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Configuring the Breeze Presentation Platform

It’s important to configure the Macromedia Breeze Presentation platform by setting property values in the 
Breeze configuration file, custom.ini. For example, you should change the default support password to use 
the URL of your own enterprise support site. The following procedure and table indicate how to change 
settings in the custom.ini file.

Note: 

If you are using the Breeze Live stand-alone configuration, all references to the Breeze Presentation platform in 

this chapter also apply to the Breeze application server.

To open the Breeze configuration file for editing:

Select Start > All Programs > Macromedia > Macromedia Breeze 4 > Configure Breeze.

The following table lists properties in the order in which they appear in the configuration file:

Property

Default value

Description

ADMIN_HOST

[none]

The host name to use in a URL for accessing Breeze. This is the host 
name that users enter directly in their browsers.
For example, for the URL http://aserver.mybreeze.com, you would set 

ADMIN_HOST

 as shown in the following example:

ADMIN_HOST=aserver.mybreeze.com

 

If you set your web server to use a different port than port 80 for 
receiving HTTP messages, you must add the port number to the host 
name, as shown in the following example:

ADMIN_HOST=aserver.mybreeze.com:8080

 

ADMIN_EMAIL

[none]

The login name to use for primary administrative access to the Breeze 
Manager. The login name must be the e-mail address of the primary 
administrator. The following example shows how you can set this 
property.

ADMIN_EMAIL=jsmith@mycompany.com

 

ADMIN_PASSWORD

[none]

The password to use for primary administrative access to the Breeze 
Manager.

SYSTEM_EMAIL

[none]

The e-mail address that users see as the source of notifications sent 
by Breeze and to which they can send responses. 
You can define the user name in the e-mail address as an alias so that 
more than one person receives user responses. The following 
example shows how you can set this property.

SYSTEM_EMAIL=breeze@mycompany.com

SUPPORT_EMAIL

*** Support link 
not configured. 
Please see 
installation 
guide for 
customizing 
support links. 
***

 

An e-mail address or URL within your organization to which you want 
to direct users when they need technical support or help with using 
Breeze. The address or URL you enter is used in Breeze e-mail 
notifications. The following examples show how you can set this 
property.

SUPPORT_EMAIL=http://www.mydomain.com/breeze/support/
index.html
SUPPORT_EMAIL=breezesupport@mydomain.com

 

If you do not change the default value, users see the default text 
instead of a support location.

BCC_EMAIL

[none]

A “blind-copy” e-mail address to which all notifications that users 
receive are also sent. This property allows administrative tracking of e-
mail messages sent through Breeze without exposing an internal e-
mail address. The following example shows how you can set this 
property.

BCC_EMAIL=sjones@mycompany.com

 

SMTP_HOST

mail

The name of the outgoing SMTP mail server to use for sending out 
Breeze e-mail notifications.

DB_HOST

localhost

The name of the Breeze database’s host computer. 

DB_NAME

breeze

The name assigned to the Breeze database.

Summary of Contents for BREEZE

Page 1: ...Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...arks or trade names of Macromedia Inc or other entities and may be registered in certain jurisdictions including internationally Third Party Information This guide contains links to third party websit...

Page 3: ...0 Installing Breeze 11 Using the Breeze installer 11 Completing an aborted installation 14 Starting and stopping Breeze components 14 Uninstalling Macromedia Breeze 14 Setting Up the Breeze Database 1...

Page 4: ...e Breeze Live 24 Appendix A Clustering Breeze Presentation Platforms 26 Setting up a cluster of Breeze Presentation platforms 26 Verifying failover for HTTP requests 27 Verifying replication of conten...

Page 5: ...sers to create Breeze presentations from PowerPoint You can access Using the Breeze Plug In for Powerpoint documentation from the Breeze Manager Home page and from the Breeze menu in PowerPoint by sel...

Page 6: ...at www macromedia com software breeze is updated regularly with the latest information on Breeze including FAQs white papers testimonials and tips Breeze Documentation Center The Breeze Documentation...

Page 7: ...n requirements This section lists hardware and software requirements for installing the Breeze components It covers the following topics Breeze Presentation platform installation requirements on page...

Page 8: ...ion platform is installed the Presentation platform cannot convert PowerPoint presentations to Breeze Flash presentations For instructions on verifying that a printer driver is installed and installin...

Page 9: ...in a Breeze Live stand alone configuration 500 MB for Breeze Live installation Initially 80 GB for Breeze Live meeting files Disk space requirements increase as more Breeze Live meetings are stored So...

Page 10: ...so because of licensing restrictions you can only install the Breeze database engine on a single processor computer The Breeze database engine has a command line interface for managing and querying th...

Page 11: ...e double click the setup exe file in the installation DVD s root folder The installer Welcome window appears 2 Click Next The License Agreement window appears 3 Click Yes to accept the licensing terms...

Page 12: ...ame computer If you install the Breeze database engine it must be installed at the same time and on the same computer as the Breeze Presentation platform Presentation platform and Breeze Live The foll...

Page 13: ...ndow appears and shows the installer s progress Installing the software may take a few minutes If you elected to install the Breeze database engine the installer for the Breeze database engine starts...

Page 14: ...e Breeze components you must make sure that they have been properly configured and that either the Breeze database engine or Microsoft SQL Server is running To start the Breeze Presentation platform S...

Page 15: ...m configuration file custom ini To set configuration properties for the Breeze database when you use Microsoft SQL Server 2000 1 Before you start the Breeze Presentation platform you must edit the Bre...

Page 16: ...ww microsoft com office ork 2000 five 75t2_6 htm You should regularly back up the content folder in the following location Boot drive Breeze content Periodically back up the entire Breeze root directo...

Page 17: ...istrator The following example shows how you can set this property ADMIN_EMAIL jsmith mycompany com ADMIN_PASSWORD none The password to use for primary administrative access to the Breeze Manager SYST...

Page 18: ...ssociated with Breeze to use for receiving HTTP messages FCS_CONTENT_PATH fileserver bre ezeshare cont ent If you have installed Breeze Live and the Breeze Presentation platform on separate computers...

Page 19: ...Breeze Live and the Breeze Presentation platform run as the Breeze user you created this privilege lets them write files to the folder and its subfolders 5 Set the FCS_CONTENT_PATH property in the Bre...

Page 20: ...e account s password and a confirmation of the password 9 Restart the Macromedia Breeze Application Service for your changes to take effect 10 On the Breeze Live host computer follow the procedure giv...

Page 21: ...can use Breeze Training on page 24 6 If you have installed Breeze Live verify that you can use it see Verifying that you can use Breeze Live on page 24 If you receive error messages or cannot perform...

Page 22: ...e Welcome page for Macromedia Breeze appears Under the Start Using Macromedia Breeze heading there is a link for logging in to Breeze and a link for downloading the Macromedia Breeze Plug In for Micro...

Page 23: ...figuring the Breeze Presentation Platform on page 17 The URL takes you to the Breeze Welcome page from which you can download the Breeze Plug In for PowerPoint which is required in the next section Ve...

Page 24: ...an use the Breeze Presentation platform on page 23 4 In the Breeze Manager click the Courses tab to open the Courses page and then click New Course 5 In the Course wizard follow the steps to create a...

Page 25: ...g is held 6 When the meeting invitation arrives click the meeting link If the Presenter Add In for Breeze is not installed on your computer the following window appears 7 If the Presenter Add In for B...

Page 26: ...luster can take over and supply the same content Note If you are using the Breeze Live stand alone configuration all references to the Breeze Presentation platform in this appendix apply also to the B...

Page 27: ...ssing for the Breeze Manager fails and you can continue to use the Breeze Manager without logging in again and without interruption failover is successful To verify failover for HTTP requests in a Bre...

Page 28: ...ter1 a Make sure that you are a member of the Account Authors user group To upload content even if you are an account administrator you must also be a member of the Account Authors user group As an ac...

Page 29: ...Presentation platform in this appendix also apply to the Breeze application server To set up a Breeze Live cluster for load balancing and failover 1 Install Breeze Live on each computer that will be...

Page 30: ...hat the Breeze user account can start the service a Depending on your operating system do one of the following For Windows XP select Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Services Shortcut For Wind...

Page 31: ...ting room 1 or similar text for identification purposes To enter text in the Note pod simply place the cursor in the Note pod and start typing 4 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to create a new meeting and a Note...

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