Nevion Web Panel User Manual

Web Panel

Web-based Control Panel for VikinX and Flashlink

User manual

Rev. 5

Nevion

Nordre Kullerød 1
3241 Sandefjord
Norway
Tel: [phone]

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Nevion Europe

P.O. Box 1020

3204 Sandefjord, Norway
Support phone 1: [phone]
Support phone 2: [phone]

Nevion USA

1600 Emerson Avenue

Oxnard, CA 93033, USA

Toll free North America: [phone]

Outside North America: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

See http://www.nevion.com/support/ for service hours for customer support globally.

Rev.

Repl.

Date

Sign

Change description

5 4 2013-12-20

JIH

Updated for version 3.0

4 3 2012-10-01

JIH

New profile and 2.0 adjustments

3 2 2008-03-27

JGS

Updated system requirements

2 1 2007-10-11

CAA

Updated and clarified text

1 0 2007-09-24

JGS

Updated pictures with new layout

0 - 2007-09-19

JGS

Initial revision

Nevion Support

Revision history

Current revision of this document is the uppermost in the table below.

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Contents

Revision history ........................................................................................................ 2

1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 4

1.1 Product Overview .......................................................................................................... 4

1.2 System Overview .......................................................................................................... 5

2 Installation ............................................................................................................. 6

2.1 System Requirements ................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Client Requirements ...................................................................................................... 6

2.3 Firewall Requirements ................................................................................................... 6

2.4 Web Panel Server ......................................................................................................... 6

2.5 Internet Information Services (IIS) ................................................................................. 9

3 Configuration ....................................................................................................... 12

3.1 Pre-requisites ................................................................ ...............................................12

3.2 Create Web Panel configurations .................................................................................12

3.3 Web Panel Templates ..................................................................................................16

3.3.1 Single-bus .................................................................................................................16

3.3.2 Dual-bus ....................................................................................................................16

3.3.3 Multi-bus ...................................................................................................................17

3.3.4 Salvo .........................................................................................................................18

3.3.5 Custom Buttons .........................................................................................................18

4 Operation ............................................................................................................. 19

4.1 Web Panel Address .....................................................................................................19

4.2 Panel Selection ................................ ................................................................ ............19

4.3 Function buttons ...........................................................................................................19

4.3.1 Panel Enable .............................................................................................................19

4.3.2 Take On/Off ..............................................................................................................20

4.3.3 Take ................................ .......................................................................................... 20

4.3.4 Lock ..........................................................................................................................20

4.3.5 Protect.......................................................................................................................20

4.4 Crosspoint Switching ....................................................................................................21

4.4.1 Source Buttons ..........................................................................................................21

4.4.2 Destination Buttons ...................................................................................................21

4.4.3 Source-to-Destination Buttons ...................................................................................21

4.4.4 Categories .................................................................................................................21

4.4.5 Salvos .......................................................................................................................22

5 Administration ...................................................................................................... 23

5.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................23

5.1.1 Menu Bar ..................................................................................................................24

5.1.2 Status Bar .................................................................................................................25

5.1.3 Options ......................................................................................................................25

5.1.4 Product Key Manager ................................................................................................27

5.2 Load Configuration .......................................................................................................28

5.3 Logging ................................ ........................................................................................29

5.3.1 Log Files ...................................................................................................................29

5.4 Product Keys ................................................................................................................30

Product Warranty.................................................................................................... 32

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1 Introduction

1.1 Product Overview

The Web Panel provides a Web-based alternative to traditional hardware control panels
and offers more flexibility when it comes to button layout on the screen and to accessibility.
The Web Panel, combined with a touch screen display, gives you both the ease-of-use of a
traditional control panel and the flexibility of the Web Panel.

The Web Panel supports control of VikinX routers (or any third-party router integrated with
Multicon) and Flashlink equipment through invocation of pre-defined setups (so-called
salvos). The Web Panel comes with control panel templates that can be configured for most
purposes.

The Web Panel server software is installed on a Windows server machine, while the user
interface is accessed from any client computer running a Web browser. Switching between
different control panels is as easy as following a Web link.

Version 3.0 of the product is also tablet ready and may be accessed from Chrome or Safari
mobile browsers on Android™ or iOS™ devices. This enables such devices to be used for
control of VikinX or Flashlink systems.

Key features:

 Web-based user interface for VikinX router control
 Full support for virtual router, categories, salvos, lock and protect of destinations
 Support for multiple users with access control
 Configurable Web Panel templates available (software configurable buttons)
 Client log-in via standard Web browser (platform independent router control from

PC, Mac or Linux)

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Third-party

Routing

Web Panel

Server

Multicon

Controller

Chrome

Routing

Signal

Processing

Firefox

Internet

Explorer

1.2 System Overview

The Web Panel Server enables clients to control routing and signal processing resources
via a standard web browser. The application runs on a standard Windows computer/server
and uses Internet Information Services (IIS) as its web server.

A client connects to the Web Panel Server via HTTP and retrieves the necessary web
pages. A Web Socket connection is established between the client and the Web Panel
server for handling user actions and feedback.

The Web Panel Server also connects to a Multicon controller for handling router commands
and status.

Note! Running the Web Panel Server requires a Multicon controller.
Web Panel server is not supporting a direct connection to a Sublime router on
TCP/IP.

The Web Panel server loads a configuration created by the administrator using the Nevion
Configurator. All the configuration files can be uploaded to the Web Panel server by the
Nevion Configurator.

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2 Installation

The Web Panel server may be installed from a CD delivered by Nevion or from an
installation file downloaded from www.nevion.com.

Note! Version 3.0 of the product is highly recommended and this version is
designed for use with Multicon controllers

2.1 System Requirements

In order to run the Web Panel Server, please verify these minimum hardware requirements:

 1 GHz or faster processor
 1 GB RAM
 1 GB free disk space
 100/1000 Mb/s network interface

The following operating systems are supported for the Web Panel Server:

 Windows Professional 7
 Windows 8 Pro
 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
 Windows Server 2012 Standard

2.2 Client Requirements

The following browser requirements applies for the clients:

 Internet Explorer 10 and newer
 Firefox 25 and newer
 Chrome 31 and newer

Supported browser for mobile devices

 Chrome 31 and newer

Note! JavaScript must be enabled in the web browser to use the Web Panel
product.

2.3 Firewall Requirements

The following firewall openings are required from client computers (web browser) to the
Web Panel Server:

 TCP port 80 (HTTP)
 TCP port 10002 (Web Sockets)

The following firewall openings are required from the Web Panel Server to Multicon
controllers:

 TCP port 4381 (MRP)

2.4 Web Panel Server

Follow these steps to install the Web Panel server:

1. Double-click on the WebPanelServerInstaller_X.Y.Z.exe installation package.

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2. Follow the instructions given by the installation wizard.
Click “Next >” to proceed.

3. License agreement

Select the “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and click “Next >” to
proceed.

4. Destination folder

Verify that the destination folder is correct. Click the “Change…” button if you want
to change the destination folder.

Click “Next >” to proceed.

5. Summary
Click “Install” to install the Web Panel server after verifying the summary.
The installation program will now install the Web Panel server.

6. Finished
Click “Finish” to complete the installation

7. Run as administrator

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Right click on the Web Panel Server desktop icon and select “Properties”.
On the “Compatibility” tab check “Run this program as an administrator” and click

“OK”.

8. Start the Web Panel server by double-clicking the desktop icon.

Open the Web Panel Server application and enter your name, company and product
key you received when you ordered the product.

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Note! Make sure the company name is identical to the one printed next to
your product key!

9. Open configuration

Click “Cancel” to proceed if no configuration has been created and published yet

using the Nevion Configurator.

2.5 Internet Information Services (IIS)

Note! This procedure is written for Windows 7 and may deviate on other

Windows OS versions.

Follow these steps to install and/or configure IIS:

1. Verify IIS installation

In the Web Panel Server application, open “Tools”->”Internet Information Services
(IIS)”. If IIS is not installed on your computer, select “Yes” to install it. Web Panels
will not work until IIS is installed.

2. Install IIS

This step is only applicable if “Yes” was selected in the previous step.
Select “Internet Information Services” as shown below with default features enabled

and click “OK”.

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3. Configure IIS

In the Web Panel Server, open “Tools”->”Internet Information Services (IIS)”.

Expand the tree on the left hand side of the “IIS Manager” dialog and locate the
“Default Web Site”, right click it and select “Add Virtual Directory…”.

The following settings are recommended:
Alias: WebPanel

Directory: C:\WebPanel (Select C:\ and click “Make new directory” if it does not
exist)

Click “OK”.

4. Reboot the computer to complete IIS installation

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