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Integration Configuration Guide

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Section 1: Configure QMaster for iNews Integration

Configure the Autocue prompting client

Create or modify an iNews server connection

iNews
Integration Configuration
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When entering a file path use the following syntax

'.sports.Runorder.today.', the syntax starts and is separated

by dots (not backslashes)

D i r e c t t o Q u e u e : If this option has been checked then the AutoSelect

Dir path will be greyed out and QMaster will use the path specified in the

Initial Path box when searching for iNews runorders.
U s e N e w F T P I n t e r f a c e : There are two ways that the iNews interface

uses to communicate. One is through the Windows FTP module; the other

is through an FTP kernel: the "new" ftp interface, this is the recommended

interface and is selected as default.
U s e F a s t M o d e : This will only work with the new ftp interface. When

enabled, all directory scan operations work between 10% and 500% faster

depending on the speed of the iNews servers and the network bandwidth.
B a c k g r o u n d D o w n l o a d : If this option is selected, it allows you to

continue editing scripts while QMaster searches and downloads runorders

and scripts. In addition, if this option is selected, you are able to start

prompting before all of a runorder has been downloaded.
D i s a b l e I n t e l l i g e n t B r o w s e r : The default setting for this feature is

disabled. QMaster analyses the content of iNews folders to determine

whether they are folders or runorders. While this process takes longer, it

provides a clearer view of available material.
K e e p I d l e S o c k e t O p e n ( m i n ) : This is a timeout period to prevent

network connections being closed if you are using a low bandwidth LAN

or if there is heavy network traffic.

4. Click the

H o s t C o n f i g u r a t i o n tab and enter the information relevant to

your installation.

iNews servers are usually clustered in groups of three. You can enter the

IP addresses of the machines in a cluster in the appropriate fields. If there

is any difficulty conecting to one server in the cluster, QMaster will

automatically switch to another.