Activating a Podium Device

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We recommend sharing this with your System Operator for the Speaker Ready System.

Podium devices are set up in each session room to provide a user-friendly interface for speakers to launch their presentations. Access to the Internet is required to activate a Podium device. After the device is activated, it can operate offline. For more general information on activating Speaker Ready System, review the Activating Speaker Ready System for your Event article.

IMPORTANT NOTE

When the Podium device is added and activated in the Stations module in Eventscribe Onsite, the system will automatically pull the host name from that device. Please follow these directions to change the host name for the Podium device prior to activating it in Onsite.

NOTE

Before you activate a Podium, you must first activate the Controller device.

Activating a Podium Device

To add and activate a Podium device, follow these steps:

Begin by accessing http://localhost/ on the device that will be used as the Podium. This will display a Station code that will be used to activate the device.

Image of Station Code.

On a different device, which does not need to be on the same network as the Speaker Ready System, access the Stations module in Eventscribe Onsite.

NOTE

If you cannot access Eventscribe Onsite or do not have access to the Stations module, contact the Event planner.

Navigate to the Podiums tab in the Stations module and select +Add Podium.

Cadmium Onsite Dashboard with Add Podium highlighted

Enter the Station Code displayed on the device you are activating.
Select the Controller that you want to connect the Podium device to.
Select the Session room name where this Podium device will be set up.
Select Add.

Add Podium Panel in Cadmium onsite with station code entered and controller selected

NOTE

You can set up multiple Podium devices for a single Session room by repeating steps 1-6 and selecting the same Session room while activating additional Podium devices.

It will take a few seconds for the Podium device to fully activate. Once it is activated, it will show up with an online status and the Podium name will be automatically generated based on the name of the room you selected during activation.

Cadmium Onsite Dashboard with a Podium device in online status highlighted

NOTE

If you do not see the Podium in the list after a few minutes, please refresh the Onsite Podium tab.

The screen on the device you are activating will update to display the Podium screen.

Speaker Ready System Podium Device Screen

To add and activate additional Podiums, select Add and choose Podium from the drop-down menu and repeat steps 1-7.

Cadmium Onsite Dashboard with Add button highlighted and an arrow pointing to Podium in the drop down menu

NOTE

If you need to move or change rooms for a Podium device during the event, refer to this document to learn how to change the Session room for a Podium after it has been activated in Onsite.

Last modified Oct 21, 2024