Gefen EXT-HD-DSMP User Manual

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7CMS TUTORIALCMS HomeThe CMS Home page provides the starting point for every project. Each of the six (6) buttons on the CMS Home page manages a sepa

8CMS TUTORIALManaging the Content1. Click on the Manage Content button to display the tManage Your Contentpage.

9CMS TUTORIAL2.Click on Upload a fi le.3.Select the desired media fi le in the selection dialog and then click Open.Upload Large FilesUploading large fi

10CMS TUTORIALOnce the upload begins, the Gefen CMS will display the upload progress. You can click the Cancel button at any time to abort the upload

11CMS TUTORIALManaging the Playlist1. Click on theManage Playlistbutton.tTheGefen Playlist Management page will be displayed:t

12CMS TUTORIALCurrently, we don’t have any playlists. Any existing playlists would be listedin the Playlist drop-down list.2.Create a new playlist by

13CMS TUTORIAL3. Provide a name for the playlist. For this tutorial, you can use the name“myplaylist”.4.Since we have already uploaded some media con

14CMS TUTORIALThe illustration below shows that the media fi le 2.mov has been selected for our playlist.5. If you have additional media content to add

15CMS TUTORIAL7. After the playlist has been successfully added, the Add button will change to an Update button. The current playlist is now also vis

16CMS TUTORIALManaging the Schedule1. Click on the Manage Schedule button. This is where you assign a playlist or media content to be played in a giv

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172. Since we don’t have a schedule yet, we need to create one. Click the Add Newlink under wAdd new or edit Schedule:CMS TUTORIAL

183. After clicking the Add New link, enter the name of the schedule fi le in the provided box. In the example below, we’ve used the name “myschedule”

19CMS TUTORIAL4. Next, select the playlist (or Media File) to be placed in the schedule fi le. As mentioned earlier, the schedule fi le can accommodat

20CMS TUTORIAL6. Finally, select the day(s) and time(s) that you want the content to be played back.We’re going to start with selecting the days when

21CMS TUTORIAL7. Next, select the Start Time and End Time. As before, with selecting thedays, if a Start Time and End Time are not entered, then the

22CMS TUTORIAL7. Finally, we need to set the Start Date and End Date. Although we have already set the days of the week, the Start Date and End Date

2310. If you want to add additional events to the schedule fi le, click the Add MoreEventslink. Each event has its own row. Use thesRemove Row link t

24CMS TUTORIALManaging Device GroupsUsing the Manage Device Groups page allows you to manage multiple Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Players on a networ

25CMS TUTORIAL2.Since no groups have been created yet, click the Add New link to create agroup.If a group exists, it can be selected from the Select G

26CMS TUTORIAL2. Select the schedule fi le from the pull-down list. In this example, theschedule fi le is myschedule.gsh.3. Click the Addbutton to crea

CONTENTS1 Introduction2 Operation Notes3 Features4 Preparing your Computer4 Installing VMWare® Player4 Starting the CMS7 CMS Tutorial8 Mana

27CMS TUTORIALOnce the group is created, the group name will appear in the Select Group to Update pull-down list.4. Use the edit button to upload the

28CMS TUTORIALStatus ReportsUsing the View Box Status page allows you to view the log fi les which aregenerated by the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Pla

29CMS TUTORIALAfter a log fi le is selected from the Groups pull-down list, the following informationis listed in a column under the View Box Status he

30CMS TUTORIALCreating the Settings XML FileUsing the View Box Status page allows you to view the log fi les which aregenerated by the Hi-Def Digital S

31CMS TUTORIAL2.Click theCreate Settings XML File button to create the settings.xml fi le. The settings.xml fi le contains all information required by

32CMS TUTORIAL5.For theOSD Lock fi eld, select kDisable or Enable. If no password isrequired to access the OSD, then selectDisable. Otherwise, select

33CMS TUTORIAL8. Select Yes or No from theDaylight Savingdrop-down list.g9. Set the Time Mode by selecting either External or Internal from thedrop-do

34CMS TUTORIAL12.SetPull Mode to Enable or Disable. When we refer to Pull Mode, we aredescribing a process whereby content is (automatically) “pulled

35CMS TUTORIAL14. ThePull URL, Username, Password, andPort fi elds will automatically betfi lled in for you. You should not change the values in any of

36CMS TUTORIAL16.Sync Playlist and Sync Schedule function in the same way as Sync Media. If either of these settings are enabled, then the new schedul

1INTRODUCTIONCongratulations on your purchase of the Content Management System for theHi-Def Digital Signage Media Player. Your complete satisfaction

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OPERATION NOTES2READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OROPERATING THE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE• This Content Management System is designed to manage m

3FEATURESFeatures•Manage multiple Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Players in Pull Mode• Create / edit playlists and schedules• Manage media content• Crea

4PREPARING YOUR COMPUTERInstalling VMWare® PlayerIn order to use the CMS with the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Players on your network, you must insta

53. In the Open Virtual Machine dialog box, select the GefenCMS.vmx fi le and then click the Open button on the dialog box to load the fi le.4. After th

6STARTING THE CMS5. After a few moments, the Confi guration Console will be displayed, as shown below.6. Open your Web browser and type in the IP addre