Unity UAI Server Installation and Configuration

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Summary

Allscripts provides a mechanism known as "Unity" or "UAI" for external products and devices, such as Allscripts Remote and vital signs monitors, to connect to an Enterprise EHR environment. This document covers the installation and configuration of the server-side components of Unity/UAI.

Target Audience: Systems and Network Administrators of Enterprise EHR servers

This is advanced technical documentation. Do not perform these steps on production servers during business hours. Always evaluate server changes in a test environment prior to making changes to production servers. Contact your Allscripts support representative or Galen technician if you are uncomfortable with this material.

Background

There are 2 necessary components for Unity/UAI:

  • Server installer, which is run on the Enterprise EHR web server(s)
  • Client installer, also known as UAI DesktopAgent, which is installed on end user PCs or terminal servers
    • Alternative clients: Allscripts Wand (iPad), Allscripts Remote (iPhone/Android), Unity or UAI compliant third party applications

Allscripts provides access to Unity installers and documentation at https://clientconnect.allscripts.com. Please create a ClientConnect account if you have not already.

Installation

Installation of the Unity server components is straightforward. The Unity server installer will need to be run on each web server in an Enterprise EHR environment.

The Unity server installer can be downloaded from: https://clientconnect.allscripts.com/docs/DOC-9978

To install the Unity server components, follow the Allscripts documentation at: https://clientconnect.allscripts.com/docs/DOC-9979

Configuration

In most situations, the Unity server installer will handle all necessary configuration. However, in some instances it has been found necessary to review and correct the IIS (Internet Information Services) settings on the web servers, particularly after they have been cloned. The detailed IIS settings can be found below.

Ensure that you have thoroughly tested all functionality of the external applications which are using Unity/UAI, especially after Unity/UAI server updates have been applied, and also during Enterprise EHR upgrade projects. Successfully completing the above installation documentation does not guarantee that all aspects of the external application will properly function.

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