User`s guide

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup
22 Pinnacle Systems DekoMOS User’s Guide
Before you Install
Your DekoMOS Option
The DekoMOS Option includes:
• A Net HASP enabling dongle
• An Installation CD with all DekoMOS software components
• DekoMOS User’s Guide
Gathering Information
Before you begin the software installation, gather the following information:
• The IP address of the Newsroom Computer System (the ENPS server or the iNEWS Gateway).
• The IP address of the fail-over NCS
• The NCS ID
• The Gateway ID that you have decided upon and defined in the NCS
• The path name to the location where clients may access updated DekoMOS client installers
• The IP address of the computer with the Net HASP installed, typically the same computer as the
DekoMOS Gateway
For the following, recommended defaults are displayed in the configuration dialogs, but settings
may be changed if necessary:
• The port number for the clients to communicate with the DekoMOS Gateway, default port 10542
• The port number for the DekoMOS Playback Controller to communicate with the DekoMOS Macro
Server, default port 10543
• The port number for the DekoMOS Playback Controller to communicate with the DekoMOS Gateway,
default port 10544
• The port numbers for the DekoMOS Gateway to communicate with the ENPS server, if applicable,
defaults are 10540 and 10541
• The port number for the Net HASP, default is 475
Preparing Your System
File Storage Structure
DekoMOS components must be able to locate the Deko graphic template files and their
components. Graphics for playout are stored on the Deko used for playout. Copies are stored on
the DekoMOS Gateway for access by the DekoMOS Browser from the NCS clients. Information
about the file storage structure is entered and displayed in various configuration windows. For
more about appropriate storage structure, see
page 84.