Feed Reader Installation

Feed Reader Installation

These instructions will walk you through the process of installing the Feed Reader application. Once you have successfully installed the Feed Reader application, you can use the “Configuring Feed Reader” section (located lower in this document) to subscribe to the “TCS Alerts & Updates” RSS Feed.

1)  Click Run. /
2)  Confirm which installation language you’d like to use. Then click OK. /
3)  Click Next. /
4)  After reading through the license agreement, choose the “I accept the agreement” radio button.
5)  Click Next. /
6)  Verify that the installation folder is in the appropriate location (the default location should be correct). Then click Next. /
7)  Click Next. /
8)  Leave the three checkboxes empty, and then click Next. /
9)  Click Next.
10) This will start the installer for the application. /
11) Click English to choose it from your default language.
12) Click Next. /
13) Verify that the checkbox is checked for “Run program automatically on Windows startup.
a.  If it is not checked, make sure to check it.
14) Click Next. /
15) Leave all of the folder checkboxes blank.
16) Click Finish. /

You have successfully installed Feed Reader. The program should open automatically. For assistance with configuring the Feed Reader program to receive the “TCS Alerts & Updates” and “Information Security Alerts” communication notices, please continue with the Feed Reader Configuration portion of this documentation (shown below).

Feed Reader Configuration

This portion of the documentation will assist you with configuring your recently installed Feed Reader application to automatically receive the TCS Alerts & Updates RSS Feed (as well as other RSS Feeds as you so choose).

1)  Before we begin the configuration process, you will need to save the import file, from the Communicator website, to your desktop.
2)  From the Communicator website, right-click the Feed Reader Import File link and, from the drop-down menu, click Save Target As…
** Please note that this file cannot be opened by itself. It can only be used following steps 5 through 16 (as shown below). /
3)  Click the Desktop button on the left-hand side of the window.
4)  Confirm that the file name is in the “File Name” field and then click Save. /
5)  Open the Feed Reader application.
If the Feed Reader application is not already open from the installation process, you can open the Feed Reader application by going to:
-  START button in the lower left-hand corner of your screen. Click on the
-  All Programs button, navigate through your list of programs until you find the folder for Feed Reader.
-  Hover over the folder for Feed Reader and then, from the list that will appear, click on the FeedReader icon.
6)  In the top right-hand corner of the window, click File.
7)  From the drop-down menu that appears, click Import OPML. /
8)  From the “Import OPML feeds” window, click the Browse button. /
9)  From the “Open” window, click on the Desktop button which should appear on the left-hand side of the window.
10) From the icons on your desktop, choose the FeedReader Import file.
11) Click the Open button. /
12) Verify that the path to the file you just chose is in the OPML or file text box, as shown in the pictures to the right.
13) Click Next. /
14) Click the Select All button to select both the “TCS Alerts & Updates” and “Information Security Alerts” items in the left-hand side of the window.
15) Click Next.
16) After clicking the “Next” button, you will be returned to the main menu. You should now see both the ”TCS Alerts & Updates” and the “Information Security Alerts” RSS feeds in the right-hand corner of the screen. /
17) From the main menu, right-click the TCS Alerts & Updates feed.
18) From the drop-down menu, click Edit feed. /
19) From the drop-down menu for the Update period, choose 1 minute.
20) Click Save.
21) Click Cancel to exit back to the main Feed Reader page. /
22) From the main menu, right-click the Information Security Alerts feed.
23) From the drop-down menu, click Edit feed. /
24) From the drop-down menu for the Update period, choose 1 minute.
25) Click Save.
26) Click Cancel to exit back to the main Feed Reader page. /
27) From the top-bar menu, choose Tools and then Options. /
28) From the Application Properties window, confirm that all settings match those shown here.
29) Click the OK button to return to the main Feed Reader screen. /

You can now close the application out, entirely. When you close the Feed Reader window, you should now see the Feed Reader icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. More information regarding the use of Feed Reader can be found later in this document.

Want to subscribe to other Technology & Computing Services RSS Feeds?

By default, TCS recommends you have TCS Alerts & Updates and Information Security Alerts as your primary RSS Feeds used in Feed Reader. This will allow you to get up-to-date information regarding issues such as system outages (GroupWise won’t work) or recently detected e-mail scams, etc. This application can be configured to pull multiple RSS Feeds at once. If you have an RSS feed that you subscribe to, but are unsure how to get to it, contact the TCS Helpdesk and we will assist you.

Using Feed Reader

The Feed Reader program will start, automatically, when your computer is logged into. You will notice the Feed Reader icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen in the taskbar (next to the clock). When you have new alerts or updates from any of your specified feeds (after using these instructions you should have the ‘TCS Alerts & Updates’ and ‘Information Security Alerts’ RSS feeds enabled) the icon will appear orange; otherwise the icon will appear grey.

(Orange signifies that a new announcement(s) are available)

(Grey signifies that no new announcement(s) are available)

Another feature of Feed Reader is to display a small pop-up window anytime a new announcement is created for the TCS Alerts & Updates or Information Security Alerts RSS Feeds. The pop-up window will look similar to your Novell GroupWise Notify window (for those of you who have Novell GroupWise installed on your computer). If you double-click on the message, it will open up an internet browser window with the full description of the alert.

Having trouble with the installation or configuration of Feed Reader? Contact the TCS Helpdesk. Contact information, including operating hours and locations, can be found at http://www.emporia.edu/tcs.

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