Harris InfoCaster R1000, Hardware Installation Manual

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15 Chapter 2 | Installation and Setup
InfoCaster Rackmount Hardware Installation Manual
InfoCaster System Options
InfoCaster is designed to run continuously on your system, which makes the application available to play
InfoCasts at any time. Since InfoCaster Rackmount is designed to run without interruption, you must turn off
certain system settings such as screen savers and monitor power saving options that interrupt InfoCaster
operations.
Confirm Your
Administrator
Privileges
You must have administrator privileges to install InfoCaster. Complete the
following steps to confirm your administrator privileges.
1 Login to your computer with your username and password.
If the computer is in a Workgroup, the password must not be left blank.
2 Select Start
>
Control Panel
>
User Accounts.
• If the computer is in a domain, the login account is listed in Users.
Check that Administrators displays under the Group heading.
• If the computer is not in a domain, Computer Administrator displays
beside your login account.
3 If you do not have administrator privileges, contact your IT professional.
Turn Off Windows
Automatic
Updates
Windows Automatic Updates reboots the system when an update arrives,
interrupting your output. Use the following steps to turn off Windows
Automatic Updates.
1 Right-click on My Computer.
2 Select Properties from the menu.
3 Switch to the Automatic Updates tab.
4 Select the Turn off Automatic Updates radio button.
5 Click the Apply button and then click OK.
Turn Off the
Screen Saver
If a screen saver turns on after a period of inactivity, the InfoCaster output goes
blank. For InfoCaster to run properly, you must turn off the screen saver.
1 Right-click on the Windows desktop.
2 Select Properties from the menu to open the Display Properties dialog.
3 Switch to the Screen Saver tab.
4 On the Screen Saver drop-down list, select (None).
5 Click the Apply button and then click OK.