NEC 2.0.31 manual

V ersion 2.0.31 NaViSet Administrator 2 User’ s Guide[...]

2 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Software Updates Occasionally updates and enhancements to the NaViSet Administrator software will be made available. Use the Check for updates feature in the software to automatically see if a newer version is available (Internet connection required). T echnical Support and Feedback For technical s[...]

3 | T able of Con tents C onten ts Precautions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Supported Display Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Introduction to NaViSet Administrator 9 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Features . . . . .[...]

4 | T able of Con tents C onten ts Controlling Devices 68 Read-only displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Interactive Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Info Property T ab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Display Schedule Property T ab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Custom Property T ab . . . . . . [...]

5 | T able of Con tents C onten ts Comparison of connection methods for NEC large-screen displays 136 Daisy Chain RS232 vs. Individual LAN Connections . . . . . . . 137 W ake-on-LAN (WoL) Conguration 138 Using Open Hardware Monitor 139 Installing and Conguring Open Hardware Monitor . . . . . . . 139 Supported Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Precautions: • NaV iSet Administrator allows many advanced display features and settings to be changed and reset. Care should be taken when making any adjustments to avoid mis-adjustment. • The Windows computer controls in NaV iSet Administrator allow a remote computer to be shut down and resta[...]

7 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Suppor ted Displa y Monitors NaViSet Administrator supports the following NEC display models: • NEC desktop display models. • NEC large-screen display series: X, P , V , S, and LCDxx20. • NEC E series of large-screen display models with a built-in LAN connection. • NEC projector models with[...]

8 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Syst em Requirements NaViSet Administrator has the following system requirements: ÿ Microsoft Windows Operating System 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows XP , Server 2003, V ista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. LAN Standard TCP/IP LAN interface. Static IP addresses required for most displays c[...]

9 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 1 Introduction to NaV iS et Administr ator Introduc tion NaViSet Administrator is a network based control and asset management system for NEC display monitors and projectors. It supports the asset reporting, monitoring, and control of the following types of displays: • Desktop displays co[...]

10 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Large-screen and projector models can communicate via a host Windows computer using an RS232 connection to the computer . Most large-screen display models can also be daisy-chained via RS232, allowing multiple displays to share a single LAN connection. See “Conguring Devices” on page 45 for [...]

11 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Speed In order to achieve a high operational speed when performing multiple operations on different remote devices, operations to different devices are performed in parallel. The software supports multiple simultaneous network connections to different devices, and operations are automatically queue[...]

12 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Installing NaViSet Administra tor The NaV iSet Administrator system includes the necessary remote software components to facilitate the various connection methods to different devices. These components are included on the install media and are available from the auto-run menu system, or by running [...]

13 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE LAN LAN LAN RS-232C LAN to RS232 Bridge LAN 2 RS232 COM RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT COM LAN to RS232 Bridge or RS232 WMI Pr ovider NaViSet Administrator RS-232C OUT RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT LAN LAN LAN LAN 2 RS232 LAN2 LAN1 LAN2 OR LAN2 LAN1 LAN2 OR LAN SBC LAN to RS232 Bridge or RS[...]

14 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 2 User Inter face Over view Main Windo w : The main application window is divided into a Device T ree on the left and a Dock Window Area containing dock windows on the right. Multiple dock windows are stacked on top of one another and tabbed so they can be easily identied and selected. B[...]

15 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Device T ree The Device T ree on the left of the main window represents all of the displays and computers that are in the current database. Extra information on each device in the tree is shown in tooltips, which can be seen by mousing over each item. Note: The NaViset A dministrator applic ation?[...]

16 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Renaming Groups : Groups can be renamed by either: • Double-clicking the group in the Device T ree • Right-clicking a group in the device tree and selecting Rename. • Selecting Rename from the Edit menu while the group to be renamed is currently selected. Expanding Groups : Groups can be expa[...]

17 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE * Large-screen displays and desktop displays are shipped with no asset tag set. Whenever the asset tag is blank, the serial number will be used. Device C onnection Sta tus The status of the network connections between NaViSet Administrator and devices can exist at different levels, and are shown in[...]

18 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Device C ommunic a tions Status Indicators on the icons represent certain states of the devices the last time they were accessed. Current and pending device activity is shown using various tree branch animations. The following table shows the various indicators: Communication Status Device Indicato[...]

19 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Adding Devices : Devices are added to the Device T ree by using either the Devices menu, or right-clicking an item in the device tree and selecting either Add Single Device... or Add Multiple Devices... See page 25 for how to add different devices. Rearranging Devices : A device can be moved betwee[...]

20 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Dock W indow Area The dock window area on the right side of the main window can contain any number of Dock Windows. By default, NaViSet Administrator opens with two docked windows, T ask Manager and Report Manager . Examples of other dock windows are Device Properties Windows and the T ask History [...]

21 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE • Any alert conditions that have occurred while running any tasks See “T asks” on page 76 for more information on T asks and the T ask Manager . Repor t Manager W indow The Report Manager window shows: • Inactive Reports that are not currently being run • Active Reports that are currently[...]

22 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Menus File men u New - Creates a new database le. Open... - Opens an existing database le. Save - Saves the current database le. Save As... - Saves the current database to a different le name. Edit men u Copy - Copies data from the currently selected table to the Windows clipboard. Past[...]

23 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE T asks menu New T ask... - Creates a new T ask. See “About T asks” on page 76 . T ask Builder Wizard... - Creates a new task using a wizard interface to guide. T ask Library ... - Opens the T ask Library . See page 77. Proof of Play ... - Opens the Proof of Play task properties dialog. See page[...]

24 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 3 Devices Suppor ted De vices NaViSet Administrator supports the following basic types of networked devices: • Windows computers and connected display(s), both NEC and other manufacturers • NEC large-screen displays • NEC projectors A more detailed description of each of these device [...]

25 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE • See page 55 for details on conguring the displays. • An NEC large-screen display that is connected via RS232 to a Windows computer that is running the NEC LAN to RS232 Bridge application, and daisy-chained to other large-screen displays via RS232. ! Note: Daisy-chained large-screen display[...]

26 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Adding a single W indows comput er on L AN ( WMI) Select Windows computer on LAN (WMI) . Enter the computer ’s network name or IP address, or click Browse... to view and select a computer currently available on the LAN. ! Note: It may take sever al seconds after clicking the Browse... button for [...]

27 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Adding NEC lar ge -screen displa y(s) connected to LAN Select NEC large-screen display connected to LAN . Enter the IP address or hostname of the large-screen display or click Browse... to view and select a large-screen display currently available on the LAN. If the LAN to RS232 Bridge is being use[...]

28 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE If the Monitor ID of the display is not known, then leave the Monitor ID selected to Auto Detect , otherwise select the Monitor ID of the display as congured on the display’s OSD. If the large-screen display connected to LAN also has other displays daisy-chained from it, then select This is th[...]

29 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Adding a single NEC pr ojec tor connected to LAN Select NEC Projector connected to LAN . Enter the IP address or hostname of the projector , or click Browse to automatically detect projectors that are connected directly to the LAN. If the LAN to RS232 Bridge is being used, enter the computer name o[...]

30 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Browse for NEC Projector Dialog If using the Browse function, the Browse for NEC Projector dialog will attempt to automatically detect any projectors that are available on the LAN. First select the network Interface on the computer that is connected to the same network as the projector . Then click[...]

31 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Adding Multiple De vices If there are several devices to be added, then adding them using the Add Multiple Devices dialog is easier and more efcient than adding one by one using the Add Single Devices function. T o add multiple devices to the device tree, use either the Devices menu, or right-cl[...]

32 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Importing Devices - Device V alidation mode There are numerous advantages to querying the connections for device information: • New devices will be pre-validated, so they will be congured and ready to use as soon as they are added to the tree. • The correct default device names will be assig[...]

33 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Step 1: Importing D evices Importing devices involves populating the Imported Devices table with a list of potential devices to be added. V alidation Mode - When the Query each connection to conrm a valid device exists box is checked, a test con- nection will be performed on each device as it is[...]

34 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE V alidation Mode is selected) • Database Device - The device name of a device in the tree that is already using this connection. • Model (large-screen displays and projectors only) - The model name read from the device. • Serial # (large-screen displays and projectors only) - The serial numbe[...]

35 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE The devices are removed from the Imported Devices table as they are being added to the device tree. Once complete, only the unselected devices will remain. This procedure can be repeated to import and add additional devices without closing the dialog. Impor ting multiple W indows computers (WMI) Wi[...]

36 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Add c omputers using Active Directory If the Windows network is part of a domain with an Active Directory server , then the server can be queried to retrieve a list of computer names in the domain. This is a fast and reliable way to add computers. The names of computers that are currently not avail[...]

37 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Add c omputers using Network Enumeration Windows computers that are currently online on the LAN can be enumerated and added in the same way network devices are found and shown in the Windows Network list. A computer must typically be running and have been connected to the LAN for several minutes in[...]

38 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Add c omputers using Impor t from File A list of IP addresses and/or computer names can be imported from any of the following le types: • A column of an Excel spreadsheet le • A delimited text le • Another NaViSet Administrator 2 database le Select Import from File and click the S[...]

39 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Add c omputers using IP Address R ange A range of computer IP addresses can be specied and added. Enter the lower IP range in From , and the upper range in To . Click Import to open the Credentials dialog. Once the access credentials have been entered, all of the IP addresses in the specied r[...]

40 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Impor ting multiple NEC large-screen displays Multiple NEC large-screen displays can be imported in three different ways: 1. Automatic Network Enumeration of NEC large-screen displays on the network 2. Import from File 3. IP address range ! Note: The Monitor ID of each display is detected automatic[...]

41 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Add NEC lar ge-screen displays using Impor t from F ile A list of IP addresses can be imported from any of the following le types: • A column of an Excel spreadsheet le • A delimited text le • Another NaViSet Administrator 2 database le Select Import from File and click the Select[...]

42 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Add NEC lar ge-screen displays using IP A ddress Range A range of display IP addresses can be specied and added. Enter the lower IP range in From , and the upper range in To . Click Import to add all of the IP addresses in the specied range to the Imported Large-Screen Displays table.[...]

43 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Impor ting multiple NEC projectors Multiple NEC projectors can be imported in the following different ways: 1. Automatic Network Enumeration of projectors on the network 2. Importing a list of IP addresses from a le 3. Specifying an IP address range Add NEC pr ojec tors using Network Enumer atio[...]

44 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Add NEC pr ojec tors using Impor t from F ile A list of IP addresses can be imported from any of the following le types: • A column of an Excel spreadsheet le • A delimited text le • Another NaViSet Administrator 2 database le Select Import from File and click the Select File... b[...]

45 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 4 C onguring Devices This chapter covers how to congure all of the different supported devices so that NaViSet Administrator can successfully connect to, query , and control them. Desktop Displays For desktop displays, see: “Desktop display(s) connected to a Windows Computer” on p[...]

46 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Desktop displa y(s) connec ted to a W indows Comput er C onguration Overview One or more desktop displays connected to a Windows computer with a standard video cable. The DDC/CI WMI Provider can be optionally installed on the computer to provide advanced information for all displays and is requi[...]

47 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Notes 1. Basic display information available for both NEC and third party desktop displays is available. 2. Most newer graphics cards supported. See DDC/CI WMI Provider README for latest support information. 3. The DDC/CI WMI Provider can communicate via USB to NEC P A series of desktop displays. 4[...]

48 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE W indows C omputer on LAN connections via WMI When connecting to remote Windows computers via WMI, the following important points must be veried to ensure a successful connection: 1. The Windows user account used to access the remote computer must have sufcient access privileges to WMI (speci[...]

49 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Conguring and connec ting NEC large-screen display s NEC large-screen displays can be connected to the network in a variety of ways using RS232 or LAN, depending on the model. Also, depending on the model, displays can be daisy-chained together using RS232 or LAN cables. Daisy-chaining displays [...]

50 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE The following sections describe each of the 3 basic connection types for connecting multiple NEC large-screen displays. C onnec ting D irectly to LAN Supported display connection congurations RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT LAN RS-232C IN, OUT , and LAN LAN1 LAN2 RS-232C RS-232C IN, LAN 1 and LAN2 Models[...]

51 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE • Communications via both LAN and RS232 are not supported at the same time. The type of communications link to use to the display must be selected by OSD setting EXTERNAL CONTROL RS- 232C / LAN. C onnec ting via a L AN Daisy- chain Supported display connection congurations LAN1 LAN2 RS-232C RS[...]

52 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Using the A uto ID function with a LAN daisy- chain • The LAN2 RJ45 (output) of a display must connect to the LAN1 RJ45 (input) on the next display in a daisy-chain. • Each display must have a unique IP address assigned. • Network hub devices must not be used to create multiple branches of di[...]

53 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC large-screen display(s) using dir ec t LAN connec tion Suppor ted Display C onnec tion Congur a tions RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT LAN RS-232C IN, OUT , and LAN C onguration Overview Large-screen display connected to directly LAN and using one IP address. C onguration F ea tur es 1. Addition[...]

54 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC large-screen display(s) with LAN hub using direct L AN connec tion Suppor ted Display C onnec tion Congur a tions LAN1 LAN2 RS-232C RS-232C IN, LAN1 and LAN2 C onguration Overview Large-screen display with internal LAN hub connected to directly LAN. C onguration F ea tur es 1. Addition[...]

55 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC large-screen display(s) using LAN to RS232 Bridge Suppor ted Display C onnec tion Congur a tions RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT RS-232C IN and OUT RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT LAN RS-232C IN, OUT , and LAN C onguration Overview Windows computer with one COM port using LAN to RS232 Bridge utility , and [...]

56 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Notes 1. Congure COM port in the LAN to RS232 Bridge utility . Select 9600 Baud Rate. 2. The Windows computer must be running and the user logged-in in order to communicate with displays. 3. The computer can also be added separately as Windows computer on LAN (WMI) to provide shutdown, restart, [...]

57 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC large-screen display(s) with LAN hub using LAN to RS232 Bridge Suppor ted Display C onnec tion Congur a tions LAN1 LAN2 RS-232C RS-232C IN, LAN1 and LAN2 C onguration Overview Windows computer with one COM port using LAN to RS232 Bridge utility , and connected to a large-screen display vi[...]

58 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 1. Congure COM port in the LAN to RS232 Bridge utility . Select 9600 Baud Rate. 2. The Windows computer must be running and the user logged-in in order to communicate with displays. 3. The computer can also be added separately as Windows computer on LAN (WMI) to provide shutdown, restart, W ake-[...]

59 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC large-screen display(s) using RS232 WMI Provider Suppor ted Display C onnec tion Congur a tions RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT RS-232C IN and OUT RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT LAN RS-232C IN, OUT , and LAN C onguration Overview Windows computer with one or more COM ports using RS232 WMI Provider . Conne[...]

60 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 2. Congure COM ports and Monitor IDs in the RS232 WMI Provider conguration utility . See Appendix E on page 145. 3. RS-232C cables must be crossover / NULL modem type. 4. See “Windows Computer on LAN connections via WMI” on page 48 for important information about conguring WMI. Notes 1[...]

61 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC large-screen display(s) with SBC and dual LAN connec tions Suppor ted Display C onnec tion Congur a tions RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT LAN RS-232C IN, OUT , and LAN C onguration Overview Large-screen display with SBC (Single Board Computer) connected to the LAN. The large-screen display is also[...]

62 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 1. Monitor IDs do not have to start at 1. 2. T wo IP addresses are required (one for the SBC, and one for the display). 3. The SBC can be added separately to the device tree as Windows computer on LAN (WMI) to provide shutdown, restart, W ake-on-LAN, and monitoring of computer parameters.[...]

63 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC large-screen display with SBC and single LAN connec tion Suppor ted Display C onnec tion Congur a tions RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT RS-232C IN and OUT RS-232C IN RS-232C OUT LAN RS-232C IN, OUT , and LAN LAN1 LAN2 RS-232C RS-232C IN, LAN1 and LAN2 C onguration Overview Large-screen display wit[...]

64 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE SBC’s internal RS-232C connection. 3. The display must be congured to use RS-232C control unless the display model supports LAN based daisy-chains (Models supporting LAN based daisy-chains have RS-232C IN, LAN1 and LAN2 connectors). 4. Do not use the DDC/CI WMI Provider with an SBC. The intern[...]

65 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC projec tor with direct L AN or wireless connec tion C onguration Overview NEC projector connected to directly LAN or wireless network. C onguration F ea tur es 1. Single LAN connection using one IP address. 2. Operates without a computer . Adding devic e(s) to NaV iSet Administrat or Sele[...]

66 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE NEC projec tor connec ted via Windows C omputer to LAN C onguration Overview NEC projector connected to a Windows computer via RS-232C, and the computer is running the LAN to RS232 Bridge utility . C onguration F ea tur es 1. Shared LAN connection using one IP address. 2. Supports projector m[...]

67 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Notes 1. The Windows computer can also be added separately as Windows computer on LAN (WMI) to provide shutdown, restart, W ake-on-LAN and monitoring of computer parameters. 2. The computer must be running and user logged-in in order to communicate with the projector .[...]

68 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 5 C ontr olling D evices Devices can be controlled either interactively on an individual basis using the controls in the Device Properties Windows, or in groups as part of a T ask operation (see “T asks” on page 76 ). T o control a device interactively , double-click the device icon in [...]

69 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Ta b Description Info A summary of the most common device properties. If a Full Refresh has been performed on the device, all of the supported control settings from the device will be shown. Network Network settings used to connect to the device such as IP address and credentials. Power Power On an[...]

70 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE W indows Comput er Info The Info property tab for remote Windows computer devices show information about the computer such as the operating system, service pack, CPU type, total and available RAM, and if supported by the hardware, the make, model, and serial number of the computer . The OS version,[...]

71 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Display Schedule Pr oper ty T ab This tab is shown when controlling an NEC large-screen display that supports internal schedules (schedules that run autonomously within the display). The schedule settings can be set for each of the 7 supported internal schedules to power the display on and off, as [...]

72 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE C ustom Pr oper ty T ab The Custom device property tab lists all of the controls available on the device that can be adjusted. The list includes more infrequently used controls not shown on other tabs. T o adjust a control, select it from the Controls list and it will be added to the Settings list [...]

73 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Sync Clock with S y stem Dat e/T ime For large-screen displays that have an internal clock for performing schedule functions automatically , the clock can be synchronized with the time and date from the local computer . If the display is located in another time zone, the time applied to the display[...]

74 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 6 Cr edential Librar y About the Cr edential Librar y Access credentials must be specied when connecting to remote Windows computers via WMI. These credentials must be for a user with sufcient access permissions for administering the computer and accessing WMI. The credentials consist[...]

75 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Adding a new cr edential Click the New .. button in the Credential Library to open the User Credential Dialog . The User name (with optional domain specier), Password , and name alias and Description shown in the Credential Library lists can be entered. Editing an existing cr edential Click the [...]

76 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 7 T asks About T asks T asks are operations that query or perform commands on one or more devices. T asks can be scheduled to start at particular times or on demand. T asks can be congured to run once or continue running for a specic period of time and at specied intervals. There a[...]

77 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE T ask Manager All T asks in the current database are listed in the T ask Manager window . This window shows: • T asks that are currently inactive (not currently being processed/executed) • T asks that are currently active (being processed/executed) • Any alert conditions that have occurred wh[...]

78 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Inac tive T asks list Inactive T asks are tasks that are either scheduled to run and are waiting for their start time to occur , or tasks waiting to be started manually . For T asks that are scheduled to run, the Next Start Time is shown with a green background. The checkbox in the Next Start Time [...]

79 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE For tasks that have executed during the current session, the Status column will include an icon next to the description indicating the overall result status. The text color of the task row will also be changed and made bold. The icons and colors used are as follows: The task completed or was cancel[...]

80 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE containing the alert. Similarly , if the task is no longer running the T ask History window will be opened. When an alert is issued, the Alert notication button is shown at the bottom right side of the main application window . Mouse-over the button to view details about the last alert condition[...]

81 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Cr eating a New C ommand T ask Command type tasks perform actions on devices such as changing control settings or performing operations. Create a new task by selecting New T ask... from the Tasks menu, or selecting New ... from the Tasks Library , or click the New T ask button on the application to[...]

82 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Devices T ab Next select the Devices tab and select at least one device that the task will be performed on. Selecting a group will automatically select all of the devices within that group. Devices can also be selected by model using the Select by Model listbox. Selecting a model in the list will s[...]

83 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE C ommands T ab Next select the Commands tab and select a control to be changed or adjusted from the control list. Once the control has been added to the list of commands, the parameters or settings for the control can be set. Continue adding other controls to the command list as necessary . By defa[...]

84 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Multiple instances of the same control can be added, each with different devices and settings selected, thus allowing one task to perform different control operations on dif ferent devices. See “Example T ask: Using Device Specic controls to congure a T ile Matrix” on page 126 for an exam[...]

85 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Specic vs. Generalized Controls NaViSet Administrator allows different types of devices and display models to be controlled in a single task. If a group of devices is selected that are not all of the same model then a generalized version of the controls may be automatically selected. A generaliz[...]

86 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Display Schedule T ab If one or more of the devices selected is an NEC display that supports internal scheduling (schedules that run autonomously within the display), the Display Schedule tab will be shown. The schedule settings can be optionally set for each of the 7 supported internal schedules t[...]

87 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE IR Remote T ab If one or more devices selected supports sending IR Remote control commands, the IR Remote tab will be shown. Sending IR Remote commands can be used to perform commands and access functions that may not be available via the commands in the Commands tab, but are available on the devic[...]

88 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Notic ations T ab Notications allow the application to inform someone of the status of a task while they are away from the computer that NaViSet Administrator is running on. For example an administrator may want to be notied when a very long task involving a hundreds of devices has complet[...]

89 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Next select the types of notications to be sent. Options are: • Alert Conditions - Are only available when using Conditional type tasks, and are sent when the conditions specied in the task become true. • W arnings - Are sent for the following conditions: • Connection error • Device m[...]

90 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE T a sk Schedule T ab Next click on the T ask Schedule tab. This tab is used to set how and when the T ask is started. T asks can be set to run On Demand (manually started), or using a Schedule , or as T emporary (one time task that will not be saved to the T ask Library). T o schedule the task to r[...]

91 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Cr eating C onditional T asks Conditional T asks are created in the same way as other types of T asks and are typically used to warn of abnormal conditions in a device, or if a particular setting has changed. See the previous example for how to create a new task. Select Conditional as the T ask Typ[...]

92 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Next select the Conditions tab and select device controls that are to be checked. The list of available controls will depend on the type of device(s) selected. Click on a control to add it to the list of conditions. ! Note: Not all devices will support all of the controls listed. For each control t[...]

93 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Cr eating Informational T asks Informational T asks are created in the same way as other types of T asks and are used to actively monitor one or more device parameters. Select Informational as the T ask Type . Since this type of task is typically used to actively monitor a parameter , the Polling I[...]

94 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Next select the Devices tab and select the devices that the T ask will be performed on. Next select the Query Items tab and select device controls that are to be monitored. ! Note: The list of av ailable controls will depend on the type of device(s) selected. Not all devic es will supp or t all of [...]

95 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE T ask Histor y The T ask History window shows the operation history for a particular T ask. T o view the T ask History , click the button for a task in the Inactive T asks list, or select the desired tasks and click History ... from the T ask Library dialog. The history for each time the task has b[...]

96 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Pr oof of Play Some NEC large-screen display models have the ability to detect and record to an internal event log, any changes which have an affect on the audio or visual content being presented such as a change in video or audio input, or loss of video or audio signal, or a detectable internal fa[...]

97 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE C onguring Pr o of of Play Proof of Play is congured using the Proof of Play T ask Properties dialog, opened by selecting Proof of Play... in the T asks menu. When the dialog is opened for the rst time, the Devices tab will be selected. Select one or more devices or groups of devices to in[...]

98 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE In the Settings tab, select the conditions in which to trigger alert messages, should they occur . See “ Alerts list” on page 79 for more information about alerts. • No Video Signal - No video input signal detected • Video Circuit Failure - The device hardware failed to produce a picture ?[...]

99 | NA VISET ADMINISTRA TOR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Determining Polling Time Interval There is a limit to the number of Proof of Play events a device can store internally . Whenever this limit is reached the device simply replaces the oldest event with the newest one. When conguring Proof of Play it is important to consider the polling time inter[...]

100 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Choose Overwrite existing le when task starts to create a new output le every time the task is started. If the le already exists it will be deleted. T o append new records to an existing le, select Append new data to existing le . If a spreadsheet le type is selected, the forma[...]

101 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE E vent L og Windo w The Proof of Play Event Log window shows all events currently stored in the database. The task can also be started and stopped from this window . T o open the Proof of Play Event Log window , select Proof of Play Event Log in the V iew menu. • Rows containing alert messages[...]

102 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE POP T ab For devices supporting Proof of Play , a POP tab will be included in the tab bar of the Device Properties Window . The POP tab page is similar to the event log window , but show the events only for that device. • Check the Add this device to Proof of Play event logging box to add this[...]

103 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 8 Repor ts About Repor ts Reports are operations that gather selected setting values and information from one or more devices, and create a report of the results. These operations can be performed either in real-time (meaning devices are queried when the operation is run), or using infor[...]

104 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Repor t Manager All Reports that have been created for the current database are listed in the Report Manager tab. This tab shows: • Inactive Reports that are not currently running • Active Reports that are currently running Inac tive Reports list Inactive Reports are reports that have been c[...]

105 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE A context menu providing quick access to common report operations can be opened by right-clicking on the report. The context menu provides these actions: Library - Opens the Report Library with the report selected. Properties - Opens the Report Properties dialog for review or editing. History - [...]

106 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE ⓘ Info: Whenever a Real-time report is per formed on a device, the database information for the device is automatic ally updated with the equivalent of performing a Standard Refresh . As a result any new displays connected to a Windo ws computer will also be automatic ally detec ted and update[...]

107 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Next select the Query Items tab. The list of controls contains all of the information and settings that can be gathered from the types of devices that have been selected. The Query Items list contains all of the items to be queried for the selected devices. Some query items are automatically inc[...]

108 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE If an Excel spreadsheet is selected, the formatting of the spreadsheet can be selected to either Default or Plain . The Default formatting applies cell coloring to make data easier to read. ! Note: If the Preferenc es setting Op en repor t les on completion is selected, then the default appli[...]

109 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Repor t Histor y The Report History window shows the operation history for a particular Report. T o view the Report History , click the History button for a task in the Inactive Reports list, or select the desired report and click History ... from the Report Library dialog. The history for each [...]

110 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 9 P ref erenc es About The Preferences dialog is used to congure many of the application settings and is accessed from the T ools menu. Preference settings are grouped into pages which are selected using the icons on the left of the window . Click Reset to restore the default values f[...]

111 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE • Show alert conditions in task tray - If an alert condition occurs, a popup message will be shown in the Windows T ask T ray . • Show device query diagnostics in status bar - When selected, the status bar in the main window will show a summary of the number of connections to different devic[...]

112 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Email Settings • Enable Outbound Email Settings - When selected, NaViSet Administrator will enable the sending of notications via email. Notications are used in T asks to broadcast conditions such as Alerts, Errors, Warnings and Completion of a particular T ask. When not selected, all em[...]

113 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Database Settings • V acuum Database - Click this button to compact the size of the database le by removing unused entries and defragmenting the data. • Save changes automatically before switching databases or exiting the application. • Number of records to display in T ask and Report H[...]

114 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE F olders • Default Database File Location - Used to select the location where database les are stored by default. • Default Report File Location - Used to select the location where exported Report output les are saved by default. Devices • Set LAN Power to “On” for LAN connected [...]

115 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE • Timeout between retries - Enter the number of seconds to wait between each retry . ! Note: The Maximum Number of Retries and the Timeout Between Retries c an be overridden for each task and report. See “Devices T ab ” on page 82 for more information. Language • Language Settings: User [...]

116 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 10 Usage examples This chapter gives some step-by-step examples for conguring and running typical T asks and Reports. Example T ask: T urn displays on and o a t set times ev er y w eekda y In this example, displa ys will be congur ed to turn on and o at set times using two ta[...]

117 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 8. In the Start Schedule section, select the desired time and days on which to turn the displays on. 9. On the Summary tab review the T ask settings, and click OK . 10. Next to easily congure the power off times, open the T ask Library , select the task that was just created and click Duplica[...]

118 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Example T ask: C heck for projector lamps close to needing replacement In this example, a task to check t o see if the estimated lamp life remaining for pr ojectors is below a specied num- ber of hours limit is created . T his is recommended in order to perform proactive ordering of replac em[...]

119 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 7. Change the condition to falls below and enter 100 as the hrs value. 8. On the Notications tab, click Add a Notication... , enter the recipients email address and click OK . 9. Since the administrator doesn’t need to know immediately for each individual projector if the condition is tr[...]

120 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 10. On the T ask Schedule tab select Start Options: Scheduled , and select the frequency at which the task will be performed. In this example the task will run once a week on a Monday at 9 AM. 1 1. On the Summary tab review the T ask settings, and click OK . 12. There will now be a new task list[...]

121 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Example T ask: C heck for displa ys repor ting a diagnostic error condition In this example, a task to check t o see if a display device is reporting a diagnostic error condition is creat ed. If a diagnostic error is returned fr om a device, an alert email will be sent to the administrator . The[...]

122 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 7. Change the condition to is not and Normal as the value. 8. On the Notications tab, click Add a Notication... , enter the recipients email address and click OK . 9. Since the administrator will want to know immediately for each device if the condition is true, select Send all messages im[...]

123 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 10. On the T ask Schedule tab select Start Options: Scheduled , and select the frequency at which the task will be performed. In this example the task will on weekdays starting at 8 AM and weekends will be skipped. 1 1. On the Summary tab review the T ask settings, and click OK . 12. There will [...]

124 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Example T ask: Congure new displa ys with multiple preset settings In this example a task is created with a list of settings t o be applied to displays. This could be a standard congu- ration that is needed f or all new displays in a particular application or environment. Ha ving these cha[...]

125 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 5. On the Commands tab, select and congure the values for each of the settings to be applied for the display conguration. 6. On the T ask Schedule tab, select On Demand since the task will be run manually on new displays. 7. On the Summary tab review the T ask settings, and click OK . 8. T[...]

126 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Example T ask: Using Device Specic controls to congur e a Tile Matrix In this example a task is created t o congure the Tile Matrix settings on 4 displays arr anged in a 2x2 video wall. This task will allow all the displa ys in the video wall to be recongur ed using a single task. Th[...]

127 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 6. Next, the positions of each display within the T ile Matrix need to be set using the Tile Matrix Position control. The value of this control setting needs to be dif ferent for each display in the T ask. Select and add the setting and the following dialog will appear . Selecting Ye s will auto[...]

128 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 7. The T ile Matrix Position controls will show up in the command list as shown below . 8. The devices that a particular control will be applied to can be seen by mousing over the button as shown below . 9. If necessary , the devices that a control applies to can be modied by clicking on the [...]

129 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 1 1. Click OK to add the new task listed in the Inactive Tasks list. 12. Duplicate and modify the task as necessary to create other T ile Matrix congurations, such as T ile Matrix Off etc. ! Note: Depending on the changes being made to the Tile Matrix conguration of the displays , it may n[...]

130 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Example Repor t: Q uer y basic device informa tion and expor t to Ex cel In this example a report is created that will query basic information about all of the devices in the De vice T ree. In order to a void unnecessarily r e -quer ying devices too often, a report that only queries devices if t[...]

131 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 6. On the Output tab select the Output to le option, click Select... and choose a le type and name. 7. On the Summary tab review the Report settings, and click OK . 8. There will now be a new report listed in the Inactive Reports list.[...]

132 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE 9. Click the Run button to start the report. Once the report has completed querying all of the selected devices for which the database information is more than two days old, the spreadsheet will be automatically opened.[...]

133 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 11 F requen tly Asked Questions Question : Can T ask schedules be created with different start times for dif ferent days of the week - for example to power on displays at different times on dif ferent days? Answer : Y es. Simply create a T ask with the desired Start Schedule times and da[...]

134 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Question : How much network bandwidth does NaViSet Administrator use? Answer : Communications to each device uses a minimal amount of network bandwidth - typically several kilobytes for most operations. Question : How long would it take to perform an operation on a large number of devices? Answe[...]

135 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Chapter 12 T roubleshooting Pr oblem: Unable to connect to a W indows C omputer via WMI If an error occurred when performing any T est operation, follow these troubleshooting steps: • Conrm that the remote computer is powered on and fully booted. • Conrm that the computer name or IP ad[...]

136 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Pr oblem: Unable to communicat e with an NEC projector If an error occurred when performing any T est operation, follow these troubleshooting steps: • Conrm the IP address of the projector , or IP address or Windows computer name of the Windows computer (if using the LAN to RS232 Bridge ) i[...]

137 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Appendix 137 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE A C omparison of connec tion methods for NEC large -screen display s Connection Method Direct LAN LAN to RS232 Bridge RS232 WMI Provider DDC/CI WMI Provider Host Windows Computer Required No Ye s Ye s Ye s Operation Speed Fastest Fas[...]

138 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Daisy Chain RS232 vs . Individual L AN C onnec tions The following table shows compares connecting large-screen displays individually via LAN vs. using an RS232 daisy chain between displays: Connection Method Daisy Chain RS232 Individual LAN Connection Operation Speed Slower . Limited to one ope[...]

139 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Appendix 139 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE B W ake - on-LAN ( W oL) Congura tion In order to wake up a remote computer using the WoL protocol, the computer must be congured to enable the WoL functionality . On most computers WoL needs to be enabled in both the BIOS (Bas[...]

140 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Appendix 140 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE C Using Open Har dware Monitor NaViSet Administrator can interface with the free open-source hardware monitoring Open Hardware Monitor application in order to provide extended monitoring of a remote Windows computer ’s hardware sta[...]

141 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE • GPU T emperatures 1 thru 8 in °C • GPU Fan Speeds 1 thru 8 in RPM Using in T asks and Repor ts The sensor values from Open Hardware Monitor can be used in T asks and Reports in NaViSet Administrator . For example a T ask can be created to issue an alert if a fan speed drops below a certai[...]

142 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Appendix 142 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE D LAN to RS232 Bridge C onguration About The LAN to RS232 Bridge is a utility that allows remote access via LAN to NEC large-screen displays or projectors that are connected to a remote computer via an RS232 connection. This essen[...]

143 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Limitations There are several important limitations to using this utility: 1. The application runs in the Windows System T ray , and only loads when a user has logged into the computer . Therefore connectivity to the display will not be available until a user has logged in. 2. Since the applicat[...]

144 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE T roubleshooting the LAN to RS232 Bridge Follow these troubleshooting steps if problems are encountered with connecting to the LAN to RS232 Bridge utility: 1. T est the connection and conguration by connecting from another computer using the IP address of the computer running the LAN to RS232[...]

145 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Appendix 145 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE E RS232 WMI Pr ovider C onguration About The RS232 WMI Provider is installed on remote computers that have compatible NEC large-screen displays with an RS232 communications (COM) port. It will receive queries and commands from the[...]

146 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE The conguration utility is used to make the following conguration settings used by the WMI Provider: 1. Conguring the RS232 COM ports used to communicate with the NEC display(s). 2. Conguring the Monitor IDs to use with each display (which must match the settings on each display) 3. [...]

147 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Adv anced Settings The RS232 WMI Provider has several advanced settings for use in certain congurations and scenarios. Create virtual instance for Monitor ID “All” if two or more displays are on a COM port This setting allows commands to be simultaneously sent to all displays on a particu[...]

148 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Appendix 148 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE F W indows Management Instrumentation About WMI Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provides fully integrated operating system support for system and applications management on a Windows computer . WMI provides a model of the co[...]

149 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Appendix 149 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE G WMI VB Scr ipts The DDC/CI and RS232 WMI Providers included with NaViSet Administrator allow connected NEC desktop and large- screen displays to be accessed and controlled using 3rd party asset management applications, and also via[...]

150 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE commands. This functionality is only available on NEC large-screen displays connected via RS232. ReadInternalTempSensors.vbs Demonstrates how to read the internal temperature sensors in supported displays.[...]

151 | NA VISE T ADMINISTRA T OR 2  USER’ S GUIDE Glossar y DDC/CI (Display Data Channel / Command Interface) - A two-way communica - tions link between the video graphics adapter and display monitor using the stan- dard video signal cable. EDID (Extended Display Identication Data) - A data structure provided by a display to describe its cap[...]

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