
In System Preferences: Energy Saver, select “ Start up automatically after a power failure.” Move the slider for “Computer Sleep” to “Never” and select “Wake for network access.” Do not select “ Put hard disks to sleep when possible.” If you use Lingon for this purpose, specify that OsiriX is initiated at login/load and is “kept running.” Here is a sceenshot of it running on my server: I use the application Lingon for this purpose. I want to be sure that OsiriX is always running and is restarted in the event of an elecricity failure or an unexpected application crash. Here is a summary of the things you should do: General instructions and guidance are available at this Web page. Here is an image of me working with my (non-local) Mac mini Server from home:įor an OsiriX server, you need to institute a number of actions and specify particular system-wide preferences.

I suggest the following password-protected configuration (System Preferences) for Screen Sharing: However, in my experience, this is not at all a reliable or efficient method. Note that you can use iCloud and Back to my Mac for screen sharing as long as both devices are configured to use the same iCloud account. Other third-party VNC applications are available for this purpose but are not, as far as I know, better than Screen Sharing for this purpose. If you choose a Mac mini, you can operate it via remote control (if necessary) using the Screen Sharing VNC application that comes with OS X.
OSIRIX LITE FREE SERIES
Many of my cases contain multiple CT, CT-PET and/or MR Series, each Series sometimes consisting of several hundred thin-section images. The average size of a Teaching Case on my Server is around 30-50 MB, the case being stored in a compressed state (JPEG 2000 compression). The combination of a SSD drive and El Capitan (the latest version of the OS X Operating System as of Late 2015) will optimize the serving of images. If you can afford it, purchase a device with a SSD drive, and at least 8GB of RAM.
OSIRIX LITE FREE LICENSE
Explore the Pixmeo Website for purchase options, including the possibility of a Site License for your department or practice. OsiriX Lite, the free version, has too many functional limitations, substantially increased since I wrote the first version of this guidance. To use OsiriX for the purpose described in this document, you’ll need to purchase the non-free version. Exporting a case to share with colleaguesĪ Mac mini or iMac is fine as a Server.Understanding a JPEG 2000 Teaching Server Network.How this works will become apparent as you read this document. If you and your colleagues put your individual servers on an Internet-based network, each network member will, in effect, have a Teaching File consisting of the cases on all the servers.
OSIRIX LITE FREE HOW TO
In this guidance document I’ll describe how to configure and operate an OsiriX-based Teaching File Server that will enable you to share your cases with colleagues.

Configuring And Operating An OsiriX Teaching File Server
