Installation, Configuration, and Removal

For details on how to install, configure, and remove the Preview Server service, see the related sections:

Startup and Shutdown

Click Start > All Programs > Vizrt > Preview Server > Preview Server Config, or
Double-click the Preview Server Config desktop icon (if a shortcut has been created), or
Navigate to the Preview Server web interface in a browser, using the host name of the machine running the Preview Server, and port 21098.

Example: http://<hostname>:21098/

Note: The default web browser will be used when opening the Preview Server web interface from the Windows Start menu or desktop.

Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Services.
Scroll down to the Vizrt Preview Server service.
The status of the Preview Server service is listed in the Status column.

Perform the steps in To see the status of the Preview Server service.
Make sure that the Preview Server status is empty.
Right-click the Preview Server entry in the list.
From the menu that appears, click Start.

Note: Upon installation, the Preview Server service is started, and the startup type is set to Automatic. This means that the service will start every time the operating system is started, and it will run in the background for as long as Windows is running. However, if the Preview Server service has been manually stopped, the service can be restarted by following the steps in this procedure.

Open the Preview Server Home page.
Enter the Viz Engine hostname or IP address in the text box.
Click the Add New button.

Note: If not specified, the Viz Engine will be added with the default port number 50010. When using Viz Engines in a so-called dual channel setup, it is possible to run multiple instances of the Viz Engine on a single host. Each instance uses a unique port, which means that two Viz Engines should only be considered duplicates when both the hostnames and port numbers are identical. When referring to Viz Engines in a dual channel setup, type the port number after the host name (for example VizEngine1:51010).