#Media shuttle portal install
Once they have received the auto-generated email notification inviting them as a member, end users install the simple application at the initial prompt and log in with their email address and password. Additionally, once IT has created a portal and defined it as a Send, Submit or Share site, managers can, with just a few clicks, brand and customize the portal by defining logos, backgrounds, color schemes, language (currently English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese), and shortcut icon.įor end users, the Media Shuttle experience is simple and ‘consumerized’. They can add and delete users (for example as project teams change over time), define user rights for folders, and set up email notification rules for content uploads, downloads and transfer failures. Here managers can not only view all the transfer and user activity for the portals for which IT delegated them administration rights, but also perform other useful tasks. SUBMIT portals funnel all user submissions to a fixed storage location, for simple aggregation purposes and/or to be picked up by an automated process.įor Managers, the Administration interface (also referred to as the Ops/Admin interface) is the primary means of interacting with Media Shuttle.
Email notifications advise the recipient when a file is ready for download, and advise the sender (and other stakeholders) when the file has been downloaded.ģ. SEND portals let the user send a file to another person in a store-&-forward model. The user is presented with a branded portal with an intuitive interface, in one of three forms:ġ. Media Shuttle provides easy to use, intuitive interfaces that support the key tasks and responsibilities for both roles.įrom an end user perspective, Media Shuttle is a simple tool accessed by opening a browser and going to a defined URL. How does Media Shuttle support the specific needs of operations managers and end users?įor most medium-sized and large organizations, operational staff fall into two basic role categories: managers and true end-users. Running on the customers’ existing WAN infrastructure, whether dedicated links or open Internet, Media Shuttle will always provide the same maximum possible speeds enabled by the Signiant transfer protocol, regardless of network conditions. Media Shuttle is completely agnostic with respect to data type, file size, network type, distance of transfer, and geographic location. Media Shuttle provides a solution that offers features and benefits for all: IT staff responsible for provisioning, supporting and securing the technical environment operational managers and end-users performing the bulk of the actual data-centric work and business decision-makers defining organizational objectives and needs. Most organizations comprise different classes of stakeholders with different needs and concerns.