SAFARI Montage^® Version 5.0.x

Product Release Information

Introduction

This document contains the release notes for SAFARI Montage 5.0.x. This is a full release of the SAFARI Montage System and the following sections provide details to its release. SAFARI Montage 5.x is not a software-only upgrade from SAFARI Montage 4.x and may require a new OS drive, increased RAM, and/or a new server. Contact SAFARI Montage Customer Service (1-800-782-7230) regarding SAFARI Montage 5.x upgrade options.

New in this Release

• Thumbnail and Icon Dashboard
  • Thumbnails are now integrated into a new dashboard, search results, detail pages and playlists.
  • Packaged content now supports thumbnails, including chapter and key concept thumbnails for video.
  • CreationStation supports automatic generation of thumbnails.
    • User selectable thumbnails, including a snapshot created from the media for supported formats, a title slate based on the item's title, or a standard thumbnail per media type.

    NOTE: The new dashboard requires content drives purchased in the last 2 years to support the addition of thumbnails. For customers with content drives older than 2 years, a new content drive will need to be purchased.

• Enhanced Core Platform
  • Improved fault tolerance and recovery.
  • Improved stability and security based on a full update of core OS components.
• New User Types
  • School Admin (school-specific administration)
  • Principal (school-level admin and reporting access)
  • Curriculum Admin (curriculum-specific administrative reporting and content approval)
• Expanded Interactive Whiteboard File Support
  • eInstruction^® Workspace^™
  • Hitachi^® Starboard^®
• Expanded support for projector control via Pathways SM^™
  • BenQ MX711
  • Promethean PRM-20AV1
  • Hitachi CP-A220N
  • LG 50PQ30C
  • LG 42PA30C
  • SMART UF-65
  • SMART UX-60
• New Apple^® iPad^®/iPod Touch^®/iPhone^® support
  • Access SAFARI Montage and Pathways SM device control via iOS devices.
  • Available in the Apple App Store
  • Requires H.264 Home Access Content Drive for Packaged Video Playback

  NOTE: Subject to native playback limitations of iOS device.

Installation and Upgrade Notes

• Installation and Upgrade
  • See the SAFARI Montage 5.0.x Upgrade Instructions tab above.
• Minimum System Requirements
  • See the SAFARI Montage 5.0.x System Requirements tab above.

5.0.29 Release Details

• SAFARI Montage Media Player
  • SAFARI Montage Media Player version 5.0.3 (32-bit Microsoft^® Windows^® 7, Vista^®, XP)
  • SAFARI Montage Media Player version 5.0.4 (32-bit Apple Mac OS X)
  • SAFARI Montage Media Player version 5.0.4 (64-bit Apple Mac OS X)
• Known Issues and Workarounds

Issue Number	Issues	Affected Module	Affected Operating System	Affected Web Browser	Solution
	Bulk Media Upload and File Validator does not support .FLV and .SWF file formats	CreationStation™	Any	Any	Individually upload each file format.

Browser Plug-ins (All Platforms)

• SAFARI Montage Media Player
  • Plays both Windows Media^® and Apple QuickTime^® (Apple QuickTime 7.6 required)

  Installers

  • Version 5.0.3 (32-bit Windows XP, Vista, 7)
  • Version 5.0.4 (32-bit OS X)
  • Version 5.0.4 (64-bit OS X)

  Required for:

  • Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 Compatibility
  • Pathways SM^™
  • SAFARI Montage Managed Home Access Module
  • Closed Captioning Toggle
  • Alternate Language Audio Tracks
  • Enhanced Full-Screen Playback
  • Playback of Career Clips Content
• Apple QuickTime 7.6
  • Required for Windows operating systems and Mac OS for playback of QuickTime and H.264 content, and Managed Home Access.
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 (Windows XP and Windows Vista) or Microsoft Windows Media Player 12 (Windows 7)
  • Required for the playback of Windows Media. Windows Media playback not available on Mac OS.
• Adobe^® Flash^® Player 10 - Required for Visual Dictionary interactive image package.
• Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader 9
• Sun^® Java^® 6 Standard Edition - required for CreationStation uploads.

Additional Local Software

Additional software may be required to create or view certain CreationStation content.

• Software clients for the associated file types
  • SMART Notebook^® software / SMART Notebook Interactive Viewer software - .NOTEBOOK / .NBK
  • Promethean^® ActivInspire^® / ActiveStudio^® / Flipchart Viewer - .FLIPCHART / .FLP / .AS3A
  • Hitachi^® StarBoard^® - .YAR
  • eInstruction^® Workspace^™ - .GWB
  • Microsoft Office / Office Vewiers - .DOC/.DOCX, .XLS/.XLSX, .PPT/.PPTX
  • OpenOffice.org^® - .SDW/.ODT, .SDC/.ODS, .SDD/.ODP, .ODG; .ODF, .SDP
  • Apple iWork^® - .PAGES, .NUMBERS, .KEY
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader - .PDF
  • An EPUB^® Reader - .LIT, .EPUB
• Interactive Whiteboard Integration - supported software versions.
  • SMART Notebook Software / Notebook Interactive Viewer - v 9.5 or greater
  • Promethean ActivInspire (v 1.5 or greater) / ActiveStudio (v 2.5 or greater) / Flipchart Viewer
  • StarBoard (v 8.11 or greater)/StarBoard LE - Viewer Only (v 3.0 or greater)/StarBoard for OS X (v 9.2 or greater)
  • eInstruction Workspace for Windows (v 8.90 or greater)/eInstruction Workspace for OS X (v 5.00 or greater)

Managed Home Access Clients

• SAFARI Montage Media Player 5.0.x
• Apple QuickTime 7.6
• 768kbps Broadband Internet Connection

Local Area Network

• 100Mb Wired Ethernet
• NetBIOS Protocol
  • Windows: "Client for Microsoft Networks" protocol must be active on client machines.
  • OS X: The "Samba" suite of protocols is already active. No changes are required.
• Switched Backbone
• Full Duplex

Please read these instructions in their entirety before you begin:

• These instructions apply to the following SAFARI Montage server models:
  • T-420
  • T-420A
  • T-440i
  • RM-640
  • RM-640x
  • RM-820
  • WAN-840
  • WAN-880x
  • WAN-1240
• It is important to follow the steps outlined in these instructions for optimal performance of your SAFARI Montage server.
• It is important that you review the SAFARI Montage 5.0.x Release Notes available online, as these may include Known Issues that you should understand before running the upgrade.
• It is recommended that a backup of your SAFARI Montage server be performed prior to installing the new OS drive. When planning the server upgrade, allow time to perform this backup.
• No one should use the SAFARI Montage System during the update process, so please perform this update during off-hours.
• Please note that the images and screenshots used in the instructions may differ slightly depending on your version of SAFARI Montage.
• Review any questions with Technical Support in advance. Please note that SAFARI Montage Technical Support is available Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time and they may be contacted by telephone at 800-782-7230 or online via http://www.safarimontage.com/support/.

Important Considerations:

1. SAFARI Montage Media Player Deployment
   • We recommend you update all client computers to the current version of the SAFARI Montage Media Player prior to running the OS upgrade. Not doing so will result in all users receiving an alert upon logging in to SAFARI Montage instructing them to upgrade the player. Administrators can suppress this notification in the following location: ADMIN -> Settings -> System -> Alert to Install SAFARI Montage Media Player.
   • The latest version of the player is available for download at http://www.safarimontage.com/support.

RAM Installation Instructions:

Click on the sever model being upgraded for RAM upgrade instructions.

• T-420 (PDF - 195 KB)
• T-420A (PDF - 409 KB)
• RM-640 (PDF - 249 KB)
• RM-640x (PDF - 160 KB)
• RM-820 (PDF - 120 KB)
• WAN-840 (PDF - 120 KB)
• WAN-1240 (PDF - 147 KB).

OS Drive Installation Instructions:

For server model numbers T-420A, T-440i, T-640i, RM-820, RM-840, WAN-840, and WAN-840 refer to the following instructions:

• Hard Drive Installaion Instructions (PDF - 1.10 MB)

For server model numbers T-420, T-440X, RM-440X, RM-640, RM-640X, WAN-880X, and WAN-1240 refer to the following instructions:

• Hard Drive Installation Instructions for Dell^® Servers (PDF - 1.40 MB)

For customers with server model WAN-1240 and receiving a single OS drive, refer to the following instructions:

• Single Hard Drive Installation Instructions for Dell^® Servers - WAN-1240 only (PDF - 320 KB)