Use SAGE2

SAGE2 - Scalable Amplified Group Environment

Connect to SAGE2 via this address: https://hydra.dtn.alaska.edu:9090

www.sage2.sagecommons.org

To Launch SAGE2 on the main system:

• On the main system, launch the SAGE2 program with the “S2” icon in the Start menu.
• It will prompt you for login. The credentials are:
  • User ID: sage2
  • Password: sage2
• An administration Chrome window will open
• To launch sage, click Start in the Launch SAGE2 section
• At the moment, SAGE is configured to launch across all 7 screens. If you would like to change that, let any Vis Space staff member know.
• Once SAGE launches, it will play a short tune and a grey canvas will appear across all the screens. This can be minimized and manipulated as any other application and window. So even with SAGE running, you can still run other programs on the computer such as web browsers, videos, or presentations. Use ALT+TAB to cycle between them.

To access and manipulate SAGE from your laptop:

• You have to be connected to a UAF network, preferably "DTN" if you're in Vis Space.
• On your laptop, open Google Chrome (Other browsers are discouraged, Chrome works the best)
• In your web address bar type the following address exactly: https://hydra.dtn.alaska.edu:9090
• You will get a warning saying “Your connection is not private”
  • This is ok, as you are on a private network. If SAGE moves to another network in the future, the connection will be secured.
• To continue, click Advanced on the bottom left of the window
• And then click Proceed to hydra.dtn.alaska.edu (unsafe)

You are now in the SAGE2 interface, here is what you can do:

• Across the top of your window, you will see the seven screens as little rectangles
• Below the screens, you see 10 buttons that let you interact with SAGE and launch content on the main screens
• Any of the windows and applications you launch, you can drag and maximize anywhere on the 7 screens
• You can push your mouse pointer to the main screens with the “SAGE2 Pointer”
• You can launch any website or web based content with the “Browser”
• You can upload and display files from your own computer with the “Media Browser”, to close the media browser, click the button again
• You can share your screen with “Screen Sharing”
• In “Settings” you can change your displayed name, color, and resolution and quality of your shared screen
• You can put up notes and drawings with “Quick Note” and “Doodle”
• You can change window arrangement with “Arrangement”
• And you can launch built-in apps, such as Google Maps with “App Launcher”