Pinnacle Systems ISIS 7000 - 2.1.1 Quick Start Card
Avid ISIS® 7000 Client Quick Start Card
Installing the Software
You can do any of the following to install the Avid ISIS 7000
client software:
• You can take the installation DVD to each client separately
and load the software from the DVD.
• You can store the client software somewhere on the
corporate network and allow everyone who needs the
software to access it and load it.
• If the latest client installers were installed on the Avid ISIS
system, you can use the Administrator tool to install the
software from the System Director.
n You must be an administrator to install the software.
To use the Administrator tool to install the client software:
1. Open your Web browser.
2. In the address bar of your browser, do one of the following:
t Type
t Type
The Login dialog box for the Administrator tool opens.
3. Type your administrator password.
4. Click the Login button.
The Avid ISIS Home page opens.
5. Click the Installers icon from the Advanced section.
https://[Virtual System Director
IP address]:5015
https://[Virtual System Director
network pathname]:5015
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t (Macintosh
AvidUnityISISClient_version.dmg
The installer is downloaded to your system.
7. (Option) In the ThirdParty area, click the appropriate
installer for Adobe
n To use the Client Manager, you need to have Adobe Flash
Player installed on your system.
8. Start the installer and follow the installation instructions.
) In the MacClient area, click
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Flash® Player.
Mounting and Unmounting Workspaces
If you have a user account on your Avid ISIS system, you can
use the Client Manager to mount and unmount workspaces.
n If you do not have a user account, see your Avid ISIS
administrator.
To mount workspaces:
1. Make sure your Avid editing application is not running.
2. Do one of the following:
t (Windows) If the Client Manager icon is not available
in the Windows taskbar, select Start > All Programs >
AvidUnityISIS > ClientManager.
t (Windows) Right-click the Client Manager icon and
select ISIS Client Manager, or click the Client Manager icon in the Windows taskbar.
t (Macintosh) If the Client Manager alias icon is not
available, select Go > Applications, and then
double-click the AvidUnityISIS folder. In this folder,
double-click the UnityClientManager file.
t (Macintosh) Double-click the Client Manager alias
icon on the desktop, or double-click the
Client Manager alias icon in the dock.
3. Click the Connections tab.
The Connections list displays all available System
Directors.
6. Do one of the following:
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t (Windows
appropriate installer:
- AvidUnityISISClient.msi
- AvidUnityISISClientx64.msi
) In the Win32Client area, click the
4. Select the System Director you want to connect to from the
Workspaces
list
Connections list.
5. Do one of the following:
t (Windows) If your ISIS system is configured to use the
Windows user name and password for your local system, select OS Login.
t (Windows) If your ISIS system is configured to use a
separate Avid ISIS client account user name and password, select User Login, and then type your account
name in the Username text box, and type your password in the Password text box.
t (Macintosh) Type your Avid ISIS account name in the
Username text box, and type your password in the
Password text box.
6. Click the Connect button.
7. (Option — Windows only) If you use the same user name
and password for your client system and your Avid ISIS
account, and you want to connect to the network
automatically every time you start your system, click the
OS Login button, and then select the Auto-Reconnect box.
8. Click the Workspaces tab.
The Workspaces list displays all workspaces to which you
have access. The Online field displays a green circle for
workspaces already mounted.
4. In the Workspaces list, select the workspace you want to
unmount, and do one of the following:
t Click the Unmount button.
t Right-click and select Unmount from the menu.
The Client Manager unmounts the workspace from your
client, and the Online field appears blank.
For Zone 3 Clients
If your system connects to the Avid ISIS media network as a
Zone 3 client, you need to add the name of your System
Director in order for the Client Manager to connect to it. You
cannot use the virtual System Director name or IP address.
n You need to add the name or IP addresses of all primary
and failover System Directors in your network, and you
need to add both subnet addresses.
To add a remote host:
1. Open the Client Manager.
2. Click the Preferences button.
The Preferences dialog box opens.
3. In the Navigation panel, select Remote Hosts.
The Remote Hosts panel opens.
9. In the Workspaces list, select the workspace you want to
mount.
10. Click the Mount button.
The Client Manager mounts the selected workspace on
your client and the Online field displays a green circle.
You can now start your Avid editing application and access the
mounted workspaces.
To unmount workspaces:
1. Make sure your Avid editing application is not running.
2. Open the Client Manager.
3. Click the Workspaces tab.
The Workspaces list displays all workspaces to which you
have access. The Online field displays a green circle for
workspaces that currently are mounted.
4. Click the Add button.
5. In the Input text box, type the IP address of the System
Director to which you want to connect, and then click OK.
6. Click Apply, and then click Close.
7. If you have a second System Director for failover, repeat
steps 4 through 6 using the IP address of the second
System Director.
8. Click the Connections tab.
9. Select the System Director you want to connect to from the
Connection list.
10. Click the Connect button.
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