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Quick Start-Up and Shut Down Guide

Starting the Access Grid (AG)

  1. Turn on the Projectors or Display Screens.

  2. Either Power on, Unlock, and/or login to the display machine or portable AG computer and enter the Access Grid's username & password

    Note: if using a multi-node setup, ensure the capture machine is also logged in.

  3. Once logged in, the ''Desktop'' environment should appear. Double-click on the Venue Client icon or select Venue Client from the "start" Menu.

  4. Once the Venue Client has loaded, mouse click[single] on the "my venues" menu and select the pre-saved Venue, (generally select the CQUniversity venue) [under navigation toolbar].  Otherwise hit the go button, which will log on to the APAG Lobby, and then navigate through the "Institutions Lobby" to the correct Virtual Venue.

  5. The video and audio applications (Vic and Rat) should start. These application should also load within the toolbar. [listen, talk windows/functions].

  6. By clicking on video thumbnails within "vic", separate video stream windows should appear.

  7. You may change each of the video stream size by using the keyboard keys - S,M, L (small, med, large) on the selected video stream window [You may hold down the shift key for slightly different sizes] or right click for context menu options.

  8. Click on the talk Button on RAT to enable Audio.

VNC

  1. If required, double click on the desktop shortcut "VNC".

  2. The VNCViewer application will ask to enter the required IP address or hostname.

  3. Once entered, you may then be asked to enter the required password.

KVM Switching to different Machines

There might be times when you need to switch between the different AG machines. Such as logging in or changing from current machine to the display machine. Simply hit "Ctrl" twice and then the number 1, 2 or 3. The following is assigned to the various machines:

Ctrl + Ctrl + 1 - Control Machine (Generally Windows machine)

Ctrl + Ctrl + 2 - Capture Machine

Ctrl + Ctrl + 3 - Display Machine

Shutting down the Access Grid 

  1. Click on the venue menu option within the Venue Client and select exit.

  2. This should hopefully shut down all of the AG software. If after a minute or two and there are still a few things running, double-click on the kill AG processes icon on the desktop.

  3. You may have to close separate applications, such as VNC and web browser.

  4. Lock Computer (please do not log off or shut down the system).

  5. Switch off projectors and/or Display Screens.

Special Notes of Interest

  • Table Microphones stay on at all times

  • AG Virtual Venues may be switched, by using the "exits" on the left of the Venue Client, or using the pre-saved Venues under "Navigation" for AG3.

  • To turn on or off microphones, muting all audio, simply click on the talk button to enable/disable audio transmission.