User Guide

4 Installing 7signal Sapphire 11
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7signal Sapphire Deployment Guide Release 5.0
Step 8: Reboot
Reboot the laptop
4.3.3 Install latest mainline kernel
In order to get latest WLAN drivers into use, the Linux kernel must be upgraded to latest mainline kernel.
Step 1: Install ELRepo repository configuration
Open a console and install ELRepo repository configuration:
# rpm -Uvh http://elrepo.org/elrepo-release-6-5.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
Step 2: Install latest kernel from ELRepo
# yum --enablerepo=elrepo-kernel install kernel-ml
Step 3: Configure boot loader
Open file /boot/grub/menu.lst in editor:
 Change line "default=1" to "default=0"
 Save the file.
 Reboot the laptop
4.3.4 Configure firewall
Open a console and start firewall configuration tool:
# system-config-firewall-tui
 On “Other ports” menu, select “Add” for each port to be added:
o Add port 7799, protocol “tcp”
o Add port 9999, protocol “udp”
 Select “Close”
 Accept new firewall rules
4.3.5 Install Soft Eye software
Step 1: Copy files to laptop
Copy Soft Eye installer, certificate package and license file to the laptop.
Step 2: Execute installer
Open a console and execute the installer:
# ./7signal-eye-vx.y-x86-installer.bin
Select install location
Enter location to which 7signal Sapphire Eye will be installed [/opt/7signal]:
Select management interface
IMPORTANT: Network interface MUST be “lo” if the Sapphire Carat is/will be installed to the
same laptop. Ethernet interface must be used if Carat will connect to the Soft Eye remotely.