User Guide. Illumineye DS Suite

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1 User Guide Illumineye DS Suite

2 User Guide Published on 13 th June 2016 Last Updated on 17 th October 2016 Document Version 1.2 Documentation Disclaimer Screenshots and graphics in this manual may differ slightly from your product due to differences in your product release version or your computer operating system. Reasonable efforts were made to ensure that the information in this document is complete and accurate. VXL Instruments Ltd. assumes no liability for any errors. Changes and corrections to the information in this document may be incorporated in future releases. Copyright VXL Instruments Limited. Information in this document is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose, without the express written permission of the manufacturer. Registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Every effort has been made to make this guide as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty of fitness is implied. The authors and the publisher shall have neither responsibility nor liability, to any person or entity with respect to loss or damages, arising from the use of information contained in this guide. Trademarks The VXL Logo, Illumineye DS Suite, Illumineye Creator, Illumineye DS Manager, Illumineye DS Suite Logo, VXL Software logo are all trademarks and registered trademarks of VXL Instruments Ltd. All other logos and names are the trademarks and registered trademarks of the respective owners. VXL Support To access our support systems, please navigate to and log a ticket. VXL Instruments Ltd. 252, 5 th Floor, Building No.2, Solitaire Corporate Park, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai , INDIA Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 2 of 161

3 Table of Contents AN INTRODUCTION TO ILLUMINEYE DS SUITE... 6 PRE-REQUISITES... 7 PRE-REQUISITES FOR ILLUMINEYE DS CREATOR... 7 PRE-REQUISITES FOR ILLUMINEYE DS MANAGER... 7 INSTALLATION... 9 INSTALLING THE ILLUMINEYE CREATOR... 9 INSTALLING THE ILLUMINEYE DS MANAGER CONFIGURATION CONFIGURING THE ILLUMINEYE CREATOR CONFIGURING THE ILLUMINEYE DS MANAGER STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING ILLUMINEYE CREATOR LOGIN TO ILLUMINEYE CREATOR LOG OUT FROM ILLUMINEYE CREATOR EXITING FROM ILLUMINEYE CREATOR WORKING WITH LAYOUTS CREATING A NEW LAYOUT OPENING AN EXISTING LAYOUT UPDATING AN EXISTING LAYOUT IMPORT, EXPORT AND REVERT LAYOUT UNDERSTANDING THE INTERFACE USER PANE TOOLBAR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS IN THE APPLICATION COMPONENT PANE STYLES PANE PROPERTIES PANE UPLOAD RULER ENLARGING CANVAS AREA Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 3 of 161

4 SLIDING MENU BAR QUICK LAUNCH MENU WORKING WITH THE USER PANE VIEWING THE APPLICATION VERSION NUMBER WORKING WITH THE QUICK LAUNCH MENU CREATING A NEW LAYOUT OPENING AN EXISTING LAYOUT WORKING WITH THE MEDIA LIBRARY WORKING WITH SETTINGS WORKING WITH COMPONENTS ADDING A COMPONENT ADDING OVERLAPPING COMPONENTS EDITING A COMPONENT COPYING A COMPONENT DELETING A COMPONENT COPYING PROPERTIES OF A COMPONENT PREVIEWING A COMPONENT WORKING WITH IMAGE COMPONENT WORKING WITH VIDEO COMPONENT WORKING WITH FLASH COMPONENT WORKING WITH STATIC-TEXT COMPONENT WORKING WITH TICKER COMPONENT WORKING WITH RSS COMPONENT WORKING WITH HTML COMPONENT WORKING WITH DOCUMENT COMPONENT WORKING WITH DATE-TIME COMPONENT WORKING WITH CD-TIMER COMPONENT WORKING WITH QR-CODE COMPONENT WORKING WITH TABLE COMPONENT WORKING WITH CAMERA COMPONENT WORKING WITH INTERACTIVE COMPONENT WORKING WITH THE WEATHER COMPONENT WORKING WITH CONTAINER COMPONENT ZONE SYNCING Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 4 of 161

5 WORKING WITH THE STYLES PANE WORKING WITH CANVAS AND COMMON PROPERTIES CANVAS PROPERTIES COMMON PROPERTIES VIEWING CANVAS CONTENTS AND THEIR DURATION WORKING WITH THE TOOLBAR WORKING WITH LAYOUT BACKGROUND AND AUDIO ADDING AN IMAGE TO THE LAYOUT BACKGROUND ADDING AN AUDIO TO THE LAYOUT STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING ILLUMINEYE DS MANAGER UNDERSTANDING THE QUICK LAUNCH MENU PLAYLIST APPROVAL SCHEDULING A PLAYLIST BLUECASTING CLEANING UP COMMON DATA CONFIGURING SCREENSHOTS VIEWING REPORTS MANAGING USERS WORKING WITH A COMPANY PROFILE WORKING WITH USER ROLES WORKING WITH USER GROUPS WORKING WITH USERS DISCOVERING DEVICES VIEWING DEVICES FILTERING LIST OF DEVICES DISCOVERING DEVICES REGISTERING DEVICES UNREGISTERING DEVICES SORTING DATA IN A COLUMN EXPORTING DATA TO PDF OR EXCEL Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 5 of 161

6 An Introduction to Illumineye DS Suite Welcome to Illumineye DS Suite, a digital signage product that helps you organize and display the content of your campaign. This User Guide is the first step to the Illumineye DS Suite software understanding and implementation process. We believe that the guide will make your journey from installation to playing your digital signage a comfortable and happy experience. The Illumineye DS Suite consists of three main components Illumineye Creator, Illumineye DS Manager and Illumineye Player. The Illumineye Creator is a windows-based playlist designer that provides you the latest designing tools, designing components and designing properties. The Creator has been developed to provide an extremely user-friendly interface. The Illumineye DS Manager is a web-based management tool that can manage and schedule your digital signage playlist, without complexity. The Illumineye Player allows you to play the digital signage content to your schedule. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 6 of 161

7 Pre-requisites Pre-requisites for Illumineye DS Creator Hardware o Processor: Core i3, i5 or above. o RAM: 8GB or above. o HDD: 80GB or above. Operating System o o Windows Server 2012 or Windows 7 or later. 34 bit or 64 bit OS support only. Pre-requisites for Illumineye DS Manager The installation requires full Administrator user login (local/domain) on the host/server operating system to install the DS Manager application, modules and other components needed. IIS 7.5 or later with following server components included. o IIS Management Console, IIS Management Scripts and Tools. o IIS Management Service, Default Document, Directory Browsing, Static Content, HTTP errors. o Static content compression and Request filtering. o FTP Server o If IIS 8.0 is required, include the optional ASP.net 4.5 component as well. Microsoft.NET Framework 4.5 full version (For Windows 2008 R2) is required to be installed. o Downloadable from Microsoft SQL 2008 and above including express editions. o Downloadable from o In addition to although not required we recommend adding the SQL Management tool, should the SQL database require managing; Downloadable from Ports and Service requirements: For assistance on Port and service requirements please refer to the section below. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 7 of 161

8 Port and Service Requirements In order for Illumineye DS Manager to communicate from the server to endpoint and from the endpoint back to the server, various ports are required to be opened on your firewall. During the installation of Illumineye DS Manager these exceptions are added to the software firewall, but any ports may need to be open on the switch/vlans to allow full uninterrupted communication. Ports quick chart reference Listed below are ALL the ports, which DS Manager uses: Source Destination Ports TCP/UDP Direction Description (Uni or Bi) Agent Server 80 TCP BI HTTP communication Agent Server 443 TCP BI HTTPS Communication Agent Server 21 TCP Uni For Normal FTP (FTP) Agent Server 990 TCP Uni For Secure FTP (FTPS) Browser Server 9001 to 9020 TCP Uni For VNC shadowing used by browser Agent Server 5500 TCP Uni For VNC (Used by DS ManagerAgent) Agent Server 5901 TCP Uni For VNC (Used for connection) Server Server 1433 TCP Uni For SQL Connection Server Agent 9000 TCP/UDP Uni For Discovery Server Agent 7 UDP Uni For Wake On Lan (WOL) Server Agent 9 UDP Uni For Wake On Lan (WOL) Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 8 of 161

9 Installation Installing the Illumineye Creator Double click and run the Illumineye Creator Setup. Illumineye Creator Setup Wizard is displayed. Click Next. Review the license terms. Click on I accept the terms in the License Agreement. Click Install. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 9 of 161

10 Illumineye Creator is installed. Upon successful installation of Illumineye Creator, the message will appear Illumineye Creator has been successfully installed. Click Close. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 10 of 161

11 Installing the Illumineye DS Manager Please follow the steps below to install the Illumineye DS Manager. 1. Copy the Setup file onto the hard drive of the server. 2. Run the Setup file. 3. Select Setup Type as Complete and proceed with the Installation. 4. After selection, setup checks for the application requirements. If the setup finds compatibility with the device, it will continue, otherwise it will terminate. Should the Setup terminate, please re-check the pre-requisites have been met and run the Setup again. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 11 of 161

12 5. Enter required information of SQL server. Connection to configure SQL Database SQL Server connection is established. Screen is displayed. The web server Host Name and port configuration are displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 12 of 161

13 After SQL Server connection is established, a screen with Communication Details and current configuration is displayed. If the server is part of a domain infrastructure, user will need to specify the name using the following Syntax: Hostname. Full domain name. In case a default website is already running on the selected port, a dialog will appear as displayed and ask, if you wish to stop the site using the port in question. During the installation process the installer will display the installation progression. However, if user will confront a problem, it will report and stop. On successful completion of installation process, the installer will display final status Finish. Click Finish. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 13 of 161

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15 Configuration Configuring the Illumineye Creator 1. Open the Illumineye Creator that you have installed. 2. Click on the Settings icon once the login screen is displayed. 3. The General Settings window is displayed as shown below. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 15 of 161

16 4. In the Local Media Path enter content library path or click on Browse to select the desired folder. Note: Local Media Path folder should have all user permissions. 5. In the Remote Media Path field, there are two options available in dropdown box; a. Choose the None option, if you have configured Illumineye DS Manager and Illumineye Creator on the same machine. b. Choose the FTP or FTPS option as per need, if you have configured the Illumineye DS Manager and Illumineye Creator on different machines. Note: Add FTP or FTPS Site in IIS with the physical path C:\VXL\FDM\FDMSite\preview if the Creator and DS Manager are installed on different machines. 6. Fill in all the fields shown at *. 7. Click Save. 8. Click OK and re-invoke the Illumineye Creator. Now, designing can begin. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 16 of 161

17 Configuring the Illumineye DS Manager After the successful installation of the Illumineye DS Manager, configuration can begin. 1. Click Views and a drop box will be presented. Click on CONFIGURATION SETUP. 2. Click on Configuration Settings as displayed. 3. Click on General Configuration as displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 17 of 161

18 4. Click on Illumineye as displayed. 5. Illumineye Configuration has the fields Application Path and Media Path. a. Ensure that FDM_HTTP is selected in the Application Path. b. In Media Path field, enter the values as below: Local Media Path mentioned in the Creator (by default it is C:\Illumineye\Medias) if the Creator and DS Manager are installed on the same machine. C:\VXL\FDM\FDMSite\preview if the Creator and DS Manager are installed on different machines. Note: Add FTP or FTPS Site in IIS with the physical path C:\VXL\FDM\FDMSite\preview if the Creator and DS Manager are installed on different machines. 6. Click Save 7. After saving the Illumineye Configuration field, the following confirmation message will be presented. Digital Signage settings saved successfully. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 18 of 161

19 Step By Step Instructions for Using Illumineye Creator Illumineye Creator enables you to make your campaigns more attractive and engaging for your audience. Login to Illumineye Creator 1. From the desktop, double-click the shortcut for Illumineye Creator. The Login screen is displayed. 2. Enter the Username and Password (by default the Username and Password is admin ) 3. Click the Offline Mode check box, in case you are working in an environment where the DS Manager is not accessible. 4. Click Login. 5. A window with options will appear: To create a new layout and open an existing layout. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 19 of 161

20 Log out from Illumineye Creator 1. To end the session and log off, select Logoff on the user pane menu, at the top right corner of the screen. 2. On the displayed prompt, click Yes. 3. The session is terminated and the login screen is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 20 of 161

21 Exiting from Illumineye Creator 1. To exit from the application, select Exit on the user pane menu at the top right corner of the screen. 2. A prompt is displayed. 3. Click Yes. 4. The session is terminated and the application is closed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 21 of 161

22 Working with layouts Illumineye Creator allows users to display their content creatively, by setting a layout of the display screen. On this layout, it is possible to assign a fixed portion of the screen only for particular components such as a digital image, video, RSS feeds, etc. Additionally, it gives facility to choose a layout from the available options as well as user can create one based on preferences. Creating a new layout Here, users can create their own layout based on their preference, by choosing a template for the available options. Users can create a customized layout, by selecting the components of their choice. Also, there is an option of dragging and placing items on the blank canvas. 1. To create a new layout, click on Create Layout after login. A window with pre-defined template designs is displayed. Note: You can also access the create layout option from the Quick launch menu. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 22 of 161

23 2. In the Name box, enter a name for the layout. Note: Untitled will be the name assigned to the layout, if you leave the box blank. 3. Select the required Aspect Ratio. 4. From the Resolution list, select the required size for the layout. 5. In the Template tab, select the required template. 6. Click OK. Opening an existing layout The application displays all the saved layouts, from where user can open them, with or without media. 1. To open an existing layout, click Open Layout after login. A list of saved layouts is displayed. Note: You can also access the create layout option from the Quick launch menu. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 23 of 161

24 2. Select a layout and click Open. 3. Select the Open as a Template check box on the top of the window to open only the layout designs, without the media. Updating an existing layout Media of the components can be added or deleted in the update process. Components with edit enabled can only be modified. Updated playlists can be directly scheduled without the need for approval. 1. To update an existing layout, click Open Layout after login. A list of saved layouts is displayed. Note: You can also access the create layout option from the Quick launch menu. 2. Select a layout and click Update located at the bottom-left of the window 3. The selected layout is opened in update mode. After the successful additions or deletions done to the required components, click the Update button located towards the top-left of the windows. Multiple options are presented which are described below: Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 24 of 161

25 a. Save: Saves the updated copy of the layout. b. Save and Export: Saves the updated copy of the layout and also allows to be exported so as to update the player. c. Save and Upload: Saves the updated copy of the layout and also allows to be uploaded to the location where DS Manager can access this. Using DS Manager this updated layout can be directly scheduled to the players eliminating the approval process. d. Exit Update Mode: This option exits from the window. Note: Users will have to enable the Edit mode of the components to work with the Update feature. Import, Export and Revert Layout The File option contains four features: Import Playlist, Export Playlist, Export as Default Schedule and Revert. Import Layout This option is used to import a playlist from other users of DS Creator. 1. Firstly, user needs to click on the Import Layout option. 2. A window pops up, which prompts to select the desired layout. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 25 of 161

26 3. Choose a XML file of the layout you wish to import and click Open. 4. A window pops up with a query Do you want to import this layout? 5. Select one of the two options and click Yes: a. With Media: Import the playlist with all the Media. b. Without Media: Import the playlist without Media. 6. Now, imported playlist will be displayed in the canvas. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 26 of 161

27 Export Layout This option is used to export a playlist to other users of DS Creator. 1. User needs to open a playlist that is to be exported. 2. Click on the Export Layout option to export it. 3. Now, a window pops up in DS Creator with a query Do you want to export this layout? 4. Select one of the two options and click Yes: a. With Media: Export the playlist with Media. b. Without Media: Export the playlist without Media. 5. A window appears on the screen and prompts for the Destination Folder. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 27 of 161

28 6. Select or create a new folder and click Select Folder. 7. Now, playlist will be exported in the desired location. Note: Users will have to open the playlist in the canvas that is to be exported. Export as Default Schedule To export a playlist as default schedule on one or more players, users need to select this option. In this process, users will have to use USB storage, in which they need to create a folder named as idss. After the completion of whole below mentioned procedure, a zip file will be created that should be saved or transferred in idss folder created on the USB storage. 1. Firstly, user needs to open the playlist that is to be exported as Default Schedule. 2. Click on Export as Default Schedule option. 3. A window pops up and prompts to choose a destination folder for playlist. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 28 of 161

29 4. Select the desired location or make a new folder with the name idss in USB storage and press Enter. 5. A window appears on the screen, which prompts for the MAC Address of the player, on which you want to display the playlist. 6. Here, users can add one or more MAC Addresses as per their need. 7. If you do not want to enter the MAC address, then Click on Ok and proceed. 8. A zip file will be created into the selected folder. 9. Users need to transfer the file into the idss folder of USB storage, if it is on another location. 10. Now, users can simply insert the USB storage into player to display the playlist as default. 11. When user will insert the USB storage, these icons will be displayed on the player s screen: Icon Description Appears on screen when USB storage gets inserted. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 29 of 161

30 Appears on screen to show that playlist is being copied on player. Appears on screen when playlist fails to get uploaded on player. Appears on screen when provided Mac address is incorrect. Appears on screen when playlist gets uploaded successfully. Appears on screen during insertion of USB with same Zip file (Zip file of already playing playlist). Appears on screen when there will be no space in player s memory. Note: Users will have to open the playlist in the canvas that is to be exported as default schedule. Revert This option restores the recently saved version of a playlist, if a user makes changes in the playlist. 1. For example, make a layout and save it. 2. After saving the layout, make some changes as per need. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 30 of 161

31 3. If you wish to undo all the changes and open the saved version, simply click on the Revert icon. 4. A window pops up and prompts Are you sure you want to revert? 5. Click Yes. 6. Now, user will view the saved version of the playlist. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 31 of 161

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33 Understanding the interface The default screen of the application will display the options below, with the layout, which user has chosen in the previous step. It contains the Canvas in the center, the toolbar at the top, the component pane on the left and the style pane, with common properties to the right. Quick Launch Menu is provided at the bottom and the Sliding Menu Bar is provided at the left. User can start designing layout for the campaign on the canvas, using these tools. User pane The User pane gives information about the application, such as version number. It includes an option to logoff and exit from the application. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 33 of 161

34 Toolbar The toolbar provides different options to format the components. Here, user can select one or many components on canvas and apply formatting of them from the toolbar. The options are categorized into different groups as given below: File Action Selection Grid Alignment Border Font Background Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 34 of 161

35 File Icon Description New Opens a new layout. Open Opens the created layout. Save Saves the designed layout with the name provided. Save As Saves another copy of the layout with the name provided. Import Layout Allows users to import playlists from other users. Export Layout Allows users to export playlists to be used by other users. Export as Default Schedule Enables to export a playlist as Default Schedule on one or more players. Revert Allows restoring the recently saved version of the playlist. Action Icon Description Undo Reverses a recent action. Redo Reverses the Undo action. Clear Canvas Removes all content on the canvas. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 35 of 161

36 Duplicate Creates copy of the selected component. Edit Edits the selected component. Delete Deletes the selected component. Copy Makes a copy of the selected component. Fit to Canvas Fits the selected component on the whole canvas. Lock Locks the selected component for editing. Unlock Unlocks the selected component so that editing can be done. No-Edit Components selected with No-Edit feature cannot be edited in update mode. Edit Components selected with Edit feature can be edited in update mode. Selection Icon Description Select all Selects all components on the screen. Deselect all Reverse selection of any component. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 36 of 161

37 Complete Selection Selects components within the selection boundary. Partial Selection Selects components within and crossing the selection boundary. Grid Icon Description Show Grid Displays grid lines for easy aligning. Snap to Grid Snaps the component in use to the closest grid. Grid Size Provides grid size settings. Click Grid Size displays 4 options: Snap to Region Snaps or aligns the component in use to the closest component, shaded in a different pattern, within the specified grid boundary. Component alignment Icon Description Align Left Aligns all selected components to the left. Align Horizontal Center Aligns all selected components horizontally at the center. Align Right Aligns all selected components to the right. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 37 of 161

38 Icon Description Align Top Aligns all selected components at the top. Align Vertical Center Aligns all selected components vertically at the center. Align Bottom Aligns all selected components at the bottom. Align Canvas Left Aligns all the selected components to the left of the canvas. Align Canvas Right Aligns all the selected components to the right of the canvas. Align Canvas Top Aligns all the selected components at the top of the canvas. Align Canvas Bottom Align all the selected components at the bottom of the canvas. Note: The last component selected is taken as a reference for alignment Border Icon Description Adjust Component Border Width Adjusts the width of the component border. Adjust Component Border Radius (Rounded edges) Adjusts the radius of the component border. Choose Component Border Style Chooses the type of the component border. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 38 of 161

39 Choose Component Border Color Chooses the color of the component border. Fonts Icon Description Font Chooses font. Style Selects format for the font, such as, bold, italic etc Size Selects font size. Color Selects font color. Alignment Selects font alignment. Background Icon Description No Background Empty background. Color Background Selects the color for the background. Double shaded or gradient Background Selects 2 colors for the background. Image Background Selects an image for the background. Note: You can also add an audio track to the layout by double clicking on the Canvas and selecting the Audio tab Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 39 of 161

40 Keyboard shortcuts in the application Shortcut key Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Y Ctrl + C Ctrl + V Ctrl + Shift + V Alt + F Ctrl + E Delete Ctrl + Shift + E Ctrl + A Ctrl + R Ctrl + Shift + G Ctrl + Shift + S Shift + Delete Shift + S Ctrl + S F12 Ctrl + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + P Alt + Ctrl + L Alt + Ctrl+ H Alt + Ctrl+ R Alt + Ctrl+ T Alt + Ctrl+ V Alt + Ctrl+ B F9 Ctrl + Shift + N Ctrl + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + M Action Undo Redo Copy Region Paste Region Duplicate Region Fit Region to Canvas Edit Region Delete Region/media/added contents Clear Canvas Select All Deselect All Show Grid Snap To Grid Delete Region without prompting Snap To Region Save Layout Save As Layout Full Selection Partial Selection Region Alignment: Left Region Alignment: Horizontal Center Region Alignment: Right Region Alignment: Top Region Alignment: Vertical Center Region Alignment: Bottom Preview Playlist Create New Layout Open Layout Media Library Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 40 of 161

41 Ctrl + Shift + Q Alt + L Alt + C Alt + R Alt + T Alt + B Ctrl + N Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + K Ctrl + Shift + W Ctrl + W Ctrl + Shift + B Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + R Ctrl + Alt + I Ctrl + Alt + E Ctrl + Alt + D Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + Left Ctrl + Shift + Right Ctrl + Shift + Top Ctrl + Shift + Bottom Settings Font Alignment: Left Font Alignment: Center Font Alignment: Right Font Alignment: Top Font Alignment: Bottom Font Style: Normal Font Style: Bold Font Style: Italic Font Style: Bold Italic Logoff Exit Application Border Color Fonts Color Show Ruler Import Playlist Export Playlist Export as Default Schedule Revert Align Canvas Left Align Canvas Right Align Canvas Top Align Canvas Bottom Component pane The Component pane on the left of the canvas includes a number of components, which can be added to the layout. It also has a Preview option that allows users to review, what they have designed on the canvas. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 41 of 161

42 Icon Description Preview Displays the output of the action on the canvas. Image component Adds an image or a series of images to the layout. Video component Adds a video or a series of videos to the layout. Flash component Add a flash file to the layout. Static-text component Adds static text content to the layout. Ticker component Adds a moving text component to the layout. RSS component Adds live news feed to the layout. HTML component Adds a live website on the layout. Document component Adds documents to the layout. Date-Time component Adds a live date and time to the layout. CD Timer component Adds a live countdown timer to the layout. QR Code component Adds a QR-Code image to the layout. Table component Adds a table to the layout. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 42 of 161

43 Icon Description Camera component Adds a live output of the camera to the layout. Interactive component Adds an interactive button to the layout. Weather component Adds a city-wise weather update to the layout. Container component Adds a region which can have a collection of Image, Video, Flash, Table and Document components. Styles pane The Styles pane displays pre-defined styles that can be applied quickly and easily to components on the canvas. It has a pre-defined pattern and color for the borders and various pre-defined styles for most components. User can also apply a particular style, to all selected components. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 43 of 161

44 Properties pane The Properties pane contains options that give the facility to configure all the components on the canvas. If a particular component is selected, it also allows quick access to all the important properties of that component. Upload Upload is used to upload the created layouts to the Illumineye DS Manager for approval and scheduling. This option can only be used when the Creator and the DS Manager are installed on different machines. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 44 of 161

45 1. Select the required layout on the left. 2. To preview the layout before uploading, click Preview. 3. Once ready to upload, click Upload. 4. The layout will be displayed on the right side of the Upload Playlist screen, along with the overall upload progress indication. 5. To know the detailed content upload progress, click Status. a. A successful upload will show all files with green indicators. b. An upload in progress will show all files with orange indicators. c. An unsuccessful upload will show all files with red indicators. 6. In case of un-successful uploads, user is provided with Retry option. 7. The Reupload option is provided to re-upload the layout. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 45 of 161

46 8. Click Close. Ruler Ruler is provided around the top and left sides of the canvas. It can be hidden or shown using the icon provided, as shown in the screenshots below. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 46 of 161

47 Enlarging canvas area Canvas area can be enlarged both in the horizontal and vertical directions by clicking on the arrow icon provided in the Ruler area. The screenshot below shows the enlarged canvas area, collapsed toolbar group and highlighted arrow icons. Sliding Menu Bar Towards the right side of the screen, near the Style pane, user will find the Sliding Menu Bar. It allows the user to switch between the Illumineye Creator and the Illumineye DS Manager. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 47 of 161

48 Quick Launch menu At the bottom of the screen, user will find a Quick launch menu, which allows the user to create or open an existing layout. It also contains the Media Library that stores all required media for the layouts and the settings of the application. Icon Description Create Layout Opens a canvas to work on a new layout. Open Layout Opens a previously saved layout. Media Library Includes all the media files used in the layout. Settings Contains all the user defined settings, profiles and logs Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 48 of 161

49 Create Layout This option works in the same manner as the create layout option, when the application is activated. Note: For more information, please refer to Creating a new layout Open Layout This option operates in the same manner as the open layout option, when activating the application. Note: For more information, please refer to Opening an existing layout Media Library The Media Library acts as a container to store the required media files. Illumineye supports the following types of media files: Videos - f4v, avi, mpg, mpeg, mkv, flv, mov, wmv, mp4, m4v Images png, jpg, jpeg, gif, bmp Audios - mp3, aac, wav Flash - swf Document pdf, ppt, doc, docx, pptx, odt, ott Table csv, xml, xlsx, xls Illumineye enables you to: Add different files to the Media Library. Remove files from the Media Library. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 49 of 161

50 Adding files to the Media Library User needs to add media files to the library in order to access them in Illumineye Creator. Users can add media files to the library from the local computer. To add files to the Media Library: 1. Click Import. 2. Select the local path of the file and click Open. Removing files from the Media Library To remove imported files from the Media Library: 1. Select a file. 2. Click Delete. A prompt is displayed. 3. Click Yes. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 50 of 161

51 Settings The settings option allows configuring default setting for all the components available on the component pane. It includes the option to set the FTP settings, while using a remote login for the DS Manager. It helps in adding or managing different connection profiles and offers event logs view as well. The settings have the following options: Set Component Preferences Set General Settings Data Source Profiles Event Logs Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 51 of 161

52 Working with the user pane As we have learnt about the user pane and its contents in the above section, now let us learn how to work with the user pane options. Viewing the Application Version Number To view the version number of the application that is currently installed. 1. On the top right corner, click the user pane menu 2. To check the Version of the software, click About. You will see the name of the software, with version details. 3. Click Ok. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 52 of 161

53 Working with the Quick Launch menu The Quick Launch menu appears at the bottom of the canvas. Click the quick launch button at the bottom of the screen. The Quick Launch menu is displayed. The Quick Launch menu has the following options: Create layout. Open layout. Media Library. Settings. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 53 of 161

54 Creating a new layout Note: Please refer to Creating a new layout. Opening an existing layout Note: Please refer to Opening an existing layout Working with the Media Library Media Library acts as a repository, from which you can select media files to be used in your layout. Illumineye supports the following types of media files: Videos - f4v, avi, mpg, mpeg, mkv, flv, mov, wmv, mp4, m4v Images png, jpg, jpeg, gif, bmp Audios - mp3, aac, wav Flash - swf Document pdf, ppt, doc, docx, pptx, odt, ott Table csv, xml, xls, xlsx Illumineye enables you to: Add different files to the Media Library. Remove files from the Media Library. 1. Click on the quick launch menu (Refer to: Working with quick launch menu) 2. Click on the icon. The Media Library window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 54 of 161

55 You will need to add all the required files for your layout into the Media Library. Adding files to the Media Library It is mandatory to add media files to the library in order to access them while creating the layouts. Media files can be imported from the local computer to the library. To add files to the Media Library: 1. In the Media Library, click Import. The Select Media window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 55 of 161

56 2. Browse to the location of the file. 3. Select the required file. 4. Click Open. The files are uploaded to the Media Library. Removing files from the Media Library You can also remove the media files that you do not require, from this library. 1. Select the required file in the Media Library. 2. Click Delete. A confirmation prompt is displayed. 3. Click Yes. 4. Click Close to exit the Media Library. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 56 of 161

57 Working with Settings The settings option lets you configure default setting for all the components available on the component pane. It includes the option to set the FTP settings, if you use a remote login for the DS Manager. Also, users can add and manage different storage profiles. 1. Launch the quick launch menu. (refer to Working with quick launch menu) 2. Click the button. The Settings window is displayed. The Settings window consists of the following tabs: Component Preferences: Sets a default value for every property of the components. General Settings: Defines the local and remote media path. Data Source Profiles: Adds and manages connection profiles. Event Logs: Displays the logs of major actions performed in the Creator. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 57 of 161

58 Component Preferences The Component Preferences is the first screen displayed in the settings. It displays the default values of each property, for every component. You can define the value of these properties in this screen and it will be enabled as the default setting for all components on the canvas. 1. Click on the component name to expand and display its properties. 2. To change a value of a property, double click its value or select the check box as required. Note: Click Reset to reset all properties to its original value 3. Click Save to save all the changes made. 4. Click Close to exit the window. General Settings Defines the path of the Media Library: Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 58 of 161

59 To change the Local Media Path: 1. Enter the path in the text box provided. OR Browse to the location and select the folder. a. Click Browse. b. Navigate to the location of the folder with the required media. c. Click Select Folder. 2. Click Save. To change the Remote Media Path: Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 59 of 161

60 1. Select FTP or FTPS from the Remote Media Path list. 2. If the certificate has been changed on the server, Update Certificate allows updating the latest certificate. 3. Add the Server IP. 4. Enter Path, if you have created a specific folder on the server with your media files. Note: Leave the FTP or FTPS path blank if you do not have a specific folder name on the server and it will access the servers root folder 5. Add Username and Password of Illumineye DS Manager. 6. Click Save. Note: Every time you change a path and save, you will need to restart the Illumineye Creator application again Data Source Profiles If users require the table component to use data files from the server, they should add the profile of that server connection in the Data Source Profiles. Then, this profile should be selected in the content window of the Table component under the Type column. To add a Connection Profile: 1. Click Add. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 60 of 161

61 1. Enter Profile Name. 2. Select Connection Type. 3. Enter Server IP. 4. Enter Path. 5. Enter Username and Password of the server profile. User can test the FTP, FTPS, HTTP and HTTPS connections by clicking Test Connection. 6. Click Save. To Edit a Data Source Profile: 1. Select the connection that is to be edited. 2. Click Edit. 3. Enter Server IP. 4. Enter Path. 5. Enter Username and Password of the server profile. User can test the FTP, FTPS, HTTP and HTTPS connections by clicking Test Connection. 6. Click Save. To delete a Data Source Profile: 1. Select the connection that is to be deleted. 2. Click Delete. A confirmation prompt is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 61 of 161

62 3. Click Yes. 4. Click Close. Event Logs It displays all the major events performed by the user, in the Creator. Following details of each event are displayed: User who performed the action. Time when the action was performed. Action that was performed. Details of the action performed. Exporting the Event Logs: Click on Export Logs to save the event logs to a CSV file. This file can be located in the Local Media Path as defined in the General Settings or in C:\Illumineye\Medias. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 62 of 161

63 Working with components User can design the layout for the layout using different components available in the Component pane. The Component pane includes 16 components and a Preview option. Adding a component The first step in creating a layout is to add a component to the canvas. There are two ways of adding a component to the canvas. 1. Right click inside the canvas area. 2. Point to Add Region and select the required component. Note: From the Component pane, click and then drag the required component to the canvas. After adding the components, right-click in the canvas area to perform the following actions: Click Select All to select all components on the canvas. Click Undo Click Redo Adding overlapping components To add overlapping components on the canvas: 1. Right-click on the Canvas. 2. Point to Add Region and select the required component. Note: From the Component pane, click and then drag the required component onto the existing component. To order the components when component overlap each other: 1. Right-click on a component that has overlapping components on it. 2. Click Send to Back to send the component behind the lower component OR Click Bring to Front to send the component in front of the lower component. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 63 of 161

64 Editing a component Once the component is added on to the canvas, user can perform the actions below to achieve the desired layout. 1. Select the component. 2. To resize the image, drag the corners of the component. 3. To reposition the component: a. Select the component. b. Drag and position the component on the canvas at the required location. Copying a component Note: Refer to Region in Working with the toolbar. Deleting a component 1. Select the component. 2. Press the Delete key on your keyboard. Copying properties of a component 1. Right-click the component. 2. Point to Copy Properties Of. 3. Select the component whose properties need to be copied in this component. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 64 of 161

65 4. A Property Name window is displayed at the top right corner of the screen. 5. Select the properties that have to be copied. Note: Select All, selects all the properties available in the list 6. Click Ok. Previewing a component 1. In the Components pane, click Preview. 2. The layout and the media files are displayed. 3. Press the ESC key on keyboard to exit from the preview screen. Working with Image component Image component allows displaying images related to the content of user s campaign. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 65 of 161

66 The types of image files supported by Illumineye are: png, jpg, jpeg, gif, bmp Adding an image 1. Click and drag onto the canvas and place it in the desired location. 2. To add an image, double-click the image component. 3. The Contents window is displayed. 4. To add an image from the Media Library, click Add. 5. The Select Images dialog box is displayed. 6. Select the required image from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple images by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 7. Click Open. 8. The image is displayed in the Contents tab. 9. To define the order of the images: Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 66 of 161

67 a. To move the image up in the order, select the image and click Up. b. To move the image down in the order, select the image and click Down. 10. To display an image in full screen, select the FullScreen check box. 11. To specify the duration of the image, double-click the value in the Duration column. 12. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 13. Shuffle Media option plays the added images in random order. 14. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 15. Click Close. 16. The Preview is displayed. Editing image properties User can apply different effects to images to make the campaign more engaging. To edit the image properties: 1. Select the image. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the image. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 67 of 161

68 a. Effects Applies special effects to the image. b. Mirror Displays the mirror image. c. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. d. Reflection Displays a reflection of the image. By default, the reflection is displayed below the image. e. Scale Content Scales the image to fit the component size. f. Aspect Ratio- Maintains the proportion of the image. Select any of the option: None, Width, Height and Auto to maintain the desired aspect ratio. g. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. Deleting an image 1. From the canvas, double-click the image component. The Contents window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 68 of 161

69 2. From the list, select the required image. 3. Click Delete. The image is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files at once, by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Working with Video component Moving objects with sound can make a campaign more appealing to your target audience. The types of video files supported by Illumineye are: f4v, avi, mpg, mpeg, mkv, flv, mov, wmv, mp4, m4v Adding videos 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. Note: If you have chosen to work with the existing layout, you might already have a video component on the canvas so you could skip the above step. 2. To add a video, double-click the video component. The Contents window is displayed. 3. To add a video from the Media Library, click Add. The Select Video dialog box is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 69 of 161

70 4. Select the required video from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple videos by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 5. Click Open. The video is displayed in the Contents tab. 6. To define the order of the videos: a. To move the video up in the order, select the video and click Up. b. To move the video down in the order, select the video and click Down. 7. To display a video in full screen, select the FullScreen check box. 8. To mute the video while it plays, select the Mute check box. 9. To specify the duration of the video, double-click the value in the Duration column. 10. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 11. Shuffle Media option plays the added images in random order. 12. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 70 of 161

71 13. Click Close. The preview is displayed. Editing video properties Users can also add various effects to their videos. To edit the video properties: 1. Select the video. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the video: a. PlaybackRate Speed or rate at which the video plays. b. Scale Content Scales the video to fit to size of the component. c. Aspect Ratio Maintains the proportion of the image. Select any of the option: None, Width, Height and Auto to maintain the desired aspect ratio. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 71 of 161

72 a. Parent Zone Sets the region as parent zone for syncing with image zone. b. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. c. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. d. Volume Adjusts the volume of the video. Deleting a video 1. From the canvas, double-click the video component. The Contents window is displayed. 2. From the list, select the required video. 3. Click Delete. The video is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files at once by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 72 of 161

73 Working with Flash component Users can add a flash or a Shockwave file to their campaign with ease. Flash files are small graphics based animations programs. Though, they are smaller than videos, they can still convey large volumes of information. The types of flash files supported by Illumineye are: swf Adding a flash file 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add a Flash file, double-click the flash component. The Contents window is displayed. 3. To add a flash file from the Media Library, click Add. The Select Flash dialog box is displayed. 4. Select the required flash file from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple flash files by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 5. Click Open. The flash is displayed in the Contents tab. 6. To define the order of the flash components: a. To move the flash component up in the order, select the flash file and click Up. b. To move the flash component down in the order, select the flash file and click Down. 7. To display a flash component in full screen, select the FullScreen check box. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 73 of 161

74 8. To specify the duration of the flash component, double-click the value in the Duration column. 9. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 10. Shuffle Media option plays the added images in random order. 11. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 12. Click Close. The Preview is displayed. Editing flash properties To edit the flash properties: Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 74 of 161

75 1. Select the flash file. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the Flash: a. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. b. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. Deleting a flash file 1. From the canvas, double-click the flash component. The Contents window is displayed. 2. From the list, select the required flash. 3. Click Delete. The flash is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files at once by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Working with Static-Text component Static-Text allows you to display a piece of text that will stay on the screen for the duration it was set for. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 75 of 161

76 Adding static text 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add a Static-Text, double-click the Static-Text component. The Contents window is displayed. To add the content for the static-text: Adding the text manually 1. Click Add. A new row is added. 2. Double click the row in the content column. 3. Type the required text. Importing a text file 1. To import a text file from a local folder, click Import. 2. Browse to the location and select file. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 76 of 161

77 3. Click Open. The file is added in the Contents window. 4. To define the order of the static-text content: a. To move the text up in the order, select the text and click Up. b. To move the text down in the order, select the text and click Down. 5. To specify the duration of the text, double-click the value in the Duration column. 6. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 7. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 8. Click Close. The Preview is displayed. Editing static text properties To edit the static-text properties: 1. Select the static-text. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the static-text: Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 77 of 161

78 Effects Applies special effects to the static-text 3. Double click and select the effect from the list. Note: To resize the static-text, use the edit font options in the toolbar above (see in Understanding the Interface>Toolbar> Font) Deleting static-text 1. From the canvas, double-click the static-text component. The Contents window is displayed. 2. From the list, select the required static-text. 3. Click Delete. The static-text is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files at once by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Working with Ticker component A ticker allows you to display an animated piece of text on the screen. This is text that moves across the screen in accordance with the direction required. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 78 of 161

79 Adding a ticker 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add a ticker, double-click the ticker component. The Contents window is displayed. 3. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 4. To add the content for the Ticker: a. Click Add. b. Double click a row in the content column. c. Type the required text. OR To import a text file from a local folder, click Import and select the required file. 5. To define the order of the ticker content. a. To move the text up in the order, select the text and click Up. b. To move the text down in the order, select the text and click Down. 6. Click Close. The Preview displayed is as below. The text shown in the image below moves from right top left on the preview screen. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 79 of 161

80 Editing ticker properties To edit the ticker properties: 1. Select the ticker. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the ticker: a. Scrolling Direction Chooses the side the ticker will scroll. Note: Double click the direction and select from the drop down list b. Show Bullets Adds a bullet at the beginning of each ticker text. c. Show Type- Displays text back-to-back. d. Speed- Sets the speed of the moving text in the ticker. Note: To resize the ticker text use the edit font options in the toolbar above (see in Understanding the Interface>Toolbar> Font) Deleting a ticker 1. From the canvas, double-click the ticker component. The Contents window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 80 of 161

81 2. From the list, select the required ticker. 3. Click Delete. The ticker is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files at once by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Working with RSS component A RSS feed allows you to add a live news link to your campaign. It acquires updated news feeds from the web link selected and displays them on the screen. Adding RSS 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add a RSS Feed, double-click the RSS Feed component. The Contents window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 81 of 161

82 3. To add the web link for the RSS feed,double click RSS Feed content row Enter the link required. OR Select from the list. 4. To specify the duration of the RSS feed, double-click the value in the Duration column. 5. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 6. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 7. Click Close. The Preview displayed is as below. The RSS feed in the below image moves from the right to the left of the screen in the preview. Note: The RSS link cannot be deleted from the Contents window; it can only be replaced by a different link. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 82 of 161

83 Editing RSS properties To edit the RSS feed properties: 1. Select the RSS. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the RSS: a. Number of feeds Defines the number of feeds that will be displayed in a row. b. View Selects between a ticker view and a list view of the feeds. c. Show Media- Shows the Media attached with specific feed. d. Show Bullets- Shows bullets with each feed e. AutoFit- Fits the feeds in the region automatically. f. Number of Rows- When Autofit is un-checked, this option allows user to provide the number of rows. g. Show Type- There are two options in show type: a. Back to Back: Displays more than one feeds one after another without considering the given time. b. Use Duration: Displays feeds by considering the specified time duration. h. If Ticker view is selected, RSS Ticker- (same as editing a ticker) Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 83 of 161

84 Note: To resize the RSS text use the edit font options in the toolbar above(see in Understanding the Interface>Toolbar> Font) Working with HTML component You can also add a link to your HTML page using the HTML component. Adding an HTML link 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add an HTML link, double-click the HTML component. The Contents window is displayed. 3. To change the default link, double click HTML Content column and enter the new link. 4. To add a new row with another link: a. Click Add. b. Enter the link required in the new row. 5. To specify the duration of the HTML, double-click the value in the Duration column. 6. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 7. To define the order of the HTML content: c. To move the link up in the order, select the link and click Up. d. To move the link down in the order, select the link and click Down. 8. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 9. Click Close. The Preview is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 84 of 161

85 Editing HTML properties To edit the HTML properties: 1. Select the HTML. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the HTML: a. Playlogs- Creates a record in the log file for each activity. b. Refresh Time Defines at what frequency the webpage will refresh itself. Deleting a HTML link 1. From the canvas, double-click the HTML component. The Contents window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 85 of 161

86 2. From the list, select the required HTML. 3. Click Delete. The HTML is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files, by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Working with Document component Users can also link a separate document from their system to campaign using the Document component. The types of document files supported by Illumineye are: pdf, ppt, doc, docx, pptx, odt, ott Adding a document 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add the document, double-click the document component. The Contents window is displayed. 3. To add a document from the Media Library, click Add. The Select document dialog box is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 86 of 161

87 4. Select the required document from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple documents by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 5. Click Open. The document is displayed in the Contents tab. 6. To define the order of the documents: a. To move the document up in the order, select the document and click Up. b. To move the document down in the order, select the document and click Down. 7. To display a document in full screen, select the FullScreen check box. 8. To specify the duration of the image, double-click the value in the Duration column. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 87 of 161

88 9. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 10. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 11. Click Close. The Preview is displayed. Editing document properties To edit the document properties: 1. Select the document. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the document: a. Effects Applies special effects to the document. b. Page Duration (in sec) Defines the duration that a page will be displayed each time. c. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 88 of 161

89 d. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. e. Scale Content Scales the document to fit the component size. Deleting a document 1. From the canvas, double-click the document component. The Contents window is displayed. 2. From the list, select the required document. 3. Click Delete. The document is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files, by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Working with Date-Time component The Creator also allows users to display the current date and time of the system, using the Date-Time component. Adding date and time 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add a date-time, double-click the date-time component. The Contents window is displayed. 3. To choose a format to display the date-time. a. Double click a row in the content column. b. Select the format from the list. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 89 of 161

90 4. Click Close. The format is saved. The Preview displayed is as below. Editing date and time properties To edit the date-time properties: 1. Select the date-time component. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the date-time. a. Clock Type- Displays the format of the date-time (Analogue / (Normal) digital). If Analogue: b. Number Type- Displays the type of number markings on the clock. c. Ticks- Chooses whether to display the seconds or hide it. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 90 of 161

91 Note: To resize the date-time text use the edit font options in the toolbar above(see in Understanding the Interface>Toolbar> Font) Working with CD-Timer component The CD-Timer is a countdown timer that will be displayed ticking until the end-time is reached. Once the end-time is reached, it can either be hidden or can be given an elapsed text to be displayed after the time elapses. Adding a CD-Timer 1. Click and drag the on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. Now set its stop time in the Properties pane. a. Select the CD-Timer component. b. Click CD-Timer in the properties pane. 3. Click and edit the End Date-Time. The Preview displayed is as below. Editing CD Timer properties To edit CD Timer properties Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 91 of 161

92 1. Select the CD-time component. Note: To resize the CD-timer text use the edit font options in the toolbar above (see in Understanding the Interface>Toolbar> Font) 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the CD-timer: a. End Date-Time: Defines the date and time until when the timer should count down. b. Prefix: Displays text that is entered here in front of the timer on screen. c. Elapsed Action: Displays Show or Hide action for the timer after the time has elapsed. If Show is selected: The elapsed action is shown. If Hide is selected: The elapsed action is hidden. d. Elapsed Text: Displays the text entered here in place of the timer after the time has elapsed. 3. To reposition the CD-timer component. a. Select the component. b. Drag and position the component, on the canvas at the required location. Working with QR-Code component A QR-Code is a two-dimensional code (2D code, matrix code), this means it contains data not only in one dimension (e.g. horizontally from left to right like the barcodes on products for example, your grocery store), but also in a second dimension, (vertical and horizontal). The acronym QR is short for Quick Response. Adding a QR Code 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add a QR Code link: a. Click Add. A QR Code generator window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 92 of 161

93 b. Enter the content for which a QR Code has to be generated. It could be a URL or Text etc... c. Click Generate. A QR Code is displayed. d. Click Add. 3. To specify the duration of the QR Code, double-click the value in the Duration column. 4. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 5. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 6. To define the order of the QR Code content. a. To move the QR Code up in the order, select the QR Code and click Up. b. To move the QR Code down in the order, select the QR Code and click Down. 7. Click Close. The Preview displayed is as below. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 93 of 161

94 Editing QR Code properties To edit the QR code properties: 1. Select the QR Code component. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the QR Code: a. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. 3. To resize the QR Code, drag the corners of the component. 4. To reposition the QR Code: a. Select the QR Code. b. Drag and position the QR Code on the canvas at the required location. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 94 of 161

95 Deleting a QR Code 1. From the canvas, double-click the QR Code component. The Contents window is displayed. 2. From the list, select the required QR Code. 3. Click Delete. The QR Code is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files at once by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Working with Table Component With the table component, user can display a table on the screen. The values for the table can be fetched from csv, xml, xls or xlsx files residing locally or on a server. To use files residing locally they need to be first uploaded in the Media Library. To use files residing on the server, a profile for the server connection needs to be added using Data Source Profiles. The types of files for Table component supported by Illumineye are: csv, xml, xls and xlsx. Adding a table 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add data to the table, double-click the table component. The Contents window is displayed. 3. Double-click the Type column to select the location of the data file to be displayed in the table. a. Local is to be selected if the data file resides on the local machine Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 95 of 161

96 b. Profile created in the Connection Profiles is to be selected if the data file resides on a server. 4. To add a data file from the Media Library, double-click the Content column in the row displayed. 5. Select the data file from the list. 6. To specify the duration of the table, double-click the value in the Duration column. 7. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 8. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 9. Click Close. The Preview displayed is as below. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 96 of 161

97 Editing table properties To edit the Table properties: 1. Select the table component. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options, to edit the table: a. Header - Select to include a header for the table. b. Autofit Width Auto adjusts the column width of the table as per its content. c. No of columns Defines the number of columns for the table. d. Autofit Height - Auto adjusts the row height of the table as per its content. e. Page Interval Defines the duration in seconds for each page to be displayed f. No of rows Defines the number of rows for the table. g. Alternate Row color- Select to include colors in alternate rows. h. Playlogs- Creates a record in the log file for each activity. i. Header Type - Selects the first row and/or column as header. 3. To resize the table, drag the corners of the component. 4. To reposition the table: a. Select the table. b. Drag and position the table on the canvas at the required location. Working with Camera component User can add a live photo or video to their campaign. This can be achieved by using the camera component. The camera will capture the view, with which it is presented. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 97 of 161

98 Adding a camera 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. The Preview is displayed. Working with Interactive component To create an interactive screen, user will first need to add a default image, video or container. Adding an interactive button To add a default image: Refer Working with Image. To add a default video: Refer Working with Video. To add a default container: Refer Working with Container. To add interactive button: 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add content to the interactive, double-click the interactive component. A window with option to add images and video is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 98 of 161

99 3. To add images, click the in the Image_1 row. The Select Images window is displayed. 3. Select the required images from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple images by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 4. Click Open. The selected images are displayed as a list below Image_1. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 99 of 161

100 5. To add videos, click the in the Video_1 row. The Select Videos window is displayed. 6. Select the required videos from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple videos by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 7. Click Open. The selected videos are displayed as a list below Video_1. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 100 of 161

101 8. Fullscreen and Mute options allow to view the contents (added contents in interactive region) in full screen mode and to mute the video respectively. 9. Repeat the above steps (1-8) for the subsequent interactive. The snapshot below shows an example of 3 interactive components and the default image and video components arranged on the canvas. In the preview you can toggle between the different interactive that you added to the canvas. 10. To specify the duration of each file, double-click the value in the Duration column. 11. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 12. Click Close. The Preview displayed is as below. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 101 of 161

102 Editing interactive properties To edit the Interactive properties: 1. Select the interactive component. 2. To resize the interactive drag the corners of the component. 3. To reposition the interactive. a. Select the interactive. b. Drag and position the interactive on the canvas at the required location. To edit the interactive display text: 1. Select the interactive component. 2. From the Properties pane, use the following option to edit the display text. Display Text- Rename the interactive button by double clicking and entering new name in the box. Playlogs - Creates a record in the log file for each activity. Control for Video Displays Pause and Fast-forward controls for the video when played. Path - Displays the path of Interactive background. Deleting content from an Interactive 1. From the canvas, double-click the file (image/video). The Contents window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 102 of 161

103 2. From the list, select the required interactive. 3. Click Delete. The interactive is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files at once by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Working with the Weather component A feature to display the weather forecast is facilitated by the Weather component. Selecting the city of your choice, you can display the live weather forecast of a geographical location. Adding weather information 1. Click and drag on to the canvas and place it at the desired location. 2. To add the weather information double click the weather component. 3. The Contents window is displayed. 4. Double-click the Content column in the row displayed and enter the continent name. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 103 of 161

104 5. Select the country from the list 6. Select the city from the list. 7. To specify the duration of the displayed weather information, double-click the value in the Duration column. 8. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 9. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 10. Click Close. 11. The Preview is displayed. Editing the weather information properties To edit the weather information properties: 1. Select the weather component. 2. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the weather: a. View- Selects if the component should display: Simple: Displays only current day s weather information. Forecast: Displays weather information for four days including current day. Full: Displays weather information for ten days including current day. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 104 of 161

105 b. Unit: Select to display temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit. c. Country: Displays the country name. d. City: Displays the city name. 3. To resize the weather drag the corners of the component. 4. To reposition the weather component: a. Select the weather component. b. Drag and position the weather on the canvas at the required location. Working with Container component Container component allows users to display images, videos, flash, documents and HTML related to the content of their campaign. The types of files supported by Illumineye are: Images png, jpg, jpeg, gif, bmp Videos - f4v, avi, mpg, mpeg, mkv, flv, mov, wmv, mp4, m4v Flash - swf Document pdf, ppt, doc, docx, pptx, odt, ott Table csv, xml, xlsx, xls Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 105 of 161

106 Adding content 1. Click and drag onto the canvas and place it in the desired location. 2. To add content, double-click the container component. 3. The Contents window is displayed. 4. To add content from the Media Library, click Add. 5. The following dialog box is displayed. 6. Click on the desired component. 7. The respective dialog box is displayed based on the above selection. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 106 of 161

107 8. Select the required content from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple contents by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 9. Click Open. 10. The content is displayed in the Contents tab. 11. To define the order of the content: a. To move the content up in the order, select the content and click Up. b. To move the content down in the order, select the content and click Down. 12. To mute the content while it plays, select the Mute check box. 13. To specify the duration of the content, double-click the value in the Duration column. 14. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 15. Duration field provided at the top-right of the window applies the value specified to all or selected items in the list. By checking the Cumulative option the value specified is equally divided to all the items in the list. 16. Click Close. 17. The Preview is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 107 of 161

108 Editing content properties User can apply different properties to the content to make the campaign more engaging. To edit the content properties: 1. Select the Container component. From the Properties pane, use any of the following options to edit the desired component. a. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. b. Scale Content Scales the image to fit the component size. c. Aspect Ratio Maintains the proportion of the image. Select any of the option: None, Width, Height and Auto to maintain the desired aspect ratio. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 108 of 161

109 d. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. a. PlaybackRate Speed or rate at which the video plays. b. ScaleContent Scales the video to fit to size of the component. c. Aspect Ratio Maintains the proportion of the image. Select any of the option: None, Width, Height and Auto to maintain the desired aspect ratio. d. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. e. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. f. Volume Adjusts the volume of the video. a. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. b. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 109 of 161

110 a. Effects Applies special effects to the document. a. Page Duration (in sec) Defines the duration that a page will be displayed each time. b. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. c. SkipWhenNoContent Skips the component when the specified media is unavailable. d. Scale Content Scales the document to fit the component size. a. Refresh Time Defines at what frequency the webpage will refresh itself. b. Playlogs- Creates a record in the log file for each activity. a. Header Includes a header for the table. b. Autofit Width Auto adjusts the column width of the table as per its content. c. No of columns Defines the number of columns for the table. d. Autofit Height Auto adjusts the row s height of the table as per its content. e. Page Interval Defines the duration in seconds for each page to be displayed. f. No of rows Defines the number of rows for the table. g. Alternate Row color Select to include colors in alternate rows. h. Playlogs Creates a record in the log file for each activity. i. Header Type Selects the first row and/or column as header. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 110 of 161

111 Deleting content 1. From the canvas, double-click the container component. The Contents window is displayed. 2. From the list, select the required content. 3. Click Delete 4. The image is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple files at once, by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Zone Syncing Zone syncing allows the content in a Video component to be synchronized with available Image components. Only one Video component can act as a parent zone. Add an Image component: Refer Working with Image component. Add a Video component: Refer Working with Video. To activate zone syncing: 1. Select the Video component. 2. From the Properties pane, select the Parent Zone check box. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 111 of 161

112 3. To add images to be synced with the video content, double-click the video component. The content window for the video component is displayed. 4. To sync image components for each video, click the in the respective row. The following window is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 112 of 161

113 5. To add images for each image component, click the in the respective row. The Select Images window is displayed. 6. Select the required images from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple images by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 7. Click Open. The selected images are displayed as a list below each image component 8. To specify the duration of each image, double-click the value in the Duration column. 9. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 10. To define the order of the images: a. To move the image up in the order, select the image and click Up. b. To move the image down in the order, select the image and click Down. 11. Click Close Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 113 of 161

114 Deleting images from zone syncing 1. From the canvas, double-click the parent-zone video component. The Contents window is displayed. 2. Click the in the desired video row. The following window is displayed. 3. From the list, select the required image. 4. Click Delete. The image is deleted. Note: You can select and delete multiple images at once by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 114 of 161

115 Working with the Styles pane You can customize your components using the varied options for the panes. Select the style based on how you wish to display the different components for your campaign. 1. Select one or more component on the canvas. 2. Click the desired style from the style pane. 3. The style will be applied to the components selected. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 115 of 161

116 Working with Canvas and Common properties Several of the canvas properties available are listed below. Canvas properties To edit the canvas properties: 1. From the Properties pane, click Canvas, to expand the canvas properties. 2. Use of the following options to edit the canvas: a. Resolution: Displays the resolution of the layout. b. Sound: Output of the audio on the player through the default or HDMI interface. Common properties All these properties are applicable to most of the components. To edit the common properties: 1. From the Properties pane, click Common, to expand the common properties of all the components on the canvas. 2. Use of the following options to edit the component properties. a. Hide Hides the component when displayed on the player or preview. b. Opacity Define the percentage of transparency required. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 116 of 161

117 c. RegionName Name assigned to the region or component. d. Box Shadow Displays a glow of selected color around the border of the component. e. Shape Select the type of shape in which the content is to be displayed. f. Component Type of the component. g. Geometry Co-ordinates and dimension of the component. h. Loop Content- When checked, displays the added contents continuously in a loop. i. Loop Ending When Loop Content is un-checked, this option is specified to provide the action when action completes. There are two options: Show and Hide. Show- If user selects this option, it will only display the last added content of the region after the specified given duration. Hide- If user selects this option; it will hide the region after displaying all the items in the component after the specified duration. Viewing Canvas contents and their duration 1. From the Properties pane, click to display the contents of the canvas and their duration. 2. Click each of the components name to expand and view their duration. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 117 of 161

118 Working with the toolbar To know more about working with Toolbar, refer to Toolbar under Understanding the interface. Note: The default values for these properties can be set in the Component Preferences in the Quick Launch Menu. Refer: Component Preferences Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 118 of 161

119 Working with layout background and audio Adding an image to the layout background To add or change the image of the layout background: 1. Double click an empty area on the canvas. A window is displayed. 2. To add an image from the Media Library, click Add. 3. The Select Images dialog box is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 119 of 161

120 4. Select the required image from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple images by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 5. Click Open. 6. The image is displayed in the Background Image tab. 7. To define the order of the images: a. To move the image up in the order, select the image and click Up. b. To move the image down in the order, select the image and click Down. 8. To specify the duration of the image, double-click the value in the Duration column. 9. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 10. Click Close. 11. The Preview is displayed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 120 of 161

121 Adding an audio to the layout To add or change the audio of the layout: 1. Double click an empty area on the canvas. A window is displayed as below: 2. Click the Audio tab. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 121 of 161

122 3. To add an audio from the Media Library, click Add. 4. The Select Audio dialog box is displayed. 5. Select the required audio from the Media Library. Note: You can select multiple audio, by holding down the Ctrl and SHIFT keys. 6. Click Open. 7. The audio is displayed in the Audio tab. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 122 of 161

123 8. To define the order of the audio: a. To move the audio up in the order, select the audio and click Up. b. To move the audio down in the order, select the audio and click Down. 9. To specify the duration of the audio, double-click the value in the Duration column. 10. Enter the duration in HH:MM:SS format. 11. Click Close. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 123 of 161

124 Step by step instructions for using Illumineye DS Manager Illumineye DS Manager is an application that schedules the playlist uploaded from the Illumineye Creator. User can also trigger the player to bluecast or send screenshots at defined intervals. Reporting is also available as a module in DS Manager. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 124 of 161

125 Understanding the Quick Launch menu The Quick Launch menu helps you to access your Illumineye DS suite, speedily and efficiently. 1. Click open the Quick Launch menu found at the bottom of the screen. Each of the options in the quick launch menu assists in configuring Illumineye DS suite. Icon Description Playlist Approval Displays list of playlist approved and to be approved. Scheduler Schedules the playlist for the campaigns. Common Cleanup Data Deletes selected or elapsed playlists with or without media from the players Screenshot Configuration Collects screenshots from the player. Bluecasting Bluecasting sends small videos, images, audio or text to nearby Bluetooth enabled devices. Reports Displays lists of playlist schedules, play logs and preview reports. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 125 of 161

126 Playlist Approval Once a layout is designed and uploaded on the Illumineye DS Manager, it will need to be approved at the playlist approval screen. 1. In the quick launch menu, click icon. Note: To access playlists created by other users, admin rights will be required. You may also access the Playlist approval screen from the right menu bar. Click >Click Configuration>Select Playlist Approval. To refresh the list of Available playlist: Click on Refresh. To approve the playlist: Select the required playlist from the Available Playlist window. Click Approve. The playlist will move to the Approved Playlist window. To disapprove playlist: Select the playlist from the Approved Playlist window. Click Disapprove. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 126 of 161

127 To preview the playlist: Select a playlist from any of the two windows as required. Click Preview. To view the properties of a playlist: Select a playlist. Click Properties. Click Close to exit the Properties window. To generate a preview link of the playlist: Select a playlist. Click Preview Link. Note: Preview link can be shared with others, for them to view the playlist in their web browser. Click Close to exit the Preview Link window. Scheduling a Playlist A scheduler helps in scheduling the playlist. The scheduler provides the following playing options: Play continuously Play a playlist without break for the specified duration (eg. Play a playlist from 10:00 am on April 12 to 6:00 pm on April 29) Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 127 of 161

128 Play periodically Play a playlist for a particular period for the specified duration (eg. Play a playlist everyday starting April 12 upto April 29 but only during 10:00 am to 6:00 pm) Play as default Play a campaign when no schedules are specified for the player. Play in emergency Display text or playlist during emergency. Content Update Displays the updated playlist from DS Creator, whereby users will be able to play that on DS player (Content Update option shows only that updated playlist, which is already playing on DS player). To access the scheduler: In the quick launch menu, click icon. You may also access the Scheduler screen from the right menu bar. Click >Click Configuration>Select Scheduler. Note: To access playlists created by other users, admin rights will be required. Playing Continuously To schedule a campaign to play continuously: 1. Enter Campaign Name. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 128 of 161

129 2. Select one or more Playlist Name from the list displayed. 3. Select Start Date by clicking the text box provided and selecting the date from the calendar displayed. 4. Select the Start Time from the list provided. 5. Select the End Date and End Time similarly like in step 3 and Select the action After Schedule Completion from the list provided. This selection defines what will display after the scheduled campaign is over. 7. Click Add. The schedule will be displayed in the table below. 8. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply or Export. 9. To execute later a. Select Execute Later. b. Click Save or Export. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 129 of 161

130 Note: The actions can be grouped and executed together in the task manager, which are saved to execute later. On the home screen of the Illumineye DS Manager click >Task Management>Click >Linux>Task Management>Task Manager. Playing Periodically To schedule a campaign to play periodically: 1. Select Play Periodically from the left menu. 2. Enter Campaign Name. 3. Select one or more Playlist Name from the list displayed. 4. Select on Day from the list. 5. Select Start Date by clicking the text box provided and selecting the date from the calendar displayed. 6. Select the Start Time from the list provided. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 130 of 161

131 7. Select the End Date and End Time similarly like in step 3 and 4. OR Select End After and click 8. To increase or decrease the number of Repetitions. 9. Select the action After Schedule Completion from the list provided. This selection defines what will display after the scheduled campaign is over. 10. Select the Weekdays from the list of days provided. 11. Click Add. The schedule will be displayed in the table below. 12. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply or Export. 13. To execute later: a. Select Execute Later b. Click Save or Export. Playing Default To set a playlist to play as default: 1. Select Play Default from the left menu. 2. Enter Campaign Name. 3. Select one or more Playlist Name from the list displayed. 4. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply or Export. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 131 of 161

132 5. To execute later: a. Select Execute Later b. Click Save or Export. Playing Emergency To set a playlist to play in emergency: 1. Select Play Emergency from the left menu. 2. To set a text content that has to play at emergency. a. Select Text in the Type list. b. Enter the content in the Text box provided. 3. To set a playlist that has to play at emergency. a. Select Playlist in the Type list. b. Select the Playlist name from the list. 4. Select the duration in hour HH, Minute MM and seconds SS by clicking. 5. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply or Export. 6. To execute later: a. Select Execute Later b. Click Save or Export. Content Update To set an updated playlist in Content Update: 1. Firstly, user needs to go into General Settings in Illumineye DS Creator. 2. Set the Remote Media Path: FTP or FTPS as per requirement. 3. After enabling remote media path, user will get the Upload option in DS creator. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 132 of 161

133 4. The playlist can be viewed in Content Update in Scheduler after uploading. 5. Now, Click on Content Update tab at bottom-right side of the window to play the playlist in DS player. Note: To perform further operations on Upload refer to upload in Understanding the Interface. Bluecasting Bluecasting is a proximity marketing tool which enables Illumineye users to deliver content and applications to Bluetooth enabled mobile devices. 1. In the quick launch menu, click. You may also access the Bluecasting screen from the right menu bar. Click >Click Configuration>Select Bluecasting. 2. Select Enable Bluecasting. 3. Click icon to browse for the file or input the name of the file with path. 4. Click Upload. 5. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply. 6. To execute later. a. Select Execute Later. b. Click Save. Cleaning up Common Data Illumineye DS Manager allows cleaning up all the selected or elapsed data from the player. The data to be cleaned up is classified into Campaign with Media, Campaign without Media and Elapsed Campaign. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 133 of 161

134 In the quick launch menu, click icon. You may also access the Common Cleanup Datascreen from the right menu bar. Click >Click Configuration>Select Common Cleanup Data. Campaign with Media This option allows users to clean up all the campaigns with the associated media files. To clear all the campaigns with media 1. Select Campaign File Name. 2. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply. 3. To execute later. a. Select Execute Later. b. Click Save. Campaign without Media This option allows users to clean up only the campaigns and not the associated media files. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 134 of 161

135 To clear all the campaigns without media: 1. Select Campaign without Media from the left menu. 2. Select Campaign File Name. 3. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply. 4. To execute later. a. Select Execute Later. b. Click Save. Elapsed Campaign Users can also clear the campaigns whose time has elapsed using the Elapsed Campaign option. To clear all the elapsed campaigns: 1. Select Elapsed Campaign from the left menu. 2. Select required Elapsed Campaigns To Sync data to see the latest elapsed campaign click Sync To expand and display all branches in the Elapsed Campaign click Refresh. 3. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply. 4. To execute later a. Select Execute Later b. Click Save. Note: To access playlists created by other users, admin rights will be required. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 135 of 161

136 Configuring Screenshots Illumineye player can be triggered to send screenshots at defined interval using this module. 1. In the quick launch menu, click icon. You may also access the Screenshot Configuration screen from the right menu bar. Click >Click Configuration>Select Screenshot Configuration. 2. Select Enable Screenshot Configuration. 3. Select Repository Connection from the list. 4. Select the Interval by clicking to increase or decrease the number of seconds. OR Select Continuous. 5. Select the number of screen shots you need in a Collection/Sets by clicking 6. To execute now: a. Select Execute Now. b. Click Apply. 7. To execute later a. Select Execute Later b. Click Save. Viewing Reports Users are able to access various reports generated by the scheduler using the Viewing Reports option. 1. In the quick launch menu, click icon. Note: To access playlists created by other users, admin rights will be required. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 136 of 161

137 You may also access the Reports screen from the right menu bar. Click Configuration>Select Reports. >Click Playlist Schedule Report This report displays all the scheduled playlists. To display details of a playlist schedule click icon. Note: To perform further operations on reports refer to Common operations on reports. Proof of Play logs This report gives details of media played for a particular playlist or period. To display details of Proof of Play Logs: Click Proof of PlayLogs from the left menu. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 137 of 161

138 Note: To perform further operations on reports refer to Common operations on reports. Playlist Preview Report This report displays all playlist previews. To display details of Playlist Preview Report: Click Playlist Preview Report from the left menu. Clean up Data Report This report gives details of all the deleted playlists and media. To display details of Clean up Data Report: Click Clean up Data Report from the left menu. Interactive Analytics This report gives details about the Interactive component (i.e maximum number of tap done on interactive buttons, etc.) To display details of Interactive Analytics: Click Interactive Analytics from the left menu. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 138 of 161

139 Note: To perform further operations on reports refer to Common operations on reports. Common operations on reports Users can perform certain common operations on the various aforementioned reports. These include the following: Showing or hiding table columns Users can show or hide the table columns of a report. 1. In the area above the table, click. 2. The list of columns as shown in the example below is displayed. 3. Select or clear the check boxes to show or hide columns as required. Configuring filters User can add filters to select the details to view from a table. Also, editing and deleting the filters added is possible. Illumineye DS Manager Search filter are now saved according to user. Adding filters Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 139 of 161

140 1. In the area above the table, click icon. The Add Filter button is displayed. 2. Click Add Filter. The Advance Filter dialog box is displayed. 3. In Filter Name, enter a name for the filter. 4. In the Column Name list, select the required column. 5. In the Condition list, select the required filtering condition. The text box to enter the filter parameter is displayed. 6. Enter the required parameter. 7. You can add additional filter criteria. 8. To add a filter criterion, click icon. 9. Enter details for the criterion added. 10. Click Apply. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 140 of 161

141 11. To view the newly added filter, click icon. The added filter is displayed. Editing filters User can also edit an already added filter. 1. In the area above the table, click icon. The filter(s) are displayed. 2. Click the edit button for the filter to edit. 3. In Advance Filter, change the filter details as required. 4. Click Apply. Deleting filters You can also delete a filter completely. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 141 of 161

142 1. In the area above the table, click icon. 2. The filter(s) are displayed. 3. To delete a filter, click the delete button. Exporting data to PDF 1. Click or as applicable. 2. Open or save the file. Exporting data to Excel 1. Click or as applicable. 2. Open or save the file. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 142 of 161

143 Printing displayed details In the area above the table, click. Sending Refresh table Click icon. The table will be refreshed. Open in new window Click icon. The screen will open up in a new window. Customizing the table view You can select the number of entries to display in a table. To select the number of entries to display: 1. In the drop-down list below the table, select the required number of entries. 2. To navigate through the displayed list of entries, click the arrows. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 143 of 161

144 Managing Users User Management enables you to create and manage organization or customer details, user roles, user group and users in Illumineye DS Manager. In User Management, you can search, create, edit, and delete user related parameters. Working with a Company Profile You can configure customer details such as company, site and default group name, and group level. These details display in the devices tree on the Device Manager page. Editing Company Details You can edit the company details only if no group(s) or node(s) exists in the devices tree. If a new group is created, or a new client is discovered in the server and listed in the devices tree, the option to edit Company Details becomes disabled. To edit the company profile 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click Customer. a. The Company Details section is display. It displays the company information entered when logging in to DS Manager for the first time. For information about entering company details when you login into DS Manager for the first time, see the Login to Device Manager section in Getting Started. 3. Change company details as required. 4. Click Save. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 144 of 161

145 Working with User Roles The User Role enables you to search, create, modify and delete user roles; and assign access rights to a user. You can assign a user the following access rights for a particular module: 1. Full Access: User has full access rights to apply settings, and manage or cancel tasks in the application. 2. Read Access: User has the right to only read or view the settings applied. 3. No Access: User has the right to only view the client device or DS Manager Information. The user has no management rights. Creating a User Role 1. Expand the right menu and Click Configuration Setup. 2. Click User Management, and then click User Role. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 145 of 161

146 3. Under Details, click New Role. 4. On the New User Role tab, enter the Role Name and Description. 5. Click Save. 6. On the Permissions tab, nine modules have been added: a. Bluecasting: Enables the User to deliver content and applications to Bluetooth enabled mobile devices. b. Common Clean Up data: Enables the user to delete selected or elapsed playlists with or without media from the players. c. Create Playlist: Using this Module, the user will be able to create their own layout based on their preference in Illumineye DS Creator. d. General Settings: User will be able to define the local and remote media path in Illumineye DS Creator using the module. e. Media Library: It s a repository in Illumineye DS Creator, which enables the users to select media files to be used in a layout. f. Playlist Approval: Enables the user to give approval to the designed layout, when it gets uploaded on the Illumineye DS Manager. g. Scheduler: Users will be able to schedules the playlist for the campaigns using this module. h. Screenshot Configuration: This module provides the facility to trigger Illumineye player to send screenshots at defined interval. i. Show Playlist All: This module enables the user to see all the playlists uploaded on the DS Manager. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 146 of 161

147 7. Select the applicable check boxes to provide access rights: Full Access, Read and No Access for the module(s) to the user role. 8. Click Save 9. The Saved successfully message is display. Editing a User Role 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User Role. 3. In the Actions column, click Edit for the user role to edit. 4. On the New User Role tab, change the user role details as required. 5. Click Save. 6. On the Permissions tab, change the user role details as required. 7. Click Save. 8. The Saved successfully message is display. Deleting a User Role 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User Role. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 147 of 161

148 3. In the Actions column, click Delete for the user role to delete. 4. Are you sure you want to delete the record? Prompt is display. 5. Click OK. The successful user role deletion message is display. Searching a User Role 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User Role. 3. In the Search section, in Role name, enter the role name or description, for example, No Access, Read or Full Access. 4. Click Search. 5. The required role is display. Working with User Groups The User Group enables you to search, create, edit, and delete user groups, and to assign a user role to the user group. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 148 of 161

149 Creating a User Group Expand the right menu. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User Group. 1. Under Details, click New Group. 2. On the New User Group tab, enter the user group name. 3. Click Save. 4. On the User Role tab, in the Select column, select the user role(s) to assign to the user group. 5. Click Save. 6. The Saved successfully message is display. Editing a User Group 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User Group. 3. In the Actions column, click Edit for the user group to edit. 4. On the New User Group tab, change the details as required. 5. Click Save. 6. On the User Role tab, change the details as required. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 149 of 161

150 7. Click Save. Deleting a User Group 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User Group. 3. In the Actions column, click Delete for the user role to delete. 4. Are you sure you want to delete the record? Prompt is display. 5. Click OK. Searching a User Group 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User Group. 3. In the Search section, in User Group, enter the user group, for example, No Access, Read or Admin. 4. Click Search. 5. The required user group is display. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 150 of 161

151 Working with Users User enables you to create various users for the DS Manager application, and to assign a group to a user. Creating a User 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User. 3. Under Details, click User. 4. To configure the user settings for a specific user in a domain, select the Domain User check box. 5. In the User Name and Password text boxes pane, enter the domain administrator s user name and password. 6. Click OK. a. When you enter the username and password details, a list of domain users becomes available in the Domain User Name list. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 151 of 161

152 b. In the Domain User Name list, select the single user name or multiple user names for which the DS Manager application is to be configured. If the Domain User check box is not selected, follow the steps listed below to create a new user. 1. Enter the mandatory details User Name, First Name, Last Name and Id and other details as required. 2. Click Check User Availability to confirm if the selected user name is available. a. If the user name exists in the application, the User already exists message is display. b. If the user name does not exist in the application, the User name available message is display. 3. Select the Enabled check box to enable the user to log into the DS Manager application. If the Enabled check box is not selected, the user is unable to log in to the application. 4. In the Group list, assign the group to enable the user to access the features of the application as applicable. 5. Click Save. Searching a User 1. Expand the right menu. 2. Click Configuration Setup, then click User Management, and then click User. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 152 of 161

153 3. In the Search section, in User name, enter the user name, full name, group name or ID to search a record. 4. Click Search. 5. The required user is display. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 153 of 161

154 Discovering Devices For devices to be managed, the first step is to discover and then enroll them for management. Challenges faced in the discovery of network devices include: Multiplicity of devices with varied operating systems and categories. Multiplicity of network and device topologies, which control access to various network segments such as VLAN. To open the DISCOVERY page: 1. On the toolbar, click in View icon Viewing Devices 1. In the menu on the left, click View. A list of all available, discovered devices is display. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 154 of 161

155 Filtering list of Devices To quickly filter the list, in the SUMMARY pane, click the number against the required filter category. The filter categories are as follows: Total Discovered: The number of all discovered devices. Total Registered: Number of devices registered in DS Manager. Total Unregistered: Number of devices not registered in DS Manager. Total Withought Agent: Number of devices with no agent installed. To filter the list of devices, in the FILTERS section, select one or more of the following options: 1. In the Show list, select the required option. a. To view details of recently discovered and enrolled devices, select Latest Scan Data. b. To view details of recently as well as discovered and enrolled devices, select All Data. 2. In the OS Type list, select the required option. 3. In the Discover Type list, select the required option. 4. In the Agent Status list, select the required option. As soon as you select a value in any filter, the list is automatically updated. To filter the list further, type the search value in the search box just above the list. Discovering Devices Users can discover devices using different types of scans To discover devices: 1. In the menu on the left, click Discover 2. In Discovery Options, in the Scan list, select the required option 3. The options for Scan Type have listed as: a. LAN: discovers all the devices with agent installed or with no agent installed available in the network within the specified IP range. b. Active Directory: discovers all the devices that belong to a particular active directory or domain. c. TCP/IP Range: discovers all devices within the specified IP range that have an agent installed. d. Subnet: discovers all devices within a specified subnet IP address range that has an agent installed. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 155 of 161

156 e. The server sends a broadcast on the network. Devices with agents installed, reply to the broadcast, and the agents are connected to the DS Manager server. f. UDP Broadcast: scans and discovers only those network devices that have an agent installed. One of network adaptors must be enabled during device discovery. g. If the Scan Type is Active Directory Enter the Domain Name. Enter the Username and Password to login to Active Directory. To list the devices registered in the selected domain during a specific time period, in Last active days, enter the required number of days. h. If the Scan Type is LAN Enter the From IP Address. Enter the To IP Address. Click OK. i. If the Scan Type is TCP/IP Range Enter the From IP Address. Enter the To IP Address. Click OK. In TCP scan, devices present in the local network will get discovered. j. If the Scan Type is Subnet Enter the From IP Address. Select the required Subnet Mask. Click OK. In the Subnet scan, devices from define IP address will get discover belonging to the selected subnet. k. If the Scan Type is UDP Broadcast, Click OK In the UDP broadcast scan, devices present in the local network will get discovered. The list gets updated. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 156 of 161

157 Registering Devices To quickly filter the list, in the SUMMARY pane, click the number against the required filter category. The filter categories are as follows: Total Registered: The number of all discovered devices. Total UnRegistered: Number of devices registered in DS Manager. Waiting To Register: Number of devices not registered in DS Manager. Total License Available: Number of devices with no agent installed. Total License Utilized: Populate the details of MAC address. The Register function registers single or multiple devices with the software on which the agent is installed. In filter option for register there are three options: 1. Server initiated discovery which indicates recently discovered devices by discover type header under all devices scan type. 2. Agent initiated discovery indicates devices which are registered manually or we can say number of manually requested devices. 3. Default option is ALL in which clients get listed which are discovered by both Server as well as agent initiated discovery. To register the unregistered devices on the server: 1. In the left menu, click Register. 2. In the filter pane, devices can be filter out according to Source and OS Type. If user selects the Default Option or Server Initiated Discovery: Select the device and Click Register. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 157 of 161

158 A message Request for registration of one device(s)is sent. Wait for a few minutes. The Agent Status will change to Registered. If the server is unable to send the registration request to a selected IP, the Request for registration of one client(s) failed message is display. If due to any exception the agent cannot be registered with the server, the Agent Status column displays a Waiting to register message and the device is listed in the summary. While registering client, when Agent status is Waiting to registered, check Registration status for registration progress on device. Administrator can remove the devices, which are not communicating with the server by selecting devices and perform delete operation. For Server Initiated Discovery: For Agent Initiated Discovery: In the register option, Agent Initiated Discovery option has been included in order to register the devices manually. For example, if an agent wants to register a Thin Client with an IP address with DS Manager, which cannot be discovered automatically in the list. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 158 of 161

159 Firstly, the user needs to open Control Center by giving a command CTRL+ALT+C in DS Player. Go into FUDM Settings, Select Manual in Provide Client Settings and HTTPS option in communications Type. Enter the Server IP and Apply. If user will not provide the reasonable information into FUDM Settings, then a window will pop up, which will resist the further process. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 159 of 161

160 If you want to verify that whether the action has been done properly or not, then go in Certificate Manager. If the earlier settings have been applied appropriately, the certificate for the requested user will be downloaded into server automatically and name of the user will be displayed as shown in below posted image. Now, the Illumineye DS Manager will show the device in list with above mentioned IP address, which you can see in below posted image. From here, user can perform the further actions, which we have seen in above-mentioned options: Default and Server Initiated Discovery. Unregistering Devices 1. List of the devices registered to the DS Manager sever gets listed in the UNREGISTER tab. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 160 of 161

161 2. In Filter pane, devices can be filter according to OS type. 3. When user select device and click on UNREGISTER. 4. Device Unregistered successfully summary message displayed and client gets removed from list. 5. Agent status gets change to Unregister. Sorting Data in a Column User can sort the data displayed in the table on any column. The View feature has been used as an example. User can sort the data in the Discover, Install and Register views. To sort data in ascending or descending order, in the required column s header, click or. Exporting Data to PDF or Excel User can also export the data displayed in the table to PDF or Excel. For information about exporting data to PDF or Excel, see Performing Common Operations in Getting Started. Illumineye DS Suite: User Guide Page 161 of 161