Discover Video SignStick User manual

Discover Video
SignStick
User Guide
Version 1.0
3/1/2016
Discover Video LLC
www.discovervideo.com

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General Description
The Discover Video SignStick®is a HDMI "stick" computer that
displays Digital Signage from a DEVOS system. It features remote
setup and management and fully automatic operation.
NOTE: The SignStick ships with a default signage URL already
configured. This comes from the public Internet and may or may
not play well depending on your network bandwidth.
Installation
The player may be plugged directly into a TV HDMI port, or extended
with the provided HDMI extender cable. Power the device using the
included mini-USB cable connected to a USB port of the TV or to the
included AC power supply.
For initial setup, you may insert a keyboard/mouse (not included) into
the unit's USB port. A 2 port USB hub is included, as well as a USB to
Ethernet adapter (we recommend using wired Ethernet, but if your
signs are not high bandwidth, you can use WiFi).
If you don’t have a network connection, the TV may display a "Page
Not Found" error upon power up. Connect a keyboard and press
Alt+F4 to close the page, and then close the Discover Video program
running on the desktop. In the lower right of the screen, find the
network and join a WiFi network as you would do with any Windows
computer.

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If you are not fast enough, the signage page may return and you
will have to press Alt+F4 again to close it.
Once you have set the WiFi network, in a few minutes the default
Digital Signage page should start playing if there is a connection to the
public Internet.
To use physical Ethernet, attach the included
USB adapter to the SignStick, and in a few
moments it will automatically be recognized.
Get The IP Address
You can get or set the IP address using keyboard/mouse connected to
the SignStick, or you may install the Discover Video Finder program on
a computer that is on the same network as the player.
http://discovervideo.com/download/DigitalSignage
This program will display the IP addresses of all Digital Signage Sticks on the
same network (same LAN). Double-Click on any IP address to open the
management page using your default browser.
Set The Digital Signage URL
Enter the IP address of the SignStick in a browser, or double-click in
the above program to display the Media Player settings interface.

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Enter the full URL of the Digital Signage web URL from DEVOS. You
may obtain this URL by simply opening the Signage page in DEVOS
and copying the URL from the browser navigation bar (see illustration
below). After entering the URL, enter the password: DISCOVER (upper
case).
Keep Alive
The Keep Alive function tells the Media Player to constantly check on
the status of the player, and if for some reason the player has entered
an error condition, it will automatically restart. Keep Alive only works
with digital signage displayed from a DEVOS system.
Reset
You may restart the Media Player by selecting Reset. This may be
useful if the player becomes confused for some reason. Allow one
minute for reset to take effect.

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API
The Media Player supports a simple API:
http://[Ip]/api.php?url=[url]&reset=[true/false]&pass=DISCOVER&keepalive=[true/false]
Where
Ip is the IP address of the SignStick
url is the URL of the DEVOS sign to be displayed
reset true or false, causes a system reset
pass must be DISCOVER (case sensitive)
keepalive true or false, sets keepalive function