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1. Edit Tem plate Fill out the template and set its availability LUIS Photo Details mm Availability Enabled v ADD FIELDS DELETE DUPLICATE MOVE TO O Background Color Red Photo Relaxed jpg Get Relaxed Check out our specials on these great products SELECTED ITEMS DELETE DUPLICATE MOVE TO Save Changes Save amp Preview Name The name of the template Description User entered description of the template Availability Simple scheduling options are summarized in plain text Enabled This template will play year round Disabled This template will not play Set Date Range Allows user to set start date expiration date or both Set Daily Creates an hour range the template will play each day Set Weekly Creates a repeating schedule 1 6 days a week Fields All User entered text and Media entered in popup windows after clicking the field name Save amp Preview Template will preview in a popup window Users should preview before publishing 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 69 STATUS Users can view details of previous publishes down to the individual terminals A D ic Templat nanonation Nanonation ynamic Templates USER NAME MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Publish Status overview of aii template group publishes TEMPLATE GROUP TEMPLATES LAST UPDATE Calendar 1 12 20 2012 18 49 21 Central Managers East Managers West Managers COLU
2. 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 23 EDITING A MEDIA GROUP To edit all of the attributes of a media group click on the name of a media group from the media group library Nanonation v USER NAME A Digital Signage El nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Edit Media Group Add more media by selecting Add Media Place media in the order you want them to playback MEDIA GROUP ADD MEDIA REMOVE MOVE TO PREVIEW EDIT gt Jamaican Cruise wmv 117 6 MB FEI Fire side isiands jpg 97 4 KB EE Soft shore jpg 48 8 KB EC sweet Rain JPG 0 XB SELECTED ITEMS REMOVE MOVE TO PREVIEW EDIT Save Changes A MAXIMUM OF 5 ITEMS MAY BE PREVIEWED AT ONCE COLUMNS NUMBER Order of media in the group MEDIA TYPE HE Media item type icon see Supported File Types on page 10 NAME The name of the media item SIZE The file size of the media item ADVANCED The Advanced column shows if there is a theme applied ACTION BUTTONS REMOVE Removes the selected item s from the media group MOVE TO Move one or more items to a new position in the playback order PREVIEW Opens media full resolution in a new window Note Only 1 5 media items can be previewed at one time Not all media types can be previewed EDIT Edit the theme associated with one or more media items See Using Themes on page 22 RENAME A MEDIA GROUP Just above the table is the name field
3. Place the TV media item in the desired playlist and then publish to your sign s 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 95
4. El repos12 RiderStories_BarbaraS wmv 58 3 MB 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800 430 4670 22 Note Media Groups are optional MEDIA GROUPS Media Groups allow multiple media items to be grouped together and added to a playlist as one item instead of adding each media item separately Use of media groups is not required to schedule media Nanonation ft Digital Signage el nanonation USER NAME 7 THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Media Group Library The media group library is used to manage Media groups Select a Media Group to edit its name and media assignments NEW MEDIA GROUP DELETE First 5o resurs SMO SEARCH 4th of July 7 7 1 MB Christmas New Year 16 6 MB Commericals 125 2 MB Music Videos Country 158 7 MB Music Videos Pop 134 2 MB COLUMNS NAME The name of the media group ITEMS The number of media items in the media group SIZE The total file size of all of the media item s in the group ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Removes the selected media group s from the Media Group Library This action will also automatically remove the media group s from any playlists This does not affect any media item s that were in the media group CREATING A NEW MEDIA GROUP Click New Media Group in the action bar NEW MEDIA GROUP In the pop up window enter the desired name and click Add Media Group ADD MEDIA GROUP Add Media Group
5. ACTIONS BUTTONS DELETE Removes the selected item s from the Media Library This action will also automatically remove the item s from any playlists The deleted item s remain on the content server and can be Activated again if desired DATES Available Dates for the selected item s Available Dates limits playback of individual media item s to a specific date range TAG Tags for the selected item s Tags limit the playback of media items based on matching tags applied to the player Note This advanced feature is not available for all users PREVIEW The Preview action will open a new window with a preview of the selected media item s Images videos audio and Flash files can be previewed this way Up to five media items can be selected for preview simultaneously 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 SUPPORTED FILE TYPES The following file types are supported in the CommandPoint tools oO Image JPG PNG GIF TIF BMP ES Video VVMV MOV MP4 AVI M2V M4V Audio MP3 WAV o Flash SWF www Website ASS CE Flash Template NanoCommand ES Unrecognized Note These file types are recognized by CommandPoint Playback of some file types requires 3rd party components or codecs on the digital signage player 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800 430 4670 10 UPLOADING CREATING MEDIA The New Media drop down at the top
6. Adding states 53 Editing States 99 LOCGQUONG 225 ae 4h eyes nas 54 Adding ALocation 54 Editing ALocation 59 Adding Terminals 56 Moving Terminals to Another Location 56 Terminals 57 Editing A Terminal 58 Terminal Groups 61 Adding A Terminal Group 61 Editing a Terminal Group 62 Adding Terminals 63 Adding Tags 63 CSC 65 SABRE eee ee 64 Adding A Tag 65 Editing Tag 65 Templates 66 Creating A Template 66 Editing A Template 6 Adding Fields 68 Defining Field Properties 68 Select Field Properties 68 Using A Template In Signage 69 Editing A Template Media tem 69 Previewing A Template 69 Monitor Terminals 70 Terminal Monitoring 1 Company Monitoring 72 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Manage Users 73 User Management 74 Creating a New User 5 Editing a User 6 User Roles Definition 77 Dynamic Templates 78 Media 79 Ma
7. OK when you re done editing 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 Do LOCATIONS Locations can be a useful way to gather terminals into geographic groups All terminals must be linked to a location Terminals can only be linked to one location Nanonation v USER NAME A Administration nanonation COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS Locations Below are all the locations available NEW LOCATION DEACTIVATE NAME Corporate Gas Stations SELECTED DEACTIVATE COLUMNS NAME Name of the location TERMINAL Number of terminals at this location STATUS The status of this location Active or Inactive Note Inactive locations will not show up in the Digital Signage management tools ACTION BUTTONS DEACTIVATE Deactivates the selected location s causing the location s to no longer appear as available in the Digital Signage management tools ADDING A LOCATION To create a new location click the button on the left NEW LOCATION Name the location and add terminals click save changes 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 54 EDITING A LOCATION To edit a location click on the name of the location from the locations list Nanonation USER NAME f Administration El nanonation COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS Edit Location Add more terminals by selecting add to location NAME ms TT S
8. operation set in the Hours section CUSTOM HOURS 2 tt Grand Opening Hours On 12 17 2012 08 00 AM to 12 17 2012 08 00 PM News Years Day Off 01 01 2013 EDIT CUSTOM HOURS To modify custom hours of operation click the Edit button in the lower right of the section This will display the Edit Custom Hours screen From this screen new custom hours can be created Se TN 7 RT Nanonation ft Digital Signage nanonation alienate THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Edit Custom Hours for My New Sign Change the basic properties of the sign ADD CUSTOM HOURS DELETE TYPE START END Grand Opening Hours Scheduled 12 17 2012 08 00 AM 12 17 2012 08 00 PM J News Years Day Off All Day 01 01 2013 SELECTED ITEMS DELETE Save Changes ADD CUSTOM HOURS Click Add Custom Hours in the action bar ADD CUSTOM HOURS In the Edit Custom Hours pop up window you can set up a custom schedule EDIT CUSTOM HOURS Name Grand Opening Hours Type Scheduled hd son ATOR ens 271772072 Name Thename that will appear for this custom hours definition on the edit and overview screens Type Select between the following On Overrides the standard hours and the player will be awake from midnight to midnight for the date selected Off Overrides the standard hours and the player will be asleep from midnight to midnight for the date selected Scheduled Overrides the standard hours and the player will be awak
9. select to browse the media library and select it Note The file must be uploaded to the digital signage library before it can be selected in this step The pixel height of the preview window that will popup when Preview is clicked The pixel width of the preview window that will popup when Preview is clicked Note When setting preview height and width for best results set the preview window to a height of less than 600 pixels and ensure that the width height aspect ratio is the same as the SWF file The fields section shows all of the editable fields that have been defined for this flash template These are the items that a Digital Signage user can edit in this template 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 67 ADDING FIELDS Click the Add button in the bottom right of the fields section select the type of field and fill in its properties Templates support the following type of fields ERA Date User is presented a calendar picker The date is passed as mm ddNyyy HE Media User is presented a popup browsing the media library LE Select User is presented a drop down selector with items you pre define Text User is presented a single line text field with no character limit Text Area User is presented a multi line text box with no character limit Time User is presented time selection fields The time is passed in Military time DEFINING FIELD PROPERTIES EDIT TEMPL
10. www nanonation net Advanced Media Group Settings 26 Themes 26 Playilstes s i see me ms sans tas 27 Creating A New Playlist 27 Editing A Playlist 28 Renaming A Playlist 28 Adding Media 29 Re Ordering Media 29 Advanced Playlist Settings 30 Media Play Options 30 Default Media Durations 30 Media Group Playback Options 31 Click Action 31 Themes 31 Layouts 4 2 em 6 5 SB aE Se 32 Creating a New Layout 29 Advanced Layout Settings 35 Editing Layout Properties 35 Adding Zones 35 Editing Zones 35 Zone Order 36 Percentage Based Layouts 36 SS ea AWA E eee eee 37 Creating a New Sign 38 Editing a Sign 39 Linked Players 39 Advanced Sign Settings 42 Hours Of Operation 42 CUSO HOUS s s ena dons bee ek 43 EVENS esse Gas aca ds a ea mes 44 Publish 48 PublishingaSigi 49 PublishDetalls 50 Toll Free Support 800943094670 Manage Company 51 Company 52 Edit Company 53
11. 50 9 MB 35872508 mov 12 11 2012 12 4 MB EN OIOIOIOIJO NJ 4th of July 7 1 MB ACDC_BackinBlack wmv 12 07 2012 120 9 MB Advantages mov 12 15 2012 E Me E _ Amazing Caves 1080 wmv 12 15 2012 Add to Playlist Note The pop up window displays both your media items and media groups Another pop up will ask you where to insert the media Use your mouse to position the media and click Insert Here All selected items will be inserted at that point in the order they were in in the previous window INSERT SELECTED ITEMS AT NAME SIZE TYPE 1 Holiday English jpg 853 9 KB Image 2 Advantages mov 4 MB Video 3 Seasonal Summer 117 8 MB Group 4 Isles jpg 1 9MB Image 5 Commericals 125 2 MB Group 6 Beach jpg 3 1 MB Image Cancel Note When adding media to a new or empty media group the insert window will not appear RE ORDERING MEDIA Mouse over a media item and use arrow buttons on the hover box to move your media item up or down one spot To move an item more than one spot click the button in the hover pop up In the Move Selected Items To window move the mouse to the place desired and click Insert Here To move multiple items use check boxes and click Move to in the actions bar and insert the same way this will group the selected items together ADD MEDIA REMOVE MOVE TO PREVIEW DUPLICATE EDIT 0O E NAME PLAYBACK SIZE ADVANCED 1 El Holiday English jpg Once 853 9 KB Bo
12. All of the terminals in the company Location All of the terminals in that location ES Terminal Group A group of terminals CA Terminal A single terminal Note See Locations on page 54 and Terminal Groups on page 61 in Company Management 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 39 EDITING LINKED PLAYERS To edit which players terminals are linked to a sign click Edit on the right of this section This will display the Linked Players edit section of signs Nanonation ft Digital Signage nanonation sae THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Linked Players My New Sign Click Add Player to assign players to the selected sign Players can be added by player groups locations company or individually NAME SIGNS TYPE store 1673 0 store 2015 store 2135 store 3644 SELECTED ITEMS REMOVE COLUMNS NAME The terminal description set in Terminals on page 57 Note Terminal Description can be different from the terminal ID Both are managed under the Company Management section of CommandPoint SIGNS How many other signs this terminal group or company is assigned to This should always be O If this shows one or more signs be sure to remove the terminal from those other signs to avoid publishing issues TYPE The link type Terminal Terminal Group Location Company TERMINALS The number of terminals contained within the link Groups Loc
13. DS 2 1 Publish Ability to publish a sign DS 2 1 User Note Users must have this role to publish changes made to signs in Digital Signage DS 2 1 Publish Many Ability to select and publish multiple signs at once DS 2 1 User DS 2 1 User Access to Digital Signage BS DS20 Media Approver Ability to change status of pending media items in Media Approval DS20 Media Commenter Ability to comment on pending media items in Media Approval DS20 Media Creator Ability to upload add items to the pending media list for DS 20 Media Approval FTA Manager Ability to manage setup and assignments in File Transfer Agent Note This role only applies to companies that use a tiered update solution Ability for a user to change their own password without having So the CommandPoint User Manager role Ability to tag media and players with previously created tags So Note This is not a Tag creation role EI TEI onaent machines Terminal and Terminal Group Tagger Abilty to tag terminal with prevowslyrestediags Terminal Group Deletor Ability to delete terminal groups Be Terminal Manager Access to the Terminal Monitoring section of CommandPoint o Terminal State Manager Ability to add edit delete terminal states and modify the terminal state for terminals Terminal State User Ability to modify the terminal state for terminals o Usage Reporting User Ability to view session reports for selected companies o Weather Manager Ability
14. Edit the name and click Save Changes at the bottom of the page See image above 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800 430 4670 24 ADDING MEDIA Click Add Media in the action bar ADD MEDIA In the pop up window select the media item s by checking their check box es Once all the media you wish to add is checked click the Add to Media Group button ADD MEDIA TO MEDIA GROUP rs NAME MODIFIED SIZE TYPE 1 mp3 12 11 2012 3 8MB Audio 10201_client_win32 zip 11 06 2009 475 1 MB 1280x720_Empower_Overview mov 12 07 2012 12 MB 35165506 mov 12 07 2012 50 9 MB 35872508 mov 12 11 2012 12 4 MB ACDC_BackinBlack wmv 12 07 2012 120 9 MB advantage2 H mov 12 07 2012 4MB m O i O RH O THO MI Amazing Caves 1080 wmv 12 15 2012 88 7 MB auto_livecamerad_NA swf 12 07 2012 2 7 MB Add to Media Group Another pop up window will ask you where to insert the media Use your mouse to position the media and click Insert Here All selected items will be inserted at that point in the order they were in in the previous pop up INSERT SELECTED ITEMS AT NAME SIZE TYPE 1 Jamaican Cruise wmv 117 6 MB Video 2 Fire Side Islands jpg 97 4 KB Image 3 Soft Shore jpg 48 8 KB Image 4 Sweet Rain JPG 0 KB Image Note When adding media to a new or empty media group the insert window will not appear RE ORDERING MEDIA Mouse over a media item and use arrow buttons on the hover b
15. Monitor Terminals from the home page or your quick link bar 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 70 TERMINAL MONITORING A detailed status of the current state of all the terminals in a company f Monitor Terminals Nanonation nanonation palmo en Terminal Monitoring Companies gt Terminals Company Nanonation e MONTHLY COMPANY REPORTING Click on terminal name below to view terminal sessions Click on blue computer icon to manage the terminal The Time Since Check In column denotes the last time Nanopoint has checked in times are in Central Standard Time CHANGE STATE Status Filter ME State Filter TE a Auto refresh Page STATUS LAST PING KMS PING LAST SESSION RESTARTS STATE East Hall Entry Player Outside Promotion South Hall COLUMNS TERMINAL ICON NAME STATUS Last Ping Last KMS Ping Last Session Restarts State ACTIONS Change State Available 05M 21S 01M 32S 168D Activated Available 04M 37S 40M 4S Activated 0 Available 02M 08S 01M 37S 24M 24S 0 Activated 1 2 Available 02M 425 21M 12S Activated Link to individual Terminal Monitoring functions Name of Terminal In Use terminal is currently running the Nanopoint software and playing content Available Terminal is currently running the Nanopoint software but not playing content This may indicate that the terminal is outside of its assigned hours of operation No
16. NEW TERMINAL GROUP 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 EDITING A TERMINAL GROUP To edit a Terminal Group click the name of the group from the group list os f Nanonation ft Administration el nanonation ey COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS TEMPLATES Edit Terminal Group A terminal group name is required Click Save Changes to save any changes and retum to the terminal groups page Click Add Terminals to add terminals to the terminal group Use the check boxes to select terminals for removal ADD TERMINALS REMOVE DESCRIPTION _ Store 1007 Store 1285 TAGS 1 Region East ix Save Changes COLUMNS DESCRIPTION The description set up for the terminal ACTIONS REMOVE Remove the selected terminal s from the group 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 ADDING TERMINALS Click Add Terminals in the action bar ADD TERMINALS In the pop up window select the terminals you d like to add to this group and click OK ADD TERMINALS a East Hall Entry Player Outside Promotion South Hall Store 1673 RIALIDIOLDIO Store 2015 Store 2135 Store 3644 Ez Note A terminal can be assigned to multiple groups However a single terminal should only be linked to 1 sign ADDING TAGS Shows any tags on this terminal group All terminals within the group will inherit these tags as
17. Overall height of the layout After adjusting any layout properties click the Save Change button to apply the changes ADDING ZONES Click the Add Zone button in the action bar ADD ZONE This launches the Edit Zone pop up window EDITING ZONES To edit an existing zone click on the zone s name on the Edit Layout screen The Edit Zone pop up window allows adjustment of all zone properties except layer position EDIT ZONE Playlist Dealer Show Opacity Units Pixels union be 5 man E Top px Wir o Height px 17 980 Save Change Name The name of the zone Media The playlist assigned to this zone Click Browse to select a playlist Opacity The percent of opacity for the zone The drop down allows adjustments in 10 increments 100 indicates fully opaque no transparency The lower this percentage the more transparent this zone will be Note Templates Web Flash and TV media items ignore transparency and display 100 opaque Units Pixel based or Percentage based See Percentage Based Layouts on page 36 Left The distance from the left edge of the layout dimensions Top The distance from the top edge of the layout dimensions Width Total height of the zone Height Total height of the zone After adjusting click the Save Change button to apply the changes 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 39 ZONE
18. advancing to the next playlist item Fixed Duration Item will play for your selected duration in seconds minutes hours days weeks or months Press Save when complete DEFAULT MEDIA DURATIONS Below are the default durations for each media type if not overridden Default Duration PC Players Mac Players Videos Length of Video Audio Length of Audio Images 15 sec Flash 30 sec TV 30 sec Template 30 sec N A Weather 15 sec N A Website Eco 30 sec Ticker RSS 5 min 24 hr Ticker Text 5 min 24 hr Note These durations may vary on older releases 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 hd USER NAME 30 MEDIA GROUP PLAYBACK OPTIONS Media groups offer several unique options for scheduling content They work well to address the following common scenarios Scenario 1 Group of Successive Items If you have several media items that need to play together in a specific order a Successive series of images for example a media group allows you to group them together for playback even in a randomized playlist Scenario 2 Categories of Content If your content is broken into several categories media groups can be used to easily manage these groups of content and control their playback For example a playlist can be created using media groups to play an internal promotion spot followed by a vendor spot followed by a infotainment spot To edit a media group s playback options click
19. and click Continue NEW TAG wef EDITING A TAG A Administration nanonation Nanonation USER NAME COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS TEMPLATES Edit Tag change tag name and edit linked media terminais and terminal groups Region East PLAY MEDIA NO PLAY MEDIA 2 a 2 10Sec Audio Clip mp3 ICJ 30sec Auto Sequence mov TERM GROUPS Save Changes PLAY MEDIA List of all media items using this tag to guarantee playback These media items will play only on terminals set below using the tag s listed Click the Add button to add more media items to the list To remove a media item from the list click the 8 icon to its right Note Tags on Media Items can also be edited in the Media tab in Digital Signage NO PLAY MEDIA List of all media items using this tag to limit playback These media items will not play on terminals set below using the tag s listed Click the Add button to add more media items to the list To remove a media item from the list click the 8 icon to its right Note Tags on Media Items can also be edited in the Media tab in Digital Signage TERM GROUPS List of the terminals and terminal groups using this tag Click the Add button to add more terminals To remove an item from the list click the icon to its right Note Tags on terminals can also be edited in the terminal amp terminal group tabs 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll F
20. group Press Save when completed CLICK ACTION This allows you to attach a NanoCommand that will be executed when this media item is clicked or touched in the case of interactive screens Note The Click Action function has been deprecated in releases of Nanopoint Signage starting in Jan 2010 THEMES Note This advanced feature is not enabled for all users Add amp Remove Themes from media items See Themes on page 20 for a full description 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 Ji LAYOUTS Layouts are the arrangement of the sign s Media on screen Create a new layout or select an existing layout to edit its properties i Nanonation MR Digital Signage a nanonation USER NAME THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Layo ut Library Layouts are the design of screen layout Create a layout or select a current layout to edit properties NEW LAYOUT DELETE DUPLICATE NAME SIGNS USING DIMENSIONS 16 9 Three Zone 2 12 16 2012 1920 x 1080 16 9 Full Screen w Ticker 12 15 2012 1920 x 1080 16 9 Vertical Full Screen 12 15 2012 1080 x 1920 Full Screen 12 16 2012 100 x 100 SELECTED ITEMS DELETE DUPLICATE COLUMNS NAME The name of the layout SIGNS USING The number of Signs that are currently using this layout Note The term Signs in CommandPoint refers to a Sign Definition and not a single digital sign A Sign Definition controlled on
21. is the typical setting for menu or calendar templates 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 TEMPLATE PLAYLIST f Dynamic Templates el nanonation Nanonation USER NAME MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Tem plate Playlist Publish templates in the order you want them to play PUBLISH NEW TEMPLATE DELETE MOVE TO NAME MASTER 1 m Ea Dark Quote Dark Quote 2 m tS Photo Details Photo Details ds Full Photo Caption Full Photo Caption 3 4 J Sale Promotion Sale Promotion 5 us Photo Details 2 Photo Details SELECTED ITEMS DELETE MOVE TO COLUMNS THUMBNAIL Optional thumbnail mouseover for a larger view NAME User generated name of template MASTER Name of Master the user template is based on ACTION BUTTONS PUBLISH Clicking the Publish button will publish the entire template group there is no need to check individual templates Template publishes do not require a full sign publish to update DELETE Permanently deletes the selected template s MOVE TO Opens popup window to re order template s in the list Note the button on hover performs the same action for a single template 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 87 TEMPLATE VERSIONS f Dynamic Templates el nanonation Nanonation USER NAME MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Tem plate Versions create versions of your template when thei
22. left of the media table allows uploading of new media items activation of uploaded media and the creation of new media items such as text tickers or web pages NEW MEDIA w 4 Activate Media bai Create Media S Upload Small Files A Upload Large Files UPLOADING SMALL FILES The small file uploader is a direct HT TP upload this is an easy way to upload several small files quickly Click Upload Small Files in the New Media drop down 4 Upload Small Files Select the file you wish to upload by clicking on the Browse button Click Add Another File if you wish to upload multiple files at once Click the Upload Now button to upload your media Be sure to activate your new media after uploading it Note Maximum file size for small file upload is 30MB Nanonation f Digital Signage USER NAME nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Upload Web Tool maximum file size for this upload is 30 megabytes If you need to upload larger files use the Java based upload utility or contact customer support for other options Do not leave the page until the upload is complete This media will not be available to add to playlists until you activate it Upload Now Add Another File Note Do not navigate away from the page during the upload When the all files have successfully been uploaded a notification will appear above the upload fields noting the success of each file upl
23. long as they remain in the group To remove a tag from the group click the 8 to the right of the tag name To add a new tag to the group click the Add button in the bottom right of the section Select the tags to add and click OK ADD TAG eso TE NAME PLAY MEDIA NO PLAY MEDIA TERMINAL eo Product X 3 0 Region Central 2 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 Region West 2 3 Le Tl E MEM fe Texas Prox J camel see Tags on page 64 for a full description 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 63 TAGS Tags are an advanced scheduling option that allow users to add all media into a single playlist and cause individual pieces of media to be skipped or played on specific terminals SCENARIO 1 ADDING MEDIA WITH A PLAY TAC If you have bilingual locations in your network tag their terminals as bilingual Then add that same tag as a Play Tag to translated versions of your signage spots Now those translated spots will only be played by terminals with the matching bilingual tag and will be skipped by all terminals that do not have the matching bilingual tag SCENARIO 2 RESTRICTING MEDIA WITH A NO PLAY TAG If you have franchises that do not participate in all monthly promotions tag their terminals as Independent Then add that same tag as a No Play Tag to any monthly promotions those franchises have opted out of Now those monthly promotions w
24. on its name in the playlist To edit multiple media group items simultaneously check them and click Edit in the actions bar Nanonation USER NAME A Digital Signage a nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Edit Playl ist Add more media by selecting Add Media Place media in the order you want them to playback Edit properties of a media item by selecting it in your playlist NAR July 2012 GS Randomize Playback ADD MEDIA REMOVE MOVE TO PREVIEW DUPLICATE EDIT O BE NAME SIZE 1 Es Seasonal Summer 117 8 MB 2 Es Commericals 125 2 MB There are several Play Options for media groups Each option can play in order or be randomized if the order is unimportant EDIT MEDIA GROUP Play Option Play Some Group Items v Number of Items 2 M Play group items in random order CLICK ACTION Inactive THEME none Save Cancel Play All Group Items Once All items in the group will be played for their default duration See Default Media Durations on page 30 Play Some Group Items Plays the media group items possibably looping until the number specified has been played When the media group is played again it will continue playing where it left off Loop Multiple Times Plays all of items in the media group for the number of times specified Fixed Duration Plays one media item from the group for the duration defined Each time the media group is played it will play the next item in the
25. show up in the Digital Signage tools This is an information field only and allows you to describe the terminal as Activated Deployed Suspended or Deactivated 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 58 OTHER OTHER pares Sd Ping Interval Ping Notification seconds Number of intervals before notificaion is sent Hardware String 18 03 73 4C FO FF KMS Hardware String 18 03 73 4C FO FF Logging Level URL Logging mem soe O E3 IP Address Ping Interval Ping Notification Hardware String KMS Hardware String Logging Level Agent WEATHER This is an information field only If IP addresses are static your support personnel may wish to put the static IP in this field for reference purposes This is how frequently CommandPoint expects a terminal to ping check in in seconds This field should be set to match the check in frequency of the player This field s value does not actually modify the players check in frequency This is how many ping intervals can be missed before CommandPoint will generate a alert and change the status of a player to Unknown Example The Ping Interval is 300 seconds 5 minutes and the Ping Notification is 12 If the player has not checked into CommandPoint for one hour then an alert will be generated This is the MAC Address of the player linked to this terminal ID This is automatically populated the first time the player
26. so that no content is displayed on the attached display s Most displays will respond by also entering a sleep mode Even when asleep players can continue to be monitored and can receive content updates EDIT HOURS OF OPERATION To modify the hours of operation click the Edit button on the right Nanonation a Digital Signage a no nonation USER NAME Ll MEDIA THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Edit Hours of Operation of Sign My New Sign Change the default hours of opreation for a sign HOURS OF OPERATION sian 08 00 AM stop stat 08 oo AM step 05 oo dm sian 08 Joo MAM stop sian 08 lt 00 lt AM stop 05 oo den stan stop 05 ifoo JPM star stop sun OF Al Day OFF Save Changes Cancel MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT There are three options for setting hours of operation On All Day The sign will be awake continuously from midnight to midnight on the selected day Off All Day The sign will be asleep continuously from midnight to midnight on the selected day Schedule Hours The sign will be awake only between the Start and Stop hours that you define Note Hours can not be set to span days each day can only be scheduled between 12 00am and 11 59pm 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 42 CUSTOM HOURS This section shows any custom hours of operation for the players linked to this sign Custom hours override standard hours of
27. the Signs tab can have any number of digital signage players linked to it MODIFIED The last time any edits were made to the layout such as changing a playlist or re sizing a zone Tip Hover over this date with the cursor to see the full date and timestamp ZONES The total number of zones in the layout DIMENSIONS The overall resolution of the layout ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently removes the selected layout s from the Layout Library The playlist or media assigned to the layout will not be affected The layout s will be removed from their sign as well DUPLICATE Creates a copy of the selected layout s and appends 1 to the name of the duplicate layout 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 CREATING A NEW LAYOUT Click New Layout in the action bar NEW LAYOUT The New Layout screen will show thumbnails of common screen layouts These layouts are sorted by orientation and number of zones Click on the layout that most closely fits your needs and you will be taken directly to the edit layout screen The layout size and individual zone size can all be modified for any layout To start with a blank layout with no size or zones defined click the Custom layout from the list The list of layouts can be filtered using the two drop down options in the top right corner of the list que CI ae Nanonation f Digital Signage v kd nanonation USER NAME MEDIA THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PL
28. to delete the zone from the layout ASSIGNING MEDIA TO A ZONE Click the media name or none is there is no media set In the pop up window click the radio button next to the desired playlist and click Select If you only need a single media item to play in a zone a logo weather feed or RSS ticker you can click the media tab and add a single item from your media library directly to the zone SELECT PLAYLIST OR MEDIA ITEM PLAYLISTS SIZE RANDOM August 2012 Yes Commercials No Dealer Show 97 4 KB No C Hi Def Media 158 6 MB Yes Holiday 5 9 MB No Interest Free Promotions 100 5 KB No July 2012 9 9 MB No 5 4 2 4 4 2 6 6 Lift Media 131 1 MB Yes May 2012 1 16 2 MB No Note Images assigned to a zone will have a default duration of 24 hours All other Media items will use their default duration See Default Media Durations on page 30 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800 430 4670 34 ADVANCED LAYOUT SETTINGS EDITING LAYOUT PROPERTIES To edit a layout s properties click on the Edit button in the overview panel EDIT LAYOUT Name 16 9 Three Zone Units Pixels man ox E vagi on 15 Save Change Name The name of the layout This is how it will appear in the library and any selection lists Units Pixel based or Percentage based See Percentage Based Layouts on page 36 Width Overall width of the layout Height
29. to manage weather attributes including setting the zip Company Manager code for players or Terminal Manager 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 T DYNAMIC TEMPLATES Dynamic Templates are a special media item type that allows users to add text amp images to a professionally designed layout without using design tools Templates are ideal for menus calendars or simply messaging where brand consistency is critical Dynamic templates can also be configured to allow individual users insert unique versions of a template into a corporate playlist making templates ideal for inserting store level micro content The first three tabs are administrator use only while the last two are for users who will be filling out the templates ADMIN SECTIONS MEDIA A media library to be used in the template separate from Digital signage MASTER Create the master template and define all editable fields ASSIGNMENT Assign the master templates to users USER SECTIONS TEMPLATES Where a user will fill out the templates assigned to them amp publish STATUS A user can review the status of all templates published 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 78 MEDIA Administrators upload a set of media separate from digital signage meant to be used inside a template If no media like backgrounds photos logos are necessary in your template this section is not necessary Nanonatio
30. 14 36 25 4 To publish a sign from the Publish Details page click the big Publish action button E La PUBLISH On the Publish screen you see the listing of the sign s that will be published Nanonation Digital Signage nanonation WA MEDIA THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Publish enter the publish date below and then click the Publish button The current sign properties will become active on that date for all players assigned to display this sign Puish Date 12 15 2012 E COLUMNS NAME Name ofthe sign s selected to publish PLAYERS The number of players linked in the sign that the publish will be sent to Click the Publish button at the bottom of the page to send the new sign to the linked players The sign will be active as soon as its downloaded Use the Publish Date to schedule the new sign to be active at a specified date and time Note The new sign will begin dowloading after you click publish but will not display until specified date and time Date and time are respective of terminal s actual time zone 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 PUBLISH DETAILS To monitor and see the details of the publish to the linked players click on the name of the sign in the Publish Library Nanonation A Digital Signage nanonation TENE THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Publish Details selow are ali the players that will receive t
31. 4th of July Once 74 MB EJ Advantages mov Once 4 MB Seasonal Summer Loop x 2 117 8 MB 5 O EE siesjpg Once 1 9 MB Press Save Changes when completed RANDOMIZED PLAYBACK If playback order is unimportant check the randomize playback box to the right of the playlist name Our randomization prevents the same item playing twice in Succession or some items playing significantly more often than others 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 29 ADVANCED PLAYLIST SETTINGS MEDIA PLAY OPTIONS Click on a media item s name or check several items and then click edit in the table actions bar Nanonation ft Digital Signage nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH lt lt Edit Playlist Add more media by selecting Add Media Place media in the order you want them to playback Edit properties of a media item by selecting it in your playlist ae Meee July 2012 BD Randomize Playback ADD MEDIA REMOVE MOVETO PREVIEW DUPLICATE EDIT O E NAME 1 4 EE Hotcay Engishjpg 2 El E Advantages mov There are several play options you can select on this screen EDIT SELECTED MEDIA ITEMS Play Option Dumton o seconds CLICK ACTION Inactive O THEME none it ES cx Play Item Once This option is selected for all new media An item will play once for it s default duration See chart below Loop Multiple times Item will repeat for the selected number of times before
32. 50 MANAGE COMPANY Manage company gives you access to high level administration features such as Company Location amp Terminal management as well as a features that advanced digital signage users will need such as Tags amp Terminal Groups Click the Manage Company link from the home page or quick link bar 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 51 COMPANY Company allows administrators to disable amp activate companies and select whether or not media approval will be used in Digital Signage and create descriptive states that can be used to label all terminals within the company Fy Nanonation f Administration el nanonation USER NAME COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS View Com pany View properties of this company NAME Nanonation Status Active Media Approval No STATES 4 SELECTED Delete NAME DEFAULT TERMINALS Activated Deactivated Deployed Suspended Note There are no shared attributes between companies All media terminals amp sign schedules are unique to individual companies COLUMNS NAME Name of the state seen in Terminal Management and Monitor Terminals DEFAULT Yes indicates the default state for new terminals TERMINALS The number of terminals that have that state ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently delete the state Note A state cannot be deleted is it associated with any terminals 2013 Nanonati
33. ATE FIELD Type Tet Label Headline i Variable headline Required orz Label This is the name of the field that will be present to a Digital Signage user filling out the template Field Name This is the unique ID that the flash was built to look for The Field name must match exactly the variable defined in the template flash file Required Check this box if this item must be filled out in order to save SELECT FIELD PROPERTIES Add two or more items that will appear in the drop down selector by clicking Add in the lower right EDIT TEMPLATE FIELD Type Select v j Label Theme Variable theme SELECT OPTIONS ente an i o tem 1 Variable Item 2 Label rang Q Item 2 Variable theme OO O item 3 Label G tem 3 Variable orz Item Name The name ofthe item in the drop down selector Item Value This is the value that gets passed with the Unique ID defined in Field name 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 68 USING A TEMPLATE IN SIGNAGE Once you have setup the template under Company Management you can fill out copies of that template in the Digital Signage media Library by clicking New Media in the action bar drop down iti Create Media Type a name for your template then choose the Type Flash Template An additional field will appear allowing you to select which template you wis
34. AYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH New Layout Below are predefined layouts available Select one of these and assign playlists Alternatively select Custom Layout to build a layout from scratch FILTER ZONE LAYOUTS eects Landscape Horizontal SINTA Any Note When selecting a layout keep in mind the resolution of the display s you will be using and the media you will have in each playlist Nanonation recommends that you always set your layout resolution to the native resolution of the display 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 EDITING A LAYOUT Press the Edit button to edit the name of the layout and it s overall dimensions Click the zone name to edit it s size position and media Nanonation USER NAME ft Digital Signage X el nanonation MEDIA THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Edit Layout ciick Add Zone or Edit to change the selected layout Use the zone list to edit zones and playlist assignments ADD ZONE NAME PLAYLIST MEDIA ITEM ES Full Screen none Save Changes COLUMNS ZONE THUMB Thumbnail of the zone matches the larger overview panel NAME The name of the zone MEDIA Name of the media assigned to the zone DIMENSIONS The Size of the zone width x height OPACITY The opacity of the zone in percent 100 indicates fully opaque no transparency Note Templates Web amp TV igone opacity and will display 100 opaque DELETE Click this
35. CommandPoint User Manual Updated 2013 01 16 2 nanonation 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 Requirements 4 Supported browsers 4 Required Components 4 Getting Started 5 Logging In to CommandPoint 5 CommandPoint Home 6 Company Select 6 Global Features 7 Digital Signage 8 Media eke Be ee ee ee we 9 Supported File Types 10 Uploading Creating Media 11 Uploading Small Files 11 Uploading Large Files 12 Activate media 13 Edit Uploaded Media To Createnewmedia 14 Editing Created Media 14 Advanced Edit Media ltems 15 Advanced Media Settings 16 Availability 16 Play amp No Play Tags 18 Themes 19 Themes 20 Creating A New Theme 21 Editing A Theme 21 Using Themes 22 Media Groups 23 Creating A New Media Group 23 Editing A Media Group 24 Rename A Media Group 24 Adding Media 25 Re Ordering Media 29 2013 Nanonation Inc
36. DIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Media Library Media files are assigned to Media groups and Playlists Upload the media file activate it to be displayed in the media library When no longer needed delete the media NEW MEDIA v DELETE DATES TAG PREVIEW First 50 results PRO SEARCH NAME MODIFIED SIZE STATUS ADVANCED EN 10Sec Audio Clip mp3 12 16 2012 Pending FCA 305ec Auto Sequence mov 12 16 2012 Available EJ advantages mov 12 16 2012 Available Airplane Pillows swf 12 16 2012 Available EM Amazing Caves 1080 wmv 12 15 2012 Available This will show a popup window listing all Tags that have been created Check the box next to any tag you want to assign to this item as a Play Tag and click OK The search box allows you to search for a tag by name When searching any selections you have already made are cleared so be sure to search before selecting tags ADD TAG NAME PLAY MEDIA NO PLAY MEDIA TERMINAL a Product X Region Central Region East Region West fi ieee IM E ER Texas The columns next to each tag s name show how many other media items are currently using the tag as Play or No Play Tags and how many terminals are assigned this tag Note This function will only assign tags as Play Tags for the selected media items The tags will be in addition to any already assigned tags To add a No Play Tag or to remove a tag edit the media item individually THEMES Note This advanced feature is not en
37. Demo Company 0 KB Active Design Active Enderson Enterprises Inc Active Innovation Test Company Active Nanonation Active Nespron Enterprises Active QA Standard DS No Test Company 01 Active 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 GLOBAL FEATURES Company Hame USER KARE IHC TIVE TAB IHC TIVE TAE RACTIVE TAS F G H NEW ITEM ACTION SC TOM ACHO ACTION C J G AC TIOK ACTION ACTION AC TIGR A The CommandPoint home button is located in the upper left hand corner of all screens This button returns to the CommandPoint home page B The section drop down allows for quick switching between the tools of CommandPoint that a user has access to C The user drop down displays the current selected company and user name that is logged in In this drop down a user can quickly switch companies or log out D The main navigation bar is the top row of tabs for each section Each tab has a Library home page that lists all existing items The light gray tab is the active tab being viewed E When in the edit section of a tab you always have the option to cancel and go back to the library The cancel can also be found at the bottom of the page next to the Save Changes button F The first item in the action bar is the New Item action If there are multiple Add actions available they will be listed in a drop down G Action Buttons On the top and bottom of each list you s
38. HEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Media Library Media files are assigned to Media groups and Playlists Upload the media file activate it to be displayed in the media library When no longer needed delete the media NEW MEDIA v DELETE DATES TAG PREVIEW First 50 results PLP SEARCH NAME MODIFIED SIZE STATUS ADVANCED 10Sec Audio Clip mp3 12 16 2012 Pending 30Sec Auto Sequence mov 12 16 2012 Available Advantages mov 12 16 2012 Available Airplane Pillows swf 12 16 2012 Available Amazing Caves 1080 wmv 12 15 2012 Available Auto Pillows wmv 12 16 2012 Available Available Options mov 12 16 2012 Expired COLUMNS MEDIA TYPE HE Media item type icon see the next page for supported file types NAME The name of the media item MODIFIED Modified date indicates the last time the media item was edited Tip Mouseover the date to see the timestamp SIZE The file size of the media item STATUS Current playback state of the media item based on advanced availability settings Pending The availability start date set has not yet occurred Available Availability is set to Always Available or Item is within the set date ranges Expired The availability end date has already occurred ADVANCED The Advanced column shows if there is a theme applied and if any tags applied The green tag indicates Play Tags and the red tag indicates No Play Tags The number on the icon represents how many of each tag type is applied to the media item
39. ION BUTTONS STATE Set the Deployment State 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 5 EDITING A TERMINAL Click the terminal name to edit its properties REQUIRED DEFAULT Location Corporate Edit Description DNS Name Nanonation internal Sign02 Deployment State Location Description DNS Name Status Deployment State The location that this terminal is linked to Each terminal must be linked to a location To change the location click the Edit button to the right Name will appear on all lists in CommandPoint Tip Put the Terminal ID DNS Name at the end of the terminal description This makes troubleshooting easier for support personnel Also called the Terminal ID this is the unique identifier for the terminal No two terminals can have the same Terminal ID There can be no spaces in the Terminal ID The DNS Name must match the Terminal ID entered on the player CPU Tip Nanonation s best practice for the terminal ID schema is UniqueStoreNumber or Name City State Company For locations with more than one sign then the recommendation is to proceed the Terminal ID with Sign01 Sign02 SignOs etc Note Only Nanonation can create new terminals and will create the initial Terminal ID based on an agreed schema If you choose to change the Terminal ID you must also change it on the player system as well Active or Inactive nactive terminals do not
40. Isles Jpg Commericals Beach jpg 853 9 KB 4MB 117 8 MB 1 9 MB 125 2 MB 3 1 MB Order of media in the playlist Media item type icon The name of the media item The playback setting of the media item See Advanced Playlist Settings on page 30 The file size of the media item The advanced column shows if there is a theme or click action applied ACTION BUTTONS REMOVE MOVE TO PREVIEW DUPLICATE EDIT Removes the selected item s from the playlist Move one or more items to a new position in the table Opens full resolution media in a new window Note Only 1 5 media items can be previewed at one time Not all media types can be previewed Creates a copy of the media item s and adds them to the bottom of the table Edit the theme associated with one or more media items See Using Themes on page 22 RENAMING A PLAYLIST Just above the table is the name field Edit the name and click Save Changes at the bottom of the page O 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 28 ADDING MEDIA Click Add Media in the action bar ADD MEDIA In the pop up window select the media items by checking the check box Once all media you wish to add is checked click the Add to Playlist button ADD MEDIA TO PLAYLIST 1 mp3 12 11 2012 3 8 MB 10201 client win32 zip 11 06 2009 475 1 MB 1280x720 Empower Overview mov 12 07 2012 12 MB 35165506 mov 12 07 2012
41. MNS TEMPLATE GROUP Name of Template group TEMPLATES Number of templates in the group LAST UPDATE Most recent Date amp Time any template in the group was added or modified LAST PUBLISH Most recent Publish of the template group 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 STATUS DETAILS Click any Template Group name to view additional detailed status of the publish Nanonation USER NAME ft Dynamic Templates nanonation MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Status Details Review the details of this publish NAME Central Managers Last Update 12 18 2012 14 11 32 Last Publish 12 20 2012 18 22 28 Last Publisher User Name PUBLISH STATUS Store 1368 Current Store 3462 Current Store 2465 Current LAST PUBLISHER Username of the person who triggered the last publish PUBLISH STATUS Each terminal s status will be listed as Created Template data has been created and terminal s have been notified Received Terminal s have checked in and are downloading the template data Processing Terminal s have downloaded and are processing the template data Note It is unlikely to see this status the processing happens quickly Complete Updated template s are currently playing Failed There was an error in the process re publish your template s 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 2013 Nanonation Inc APPENDIX www nanonation net Toll Fre
42. Media Durations on page 30 Match Main may loop or crop in the case of video or audio files the additional media may repeat or be cut short Loop Multiple Times not to exceed main Select a number of times you would like the additional media to repeat Fixed Duration not to exceed main Select this option if you d like the additional media to play a shorter amount of time than the main themed media Note Setting the media that a theme occurs on happens inside Edit Media and Edit Playlist Media Group Item sections 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 21 USING THEMES Inside either a playlist or media group click the media item you wish to apply themed media to You can apply the same theme to several items at once by checking their boxes and clicking edit in the action bar In the theme sub section browse and select the theme created in the last steps EDIT SELECTED MEDIA GROUP ITEMS mein EO Playlist amp Media group items with themes applied are indicated with the icon of zones with a Star JAP Rc del RIDERS STORIES ADD MEDIA REMOVE MOVETO PREVIEW EDIT O BE NAME SIZE ADVANCED 1 EM 1112 RiderStories_Patti wmv 81 4 MB EJE 2 O FES 1111_RiderStory_BradREV wmv 84 2 MB EJN 3 O E 1109 Alaska Rider Stories Billy REV2 wmv 49 9 MB Eau a
43. NEW FIELD Templates support the following type of fields EHH Date HE Media fm Fixed Media LE Select Text Text Area Time ES Group User is presented a calendar picker The date is passed as mm dd yyyy Can be configured to browse folder s from the media tab and or allow user uploads This Media is automatically downloaded to the template and not displayed to users Use it to add support media like sub templates swf s fonts backgrounds etc User is presented a drop down selector with items you pre define User is presented a single line text field with no character limit User is presented a multi line text box with no character limit User is presented time selection fields The time is passed in Military time Allows Administrators to cluster fields so that they can be added and reordered together Note The New Field button inside of a group performs the same action 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 62 DEFINING FIELD PROPERTIES EDIT FIELD Type Varane Optional Thumbnail Browse Default Repeatable Prox cae Label This is the name of the field that will be present to a Digital Signage user filling out the template Variable This is the unique ID that the flash was built to look for The variable must match exactly the variable defined in the template flash file Optional Thumbnail Browse your local computer for a thumbnail image wi
44. Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 RO CREATE NEW MEDIA Create new media items that display a web site text ticker TV etc Click the Create Media button in the New Media drop down HE Create Media In the pop up window set the name and select the media type CREATE NEW MEDIA Name My New R55 Ticker Type RSS Feed Pox J coca After selecting the media item type and name click OK to create the item Review the section below for settings on each type EDITING CREATED MEDIA The following details the most common media item types After completing these settings always click the Save Changes button to complete setup of the media item See Advanced Media Settings on page 16 RSS FEED Creates a scrolling RSS Ticker media item Any standard RSS 2 0 formatted feed is supported URL The full URL path to the RSS source Refresh Every The frequency that the player will contact the RSS source and download a new XML file of the RSS feed This file is cached locally on the player even if internet connection is lost TEXT Creates a scrolling Text Ticker media item Any text can be entered and scrolled on the screen Text Enter the text you wish to scroll Note On the PC the Text Ticker widget displays text in white The ticker can be layered on top of other content or left in its own zone with a black background Tip Leave five to ten spaces at the beginning o
45. ORDER Nanopoint Digital Signage supports layering of zones in a layout This allows for media items that support transparency PNG and MOV to have transparent background or areas within the media Additionally the opacity setting of a zone can allow a zone to be partially transparent to show media layered underneath the zone The order that zones are displayed on the Edit Layout screen indicated their layered position The zones at the top of the list are layered above zones at the bottom of the list Mouse over a zone and use the arrow buttons on the hover box to move your zone up forward or down behind one spot Click the Top or Bottom arrow buttons to move a zone all the way to the top or bottom of your layout PLAYLIST MEDIA ITEM DIMENSIONS Interest Free Promotions 480 x 980 ticker 4 3 Content Dealer Show 1440 x 980 Save Changes Note PC players only support transparency in PNGs there is no support for alpha layers in videos Mac players support both transparency in PNGs and alpha layers in video formats such as MOVs with the Animation codec PERCENTAGE BASED LAYOUTS Layouts support percentage base dimensions as well This is a great option if the native resolution of your player is unknown or the layout will be assigned to several players with different resolutions Note Your layout and zones should be all pixel or all percentage based Mixing the two unit types will produce unpredictable results Set the layo
46. PLICATE August 2012 Commercials Dealer Show Hi Def Media COLUMNS NAME The name of the playlist ITEMS The number of media items in the playlist SIZE The total file size of all of the media item s in the playlist RANDOM Indicates if Randomize Playlist is enabled ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Removes the selected playlist s from the Playlist Library and any layout s The media contained within the playlist will not be affected DUPLICATE Creates a copy of the selected playlist s and appends 1 to the name CREATING A NEW PLAYLIST Click New Playlist in the action bar NEW PLATLIST In the pop up window enter the desired name and click Add Playlist ADD PLAYLIST Add Playlist 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 hd USER NAME 21 EDITING A PLAYLIST To edit a playlist click on the name of the playlist from the Playlist Library tab f Digital Signage Nanonation a nanonation penha THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Ed it Playl ist Add more media by selecting Add Media Place media in the order you want them to playback Edit properties of a media RARAS july 2012 ADD MEDIA item by selecting it in your playlist OB Randomize Playback REMOVE MOVE TO PREVIEW DUPLICATE EDIT COLUMNS NUMBER MEDIA TYPE HE NAME PLAYBACK SIZE ADVANCED Holiday_English jpg Advantages mov Seasonal Summer
47. RIGHT EXPERIENCE LEARN MORE ABOUT PINPOINT To begin using CommandPoint proceed to Nanonation s home page http Avww nanonation net Click Login on the right side of the navigation bar to proceed to the login page CommandPoint Username Password Remember my password Do not save password if this is a computer accessed by other users Enter your username and password then click Login Note Remember my password should not be used on a public access computer Tip To login directly go to https tools nanonation net 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 COMMANDPOINT HOME Once logged in you will be on the CommandPoint home page Here you are presented with links to the sections of CommandPoint that you given access to No Company Selected USER NAME ft CommandPointHome vw a nanonation Manage Company ADMINISTRATION Manage Terminals Digital Signage Dynamic Templates CUSTOM LINKS CommandPoint User Guide Users guide for the CommandPoint management tools in PDF format COMPANY SELECT Before accessing a section of CommandPoint you will be directed to the company selection page Once a company is clicked the previously selected section will load No Company Selected A Seine Caem nanonation YO Compan iOS Below are all the companies available Show Active GEO seach NAME FOLDER SIZE STATUS Acme Corp 0 KB Active
48. abled for all users see Themes on page 20 for more information 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 19 Note Themes is an advanced feature that is not enabled for all users THEMES Themes are a way to add new media to play in a zone when a specific themed piece of media plays in a playlist For example adding a watermarked logo to a sponsored ad or playing a song with an image Nanonation v USER NAME f Digital Signage el nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Theme Library Themes are associations that link media items across different zones Select a theme to edit its layout zones and media assignments NEW THEME DELETE DUPLICATE NAME LAYOUT OA Test BOOT CAMP RED TEST _ SDM Live SDM A 1280x720 SELECTED ITEMS DELETE DUPLICATE COLUMNS NAME The name of the theme LAYOUT The Layout selected for the theme ADTL MEDIA The number of additional media being used in the theme IN USE The number of media items using the theme ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Removes the selected theme s from the Theme Library This action will also automatically remove the themes from media item s 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 20 CREATING A NEW THEME Click New Theme button in the action bar NEW THEME Name the theme and select a layout with multiple zones Edit Theme Note The desired
49. ags section shows any data tags that are currently assigned to this terminal Click the Add button to assign additional data tags Click the 8 icon next to any current tag to remove See Tags on page 64 for a full description TERMINAL GROUPS 1 Si The Groups section shows any Terminal Groups to which this terminal belongs Editing these groups must be done from the terminal groups tab 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 60 TERMINAL GROUPS Terminal groups are an optional feature that allow users to group terminals allowing batch assignment of sign schedules Nanonation USER NAME ft Administration el nanonation COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS TEMPLATES Terminal Groups Click a terminal group to modify its name or assigned terminals Use the check boxes to select terminal groups for deletion or duplication NEW TERMINAL GROUP DUPLICATE DELETE First SO results PO SEARCH NAME TERMINALS East Signs 4 West Signs 4 SELECTED DUPLICATE DELETE COLUMNS NAME Name of the group TERMINALS Number of terminals in this group ACTIONS DUPLICATE Duplicates the player group adding _1 to the group name DELETE Permanently deletes the terminal group this does not effect the terminals within the group ADDING A TERMINAL GROUP Click New Terminal Group in the action bar NEW TERMINAL GROUP Enter a name and click Continue
50. ation navigate to the main folder at that location 3 Modify the last line to be TunerPlug in WinT VAVR950Q_analog dll 4 Using CommandPoint create a Television media item with the standard channel number for that station 5 Place the TV media item in the desired playlist and then publish to your sign s 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800 430 4670 93 PLAYING DIGITAL OVER THE AIR TV Download and install the FFDShow Codec http sourceforge net projects ffdshow files ffdshow alpha f dshow 20041012 ffdshow 20041012 exe download Connect your tuner to a compatible digital antenna Right click the file C Program Files DS20 Signage NanoTv ini and choose Edit Modify the last line to be TunerPlug in WinT VHVR950Q_digital dll This is the default value Using CommandPoint create a Television media item using the channel scheme defined below 5 digit number containing Digits 1 amp 2 physical channel Digits 3 amp 4 logical channel Digit 5 sub channel To obtain the physical channel launch the WinTV application Go to configuration gear in the lower left corner Click the All Channels tab Right click on the desired channel select Details Note the Physical Channel and the last 3 digits of the preset pro e Add it Ci M Service ID Video PID AUTO Video Type Audio ID AUTO Audio Type Lo J cama EXAMPLE ATSC Channel 15 1 KXVO has a preset of 1151 and a physical c
51. ations and Companies may show more than one terminal ACTION BUTTONS REMOVE Removes the linked item from the list This does not affect any terminals 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 40 ADDING LINKED PLAYERS Click Add Player to link player s to the sign ADD PLATER The Add Player Link pop up window lists all terminals groups locations and companies Terminals already linked to the sign will not be in the list Check the terminal s group s location s or company to link to this sign and click Add Player Link To filter to a specific type click the first drop down and select a filter option and click Search ADD PLAYER LINK NAME TYPE Corporate Location East Hall Terminal Entry Player Terminal Gas Stations Location Nanonation Company Outside Promotion Terminal South Hall Terminal Store 1007 Terminal Store 1285 Terminal Add Player Link 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 ADVANCED SIGN SETTINGS HOURS OF OPERATION The standard hours of operation for the players linked to this sign By default all days are set to On All Day HOURS Always On tt MON On All day Edir TUE On All day WED On All day THU On All day FRI On All day SAT On All day SUN On All day Hours of operation define when a player display wakes up or sleeps When a player is asleep the video output is disabled
52. checks into CommandPoint This value should only be changed if the hardware associated with the Terminal ID is swapped or changed causing anew MAC Address This is the MAC Address of the player linked to this terminal ID for the KMS Agent This is automatically populated the first time the player checks into CommandPoint This value should only be changed if the hardware associated with the Terminal ID is swapped or changed causing a new MAC Address This field is primarily modified only for interactive terminals For all digital signs leave the value to URL Logging This filed identifies if the KMS Agent is assigned to this terminal s system name This value is automatically populated with the first check in from the player If hardware is replaced causing a change to the systems MAC Address contact Nanonation support to reassign the KMS Agent You will need to provide the players Computer Name to support Note KMS Agent functions including remote desktop control are only available if the KMS Agent user role has been assigned WEATHER Postal Code 68508 Country United States Provider NOAA a v Postal Code The zip code that will be used to display local weather information on the player Country Currently only USA is supported for live weather Provider Currently only NOAA is supported as a data source provider 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 59 TAGS The T
53. d ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently removes the selected event s from the sign DUPLICATE Creates a copy of the selected event s and appends _1 to the name 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 44 ADDING EVENTS In the Add drop down click on one of the new event types Nanonation F USER NAME A Digital Signage nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Event Overview Below are scheduled events for the selected sign Click on an event below to edit it or create a new playlist or layout event ADD w DELETE DUPLICATE E New Layout Switch Event EF New Playlist Switch Event Pending SELECTED ITEMS DELETE DUPLICATE Weekends 2 Layout Switch Available EDITING EVENTS EVENT Name Weekends Priority 2 Higher s replace Lower Name The name of the event Priority The priority of the event Higher numbers override events with lower numbers LAYOUT SWITCH BEHAVIOR Plays a new layout during the scheduled time BEHAVIOR larout 16 9 Thee Zone Playback Fixed Duration w Repeat Repeat Every Layout Select the layout you want to switch to during this event Playback The duration of event playback Entire Time Slot The layout will be shown for the entire time slot defined in the schedule section Fixed Duration The layout will be shown for the duration you define beginning at the start of the time sl
54. d Playlists Upload the media file activate it to be displayed in the media library When no longer needed delete the media NEW MEDIA v DELETE DATES TAG PREVIEW NAME MODIFIED STATUS 105ec Audio Clip mp3 12 16 2012 Pending J0Sec Auto Sequence mov 12 16 2012 Available Advantages mov 12 16 2012 Available Airplane Pillows swf 12 16 2012 Available Amazing Caves 1080 wmv 12 15 2012 Available This will show the Edit Media screen with all of your selected items listed Nanonation Digital Signage a NA nonation USER NAME ad THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS SIGNS PUBLISH lt lt Edit Med la Set start amp end dates Eq 30Sec Auto Sequence mov ES Advantages mov Airplane Pillows swf ES Amazing Caves 1080 wmy stat 12 16 2012 E 12 00 dan end 1211672012 22 oo dan Save Changes AVAILABILITY OPTIONS Always No restriction on playback based on dates Set Start Date Allows setting of a start date and time for the media to be valid to playback The media item will not display on any sign before this date and time Set End Date Allows setting of both start and expiration dates and times The media item will only playback on signs Both during this time frame A date may be entered in the MM DD YYYY format or by clicking the icon and selecting the date on the calendar A time must also be entered for any Start or End dates Note This will override any existing availability settings for t
55. d the end of the time slot Fixed Duration The playlist will be shown for the duration you define beginning at the start of the w Repeat time slot you define in the schedule section and repeat at the interval you define not to exceed the end of the time slot Duration Defines how long the selected playlist will be shown for Repeat Every Defines the interval between showing the selected playlist 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 46 SCHEDULE SCHEDULE suton 12 17 2012 JE End 12 17 2015 Start Time End Time Event Availability Start Date End Date Days Of The Week Time of Day Start Time End Time Defines the date range when this event will happen Always Has no date range restriction Scheduled Occurs only between the start and end date range The event will only occur after this date The event will only occur before this date Note Start and End Date are only shown if Scheduled is selected for Event Availability Check the days of the week this event will take place on during the Event Availability Note At least one day must be selected or the event will never play Set the time of the day this event will happen All Day Event will be all day long during the days selected above Scheduled Occurs only between the start and end times set below Sets the start time for the event Sets the end time for the event Note Start and End T
56. e Support 800943094670 Da TV TUNING PC In order to display television on your digital sign you will need to have a certified tuner The current version of digital signage supports Analog cable Digital Over The Air ATSC Composite input and S Video A future release of digital signage will include additional support for Digital Cable Clear QAM Note Television content is always displayed on top This means that you cannot layer any content over the TV media item nor does it support transparency CERTIFIED TUNERS Currently the only supported TV tuner is the Hauppauge WinTV HVR 950Q USB Stick INS FALLING THE TV TUNER Connect the Hauppauge WinTV HVR to your computer via an available USB port 2 Insert the CD that came with the Hauppauge WinT V HVR 3 Follow the on screen instructions for installation of the appropriate drivers 4 Restart your computer if prompted to do so 5 Install the WinTV application note if you had to restart in 4 re launch the setup wizard from the included CD 6 Follow the on screen instructions for installation of the WinTV application 7 Launch the WinTV application 8 Follow the prompts to complete Tuner Setup PLAYING ANALOG CABLE TV 1 Connect your tuner to an analog cable source 2 Right click the file C Program Files DS20 Signage Nanolv ini and choose Edit Note This indicates the default installation directory for Nanopoint digital signage If the application is installed in another loc
57. e continuously from the start date and time until the end date and time including across multiple days 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 43 EVENTS Events override the media scheduled for a sign during a specific or recurring occasion s This allows you to day part your sign and schedule specific events EVENTS 2 EO Jan Weekday Afternoons Playlist Switch ES Weekends Layout Switch EDITING EVENTS To create new or edit existing events click the Edit button on the right On the Event Overview screen you can see details of existing events Nanonation USER NAME A Digital Signage nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Event Overview Below are scheduled events for the selected sign Click on an event below to edit it or create a new playlist or layout event ADD DELETE DUPLICATE NAME STATUS _ Jan Weekday Afternoons Pending _ Weekends Available SELECTED ITEMS DELETE DUPLICATE COLUMNS NAME The event name PRIORITY The event priority Higher priority items higher numbers override lower priority items BEHAVIOR Event type Playlist Switch Events change the media in one zone of a layout Layout Switch Events changes the layout of the entire sign STATUS Event Status Pending The event start date has not yet occurred Available Item is always available or is within its available date ranges Expired The event end date has already passe
58. ee actions that are applied to one or multiple items in the list Check the box es to the left of each item in the list and click an action button H Number of results displayed in the list Choose from 50 100 200 or all This reduces load times on very long lists Note Search amp sorting by columns still searches all items whether they are visible in the list or not Search to filter the list Type in the exact word or just the first letter to pull up all items starting with that letter To clear the search results delete the search text and click Search Note The search box only applies to the Item Name J Lists are sorted by name in ascending a z order Click on any column to reorder the list ascending on first click and descending on the second click Note Lists in the Playlists amp Media Groups are not sortable as the order affects playback 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 DIGITAL SIGNAGE Click the Digital Signage button on the home page or in the quick link bar 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 Note Uploaded media must be Activated to show up in library MEDIA Within the media tab you can upload your media videos images audio to the Library activate the uploaded media to make it available to schedule and create new media items like weather RSS or HTML Nanonation A Digital Signage nanonation ni e T
59. er the channel in the form of a five digit number as described below This is not the same as the standard channel number your television may show such as 42 1 Digits 1 and 2 Physical Channel Number Digits 3and4 Logical Channel Number Digit5 Sub Channel Number For more information on setting up a TV tuner see TV Tuning PC on page 93 Note The digital ATSC tuning feature is not currently supported on Mac based players COMMAND NanoCommand These can be used to trigger some actions as part of a playlist These actions are usually part of a custom signage deployment and require consolation by Nanonation before use FLASH TEMPLATE In addition to the Type you will need to select the specific Flash Template Flash Templates are created under Company Management and use a SWF file with dynamic text and or media Please see the Flash Templates section of this guide for details DS 1 0 A DS 1 0 Digital Signage 1 0 playlist can be linked into this Digital Signage 2 1 management tool This allows for locally controlled playlists Please contact your Nanonation representative for more details on this function 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 ADVANCED MEDIA SETTINGS AVAILABILITY The availability dates allow you to restrict the playback of a media item to specific date ranges regardless of their inclusion in one or multiple playlists All items are automatically set to always Click the
60. h to use Select the template and then click OK CREATE NEW MEDIA em Type Template Des EDITING A TEMPLATE MEDIA ITEM The Edit Media screen when editing a template will have an additional section labeled Template Content This will show any editable fields that have been defined for this template Ee P Nanonation ft Digital Signage nanonation peoe THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Edit Media Change media names and set start amp end dates TYPE Flash Template Name Today s Funny Photo Availibility TEMPLATE CONTENT Theme Clean Preview PLAY TAGS NO PLAY TAGS 0 THEME none Save Changes See Play amp No Play Tags on page 18 on setting Tags and Themes PREVIEWING A TEMPLATE Click the Preview button in the bottom right to preview what the template will look like with the information entered Note because the fields have character limits be sure to preview before saving Note If preview is not displaying your information or media check those Field Name or Item Values back in Template setup Field name amp Item value are case sensitive and must match exactly what the flash file is looking for 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800 430 4670 69 MONITOR TERMINALS CommandPoint gives you the ability to see near real time status of each terminal on your network To view terminal status click
61. hannel of 38 For the channel enter 38151 88 is the physical channel and 151 is the last 3 digits of the preset Name KXVO 15 1 Channel 38151 Volume avant Place the TV media item in the desired playlist and then publish to your sign s 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 94 PLAYING COMPOSITE INPUT Acquire WinT VHVR950Q_composite dll from Nanonation Support and place it into C Nanonation Program Files DS20 Signage NanolvFiles Connect your Hauppauge 950Q to a composite source Right click the file C Program Files DS20 Signage Nanolv ini and choose Edit Modify the last line to be TunerPlug in WinT VHVR950Q_composite dll Using CommandPoint create a Television media item with any channel number this number will be ignored with this configuration but the TV media item must still be created Place the TV media item in the desired playlist and then publish to your sign s PLAYING 5 VIDEO Acquire WinT VHVR950Q svideo dil from Nanonation Support and place it into CA Program Files DS20 Signage ANanoTvFiles Connect your Hauppauge 950Q to an s video source Right click the file C Program Files DS20 Signage Nanolv ini and choose Edit Modify the last line to be TunerPlug in WinTVHVR950Q svideo dil Using CommandPoint create a Television media item with any channel number this number will be ignored with this configuration but the TV media item must still be created
62. he selected media items 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 I7 PLAY amp NO PLAY TAGS Note This advanced feature is not enabled for all users Add amp Remove Tags from media items See lags on page 64 for a full description PLAY TAGS Shows any Tags currently assigned to this item as Play Tags Click the Add button to assign additional tags For details on the use of Tags please see that section of this guide PLAY TAGS 2 tt Region East Region West Add NO PLAY TAGS Shows any Tags currently assigned to this item as No Play Tags Click the Add button to assign additional tags For details on the use of Tags please see that section of this guide Product X ix Region Central Add ADDING TAGS Click the Add button in the bottom of the section and in the pop up window check the tag s and click OK ADD TAG Firstsoresuts vj E PLAY MEDIA NO PLAY MEDIA TERMINAL O O ME JI O Id REMOVINGTAGS Click button to remove the tag fro mhte media item 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800 430 4670 18 EDITING MULTIPLE MEDIA ITEMS TAGS To assign Tags to multiple media items simultaneously check the box next to each item you wish to edit in the Media Library then click Tag from the action list at the top or bottom of the list Nanonation USER NAME A Digital Signage nanonation THEMES ME
63. he selected sign if you publish it CN Lad PUBLISH FOOD COURT Terminals 4 Last Publish 5 21 2009 2 36 25 PM Active Date 5 21 2008 1 00 00 AM ASSIGNED TERMINALS STATUS bab testi nanonation net PENDING bab test3 nanonation net PENDING Blackbox PC testwin01 PENDING Cappucinno ARM PENDING Terminals The number of terminals linked to the sign Last Publish Date and time the publish was sent from CommandPoint Active Date The date the publish will be active on the player s COLUMNS ASSIGNED TERMINALS Lists the terminals using this sign STATUS Shows the state of the player in downloading the newly published content The 3 states that each player can be in are Pending The player has not yet checked in to CommandPoint Updating The player has begun to download the new sign setup Current The player has successfully downloaded the new sign setup DOWNLOAD START The date and time of the most recent publish that was received by the player DOWNLOAD END The date and time that the download from the most recent publish completed Note Date and time are displayed in Central Standard Time Note If the Active Date and time is in the future the player will continue to report Updating even if it has completed downloading all content The player will report Current only when it actually loads the published sign definition and begins playing content 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670
64. he wrong location you can correct it by checking the misplaced terminal s clicking the move to action button ADD TO LOCATION MOVE TO NAME STATUS MM aux nanonation 01 Active M aux nanonation 02 Active MM aux nanonation 04 Active aux nanonation 06 Active aux nanonation O7 Active SELECTED MOVE TO Select the correct location in the pop up window and click OK SELECT LOCATION 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 TERMINALS Terminals are the individual CPU s licensed to a company for use in CommandPoint ft Administration COMPANY TERMINALS Terminals Below are all the terminals available STATE e el nanonation TERMINAL GROUPS Nanonation USER NAME East Hall Entry Player Outside Promotion South Hall Store 1007 Store 1285 Store 1673 Store 2015 Store 2135 Store 3644 Gas Stations Gas Stations Gas Stations Gas Stations Gas Stations Gas Stations 0 Activated Activated Activated Activated Activated Activated Activated SELECTED STATE COLUMNS NAME Terminal name this will be displayed throughout CommandPoint LOCATION The location this terminal is linked to GROUP The number of terminal groups that this terminal belongs to STATE The state of the terminal Activated Deactivated Deployed or Suspended STATUS The status of the terminal Active or Inactive ACT
65. ill be skipped only on terminals that have the matching Independent tag and will be played normally on all other terminals that do not have the matching Independent tag Nanonation USER NAME El nanonation f Administration COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS TEMPLATES Tags Below are tags available to add to your media and terminals To edit an existing tag click on it You must create a new tag before it will appear below First SOresuits MMO SEARCH PLAY MEDIA NO PLAY MEDIA TERMINALS NEW TAG DELETE Product X 3 3 0 Region Central 2 0 Region East 0 Region West Texas SELECTED DELETE COLUMNS NAME The Tag name PLAY MEDIA The number of media items currently using this tag to guarantee playback on matching terminals NO PLAY MEDIA The number of media items currently using this tag to restrict playback on matching terminals TERMINALS The number of terminals currently using this tag ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently deletes the tag This does not effect media or terminals that had this tag Note An infinite number of tags can be added to terminals with no impact to playback however as soon as a single tag is added to a media item that media has been restricted and will play on a terminal with the matching tag www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 64 2013 Nanonation Inc ADDING A TAG Click New Tag in the action bar NEW TAG Enter a name in the popup
66. ime are only shown if Scheduled is selected for Time of Day Press Save Changes when completed 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800 430 4670 47 Note You must publish a sign before it will be live PUBLISH No edits will reach the sign until they have been published One or more signs can published at the same time e Nanonation f Digital Signage el nanonation USER NAME THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Publish Library View options to publish a Sign by selecting it from the list PUBLISH First 50 results MO SEARCH NAME LAST PUBLISH PLAYERS Food Court 05 21 2009 14 36 25 4 Gas Stations 06 24 2008 09 21 16 40 Gateway 11 03 2009 21 53 53 57 Lincoln Stores 11 28 2007 10 28 49 82 North Outlet Mall 04 20 2011 16 59 30 8 Promotional 10 31 2007 11 54 18 23 COLUMNS NAME The name of the sign LAST PUBLISH The last date and time a publish was triggered for this sign PLAYERS The total number of terminals usgin this sign ACTION BUTTONS PUBLISH Triggers a publish for the selected sign s 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 48 PUBLISHING A SIGN To publish sign s from the Publish Library check them then click the Publish button in the action bar Publish Library view options to publish a Sign by selecting it from the list NAME LAST PUBLISH PLAYERS M Food Court 05 21 2009
67. l in fields below to create account User Name Password Confirm Password E mail SSO Username Password must be 6 15 characters long and contain a number and an upper case letter email domain com Assign roles and companies to the user below To see a description of a particular role simply hold your mouse over it Assign Roles _ Alert Manager Alert Viewer Company Creator Company Manager _ Custom Link Manager DS 2 1 Admin User DS 2 1 Publish _ DS 2 1 User _ DS20 Media Approver _ DS20 Media Creator Create User Name Password E Mail SSO Username Assign Roles Assign Companies 2013 Nanonation Inc _ All Company Manager Change Request User _ Client Discover Promotion CommandPoint User Manager DS 2 1 Publish Many _ DS 2 1 Themed Media Assign Companies _ Acme Corp _ Demo Company _ Design _ Enderson Enterprises Inc _ Innovation Test Company _ Nanonation _ Nespron Enterprises J QA Standard DS _ Test Company 01 _ DS20 Media Commenter Dynamic Content Assigner _ Dynamic Content Publish Dynamic Content User User name to log into CommandPoint The user name is not case sensitive Passwords must be 6 15 characters long and contain at least one 1 number and one 1 upper case letter The password is case sensitive This is an information only field used to help identify the user This email may be used t
68. layout must be already created in the layout tab See Layouts on page 32 for details EDITING A THEME Click the theme name to edit its name and properties Select a zone for the themed media to play in and at least 1 piece of additional media in another zone Nanonation A Digital Signage nanonation parune MEDIA THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Edit Theme set special behaviors for media items specific to this theme Edit Theme Theme Name SDM Live Theme Layout SDM A 1280x720 ised Play Media in FullScreen o jaiii Aone SOW Siencemos o mm Play Option Match Main may loop or crop z ue ESC Theme Name Name used for a theme Theme Layout When a themed media item is played this layout will display the themed item and any additional media This layout is created in advance in the layout tab amp must have between 2 6 zones Play media in Select the zone from the selected layout where you wish the media item with a theme applied to it to play Typically this is the same zone that the media is normally scheduled in Additional Media A cell is added for each additional zone in the layout Select media for up to 5 of these zones Play Option There are several playback options for the additional media however no option will exceed the length of the primary themed media item regardless of settings Play Item Once This will use the default duration of media see Default
69. mber of users linked to this group TAGS Number of tags linked to this group ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently deletes the group of templates 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 CREATING AN ASSIGNMENT To add a new Assignment click New Assignment in the action bar NEW ASSIGNMENT EDITING AN ASSIGNMENT I Nanonati ft Dynamic Templates nanonation WA USER NAME MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Edit Assignment Set the assignment type then add templates users and tags ASSIGNMENT Create As Populate In Store Manager Media Ea Dark Quote JOHN USER NAME PLAY TAGS Region Central Save Changes Assignment The name ofthe template group Create As How the Template will be made for scheduling in Digital Signage Media Group Items All templates created by the user will be added to a media group Administrators can control where the templates play by adding the appropriate media group to a playlist this allows users to play multiple templates in order Select this option for general announcements amp messaging Media Library Token Administrators can control where versions of this template will be played by adding the token to a playlist Only the highest priority version of the template will be played Select this option for menus or calendars Populate in Applicable if Media Group Items was selected choose the media group in the popup Templa
70. n v USER NAME Nanonation USER NAME a nanonation ft Dynamic Templates v nanonation ft Dynamic Templates v MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS MEDIA MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS MEDIA Media Library Organize media for use in templates Media Library Organize media for use in templates v MOVE TO COPY TO DELETE COPY TO DELETE ALL FILES Nene ALL FILES v MEDIA v Main Folder 1 v MEDIA v Main Folder 1 ER Assertive Portrait jpg 12 20 2012 Sub Folder a Sub Folder b Sub Folder c v Main Folder 2 Sub Folder a Sub Folder b v Main Folder 3 E Busy Crosswalk jpg Cheese Anyone jpg 12 20 2012 12 20 2012 LE cowginjpg 8 Crazed Phones jpg a Old Photos jpg 12 20 2012 12 20 2012 12 20 2012 Sub Folder a Sub Folder b Sub Folder c v Main Folder 2 Sub Folder a Sub Folder b v Main Folder 3 Sub Folder a Assertive Portrait jpg Busy Crosswalk jpg Cheese Anyone jpg Cowgirl jpg Sub Folder a Sub Folder b a Paper Toss Laywer jpg 12 20 2012 Sub Folder b Old Photos jpg Paper Toss Laywer Crazed Phones jpg Photography jpg 12 20 2012 Relaxed jpg 12 20 2012 E 22 Retail Store jpg 12 20 2012 142 6 KB 4 it Tom Sawyer jpg NE Tom sawyerpg 12 20 2012 170 2 KB Young Female Student jpg 12 20 2012 113 4 KB Relaxed jpg Retail Store jpg Young Female Stu 3 Browse JUS Browse COLUMNS THUMBNAIL Preview of an
71. name of an item or if you want to set multiple check several items in the list and click Dates See more detail on the next page Nanonation USER NAME f Digital Signage a nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Edit Media Change media names and set start amp end dates wame aval sur 1271672012 JA ena 1272272012 PLAY TAGS NO PLAY TAGS 1 THEME none Save Changes AVAILABILITY OPTIONS Always No restriction on playback based on dates Set Start Date Allows setting of a start date and time for the media to be valid for playback The media item will not display on any sign before this date and time Set End Date Allows setting of an expiration date and time for the media item The media item will not playback on any sign after this date and time Set Both Allows setting of both start and expiration dates and times The media item will only playback on signs during this window Press Save Changes when completed 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 16 SETTING MULTIPLE MEDIA ITEMS AVAILABILITY To set availability dates on multiple media items simultaneously check the box next to each item you wish to edit in the Media Library then click Dates in the action bar Nanonation USER NAME Md ft Digital Signage nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Media Library media files are assigned to Media groups an
72. ng the previous one Reset Password This will prompt the user to update their password on next login but requires that they first enter their old password Change Branding If your company has custom branding on CommandPoint select it here Locked Out Check this box if you wish to prevent a user from accessign CommandPoint but you may reinstate access later If the employee has left the company you can simply delete the user 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 USER ROLES DEFINITION Each user in CommandPoint can have any number of roles assigned to that user A role is a function capability or access to a section of the CommandPoint tools The following list of roles does not represent the entirety of all roles that exist within CommandPoint but the most common ones users will encounter If you or your users are assigned a role not listed here your Nanonation representative will have discussed the role and its application to your solution ROLE DESCRIPTION REQUIRED Alert Viewer View alerts generated for assigned companies Terminal May Be Down Alert etc CommandPoint User Manager Assign user roles and inactivate users Note Can only assign roles which the manager already has Company Manager Ability to manage terminals in the administration section o DS 2 1 Admin User Allows user to change sign XML file name DS 2 1 User This function is only required by a small number of users
73. o contact a user by nanonation but will never be shared with third parties This field is only used by customers who have a custom Single Sign On integration to third party user management systems Unless this applies to your organization this field should be left blank Check all the roles you wish this user to have see User Roles Definition on page 77 for a full list Note You will only be able to assign the same or lesser roles than your user has Check all the companies you wish this user to have access to In most cases there will only be one available Note You will only be able to assign companies that your user has access to www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 79 EDITING A USER To edit an existing user click the user name from the Library Assign Roles amp Assign Companies are exactly the same as oreviously described but there are four new options y No Company Selected f User Management el nanonation RAD ER User Management Enter into the various fields below to manage the user Assign New Password Change Branding _ Reset Password Locked Out Assign roles and companies to the user DEMO below To see a description of a particular role simply hold your mouse over it Assign Roles Assign Companies Alert Manager Acme Corp Alert Viewer Demo Company All Company Manager LJ Design I PL Assign New Password This will allow you to set a new password without knowi
74. oaded The progress of the upload can be seen in most browsers 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 it UPLOADING LARGE FILES The Large File Uploader allows for easy upload of any number and any size files Click Upload Large Files in the New Media drop down ds Upload Large Files Note The Java plug in must be installed enabled in your browser Windows Users Your plug in maybe disabled because of an outdated version of the Java plug in Please be sure to update your Java plug in Mac Users The large uploader only works in Safari and Firefox currently not in Chrome The first time the uploader is launched you may be prompted with a security warning If this occurs click Allow or Run Checking the box to always allow or trust will prevent this from occurring in the future mm se Internet Explorer Security a ee 8 0 0 Security Warning Do you want to run this application Name jumpLoaderApplet m A Publisher UNKNOWN This program does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its From http stage content nanonation net publisher This program will open outside of Protected mode putting your computer atrisk You should only run programs from publishers you trust FE Name Files Java jre1 6 0_02 bin javaws exe Publisher Sun Microsystems Inc Risk This application will run with unrestricted access which may put yo
75. on Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 52 EDIT COMPANY To edit company settings click the Edit button in the bottom right Nanonation ft Manage Company ta nanonation USER NAME Edit Company Edit properties of this company NAME Media Approval Save Changes NAME Edit the company s name Status Active Company can be used and edited Inactive Inactivated company will not appear in the CommandPoint Company Selection Note A company can only be inactive if none of it s terminals are currently in use Media Approval If checked this advanced feature will require media items to be uploaded through Media Approval After making any modifications click the Save Changes button to apply ADDING STATES Click the Add button at the bottom right of this section STATES 4 SELECTED Delete NAME DEFAULT TERMINALS Activated Yes 90 Deactivated No 1 Deployed No 1 Suspended No 1 Add EDITING STATES States are a descriptive field that allow the administrator to describe and categorize all the terminals within a company States are created in the Company tab but assigned to terminals in the Terminals tab or in the Terminal Monitoring section EDIT STATUS Name Activated Description Terminal is activated but not deployed Name Name of the state Description The definition of the name Default New terminals will be set to this state by default Click
76. ot you define in the schedule section not to exceed the end of the time slot Fixed Duration The layout will be shown for the duration you define beginning at the start of the time w Repeat slot you define in the schedule section and repeat at the interval you define not to exceed the end of the time slot Duration Defines how long the selected playlist will be shown for Repeat Every Defines the interval between showing the selected playlist 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 45 PLAYLIST SWITCH BEHAVIOR BEHAVIOR Layout 16 9 Full Screen w Ticker Zone Full Screen current T x Playlist Interest Free Promotions Playback Entire Time Slot Layout Select the layout that your sign is currently using Note The layout you select MUST match the layout scheduled for the time slot you define in the schedule section for the event to trigger This will be the layout you have scheduled to the Sign unless you have another event that changes the layout Zone Select the zone that you want to change the content in Playlist Select the playlist you want to play during the event Playback Select the duration of event playback Entire Time Slot The playlist will be shown for the entire time slot defined in the schedule section Fixed Duration The playlist will be shown for the duration you define beginning at the start of the time slot you define in the schedule section not to excee
77. out click the Browse button and select the radio button of the layout desired and click Select Layout SELECT LAYOUT a NAME SIGNS USING MODIFIED DIMENSIONS 16 3 Three Zone 2 12 16 2012 1920 x 1080 16 9 Full Screen wi Ticker 1 12 15 2012 1920 x 1080 16 3 Vertical Full Screen 3 12 15 2012 1080 x 1920 Full Screen 1 12 16 2012 100 x 100 Select Layout Logging Enabled If selected this sign will record all media items played which can view in standard and custom reports Press Save Changes when completed 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 36 EDITING A SIGN To edit a sign click on the name of the sign from the Sign Library tab Each of the section headers can be expanded by clicking anywhere on the bar Nanonation USER NAME f Digital Signage nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH lt lt Sign Overview Change the default hours of opreation for a sign My New Sign Sign ID Sign01 EM Layout Full Screen Logging Enabled Yes Clicking Edit will take you to the Edit Sign screen as described on the previous page LINKED PLAYERS This section shows a list of the players linked this sign Linked players can be an individual terminal a terminal group a location of terminals or the entire company of terminals Y LINKED PLAYERS 4 store 1673 Edir store 2015 store 2135 O ou 0 Store 3644 LINKED PLAYER TYPES bed Company
78. ox to move your media item up or down one spot To move an item more than one spot click the button in the hover box In the Move Selected Items To window move the mouse to the place desired and click Insert Here To move multiple items check each item and click Move to in the actions bar and insert them the same way The selected items will be listed together ADD MEDIA REMOVE MOVE TO PREVIEW EDIT O E NAME SIZE ADVANCED 1 O EM Jamaican cruise wmv 117 6 MB 12 o EE Fireside tsiands jpg 97 4 KB O E amazing Caves 1080 wmv 88 7 MB O E soft shore jpg 48 8 KB EE sweet Rain JPG 0KB a Press Save Changes when completed 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 25 ADVANCED MEDIA GROUP SETTINGS THEMES Note This advanced feature is not enabled for all users Add amp Remove Themes from media items For a full description of themes see Themes on page 20 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 26 PLAYLISTS Playlists organize media items and media groups for playback Click a playlist name to edit its name media and media attributes Nanonation f Digital Signage a nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Playlist Library Playlists are lists to organize media and media groups for playback Select a Playlist to edit its name media assignments and media attributes NEW PLAYLIST DELETE DU
79. port 800943094670 81 f Dynamic Templates Nanonation USER NAME nanonation MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Edit Master Define fields that can be filled out in a template ALTUI Photo Details i Template File PhotoDetailsTemplate swf x Preview Width 1024 Preview Height 768 Optional Thumbnail PhotoLandscape jpg x NEW FIELD DELETE Color O El O HE 8 e Name Description Template File Preview Height Preview Width Optional thumbnail Fields DUPLICATE ADD TO GROUP The name of the master template For administrators only this text will not be visible to users filling out the template Opens single file uploader select the flash file built for this template The pixel height of the preview window that will popup when Preview is clicked The pixel width of the preview window that will popup when Preview is clicked Note When setting preview height and width for best results set the preview window to a height of less than 600 pixels and ensure that the width height aspect ratio is the same as the SWF file Opens a Single file uploader select a thumbnail with a max width or height of 300 pixels Add all of the editable fields that have been defined for this master template These are the items that a user can populate in this template ADDING FIELDS Click the New Field button on the action bar select the type of field and fill in its properties
80. r availability overlaps the version higher in the list will play PUBLISH NEW TEMPLATE DELETE DUPLICATE MOVE TO NAME AVAILABILITY Weekends Set Date Range Set Date Range December SELECTED ITEMS DELETE DUPLICATE MOVE TO COLUMNS THUMBNAIL Optional thumbnail mouseover for a larger view NAME User generated name of template AVAILIBILITY The available status of the template version See Editing A Template on page 89 ACTION BUTTONS PUBLISH Clicking the Publish button will publish the entire template group there is no need to check individual templates Note Template publishes do not require a full sign publish to update DELETE Permanently deletes the selected template s MOVE TO Opens popup window to re order template s in the list Note The button on hover performs the same action for a single template 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 66 CREATING A TEMPLATE To add a new Template click New Template in the action bar NEW TEMPLATE In Template Playlist a pop up window will give a list of templates to add Select the one s desired and click Add Selected For Template Versions in the pop up window enter a name and click Continue EDITING A TEMPLATE To edit a template click it s name in the library Nanonation USER NAME A Dynamic Templates El nanonation MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS
81. r end of the text you enter This will add more space separating the end of one text loop and the beginning on the next WEATHER Creates a Weather media item Requires that a postal code for each player be configured in the Terminal section of Company Management in CommandPoint Not currently supported on Mac based players WEB Creates a Web media item This can be any full URL that can be displayed in the Internet Explorer or Safari browsers internal intranet or external internet based URLs URL The full URL path to the webpage Refresh Every The frequency that the webpage will refresh on the screen Not necessary unless a feature of the webpage requires a refresh to update the displayed content such as real time data feeds for information systems 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 14 ADVANCED EDIT MEDIA ITEMS TV Sets a TV Channel media item Requires that a supported TV tuner be attached to the player PC or Mac Currently only analog cable is supported on the Mac and both analog cable and digital ATSC channels are supported on the PC Channel The channel the tuner will tune to Volume Volume level as a percentage of the maximum volume setting on the player PC SETTING TV CHANNELS When setting an analog standard definition channel enter the whole channel number in the channel field When setting a digital ATSC over the air digital standard or high definition channel you must ent
82. ree Support 800943094670 65 TEMPLATES Templates are a special media item type that allows a flash file to be easily edited by non technical or non creative users Templates are very useful for media items that have information change regularly such as rate boards digital menus weekly specials and welcome messages Nanonation v USER NAME f Administration nanonation COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS TEMPLATES Tem plates Below are templates availabe to your company To edit an existing template click on it You must create a new template before it will appear below O NAME Themed Photo SELECTED DELETE COLUMNS NAME Name of the Template ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently deletes the template CREATING A TEMPLATE To add a new template click New Template in the action bar NEW TEMPLATE Enter a name for the template in the popup and click Continue NEW TEMPLATE Name 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 EDITING A TEMPLATE A Administration v a nanonation Nanonation USER NAME COMPANY LOCATIONS TERMINALS TERMINAL GROUPS TEMPLATES Edit Tem plate Change template name and fields mec ES Preview Height 540 Preview Width 960 FIELDS 3 CE Theme Headline Quote Save Changes NAME File Preview Height Preview Width FIELDS The name of the template The SWF Flash file for this template Click
83. sers link on the home page or in the quick link bar 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 73 USER MANAGEMENT The initial user s for your company will be created by Nanonation An administrator user may be given the role necessary to create and ees additional CommandPoint users Any user with the User Management role will be able to create new users with the same or fewer roles they are granted A User Management e nanonation RE NBR User Management Users you can manage appear below To manage a user click the user s name NEW USER Stow ace CRENTES USERNAME COMPANY STATUS DEMO Mazda USA 6 more Active DEMO2 BP Alaska Credit Union 4 more Active DEMO3 Nanonation LIFTDEMOUSER testliftuser nanonation net MTI HQ1 MATTS DEMO Nanonation MAZDADEMO rserna2 mazdausa com DS20 Demo Mazda SEARCH o SIGN DEMO EMPTY BP Allegiance Bank 4 more COLUMNS USERNAME User login Name EMAIL Email Account associated with user STATUS User Active or Inactive DELETE Permanently remove user 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 No Company Selected v 4 CREATING A NEW USER Click New User in the action bar and fill out the user properties ft User Management No Company Selected SCOTT EASTMAN 7 el nanonation User Management Enter into the various fields below to manage the user Fil
84. ster 80 Creating A Master Template 81 Editing A Master Template 81 Adding Fields 82 Defining Field Properties 83 Assignment 84 Creating An Assignment 85 Editing An Assignment So Templates 86 Template Playlist 87 Template Versions 88 Editing A Template 89 Status 90 Status Details 91 Appendix 92 IVluningPC 93 Certified Tuners 93 Installing the TV Tuner 93 Playing Analog Cable TV 93 Playing Digital Over The Air TV 94 Playing Composite Inout 95 Playing S Video 95 Toll Free Support 800943094670 REQUIREMENTS SUPPORTED BROWSERS The following browsers have been tested and are reccomended for using CommandPoint Internet Explorer Firefox Google Chrome Safari 8 9 Mac amp PC 16 17 Mac amp PC 22 23 Mac 5 6 Note Javascript must be enabled Make sure your browser settings allow pop ups from the CommandPoint website REQUIRED COMPONENTS JAVA Runtime Flash Plug in 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 GETTING STARTED LOGGING IN TO COMMANDPOINT 1 nanonation About Us Products Software Case Studies Contact CREATE THE
85. tatus Active ADD TO LOCATION MOVE TO NAME STATUS aux nanonation 01 aux nanonation 02 ux nanonation 06 SELECTED MOVE TO Save Changes FIELDS Name Enter a name that will display throughout CommandPoint Password This function has been deprecated and should always be left blank Status Select the status of this location Active The location will be available throughout CommandPoint Inactive The location will not show up in any of the CommandPoint tools This status should only be used if its terminals are not in use COLUMNS NAME Enter a name that will display throughout CommandPoint PASSWORD This function has been deprecated and should always be left blank STATUS Select the status of this location ACTION BUTTONS MOVE TO Moves the terminal to a different location 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 55 ADDING TERMINALS Click Add to Location in the action bar NEW LOCATION In the popup select the terminals by checking the checkbox s Once all terminals are selected click Save Changes ADD TERMINALS pe East Hall a la Entry Player Outside Promotion ata South Hall Store 1007 Store 1673 aaa Store 3644 Note Terminals can be linked to only one location The selected terminals will be removed from their original location MOVING TERMINALS TO ANOTHER LOCATION If you discover a terminal linked to t
86. te DUPLICATE Copies the master template adding _1 to the name 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 80 CREATING A MASTER TEMPLATE To add a new Master click New Master in the action bar NEW MASTER Enter a name for the template in the popup and click Continue EDITING A MASTER TEMPLATE f Dynamic Templates a nanonation Nanonation USER NAME MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Edit Master Define fields that can be filled out in a template LLUIS Photo Details mem Preview Width Preview Height Optional Thumbnail Phototandscapejpg Q NEW FIELD DELETE DUPLICATE ADD TO GROUP H Color 3 0 g O Details SELECTED ITEMS DELETE DUPLICATE ADD TO GROUP Save Changes COLUMNS THUMBNAIL User uploaded thumbnail or default thumbnail for field type NAME Name of field DEFAULT Ifa field is default it is added automatically to new templates REPEATABLE _ If afield is repeatable users can add as many of this field as they wish ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently deletes the selected group or field s Note Use the 8 button on grouped fields performs this action DUPLICATE Copies the selected group or field adding _1 to the name Note Use the button on grouped fields to performs this action ADD TO GROUP Adds the selected fields to the group selected in a popup window 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Sup
87. te In some versions of Nanopoint digital signage terminals may show an Available status even when they are playing content Unknown The terminal has missed the defined number or check in pings as defined in the Company Administration section and is assumed to be offline Note Common causes for an Unknown state are loss of network connection the Nanopoint software was shutdown improperly or the player PC has suffered a critical hardware issue By default a terminal must miss 12 check ins defaulted to 5 minutes apart before it will display an Unknown state This threshold can be adjusted in the Company Administration section of CommandPoint Shutdown The Nanopoint software was properly shutdown using the assigned password and is no longer running Note This does not necessarily indicate that the PC is shutdown just the Nanopoint software Time since last check in from the terminal Note By default terminals check in every five minutes Time since last KMS Kiosk Management System check in from the terminal Time since last session was logged for this terminal Note By default terminals log sessions every fifteen minutes Number or times the terminal has been reset remotely Descriptive Information Field set in Company Management gt Terminals or Monitor Terminals Allows changing the selected terminal s state Clicking the icon next to a terminal will take you to CommandPoint s Terminal Management function This includes func
88. te s Selectthe template s by clicking the Add button Multiple templates can only be selected if Create as media group items was selected Users Select the Users that will have access to this template group by clicking the Add button Play Tags Select the Play tags that will be added to all templates in this group Be sure to add the same tag to the terminals that this template will be played on 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 85 TEMPLATES Users fill out the templates they ve been given access to preview and publish them Users must first select the template group containing the template they wish to fill out in most cases there will be only one Nanonation v USER NAME A Dynamic Templates el nanonation MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Tem plate Grou PS Select the group you d like to edit NAME Calendar Central Managers East Managers West Managers TEMPLATE PLAYLIST VERSIONS Based on the properties in assignment the Template Library will be described in one of two ways TEMPLATE PLAYLIST PAGE 87 Users can create as many templates as they wish and all templates will be played in the order the user sets in the library This is the typical setting for general announcement amp messaging templates TEMPLATE VERSIONS PAGE 88 Users can create versions of the same template but only the highest priority one highest in the list will be played This
89. th a max width amp height of 300 pixels Default Check this box if this field should be added to all templates by default Repeatable Check this box if this users can add multiples of this field SELECT FIELD PROPERTIES SELECT OPTIONS tem 1 abo Item 1 Variable colorl Optional Thumbnail Browse tem 2 abl Item 2 Variable color2 Optional Thumbnail Browse Fox cance Add 2 or more items that will appear in the drop down selector by clicking Add in the lower right Items can be deleted by clicking the 8 button on the right Items cannot be reordered Item Label The name of the item in the drop down selector Item Variable This is the value that gets passed with the Unique ID defined in Field name Optional Thumbnail Browse your local computer for a thumbnail image with a max width amp height of 150 pixels 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 83 ASSIGNMENT Administrators create a group of templates and assign that group of templates to users and terminals Nanonation USER NAME ft Dynamic Templates El nanonation MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Assignment Library Groups of templates users can access NEW ASSIGNMENT DELETE O NAME Calendar Central Managers East Managers West Managers SELECTED ITEMS DELETE COLUMNS NAME Name of the group of templates TEMPLATES Number of templates assigned to the group USERS Nu
90. the New Media drop down 4 Activate Media Check the file s that need to be activated and then click Activate in the action bar Nanonation USER NAME f Digital Signage v a nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH AE Aerie Modia a ana Mieke wantin acre in chinchica fs bor dor tha a Nora ond sen activate a MODIFIED 08 23 2007 15 28 35 08 27 2007 12 39 26 brochure jpg 12 10 2012 11 40 19 M ColorfulBoken JPG 12 10 2012 11 40 22 SELECTED ITEMS ACTIVATE The media will now be available in the media library Note The Modified column on this page shows the file upload date and time Tip Clicking on the Modified column will sort the list by upload date Click again to sort the most recently uploaded items to the top of the list EDIT UPLOADED MEDIA To edit an uploaded media item click its name in the Media Library In Edit Media you can rename the media set availability and edit the associated tags For availability tags and themes see Advanced Media Settings on page 16 aCommandPoint Digital Signage 2 1 _ nanonation MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PLAYER GROUPS Edit Media Change media names and set start amp end dates Nanonation WA CANCEL TO LIBRARY Name Background 1680x1050 JPG Filename Availability Always v Save Changes Cancel Note Editing the name changes the display name it doesn t change the actual file name 2013
91. tions such as remote desktop control and system audits These functions require that the KMS Agent software also be running on the kiosk or digital sign For details on using the Terminal Management functions please contact your Nanonation representative 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 1 COMPANY MONITORING This screen shows you a summary of the terminal status at the company wide level No Company Selected f Monitor Terminals el nanonation PERE Select a Com pany Click on company name below to view terminals A ALERT EVENT COMPANY MANAGEMENT XS ADMINISTRATION PO Toma aa a Show Inactive Companies COMPANY NAME IN USE ALERTS Acme Corp 0 Demo Company 143 Design 17 Enderson Enterprises Inc 10 Innovation Test Company 0 Nanonation 0 Nespron Enterprises QA Standard DS Test Company 01 COLUMNS COMPANY NAME The name of the Company Note Most users will only be assigned to one Company however if the user is linked to multiple Companies all of the Companies will be listed here STATUS The number of terminals currently in each state Unknown Shutdown Available In Use ALERTS The number of alerts remaining in the alert log 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 Ze je MANAGE USERS Create new and edit an existing user s access to cpmapnies and tools To access User Management click the Manage U
92. ur computer and personal information at risk Run this application only if you trust the publisher More Information Select the box below then click Run to start the application Do not show me the warning for this program again M accept the risk and want to run this application Run Cancel Hide Options y Details v Always trust content from this publisher SSE me g Click the Add button to locate and select media to upload or drag and drop media from any folder directly into the uploader window Once all files are added click the Start button to begin upload Once all items are uploaded you can close the window The uploaded media must now be activated see details on the next page 4 JumpLoader Paste add Remove Retry failed V 2 o 0 O Dg Q Hydrangeas jpg Chrysanthemum jpg Desert jpg Jellyfish jpg 581 KB asa KB amp 26 KB 757 KB 4 files 2 95 MB Note To select a group or list of files click the top one click and hold the Shift key then click the bottom file To select multiple files individually on a PC click and hold the Ctrl key on a Mac click and hold the Command key and click on each file 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 ACTIVATE MEDIA All uploaded media must be activated to be added to the Media Library so it can be scheduled to your sign Click Activate Media in
93. ut dimensions to be 100 x 100 EDIT LAYOUT Units Width El 100 Height IM 100 For a fullscreen zone set the zone position to Left O Top O and the dimensions to Width 100 Height 100 EDIT ZONE Opacity Units Left Es los Width 100 Top war Height ID 100 Save Change Note Layout overview and zone thumbnails are not available for percentage based layouts 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 36 Note A Player should only be linked to one sign If a player is linked to more than one sign it will not publish properly SIGNS Signs are the combination of layout and playlists with the players that will display the media and advanced attributes such as hours of operation and scheduled events Nanonation v USER NAME f Digital Signage a nanonation THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH Sign Library Signs include scheduling for terminals and terminal assignments Create a sign or select a current sign to edit properties NEW SIGN DELETE DUPLICATE mEnE CED NAME LAYOUT MODIFIED ADVANCED Food Court 16 9 Vertical Full Screen 12 15 2012 Gas Stations 16 9 Three Zone 12 15 2012 Gateway 16 9 Three Zone 12 15 2012 Lincoln Stores 16 9 Full Screen 12 15 2012 North Outlet Mall 16 9 Vertical Full Screen 12 15 2012 Promotional 16 9 Vertical Full Screen 12 15 2012 COLUMNS NAME The name ofthe sign LAYOUT The layo
94. ut used by the sign MODIFIED The last time any changes were made to this sign such as changing a layout or hours of operation Hover over this date with the cursor to see the full date and timestamp PLAYERS The total number of terminals linked to the sign ADVANCED Indicates if any custom hours or events are created and how many ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently deletes the selected sign s from the Signs Library DUPLICATE Creates a copy of the selected sign s with all of the current properties and linked player s appening 1 to the name Note Be sure to remove the linked player s from one of the signs If a player is linked to more than one sign it will not publish properly 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 37 CREATING A NEW SIGN Click New Sign in the action bar NEW SIGN Enter a name for the sign and select a layout Nanonation ft Digital Signage nanonation USERNAME 7 THEMES MEDIA GROUPS PLAYLISTS LAYOUTS PUBLISH lt lt Edit Sign Change the basic properties of the sign SIGN NAME Sign ID Sign0l Layout Full Screen Logging Enabled M Save Changes Sign Name The name of the sign Sign ID Defines the name of the XML file downloaded to the player The ID should be SignO1 in most cases Note Only users vvith an administration role vvill see Sign ID as an editable option Layout The layout for the sign To select or change the lay
95. y image file Video files do not have thumbnails NAME Name of media DATE Upload date SIZE Filesize of media DELETE 8 Permanently deletes the media item ACTION BUTTONS ADD Upload Media Opens single file uploader file is uploaded into the selected folder Tip Easily upload directly to the current folder with the file uploader at the bottom of the page Create Folder Adds a new folder into the selected folder MOVE TO Moves the selected folder into new folder COPY TO Copies selected media into a new folder DELETE Permanently deletes the selected folder or media Note The button on media performs the same action Media can be viewed as large thumbnails or as a standard list by toggling the view button EB 2013 Nanonation Inc www nanonation net Toll Free Support 800943094670 9 MASTER Administrators create master templates and define all their editable fields All support media that users are not meant to edit is uploaded here Nanonation f Dynamic Templates El nanonation ERR MASTER ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATES STATUS Master Tem plates All templates that can be assigned to users NEW MASTER DELETE DUPLICATE Dark Quote Event List Full Photo Caption Photo Details Sale Promotion SELECTED ITEMS DELETE DUPLICATE COLUMNS THUMBNAIL User uploaded thumbnail mouseover thumb for a larger view NAME Name of master template ACTION BUTTONS DELETE Permanently deletes the master templa

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