Clicking on the Player Dashboard icon will open the dashboard. This is where you will go to manage & monitor your players.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n
<\/strong>Filter for the columns you want to see in the Player Dashboard by clicking on the drop-down arrow and selecting the relevant columns (Show All Columns, Networking, Versions, Data Usage, Playlist, Hardware Info & SoC Info).<\/p>\n <\/strong>Search the Player Dashboard by typing key words into the search block.<\/p>\n Clear your search by clicking on the Clear button.<\/p>\n The Copy MACs button is used when searching for more than one player using a pipe filter, to convert the search to MAC addresses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Hide Inactive Players<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Hide inactive players by ticking the box in the horizontal toolbar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Hide players with ID’s that are 0 by ticking the box in the horizontal toolbar.<\/strong><\/p>\n Make the snapshots in the Player Dashboard visible in the Snapshot column by ticking the box.<\/p>\n A snapshot is a single frame of what is playing on a screen, that is connected to a specific player, at a particular moment in time. Take a snapshot by clicking on the Snapshot drop-down & selecting Take Snapshot. Click on View Snapshot to view it.<\/p>\n The refresh button refreshes the dashboard.<\/p>\n Export the Player Dashboard columns to Excel by clicking on the Export to Excel button.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n The system assigns every player that is added to the Player Dashboard a unique ID.<\/p>\n This column indicates whether a snapshot is available or not.<\/p>\n This column displays the name of the player.<\/p>\n This column indicates the last date & time the player sent a heartbeat to the server.<\/p>\n This column indicates whether the active playlist is the correct one. Hover over the column. A message box will appear, showing the Current content list and the Should be content list. The two content lists must be the same, for the correct content list to be playing. The alert dot will be green.<\/p>\n Location is a custom field, where users can add information regarding the player.<\/p>\n This is the bouquet the player is pointed to.<\/p>\n This is the screen in the above bouquet that the player is pointed to.<\/p>\n Format refers to the publish format.<\/p>\n A MAC address is a unique identifier. Each player will have one, which will be displayed in the player dashboard.<\/p>\n The Check Content column will show whether all content has downloaded to the player or whether there are missing files.<\/p>\n A\u00a0server URL is the address the player gets its content from. It can also be the address of a landing zone.<\/p>\n A return server URL is the address the player returns to, to get its configuration files.<\/strong><\/p>\n Update Interval<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n The update interval refers to the interval at which the player looks for content updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n Alert Interval<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n The alert interval refers to the interval at which the player heartbeat alert colours change from green to amber to red. I.e. your alert interval should be greater than your heartbeat interval.<\/strong><\/p>\n Heartbeat Interval<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n The heartbeat interval refers to the interval at which the player sends heartbeats to the server.<\/strong><\/p>\n Log Interval<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n The log interval refers to the interval at which a player sends its logs back to the server.<\/p>\n The IP address is the network address assigned to the player by the local network.<\/p>\n It is the IP address assigned to a player by the virtual private network.<\/p>\n This refers to the server IP providing the VPN service.<\/p>\n This refers to the IP of the player should the player be using a modem.<\/strong><\/p>\n Service set identifier (SSID)\u00a0is the name of the Wi-Fi network the player is attached to.<\/p>\n This refers to the unique identifier of the Wi-Fi network interface.<\/p>\n The Cursor On column indicates whether your mouse pointer is on (true) or off (false)<\/strong><\/p>\n Debug<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n The Debug column is used by support to troubleshoot players. This column indicates whether debug is on (true) or off (false).<\/p>\n This column indicates whether a camera, being used for audience measurement, is attached to the player.<\/strong><\/p>\n Device Time<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n This is literally the time on the player.<\/strong><\/p>\n Firmware Version<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n This column indicates the version of firmware, the manufacturer’s version of the software built into the device (not maintained by Datapost).<\/p>\n This refers to the address used by System on Chip (SoC) devices to install the Datapost software component.<\/strong><\/p>\n SoC Serial Number<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n This column indicates the serial number of the SoC.<\/p>\n This column indicates the version of IPK, an internal software component (not maintained by Datapost).<\/strong><\/p>\n SoC Model Name<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n This column indicates the model name of the SoC.<\/p>\n Master or Slave<\/strong><\/p>\n Master\u00a0is the term used to describe a device that has control over other devices, whereas a\u00a0slave\u00a0is a device that is controlled by another device. This column will show whether the player is set up as the master or slave.<\/span><\/p>\n RS232 Serial Info<\/strong><\/p>\n This indicates the serial information of a serial connector.<\/strong><\/p>\n Time Share<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n If the Time Share is set, it means that the player is set up as either a master or slave.<\/p>\n This indicates whether devices that have been set up in Time Share are in sync (true) or not (false).<\/strong><\/p>\n DebugLVL<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n The DebugLVL column is used by support to debug screens.<\/p>\n The connection column indicates the mode of content delivery being used. This could be local, none, LAN or satellite.<\/strong><\/p>\n Version refers to the Datapost software version for that specific device.<\/span><\/p>\n The Deb Package column displays the version of the legacy installer.<\/p>\n The Player Status will show as either Active or Inactive, as per the selection made in the Config Editor.<\/p>\n If the player is GPS enabled, the Last GPS column refers to the last date the device sent a GPS coordinate to the server.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n The Attached Landing Zone column displays the IP address of the landing zone the player downloads content from.<\/strong><\/p>\n RX: D\/W\/M<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n This column displays the data received by the server, broken down by Day\/Week\/Month.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n This column displays the data transmitted from the server, broken down by Day\/Week\/Month.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n This column indicates the Linux operating system version.<\/p>\n Resolution refers to the resolution of the player.<\/strong><\/p>\n Hardware Info<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hardware Info column provides a description of the hardware brand.<\/strong><\/p>\n CPU Temp<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n This column displays the temperature of the central processing unit (CPU).<\/p>\n CPU Load refers to how busy the CPU is and is displayed as a percentage.<\/p>\n This column refers to the used hard disk space of the player. It is displayed as a percentage.<\/p>\n This column displays the type & brand of hard disk.<\/p>\n Calendar Room is used to associate a player with a boardroom or a Qman kiosk.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Manager – Config Editor” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-434e3e7c-aba7-49f2-8895-830dae15ee9e” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-434e3e7c-aba7-49f2-8895-830dae15ee9e%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″]\n This is where you will go to edit the configs of the players.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/datapost.co.za\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Manager-Config-Editor-1-Oct-2020.jpg” title_text=”Manager Config Editor 1 Oct 2020″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/datapost.co.za\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Manager-Config-Editor-2-Oct-2020.jpg” title_text=”Manager Config Editor 2 Oct 2020″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/datapost.co.za\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Manager-Config-Editor-3-Oct-2020.jpg” title_text=”Manager Config Editor 3 Oct 2020″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Change the name of the player by typing the new name in the block.<\/p>\n Change the information in this custom field by typing it in.<\/p>\n MAC Address\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The MAC Address is the unique identifier of the player, that won’t change.<\/span><\/p>\n The Content Server, referred to as the server URL above, is the address the player receives its content from. It won’t change unless you are moving the player to a different server.<\/span><\/p>\n The Config Server, referred to as the return server URL above, is the address the player returns to, to get its config files from.\u00a0It won’t change unless you are moving the player to a different server.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Point the player to a different bouquet by selecting the relevant bouquet from the drop-down.<\/p>\n Point the player to a different screen, within the changed bouquet above, by selecting an available screen from the drop-down.<\/p>\n The format is the associated publish format.<\/p>\n Change the update interval by selecting the required interval from the drop-down.<\/span><\/p>\n Change the heartbeat interval by selecting the required interval from the drop-down.Search<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Clear<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Copy MACs<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Hide Zero ID Player<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Snapshots Visible<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Snapshot<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Refresh<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Export to Excel<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Dashboard columns (from left to right)<\/strong><\/h4>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n
Player ID<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Snapshot<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Player Name<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Heartbeat<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Active Playlist<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Location<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Bouquet<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Screen<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Format<\/strong><\/h5>\n
MAC Address<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Check Content<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Server URL<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Return Server URL<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n
IP Address<\/strong><\/h5>\n
VPN IP<\/strong><\/h5>\n
VPN Server IP<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Modem IP<\/strong><\/h5>\n
SSID<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Wi-Fi MAC Address<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Cursor On<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Camera Present<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Install URL<\/strong><\/h5>\n
SoC IPK Version<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Time Sync<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Connection<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Version<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Deb Package<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Player Status<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Last GPS<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Attached Landing Zone<\/strong><\/h5>\n
TX: D\/W\/M<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Linux Version<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Resolution<\/strong><\/h5>\n
CPU Load<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Used Space<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Disk Model<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Calendar Room<\/strong><\/h5>\n
How to edit items in the player config<\/strong><\/h4>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n
Name <\/strong><\/h5>\n
Location<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Content Server<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
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Usercode<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
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Config Server<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Bouquet<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Screen<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Format<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Update Interval<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Heartbeat Interval<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n