Grass Valley iTX SmartClient v.2.6 System Administrator Guide - Manual (Page 12)

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Installing the SmartClient Service
Installing Microsoft™ Silverlight™ runtime version 5
Installing Microsoft™ Silverlight™ runtime version 5
All client PCs need Silverlight 5 runtime installed. The SmartClient Server itself does not
need Silverlight, but it is advised that you install it on the server anyway, so that the status
of the SmartClient can be checked directly on the server itself.
For more information on Silverlight, visit the Microsoft Silverlight website at:
http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/
Installing SmartClient Server
To install SmartClient Server service:
1 Access and open the iTX Installer.
2 Right-click the Setup.exe file and select Run as administrator. The iTX Select Software
to Install window appears.
3 Expand Content Management.
4 Check the SmartClient Server option.
5 Click OK.
The iTX installer then performs the following tasks:
• Installs the Silverlight Service Proxy application and adds it to the iTX Server
Controller’s list of controlled applications.
• Creates the SmartClient2 application in IIS.
• Creates Virtual Directories in IIS for each real media store location registered with the
system. As SmartClient is a web-based client, it can’t access the media directly from a
Windows share like the iTX Desktop does.
• The SmartClient installer queries the OPUS system and creates IIS Virtual Directories
that point at the Media shares. These Virtual Directories expose the media files over
HTTP.
Testing SmartClient is working
Before you can configure users and their rights, you need to check that the basic
SmartClient web page is accessible:
• In a web browser, navigate to http://smartclient server name/SmartClient2 .
• On connection to the SmartClient webpage, you may be prompted to install Silverlight
5 runtime on your client machine if it is not already installed.
• If the website cannot be resolved by name, try the IP address of the server, e.g.
http://192.168.180.100/SmartClient2
• If you still can’t access the application, use a web browser on the web server itself and
navigate to http://localhost/SmartClient2 .