Step 1: Import Pods with Solstice Dashboard

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. Use Solstice Dashboard to batch configure Solstice displays (Pods and Solstice Windows Displays) if network conditions or security concerns dictate that a deployment cannot be connected to the internet.

However, Solstice Dashboard is no longer being updated and will be deprecated at some point in the future. Mersive strongly recommends using Solstice Cloud to deploy and manage Solstice Pods since it can be used from anywhere and offers advanced configuration tools such as templates and categorization.

Solstice Dashboard Overview

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.

Solstice Dashboard can be used to monitor, configure, and update both Solstice Enterprise Edition Pods and Solstice Windows Display Software instances in batches rather than configuring each Solstice display via its local configuration panel. Solstice Dashboard allows IT administrators to manage all the Solstice instances on a network from one Windows-based device on the same network. Solstice Dashboard is provided as a legacy product for use cases in which Solstice Pods cannot connect to the internet. Solstice Cloud management is strongly recommended for most use cases since it can be used to manage managing multiple Solstice Pods at once, including template-based configuration across networks, and continues to be updated.

System Requirements

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. After the Pods are on the network, they can then be imported into the Dashboard to be configured and managed.

Tip

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 shows a dash (—).

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.

How To

Power on the Solstice Pods and connect them to the network via Ethernet. As a note, Solstice Gen3 Pods are PoE+ enabled.
Connect the Windows PC hosting the Dashboard to the same network the Pods are connected to.
Open the Solstice Dashboard.
In the left panel under Import Displays, click Discover. The Import Discovered Displays pop-up appears.
Select the Pods from the list of discovered displays.
Note
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.
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.

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

Next Step

Step 2: Connect Pods to a Network