WebDT SA1000 User manual

SA1000 Quick Start Guide
Released: 11/26/2007

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SA1000 Quick Start Guide
Thank you for evaluating this fully integrated hardware and software solution which enables the delivery of
compelling digital content throughout the enterprise network in a timely fashion. Version 2.0 provides the
multi-zone layout feature, providing up to eight zones to play various media files on one display. In addition to
templates, users can also customize their own templates for efficient and targeted deployment.
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Before going through with the SA1000 evaluation, please make sure that you follow the requirements below:
Required equipments:
(1) Internet connection
(2) SA1000 appliance
(3) 17” or above LCD monitor (preferably wide screen to show 16 x 9 aspect ratio presentation)
(4) PC or Laptop to connect to Content Manager Server on the web through Internet Explorer
You should have also received the following information from your reseller or DT Research Account
Representative:
(1) UserID
(2) Password
(3) Organization
The SA1000 product evaluation box contains the following:
(1) 1 x SA1000 player appliance
(2) 1 x DVI to VGA connector
(3) 1 x Power adapter
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Connecting your SA1000 Appliance
The SA1000 comes with built in DVI connectors for most regular LCD monitors in the market today. If your
LCD monitor only has a VGA connector then please use the included DVI to VGA connector as shown below.
Proceed to hook up a USB mouse and Keyboard to the unit (There are a total of 4 USB ports on the SA1000).
Then hook up your RJ-45 Internet Cable to the SA1000 and finally hook up the Power Supply Adapter to the
unit last. (Picture shown next page shows you an example)

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**Note**
If you have previously connected an LCD monitor through the VGA port and then later on decide to utilize
the DVI port, please follow the steps below in order to enable the DVI port on the SA1000 again.
1. First connect the SA1000 back to the original VGA LCD monitor and proceed to press
Control+Shift+Space to exit the software screen.
2. Move your mouse to the bottom right corner of the screen and right click on the S3TrayPlus Utility
Icon. (Picture shown below).

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3. Select “Display Properties Settings” and then proceed to select “Advanced”.
4. Proceed to click on “S3Display” and check the “DVI” box and then hit “Apply” followed by
clicking on “OK” when presented with a window.
5. Next click on the “Monitor” tab and proceed to uncheck “Hide modes that this monitor cannot
display” and keep the Screen refresh rate at 60 Hertz. Hit apply and press “Ok” to accept the setting.

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Now proceed to boot up the SA1000. You will see the following Player Registration screen when the system is
booted up properly.
If you don’t see the Player Registration screen, please use the mouse to launch the program by following these
steps: Start -> All Programs –> DT Research –> WCM Player –> Register Player Again
Please register with the following information (Again, note they are all case sensitive):
Player Name: Leave it at default or change it to a meaningful name
Group Name: You can leave this blank for now (the group name will be created in Step 2 below)
Organization Name: Same as “Organization”from The DTRI email you received
Password: 123456
Publish Server URL: http://signage.dtri.com/publish (This is just an example. Don’t change the default)
If the Player registration is successful, you will get the following status screen below, please note the “Player
Name” because you will need this for the next step.

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If you are having difficulty getting past the login screen, please read the “Failed to register” message presented
to you and check whether you have entered the correct password and organization name. Remember, they are
all case sensitive.
Also if the error message comes back saying “Cannot connect to the server” please make sure that the Publish
Server URL is correct. Another thing to check is to make sure that:
1. The SA1000 box is setup for auto IP configuration with a built in DHCP client. Make sure your internal
network has a DHCP server setup properly.
2. If you are still having network difficulty, check with your local System Administrator for a valid
Internal IP Address.
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Login to the WebDT Content Manager Server in order to manage your digital content
To manage content for playing through the players, please access http://signage.dtri.com/hosting (This site is
just an example. Please use the site that is specified in the email sent to you by a DT Research or its reseller
representative.)

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Please login as:
User ID: You received this from the DTRI email
Password: You received this from the DTRI email
Organization: You received this from the DTRI email
* Please note that the above information is all case sensitive.
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If you need more assistance, please access the online help (via the Help link in every page) for more details on
how to operate the WebDT Content Manager. The Help content also contains a Workflow Demo in Flash.
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To start off, please do the following:
a) Pick your player as the preview player for viewing medias and playlists
Click Account management on the left panel (Under System)
Under Account, double click on “Manager” and proceed to select your login name
Pick the Player Name (Page 3) from the Preview Player drop down list
b) Create a player group and assign a player to the group
Click Player/Group on the left panel
Click “New Group”(top menu) and enter the “Group Name” then click “OK”
Now, click on the group that you just created
Click “Assign Player” (top menu)
Add a Player from the “Not Assigned”to the group
c) Upload your media

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Click “Management” on the left menu and then select “Media”on the left panel
Click “New”in order to upload one media file at a time
oYou can ignore the “Name” text field as it will be automatically populated with the name of the
file you upload
oClick “Browse” and select a media file to be uploaded (a few accepted formats
are .avi, .mov, .ppt, .swf (flash), .jpg, .gif, etc)
Click “Batch Upload” if you have quite a few files to upload
If you want to preview any media on the Player Software, highlight the media and then click on
“Preview” on the top right corner
Watch as your media is being displayed on the PC with the Media Player Software installed
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Media Content Management
In the Media sub-section, there are three pre-defined media folders- Image, Audio, and Multimedia. In each folder,
you cancreate sub-folders to save uploaded media files. WebDT Content Manager supports the following media
types and formats.
Image
oJPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)
oBMP (.bmp)
oPNG (.png)
oTIFF (.tif, tiff)
oGIF (.gif) –less than 2048 X 2048 pixels
oTGA (.tga)
oPCX (.pcx)
Audio
oMP3 (.mp3)
oMP2 (.mp2)
oWave Audio (.wav)
oWindow Media Audio (.wma )

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oMIDI (.midi, .mid)
oRealNetworks Real Audio (.rmi)
oAudio Interchange File Format (.aif)
oAU (.au)
oSND (.snd)
Multimedia
oAdobe Macromedia Flash (.swf) version 9 or below
oMP4 (.mp4)
oMMS
oFlash Video (.flv)
oMicrosoft PowerPoint 97(.ppt, .pps)
oMPEG1/2 (.mpe, .mpg, .mpeg)
oWindow Media Video (.wmv, .asf, asx)
oAVI (.avi)
oDVD Video (.vob) (non protected)
oApple QuickTime (.mov)
oHTML (.html, .htm) (text and image only)
An image or multimedia file will be scaled to full screen size when played, except the PowerPoint files. Follow the
steps below:
1. Open the PowerPoint file with Microsoft PowerPoint application.
2. Select File/Page Setup menu option.
3. Adjust the width/ height of the slide to match the resolution of the display ofthe player.
4. Click OK and save the file as PowerPoint 97.
Note
Some media files may have smallvariances compared to standard files.
We strongly recommend you preview the contentbefore publishing it
to ensure the media plays correctly on the player.
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d) Create a ticker (optional)

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Click “Management”–> “Ticker”
Click “New”–> “New Ticker”
You can enter some “Static Text”or RSS feed from a life Internet RSS site (sample
http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss)
e) Experimenting with multi zones layout with selected templates (optional)
Click “Management”–> “Template”on the left panel
Expand “Template” -> “Build-in” and pick a Predefined template
Alternatively you can also click on “New”to create/design a new template of your choice
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If you need more information, please click Help at any time.
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f) Experimenting with a playlist

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Click “Management”–> “Playlist”on the left panel
Click “New”–> “New Playlist”
If you would like to have a multi zone display, select a template
Enter a name for the Playlist
Select a zone under the “Template View” then click “Media”to add a media file to the
highlighted zone (remember you can click on each zone and upload a separate media file to each)
Finally, click “Preview”to view the playlist on your PC
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Note:
Experimenting with Accuweather flash demo
-You can also select and preview the playlist that DT Research has created for you. For instance under
the Accuweather Multimedia folder you will also find 3 sample weather flash files that you can
incorporate into certain zones on your template.
Experimenting with Interactive flash demo
-If your LCD panel comes with the optional touch screen interface (You can also purchase the WebDT
DS Series from DT Research with an integrated touch screen option) you can proceed to designate one
or more zones on the template to be interactive in nature. We have specifically prepared a few
interactive flash demos that can be found under “Multimedia -> FullHDFlash”. Simply highlight the
flash (Seen on the screenshot below) and move it to selected zones on the template.

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g) Schedule the playlist and publish it
Click “Scheduling”on the left panel
Click your “Group”
Click on a date and time you would like to start
Pick a playlist and click the to add the playlist
Click on the icon to enter “start”–“end date time”and “recurrence”, then save it and close the
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Finally click on “Publish”to publish the playlist at the selected date/time
h) Experimenting with Urgent Cast
Urgent Cast is a unique feature built in to the Web Content Manager that allows administrators of the
WebDT Systems to broadcast urgent messages throughout all or selected panels at the same time.
You can access the Urgent Cast feature by clicking on the Urgent Cast link under the Systems menu.
Start by selecting a group that you wish to broadcast the same message to (You can also click on
“Group” instead of any individual grouping if you wish to broadcast to all players).
Type your urgent message under the “Text” field. You can also cut and paste onto that section.
Type in duration in seconds.
You can also change the speed, position, font and background color at this point if you wish.
Select a background audio or select some multimedia content at this point if you wish.
Click on preview to have this displayed on your pre selected media player. Once you are satisfied with
the result, click on “Publish” to make this urgent broadcast message effective immediately.
When we reached the scheduled date/time, the player will start downloading and playing the content
automatically. The download may take a while depending on your uploaded media size and playlist.
Security and Network Consideration
The WebDT Content Manager software hosted through DT Research currently utilizes the VeriSign Class 3
Secure server SSL Certificate, as such your login authentication information is securely transmitted over the
Internet to a server hosted by DT Research.

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Picture shows the VeriSign Class 3 Secure Certificate
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Public and Private Keys to Privacy
An SSL Certificate consists of a public key and a private key. The public key is used to encrypt information and
the private key is used to decipher it. When a Web browser points to a secured domain, a Secure Sockets Layer
handshake authenticates the server (Web site) and the client (Web browser). An encryption method is
established with a unique session key. They can begin a secure session that guarantees message privacy and
message integrity.
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Contact DT Research Technical Support:
DT Research Inc
2000 Concourse Drive
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Customer Service / General Product Information / Sales & Marketing:
Email: [email protected]
Technical Support / Product feedback / General Help:
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