ETC Unison Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen User Manual

ETC® Setup Guide

Unison® Paradigm® Virtual Touchscreen

Overview

The Unison Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen (VTS) is a stand-alone client application that allows all of the
functionality of a Paradigm Touchscreen from any PC or Mac connected by Ethernet to the Paradigm
Central Control Server (P-CCS) network. Virtual Touchscreen functionality is only possible for systems
that utilize a Paradigm Central Control Server.

Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen configurations are created in ControlDesigner and assigned functionality
in LightDesigner.

Installation

Requirements

To install the Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen client application, you must have the following:

• Paradigm Server Project System with Central Control Server

• Computer running Windows

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XP, Windows 7/8, or Intel based Macintosh running iOS 10.7 or

later, with web browser and connected to the same Ethernet network as the P-CCS.

Install the VTS Application

VTS for Mac

The Macintosh version of Virtual Touchscreen client application can be downloaded from the ETC

website at www.etcconnect.com. The VTS application for Mac is a “paradigm_vts_....._installer.dmg”

file type.

Step 1: Double click the paradigm installer file downloaded from the ETC website to begin the

installation. The MacVtsInstaller.pkg icon displays.

Step 2: Double click the MacVtsInstaller.pkg icon to launch the Paradigm VTS installer.
Step 3: Click [Continue], the Paradigm VTS software license agreement displays.
Step 4: Read the license, then click [Agree] to continue the installer.
Step 5: Select the destination folder for the application. ETC recommends installing the Paradigm

VTS application in its default location. Click [Install] to complete the installation.

Step 6: The installation is complete and the software installed, click the [Close] button to close

the dialog.

VTS for PC

The PC version of Virtual Touchscreen client application can be either downloaded from the ETC
website at www.etcconnect.com or downloaded from the built-in web interface of the connected
Paradigm Central Control Server (P-CCS).

Install VTS PC Client from P-CCS

Step 1: To view the P-CCS web interface, make certain the computer is connected and

configured to the same network as the P-CCS.
Step 2: Launch the computers web browser (Internet Explorer 7 or newer, Safari, etc.).
Step 3: Enter the product IP address of the P-CCS in the address line of the browser. The P-CCS

is provided with a default IP address (10.101.10.10) from the factory. If your installation

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has changed the P-CCS address from its default, enter the correct IP address. The web

user interface displays the “System” screen of the connected Paradigm Server.

Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen

Step 4: Click “Menu” and select “Network”. The web interface navigates to the “Network” screen.

Step 5: Click the “Download VTS installer” button located on the top of the web interface. The

“paradigm_vts_install....exe” dialog displays.

Step 6: Select the installer file to begin the installation. The “Virtual Touchscreen Bundle Setup

Wizard” displays.

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The VTS client application includes three tabs.

• “Configurations” tab - provides access to the
VTS configurations found on the discovered
and connected P-CCS.

• “Setup” tab - provides access to select the
Network Interface as well as set properties of
the VTS client application.

• “About” tab - displays read only information
about the host computer, P-CCS and the
selected configuration (if the configuration has
been selected).

How the VTS application displays initially is
dependent on if your host computer has more than
one network interface available to it. Reference

"Selecting the Lighting Network Interface" on page 4.

When the host computer has only one network
interface, meaning it is connected directly to the
lighting network, skip to "Connecting to the Central

Control Server" on page 4.

Step 7: This wizard will guide you through the installation of the Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen

Bundle.

• Click [Next].

• Click [I Agree].

• Select the components to install from the available list, then click [Next].

• Select whether the VTS software is to be installed for “All Users” of the computer or
the “Current User” only. Click [Next] to continue. ETC recommends installing this
application for “All Users”.

• Click [Install]. The Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen application will install in the
default Paradigm folder. This is recommended.

• Click [Finish].

Launch the VTS Application

Double-click the Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen icon on the desktop (if the desktop icon component was
installed), or browse to and click the Paradigm Virtual Touchscreen application found in the “Start” menu
on a PC or in the Applications folder of a Mac. The “Paradigm VTS” application opens.

Overview

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