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Installing newsq pro and components – Grass Valley NewsQ Pro v.2.1 User Manual

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Appendix

Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro

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Digital News Production

Installing NewsQ Pro and Components

The various NewsQ Pro components reside on multiple computers. The
following table indicates where each component is typically installed:

Because you must configure some components with the locations of other
components, you should plan your overall installation before beginning.

To install the NewsQ Pro application and its components:

1. Insert the NewsQ Pro CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Navigate to the CD and double-click

SetupNewsQPro.exe

.

Component

Machine where you install it...

NewsQ Pro application

NewsQ Pro computer

NOTE: If you are using an M-Series iVDR or K2 as your
media server, you don’t need to install the Thumbnail
Server.

Thumbnail Server

NewsQ Pro Server Components:

XMOS Server

SDB Server

Housekeeper Utility

Recommend installing on the NewsQ Pro computer.

Assignment List Manager
(standalone version)

Non-NCS computers, usually used by Newsroom Producers.

Assignment List Plugin

All NCS client computers. See “Installing the Assignment
List Plug-in” on page 83
for specific installation instructions.

Hot Standby Database Server

Optional; install on a PC on the same network as the NewsQ
Pro computer.

X-keys Jog/Shuttle Controller

Optional; install on the NewsQ Pro computer. See
“Installing the X-keys Jog/Shuttle Controller” on page 88 for
specific installation instructions.

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