ViewZ Smart AD PVM Series User guide

ANDROID PORTRAIT IP-PVM CMS SETUP MANUAL
Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy for future reference.
CMS SERVER & CMS SOF T WAR E SETUP
SMART AD PVM SERIES

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System Requirements
Install CMS SW & Server Setup
Setup CMS SW
1. Local and Cloud Server requirements
1. CMS Server Setup
1. Create the Group
2. Register Smart AD PVM to CMS SW
2. Wireless Connecon
2. IP Address and Open-Port Setup for CMS Server
3. Install CMS Soware
4. Setup Port Forwarding on Router
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1. Hardware Specicaon on local server
Processor: i5 8400 (2.0GHz) or Higher | RAM: DDR4 8G or Higher
HDD: SSD 128/256GB or Higher
Network: Stac IP or xed DHCP address with Gigabit LAN
2. OS Specicaon
- OS: Ubuntu LTS x64 (Latest ver.)
- Operang CMS web browser: Chrome
- CMS port: 50005 or desired number ( do not use common port number such as
80, 8080, 443 and etc.)
The media contents (images & videos) will be saved into the local server and
ViewZ Smart AD PVM. When updang or changing CMS SW's schedule with media
contents, the saved contents (in Smart AD PVM) will be changed. That is, if user
delete media contents in the CMS SW, the saved media contents will be also deleted
on the Smart ADPVM.
This manual is designed for setup CMS SW on local server. However, you can also
use page 8 to 10 & 12 to 18 for the setup CMS SW on cloud server.
1. If you want to use the cloud server, please remember the minimum spec of
the local server when you choose the cloud server spec. Also, the data transfer
capacity is a very important issue.
Based on the result of tesng, ViewZ recommends that customers use over 3 TB for
the data-transfer limit.
ViewZ CMS soware uses approximately 1.8 TB/unit for basic data-transfer
(including log record, device connecon check and etc.)
2. Customers can setup the IP address of the cloud server as CMS SW access point.
3. Customers can also use a domain address for CMS SW access. However, you might
need a network specialist in this case.
Local CMS Server H/W Requirement
Cloud CMS Server H/W Requirement
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Caution
Caution

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Wireless Connection
ViewZ Smart AD PVM can connect to the internet or intranet via wireless. The wireless router lets you access from
your network anywhere within the operang range of your wireless network. However, the operang distance or
range of your wireless connecon can vary signicantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For
example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range.
Addionally, other wireless access points in and around your home might aect your router’s signal. Wireless
access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, or any other device that emits a wireless signal for
network access.
ViewZ recommends using a wired connecon via RJ-45 for solid connecon speed & reliability.
Please do not use hot-spot device to connect Intenet. It looks like hot-spot device can let you connect Smart AD
PVM to the Internet. However, hot-spot devices can interfere with the normal IP/DNS address.
ViewZ strongly recommends using clean/normal router to connect Internet.
Place your router near the center of the area where ViewZ Smart AD PVM operate or place the router in an
elevated locaon, minimizing the number walls and ceilings between the router and ViewZ Smart AD PVM.
Place ViewZ Smart AD PVM away from electrical devices such as these:
- Ceiling fans, Home security systems
- Microwaves, Computers
- Base of a cordless phone, 2.4 GHz cordless phone
Place ViewZ Smart AD PVM away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, and insulated walls
such as these:
- Solid metal door, Aluminum studs
- Fish tanks, Mirrors, Brick, Concrete

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Ubuntu Setup
1. Prepare the Ubuntu OS (Latest LTS version) server
INSTALL CMS SW & SERVER SETUP
• Install Ubuntu (the latest version) on the local server with a stac IP address - Fixed DHCP or public stac IP address
hps://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-install-ubuntu-desktop#0
• Aer installaon of Ubuntu, you can see the below screen when launching terminal.

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Setup IP address and Open the port
INSTALL CMS SW & SERVER SETUP
• To access CMS SW, you need to setup the stac IP address or router's public IP address.
Otherwise, you cannot nish the installaon. Because, this is how the CMS server communicates with Smart AD PVM.
• On the Ubuntu desktop, please select the network interface icon and click 'Wired Sengs'.
1.1. Get the router's public IP address & Open the router's port
1.2. Setup the router's public IP address or Static IP address
If you are using a business router without a stac IP address, you need to follow these next steps.
If you have a stac IP address, you can skip this secon and go to '1.2.'
1. Get the public IP address of your router.
If you do not know how to get the router's public IP address, you can get help from the below site. Or contact your
Internet Service Provider (ISP) - Spectrum, AT&T & etc.
hp://whatsmyrouterip.com/
2. Open the port which you want to use - ex. 50005, 60001, 80001, 9999 and etc.
The process of port-opening/port-forwarding is dierent on the ISP & router model.
So, please nd the manual of router or contact your ISP.
3. Aer you get the router's public IP address and open-port, please check the IP & open-port have internet connecon
on the below site. Or, you can check it aer installaon of CMS SW via your router's public IP address with open-port
number.
hps://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

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Setup IP address and Open the port
INSTALL CMS SW & SERVER SETUP
• When the network seng panel opens, on the connecon, click the seng opons buon.
• Change the wired IPv4 Method to Manual. Then type the IP (stac IP or router's public IP) address, subnet mask and
gateway. Don’t forget the DNS server addresses as well.
• When you’re done, click Apply. Aer this, please check that the Ubuntu server can connect Internet.
If the Internet connecon is okay. Now you ready to install the CMS SW.
1.2. Setup the router's public IP address

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Update & Install docker
INSTALL CMS SW & SERVER SETUP
• Before the installaon of ViewZ CMS program on Ubuntu, please make sure that the Ubuntu server was properly
installed and update the pre-installed program.
Command: sudo apt-get update
3. Update for all of Ubuntu software
2. Open a terminal window (or SSH)

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• ViewZ CMS program require the docker system.
Command: sudo apt-get install docker.io
4. Install docker
Install CMS
INSTALL CMS SW & SERVER SETUP
• User can select the CMS soware name (server name).
Ex) viewz, myserver or etc.
• User can select the port number.
If user wants to access the CMS server via specic IP address, user need to setup the port number and
assign the stac IP address (DHCP or public router's IP address) to the Ubuntu server.
Ex) if user makes the port number as 50003 and the stac IP address of Ubuntu is "333.22.11.1",
then, user can access the CMS program via Chrome browser with "333.22.11.1:50003" address.
Command: sudo docker run -dit --name vzds.your_name –p 50005:80 nanappa/vzds
5. Install CMS software
Please do not use a common port number (ex. 80, 110, 25, 8080 or etc) to avoid any problems.
Warning

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Update CMS
INSTALL CMS SW & SERVER SETUP
• Aer restarng of CMS soware, the nal step is to update the installed-CMS soware.
Command: sudo docker exec -it vzds.your_name bash /upgrade.vzds.server.sh
6. Update the installed CMS software
ViewZ keep updang CMS soware. So, when you install CMS soware, you should update CMS aer installaon
of basic CMS program.
Warning
• When the Ubuntu server was restarted or rebooted, the VZDS (CMS Soware engine) was suspended or stopped.
So, user should manually start the VZDS.
Command: sudo docker start vzds.your_name
5. Reboot (restart) the Ubuntu server
5.1 Start the CMS software
Reboong process is the necessary step to inialize the CMS program.
Caution

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Setup Port Forwarding
INSTALL CMS SW & SERVER SETUP
• The port forwarding or port mapping is an applicaon for network address translaon (NAT) that redirects
a communicaon request from one address and port number combinaon to another while the packets are
traversing a network gateway, such as a router or rewall. This technique is most commonly used to make services
on a host, residing on a protected or masqueraded (internal) network, available to hosts on the opposite side of
the gateway (external network), by remapping the desnaon IP address and port number of the communicaon
to an internal host.
• Aer seng up port forwarding, you will have an open port number. The port forwarding setup process diers
depending on the router companies.
• General setup process of port forwarding is;
1) Login to router & open the port forwarding setup page
2) Create the port forwarding number (as you typed on #5). If you setup the specic port number
on step 5, please open that number (as you typed on #5) on your router.
3) Test your port forwarding is working.
4) Open the Chrome web browser and type the IP address with port number (see #5).
5) If you can see the above login window, the CMS installaon is done.
6) The default ID & Password is "admin" & "admin" - case sensive.
7. Setup the port forwarding on router

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Setup the Group and Synchronize Media-server - Create Group
SETUP CMS SOFTWARE
• To use ViewZ CMS soware, the user needs to setup "Group", "Device Register" & "Synchronize media server with
CMS soware." Without these 3 steps, users cannot upload, display & manage contents.
• Aer logged in, go to the "Player" secon. Then, click the 'Group Management' buon.
Click the "Group Management" buon
Click the "Add new group" buon
Type the "Group Name"
Click the "Apply" buon
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1. Create the group

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Setup the Group and Synchronize Media-server - Get the Unique ID of PVM
SETUP CMS SOFTWARE
• Aer creang a group, you are now ready to register the Smart AD PVM on the CMS soware.
• Before registering Smart AD PVM, you need to get the unique ID of the Smart AD PVM.
• To get the unique ID, please follow the below step.
1) Connect the mouse to Smart AD PVM and turn on Smart AD PVM.
2) Wait unl the default CMS content starts running.
3) When default CMS content starts, move the mouse cursor to the top of Smart AD PVM screen and le click.
Move the mouse cursor to the top of screen
Le click
"Digital Creator" is listed
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1. Create the group

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Setup the Group and Synchronize Media-server - Get the Unique ID of PVM
SETUP CMS SOFTWARE
4) When you le click the top area, the DID screen tab will popup on the top bar.
5) Click the Menu icon on the top-le.
6) When the DID Screen Menu slides in, please click the "Informaon" tab.
Click the "Menu" icon
Click the "Informaon" tab
Copy this ID to use it for registering Smart AD PVM to CMS
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Setup the Group and Synchronize Media-server - Register portrat PVM
SETUP CMS SOFTWARE
• User is now ready to register Smart AD PVM to CMS soware.
• Login to your CMS soware and go to "Player" tab.
Click the "Manual registraon player" buon
Type the unique ID into "Player ID" space
Type the Smart AD PVM name
as you want
Select the Group to let Smart AD
Click the "Apply" buon to save the info
PVM manage under selected
Group
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2. Register the ViewZ Smart AD PVM to CMS software

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Setup the Group and Synchronize Media-server - Register portrat PVM
SETUP CMS SOFTWARE
• Aer registraon of Smart AD PVM, you can see the below status on your CMS SW window.
• Now, user needs to synchronize Smart AD PVM with CMS soware
• Go to the "Management/Player" tab
• Type the current CMS sfotware address with port number
Ex. hp://192.168.0.99:55555/mediaserver
• Click the "Group Deploy" buon
Type the IP address with port number
Click the "Group Deploy" buon
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2. Register the ViewZ Smart AD PVM to CMS software
(CMS server IP address & assigned port number at page 6)

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Setup the Group and Synchronize Media-server - Register portrat PVM
SETUP CMS SOFTWARE
• When you click 'Group Deploy' buon, a "Group Deploy" window popup.
• Check the created group name and click the "Deploy" buon.
• When you click the "Deploy" buon, CMS soware will start communicaon with Smart AD PVM.
Check the Group Name Click the "Deploy" buon
which you want to assign Smart AD PVM
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2. Register the ViewZ Smart AD PVM to CMS software

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Setup the Group and Synchronize Media-server - Register portrat PVM
SETUP CMS SOFTWARE
• Using the mouse of Smart AD PVM, click "YES" to nish the synchronizaon process.
• If the synchronizaon is successful, you can check the status on the CMS SW.
• Go to the "Player" tab and see the status.
• Now, your device should be fully registered and fully synced with the media server
• If the connecon between the CMS soware and the device is successful, the Smart AD PVM will show the
popupwindow and ask you if want to change the new media server address (which is the CMS server address).
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2. Register the ViewZ Smart AD PVM to CMS software
Caution
If you cannot see the popup message on the Smart AD PVM aer clicking "Deploy", check the following:
1) On Smart AD PVM, please check the Intenet connecon via "App/Chrome browser." Smart AD PVM should
always connect to the Internet via WiFi or wired connecon
2) If you connect the Internet via WiFi and have weak signal, you cannot get a safe-connecon between CMS SW &
Smart AD PVM. In this case, please use wired connecon to resgister Smart AD PVM

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