Before you begin, System requirements, Running the dashboard lite applet – Sierra Video MFC-8300 User Manual
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• DashBoard Lite Applet
MFC-8300 Series User Manual (Ver. 1.0)
Before You Begin
Refer to the following sections before using the DashBoard Lite applet.
System Requirements
Ensure that your system meets the following requirements before using the DashBoard Lite applet.
MFC-8310-N or MFC-8320-N software version 2.20 or higher. Refer to the section
“Software Upgrades for the MFC-8300 Controller Card” for details on upgrading the
software for your card.
Computer running the Microsoft® Windows® XP®, Windows Vista®, or Windows 7®
operating systems
Firefox® 3 or higher or Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7 or 8
Java® 6 update 11 or higher
Ensure that the Java 6 plug-in is properly configured for your web browser.
Running the DashBoard Lite Applet
Use the following procedure to run the DashBoard Lite applet:
1. Make a note of the IP address for the frame you are attempting to access.
2. Start your web browser from your computer desktop.
3. Enter the frame IP address into the Address Bar of your web browser.
4. Press Enter to display the openGear Frame Configuration web page.
5. Click the DashBoard Lite icon to launch the DashBoard Lite applet.
6. Wait while DashBoard Lite verifies the version of Java installed on your computer. Once your
version of Java is verified, the DashBoard Lite applet opens in the web browser.
This completes the procedure for running the DashBoard Lite applet.