WebProvider
Installation
The WebProvider manages the RenderUnit (s). This is a server that receives commands from Web Render and distributes them to render units. The calculated renderings follow the reverse path to be displayed to the Web Render user.
Launch the installer WebProvider and follow the instructions.
Configuration files
In the file C:\ProgramData\Lumiscaphe\WebProvider\Samples
:
Copy the following file:
settings.xml
Paste it in
C:\ProgramData\Lumiscaphe\WebProvider
.
Note
To change the default multicast settings, also move the file netRenderSettings.xml
.
Note
If a WebProvider is already present on the network and you want to distinguish between the two, it is important to specify different multicast addresses.
Configuring WebProvider
In C:\ProgramData\Lumiscaphe\WebProvider, open the file settings.xml
. The following elements must be configured according to three setting levels:
Basic configuration:
Setting | Default value | Description |
---|---|---|
| 80 | HTTP listening port. Change this port if WebProvider and Web Render are installed on the same machine. In this case, it is preferable to reserve port 80 for the Web Render server which will be configured later. |
| 1920 | The maximum width of a render. Larger rendering requests will not be processed. |
| 1920 | The maximum height of a render. Larger rendering requests will not be processed. |
| C:\ProgramData\Lumiscaphe\ WebProvider\Cache | The place where the calculated images are stored. |
Advanced configuration:
Setting | Default value | Description |
---|---|---|
| Computer name | Name of the web provider. |
| null | Redirects the URL scheme. |
| null | Redirects the host URL. |
| 0 | HTTPS listening port. |
| 60 | HTTP request timeout. |
| 8080 | TCP listening port. |
| * | Access-Control-Allow-Origin header |
| 3 153 6000 | Cache-Control max-age header |
Hidden configuration:
Setting | Default value | Description |
---|---|---|
| Random | Id of the web provider. |
| false | Flag to operate multiple web providers on the same computer. |
| false | Flag to bypass the cache. |
| 3 | Distribution of the cache on several servers. |
| false | Flag to export the metadas file of an image. |
| 120 | Maximum number of images per batch. |
| 3 | Maximum number of failed render attempts. |
| null | |
| null | |
| C:\ProgramData\Lumiscaphe\WebProvider\Textures | Path for texture libraries. |
| null | URL of the web logging server. |
Setup for use from a non-administrator account
WebProvider needs to be started by an Administrator account. If you want to use it with a non-administrator account, follow the instructions below.
In a command line opened as Administrator, enter the following command:
netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:80/ user=DOMAIN\user
The value 80 in http://+:80/
is the portHttp
specified in file settings.xml
.
DOMAIN is the access domain,
user is the Windows user of this machine with which WebProvider will be run.
The command line returns a confirmation of the recording of this command.