Teleffect 1.0 by Electric Arc

Licensing

Teleffect is a licensed product. Please see the End User License Agreement for details. If you do not agree with the license terms, do not install Teleffect. If you have already installed Teleffect, please uninstall it immediately.

System Requirements

Teleffect has the following minimum installation requirements per platform. In addition, each computer in the Teleffect system must be assigned a network resolvable hostname or a static IP address. If you are not sure if this is the case, contact your system administrator.

Windows NT^®

• Administrator account privileges.
  
  
• Windows NT^® 4.0 Service Pack 3. You can determine what version of Windows NT^® you have by watching the blue screen at startup, or by bringing up Start->Programs->Administrative Tools (Common)->Windows NT Diagnostics and going to the Version tab panel.
  
  
• A configured TCP/IP network protocol stack. To determine whether you have TCP/IP installed, bring up Start->Settings->Control Panel->Network, and click on the Protocols tab panel. If TCP/IP is not listed, contact your system administrator.
  
  
• PS/2 keyboard and mouse. This is the most common type of keyboard and mouse used with PC computers. Check your computer documentation for verification. Note: USB keyboards and mice will not work, unless your hardware vendor has provided special support.

IRIX^® 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

• You must have root privileges to install Teleffect

IRIX^® 6.2 (in addition to IRIX requirements for 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5)

• The following software packages must be installed:
  ViewKit_eoe.sw32.base, compiler_eoe.sw.lib, compiler_eoe.sw32.lib, eoe.sw32.gfx.
  
  
• Software patch SG0002016 or its successor must be installed. You can check what patches are installed by running the following command in a shell window

  showprods -D 1 | grep -i patch
  

  Teleffect will have runtime errors if this patch is not installed.

Documentation

The latest information about Teleffect can be found on Electric Arc's homepage, www.electricarc.com. Please visit often to find the latest information on Teleffect including information about future releases and ports to new operating systems.

This installation includes several documents to help you use Teleffect. You can access them from the Teleffect program group on your Start menu. The latest versions of each of these documents can be found on the web at www.electricarc.com.

• This Readme is an easy starting point to help you find other documentation.
  
  
• The User’s Guide will help get you started installing and using Teleffect.
  
  
• Please refer to the Troubleshooting Guide if you encounter any problems.
  
  
• The FAQ contains the most frequently asked questions regarding Teleffect. This document, or an updated version on our website, is your best bet for finding answers to your most common questions.

Installation and Configuration

Before your Teleffect system will work, Teleffect must be installed, configured, and running on each computer in the System. Teleffect uses each operating system's native installation mechanism. For more information, see the "Installation" in the User's Guide.

Windows NT^®

Run the self-extracting executable TeleffectInstall.exe. The Teleffect installation wizard will guide you through installation and initial configuration. The next time you reboot, Teleffect will be installed.

IRIX^®

Use either inst or the software manager (swmgr) to install the Teleffect images. Then run /usr/sbin/teleffect as root to configure Teleffect. The configuration program will start Teleffect when configuration is finished.

Known Problems and workarounds

Windows NT^®

• Teleffect does not work with USB devices, unless your hardware vendor has provided special support.
  
  
• Teleffect does not work perfectly with some notebook computer touchpads. See the FAQ or the Electric Arc website for more details.

IRIX^®

• When the Teleffect Master is running on an IRIX^® 6.5 computer and that computer is on the login screen, Teleffect is unable to redirect keyboard input to slave computers. This is due to security precautions within the SGI X login screen. Be sure to log in to your master computer.
  
  
• When the Teleffect Master is running on an IRIX^® computer and the pointer is on another computer's screen when a locking screensaver starts, the screensaver will not succeed in locking the screen. If having your screensaver lock is important to you, either return the pointer to the Master's screen before the screensaver begins, or run the Master on a non-IRIX^® computer.

Contacting Electric Arc

Visit us on the web at http://www.electricarc.com.