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======Web Sharing====== | ======Web Sharing====== | ||
- | The Web Sharing functionality of Vizy allows you to interact with your Vizy outside of your local network through a secure https connection. It essentially gives your Vizy a URL that's accessible from anywhere on the Internet. From this URL you can access everything you can normally access, including all apps/examples, the app console, command shell, and file editor. | + | The Web sharing functionality of Vizy allows you to interact with your Vizy outside of your local network through a secure https connection. It essentially gives your Vizy a URL that's accessible from anywhere on the Internet. From this URL you can access everything you can normally access, including all apps/examples, the app console, command shell, and file editor. |
Additionally, when you change the camera brightness (for example) the brightness slider will move in all browser instances, including remote instances. Vizy's software was designed to accommodate multiple viewers. | Additionally, when you change the camera brightness (for example) the brightness slider will move in all browser instances, including remote instances. Vizy's software was designed to accommodate multiple viewers. | ||
- | (Note, remote access requires Vizy software version 0.1.94 or later. As of version 0.1.97, the video window will not render in devices running Apple's IOS if connected remotely.) | + | (Note, Web sharing requires Vizy software version 0.1.94 or later. As of version 0.1.97, the video window will not render in devices running Apple's IOS if connected remotely.) |
=====The simple way===== | =====The simple way===== | ||
- | Setting up remote access is simple and quick. Click on the ☰ icon in the upper right corner, and select **Remote**. | + | Setting up Web sharing is simple and quick. Click on the ☰ icon in the upper right corner (Settings Menu), and select **Web sharing**. |
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- | From the Remote dialog, then press **Start**. | + | From the **Web sharing** dialog, then press **Start**. |
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You will be provided with a unique URL that you can use to access your Vizy remotely. Click on the copy icon {{wiki:image_714.jpg}} to copy the URL to your clipboard, or click on the provided link. | You will be provided with a unique URL that you can use to access your Vizy remotely. Click on the copy icon {{wiki:image_714.jpg}} to copy the URL to your clipboard, or click on the provided link. | ||
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And that's it. :-) There are some important caveats however: | And that's it. :-) There are some important caveats however: | ||
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- Custom domains are treated with higher priority by the servers. | - Custom domains are treated with higher priority by the servers. | ||
- | But it costs $3.50 per month (cue sad trombone sound). (Note, we're not affiliated in any way with the secure tunnel provider [[https://localhost.run|localhost.run]]. They require no registration for the free connections (we used them in the previous section), and their custom domains are low-cost, so we chose them as the default provider.) | + | But it costs $3.50 per month (cue sad trombone sound). (Note, we're not affiliated in any way with the server provider [[https://localhost.run|localhost.run]]. They require no registration for the free connections (we used them in the previous section), and their custom domains are low-cost, so we chose them as the default provider.) |
To set up a custom URL click on the **localhost.run** button, which will bring you to the localhost.run website. Log in by either using your email or your Google account. Start by clicking on **SSH Keys** {{wiki:image_717.jpg?70}} at the top of the page followed by **New**. | To set up a custom URL click on the **localhost.run** button, which will bring you to the localhost.run website. Log in by either using your email or your Google account. Start by clicking on **SSH Keys** {{wiki:image_717.jpg?70}} at the top of the page followed by **New**. | ||
- | Type in a description (e.g. "vizy key") and then paste the key text into the **Public Key** field -- you can get the public key by clicking on **Copy key** {{wiki:image_719.jpg?85}} from the Remote dialog on your Vizy -- this will copy the key text into your clipboard so it can be pasted. | + | Type in a description (e.g. "vizy key") and then paste the key text into the **Public Key** field -- you can get the public key by clicking on **Copy key** {{wiki:image_719.jpg?85}} from the Web sharing dialog on your Vizy -- this will copy the key text into your clipboard so it can be pasted. |
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Set up your payment information by clicking on **Account** {{wiki:image_724.jpg?70}}. Each custom domain costs $3.50 per month, but you can connect multiple Vizys through a single domain. | Set up your payment information by clicking on **Account** {{wiki:image_724.jpg?70}}. Each custom domain costs $3.50 per month, but you can connect multiple Vizys through a single domain. | ||
- | Once everything is in place with localhost.run, go back to the Remote dialog on your Vizy, click on **Custom domain** and type the subdomain that you chose (e.g. "javelina") into the **Subdomain** field. | + | Once everything is in place with localhost.run, go back to the Web sharing dialog on your Vizy, click on **Custom domain** and type the subdomain that you chose (e.g. "javelina") into the **Subdomain** field. |
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You should now be able to press **Start** and enable the URL using your custom domain. Nice work! | You should now be able to press **Start** and enable the URL using your custom domain. Nice work! | ||
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====Enabling the URL on start-up==== | ====Enabling the URL on start-up==== | ||
- | In the Remote dialog, you can check the **Enable on start-up** and Vizy will enable the URL automatically when it initializes after turning on. | + | In the Web sharing dialog, you can check the **Enable on start-up** and Vizy will enable the URL automatically when it initializes after turning on. |
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