Verify your Adobe Connect installation after running the installer and before deploying to ensure that all the components are working.
After you install Adobe Connect and before you deploy and configure it, it is recommended to verify the success of the installation and ensure that all components are working correctly. When you are ready to deploy Adobe Connect, see Deploying and configuring Adobe Connect.
To change the configuration settings entered in the installer, use the Application Management Console. To access the Console, choose Start > Programs > Adobe Connect Server > Configure Connect Server.
To debug, you can access the Adobe Connect 11.0 files in [extract_dir]\Connect\11.0.0\Disk1\InstData\VM\ folder. If the location is read-only, the log file is created in {user folder}\Local Settings\Temp\AdobeConnect folder.
Adobe Connect Central is a web application that lets you administer the Adobe Connect server. If you can log in to Adobe Connect Central, the database and Adobe Connect Server can communicate with each other.
The [hostname] parameter is the value you set for Adobe Connect Host in the Network Settings screen in the installer.
After you create extra users, you can log in to Adobe Connect Central with any user account.
If you choose to install AEM Author and AEM Publish instances, verify their installation.
Check if the AEM Author and AEM Publish server is available on the network. Check for all nodes within a cluster.
Adobe Connect Server runs as the following Windows services:
Adobe Connect Service
Adobe Connect Telephony Service
Adobe Media Administration Server
Adobe Media Gateway
Adobe Media Server (AMS)
Adobe Connect AEM-Author server
Adobe Connect AEM-Publish server
If you didn’t enter a value in the SMTP Host field in the Installer, Adobe Connect cannot send email notifications. If you entered an SMTP Host, do the following to verify that Adobe Connect can send email notifications:
Click the Administration tab on the Adobe Connect Central home tab. Click the Users and Groups tab. Click New User.
On the New User Information page, enter the required information. Use the new user’s email address. Make sure the email the new user account information, login, and password option is selected. In the New Password field, create a password of 4 to 16 characters.
Click Next and under the Edit Group Membership heading, select a group, assign the user to the group, and click Finish.
Allow enough time for the user to check for the email notification.
To verify that you can use Adobe Presenter, publish a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to Adobe Connect and then view it.
On the Getting Started page, click Publish Presentations > Install Adobe Presenter.
Log in with your email address and password, and follow the steps in the Publish wizard. Make sure that you are enrolled in the Authors group (Administration > Users and Groups in Adobe Connect Central).
When you complete the steps in the Publish wizard, Adobe Presenter uploads your PowerPoint presentation to Adobe Connect.
Open your presentation and view it.
Adobe Connect Training is an optional feature that must be enabled in your license.
If the Training tab is visible and accessible, Training is functioning. Make sure that you are enrolled in the Training Managers group (Administration > Users and Groups).
Adobe Connect Meeting is an optional feature that must be enabled in your license.
To verify that Adobe Connect Meeting is functional, you must be enrolled in the Meeting Hosts group or the Administrators group.
If the Adobe Connect application window appears, follow the instructions to install it.
If the meeting room opens, Adobe Connect Meeting is functional.
Adobe Connect Events is an optional feature that must be enabled in your license.
If this tab is visible and accessible, Adobe Connect Events is functioning.
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