Enable CMS and register with Panopto

Use the Admin panel to register Pearl-2 as a remote recorder for scheduled, recurring, and ad hoc recordings and webcasts. When you register Pearl-2, a default name is assigned that includes the serial number of Pearl-2. This name appears in the list of remote recorders in Panopto. You can change the remote recorder name using the Admin panel.

Before you begin, you need:

  • Your Panopto service URL, for example: https://<myorg>.hosted.panopto.com/
  • A Panopto-generated registration key for the remote recorder.
  • The Epiphan API key from Panopto is required for on-premise versions of Panopto version 6 or earlier. Contact Panopto support for assistance to install the Epiphan API key.

Important considerations

  • You create a registration key in Panopto from System > Remote Recorders when you click Manage registration keys. Record the key somewhere safe before closing the screen in Panopto. The key cannot be retrieved after the screen is closed. If you lose the registration key, you must create a new one to register Pearl-2 as a remote recorder.
  • Scheduled recordings are associated to a remote recorder using the registration key and not the device name.
  • If you disconnect Pearl-2 and register again using a different registration key, the scheduled sessions previously associated with the original key do not migrate over.
  • If you're using the on-premise version of Panopto version 6 or earlier, you must manually add the API key for Pearl-2. Contact Panopto support for assistance.
  • If you are unable to register Pearl-2, contact your Panopto administrator or Epiphan support.
  • If you want a different name for this Pearl-2 to appear in Panopto, enter the name into the Device name field before you register Pearl-2. Changes after Pearl-2 is registered do not appear in Panopto.

Enable Pearl-2 as a remote recorder and register with Panopto using the Admin panel

  1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to Admin panel.
  1. From the Configuration menu, click CMS. The Content management system configuration page opens.
  1. From the Choose CMS drop down, select Panopto and then click Apply.

  2. Enter the Panopto Service URL, Registration key, and optionally enter a Device name you want to appear in Panopto for this device, then click Apply at the bottom of the page. The Status updates to Connected.

    3. Changing Panopto's device name for Pearl-2 does not change the name that is assigned to Pearl-2 in the Device info fields, see Configure device info, name, description, and location

What's next?

For Panopto, proceed to create URL redirects for Pearl-2, setup authentication for ad hoc events, and select default settings. See Panopto recording and webcasting setup.

An API client ID with two URL redirects are required to enable authentication on Pearl-2, see Setup Panopto authentication for ad hoc events