Install URL

The installation files can be found here

Getting Started With Tick-It

Part of the Tick-It system along with the RossVideo Xpression player is a Web and Data server component. For demoing purposes, the web and data server can be installed on the Ross Video BlueBox or player system but if more than 1 concurrent user will be accessing the web based system, a separate server is recommended.

In cases where the web and data server are installed on the same system as the XPression graphic engine it's called Solo.

Installing Tick-It Content Management Software

You will obtain your installer from the this location -  http://bannisterlake.com/dl/RossVideoinstalls/Tick-it/Web-Server/

You will require 2 files, an EXE and MSI:

Tick-It-for-Xpression_7.xx.xx.xx.msi

Tick-It-for-Xpression_7.xx.xx.xx_setup.exe

Save these files to the same location/folder.

Chameleon/_flow/ 

The install EXE is a self extracting ZIP and will be named something like: Flow_14.X.X.X.exe

Installing Your Tick-it Web Based Content Management Package

Step 1 - Obtain the Ross Video, Tick-it package here by getting the EXE & MSI files file from the location listed above

Step 2- Run the installer by double clicking the EXE package

Step 3 - Click Yes >

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Step 4 - Select the product you would like to install (select Tick-it) >

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Step 5 - Click Next >

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Step 4 6 - Change Change the database password to the one that you used when installing the MySQL server. If unsure leave the default and click Next >

This should be: rossvideo

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Step 5 7 -  This default location can be leftChange the default install folder if desired, otherwise, click Next >

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Step 6 - All defaults can be left here. Click Next >

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Step 7 - Proceed with another Next > Click 

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Step 8 - Change the default virtual directory to match your install folder (abover) or leave the "tickit" default and click Next > 

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Step 9 - If this is the primary data server leave the checkbox. If it is a backup server - clear the checkbox.

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Step 10 - Proceed Click Next > 

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Step 11 - Click close when the installer finishes.

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Upon completion of of installation a browser will open and your Content Management Web interface will appear

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Configuring Your Ross Video Web Based Content Management Package

Step 1- Navigate to c:\inetpub\wwwroot\tickit. Right click on the APP_DATA folder and change permissions on two directories by right clicking on the properties.

Step 2- Navigate to the SECURITY TAB and click the EDIT BUTTON. Select the IIS_USER User Name and then check the ALLOW MODIFY checkbox. Click OK. Close all dialogs.

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Step 3 - Repeat Step 2 with the UPLOADS folder.

should appear with an upgrade reporting indicating the details of the database update results.

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Assigning A Serial Number To Your Ross Video Web Based Content Management 

Step 1 - Open Tick-It by launching a browser and entering http://localhost/tickit/

Step 2 - Use the access password to allow you to enter a serial number that you have obtained from Ross Video.

Step 3 - Once logged in, find the Serial Number tab and enter your serial number. You will now have the desired product.

1. Open Tick-It by launching a browser and entering it’s url. Example: http://localhost/tickit

2. Login

   1. If you don’t yet have a serial number assigned you will need to use the configuration admin access password to allow you to enter a serial number that you have obtained from Bannister Lake

   2. If you have a previous serial number that you are updating then you can login as a System Admin user and navigate to the System Tools - Configuration module

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Obtain the Configuration Access Password and your Serial Number from

Assign IP Location of Chameleon Flow Server

In order for other Chameleon applications which aren’t running on the same machine as the database to be able to properly access the Chameleon DB you must provide either the IP address of the server or an accessible host name.

Examples:

• 72.45.123.32

• cloud001.ctk8yder9.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com

Assign it in Preferences

Step 1 - Click on the Preferences tab.

Step 2 - Select the "Database Location for Apps" setting. You can find it easily by using the filter field and typing in 'apps'

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Step 3 - Once you have this setting selected you can fill in the correct IP address or host name and click on 'Update Now'.

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Installing DMan

In this section:

These post-install setup steps are no longer necessary for Super Ticker versions 8.5.3.1 or greater (including Chameleon). The installer itself will do this.