Adfotain Central MZ Users` Manual
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1. Zone type Zone X Y Width Height Full Screen Video O O 1280 720 Video Upper Video O O 1280 648 Video Upper Text O 648 1280 72 Video Lower Video 0 72 1280 648 Video Lower Text 0 O 1280 72 Video Upper Right Video 416 0 864 648 Video Upper Right Picture 0 0 416 648 Video Upper Right Text O 648 1280 72 Video Upper Left Video 0 0 864 648 Video Upper Left Picture 864 0 416 648 Video Upper Left Text O 648 1280 72 Video Lower Right Video 416 72 864 648 Video Lower Right Picture 0 72 416 648 Video Lower Right Text 0 O 1280 72 Video Lower Left Video 0 72 864 648 Video Lower Left Picture 864 72 416 648 Video Lower Left Text O O 1280 72 Video Right Video 640 0 640 720 Video Right Picture 0 0 640 720 Video Left Video 0 0 640 720 Video Left Picture 640 0 640 720 Video Upper Right Video 416 0 864 648 Video Upper Right Picture Upper Left 0 O 416 324 Video Upper Right Picture Lower Left 0 324 416 324 Video Upper Right Text O 648 1280 72 Video Upper Left Video 0 0 864 648 Video Upper Left Picture Upper Right 864 0 416 324 Video Upper Left Picture Lower Right 864 324 416 324 Video Upper Left Text O 648 1280 72 All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 23 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Control Buttons Assign Clip to Play List 1 Click on desired screen zone on zone image The2. DO Predefine Play List Size bytes Last Modified Length sec D JDEMO PLAY LIST 307 929 O http as10 digisignage net files cccl JPG 152 492 2006 08 31 09 28 30 O http as10 digisignage net files iro21 JPG 155 437 2006 08 31 09 29 40 115 D Microsoft WMY 1 450 986 746 O http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Alexander_Trailer_720p wmy 96 980 882 2004 10 11 11 34 02 defau http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmy 69 002 651 2004 04 15 00 00 00 defau O http asi4 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazon_720 wmy 33 260 846 2004 04 15 00 00 00 defau O http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Coral_Reef_Adventure_720 wmy 85 835 290 2003 12 21 09 17 42 defau http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Discoverers_720 wmvy 115 907 077 2004 04 15 00 00 00 defau Microsoft WMY 2 433 723 783 O http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Robotica_720 wmv 16 235 222 2003 12 19 10 49 22 defau O http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD T2_720 wmy 97 692 946 2003 12 22 06 47 16 defau O http asi4 digisignage net files WMVHD The_Living_Sea_720 wmy 120 421 562 2004 04 15 00 00 00 defau y lt m gt Control Buttons Add Play List 1 Click on Add Play List 2 Input a name for predefine play list 3 Click OK to confirm the action Free Play List 1 Click on the check boxes beside the play lists which you want to dismiss 2 Click on Free Play List Free URL 1 Click on the check
3. Log Out Welcome clydeBiadea cd Device Chooser Media Library Register Video Image URL Register Text URL Unregister Add Modify Authentication Assign Clip to Play List Modify Play Duration Update http demo1 adfotain net files demo United mpg is successfully registered g Last Modified E A d I E E OO ARAN E http demo1 adfotain net files demo United mpg Legend no trace x No heartbeat in 10 min No heartbeat in 5 min o Heartbeat received 7 855 992 2007 09 06 11 21 1 Click Media on function navigator 2 Click Register Video Image URL copy and paste the media URL i e The demo file above to the prompted box 3 Click Ok to confirm the registration All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 10 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Step 2 Playback Scheduling In this step play back time and screen zone layout will be determined There are several zone layout combinations for simplicity this tutorial will use single zone as demo 1 Click the device on device chooser 2 Function display area will show the schedule time table for the device Click Create a Play Slot type in the desired playback time then click Ok Note if the playback time is some time in the future the device will be idle till the playback time is reached Device Schedule Media Stats Admin
4. Log Out Adfotain Central iz Management Server Subscription Build 2 0 0 1 IPN Welcome clyde iadea cq Schedule Management Device Chooser Sync Now Create a Play Slot Schedule Commands Repeat Play Slot Confirm Edit Device Groups Test group x 00 D0 C9 99 E3 AF Al Create Play Slot Schedule will be synchronized tq e Til Create a play slot at 10 30 00 AN T o TE 7 0d schedule mode Screen zone Full Screen 01 Manual progr Ungrouped Devices March 2008 02 ok upper Focus x 00 0B AB 17 CA 58 SMTWTEFS 03 90 one Focus 04 00 0 upper Right Focus 2345638 05 00 0 Ellupper Left Focus Legend Bee ess 06 00 E JLower Right Focus gt no trace 07 00 E ELower Left Focus 46 47 48 49 292i 22 se x No heartbeat in 10 min 23 E Be 3 E 29 08 00 O ED split Right Focus No heartbeat in 5 min 09 00 E Hlspiit Left Focus o Heartbeat received 10 00 5 EC Zone Upper Right Focus April 2008 11 00 0 44 Zone Upper Left Focus SMTWTEFS 12 00 0 423 45 13 00 0 3 On the schedule time table there is a new play slot at the playback time click the time link will bring the page to Play List Editor All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 11 of 31 IAdea Users Manual 4 In the Play List Editor page expand the media library click to check the media item that we have registered
5. PLAYLIST 2 2006 11 17 03 30 09 00 01 E1 08 AD 1F Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 1 2006 11 17 03 30 03 00 01 E1 08 AD 1F Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST O 2006 11 17 03 29 57 00 01 E1 08 AD 1F Service starts 2 2 1 b5 2006 11 17 03 29 43 00 01 E1 08 4D 1F Device booting 2006 11 17 03 24 43 00 01 E1 08 AD 1F Device booting 2006 11 16 10 05 57 00 10 E1 86 00 47 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 2 2006 11 16 10 05 56 00 10 E1 86 00 47 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 1 All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 29 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Device stats Click on View Individual Device Stats or Detail Stats page 10 to get to the detail statistic page of the device This page contains basic device information device contents device events and device play record View Individual Device Stats Download Play Record 00 D0 C9 9E 5E 73 00 D0 C9 9E 5E 73 Device Owner Self Firmware 2 2 private Time Zone Taiwan Local Time 2006 11 20 10 37 05 Last Heartbeat 16 day 19 hour 16 min 52 sec ago Device Content Device Contents Actual Size Uploaded Size http as14 digisignage net files news txt 482 482 http as14 digisignage net alex JPEG bottle_332x691 JPG 146 239 146 239 http as14 digisignage net alex JPEG blender_332x691 JPG 164 846 164 846 http as14 adfotain net filles WMYHD
6. 2 0 October 2006 Designed by digiSignage lAdea Corporation Protected by applicable patents and international coy E 3 Enter the account information Note copy and paste user ID or password may result extra space appended at the end of string thus may result authentication failure seb English Adfotain Central uz Login User ID Password Log in All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 6 of 31 IAdea Users Manual 4 After you have successfully log in you will be transferred to the Adfotain central device management screen where you can begin configuring the program according to your need o 7 Device Schedule Media Stats Admin Log Out Adfotain Central mz 1 Management Server Subscription A A Device Group Management Device Groups Create New Group Fr e Group Change Parent Global ngroup De e Device t ice Tirr Europe This group is empty gt n O Device Groups Mac Address Total Space Available Time Zone North America O Global This group is empty oO Europe Quick Start Group This group is empty 00 02 E1 08 9C CE oO North America 00 03 1 86 01 2F This group is empty 3 O Quick Start Group o CE 36 042 924 Taiwan Ungrouped Devices o 00 03 1 86 01 2F 00 03 E1 86 01 2F 0 36 276
7. 360 Taiwan 00 01 E1 08 AD 1F x o 00 01 E1 08 AD 54 x 00 01 E1 08 AD B2 x 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 x oe x o x 00 01 E1 08 E3 6E 00 10 E1 86 00 A7 A 00 10 E1 86 00 B7 O Ungrouped Devices Mac Address Total Space Available Time Zone 00 D0 C9 9E 5E 73 OO 01 E1 08 AD 4F aime user awns ini device 00 01 E1 08 AD 1F 0 36 371 592 Taiwan 00 01 E1 08 AD 54 ame use awns ins device 00 01 E1 08 AD 54 0 36 303 548 Taiwan 00 01 E1 08 AD 6C aime uses owes ini device 00 01 1 08 AD 6C 0 36 371 588 Taiwan legend a 00 01 E1 08 AD B2 aine uses awns ini device 00 01 E1 08 AD B2 0 36 371 592 Taiwan a ii a 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 otne use awns ines device 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 0 36 371 588 Taiwan v All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 7 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Management Interface Overview Adfotain central management server is organized into three frames 1 Function navigator frame 2 Device chooser frame 3 Selected function display frame Please refer to image below Function navigator Device chooser Selected function display All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 8 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Function Navigator Overview There are five main functions listed on function navigator Device Schedule Media Stats and Admin Each of them will be described in detail later in the chapters
8. Amazon_720 wmy 83 260 846 83 260 846 http as14 adfotain net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmy 69 002 651 69 002 651 http as14 adfotain net files WwMWYHD Alexander_Trailer_720p wmw 96 980 882 96 980 882 Device Events Refresh 12345678910 Time Event A 2006 11 07 10 37 25 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 2 2006 11 07 10 37 25 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 1 2006 11 07 10 37 24 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST O 3 2006 11 07 10 36 32 Failed to download URL http ftp litemax com tw content HMP pop2 jpg 2006 11 07 10 33 21 Downloading http ftp litemax com tw content HMP pop2 jpg 2006 11 07 10 29 46 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 2 2006 11 07 10 29 46 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 1 2006 11 07 10 29 45 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST D 2006 11 07 10 29 45 Service starts 2 2 1 b5 Device Play Record Refresh Video Picture Text 12345678910 gt gt Time Play Record a 2006 11 16 17 16 04 http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmy 2006 11 16 17 14 34 http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmvy 2006 11 16 17 13 05 http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmy 3 2006 11 16 17 11 36 http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmv i 2006 11 16 17 10 07 h fas14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmv 2006 11 16 17 08 38 20 as14 digis
9. Device Chooser Overview The device chooser allows you to have easy access and reference to all the devices A legend is provided for a quick reference on device online status Function Display Overview All control buttons are listed on top of the corresponding information table Device Group Management Control buttons _ _ ____ BD y yz ee Information table Control buttons A Information table 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 alne use awns Inis device 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 0 36 371 588 Taiwan el Many of the control buttons may be disabled in the beginning These disabled control buttons require certain pre action to enable them For more information about the pre action will be provided in later chapters All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 9 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Tutorial 1 Operation Flow This section describes the common usage flow New user is recommended to complete this tutorial Step 1 Content Preparation All media items should be stored in a media server and accessible from Internet If new user hasn t have the media server setup please use the demo file http demo1 adfotain net files demo United mpg for this tutorial Adfotain Central mz Management Server Subscription Build 2 0 0 1 IPN Device Groups El Test group x 00 D0 C9 99 E3 AF Media URLs Ungrouped Devices Device Schedule Media Stats Admin
10. boxes beside the grouped media item which you want to remove from its predefine play list 2 Click on Free URL All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 28 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Stats Stats management function allows user to easily monitor their digital signage network Overview Click the Stats function on the function navigator bar this action will brought you to stats overview page In this page you will find a summary table of most recent events of all devices eS A A AA View Individual Device Stats Download Play Record Overview Ref 12345678910 gt gt GMT Time Device Name Event 2006 11 17 03 36 07 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 2 2006 11 17 03 36 02 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 1 2006 11 17 03 35 56 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST O 2006 11 17 03 35 50 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 Service starts 2 2 1 b5 2006 11 17 03 35 34 00 01 E1 08 AF 35 Device booting 2006 11 17 03 32 49 00 01 E1 08 4D 6C Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 2 2006 11 17 03 32 43 00 01 E1 08 A4D 6C Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST 1 2006 11 17 03 32 36 00 01 E1 08 4D 6C Playlist information is updated PLAYLIST D 2006 11 17 03 32 30 00 01 E1 08 4D 6C Service starts 2 2 1 b5 2006 11 17 03 32 15 00 01 E1 08 AD 6C Device booting 2006 11 17 03 30 15 00 01 E1 08 AD 1F Playlist information is updated
11. da o 36 Control BUTON Seni gaiena na ba dan dd ks way vhasd eddie ia Aa tan dd ida die E a 36 A A O ONE 37 OVErVIe Wacom dao ld iii 37 All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 1 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Device stats A SA ees doe A AAA ies a eee A A 38 Administrationen an aaa e a aa E E E A E EEE EA AAEE EERE 39 Modify Alarin Emal krere nn AT RE A NA 39 Format Stade ai 39 Force Reborn 39 Change Pass World AS ee ee es 39 All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 2 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Revision Revision Change logs 1 0 First user manual 1 1 1 New function update repeat function support 4 zone layouts for HMP 500S 1 2 1 Add section operation flow 2 Add layout dimension table 2 0 1 Reformat manual 2 Add sections that explain how Adfotain Central MZ management server works with IPN IAdea Passport Network 3 New function update Register device Unregister device Introduction Adfotain central management server is a powerful application which helps users to control their digital signage network With friendly user interfaces users only need very little training to start to manage their digital signage devices This document introduces the functionality of the management server to provide basic understanding of the application All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporati
12. in Step 1 then click Assign Clip to Play List Device Schedule Media Stats Admin Log Out Adfotain Central wz Management Server Subscription Build 2 0 0 1 IPN Welcome clyde iadea cq Device Chooser Zone Media Library a Play List Click on the image to switch zone A m Change Volume gt pes oes l http demo1 adfotain net files demo United mpg Device Groups El Test group x 00 D0 C9 99 E3 AF Ungrouped Devices x 00 0B AB 17 CA 58 Legend no trace x No heartbeat in 10 min No heartbeat in 5 min i i X Assign Clip to Play List o Heartbeat received E Media URLs Size bytes Last Modified lo media files are assigned Assign media by expanding the Media Library 5 Click Confirm Editing on top of media library to go back to schedule time table Step 3 Schedule Synchronization Now a play back is scheduled to the device but the device won t start to download and play the media right away Usually user will create multiple play slots and visualize the whole scheduling then select a time for the device and server to perform synchronization The synchronized time can be some times in the future for example a retail store may want to perform synchronization during off hours to optimize their network usage In this tutorial since we want to see the action we will force synchronization to happ
13. management screen To change your password 1 Click on Admin function 2 Scroll down until you see change password 3 You will have to enter the old password in the assigned box Then entered the desired new password 4 Re enter the new password again for confirmation 5 Click on the change password button to make the change 6 A message will show up to confirm the change All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 31 of 31
14. 10 digisignage net files ccc1 JPG 152 492 2006 08 31 09 2t 4 lt a Lao 7 Control Buttons Register Video Image URL 1 Click on Register Video Image URL 2 Type in the URL in the text area of the prompt out dialog box Note multiple URLs can be registered at once Hit an enter after each URL to separate URLs to different lines Password fields are required URLs are registered successfully If the URLs is protected by http basic authentication User and Click OK to register A report will be generated to inform if the All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 25 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Register Text URL 1 Click on Register Text URL 2 Type in the URL in the text area of the prompt out dialog box Note multiple URLs can be registered at once Hit an enter after each URL to separate URLs to different lines 3 Click OK to register A report will be generated to inform if the URLs are registered successfully Unregister 1 Click on the check box beside the media items which you want to unregister 2 Click Unregister a confirmation message will prompt up 3 Confirm unregister will remove the selected media items from the library Add Modify Authentication The function provide user to be able to add or modify according to the new authentication settings of the URL 1 Click on the check box beside the media items 2 Click Add Modify Aut
15. IAdea Users Manual Adfotain Central MZ Users Manual Version 2 0 March 2008 Table of Contents REVISION tan dd da 3 a A O 3 First Time User Account Sell ari taste soma ba ee ka a a seat baad adhd baw tongues 4 Loggi g TA A AAA AAA AA A E E 6 Management Interface OVeErVvieW ccesccceeteeece eee cnn cnn 10 Function Navigator OVEWIS Wisin A O a 11 Device Chooser DVM a o 11 Function Display OVCIVI Wie 11 Tutorial 1 Operation PON a 12 step Content Preparate aaa aaa 12 Step 2 Playback SchSd Il taa a aca 14 Step 3 Schedule SIMCOFONIZ CON ae 15 Device Managementin iia da io 16 Device Group Manage MENE ii A A cd 16 Control Buttons DevicS GFOUDS nasal dois caia 17 Control Buttons Ungrouped DeVICES ccccceeecceeeseeeeeeensssseeeeeeeeeeeennnasnsaeeeegs 19 DEVICE Management oie ue ae wenn wave eso ua extn vee ni en ened aioe ean ep need donee compare epee 20 Control butt sap TAE roca 20 Schedule Mande Mei A eee 21 Month Schedule VieW aseado dltia rai cau ino 21 Device Group Informa Mus ceca liar rei ER aerate eres AR 22 Device IOMA e dls oO a e O aaia 22 Schedule Management aaa titi a ib ir 23 CA Ai AAA A A A EA AA Ai 23 Timetable aa dit teased ena aa aa 24 Control Buttons cresta da aro el liado CUOTA PUE E OA 24 PAUSE a o o Ud cal Les 30 Control BUON S iii a 32 Media Manage Media a OET ease tial Jae a a 33 Media Li aaa di edad ements 33 Control BUON Sol riores 33 Media LID Playlista sree e a o ds es as e ae
16. cessary download and change its playlist at the checked sync point Control Buttons Sync Now By choosing this function the device is forced to perform an update right away In other words a sync point of current time will be inserted to the device s schedule Create a Play Slot Play slot is a reserved time to play certain media On the zone selection there are eleven types of zone configurations After a slot is created click on the slot will bring you to playlist editor where you can schedule your registered media item to play at this play slot Create a Play Slot Schedule Commands Create Play Slot Create a play slot at hh mm cia o Screen zone Full Screen y O Manual progra Full Screen upper Focus E Lower Focus lv A 01 00 o upper Right Focus T 42 02 00 Ellupper Left Focus 03 00 o fi Lower Right Focus 849 04 00 EMLower Left Focus 25 26 05 00 O Split Right Focus 06 00 Split Left Focus 07 00 G4 Zone Upper Right Focus 08 00 O H4 Zone Upper Left Focus 09 00 Confirm Editing To avoid device sync currently editing play slot all play slots need to be committed before it can be read by device All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 20 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Remove Play Slot 1 Select removing play slot by checking on the check box beside play slots a select all check box is provid
17. d Canada Control Buttons Device Groups Create New Group 1 Click Create New Group a pop up icon appears 2 Type the group name in the New name field Since this should be the first group there is no choice available on Create group under 3 Click Ok The system responds with a confirmation indicating the change has been accepted or failed All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 13 of 31 IAdea Users Manual 4 Upon successfully creating the new group an easy reference for the grouping would also be indicated in the device chooser frame Create Sub Group 1 Click Create New Group a pop up icon appears 2 Type the sub group name in the New name field 3 Select the parent group you want the sub group to be part of from the list provided under Create group under 4 Click OK The system responds with a confirmation indicating the change has been accepted Free Group 1 Select groups by clicking on the check box beside the group you wish to disable 2 Click on Free Group 3 A warning message will prompt up Click OK to confirm the action Note that all sub groups and devices that were assigned to the group will be deleted as well Rename Group 1 Click on the check box beside the group you wish to rename 2 Click on Rename Group 3 Type in the new group name then click OK to confirm the changes Change Parent Group 1 Click on t
18. e on the header where displays the selected date 2 Click on Remove Play Slot 3 A warning message will be prompt click OK to confirm the action Schedule Commands 1 Click on Schedule Commands button 2 On the prompt up menu select the command and enter the time 3 Click OK to confirm schedule Repeat Play Slot There are two repeat methods One is to keep the relationship with original slot the other will make a copy to repeaters When the relationship with original slot is maintained modifications on the original play slot will apply to all repeaters In the other hand make a copy of original slot provides flexibility to customize schedule contents to each individual repeater 1 Select the play slots by clicking on the check boxes beside play slots 2 Click on Repeat Play Slot button 3 On the prompt up menu choose type of repeat and enter number of cycles to repeat 4 Check on Save repeated slot as a copy if you want to make a copy to all repeater Leave it unchecked will maintain the relationship between original slot and its repeaters 5 Click on OK to confirm the action Cancel Repeat Cancel Repeat will remove the repeating effect from those repeated slots that still maintain relationship with its original slots Clear All Schedule This function will delete all play slots of this group or device Note that inherited play slots won t get affected All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea C
19. en right away 1 Click Sync Now on schedule management page All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 12 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Device Management The device management provides basic information on all registered devices and allows to organizing devices into groups Device Group Management Organize devices into groups make easy the device management All devices under the device group will inherit the schedule of the group In Adfotain central MZ we introduce a multi level grouping mechanism Each group can be assigned under another group to create a tree like grouping structure Child groups will inherit the schedule of its parent groups o Device Schedule Media Stats Admin Log Out Adfotain Central mz Welcome clyde iadea cq Management Server Subscription Build 2 0 0 1 IPN Device Chooser Device Group Management Device Groups Create New Test group Ung x 00 D0 C9 99 E3 AF Ungrouped Devices x 00 0B AB 17 CA 58 Legend no trace x No heartbeat in 10 min No heartbeat in 5 min o Heartbeat received Device Management Unregister Device Register Devices O Device Name Mac Address Total Space Available Time Zone E 00 0B AB 17 CA 58 00 0B AB 17 CA 58 60GB S7GB Eastern US and Canada oO 00 D0 C9 99 E3 AF 00 D0 C9 99 E3 AF 39GB 37GB Eastern US an
20. he check box beside the groups you wish to make the change 2 Click on Change Parent Group 3 Select a desired parent group Click OK to confirm the action Note To avoid circular grouping only the possible parent groups will be display for selection Ungroup Device 1 Click on the check box beside the devices you wish to ungroup 2 Click on Ungroup Devices 3 A warning message will prompt up Click OK to confirm the All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 14 of 31 IAdea Users Manual action Note When a device is ungrouped it will automatically get transfer to the Device management table Rename Device 1 Click on the check box beside the device you wish to rename 2 Click on Rename Device 3 Type in the new device name in the pop up box Click OK to confirm the changes Set Device Time Zone 1 Click the check box beside the devices you wish to set the time zone 2 Click on Set Device Time Zone 3 Choose the time zone you desire then click OK to confirm the action Control Buttons Ungrouped Devices Assign to Group 1 Click on the check box beside the devices you wish to assign to a certain group 2 Click on Assign to Group 3 Select the desire group from the pull down menu Click OK to confirm the action Rename Device 1 Click on the check box beside the device you wish to rename 2 Click on Rename Device 3 Type in the
21. hentication then key in the new user name and password 3 Confirm the settings by clicking on OK button Assign Clip to Predefine Play List 1 Click on the check box beside the media item which you want to group into predefine play list 2 Click on Assign Clip to Predefine Play List 3 Select the desired play list then click OK Modify Play Duration 1 Click on the check box beside the media item which you want to change its play duration 2 Click on Modify Play Duration 3 Input desired play duration in seconds 4 Click OK to confirm the changes All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 26 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Update A registered URL can be missing or removed The media library will block the unavailable media URLs after the devices attempt to download it three times Once the URL is blocked all devices will skip this URL if it presents in the device s schedule To unblock the URL user will have to update the file to media server then use Update function in Adfotain media library to release the URL 1 Click on the check boxes beside the media items which you want to update its information from media server 2 Click on Update All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 27 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Media Library Playlist SS Add Play List
22. ignage net fi es WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmy 2006 11 16 17 07 09 http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmy 2006 11 16 17 05 40 http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmy 2006 11 16 17 04 11 http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmy I lt All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 30 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Administration Modify Alarm Email Each device can have one or multiple alarm email address Central server will send out an alarm notification to the assigned email address when there are critical situations concerning the device User can modify or re assigned the Alarm email under Administration Management screen 1 Click on the check boxes besides the devices 2 Click on Modify Alarm Email 3 On the prompt up menu all selected device will be listed with a text box to enter email Separate emails by comma or semi column if there are multiple recipients 4 Click OK to confirm the settings Format Storage User will be able to format storage remotely Note that all contents will be erased If the devices have schedule content all media will be re downloaded after format Force Reboot Force reboot will soft reboot the device remotely Change Password User can change the original password as giving at the time of registering for the Adfotain Central MZ system from the administration
23. ir media URLs Once media is registered into the library it can be scheduled to play on device Commonly used media clips can also organized into predefined playlists which make scheduling process even easier Media Library Register Video Image URL Register Text URL O Media URLs Size bytes Last Modified Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMYVHD Alexander_Trailer_720p wmv 96 980 882 2004 10 11 11 3 Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMYHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmvy 69 002 651 2004 04 15 00 0 Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazon_720 wmv j 83 260 846 2004 04 15 00 00 Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMYVHD Coral_Reef_Adventure_720 wmy 85 835 290 2003 12 21 09 17 Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Discoverers_720 wmv 115 907 077 2004 04 15 00 0 Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMYHD Robotica_720 wmvy 16 235 222 2003 12 19 10 4 Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMVHD T2_720 wmy 97 692 946 2003 12 22 06 4 Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMYHD The_Living_Sea_720 wmv 120 421 562 2004 04 15 00 0 Ohttp as14 digisignage net files WMVHD The_Magic_of_Flight_720 wmvy 99 765 154 2004 04 15 00 0 Dhttp as14 digisignage net files WMWYHD The_Rules_of_Attraction_720 wmwv 99 608 899 2003 12 22 12 1t Ohttp as14 digisignage net alex SuperSpeedway wmv 141 400 478 2006 03 13 D8 4 Ohttp as14 digisignage net alex tmp SuperSpeedway wmy 141 400 478 2006 03 13 08 4 Dhttp as
24. new device name in the pop up box Click OK to confirm the changes Set Device Time Zone 1 Click the check box beside the devices you wish to set the time zone 2 Click on Set Device Time Zone Choose the time zone you desire then click OK to confirm the action All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 15 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Device Management User is capable to register unregister devices in this area Device Schedule Media Stats Admin Log Out Adfotain Central wz Management Server Subscription Build 2 0 0 1 IPN Welcome clyde iadea cq Device Chooser Device Group Management Delete Group Rename Group Change Parent Group Device Groups Create New Group Test group Ungroup Devices Rename Device Set Device Time Zone x 00 D0 C9 99 E3 AF O Device Groups Mac Address Total Space Available Time Zone e E Test group Ungrouped Devices a 00 D0 C3 99 E3 AF 00 D0 C9 99 E3 AF 39GB 37GB Eastern US and Canada x 00 0B AB 17 CA 58 Assign to Group Rename Device Set Device Time Zone Legend no trace la Ungroup ed Dev vice es Ma E Addre SS Tota Space Availa ble Tim e Zone x No heartbeat in 10 min Bo 00 08 AB 17 CA 58 00 08 AB 17 CA 58 60GB 57GB Eastern US and Canada No heartbeat in 5 min o Heartbeat received Device Management A Control butt
25. on Inc All rights reserved Page 3 of 31 IAdea Users Manual First Time User Account Setup All first time users require to setup an account from IAdea Passport Network IPN If the account has already been setup please proceed to Register Media Processor 1 Open http passport iadea net using an Internet browser I E or Firefox o gt Passport Tadea Network Email a Password Language Create and Acct 2 Click on the link Create and Active Account 3 Read the user agreements carefully The registration cannot be proceed if the agreement is not accepted gt lt Passport Tada networ Account Information Account Registration Account Activate User Agreements Content of this website including but not limited to a text graphics computer programs multimedia and data files international copyright and intellectual property rights laws You are not permitted to duplicate any content of this website Without written agreement you may not copy replicate or re transmit any portion or whole of web content trademarks graphics or computer programs I AGREE IDO NOT AGREE All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 4 of 31 IAdea Users Manual 4 Fill up account information and provide one COA number Please find the COA number from the back of the media processor This COA is used for verification process it won
26. ons Register Devices 1 Click Register Devices button 2 Enter COA and Mac address of device 3 Click OK to register device Unregister Device 1 Checks on the box besides devices that will be unregistered 2 Click on Unregister Device 3 Confirm to unregister device All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 16 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Schedule Management The schedule management provides functions that allow users to design their play back contents on the device Month Schedule View Clicks Schedule option on function navigator bar a monthly schedule will be shown up in function display frame Month Schedule lt lt Oct 2006 gt gt Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 5 00 03 E1 86 01 2F 00 d0 c9 99 e3 b0 00 d0 c9 99 e3 b0 11 Digisignage Center 19 Digisignage Center 2 Month schedule is based on Greenwich Mean Time GMT 0 For passed days numbers are strike through and background color is grayed out All devices or device groups that have play slot scheduled will be shown up here Click on the device device group name will link to the corresponding schedule All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 17 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Device Group Information Device group information displays the number of devices assigned to this group The pie chart shows
27. orporation Inc All rights reserved Page 21 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Play List Editor Click on any valid play slot will brought you to play list editor page In this page user can assign media item to corresponding screen zone and decide the play back orders Play List Editor Confirm Editing Back to schedule Zone Media Library t Click on the image to switch zone D Media URLs Size bytes Last Modified O http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Alexander_Trailer_720p wmy 96 980 882 2004 10 11 19 34 O http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazing_Caves_720 wmvy 69 002 651 2004 04 15 08 00 D http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Amazon_720 wmy 83 260 846 2004 04 15 08 00 O http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Coral_Reef_Adventure_720 wmy 85 835 290 2003 12 21 17 17 O http as14 digisignage net files WMVHD Discoverers_720 wmv 115 907 0772004 04 15 08 00 O http as 14 digisignage net files WMVHD Robotica_720 wmy 16 235 222 2003 12 19 18 49 Move the mouse over the screen zone image the dimensions of the pointed zone will be shown as image below Zona Click on the image to switch zone 416 y0 width 864 height 648 Change olume All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 22 of 31 IAdea Users Manual The table below lists all screen zone dimensions
28. selected zone will be highlighted by yellow color 2 Click on Click to Expand Media Library to expand the media library Assign Clip to Play List button will be shown at the bottom of the media library 3 Click on the check boxes beside media items or predefine playlists which you want to assign to desired screen zone for play back 4 Click on Assign Clip to Play List to assign media items to selected screen zone Modify Play Duration 1 Click on desired screen zone on zone image corresponding assigned media will be shown in playlist table 2 Click on the check boxes beside the media item which you want to change its play duration 3 Click on Modify Play Duration 4 Input desired play length in seconds 5 Click OK to confirm modifications Modify Effects 1 Click on text zone on zone image Note effects can only apply to text media files only 2 Click on the check boxes beside the text media items which you want to change its effects 3 Click on Modify Effects 4 Configure desired effects on prompt up Modify Effects Menu 5 Click on OK to confirm the changes Remove Media 1 Click on the check boxes beside the media items which you no long want to play in the zone 2 Click on Remove Media All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 24 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Media Management Media management provides the functions for user to organize the
29. t register the device to the account yet Aid a Passport Network Account Information Account Registration Email Password Company Confirm Password Phone 1 Phone 2 COA e Address Note 5 An activation email will be sent to account email Please login to the email account and activate the IPN account from the email 6 Once the IPN account is activated The account can be used to login to Adfotain Central MZ management server http www adfotain net mz 7 User will be requested to register at least one device for the first time login to the management server Note the device cannot be registered to multiple accounts if the device has been already registered using this device information will result failed to login Adfotain Central wz LogIn Please register a valid device with login for first time use User ID yungtsai hatmail com Password COA D MAC Log in and Register device All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 5 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Logging In 1 Open your web browser and type the following address into the address bar http www adfotain net mz 2 Adfotain Central welcome screen will show in the browser The Adfotain Central MZ management sever will redirect you to the Log in page in 5 seconds Adfotain Central mz Digital Signage Management System Version
30. the online status of all devices in this group Quick Start Group Number of Devices 3 Online Status Moni ine 33 3 slow 0 0 Mors1ine 66 7 Device Information The device information displays the owner firmware time zone local time and last heartbeat of the device The Detail Stats button provides a fast link to device s statistic page Device Information Detail Stats 00 03 E1 86 01 2F 00 03 E1 86 01 2F Device Owner Self Firmware 2 2 1 b5 Time Zone Taiwan Local Time 2006 11 20 09 57 01 Last Heartbeat 0 sec ago All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 18 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Schedule Management Schedule Management Sync Now Create a Play Slot Schedule Commands Confirm Edit Repeat Play Slot Cancel Repeat Remove Play Slot Clear All Schedule ZN Time Sync O Monday November 20 2006 A Calendar Timetable 23 00 o Calendar Days already passed are displayed with a strike through Selected date is highlighted in orange User can change display date by simply click on the desired date on calendar All contents are Copyright 2008 IAdea Corporation Inc All rights reserved Page 19 of 31 IAdea Users Manual Timetable Display the schedule of the selected date Sync Column User can request an update to device by checking the check box of the sync column Device will perform ne
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