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Installation


Before Installation

Please also note the following basic specifications and considerations.

  • System Requirements

    Description of the hardware and software requirements (server and client) as well as considerations regarding the network environment that must be taken into account for the operation of STAGE.

  • Network Architecture

    Here are the various building blocks required to create a STAGE / Virtual SmartPanel system and how they are interconnected. These network diagrams will have to be adapted to your actual network architecture, including the use of STUN and TURN servers when there is a need to send signals through firewalls.

  • Resources

    List of software and documentation relevant to the installation of STAGE.


Preparations

Before installation, the following preparations must be made in Riedel Software Manager (RSM).

The use of the Riedel Software Manager is documented in a separate manual.
See chapter Riedel Software Manager.


Installation

Below you will find a brief summary of the installation steps in the Riedel Software Manager for the installation of…

Main Steps to install STAGE

RSM - Configurations View

  1. In the Configurations section, click Create.

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  2. Enter a name for the Server Configuration, for example, My STAGE Config.

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  3. In the Suites section, click on Manage Suites… .

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  1. In the Manage Suites dialog, click Import Suite, then find the *.suite file on your local computer and upload it to the Riedel Software Manager, e.g. 'stage-1.0.0.suite'.

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  2. When the upload is completed, click Close to return to the Suite Configuration.

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  3. Click the new Suite to select it and to see available packages that will appear on the right side. Packages with a grafik-20250602-084251.png yellow icon are required in this suite and have to be configured and enabled to create a valid Server Configuration. Click the package to select it and to view its settings on the right, e.g. 'Riedel STAGE 1.0.0'.

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  4. Enter required package settings.

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    1. Set the credentials that are to be used when the administrator logs into the STAGE Web Interface for the first time.

    2. Set the HTTPS port to be used to connect to the user interface, which can be accessed through a web browser (e.g. Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge). Default: 443

    3. Set if third party access should be enabled with credentials and the Port to be used (default: 8089).

  5. Click Save and Enable.

RSM - Clusters View

  1. In the Clusters section, click Create….

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A wizard will appear which guides through the creation:

Type tab

  1. Enter a name (without spaces) for the Cluster Setup, for example, My-STAGE-Cluster.

  2. Choose whether you want to use

    1. no high availability (single node)

    2. high availability (3 nodes)

  3. Click Next.

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Connectivity tab

  1. Select whether you want to address your nodes via domain names (resolved by DNS) or via IP addresses.

  2. Click Next.

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Nodes tab

  1. If required, you can edit the Node Names by clicking on them.

  2. Depending on the selection in the previous Connectivity tab, enter the name(s) or IP address(es) of the node(s).

  3. Enter the SSH credentials of the node(s).
    After entering the information, the connection is verified and RSM will check if the corresponding node file has been provides before. Information about that is displayed in the status column.

  4. If grafik-20250227-082122.png appears, click the grafik-20250227-082237.png upload icon and follow the wizard for importing the *.node file from your computer that corresponds to the operating system on your server, e.g. ues-node-1.0.0-debian-12-bookworm_amd64.node.

  5. If all SSH connections are established and the corresponding node files are grafik-20240905-133541.png available, click Next.

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FQDN tab

  1. If necessary, edit the domain / IP address of the cluster.

  2. Click Next.

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Summary tab

  1. Review the provided information. Click on Back to switch to the corresponding tab to correct it.

  2. Click Create Cluster to start preparing the servers or virtual machines according the Cluster setup.

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Creation tab

  1. Riedel Software Manager is now creating the Cluster Setup and adding the specified servers or virtual machines to it. During this process it will install the required packages on the servers to form the Cluster Setup.

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  2. Once all nodes show the “Online” Status, the process is finished. Click Next to proceed.

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Certificate tab

  1. Click Export Management Certificate to download it. This certificate is the “key” to connect to this Cluster with Riedel Software Manager at a later time or from another computer.

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  1. After confirming the download of the certificate by ticking the checkbox, click Next.

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  2. During the installation, a self-signed certificate was generated. This certificate may trigger security warnings in browsers or other applications when connecting to the cluster. To avoid these warnings, you can export the certificate and add it to your browser's trusted certificates, or you can import a certificate provided by your organization for the cluster to use.
    Click Close to exit the wizard.

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Installing a Server Configuration on a Cluster Setup

  1. Select a Server Configuration on the left and a Cluster Setup in the middle and click Install Configuration on selected Cluster at the bottom left.

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  2. The license agreement of the Application you are installing is shown.
    Accept the terms by ticking the checkbox. Click Install to start the installation.

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  1. Riedel Software Manager is now installing the selected Configuration on the selected Cluster. This process can take a few minutes depending on the speed of your network connection.

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  1. Once the installation has been finished, the servers are started.

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  2. After all services are started, you can proceed to open the web interface of the application or close the wizard.

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This completes the installation of STAGE.


After the installation is finished you can proceed to open the web interface of the application or close the wizard.

Main Steps to install WebRTC

RSM - Configurations View

  1. In the Configurations section, click Create.

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  2. Enter a name for the Server Configuration, for example, My webRTC Config.

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  3. In the Suites section, click on Manage Suites… .

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  4. In the Manage Suites dialog, click Import Suite, then find the *.suite file on your local computer and upload it to the Riedel Software Manager, e.g. 'webrtc-gateway-1.1.0.suite'.

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  5. When the upload is completed, click Close to return to the Suite Configuration.

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  6. Click the new Suite to select it and to see available packages that will appear on the right side. Packages with a grafik-20250602-084251.png yellow icon are required in this suite and have to be configured and enabled to create a valid Server Configuration. Click the package to select it and to view its settings on the right, e.g. 'webrtc-gateway 1.1.0'.

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  7. Enter required package settings.

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    Set the registry UR pointing to your STAGE installation:
    https://<IP Address of STAGE>:<WebUI Port of STAGE>/service/riedel-registry/

  8. Click Save and Enable.

RSM - Clusters View

  1. In the Clusters section, click Create….

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A wizard will appear which guides through the creation:

Type tab

  1. Enter a name (without spaces) for the Cluster Setup, for example, My-webRTC-Cluster.

  2. Choose whether you want to use

    1. no high availability (single node)

    2. high availability (3 nodes)

  3. Click Next.

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Connectivity tab

  1. Select whether you want to address your nodes via domain names (resolved by DNS) or via IP addresses.

  2. Click Next.

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Nodes tab

  1. Depending on the selection in the previous Connectivity tab, enter the name(s) or IP address(es) of the node(s).

  2. Enter the SSH credentials of the node(s).
    After entering the information, the connection is verified and RSM will check if the corresponding node file has been provides before. Information about that is displayed in the status column.

  3. If grafik-20250227-082122.png appears, click the grafik-20250227-082237.png upload icon and follow the wizard for importing the *.node file from your computer that corresponds to the operating system on your server, e.g. ues-node-1.0.0-debian-12-bookworm_amd64.node.

  4. If all SSH connections are established and the corresponding node files are grafik-20240905-133541.png available, click Next.

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FQDN tab

  1. If necessary, edit the domain / IP address of the cluster.

  2. Click Next.

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Summary tab

  1. Review the provided information. Click on Back to switch to the corresponding tab to correct it.

  2. Click Create Cluster to start preparing the servers or virtual machines according the Cluster setup.

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Creation tab

  1. Riedel Software Manager is now creating the Cluster Setup and adding the specified servers or virtual machines to it. During this process it will install the required packages on the servers to form the Cluster Setup.

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Certificate tab

  1. Once the Cluster has been created, click Export Management Certificate to download it. This certificate is the “key” to connect to this Cluster with Riedel Software Manager at a later time or from another computer.

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  1. After confirming the download of the certificate by ticking the checkbox, click Next.

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  2. During the installation, a self-signed certificate was generated. This certificate may trigger security warnings in browsers or other applications when connecting to the cluster. To avoid these warnings, you can export the certificate and add it to your browser's trusted certificates, or you can import a certificate provided by your organization for the cluster to use.
    Click Close to exit the wizard.

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Installing a Server Configuration on a Cluster Setup

  1. Select a Server Configuration on the left and a Cluster in the middle and click Install Configuration on selected Cluster at the bottom left.

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  2. The license agreement of the Application you are installing is shown.
    Accept the terms by ticking the checkbox. Click Install to start the installation.

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  1. Riedel Software Manager is now installing the selected Configuration on the selected Cluster. This process can take a few minutes depending on the speed of your network connection.

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  1. Once the installation has been finished, the servers are started.

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  2. After all services are started, click Close to exit the wizard.

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This completes the installation of WebRTC.