After a boring Python session it was awakening time. Mark Bockenhauer, Bernie Szukalski and Michael Waltuch were presenting ArcGIS Explorer 480/500. The started up showing a customized version of explorer called Arizona Explorer - this giving us a hint of what you may fumble with behind the scenes so to speak.
First you go to ESRI resource centere at http://resources.esri.com/arcgisexplorer/ and download ArcGIS Explorer Home Server and install it. The Home Server drops a set og folders (Maps, Skins, Software and Support) and creates an ArcGISExplorerXXX web site. In the root folder where Home Server sits there is a e2config.xml file. Open this and you have acces to various settings you can invoke on the AGX when refernced from your server. Among these are:
- Permissions (print, open, save, etc)
- Skins (reference to North Arrow, Logo, Splash screen and an XML file describing colors and fonts.
- Default map (an URL to where the map file sits)
- Help file (URL to where the help files are located - you can use your own or you can point to ESRI)
- Pointer to AGX download
In the software folder you place the latest version of AGX and remember to set the current version to this. When later version come a long this setting will inform users that a newer version is avilable. If you don't want to administer versions set the settings to point to ESRI.
In the Software folder you'll a zip file containing an connection speed tester. I didn't quite get why it would be placed there but perhaps there a good reason for this.
AGX comes with a bunch of new cool looking point symbols. You can create your own as well if you have those talents - if not you can do it anyway.
The quick content tab is a good place to put links to external resources.
That was it. I gotta get the ArcGIS Home Server installed right away ...
/Sik
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