PAIUnet/SAFARI Montage Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Keystone Commons SAFARI Montage Resource Group You must be logged in to Keystone Commons for this link to work

Agenda General updates Security –Encryption for passwords submitting to the server –Utilizing SSL/https for access –Using LDAPS for authentication Phase 3 testing Professional development Future webinars

General Updates

Security Concerns -Encryption for passwords submitting to the server -Utilizing SSL/https for access -Using LDAPS for authentication

LDAPS & SSL We are in the process of implementing SSL certificates on SAFARI Montage servers to ensure logins are secured with SSL (or https) Authentication requests from the SAFARI Montage server to district LDAP servers will attempt to connect via LDAPS only

LDAPS & SSL Each IU will receive an with instructions about setting up their certs. When you receive this , please contact Ben Carter. He will be available to walk you through the process.

SAFARI Montage : Phase 3 Testing This phase will focus on ensuring that school districts are properly configured for SAFARI Montage access. While not all school districts are registered on the SAFARI Montage portal, we will begin testing with all school districts.

Step 1 Step 1: Access the SAFARI Montage Server using a temp user name and password. Step 2: Perform SAFARI Montage Test: 1. The key contact from each district should complete the following test: –If not already done, download the latest version of the SAFARI Montage Media Player, recently enhanced to include additional features and improve Windows 7 support. The SAFARI Montage Media Player is required for all client PCS and laptops accessing SAFARI Montage servers. The SAFARI Montage Media Player ( SMMP) is available at ad_pa.aspx ad_pa.aspx

2. Login a. Type the URL of the appropriate server from the list above b. Select the entry in the School dropdown that matches your school district c. Enter Temp Username and Password d. Click the Log in button e. You will be presented with the SAFARI Montage dashboard

3.Test search functionality a. Select the Search – the second tab at the top of the page b. Click the Search button c. You will be presented with a list of search results

4.Test video playback a. Click the Play button next to any video title b. Video playback will begin 5.Logout a. Click log out *Please let us know when this has been completed and if any problems were encountered.

Step 3 Step 3: When complete, each district should confirm to the IU that the above functioned successfully. Resource*: SAFARI Montage Tutorial index.htm index.htm

Professional Development Train-the-trainer workshops (for IU staff only) July Tuesday, July 13: Beaver Valley IU #27 Wednesday, July 14: Riverview IU #6 Thursday, July 15: Seneca Highlands IU #9 Friday, July 16: Tuscarora IU #11 August 9-12 Monday, August 9: Northeastern IU #19 Tuesday, August 10: Lancaster-Lebanon IU #13 Wednesday, August 11: Carbon-Lehigh IU #21 Thursday, August 12: Chester County IU #24

Future SAFARI/PAIUnet Webinar Updates August 11 August 25 September 8