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Solstice Pod Quickstart Guide
The Solstice Pod connects to a meeting-room display and leverages existing WiFi/Ethernet networks to facilitate wireless
content sharing and collaboration. This document provides technology managers with instructions for evaluating,
deploying, and managing one or more Pods.
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Using Solstice: If you are already in a Solstice-enabled room and looking for information on how to use Solstice to
share content and collaborate, please go to our
Security Guidelines: For information on deploying Solstice in a security-conscious environment, please refer to the
Solstice Pod Baseline Security Standard (BSS)
Specs and Reference Info: For hardware specifications and a detailed list of configuration options and other
reference info, check out the
Deployment Overview: See all the components of a Solstice deployment and find documentation in our
Deployment
Overview.
Table of Contents
Scenario 1: Trying Out the Pod for the First Time
Scenario 2: Your Initial Rollout
Scenario 3: Large-Scale Deployment
Scenario 4: Long-Term Deployment Management
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  • Page 1 , 2019 Solstice Pod Quickstart Guide The Solstice Pod connects to a meeting-room display and leverages existing WiFi/Ethernet networks to facilitate wireless content sharing and collaboration. This document provides technology managers with instructions for evaluating, deploying, and managing one or more Pods.
  • Page 2 Pod. Admin permissions are not required to install the Solstice app. Instructions to get the app and connect are shown on the Solstice display’s welcome screen. pg 2 | Pod Quickstart Guide | www.mersive.com | © Copyright 2019 Mersive...
  • Page 3 Important note: Whether you download the client apps from the Pod or our website, admin rights are never required to install them. Keep in mind your Pod shipped with the most recent apps pre-installed. These will be installed for any user that downloads pg 3 | Pod Quickstart Guide | www.mersive.com | © Copyright 2019 Mersive...
  • Page 4 If you are unable to see any Pods to connect to, it is likely that you do not have the Solstice Discovery Service (SDS) set up. For now, you can select the “Enter IP” option and type the IP address visible on the Solstice Pod welcome screen. To learn more about setting up SDS, see the Make Pods Available for Discovery section in Scenario 2 or refer to the guide.
  • Page 5 Posts are aligned to a grid by default, but you can deselect the Align to Grid option (as seen in the screenshot below) to enable users to manage content in free-form mode. pg 5 | Pod Quickstart Guide | www.mersive.com | © Copyright 2019 Mersive...
  • Page 6 Before You Begin There are a few ways to configure your Solstice Pods that you should be aware of before you begin. Every Solstice Pod can be configured via the individual Pod’s configuration panel. The Pod’s configuration panel can be accessed locally by connecting a USB mouse/keyboard to the Pod, or it can be accessed via web browser from a separate device by entering the Pod’s IP address and clicking the Settings icon...
  • Page 7 Baseline Security Standard (BSS) documents. Did you know? The wireless card in a Gen 2i Solstice Pod may use 2.4GHz or 5GHz channels to seamlessly integrate with your existing network. pg 7 | Pod Quickstart Guide | www.mersive.com | © Copyright 2019 Mersive...
  • Page 8 Step 3: Make Pods Available for Connection with Solstice Discovery Solstice is designed to make it easy and intuitive for users to connect to a Solstice Pod. A user may always connect to a Pod by typing the Pod’s IP address into a browser window or the Solstice app. However, Solstice “discovery” can streamline the connection process by listing all Pods available for connection and enabling users to simply click a Pod’s name to connect.
  • Page 9 Solstice OpenControl API. The Solstice OpenControl API exposes much of the management and control functionality found in the Solstice Dashboard for integration with third-party systems such as room control panels and other workplace technologies/systems. View the API guide >> pg 9 | Pod Quickstart Guide | www.mersive.com | © Copyright 2019 Mersive...