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Part 2: Setup CMS Application

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This article applies to the following ScreenBeam products:

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What Is ScreenBeam CMS?

ScreenBeam Central Management System, or CMS for short, lets users easily manage any number of ScreenBeam receivers across your network(s).  The ScreenBeam CMS software does not require any license or ongoing fees.  CMS provides a central interface to configure or manage all your ScreenBeam receivers.  CMS allows for receiver remote management, avoiding the need to visit a receiver location should a problem be reported.  Setting up ScreenBeam CMS is quick and easy with the following guide walking you step-by-step to get you going right away.

 

Before We Begin Installing CMS

Let’s make sure we have everything we need to install CMS on your PC/server.

1.

Download the latest version of CMS from the ScreenBeam Support page.

Copy the downloaded zip file to a folder on the CMS PC/server.

 

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2.

Get the IP address of the CMS server.

  • Open the Start menu and type ‘cmd’ and select Command Prompt.
  • Type ‘ipconfig/all’ into the command prompt
  • Look for the IP address assigned to Ethernet adapter Ethernet (assuming that the CMS server is connected to the network via Ethernet).
  • Note down the IP address

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Install CMS

Let’s install the CMS application on your designated PC/server.

1.

Extract the contents of the setup package you downloaded to a location on your local drive and run the setup file.

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2.

Follow the installation wizard to install the application.

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3.

Once the installation is complete, launch the CMS application.

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4.

On first run CMS will prompt the user to enter the values for CMS Communication Port and Log Upload Port.

Note: The default values are 7237 and 7238 respectively.  These values can be modified at any time under Discovery à Configure CMS

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5.

The CMS application will launch. The CMS server is now listening for available ScreenBeam receivers.

The next section will cover configuring your ScreenBeam receivers to communicate with your CMS server.

Note: ScreenBeam receivers are all programmed with the same default CMS server hostname, aeisbcms .  If you have access to your DNS server, you can add an A record for aeisbcms and your receivers will report to the CMS server as soon as you plug in an Ethernet cable.

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