In this section:
Server Infrastructure
System Settings Page
Completed | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
Set Customer Identifier | This is the unique licensing identification number provided to your institution by Echo360 Sales as part of your system purchase. It is used to assign licenses to your EchoSystem Server (ESS). | |
Set Application Settings | The application settings define access to the server for capture devices and playback. A fully qualified domain name is recommended. | |
Set Intake Settings | Presentations are transferred by capture devices to an incoming FTP directory. The ESS provides a native SFTP server application supporting both SFTP with and without encryption. The ESS uses the Internal SFTP server by default. The ESS can also be configured for use with an external FTP server. | |
Set Active Echo Settings | The ESS provides a native Web server application and uses this server by default. These settings define where active Echoes reside and how the HTML files for the presentations are served. Both the URL and directory must point to the same physical location. All paths (absolute, UNC or mapped drives) must be valid, and the base directories must already exist. The ESS can also be configured to use an external web server. | |
Set Inactive Echo Settings | The ESS provides support for different storage locations. | |
Set Streaming Settings | The ESS provides support for Flash media streaming services via a Wowza Media Server (Wowza) or an Adobe Flash Media Server. See /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217261 for details. | |
Set Custom Logo | The ESS provides support for custom logos and settings to provide institution branding support for presentation content. When using a custom logo, the dimensions should not exceed 300x60 pixels. Additionally, the best practice is to place the image on the web server defined in Active Echo Settings. | |
Set Support Settings | Presentations can have metadata inserted into the EchoPlayer to send students to the institution's help desk page and support phone number. |
Final Installation Steps
Completed | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
Set Default Settings | Defaults simplify system configuration and scheduling by providing values for various settings. Setting these defaults may require some up-front planning. We recommend setting the defaults during initial configuration or after upgrading EchoSystem. Defaults are covered in detail in /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217262. | |
Retrieve Licenses | Licensing the ESS has two phases. First, the license must be retrieved from the Echo360 license server. Second, venue licenses must be assigned to the venues or lecture locations, and Personal Capture licenses assigned to Instructors. See /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217289 and /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217279. | |
Change Administrative Password | Echo360 strongly recommends /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217469 to a stronger one. | |
Create and Install Server SSL Certificate | The EchoSystem ships with a default SSL certificate signed for use with the echo360.com domain. /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217468, using internal or external PKI entities. |
Install and Register EchoSystem Media Processors
Completed | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
Download the Media Processor installer | Log in to the ESS interface and click the Downloads tab. On the Software Installer Downloads page, download the Media Processor. The media processor is supported on Windows and Linux platforms. | |
Install the Media Processor | ||
Register the Media Processor |
Capture Infrastructure
Install and Register EchoSystem Capture Appliances
Completed | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
Physically install the capture appliance | Rack or mount the capture appliance in the desired location. Plug in cables as explained on the following pages as it applies to the appliance(s) you are using: | |
Initialize the capture appliance (USB) | Initialize the capture appliance. Use the instructions located on the following pages as applies to the appliance(s) you are using: | |
Register the capture appliance | Register the capture appliance. See /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217367. |
Install and Register Software Capture for the Classroom
Completed | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
Download the Software Capture installer | Log in to the ESS interface and click the Downloads tab. On the Software Installer Downloads page, download the Software Capture installer. Software Capture is supported on Windows 7 and Windows 8. | |
Install Classroom Capture software | See /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217388. If you are upgrading from a previous version, you will need to uninstall the existing Classroom Capture software and reinstall Software Capture in Classroom Capture mode. | |
Video source connected to the podium PC (Required only if capturing video) | If the captures from the installation are to include video, install and configure the USB camera on the podium PC. See /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217394 for instructions and /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217389 for a list of supported cameras. If you did not perform this step as a /wiki/spaces/54/pages/590217465 item prior to installing Classroom Capture, you should perform it prior to registering the software. | |
| Video signal checked and adjusted (Required only if capturing video) | Use the camera's vendor software to adjust the camera settings (such as aperture or resolution quality). Classroom capture will respect these settings. | |
Register the Classroom Capture software devices |
Install Personal Capture
Completed | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
Download the Personal Capture installer for Windows or Mac. | Log in to the ESS interface and click the Downloads tab. On the Software Installer Downloads page, download either Personal Capture for Mac, or the Software Capture (for Windows) installer. | |
Install Personal Capture |