This guide is intended to help walk you through the steps of establishing the prerequisites and deploying Quicklaunch Ultimate Edition
Preparation and Initial Installation
Prior to Installing quicklaunch
- In a corporate environment a “Meeting Room” domain account should be set up for the machine and
- IF the meeting room is to be configured in Lockdown mode the “Meeting” room account will require local administration rights on the target machine to enable lockdown mode.
- If Quicklaunch is to be restarted on reboot the Meeting Room account on the target machine will need to be configured to log on automatically; and Auto Start will need to be turned on in Quicklaunch System Settings.
- An On Premise OR Office 365 Exchange account for the Meeting room must be acquired and configured.
- How to configure your office 365 Exchange Account (details of account setup required including Powershell snippets)
- A Skype for Business license for this account must be acquired and configured.
- This can be easily done via the o365 Admin Console
- Powershell script examples can be found in this document for mass creation
- IF the meeting room is using Microsoft PSTN functionality then a license must be acquired and the phone number configured.
- Note that it can take several hours for the batch processes on the Microsoft side to assign and enable this so you may have to wait.
* If you are configuring these account entirely on O365 you will likely want an E5 license.
- Any Peripherals; Cameras, Displays, Microphones to be used with Quicklaunch should be connected to the client computer and drivers installed and configured.
- All productivity and collaboration software that Quicklaunch will be using should be preinstalled•(UE) Both Outlook and Skype for Business client software should be preinstalled and configured on the target machine. The Wizard will use information from both of these applications to make installation easier.
- A Quicklaunch license key must be acquired and available at the time of installation
- The Outlook and Skype for Business user name and password Need to be Available
- If the domain name of the email server is different from the email address machine name then this will need to be available as well
- Ensure Download Site is not Blocked By Firewall, Proxies etc.
- Download & Install Quicklaunch
Configuration Wizard
Language
Prerequisites
Agreement
License
- On the License screen of the wizard that you will need to enter both you support and password recovery email addresses
- Password protection here enables access control to Design Mode and Setting within the Quicklaunch application
- Your license Key will usually be keyed to your Company Name and is case sensitive
Skype For Business / Lync
- Select "Email" if the Skype for Business Account is associated with only the email account
- Select Email and User Name if you the S4B account is also associated with the domain
Exchange
- The wizard may be able to resolve the EWS URL through auto discovery otherwise you will need to get the appropriate EWS URL from you IT department
- EWS Version is important and Quicklaunch may not connect if the correct version is not selected.
- EWS Authentication can either be done via Domain for On Premises installations of Exchange or by Email for O365 Exchange.
Design Mode
- At the completion of the Configuration Wizard, Quicklaunch will open in the Design Mode
- Optional - Create Quickshare Action Tile
Steps to add quickshare to your applications:
Enter settings mode by clicking the gear icon in the top-right corner of the quicklaunch application or use (ctrl-alt-s) shortcut
Click Actions, Select Group you would like -
Click the Add icon in the lower left corner of the 'Applications Actions' scree
Type in Quickshare, Select Quickshare
Select 'save'
- Optional Add Wireless Application (Requires 3rd Party Application)
Intel Unite Varies by PC Vendor Please see their instructions. There is an action tile in the Application Catalog
Settings
- Configure Displays
Configure Display(s)
Enter settings mode by clicking the gear icon in the top-right corner of the quicklaunch application or use (ctrl-alt-s) shortcut
Select Display, Select - Fullscreen add the display(s) where you want Quicklaunch to run
Select Docked - Choose what screen quicklaunch docs on and where
Select 'Save'
- Optional - In-Room Monitoring
Set the appropriate variables for your environment - Most customers leave the default settings.
Monitoring
Enter settings mode by clicking the gear icon in the top-right corner of the quicklaunch application or use (ctrl-alt-s) shortcut
Select System, Select - Monitors
Adjust as required
Select 'Save'
- Configure Security and Room Reset
Security
- Enter settings mode by clicking the gear icon in the top-right corner of the quicklaunch application or use (ctrl-alt-s) shortcut
- Select System, Select - Reset Room
- Adjust as required
- Select 'Save'
Reset Room on Inactivity? – If Quicklaunch™ is left unattended without activity for the specified number of minutes, you can have it automatically reset.
Reset Room Confirm Timeout – When displaying the Inactivity Timeout notification, show a timer for this number of seconds before automatically proceeding.
Reset Room on Meeting End? – If a scheduled meeting ends, Quicklaunch™ will prompt to reset the room once the meeting schedule passes. If you do not respond before the timer expires, the room is automatically reset.
Auto Close Applications? – All running applications will be closed when Quicklaunch™ does a Reset Room, but you can specify applications you wish to leave running by specifying them in this list.
Auto Delete? – In addition to closing applications, you can specify certain categories of data files that will automatically be deleted.
Pre-Reset Room Batch Files / Post Reset Room Batch Files – Used for Custom Room Reset
Show/Hide Advanced Settings
Enable Lockdown Mode and Block Task Manager Use – Prevents Users from Using OS Layer
Camera Settings and Quickshare
- Configure Camera (Requires Supported Camera)
Click on the Camera Action Tile
Click on the 'Gear Icon'
Choose the Supported Camera from the Device List
Select Close
Configure Quickshare
Click on Quickshare Action Tile
Choose Device > Available Devices > select your magewell
Choose Device > set as Default
Close Window