warn only when the lamp is getting close to its anticipated lifetime Device Server IP This is the IP address by which the Navigator Web server communicates with the Device Server If DNS is available on the network it can be a name if not it should be an IP address e g 123 0 1 23 Device Server Port This is the IP Port over which the Device Server communicates It should not be changed unless there are unusual network issues at a particular installation SMTP Server This is the name of the SMTP server that is used to issue Notification Rule email Show Temperature in Centigrade This checkbox controls how lamp temperatures are displayed Assembly this read only field describes the current Net assembly version number used by Spinoza Navigator View License Configuration This link
8. lamp hours comm Communications status device Device name location All locations for device devicePort Port device is using Devices to Check section This section defines the scope of the current rule In other words which devices should this rule apply to The default is for the rule to apply to all devices but you can use the radio buttons to have a given rule apply to devices whose name location model or manufacturer match the filter string Unless the exact match box is checked this filter string will be wild carded for matching for example a name filter Dell would include any device whose name began with Dell Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 24 Notification Reason section This section defines what event will trigger the rule to run There are two types of events timed and dynamic You can define when any notification is cleaned from the notification history By default the notifications will never be deleted Timed events are the simpler to define user selects when the event is to occur and how often it should repeat The following pre defined timed events are provided Filter needs cleaning Warranty is running out Maintenance is scheduled User defined reason When a timed event is selected specific text will pre populate the message and subject sections of the Mail Settings area See the Advanced Users section to learn how to define your own events Dynamic events occur when someth
9. that will bring up the Spinoza Technology web site and provide product support and give you the opportunity to upgrade from the free trial to a permanent license Also when you are using a free trial license the section in the middle indicated by the red line will appear This section will show you how much time remains on the trial license Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 8 4 Status and Control Page The default home page of the Navigator Web Interface is the Status and Control page shown below Note Spinoza Navigator uses the term Location to describe a set of devices created by a user For example a Location might include all the devices in a specific conference room or all the devices you want to send a command to at a specific time or all the devices you have configured to be managed by Navigator status and control lamp fe configuration otify rules histor product support upgrade i Mute All Mute All All ON All OFF 9 ON wired Dell 5100A DELL 5100MP SI VGA ML Mi Power Analog S Video Analog Digital HDMI Composite Vo Bright Contrast Volume Toggle more RA Site Navigator 9e 8 OF SSO Digital HDMI Composite Bright Contrast Volume Toggle BNC BNC Color Al Analog Component H Key WKey D Zoom Mode less KA Mi Mi Digital HDMI Composite Power y esse Bright Contrast Volume Toggle Ee This sample shows a configuration that has 3 projectors
10. the command should run operation name of command to run SetInput PowerOn PowerOff or GetStatus Custom parameters only valid for SetInput and Custom operations When Custom the parameter should be GetAdvanced For SetInput commands the format is driverid input name start starting time date in the format yyyy mm dd hh ss stop ending time date in the format yyyy mm dd hhiss lt projector gt or lt device gt element defines a device projector or screen Attributes of a projector or device name defines a unique name for the device Names are case independent customPage url for the custom link on the configuration page projector only This is an optional field serialNumber the device serial number This is an optional field manufacturer device manufacturer must match choice in configuration dropdown model device mode must match choice in configuration dropdown driverID driver number as shown on configuration page locations list of locations where device resides List is semi colon delimited The device will always be included in the file s named location and always in All Devices Additional devices can be specified here current location and All Devices are legal but ignored devicePort communications port for device When using IP communications this should be ip port e g 192 168 1 219 161 portFamily port type This field is used to determine whi
11. the local network Another option is to create a single GetStatus command attached to a location rather than have it be specific to a device This allows you to create a simpler configuration as you can modify a single Frequency to tune the loading of the entire site Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 28 Only a single GetStatus command will be used by Navigator for any device If you have set multiple commands for a device for example both as an individual device and as part of a Location the following priorities will apply 1 Any GetStatus command attached to a specific device has the highest priority If a device has a GetStatus command locations are not checked for GetStatus commands 2 However if a device does not have a GetStatus command the locations are checked in alphabetic order except All Devices The first GetStatus command found for a particular device is applied to that device 3 Finally the All Devices location is checked Any GetStatus command for this all inclusive location is applied to any devices that still do not have GetStatus commands Note on the GetAdvanced Command In addition to the GetStatus command some device types also use a special GetAdvanced command called AdvancedStatus The GetAdvanced command is very similar to the GetStatus command except that it checks for rarely used status information that is specific to this device type Because these status values are less regularly used the d
12. these are the core software services required to control devices Install Navigator Event Monitor this installs the software component that reports various events related to a device Install Navigator Web Client this installs a link on the desktop of the Server machine Display Option Set desktop wallpaper This option allows you to rapidly identify any computer being used to host Spinoza Navigator When prompted enter the License Key that you have obtained by visiting the Spinoza web site at http spinozatechnology com navigator You will not be able to use the software until you first enter the License Key Follow the onscreen steps to complete the installation process IMPORTANT NOTE While the Navigator Web relies on an IIS web site a component part of Windows operating systems the Navigator Device server itself is implemented using the NavTunnelVision GoAhead web server Therefore when you install the Spinoza Navigator suite there will actually be two web servers running NavTunnelVision on port 100 and IIS on port 80 The Navigator Web site IIS communicates with NavTunnel Vision and uses it to monitor and control projector devices Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 6 3 Using the Navigator Web Client Spinoza Navigator uses a web browser client to communicate with the server computer that in turn manages projectors and other A V devices When you install the Navigator Web you create a site called by defa
13. will take you to the License configuration page where you can enter a new license key or view the current license parameters Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 15 Note that if you place your cursor over any of the help symbols explanatory text describing the meaning of the configuration parameter will appear Whenever you make changes you should click the Save Site Settings button to save the settings back to the system Configuration gt Site Configuration o o o o o o o o o o Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 16 7 Device Configuration page To create and save the configuration for a new device l 2 EN 4 Click on Configuration Scroll down to the Device Configuration section of the page and click on Add Projector or Add Screen Fill out the Configuration form with information about your new device Type in the Serial Number for the device to differentiate among multiple devices from the same manufacturer and of the same model Click on Add Projector Various integrity checks will be performed If there is an error appropriate messages will appear near the errant fields and you must correct them before the configuration can be saved To change and save the configuration for an existing device l 2 3 4 Click on Configuration Scroll down to the Device Configuration section of the page and click on the Name of an existing Projector or Screen Fill out the Configuration form
14. User Manual the freedom you deserve Spinoza Technology August 2006 Applies to Spinoza Navigator version 3 0 2 5 Legal Notice The information contained in this document relates to current software created by Spinoza Technology as of the date of publication Because Spinoza Technology must respond to changing market conditions it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Spinoza Technology and Spinoza Technology cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication This User Manual is for informational purposes only SPINOZA TECHNOLOGY MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user Without limiting the rights under copyright no part of this document may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise or for any purpose without the express written permission of Spinoza Technology Corporation Spinoza Technology may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Spinoza Technology the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or
15. also add scheduled commands for the entire location via the Add Command button As with device scheduled commands this is considered an Advanced Feature and is described in that section Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 20 Importing and Exporting Locations When the Location page is in Edit mode you will see a button on the bottom labeled Export This gives you the ability to save the definition of that location as an XML or CSV file If you are in an environment where configurations change often it may be useful to have known configurations to restore When the page is in New mode the page will appear as below Configuration gt New Location Browse In this mode you can enter a file name to import or browse to one via the Browse button When the Import button is selected the file will be read and validated If there are no errors the location defined in the file will be added to the current configuration There are two formats for importing files XML and CSV The rules for file format and importing are described in depth in the Advanced section Saving Different Versions of a Location You may need to create export and import multiple versions of a Location and a set of devices associated with the Location To replace a current Location with a previous version of the same Location with the same name 1 Click the Browse button to locate the XML or CSV file containing the replacement Location
16. ar on the Notification Page of the Web Client The following defines the fields in each rule value This is an internal use value and should not be changed shortText This field determines what appears at the top of the Notification page after the rule has been saved fullText This field determines what text is visible under the Notification Reason section s drop down menu message This field is inserted into the message line of the Mail Settings section when this notification is chosen subject This field is inserted into the subject line of the Mail Settings section when this notification is chosen Please remember that The value field must not be changed Doing so will cause errors in the Navigator Event Monitor Field names must be separated with an equal sign from their values and the values must be enclosed by double quote marks o Ex subject projector Yodevice is Y status Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 32 Location Import File Format XML The XML format for a Location input file is defined below Perhaps the easiest way of understanding how the file is structured is to export a file from a known configuration and compare the contents to the definition below Basic schema of the XML file lt location gt lt command gt lt command gt lt device gt lt command gt lt device gt lt device gt lt device gt lt location gt Example of an XML file
17. ch port type should be used The legal values are COM SNMP TCP HTTP portMode mode This is an optional field Typically empty SNMP is required for SNMP drivers PortID the port type ID The value must match an entry in the DBPortChoice xml file located in the Zones directory Location Import File Format CSV The CSV format for a Location input file is defined below Comma Separated Value files are a simple mechanism for describing bulk inputs and can be easily created from Excel spreadsheets Use File Save As and choose CSV format For CSV files the name of the location is the name of the file For example a file named C sample myplace csv will produce a location called myplace The first line of the CSV file contains titles of the columns The columns can be in any order and the file can contain additional columns but the following column titles are available spaces can be removed and the names are case insensitive Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 34 NAME The name of the device IP ADDRESS The IP address of the device PORT The communications port for the device optional PORT ID The port type ID VENDOR The device manufacturer MODEL The device model SERIAL NUMBER optional Serial number of device The NAME field contains the device name and is subject to all the rules of manually input device names no carets slashes or semi colons The IP ADDRESS field sho
18. e of command should be executed There are 4 types of commands that may be scheduled Device Status Query the device for its current status Power On Turn on the device Power Off Turn off the device Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 30 Set Input Set the device input to a particular setting Note that the input settings vary depending on the device When a location based scheduled command is being defined there will be an input choice for each driver type within that location This allows you to set the inputs of all devices to a desired state with a single scheduled command In this example the chosen projector has a command that executes every weekday in February at 8 30 AM attempting to turn the projector on twice every 15 seconds for 30 seconds at that time Once all the information has been entered into the page click Add Command or Save Changes in Edit mode to add this command Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 31 Notification Rules Defining User Events The Spinoza Navigator Web Client comes with a set of pre defined types to help you in creating notifications However these types can be personalized to your desire Within the Navigator s installed Zones directory default dir C program files spinoza technology zones open the file NotifyRuleUI xml This file controls all the information for the default notification types By changing the data in this file you can control how they appe
19. efault frequency is greater the device server checks for these fields less frequently This command should generally not be deleted but it may be desirable to alter the frequency Scheduled commands are generally set up to run periodically However location based Scheduled Commands can also be configured to run On Demand When a location has On Demand type scheduled commands those commands will appear as buttons on the location control bar as in this example using the Location Second Floor status and control lamp life Sec r All ON All OFF oe Mute All Mute All Inputs Volume ON OFF To_RGB e wat e EN ntrolled 5100 A DELL 5100MP SNMP VGA M1 M1 Mute Power Analog S Video Analog Digital HDMI Composite Bright Contrast Volume Toggle VGA M1 BNC BNC Y Color y Component Component Component Analog Component H Key N Kev D Zoom Mode SS Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 29 When creating a new Command choose an appropriate name for the command before moving onto the Command Schedule and Command Description sections Note Each command must have a name unique within that set of commands Command Schedule section The Command Schedule section describes how to schedule the command Here you can pick how long each day the command should run its Duration filter what days of the week the command should run and designate whether a command should be scheduled
20. ellow means the device is changing warming up or cooling down Gray indicates the projector is off The other controls appear according to the attributes provided by the selected projector Now look to the Site Navigator Youll see the status of each device appearing again as an indicator And the highlighted Second Floor has a Green and Red icon because at least one device contained within it is on and at least one is in error You may change the input source of a projector by selecting the corresponding button After the source is successfully selected the button will appear in the highlighted green mode The other controls should be self explanatory and correlate to the basic projector functions Note that the latency within the system and within the projector may not produce immediate response it may be necessary to wait a moment or two before the request has the desired effect Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 11 In addition to the More or Less state of each device the Status and Control page remembers the width of the Site Navigator window and which Location is currently selected When you return to the Status and Control page these settings take effect once again making the page look just as it did when you left Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 12 5 Configuration Page You use the Configuration Page to set up devices to be monitored using Spinoza Navigator to group devices into Locations so you can manage them in a coo
21. ge Click the name to get to the command check the box to delete it and use the Add button to define a new scheduled command Because scheduled commands are what keep the system aware of the status of devices caution must be taken when modifying them Because of this a confirmation dialog below appears before allowing you to perform any scheduled command modifications Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 Caution editing scheduled commands should only be performed with sufficient training Do you wish to continue Cancel Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 19 8 Location Configuration page The Location Configuration page provides you with a one stop spot for grouping devices into locations To create a new Location or edit an existing one 1 Click on Configuration 2 Scroll down the page to Locations or Click on the name of an existing location First Floor i SNMP Controlled 5100 A Add lt lt sup Controlled 5100 B DELL 5100 gt Remove Command Save Changes Export As with devices this page appears in two modes Edit and New but the functionality is the same You can define the location s name in the given text box By selecting the available devices in the two list boxes and then using the Add and Remove buttons you can define which devices appear under control of that location Press Save Changes or Add Location in Edit mode to record your changes Location names must be unique You can
22. heduled commands allow you to automatically turn devices on or off or set their inputs during specified times To go to the Command page from the bottom of a Configuration page for either a Device or Location e Click on Add Command or click on the name of an existing command The image below depicts a sample command Note that as with the Site Configuration page the Scheduled Commands page provides roll over help symbols to help you understand the purpose of each field Page 27 Spinoza Navigator User Manual Configuration gt Device Hardwired Dell 5100A DELL 5100MP gt Scheduled Command StatusCommand Name StatusCommand sunday Y asan 21 2015 ze JO G v0 Save Changes Scheduled commands can be applied to an individual device or to all devices in a location by defining the scheduled command as part of the location Note on the GetStatus Command By default all devices are created with a command called StatusCommand which regularly checks and reports on the status of the device This command is required for the server to be able to actively query the attached device for information on its current status and generally should not be erased However you might wish to modify the Frequency of the command see below increasing the interval for faster response or decreasing the interval to reduce network load You should only modify this setting if you are an advanced user with knowledge of
23. ing happens to the devices A given rule can combine any of the following reasons Power On a device power on is detected Power Off a device power off is detected Thermal the thermal warning provided by some devices is detected Potential Theft when the device is disconnected from the network this may mean the device is being stolen You can also configure an amount of time to wait in case periodic unplugging is expected Network a network error is detected Lamp Hours when the device reaches a threshold of lamp usage Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 25 11 History Page The History page allows you to examine the history of events that triggered Notification Rules Notification History Table Export as XML Export as CSV Export as HTML ms Paper There are currently 72 events in the history table This is a simple viewing report You can choose to export the file in XML CSV formatted for Microsoft Excel or HTML format The only other controls on the page are the Items per page dropdown when selected the page will redraw with that number of items the maximum shown on a page and the page numbers When you click on a page number link that page will display Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 26 12 Advanced Scheduled Commands The Scheduled Commands page is used to create or modify commands that can discretely or periodically change the state of a chosen device Sc
24. ne the address of the device s internal web page if any Some devices support direct control via an internal web page If this field is provided it will appear as a link on the site configuration page Serial Number this optional field can be used to record the serial number of the device It will appear in reports such as lamp usage and on the Setup page Device Access describes how the projector is connected Serial or COM ports are described by numbers they must be hard wired via cable from the Device Server computer to the projector More often a network configuration is used The appropriate choice is selected from the dropdown which will initialize the address and port fields You then adjust the address field as appropriate to the device Typically the default port value is correct and need not be modified Manufacturer selection of the manufacturer from this dropdown will control which choices are available under the Model dropdown Model combined with the Manufacturer this defines which driver will be used to communicate with the projector Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 18 Locations all defined Locations appear here in a list You can add or remove a projector from a Location via the check boxes Scheduled Commands Scheduled Command editing is an Advanced feature described in that section On this page it operates just like the device and Location lists on the Site Configuration pa
25. ol many devices via a single command or to easily view the status of many devices at once Note that a device can be contained in more than one location in fact if you define your own Locations this will always be the case since All Devices is always present The Locations list functions exactly the same as the Device list click the Location name to modify the Location use the Delete check box when you wish to remove a Location and use the Add button to create a new Location When deleting a location you can also request that all devices contained in that location are also deleted using the Include devices when deleting checkbox Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 14 6 Site Configuration page This page allows you to define various site parameters Interval for checking Scheduled Notifications check sec This value defines how frequently the Event Monitor will check to determine if time based rules have fired If no time based rules defined this should be set to Off to conserve system resources However resource usage is quite low so don t be afraid to set a low threshold if you do have rules you can always set it to a higher value if you need to later Interval for Device Server refresh sec This value defines how frequently the Navigator Web server will check the Device Server to retrieve device information Interval for Page refresh sec This value determines how frequently the various pages of the
26. ome most familiar with A sample is shown below Spinoza Navigator great C L L L Mute All Mute All All ON AI GEE Volume ON On VGA Power Analog S Video Ania Z HDMI Composite 0060 Y Y S Z Y Bright Contrast Volume Toggle more RA SNMP Controlled 5100 A DELL 5100MP SNMP 0060 FF VGA ML Mi Mute Power Analog S Video Analog Digital HDMI Composite aa Contrast Volume Toggle RCA VGA Mi BNC BNC S Component Component Component Analog Component 9 S ba RLE Y CONU O J de VELL 2 LU v a P ela amp amp VGA Mi 1 Mute Power l Analog S Video Analog Digital HDMI Composite Bright Contrast Volume Toggle Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 4 2 Installing Spinoza Navigator Server The Navigator Web site is implemented using Microsoft Net and uses Microsoft s Internet Information Service ISS The site requires the Microsoft Net Framework 1 1 and IIS 5 or greater See the Spinoza Navigator Quick Start Guide for more info Minimum System Requirements PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended 233 MHz minimum required single or dual processor system Intel Pentium Celeron family or AMD K6 Athlon Duron family or compatible processor recommended 128 MB RAM 256 MB recommended 20 MB Disk Space Display Resolution 1024x768 Prerequisite Software a Microsoft Windows XP Professional with IIS
27. or should run only on demand All the fields on this page are based on daily command scheduling Schedule refers to what day s of the week the command should execute Only the days that the command should run should be checked Start Date indicates the date the command should begin and Start Time indicates when on that day the scheduling should begin End Date defines the last day the command should run An example of scheduling would be A command activating from 3 1 2006 5 00 PM to 4 1 2006 occurring only on a Friday meaning the command would trigger every Friday at 5 00 PM in March Once a command is set to run on a particular day the Duration field defines how long the command should repeat Likewise the Frequency field defines how often the command should repeat For example a duration of 1 hour and a frequency of 1 minute will cause the command to run 60 times each indicated day Some Examples of Duration and Frequency Duration 40 Minutes Frequency 60 seconds o Command is sent every minute for 40 minutes Duration 50 Seconds Frequency 10 seconds o Command is sent every 10 seconds for 50 seconds Duration 30 Seconds Frequency 30 seconds o Command is sent once When a Scheduled Command is associated with a location the Usage choices will appear From this you select if the command is to run on a schedule only on demand or both Command Description section The Command Description section describes what typ
28. other intellectual property 2006 Spinoza Technology All rights reserved The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 2 Contents T INMOGUCHON aes ES 3 2 Installing Spinoza Navigator Server eee eee eee eee 4 Minimum System Requirements sss sees eee eee eee 4 Prerequisite Software lt i le es 4 3 Using the Navigator Web Client 2 2 2 c0cecee esos cette eens eee eters 6 4 Status and Control Page e 8 5 Config ration Page 222 ee eaea Sod eie eae dd 12 Site Configura oMi n nE a E AR R E A R E E a A E E 12 IR leE TEST Te TTT 12 Locations TT 13 6 Site Configuration Dade sse eee eee eee eee eee 14 7 Device Configuration Page sese eee eee eee eee eee 16 8 Location Configuration Dage sese eee eee eee cece eee 19 Importing and Exporting Locations ienie ak e eaaa e ae ERS 20 Z kamp Hite Pagea ze pe a a a a a a a A orn re nT 21 10 Notify Rules Page eaa et edad 22 Notification Rules TTT 23 Mail Settings e TTT 23 Devices to Check sections i s530i5 ails eisai aie dea iii ie aie eins alain 23 Notification Reason section enasna ash teeta chased A GOTIK TRES dond 24 11 History Page 222 au taul aloo tel natn lado do dodo lll dr fl ad 25 12 PROV ANG OO 525 58 20 Tet ol aah A A A AA 26 Scheduled Commands 0 A A A di i n 26 Command Schedule Section sita aid 29 Command Description Section sss eee eee eee
29. rdinated way and to change how the overall system is configured Site Configuration L6 Add Projector Add Screen _ Delete Selected Devices a Delete Selected Locations C Site Configuration You can view and modify your overall Navigator site configurations by choosing the Site Configuration button For a description of Site Configuration see Section 6 Device Configuration section In this section you can modify the devices known to the system When a device already exists and must be modified click on the device name this will lead you to the Device Configuration page Devices can be removed from the system by selecting the Delete check box and then pressing the Delete Selected Devices button New devices can be defined by pressing the Add buttons which lead to the Device Configuration page Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 13 Note that if you are at the maximum number of devices defined by your license the Add buttons will not appear You can increase the number of devices allowed by visiting the Upgrade page on the Spinoza Navigator web site which can be accessed via the Upgrade button on the top control strip Locations section In this section you can modify the Locations known to the system Locations are a convenient way to group devices Use of Locations is optional there is always a location called All Devices that displays every device in the system Locations can be used to contr
30. s you to turn all devices on or off with a single click Similarly volume can be set and mute can be enabled or disabled for all devices with one click Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 10 Beneath the location strip are sections that describe each device present in that location and allow you to control that device specifically Note the SNMP B device has a Disconnected error appearing to the right of its title This is where status messages appear When the device is online the power icon will show green and the lamp hours will appear in this area status and control f amp lifi D Mute All Mute All All ON All OFF Volume ON OFF aa a el S 9 9 S Power vi DVI Video S Video Bright Contrast Volume D Zoom DVI Video S Video Bright Contrast Volume D Zoom o a BBB al RCA YcBcRRCA YpBpR M1 YcBcR Mi YpBpR H Key Local intranet On the far right of each strip you ll see buttons labeled More and Less These allow you to see only the primary controls as in the first projector row or to show expanded controls as the second projector row These settings will be remembered so next time you see that device it will appear with the same controls showing Within a projector s control strip the first button Power is always present The color of this button indicates the state of the device These colors correspond to the icons in the Site Navigator Green is on Red is an error state Disconnected above and Y
31. ser Manual Basic schema of the driver 4 XML file lt inputs gt lt default gt lt input gt lt default gt lt common gt lt input gt lt common gt lt device gt lt input gt lt device gt lt inputs gt Example of an driver 4 XML file lt inputs gt lt default gt lt input inputNumber 1 inputName ANALOG label Input1 Analog gt lt input inoutNumber 1 inputName DIGITAL label Input1 Digital gt lt input inputNumber 2 inputName VIDEO label Input2 Video gt lt input inputNumber 2 inputName RGB label Input2 RGB gt lt input inputNumber 3 inputName VIDEO label Input3 Video advanced true gt lt input inputNumber 3 inputName SVIDEO label Input3 S Video advanced true gt lt default gt lt common name justone gt lt input inputNumber 1 inputName ANALOG label Input1 Analog gt lt input inoutNumber 1 inputName DIGITAL label Input1 Digital gt lt device name sample2 gt lt common gt lt device name sample gt lt input inputNumber 2 inputName ANALOG label Input2 Analog gt lt input inputNumber 2 inputName DIGITAL label Input2 Digital gt lt device gt lt inputs gt The lt default gt section defines the standard extended input commands for this system These can be overridden in two ways e Any number of lt common gt sections can be present which describe a set of inputs for a list of devices
32. tatus Power is Yepower c Devices to Check Filter On O Check All Devices Device Name O Location name O Model O Manufacturer Filter Exact Match yes Notification Reasons Notify When Projector event occurs y EE M Pover On Y Power off CI thermal a Potential Theft seconds of no response M Netvork M Lamp Hours of lamp hours used after occurrence Local intranet Page 22 Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 23 Notification Rules section This section provides a snapshot view of much of the important information about each currently defined notification rule By selecting the rule number you can edit that rule Mail Settings section In the Mail Settings section you can define the various parameters associated with a rule s email send to send cc send bcc sent from message and subject Note that the subject and message will be filled in automatically when the reason is selected via the dropdown in the Notification Reason section The message and subject sections can contain the following dynamic substitution keys when the email is issued these fields will be replaced with the corresponding value status text string describing device status Y power On or Off depending on power state input Name of input channel e g S Video the projector is currently using Y temp Current lamp temperature hours Current
33. uld contain the IP address of the projector There is no validity check on the data you input just a confirmation that the field exists The PORT field describes the port number that the device uses to communicate The PORT ID field defined the port type to construct The value must match an entry in the DBPortChoice xml file located in the Zones directory The VENDOR and MODEL describe the device and are used to determine which driver to use for the device The combination of the vendor name and model must be represented in the DBProjector xml or DBScreen xml files located in the Zones directory The SERIAL NUMBER is an optional field and can contain whatever information is relevant to your site Driver 4 Christie Roadrunner L6 Configuration File Format XML The type 4 driver has an optional secondary configuration file called driver_4 xml which resides in the Zones directory e g c Program Files Spinoza Technology Zones This XML file is used to configure the buttons and commands for the extended inputs on this device The format of the file allows you to configure these commands for all type 4 projectors in your system with a single entry or to define specific commands for specific projectors if for example the input slots are configured differently When the file is not present the driver will revert to standard non extended inputs The XML format for a type 4 configuration file is defined below Spinoza Navigator U
34. ult NavigatorWeb on the target machine So the default Web address or URL of the Navigator Web on a local network is http TestMachine NavigatorWeb where TestMachine is the name by which the Server computer is known on its local network This will redirect you to the home page of the Navigator Web As a Net web site the initial redirection may be a bit slow However subsequent access will be fast IMPORTANT NOTE In order to access the Navigator Web across more than one domain in an enterprise network you will need to use a Web address or URL for the Navigator Web that is appropriate for the way your network is set up For example if your name is Irene and you work at Templeton Corporation the address might be similar to this http IrenePC templeton com NavigatorWeb You can use the address of the Navigator Web to enable any computer connected to the network to directly manage the devices attached to the Navigator Server computer There are five primary pages on the Navigator Web Status and Control Lamp Life Configuration Notify Rules History These can be reached at any time by using the navigation buttons in the top control strip Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 7 In this example the Status and Control page is currently selected notice how the button has a different appearance The other pages can be shown by pressing the buttons to the immediate right On the far left are 2 buttons
35. with information about your device Click on Save Various integrity checks will be performed If there is an error appropriate messages will appear near the errant fields and you must correct them before the configuration can be saved NOTE There are two Device Configuration pages one each for projectors and screens The projector page is described here the screen page is virtually identical with some controls removed The Device Configuration pages have 2 modes Edit or New The page is identical except for some control labels Save Changes vs Add Projector Also since the device has yet to be added no Scheduled Commands will appear in New mode Spinoza Navigator User Manual Page 17 EX ET noti rules history Configuration gt New Projector Dell 5100 snmp 112 345 67 NP Ela COM Po SNMP Networking v 1p 1 2 3 4 ou 5100MP SNMP Add Projector The following describes each of the possible fields on this page Name you can supply any unique name for a projector This is the name that will appear on all displays for that projector Driver this read only field describes the current driver for that projector Port Family this read only field describes the port being used to communicate with the device Max Lamp Hours this read only field is based on the driver and defines the anticipated lifetime of the projector lamp Custom Page URL this optional field can be used to defi
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