SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide Released: 11/10/2008
2 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT CM2.3 Quick Start Guide Thank yu fr evaluating this fully integrated hardware and sftware slutin which enables the delivery f cmpelling digital cntent thrughut the enterprise netwrk in a timely fashin. Versin 2.3 prvides the multi-zne layut feature, prviding up t eight znes t play varius media files n ne display. In additin t templates, users can als custmize their wn templates fr efficient and targeted deplyment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Befre ging thrugh with the SA1000 r SA2000 evaluatin, please make sure that yu fllw the requirements belw: Required equipments: (1) Internet cnnectin (2) SA1000 and/r SA2000 appliance (3) 17 r abve LCD mnitr (preferably wide screen t shw 16 x 9 aspect rati presentatin) (4) PC r Laptp t cnnect t Cntent Manager Server n the web thrugh Internet Explrer In certain instances yu might have als received the fllwing infrmatin frm yur reseller r DT Research Accunt Representative (an nline evaluatin prgram is nly ffered in certain cuntries): (1) UserID (2) Passwrd (3) Organizatin The SA1000 prduct packaging cntains the fllwing: (1) 1 x SA1000 player appliance (2) 1 x DVI t VGA cnnectr (3) 1 x Pwer adapter The SA2000 prduct packaging cntains the fllwing: (1) 1 x SA2000 player appliance (2) 1 x Pwer adapter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cnnecting yur SA1000 Signage Appliance The SA1000 cmes with built in DVI cnnectrs fr mst regular LCD mnitrs in the market tday. If yur LCD mnitr nly has a VGA cnnectr then please use the included DVI t VGA cnnectr as shwn belw. Cnnecting yur SA2000 Signage Appliance Page 2
3 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide The SA2000 cmes with built in VGA as well as HDMI utput. Cnnect the apprpriate utput t the LCD mnitr. Prceed t hk up a USB muse and Keybard t the unit (There are a ttal f 4 USB prts n the SA1000 and 2 USB prts n the SA2000). Then hk up yur RJ-45 Internet Cable t the SA unit and finally hk up the Pwer Supply Adapter t the unit last. (Picture shwn next page shws yu an example) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Nte** This sectin is nly applicable if yu have an SA1000 unit If yu have previusly cnnected an LCD mnitr thrugh the VGA prt and then later n decide t utilize the DVI prt, please fllw the steps belw in rder t enable the DVI prt n the SA1000 again. 1. First cnnect the SA1000 back t the riginal VGA LCD mnitr and prceed t press Cntrl+Shift+Space t exit the sftware screen. 2. Mve yur muse t the bttm right crner f the screen and right click n the S3TrayPlus Utility Icn. (Picture shwn belw). Page 3
4 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide 3. Select Display Prperties Settings and then prceed t select Advanced. 4. Prceed t click n S3Display and check the DVI bx and then hit Apply fllwed by clicking n OK when presented with a windw. 5. Next click n the Mnitr tab and prceed t uncheck Hide mdes that this mnitr cannt display and keep the Screen refresh rate at 60 Hertz. Hit apply and press Ok t accept the setting. Page 4
5 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nw prceed t bt up the SA unit. Yu will see the fllwing Player Registratin screen when the system is bted up prperly. If yu dn t see the Player Registratin screen, please use the muse t launch the prgram by fllwing these steps: Start -> All Prgrams > DT Research > WCM Player > Register Player Again Please register with the fllwing infrmatin (Again, nte they are all case sensitive): Player Name: Leave it at default r change it t a meaningful name Grup Name: Yu can leave this blank fr nw (the grup name will be created in Step 2 belw) Organizatin Name: Same as Organizatin frm The DTRI email yu received Passwrd: 123456 Publish Server URL: http://signage.dtri.cm/publish (This is just an example. Dn t change the default) If yur cmpany has a prxy server, please click n the dwn arrw key and prceed t punch in the crrect prxy server address as well as the crrespnding user name / passwrd cmbinatin. Page 5
6 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide If the Player registratin is successful, yu will get the fllwing status screen belw, please nte the Player Name because yu will need this fr the next step. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If yu are having difficulty getting past the lgin screen, please read the Failed t register message presented t yu and check whether yu have entered the crrect passwrd and rganizatin name. Remember, they are all case sensitive. Page 6
7 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide Als if the errr message cmes back saying Cannt cnnect t the server please make sure that the Publish Server URL is crrect. Anther thing t check is t make sure that: 1. The SA bx is setup fr aut IP cnfiguratin with a built in DHCP client. Make sure yur internal netwrk has a DHCP server setup prperly. 2. If yu are still having netwrk difficulty, check with yur lcal System Administratr fr a valid Internal IP Address. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lgin t the WebDT Cntent Manager Server in rder t manage yur digital cntent T manage cntent fr playing thrugh the players, please access http://signage.dtri.cm/hsting (This site is just an example. Please use the site that is specified in the email sent t yu by a DT Research r its reseller representative.) Please lgin as: User ID: Yu received this frm the DTRI email Passwrd: Yu received this frm the DTRI email Organizatin: Yu received this frm the DTRI email * Please nte that the abve infrmatin is all case sensitive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If yu need mre assistance, please access the nline help (via the Help link in every page) fr mre details n hw t perate the WebDT Cntent Manager. The Help cntent als cntains a Wrkflw Dem in Flash. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7
8 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide T start ff, please d the fllwing: a) Pick yur player as the preview player fr viewing medias and playlists Click Accunt management n the left panel (Under System) Under Accunt, duble click n Manager and prceed t select yur lgin name Pick the Player Name (Page 3) frm the Preview Player drp dwn list b) Create a player grup and assign a player t the grup Click Player/Grup n the left panel Click New Grup (tp menu) and enter the Grup Name then click OK Nw, click n the grup that yu just created Click Assign Player (tp menu) Add a Player frm the Nt Assigned t the grup c) Uplad yur media Page 8
9 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide Click Management n the left menu and then select Media n the left panel Click New in rder t uplad ne media file at a time Yu can ignre the Name text field as it will be autmatically ppulated with the name f the file yu uplad Click Brwse and select a media file t be upladed (a few accepted frmats are.avi,.mv,.ppt,.swf (flash),.jpg,.gif, etc) It s als imprtant that yu lad the crrect media t the crrect flder. Fr instance static images shuld be laded under /Media/Image while everything else including PwerPint, Flash, Web URLs shuld be laded under the /Media/Multimedia sectin. Click Batch Uplad if yu have quite a few files t uplad If yu want t preview any media n the Player Sftware, highlight the media and then click n Preview n the tp right crner Watch as yur media is being displayed n the PC with the Media Player Sftware installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media Cntent Management In the Media sub-sectin, there are three pre-defined media flders- Image, Audi, Multimedia, Real time vide and Executable applicatin. In each flder, yu can create sub-flders t save upladed media files. WebDT Cntent Manager supprts the fllwing media types and frmats. Image Audi JPEG (.jpg,.jpeg) BMP (.bmp) PNG (.png) TIFF (.tif, tiff) GIF (.gif) less than 2048 X 2048 pixels TGA (.tga) PCX (.pcx) Page 9
10 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide MP3 (.mp3) MP2 (.mp2) Wave Audi (.wav) Windw Media Audi (.wma ) MIDI (.midi,.mid) RealNetwrks Real Audi (.rmi) Audi Interchange File Frmat (.aif) AU (.au) SND (.snd) Multimedia Adbe Macrmedia Flash (.swf) versin 9 r belw MP4 (.mp4) MMS (mms://) Flash Vide (.flv) Micrsft PwerPint (.ppt,.pps,.pptx,.ppsx) MPEG1/2 (.mpe,.mpg,.mpeg) Windw Media Vide (.wmv,.asf, asx) AVI (.avi) DVD Vide (.vb) (nn prtected) Apple QuickTime (.mv) HTML (http://.html,.htm r data driven websites) Real Time Vide Supprts vide input in either S-Vide r RCA Vide (either in NTSC r PAL frmat) Executable Applicatin Yu can pre-install any executable applicatin (in Java,.NET,.EXE) nt the SA device and then launch the applicatin later n within a zne n the screen. WebDT Cntent Server 2.3 supprts ne single executable applicatin zne per template An image r multimedia file will be scaled t full screen size when played, except the PwerPint files. Fllw the steps belw: 1. Open the PwerPint file with Micrsft PwerPint applicatin. 2. Select File/Page Setup menu ptin. 3. Adjust the width/ height f the slide t match the reslutin f the display f the player. 4. Click OK and save the file. Nte Sme media files may have small variances cmpared t standard files. We strngly recmmend yu preview the cntent befre publishing it t ensure the media plays crrectly n the player. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d) Create a ticker (ptinal) Page 10
11 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide Click Management > Ticker Click New > New Ticker Yu can enter sme Static Text r RSS feed frm a life Internet RSS site (sample http://rss.cnn.cm/rss/cnn_tpstries.rss) e) Experimenting with multi znes layut with selected templates (ptinal) Click Management > Template n the left panel Expand Template -> Build-in and pick a Predefined template Alternatively yu can als click n New t create/design a new template f yur chice Page 11
12 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If yu need mre infrmatin, please click Help at any time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ f) Experimenting with a playlist Click Management > Playlist n the left panel Click New > New Playlist If yu wuld like t have a multi zne display, select a template Enter a name fr the Playlist Select a zne under the Template View then click Media t add a media file t the highlighted zne (remember yu can click n each zne and uplad a separate media file t each) Finally, click Preview t view the playlist n yur PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- g) Schedule the playlist and publish it Page 12
13 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide Click Scheduling n the left panel Click yur Grup Click n a date and time yu wuld like t start Pick a playlist and click the t add the playlist Click n the icn t enter start end date time and recurrence, then save it and clse the windw Finally click n Publish t publish the playlist at the selected date/time When we reached the scheduled date/time, the player will start dwnlading and playing the cntent autmatically. The dwnlad may take a while depending n yur upladed media size and playlist. h) Experimenting with Urgent Cast Urgent Cast is a unique feature built in t the Web Cntent Manager that allws administratrs f the WebDT Systems t bradcast urgent messages thrughut all r selected panels at the same time. Yu can access the Urgent Cast feature by clicking n the Urgent Cast link under the Systems menu. Page 13
14 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide Start by selecting a grup that yu wish t bradcast the same message t (Yu can als click n Grup instead f any individual gruping if yu wish t bradcast t all players). Type yur urgent message under the Text field. Yu can als cut and paste nt that sectin. Type in duratin in secnds. Yu can als change the speed, psitin, fnt and backgrund clr at this pint if yu wish. Select a backgrund audi r select sme multimedia cntent at this pint if yu wish. Click n preview t have this displayed n yur pre selected media player. Once yu are satisfied with the result, click n Publish t make this urgent bradcast message effective immediately. Security and Netwrk Cnsideratin The WebDT Cntent Manager sftware hsted thrugh DT Research currently utilizes the VeriSign Class 3 Secure server SSL Certificate, as such yur lgin authenticatin infrmatin is securely transmitted ver the Internet t a server hsted by DT Research. Page 14
15 SA1000 / SA2000 WebDT Cntent Manager 2.3 Quick Start Guide Picture shws the VeriSign Class 3 Secure Certificate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public and Private Keys t Privacy An SSL Certificate cnsists f a public key and a private key. The public key is used t encrypt infrmatin and the private key is used t decipher it. When a Web brwser pints t a secured dmain, a Secure Sckets Layer handshake authenticates the server (Web site) and the client (Web brwser). An encryptin methd is established with a unique sessin key. They can begin a secure sessin that guarantees message privacy and message integrity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cntact DT Research Technical Supprt: DT Research Inc 2000 Cncurse Drive San Jse, CA 95131 U.S.A. Custmer Service / General Prduct Infrmatin / Sales & Marketing: Email: signage@dtri.cm Technical Supprt / Prduct feedback / General Help: Email: signagesupprt@dtri.cm Web: http://signage.dtri.cm Page 15