Step 1: Install Solstice Dashboard and Import Pods

Configuring Solstice

There are multiple ways that you can configure a Solstice Pod. You can configure the Pod without a network by plugging a USB mouse and keyboard directly into the Pod. However, Mersive recommends using Solstice Dashboard to configure your Pods in order to streamline deployment and management.

Solstice Dashboard Overview

Solstice Dashboard for Enterprise Edition is a centralized management tool that can be used to monitor, configure, and update Solstice Enterprise Edition Pods and Windows Software instances on a network. While each Solstice display can be configured individually via its local configuration panel, Solstice Dashboard streamlines the deployment process and allows IT administrators to manage their deployment from a central location.

Solstice Dashboard should be installed on a Windows computer that the IT administrator uses regularly. It can also be installed on multiple PCs to manage the Solstice displays on the network from multiple locations.

System Requirements

Solstice Dashboard is available as a free download and runs on a Windows host computer. The Windows host may be a Windows 8 or 10 machine, or a Windows Server running 2012 R2 or later with qWAVE installed and a quad core processor with 12GB RAM minimum. A Windows 2016 Server may be used if desktop experience is enabled.

Importing Pods into Dashboard

To import the Pods into Dashboard, both the Pods and the Windows computer that Dashboard is installed on must be powered on and connected to the same network.

The easiest way to import Solstice Pods into Dashboard is to get the Pods onto the network via Ethernet. Some administrators prefer to configure Pods using a closed loop network, but it is not required. The Pod comes with Ethernet enabled by default, so connecting an active network jack should result in an automatic network connection that will allow you to easily import the Pods.

If you are unable to put the Pods on a network via Ethernet, the recommended method is to individually connect the Pods to the network wirelessly via the Pod's local configuration panel. Once the Pods are on the network, they can then be imported into the Dashboard to be configured and managed.

Solstice Dashboard separates all instances into groups based on Pod vs. Software instances, Small Group Edition (SGE) vs. Unlimited, Solstice software version numbers, and unsupported instances. Each group of instances has slightly different configuration options, so only instances from the same group can be configured together.

Selecting multiple instances at once allows you to batch configure them for most settings. If multiple displays are selected in the Dashboard instances panel but their existing settings are different for a given configuration option, the field will display a dash (—).

How To

  1. Visit www.mersive.com/download-admin/ and click on Deployment Management.
  2. Under Solstice Dashboard, click the Download Solstice Dashboard link.
  3. Fill out the download form then click Submit.
  4. Run the SolsticeDashboardSetup.exe installer and step through the InstallShield wizard until Dashboard is installed. As a note, only select to install the additional Demo feature if you wish to be able to demo Dashboard using a virtual Solstice deployment.
  1. Power on the Solstice Pods and connect them to the network via Ethernet. As a note, Solstice Gen3 Pods are PoE+ enabled.
  2. Connect the Windows PC hosting the Dashboard to the same network the Pods are connected to.
  3. Open the Solstice Dashboard.
  4. In the left-hand panel under Import Displays, click Discover. The Import Discovered Displays pop-up appears.
  5. Select the Pods from the list of discovered displays.

    6. If Pods do not appear in the list, they may be on a network that does not support UDP/Broadcast traffic. If this is the case, you can either use the CSV File or the Manual import options.

  6. Click Import. The Your Solstice Instances list is populated with the imported displays.

If an Ethernet connection is not available, you can individually connect your Pods to your network wirelessly via the Pod's local configuration panel, then import them into the Dashboard.

  1. Power on the Solstice Pod using a Mersive power supply.
  2. Connect the Solstice Pod to a display monitoring using an HDMI cable.
  3. Plug a USB mouse and keyboard into the Pod.
  4. Using the mouse, click the Solstice icon in the bottom right corner of the display interface.
  5. Select System > Configure.
  6. On the Network tab, enable Wireless Settings, select Attached to Existing Network, then click Apply.
  7. Select a wireless network from the list of available networks, enter the WiFi credentials, then click Apply.
  8. Connect the Windows PC hosting the Dashboard to the same network the Pods are connected to.
  9. Open the Solstice Dashboard.
  10. In the left-hand panel under Import Displays, click Discover. The Import Discovered Displays pop-up appears.
  11. Select the Pods from the list of discovered displays.

    12. If Pods do not appear in the list, they may be on a network that does not support UDP/Broadcast traffic. If this is the case, you can either use the CSV File or the Manual import options.

  12. Click Import. The Your Solstice Instances list is populated with the imported displays.

Next Step

Step 2: Connect the Pods to the Network