User Guide

4 Installing 7signal Sapphire 9
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7signal Sapphire Deployment Guide Release 5.0
Step 3: Reboot Eye unit
Reboot the Eye unit to make the changes effective:
# reboot
4.3 Setting up Soft Eyes
4.3.1 Prerequisites
 CentOS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation media
 Internet connection (connect to Ethernet port of the laptop)
 Soft Eye installer (7signal-eye-x.y-x86.bin)
 Certificate package file
 Soft Eye license (*.elic file)
o License is bound to MAC address of the WLAN card
4.3.2 Install and configure operating system
Step 1: Install WLAN card
Install WLAN card either to mini-PCI-Express slot or to USB port.
Step 2: Install operating system
Install operating system by using default partitioning, a “Desktop” installation is suitable for most of the
purposes (for example, if Carat and Carat GUI will be run in the same laptop).
Step 3: Configure IP address
Configure static IP address.
Step 4: Upgrade OS installation to the latest version
Open a console, use yum to upgrade OS installation:
# yum upgrade
Remove NetworkManager:
# yum remove NetworkManager
Step 5: Configure services
Enable network service:
# chkconfig network on
Enable SSH service:
# chkconfig sshd on