# Joining the Visionary PacketAV Beta

Thank you for helping test pre-release builds. The beta plugins are the real
blocks that will ship — you're seeing them a cycle early. Setup is the same as
the normal plugins, just a different URL.

## Before you start — one rule that matters

**Do not have both the regular and the beta Visionary PacketAV packages
installed on the same computer.** The beta plugins share the same internal IDs
as the production plugins (that's what makes them a true test), so if Q-SYS
Designer finds both, it can silently load the wrong one. Pick one channel per
machine:

- Testing beta? Remove the regular **Visionary PacketAV** personal package
  first (below), then add the beta one.
- Done testing? Do the reverse to go back to production.

A dedicated test computer is ideal if you have one.

## Add the beta package

1. Sign in at `https://library.qsys.com`, then **My Library → My Packages**.
2. If the regular **Visionary PacketAV** entry is present, select it and
   **remove** it first (see "Leaving the beta" for why this is safe).
3. Click **Add Personal Package** and enter:
   - **Asset name:** `Visionary PacketAV (Beta)`
   - **Package URL:** `https://vsplug.in/packetav-beta`
4. Click **Add package**. You'll see the "Personal Package Added" confirmation.

## Install in Q-SYS Designer

1. Open **Q-SYS Designer** and sign in to the **same** Library account.
2. **Tools → Show Asset Installer**.
3. On **Available Assets**, find **Visionary-PacketAV-Suite-Beta** and click
   **Install**. Wait for **Install Status = Complete**.
4. The plugins appear under **Visionary** in the schematic Plugins list, same
   as always. (Tip: check the plugin's **Help** page — beta builds are marked
   so you always know which channel you're on.)

## Getting new beta builds

When a new beta is published, the Asset Installer shows a higher **Latest
Version** than your **Local Version** — click **Install** to update. If it isn't
showing yet, click **Refresh**; if that's stale, remove and re-add the
`https://vsplug.in/packetav-beta` entry (that forces a fresh read).

The plugins also tell you in-product: the **Software Update** line on the Help
page checks the beta feed and reports when a newer beta is available.

## Reporting issues

Please include: plugin and version (from the Help page footer), Q-SYS Designer
version, Core model, and what you expected vs. what happened. Send to
`support@visionary-av.com` or use the links at `https://vsplug.in/resources`.

## Leaving the beta / going back to production

1. **My Packages** → remove the **Visionary PacketAV (Beta)** entry.
2. Add the production package back: **Add Personal Package** →
   name `Visionary PacketAV`, URL `https://vsplug.in/packetav`.
3. In **Asset Installer**, install the production suite over the beta. Because
   the plugin IDs match, your existing designs keep working — they just move
   back to the released version.

Removing a personal package only detaches the feed; it doesn't touch designs
you've already built.