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The information applies to:

• LuxRiot 1.1.14 and more recent

Summary

This article explains how to disable server watchdog’s reboots while retaining other functionality active.
Instructions

Server watchdog reboot commands may be disabled by creating the following registry key:

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\A&H\LuxRiot\Server\Watchdog
Value Name: Disable Reboot
Value Type: DWORD
Value: set 1 to disable reboot, set 0 or delete value to enable reboot

The information applies to:

• LuxRiot 1.1.x and LuxRiot WebClient 1.1.x

Summary

This article explains how to copy LuxRiot WebClient distributables onto intranet web server so that LAN workstations could have LuxRiot WebClient installed without accessing external network.

Instructions

To make LuxRiot WebClient available on the intranet please do the following:

1. Choose intranet web location for the web client files, for instance, http://myintranet/luxriotwebclient
2. Copy the following files to the chosen location:
• http://luxriot.com/webclient/DVRWebMsVcr71.cab
• http://luxriot.com/webclient/DVRWebClientDependencies.cab
• http://luxriot.com/webclient/DVRWebClientSetup.cab

This file is only required to install problem report wizard:

• http://luxriot.com/webclient/DVRSupportSetup.cab

These files should then be accessible as:

• http://myintranet/luxriotwebclient/DVRWebMsVcr71.cab etc.
3. Copy HTML page files to the chosen location on the web server.

Content of HTML files is basic and does not have artwork embedded. Note that Internet Explorer with JavaScript feature turned on (default settings) is required to use the LuxRiot WebClient.Once completed, http://myintranet/luxriotwebclient/Default.html location should lead to a login form and after its submission, there should be a page that installs all required components from your intranet server’s .cab files and provide LuxRiot WebClient interface.

In case LuxRiot WebClient does not work after the mentioned steps completed, the first thing to check is firewall settings and client side Internet Explorer settings, if they allow installation of signed ActiveX controls.

The information applies to:

• LuxRiot 1.1.12

Symptoms

When display is working in 15- or 16-bit mode the JPEG images are decoded with wrong colors, red and blue components are misplaced.

Resolution

To fix the problem mentioned above it is required to install an update on top of the installed LuxRiot 1.1.12. Please follow instructions below:

1. Download file http://luxriot.com/downloads/updates/LuxRiotCodecs-1.1.12-2006010801.exe
2. Stop all LuxRiot applications
3. Install the downloaded update on top of existing installation
4. Start LuxRiot applications

Problem Report should also include excerpt from system event log, maybe filtered by LuxRiot related entries. For some problems it may be quite useful.

A word about various DirectShow that may work or may not with LuxRiot. Some time ago I prepared a test webpage to be opened with Internet Explorer (only!)

http://luxriot.com/support/directshowvideosources.asp

This will install a small ActiveX control (user will probably have to confirm installation) and there will be a report generated about existing DirectShow devices similar to shown on this image:

We will need this information to check compatibility of those DirectShow devices with LuxRiot.