Record Now installation and configuration overview

Record Now installation and configuration are divided into two phases with each one done by different individuals based on their area of expertise.

Phase 1: Install Record Now Launcher software on an organization’s Podium PCs. Typically, software installations are performed by an IT administrator who relies on the Mediasite administrator to provide the software installers.

Phase 2: Configure Mediasite to support ad-hoc recordings from a Podium PC.  These tasks are typically performed by the Mediasite administrator or a power user who is familiar with Management Portal:

1. Specify Record Now application settings, which includes choosing the authentication method used (Mediasite or Windows).
2. Add room configurations.
3. Add rooms for hardware Recorders.

Note IT administrators uses IT tools to install and configure software on Podium PCs in their organizations. The tools used and guidance on large-scale software deployment are outside the scope of this guide.

The table below lists Record Now installation and configuration tasks in more detail, specifies who typically does each task, and the information required to complete certain tasks.

Mediasite Administrator	IT Administrator
Downloads the Record Now Launcher .exe file from Management Portal	Sets up a Windows system user if Podium PCs support auto-logon.
Provides IT administrator with Record Now Launcher .exe files	Uses Record Now Launcher .exe file to creates desktop shortcuts that pass Mediasite’s Service Root URL.
Provides IT administrator with Mediasite’s Service Root URL and optionally external Recorder URLs.	Provides Mediasite administrators with the IP addresses and/or domain names of Podium PCs that support Record Now.
Configures Record Now on the server-side using Management Portal: Specifies Record Now application settings Adds room configurations Adds Mediasite rooms that include recording devices	Updates the firewall as needed .