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

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

Install in Q-SYS Designer

Open Q-SYS Designer and sign in to the same Library account.
Tools → Show Asset Installer.
On Available Assets, find Visionary-PacketAV-Suite-Beta and click Install. Wait for Install Status = Complete.
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

My Packages → remove the Visionary PacketAV (Beta) entry.
Add the production package back: Add Personal Package → name Visionary PacketAV, URL https://vsplug.in/packetav.
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.

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