9. Screens

Table of Contents

Introduction

In this section, you can manage the screens you created. Note that you can create as many screens in the Portal as your subscription allows you to. You can even manage unregistered screens (i.e., not paired with an actual player), but the content cannot be pushed to an actual screen and be displayed.

You can see a list of the screens currently created in your account on the initial screen. Screen information is organized in the following columns:

  • the Name of the screen
  • the ID of the screen
  • the Scheduled Content pushed to the screen
  • the Default Content that will be displayed when there is no active schedule
  • the Status of the screen and the status of the player’s content
    • Up to date: The player is displaying the latest pushed updated content.
    • Downloading: The player is downloading the required content.
    • Unknown: The player is in an Unknown state; this state includes the unregistered players.
    • Pending Media: The player will download media in the future. This state is displayed when you have enabled the Restricted Download hours option on your player(s).
    • Possibly Outdated: The player is currently offline and hasn’t reported receiving the latest content.
    • Not Updated: The player is displaying previous content due to several reasons, like local network restrictions, offline for a long time, etc.
  • an Actions column, with 4 buttons for making changes

If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions you can apply to your schedules. See below for a quick description on each action.

  • Edit
    • Change the details of a player by clicking the” Edit” button.
  • Duplicate
    • Create a copy of the player with the same configurations.
  • Move
    • You can move Players to different Workspaces. Choose the Workspace of your choice and click Move (for accounts in the Enterprise plan).
  • Delete
    • Delete a single Player.

Adding a Screen

When you click “Add Screen” a new form appears

  • Select the player of your choice and click “Add”. 
  • Next, you will need to configure some settings for the new player:
    • A Name for your screen
    • A field to Register your player
    • In the “Scheduled Content” field, choose a schedule.
    • In the “Default Content” field, choose the content that you want your player to show by default.
    • Click “Save” at the bottom left corner to create the screen.
  • The page also contains some additional useful information about your screen:
    • A Screenshot of what the player is displaying. The Screenshots are refreshed every 30 seconds when you are on the Screen Details page. For other Screens, or if you log out from your account, the screenshots are refreshed every two hours.
    • Last screenshot: indicates the last screenshot the player reported to your account.
    • Last seen online: indicates the last time the player was online in your account.
    • Player State: indicates the state of the content the player is displaying on your screens.
    • Workspace Name: the workspace that the player belongs
    • Save & Push again to this Screen: Enforce the player to push changes to this Screen only.
  • Actions:
    • Turn monitor ON: Turn ON your TV screen via a CEC command.
    • Turn monitor OFF: Turn OFF your TV screen via a CEC command.
    • Reboot Player: Reboots the player
    • Shutdown: Shuts down the player.
      • Remember that if you perform that action, you must physically power the player by unplugging and plugging in the power cord to bring the player online again.