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Content Access Modes
When connected to the network, Digital Signage Creator can be used to access
content to be displayed in three different modes:
• Push mode: Files are pushed to the Digital Signage Creator using a
WebDAV server. For example, the DSD uses the push mode to publish
an Hyper Media Project to an Digital Signage Creator unit.
• Client mode: The Digital Signage Creator accesses fi les from a remote
HTTP server. The internal storage will be used as a cache. Confi guring
the client mode is explained in Use network servers.
• Pull mode: Files are copied periodically from a remote server to the
local storage of the Digital Signage Creator.
If the Push and Client modes are simpler publishing mechanisms they might not
be suitable for all network architecture needs. In particular, when network security
constraints are introduced, it may be necessary to request the Digital Signage
Creator units to retrieve content or publish logs at specifi c timings. In this case
the Pull mode must be used.
To be activated, the Pull mode requires specifi c actions. In this section and its
subsections we document specifi cally this mode.
CONNECTING AND OPERATING
THE DIGITAL SIGNAGE CREATOR