Williamson County Schools Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I'm a tech for a school district and one of our teachers just bought the Vive VR headset. They want to use it with AutoCAD to do walk thru of the houses students create. However we block everything to do with Steam. Is there no way to use your VR headset without Steam. I know of no school district that would allow or open their systems to Steam. ------------- Moderator edit: We now offer a tool called the Vive Enterprise Device Manager that’s able to handle network management of SteamVR distributions. It enables SteamVR to be deployed without the need for the Steam client on secured/firewalled networks. This tool is available to all Enterprise Advantage customers. For more information about the tool, or to download and activate it please visit https://enterprise.vive.com/us/product/dms/. If you have further questions, you can submit a support ticket here: https://developer.vive.com/us/contactus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthesis Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 You can use it with the Vive software. You really just need the SteamVR client to run, but Steam isn't required for that.Thanks, -John C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamson County Schools Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 How do I install it without Steam. Install stops everytime it can't connect to Steam site. Tech chat support just told me it won't run at all with out it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthesis Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 You may need to do the install on an open network too.Thanks, -John C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamson County Schools Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 I am the tech for the school and we'll not open any connection to Steam. I'll need offline installs so I can get this system up and running or we'll have to return it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthesis Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I'll ask around, but I don't think offline installs exist. At least, not that Valve has made available. If there's a way to for you to do the install on a different network you can then update and go into Offline mode and you can run it no problem from there. That's how we deploy demo machines to many locations. Are you aware of any offline executables for SteamVR or Steam that can be used without a network connection back to the Steam servers? AFAIK they have to talk to the Steam servers at least one time to handshake and verify authencity. Thanks, -John C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtual_dario Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 You can also just copy the SteamVR folder alone to have an offline install. I've installed from a usb "thumb"drive this way without having to be online. Also in SteamVR settings you can uncheck "check for steam". Many applications can be launched without having to log into Steam unless they require a DRM check. So it's really more on the content in question, So I would ask Autocad in this case about offline installs. -Dario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackPerception Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 , Did you try 's solution? You only need the SteamVR folder as it contains all of the compositor layer stuff required to run the HMD. The Chinese version of the Vive installer contains a Standalone SteamVR folder since Steam severs cannot be legally accessed from the mainland. ------------- Moderator edit: We now offer a tool called the Vive Enterprise Device Manager that’s able to handle network management of SteamVR distributions. It enables SteamVR to be deployed without the need for the Steam client on secured/firewalled networks. This tool is available to all Enterprise Advantage customers. For more information about the tool, or to download and activate it please visit https://enterprise.vive.com/us/product/dms/. If you have further questions, you can submit a support ticket here: https://developer.vive.com/us/contactus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamson County Schools Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 We had to pack the whole system and take it to the teachers home. Once installed we could mark Steam for "Offline Mode" and it worked. Not ideal, but it's working. For educational market you should have an independent install that does not require contacting Steam. Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthesis Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 That's a good idea. Unfortunately, we don't develop Steam/SteamVR; Valve does, so they'd be the ones to talk to about this. As far as I know, they've never developed anything like that and usually suggest the solution you've decided on: Offline Mode. Thanks, -John C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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