User Guide - PresentationPoint
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1. amp AIRBUS BEALL amp BOEING amp MCDONNELL amp SIKORSKY Mm VPCI type Choose how the software should run localhost 8000 Connected to server In the scheduler application double click the name of the player to open its properties Then in the right pane locate the Runtime section There you will find an entry called Program type that can be set to the 3 possible options After the modification save the player properties by clicking the save button at the top of the scheduler application Note When you set the player type to dedicated it is also advised to set the Auto logon proper ties At the Auto logon properties you can set the username and password that should be used to log on automatically without user interaction after a computer was booted If you do not set these logon parameters you will have to log on manually to the computer each time it is booted User Guide iPoint Player Page 7 of 17 4 Run as dedicated player The player application is launched automatically when a computer is booted This option is typically used when you want to run the computer or display as the only application on the system This implies that no user is using the system A good example of a dedicated player is a computer at the reception desk of your company welcoming visitors 4 1 Starting the viewer The viewer application that runs the assigned playlists is launched automat2. Control Panel Home System and Maintenance Network and Internet Hardware and Sound Programs User Accounts Appearance and Personalization Clock Language and Region Additional Options Classic View Recent Tasks Uninstall a program Allow a program through Windows Firewall Printer Click Personalization Tasks Change desktop icons Adjust font size DPI See also Taskbar and Start Menu Ease of A Click Screen Saver User Guide iPoint Player Personalization Change desktop background Customize colors Adjust screen resolution Change screen saver Change the theme Taskbar and Start Menu Customize the Start menu Customize icons on the taskbar Change the picture on the Start menu Ease of Access Center Accommodate low vision Change screen reader Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys Turn High Contrast on or off Folder Options Specify single or double click to open Use Classic Windows folders Show hidden files and folders Fonts Install or remove a font Windows Sidebar Properties Add gadgets to Sidebar Choose whether to keep Sidebar on top of other windows NVIDIA Control Panel Personalize appearance and sounds Window Color and Appearance Fine tune the color and style of your windows Desktop Background Choose from available backgrounds or colors or use one of your own pictures to decorate the desktop Screen Saver Change your screen saver or a
3. Stopping the viewer Hit any key on your keyboard or move the location of the mouse to end the screensaver 6 4 Configure the server connection information Go back to your screen saver settings in your control panel and click the Settings button This will open the server connection settings form User Guide iPoint Player Page 13 of 17 Server Port Authentication string Connection mode Active over normal network Passive over internet and complex network Lo Lem Click the Settings button to specify where the Point server resides and how to connect to it User Guide iPoint Player Page 14 of 17 When the viewer process is started you will first see a black screen with a progress bar indicating the connection state to the server PresentationPoint This progress bar will be visible until the player has a valid connection to the server After that it will calculate the current assigned playlist From that playlist it will download the multimedia file s for local playback th the event that you have more thar to download the consecutive files and it will start displaying those files w al nt lo p User Guide iPoint Player Page 15 of 17 8 Logging This topic explains where process activity information of the server is logged 8 1 Logfile A detailed logfile about the activity of the player is written to your file system In that given fo
4. Windows Update Full computer name McDonnell Computer description Workgroup WORKGROUP Security Center Performance In the Computer name domain and workgroup settings section you will find the computer name as it will be used when connecting to the server User Guide iPoint Player Page 5 of 17 3 Program type There are 3 program types for a player Program type Description Dedicated player A dedicated player will automatically launch the player application when a computer is started and logged on Select this mode if your player computer is not doing anything else then running the Point player e g a monitor welcoming people at the reception desk e The computer is used for other applications then Point player as well and the iPoint player is started manually whenever its functionality is needed The screensaver type will start the player application as a Windows screensaver This will happen only when the computer becomes idle and Windows is starting the selected screensaver You can set the program type of a player or computer by using the scheduler application Click Start gt All Programs gt PresentationPoint gt iPoint Enterprise Edition gt Scheduler to launch the scheduler application User Guide iPoint Player Page 6 of 17 LER OOY G Disconnect Server Television Licenses New Website Help Check for iPoint software Server connection Settings Distribution
5. a 16 8 1 LOGREN A A ee Ese 16 8 2 PLAYLIST FILES a A A A A a A AA o AA AA dE toda 17 User Guide iPoint Player Page 2 of 17 1 Launch the player application Click Start gt All Programs gt PresentationPoint gt iPoint Enterprise Edition gt Player to launch the player application This will launch the player application and add an icon to the Windows taskbar EN g amp jie O 4 00Pm User Guide iPoint Player Page 3 of 17 2 First time usage When you launch the player application for the first time it will ask you where the iPoint server is located Server Port Authentication string Connection mode 0 Active over normal network Passive over internet and complex network Note Use localhost or ip address 127 0 0 1 as server name if the server and player are installed on the same machine Set the connection mode to active for normal network connections or when event pushing technology is required Otherwise when the computer is connected over the internet or when you wish to use polling technology in the communication between the server and the player set the connection mode to passive Note Pushing is a technology where the server is pushing a signal to the player that a given prop erty was changed This is the fasted and most direct communication possible With polling the player is asking the server at regular intervals if something was changed This technol ogy is requ
6. User Guide iPoint Player Presentation Table of Contents 1 LAUNCH THE PLAYER APPLICATION concisa d 3 2 FIRST TIME USAGE 3 il iii 4 3 PROGRAM TY PE each es a a a expe eee eens ine bebe adbi ocean taaten went 6 4 RUN AS DEDICATED PLAYER 000 Goa die tE deat a idos 8 4 1 STARTING THE VIEWER a A A at dabas 8 4 2 STOPPING THE VIEWER A Rte ee a a A honed eave 8 4 3 CONFIGURE THE SERVER CONNECTION INFORMATION sccsccceseeeesccencccesceeeccesccseececeeceaceeeeetsnseeesceseeeeeneeseeceees 8 4 4 EXIT THE PLAYER SOFTWARE id A E aa seaticaveavnceasudees id 9 5 RUN AS MANUAL PLAYER fic ccccicaccdcccccacceadecceeveseadecencusaceaiceesucaadecdcheoedcdenuveasdesusede Diciendo isis 10 5 1 STARTING THE VIEWER ita a ad al iaa d a 10 5 2 STOPPING THE VIEWER A adds 10 5 3 CONFIGURE THE SERVER CONNECTION INFORMATION cccecccsscccseceeeecenecceceeseccecceenceeeesnceeeeetsneeeeneeseeetsneees 10 5 4 EXIT THE PLAVER SOPT WARE md tE ID A denne Sete 10 6 RUN AS SCREENSAVER iine ansaa senses Pacevedae eval la cau cuucacs Sapbedeadedueiecesdaecs Dicta lia 11 6 1 SETTING UP THE SGREENSAVER E ade steasedeetedouchs wach udedauccnau AE E da blades 11 6 2 STARTING THE VIEWER ud a 13 6 3 STOPPING THE VIEWER a A Wabeacdi A T 13 6 4 CONFIGURE THE SERVER CONNECTION INFORMATION ccccscceesccesecensecenecceceeseccenceeenceseeeeneeeeeetseeeeneesaeeteneees 13 7 RUNNING THE PLAYER eiii annia A KG eho EA dated evo A ti aida 15 8 LOGGING aa unan ia
7. djust when it displays A screen saver is a picture or animation that covers your screen and appears when your computer is idle for a set period of time Sounds Change which sounds are heard when you do everything from getting e mail to emptying your Recycle Bin Mouse Pointers Pick a different mouse pointer You can also change how the mouse pointer looks during such activities as clicking and selecting Theme Change the theme Themes can change a wide range of visual and auditory elements at one time including the appearance of menus icons backgrounds screen savers some computer sounds and mouse pointers Display Settings Adjust your monitor resolution which changes the view so more or fewer items fit on the screen You can also control monitor flicker refresh rate Page 12 of 17 ME Screen Saver Settings PAS Screen Saver Screen saver ipss Settings Preview Wait 1 minutes F On resume display logon screen Power management Conserve energy or maximize performance by adjusting display brightness and other power settings Change power settings Set the active screen saver to iPSS iPoint screen saver 6 2 Starting the viewer The Point screen saver is started automatically by Windows whenever the system becomes idle The idle time is defined in the Windows screensaver settings as it is done for all other regular screensavers 6 3
8. f this folder is C Users username AppData Local Temp PresentationPoint internal id of the playlist Note For older XP systems this folder location corresponds to C Documents and Set tings username Local Data Temp PresentationPoint internal id of the playlist By Share 8 Burn Date modified Type p 3 14 2009 12 35 AM_ PPT File 5 zkin5ute ppt 3 26 2009 12 51 AM PPT File Favorite Links E Documents E Pictures E Music More Folders ad msohtmiclip1l di nero tmp dB nps tmp B nro log J OHotfix J OneNoteRuntimeC p outlook logging E J pb7908 Ji pft047 tmp Ji PresentationPoint MEE d iPoint Player Wi Point Server p Thumbnails Le s43ld4e jv4 Re vO5jvuxh ppt Date modified 3 14 2009 12 35 AM Size 1 14 MB jy PPT File Authors server Title Dia1 The names of the downloaded files all got a new unique name User Guide iPoint Player Page 17 of 17
9. ically when the computer is booted You do not have to execute any manual actions to display your playlist If the viewer process was stopped manually you can always restart the viewer process by right clicking the iPoint icon in the Windows taskbar and by choosing Start viewer from its menu 4 2 Stopping the viewer Just hit ESC on your keyboard to end the viewer process 4 3 Configure the server connection information Right click the iPoint icon in the Windows taskbar and select Settings from the menu Server Port Authentication string Connection mode 9 Active over normal network Passive over internet and complex network Specify where the Point server resides and how to connect to it Click OK to close User Guide iPoint Player Page 8 of 17 4 4 Exit the player software Right click the iPoint icon in the Windows taskbar and select Exit from the menu User Guide iPoint Player Page 9 of 17 5 Run as manual player The logged on user can decide when to start the viewer process 5 1 Starting the viewer Right click the iPoint icon in the Windows taskbar and choose Start viewer from the list 5 2 Stopping the viewer Just hit ESC on your keyboard to end the viewer process 5 3 Configure the server connection information Right click the iPoint icon in the Windows taskbar and select Settings from the menu Authentication string Connection mode Active over normal netw
10. ired when the player connects to the server over an internet connection or if you want to have an offline delayed approach in communication User Guide iPoint Player Page 4 of 17 Click Test to test the connection settings When this is valid click OK to save these configuration settings In case you cannot perform a valid test situation due to e g a missing network at this moment you can check the Ignore connectivity errors at this time and save and exit the configuration wizard The connection information will still be saved for later whenever the server is available When a player connects for the first time to a server it will add itself automatically as a player The player name corresponds to the computer machine name To verify a computer s machine name right click the Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties A A es E PP Tasks View basic information about your computer Device Manager Windows edition Windows Vista Business Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved Service Pack1 Upgrade Windows Vista Remote settings System protection y Advanced system settings System Manufacturer Dell Rating 3 0 Windows Experience Index Processor Intel R Pentium R D CPU 3 00GHz 2 99 GHz Memory RAM 2 00 GB System type 32 bit Operating System Computer name domain and workgroup settings See also Computer name McDonnell e Change settings
11. lder you will find a logfile for each day with a maximum of 15 days The location of this folder is C Users username AppData Roaming PresentationPoint iPoint Player Note For older XP systems this folder location corresponds to C Documents and Set tings username Application Data PresentationPoint iPoint player Date modified Type _ Logfile 20090313 log 3 13 2009 11 55 AM Text Document _ Logfile 20090314 log 3 14 2009 2 07 AM Text Document _ Logfile 20090317 log 3 18 2009 12 00 AM Text Document B Music E Logfile 20090318 log 3 18 200911 45 AM Text Document More _ Logfile 20090323 log 3 23 2009 11 59 PM Text Document PEE w Logfile 20090324 l0g 3 24 2009 5 12 PM Text Document Logfile 20090325 log 3 25 2009 1 29PM Text Document 7 Logfile 20090326 log 3 26 2009 5 18 PM Tet Document _ Logfile 20090328 log 3 28 2009 11 22PM Text Document thumbnail jpg 3 28 2009 2 58 AM JPEG Image Favorite Links E Documents E Pictures Le Download Manage p FlexPosure p Google J Identities Le InstallShield p Macromedia B Microsoft D Microsoft Corpora B Nero Ji paf995 Le PlayerSDKTest B PresentationPoint de Point Enterprise J Point Player J Point Scheduler 7 10 items User Guide iPoint Player Page 16 of 17 8 2 Playlist files All files of an assigned playlist to this monitor are copied locally from the server to a local temporary folder for easy local playback The location o
12. ork Passive over internet and complex network Lox cance Click the Settings button to specify where the iPoint server resides and how to connect to it 5 4 Exit the player software Right click the iPoint icon in the Windows taskbar and select Exit from the menu User Guide iPoint Player Page 10 of 17 6 Run as screensaver In this case the Windows screensaver functionality is responsible to launch the iPoint player process 6 1 Setting up the screensaver Click Start gt Control Panel Control Panel Home User Accounts System and Maintenance Add or remove user accounts Get started with Windows Back up your computer Classic View Appearance and Personalization Change desktop background Customize colors Adjust screen resolution Security Check for updates Check this computer s security status Allow a program through Windows Firewall Network and Internet Clock Language and Region View network status and tasks EE Change keyboards or other input Set up file sharing methods Y Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display Hardware and Sound Play CDs or other media automatically Printer Mouse ES Additional Options Programs Uninstall a program Change startup programs Recent Tasks Uninstall a program Allow a program through Windows Firewall Printer Select Appearance and Personalization User Guide iPoint Player Page 11 of 17
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