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Training


 

Our certified trainers teach your users how to get the most out of your Visix software. We offer customized on-site sessions or fee-based web training via WebEx™. Many clients invite our trainers to their facility when the technology is first launched, then rely on web training as new users are hired or when features are updated.
 

Visix offers the following courses to help you get the most out of your visual communications investment:

Design and Configuration Training

Basic Content Creator Training

Advanced Content Creator Training

System Administrative Management

Visix Applications Technical Training

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To schedule a Visix Training Course, contact our Client Services Group at 800.572.4935 or 770.446.1416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Outlines:

Title:  Design and Configuration Training
Time: Two (2) hours
Delivery:  Onsite or WebEx™
Objectives:  Five (5) total

1.        Configure AxisTV Channel Players so users can effectively deliver rich media content

2.        Incorporate the AxisTV Web Viewer in a relevant Web site

3.        Configure data source adapters and publishers

4.        Configure purchased options

5.        Establish basic user roles and accounts

 

Course Outline:

1.        Conceptualize, design and create display layouts

a.        Configure Content Settings

                                                                i.      Name and edit Play Lists

                                                               ii.      Name and Edit Crawl Lists (tickers)

                                                              iii.      Establish Text and Background Template settings

         Text adapter

                                                             iv.      Create Aspect Ratios

                                                              v.      Define and create various Modes of use

                                                             vi.      Email Plug-in

                                                            vii.      Event management plug-in

                                                           viii.      News plug-in

                                                             ix.      Weather plug-in

                                                              x.      Stock ticker plug-in

b.        Configure Channel Player Settings

                                                                i.      Player description

                                                               ii.      Wallpaper (background image)

                                                              iii.      Audio

                                                             iv.      Incorporating floating date and time

                                                              v.      Content blocks

                                                             vi.      Video Window

                                                            vii.      Rendition

                                                           viii.      Player Resolution

2.        Configure Web Viewer (Public)

3.        Configure Windows Media Streaming (option)

4.        Configure Adapters

a.        News (option)

                                                                i.      Bulletin

                                                               ii.      Ticker

b.        Events (option)

                                                                i.      AxisTV Schedule Display

                                                               ii.      Application specific adapters

1.        Dean Evans and Associates

2.        Delphi

3.        CEO Software

4.        Exchange

5.        R25

c.        Weather

                                                                i.      NOAA

                                                               ii.      AccuWeather (option)

d.        Graphic Link (option)

e.        Screen Saver Plug-in

f.         RSS (option)

                                                                i.      Reader

                                                               ii.      Publisher

5.        Configure Supporting Applications

a.        Desktop Messenger

b.        RSS Publisher

c.        Text Messenger

6.        Configure hardware settings

a.        Video Window Option

7.        Configure security settings

a.        Security policy

b.        Intrusion policy

c.        User accounts

d.        User roles

8.        System Tools

a.        Install Desktop Messenger

b.        Install Screensaver


 

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Title:  Basic Content Creator Training
Time: Two (2) hours
Delivery:  Onsite or WebEx™
Objectives:  Six (6) total

1.        Learn where to go to log in

2.        Create content using AxisTV web tools

3.        Import content from other applications

4.        Schedule your content (time, date and location)

5.        Manage your content

6.        Know when and how to use modes

 

Course Outline:

1.        Logging in

a.        Using the browser

2.        Creating content in AxisTV

a.        Text only

b.        Text with title

c.        Media Bulletin

d.        Graphic Link

e.        Free Form

                                                                i.      Grouping

f.         Event Schedule Bulletin (optional)

g.        Weather Bulletin

h.        News Bulletin

i.          Tickers

                                                          i.            Text

                                                         ii.            Weather

                                                        iii.            News

3.        Importing content

a.        Graphics

b.        Video (Flash)

c.        PowerPoint

4.        Managing your content

a.        Bulletins

                                              i.            Creating and using folders to manage content

                                             ii.            Using Bulletin transitions

b.        Tickers

c.        Video feeds

d.        Publishers

e.        Graphics

f.         Video

g.        Audio

h.        Backgrounds

5.        Scheduling your content

6.        Activating modes

 

 

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Title:  Advanced Content Creator Training
Time: Two (2) hours
Delivery:  Onsite or WebEx™
Objectives:  Five (5) total

1.        Effectively use Web creation tools

2.        Utilize auto-updating content

3.        Effectively incorporate live or pre-recorded video

4.        Create and schedule a library of display layouts

5.        Use modes in emergencies

 

Course Outline:

1.        Web Creation Tools

2.        Mastering Free Form Web Creation

a.        Background thumbnails

b.        Insert and copy bulletins

c.        Right click tools

d.        Grouping

a.        Animations

3.        Incorporating auto updating content

a.        Graphic Link

b.        Events

c.        Weather

d.        News

e.        RSS

4.        Creating Flash from PowerPoint

5.        Approving submitted content

6.        Manipulating Ticker Settings

a.        Fonts

b.        Background colors

7.        Enabling Playback Tracking

8.        Using aspect ratios

a.        4:3

b.        16:9

c.        9:16

9.        Create Display Layouts

a.        Content block settings

b.        Building additional layouts

c.        Layout scheduling

10.     Activating mode changes

11.     Using Video Window Effectively

a.        NTSC/PAL sources

b.        Streamed source


 

 


 

 

Title: 

System Administrative Management

Time: Two (2) hours
Delivery:  Onsite or WebEx™
Objectives:  Five (5) total

1.        Know how to respond to and administer common user or configuration errors

2.        Manage users, roles, privileges and security policies

3.        Administer relevant system tools

4.        Install third party applications properly

5.        Create, administer and respond to system application alarms

 

Course Outline:

1.        .NET errors and configuration

2.        PowerPoint installation requirements

3.        Font installation requirements

4.        Content approval

5.        Roles, Users, Privileges and Security

a.        Administering Roles

b.        Administering Screen Saver Plug in

c.        Administering Security Policy

d.        Administering Users

                                                                i.      Passwords

e.        Configuring Intrusion Policy

6.        Setting re-boot schedule

7.        Creating system alarms and notification

8.        Data backup

9.        Installing third party applications and policies

a.        Backup agents

b.        Anti-virus

c.        Spyware

d.        Firewalls

e.        Domain policies

 

 

 

 

 

Title:  Visix Applications Technical Training
Time: Seven (7) hours
Delivery:  Onsite only
Objectives:  Six (6) total

1.        Understand Windows tools relevant to Visix deployments

2.        Effectively plan a Visix deployment

3.        Properly deploy Visix Managers and Players

4.        Troubleshoot, identify and correct relevant system deployment problems

a.        Network, application and AV

5.        Rebuild Visix applications

6.        Create some basic content

 

Course Outline:

 

Working in the Networked Environment

1)       Windows Navigation Overview

2)       Relevant Control Panel Tools

a)       Network Connections

b)       Windows Firewall

c)       User Accounts

d)       Administrative Tools

i)         Event Viewer

ii)        IIS

e)       Group Policies

3)       Proxy and Internet Explorer

4)       SQL

5)       Windows Server 2003 v. Windows XP (notable differences)

6)       Break

 

Efficiently Implementing Visix Technologies

1)       The Visix technology approach

2)       Implementation Preparation and Analysis

3)       Implementation

i)         Network Considerations

(1)     Static IP v. DHCP

(2)     Ports

(3)     Bandwidth Requirements

ii)        Domain Policies

iii)       Client Applications and Support Agent Applications

iv)      Enterprise deployments – basic overview (requires Visix implementation)

4)       Break

i)         Content Manager, Channel Player and Publisher Deployment

(1)     Content Manager configuration

(a)     Windows EULA

(b)     Licensing and License Manager

(c)     Initialize Device

(d)     XP Professional v. Server

(e)     Blade Servers, Virtual Servers (VM) and Drives

(2)     Channel Player configuration

(a)     Channel Player Shell

(b)     Configuration and Settings

(3)     Publisher(s) configuration

(a)     Hardware Requirements

(b)     Configuration

ii)        Questions and practical application

5)       Lunch

6)       Implementation Recap

7)       Troubleshooting

a)       Integrated support tools

b)       Network

i)         Communications

(1)     IP Configuration

(2)     Ports

(3)     Proxy Servers

(4)     Virus protection and Spyware conflicts

c)       Content Manager

(1)     Binary Storage

(2)     ATD Files

(3)     PowerPoint

(4)     License Manager

(5)     .NET Errors

(a)     Browser Security

(b)     Free Form

(c)     Large File Utility

d)       Channel Players

(1)     Setup Utilities

(2)     Diagnose Device

(3)     Matrox Power Desk

(4)     Flash

e)       Questions and practical application

f)        AV Signals

(1)     Resolution Support – Intel 945/65/75 chipsets

(2)     EDID (how to disable)

8)       Break

9)       Software Rebuilds and Upgrades

a)       Data Backup

b)       Factory image restoration

c)       Hardware compatibility

d)       Questions and practical application

10)    User Interface Fundamentals

a)       Creating play lists

b)       Creating content blocks

c)       Fetching images

11)    Online User and Technical Resources

 

 

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Legacy Course Map:

For customers familiar with our previous training offerings, we've provided the following course map so you can order the current training session that best fits your needs:

 

Course Title

Part No.

Legacy Course Title

(Closest Match)

Legacy Part No.

Web-Based Training:

Basic Content Creator

AXIS-TV-TRB

Web-Based User Training Session

AXIS-TV-TRW

Web-Based Training:

Design and Configuration

AXIS-TV-TRC

N/A

N/A

Web-Based Training:

Advanced Content Creator

AXIS-TV-TRV

Web-Based Advanced User Training Session

AXIS-TV-TRD

Web-Based Training:

System Administrative Management

AXIS-TV-TRM

Web-Based Administrator

Training Session

AXIS-TV-TRA

Onsite Training, One Full Day,

All Four Courses

AXIS-TV-TRS

N/A

N/A

Onsite Technical Training

AXIS-TV-TRE

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Web-Based Technical Training Session (no new match)

AXIS-TV-TRT

 

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