Cumulus Portals Basic Configuration

With Cumulus version 10.1.2 and above, external DAM users have improved HTML5 support with the Portals web service. Here are the basic steps for a basic Portals configuration.

STEP 1: In native client, go to File -> Administration -> Server Console. Select Remote Admin -> License, and scroll to bottom. Click on "Activate Cumulus" button and enter your Canto Community Credentials. IMPORTANT: Please make sure Portals serial is listed in your license. Without it, your Portals will not run.

STEP 2: Set web services to run on port 80 by opening server.xml in your favorite text editor.

On Windows:
\Program Files\Canto\Cumulus Web Solutions\apache-tomcat-8.0.26\conf\server.xml

On Mac/Linux:
/usr/local/Cumulus_WebSolutions/apache-tomcat-8.0.26/conf/server.xml

Change port="8080"

    <Connector port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
               connectionTimeout="20000"
               redirectPort="8443" />

To port="80"

    <Connector port="80" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
               connectionTimeout="20000"
               redirectPort="8443" />

STEP 3: Remove 8080 from customization.js to enable CIP web services. Entry "localhost" should be changed to the IP address of the Cumulus application server. IMPORTANT: You cannot use the DNS name here, it will break CIP web services. ALWAYS use the IP address.

On Windows:
\Program Files\Canto\Cumulus Web Solutions\apache-tomcat-8.0.26\webapps\portals\customization.js

On Mac/Linux:
/usr/local/Cumulus_WebSolutions/apache-tomcat-8.0.26/webapps/portals/customization.js

Change

    'CIP': '//localhost:8080/CIP/',

To

    'CIP': '//YOUR.IP.ADDRESS/CIP/',

STEP 4: Open your catalog in Cumulus Admin Client. Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Catalog Settings -> General. Select your catalog from the drop down, then check the boxes for "Share catalog" and "Allow Web access"

STEP 5: Restart Cumulus Web Solutions (Windows Server) or Restart Server (Linux/Mac)

STEP 6: Restart your browser, we usually recommend Chrome or Firefox for best results.

If local, load http://localhost/portals/
If remote, load the IP address or your server DNS, example http://usdemo.canto.com/portals

STEP 7: Login to the Web Server Console at http://localhost/serverconsole

Once logged in select "CIP Configurator". Then double-click your Portals instance in the list, and set "portals-general-access" user to your "cumulus" admin login instead of "test". Make sure to set your password by clicking the button with the three dots (...), then click "OK" and "Save"

STEP 8: To configure download collections for Portals, go to the Web Server Console -> CIP Configurator. Choose "portals-download-collection" and make sure your catalogs are added to the list. Usage dropdown should be set to "General Access" and uncheck the box for "Only allow the following operations".