Sony ICS-FW40 User Guide

Sony ICS-FW40 Manual

Sony ICS-FW40 manual content summary:

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    FW40 Commander™ RIA Users Guide© Version - 1.0a www.technovare.com © Copyright 2006, Technovare Systems, Inc.
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Table of Contents Getting Started ...1 Introduction to FW40 Commander Server Software 1 Package Contents ...1 Hardware and Software Requirements (Server 2 Hardware...2 Software ...2 Browser Requirements (Client 3 Installation and Setup...4 Overview...4
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Getting Started Introduction to FW40 Commander Server Software The FW40 Commander Server Software provides a simple to use, yet powerful, method of control for all FW40 and FW40D equipped Sony displays over IP based networks. The FW40 Commander Server Software
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Hardware and Software Requirements (Server) Hardware Software ¾ 150MB Available HDD space ¾ 512MB or more RAM ¾ Pentium4 2.5GHz Class Processor or Faster ¾ Windows™ XP with SP2 ¾ .NET 2.0 Library ¾ Must not have any pre-
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Browser Requirements (Client) Due to the Adobe™ Flash content of the RIA, the web client interface is best viewed with: ¾ Flash Player 8 or Newer o http://www.adobe.com/ ¾ Internet Explorer 6 or Newer o http://www.microsoft.com/ Version- 1.0a - 3 - www.
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Overview Installation and Setup Because the task of setting up and Main Folder The target directory on the system is fixed at "C:\FW40Cmdr". All installed software will be contained within this directory. HTTP Document Root The "Document Root" of the
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Installation and Setup, continued Installation Procedure Preparation 1. Make sure none of the following software packages are already installed. If they are, then uninstall them before proceeding. o Any HTTP Server listening to Port 80 ƒ Apache ƒ IIS ƒ etc o
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Installation and Setup, continued Installation 3. Insert to begin the installation process. 4. Follow the "On Screen" instructions. 5. If there were no problems detected by the Compatibility Checker, you should see this dialog: Version- 1.0a If
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Installation and Setup, continued 6. There will be a series of Question popup dialog boxes near the end of the installation process. They are related to the
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Installation and Setup, continued 7. You should see the following screen if all was successful. Version- 1.0a - 8 - www.technovare.com
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    Setup FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Installation and Setup, continued Edit Index.html Open the file "c:\FW40Cmdr\www\Index.html". Replace both instances of "localhost" with the IP Address (or domain
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software Server-Side Controls Starting the Services The newly installed services (Apache2, MySQL, FW40CmndrWinService, FileZilla) should all be started after a successful installation and upon any subsequent reboots of the server. If, for some reason,
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software, continued Rich Internet Application (Client Browser) Now that your server is online, you should enter the domain name or IP Address of your server into
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Settings) Settings Screen The Settings Screen provides the functions needed to add devices, streams, files, and create playlists to name a few. The following tabbed pages
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Settings), continued Adding Devices Step 1: Enter a name for the new device Step 2: Enter the IP Address Step 3: Press the "Add" button For ease of use,
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Settings), continued Creating Groups Step 2: Press the "Create Group" Button Step 1: Enter a name for the new group Groups are a convenient way of organizing devices. Once a
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Settings), continued Adding Devices to Groups Step 2: Select the Device(s) you would like to add to the group Step 1: Select the group to edit Step 3:
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Settings), continued Uploading Media Files to Server Step 1: Enter a name Step 2: Select the type of file. Step 3: Press "Upload" Version- 1.0a All media files that you would like to play on any devices, will need to be registered and
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Settings), continued Registering Streams Step 1: Enter a name Step 2: Enter a UDP Multi-cast Address with a port number Step 3: Select the format of the stream Step 4: Press "
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Settings), continued Creating Playlists Step 2: Select Playlist Step 3: Enter Entry Information and then press "Apply" Step 1: Enter a name and press "Create" A playlist is a powerful method
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main) Main Screen Version- 1.0a The Main the Main screen. ¾ Configuration o General o Maintenance ¾ Display Control ¾ Player Control ¾ Scheduling ¾ Logging ¾ Local Media The first logical place to start, if you are just getting started,
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Upgrading Firmware Step 2: Browse for Update the firmware upgrade process begins, the device(s) will become inoperative for ~7minutes while they download the image from the server and burn it into their Flash. You can track the
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Performing a Self Test Step 1: Select a Device Step 2: Select Test Type Step 3: Start Test Following the procedure shown above will start a process which will
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Formatting a FW40D HDD Step 1: Select a Device Step 2: Enter Format Hard Drive Key* Step 3: Format HDD Following the procedure shown above will start a process which will format the
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Turning Displays "On" or "Off" Step 1: Select a Device or Group Step 2: Press "On or "Off" * This is the manual method for controlling the display power state of a device or a group of devices. Playlists and scheduled
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Playing Files Step 1: Select a Device or Group Step 2: Use these controls to select a file to Play. Step 3: Press "Start" This is the manual method for controlling the player state of a device or a group of devices. This
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Playing Streams Step 1: Select a Device or Group Step 2: Select a Stream. Step 3: Press "Start" This is the manual method for controlling the streaming player state of a device or a group of devices. The stream must be
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Playing Playlists Step 1: Select a Device or Group Step 2: Select Playlist. Step 3: Press "Start" This is the manual method for controlling the player state of a device or a group of devices. The list of playlists to select
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Scheduling Events Step 2: Select a Date to schedule files or playlists that contain files will only be enabled for FW40D devices and groups that only contain FW40D devices. The list of files to select from is comprised of all
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Displaying and Saving Logs Step 1: Select a Device or Group Step 2: View Log Step 3: Download Log file. The activities of a device or group can be viewed from this screen. Also, you may Clear or Save the log if you desire.
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    FW40 Commander Software Users Guide© Using the Software (Main), continued Managing Local Media Step 1: Select a Device or Group Step 2: Select file on server Step 3: Transfer selected file to Device or Group Once there are files uploaded to the
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© Copyright 2006, Technovare Systems, Inc.
FW40 Commander™ RIA
Users Guide
©
Version – 1.0a
www.technovare.com