Configuring the viewer options

BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Server 2016 Administrator's Guide

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Configuring the viewer options

Meridian Explorer can use one of the following viewers to show documents:

BlueCielo viewer (ActiveX) control that is installed on the client PCs by the Meridian Web Client setup program.
AutoVue installed in a client/server deployment for use either by Meridian Enterprise or Meridian Explorer or both.
Adobe Reader installed on client PCs.

Which viewer is used and for what documents is determined by the viewers that are available to the client PC, by the central options configured as described in the following task, and by the preferences that are configured by the user.

By default, the configuration of the viewer window options are acceptable for most users but you can configure numerous options to further optimize their experience.

To configure the viewer options:

In Meridian Enterprise Server Configurator, in the REPOSITORIES group, click Options. The User Defaults Options page appears.
In the menu, click VIEWER OPTIONS. The list of configurable options appears.
Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

Meridian Explorer viewer options
Option	Description
VIEWER OPTIONS group
Enable BlueCielo viewer control	If enabled and the BlueCielo viewer control is installed on the client PC, documents are shown in the BlueCielo viewer.
Use server-based viewer as default	Shows documents using AutoVue running on a server instead of the BlueCielo viewer control if all of the following are true: This option is enabled AutoVue is installed in a client/server deployment The options in the VIEWER SERVER SETTINGS group are configured. The Enable BlueCielo viewer control is enabled
Enable AutoVue 3D viewing	If enabled, allows Meridian Explorer to show 3D documents in the AutoVue viewer if it is installed and the optional licenses are registered.
Enable Adobe Reader for PDF documents	If enabled, Adobe PDF documents are shown in Adobe Reader if it is installed on the client PC.
Use Adobe Reader as default viewer for PDF documents	If enabled and the Enable Adobe Reader for PDF documents option is enabled but the user has not set a preferred viewer for PDF documents, Adobe Reader will be the default viewer for PDF documents.
View documents from Meridian Web Access	If enabled, documents are loaded in the viewer from the Meridian Enterprise Web Access server (the source of the Meridian Explorer documents) instead of from the Meridian Explorer server. This option is only beneficial if the Meridian Enterprise Web Access server is significantly closer to the user than the Meridian Enterprise Server server.
VIEWER SERVER SETTINGS group
Enable AutoVue server connector	If enabled, causes Meridian Explorer to show documents in AutoVue installed as the client/server deployment that is specified in the following options. For information about installing AutoVue Client/Server, see Installing AutoVue.
AutoVue 2D server URL	The URL of the AutoVue 2D client/server installation to connect to if the Enable AutoVue server connector option is enabled. The default is http://<ServerName>:5098/servlet/VueServlet.
Connector URL	The URL where the BlueCielo Connector is installed on the server that is specified for the AutoVue 2D server URL option. The default is http://<ServerName>:8900/wsclient/servlet/DMS. If an AutoVue installation for Meridian Enterprise will be used, this setting should be the same as the BlueCielo Connector URL property of Meridian Enterprise Web Access.
AutoVue 3D server URL	The URL of the AutoVue 3D client/server installation to connect to if the Enable AutoVue server connector option is enabled. The default is http://<ServerName>:5098/servlet/VueServlet. Every user that connects to this server will require an M--AV3 license. To limit the users who can connect, specify one user group for the User group allowed to use 3D option.
Connector 3D URL	The URL where the BlueCielo Connector is installed on the server that is specified for the AutoVue 3D server URL option. The default is http://<ServerName>:8900/wsclient/servlet/DMS. If an AutoVue installation for Meridian Enterprise will be used, this setting should be the same as the BlueCielo Connector URL property of Meridian Enterprise Web Access.
User group allowed to use 3D	The name of a user group whose members are allowed to view documents using the server that is specified for the AutoVue 3D server URL option. By default, no users are allowed. To specify a user group: Click EDIT. The ADD GROUPS dialog box appears. Select the group that you want to allow access to and then click OK. The group name appears in the value column. To remove the group: Click CLEAR. The group name is removed.

Click SAVE.