Before making the application sharing capabilities of Real-Time Collaboration in the portal, you need to configure the RTC Application Sharing Server settings available to business users at runtime.
This procedure is mandatory only if you intend to integrate the application sharing capabilities of RTC.
You have access to the Collaboration Launch Pad Administration component in the portal.
Alternatively, you can navigate to System Administration → System Configuration → Collaboration → Configuration. Then, under Folders, navigate to Real-Time Collaboration → Application Sharing → Application Sharing.
If the following configuration objects do not exist, you need to create them. The name of each configuration object must be defined exactly as shown in the table below; names are case-sensitive. To create a configuration object, click New.
Configuration object (name) | Description (value) |
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ServerName |
Enter the host name of the RTC Application Sharing Server. (Do not enter the full qualified host name.) If the RTC Application Sharing Server is running in a clustered environment, enter the host name of the server acting as the entry point to the cluster. For example: ethan |
ServerPath |
This configuration object specifies the path to the host servlet providing application sharing capabilities. Enter the following value: streamingserver/servlet/streamingserver Caution
Do NOT change this value. |
ServerPort |
Enter the port number of the server acting as the entry point to the cluster. |
SecureMode |
Specify the secure mode in which the RTC Application Sharing Server sends data. RTC uses a binary format that is compressed when sending streamed data during application sharing sessions. Data streaming through the RTC Application Sharing Server is possible in SSL or non-SSL mode. The secure mode of the portal itself does not require that the RTC Application Sharing Server runs in the same mode-if the portal is running in SSL mode (HTTPS) the RTC can stream data in non-SSL mode (HTTP) or vice versa. Note
If your portal is running in SSL mode, you should set RTC to stream data in the secure SSL mode, as well. Note that the usage of the SSL may downgrade performance of a collaborative session with application sharing. Enter one of the following values to specify the appropriate secure mode:
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Version |
Specifies the version number of the Real-Time Collaboration ActiveX control that should be running on portal client machines. This ActiveX control is required for all portal users intending to run application sharing in a collaboration session. This property ensures that all portal clients use the same and most up-to-date ActiveX version when they participate in an application sharing session. If they do not have the same version defined by this property they are automatically given the current version. If the version number does not appear, perform the following to specify a version value. To determine the version of the current RTCActiveX control:
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Standalone |
Specify the run mode of the RTC Application Sharing Server. The RTC Application Sharing Server can run in one of two modes; as a standalone unit on a dedicated machine outside the clustered environment, or inside each server node located inside the cluster. Enter one of the following values to specify the appropriate run mode:
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