Remote Acess with MPS To access a ProScenium over a remote connection (LAN or connected by dial-up modem) you have to follow these steps: Section applicable to both LAN and dial-up connections: 1) Install an updated version of MPS (Version 8.30 or higher) on the main computer (the one with the fixtures connected, called A in the following) 2) Install a file called Apache.exe, available for download on request on the Digimedia website. This is an autoextracting archive that installs a Web Server on your PC, with all the files required to run the MPS Remote Access. 3) Install a network with TCP-IP on Windows 98. In The Apache folder you will find an HTML document that explains how to configure a network in Windows. This file is called C:\Apache\htdocs\configure your remote access server.htm You can give any TCP-IP address, but be aware that the free addresses (not used on Internet) start above 190.x.x.x. A valid TCP-IP address for computer A is 192.168.56.1 (recommended number for local networks). 4) In Windows/System you will find a file called Conagent.exe. Click with the right button on this file and select Properties. In the Other tab, you have to deselect the check-box Close/prompt to close. This will avoid to have a Dos error when you close Apache shutting down the system (no confirmation is asked to the user) 5) Place a shortcut to C:\Apache\Apache.exe in your Windows\StartUp folder (to automatically start Apache each time you open Windows) 7) From another computer on the same network (called B in the following) run a browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape) 8) If your network is well configured you can type on the browser on computer B the URL http://192.168.56.1 and you will see the Martin ProScenium Remote Administration Tool homepage on your browser. 9) The Martin ProScenium Remote Administration Tool is a web-page with 3 frames: a) the Top Frame is the Status line, where you receive a feedback from Machine A (if commands are executed, a configuration of the remote machine...) b) the Button Panel: from here you can send MCI commands to computer A (you can select commands from a list or type your own MPS MCI Commands) c) the Webcam. If you have installed a Webcam on Computer A (Creative Technology Video Blaster Webcam II is perfect for this use and has been tested), and the ISpy software that comes with it, you will see a picture of your installation every 10 seconds. To do so, you have to configure ISpy to load every 10 seconds the captured image on a file called MPSWebcam.jpg in the C:\Apache\htdocs folder. Section applicable to dial-up connections: If you need wide-area remote control (Computer A and B are not on the same LAN, they are geographically distant) and Computer A does not have a permanent address on the Internet, you can create a private TCP-IP network using a temporary dial-up connection from Computer B to Computer A. This guarantees privacy (only the users that are given number and password for dial-up access to Computer A will be able to remotely control the MPS site), and is accomplished as described in the following. 10) Install a modem in Computer A and Computer B Install the Remote Access Server of Windows98 in computer A: 1.Open My Computer 2.Open Dial-Up Networking. If you don't see it this icon in My Computer, then you need to install Dial-Up Networking from WIndows98 distribution. 3.At this point Dial-Up Networking is open 4.Click on Connections. You should see an item called Dial-Up Server. 11) Install a Dial-Up Network connection on Computer B (like the one you use to connect to your Internet Service Provider to access Internet): 1.Open My Computer 2.Double Click on Dial-Up Networking. 3.Select Make New Connections . Follow the wizard, entering the phone number for the phone line of Computer A modem. I named my new connection Dial-Up Networking Server for this example. 4.When you've completed the connection wizard, right click on your new connection icon: and select Properties. Then click on the Server tab, which should be filled out similarly to the one shown below: Note that there will be a tab for each modem you have installed in your system. 12) After this you can remotely control MPS on Computer A just calling Computer A modem by Computer B modem. When the connection is established, Computer A will have TCP-IP address 192.168.56.1 (standard used by Microsoft for local dial-up network) and so, as explained above for the LAN case, from Computer B browser you type the URL http://192.168.56.1 and you will see the Martin ProScenium Remote Administration Tool homepage on your browser. Note. If you need both LAN and dial-up remote access, then you can use TCP-IP address 192.168.55.xyz on your LAN and leave 192.168.56.xyz available for the Dial-Up private network. Browsers on different computers on LAN and remote dial-up computers will have to issue the appropriate server URL to control MPS.