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Niagara SCX User Guide
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Chapter 3: Quick Start
A quick start for Niagara SCX includes configuring the environment then starting and using Niagara
SCX.
Set Niagara SCX Environment
To set the environment for Niagara SCX, you must configure it per the steps in Table 2.
Table 2. Set Up the Niagara SCX Environment
Step Action
1.
Ensure the server includes a ViewCast Osprey card and sits on a DNS network.
2.
Install Niagara SCX on the server.
3.
Install Niagara SCX Explorer on all remote machines (optional).
NOTE: You may optionally choose to install the Niagara SCX Explorer on each
encoding system you wish to control remotely.
If you use remote systems, ensure the servers and remote systems all sit on the
same DNS network and have visibility to each other.
4.
Open Niagara SCX Explorer on the remote workstation you plan to use to control
the encoders (optional).
5.
Connect to the server with Niagara SCX running.
6.
Ensure the server and all optionally connected remote workstations have visibility
to each other.
Start Niagara SCX
Table 3 provides a brief overview of the easiest method to get started with Niagara SCX. Other more
detailed chapters in this guide provide additional information. Table 3 represents the basic steps for
you to
begin encoding.
Table 3. Begin Encoding
Step Action
1.
Start Niagara SCX or verify the service started.
NOTE: Install Niagara SCX on each optional encoding workstation you wish to
use to control encoding remotely.