FocSign Client User Manual
FocSign Client • User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 6 Operation Flowchart ............................................................................................................ 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation ...............................
FocSign Client • User Manual 6.1.3 Upload Dynamic Materials ........................................................................................ 31 6.1.4 Replace Materials ..................................................................................................... 32 Create Programs ................................................................................................................ 34 Configure Basic Program Settings .................................................................
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FocSign Client • User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.
FocSign Client • User Manual Applicable Products This manual is applicable to FocSign Client and guides you to complete the configuration and operation of FocSign Client. About the Default Default administrator account: admin. Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Provides additional information to emphadimension or supplement important points of the main text.
FocSign Client • User Manual Chapter 1 Product Introduction Introduction FocSign consists of FocSign Server (hereinafter referred to as the server), FocSign Player (hereinafter referred to as the terminal) and FocSign Client (or FocSign Web). It is widely applied to information release in the industry of entertainment, finance, traffic, etc. FocSign Client (hereinafter referred to as the client) is used to create programs and release them to digital signage.
FocSign Client • User Manual Operation Flowchart Only the admin user need to install the server, and initialize the password to ensure that the server works well. Non-admin users can choose to install the server according to their actual needs. Only non-admin users need to do the operations: Approval and Upload Material.
FocSign Client • User Manual Chapter 2 Server Installation Before using the client, you must install the server and make it work well. The admin user must install the server, and the other users must get the IP address of the server and the port number. Before you start: The server is running. It is recommended that the server is installed in the following environment: Operating System: Windows 7/Windows 10/Windows Server 2012 (32/64 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit) CPU: Core i5-7500 3.
FocSign Client • User Manual Server Configuration Interface Click Save. Restart the server according to the prompt message.
FocSign Client • User Manual Chapter 3 Login Log in to the Client Before logging in to the client, you must set the password and configure the server. You can manage the terminals and release programs to the terminals after logging in. Before you start: The server is running. It is recommended that the client is installed in the following environment: Operating System: Windows XP/Windows 7/Windows 10 (32/64 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit) CPU: Intel Pentium 4.3.0@3.0 GHz and higher, Core i3-2100 3.
FocSign Client • User Manual Login Interface The admin user needs to enter the user name and password of the server. Click Server Configuration, and enter the IP address and port number of the server. Server Configuration The port number of the server is 8000 by default.
FocSign Client • User Manual Click Log In. (Optional) Check Remember Password and Auto Login as needed. Home Page Introduction After logging in to the client, the wizard including uploading material, creating programs, creating schedules, and releasing schedules is displayed by default. You can close the wizard or click Next according to the wizard. You can also select Wizard in the menu bar to open the wizard interface. Wizard After the wizard, the home page is as follows.
FocSign Client • User Manual Home Page 1. Menu Bar You can hide or open the menu bar. In the menu bar, you can upload materials, create programs and schedules, release and approve programs, manage terminals, manage logs, manage organizations and maintain the server. 2. Main Interface When you log in to the client first, the wizard is displayed; after you create programs, all programs are displayed. 3. Quick Operation Bar You can create programs, cut in programs and messages.
FocSign Client • User Manual Chapter 4 Organization Creation You can create organizations, and assign different permissions to different organizations. The admin user belongs to the center level (the first level) by default. Only the admin user can add, edit and delete all organizations and users. Other users can only add, edit and delete their subordinate organizations and users. Create an Organization Create organizations to realize organization management.
FocSign Client • User Manual Add a User You can add users in different organizations and assign permissions to the users. For security, the admin user should assign different roles to different users and delete the useless users. Click , and the menu bar pops up. Select Organization. Click +Add in the second column to add a user. Add a User Edit user information and select permissions.
FocSign Client • User Manual Parameter Description Parameter Description Organization The organization which the user to be added belongs to User Name Up to 32 characters allowed, including letters and digits. Password 8 to 16 characters allowed, including at least 2 of the following types: digits, lower-case letters, upper-case letters and special characters. The password is divided into three grades: weak, medium, strong. You are required to set the strong password.
FocSign Client • User Manual Chapter 5 Terminal Management Only after adding terminals to the server, you can release programs to the terminals and manage the added terminals, including start up/shut down terminal startup/shutdown, adjust terminal volume adjustment and brightness adjustment, etc. Add a Terminal You can add terminals via the following methods: If the client and the terminals are in the same network segment, activate terminals from the Online Device and do the CMS registration.
FocSign Client • User Manual Activate Terminal Set the terminal password and confirm password. Click OK. You can edit network parameters and reset passwords in Online Device. Register a Terminal You can register the activated terminal to the client. Before you start: The terminal and the client are in the same network segment and the terminal is activated. After activating the terminal, click OK in the dialog box to go to the registration interface.
FocSign Client • User Manual CMS Registration Click OK. (Optional) Click Acquire Registration Status to view terminal registration status. Before you start: You have acquired the terminal IP address, terminal password and terminal name, and the terminal is activated. Click Terminal in the menu bar. Click CMS Registration in Online Device. Enter the Terminal IP address, Terminal Password and Terminal Name. Click OK. The status of the terminal registered is online.
FocSign Client • User Manual Click of a terminal to edit its name, serial No. or description. Check a terminal and click Delete Terminal to delete it. Edit/Delete Terminal To manage the deleted terminal, you need add the terminal to the client again. Click of a terminal to view its information such as the name, resolution and version and the current program image. Terminal Control You can start up/shut down a terminal, adjust the volume, and control programs via the terminal operation menu.
FocSign Client • User Manual Terminal Operation You can manually start up and shut down a terminal or multiple terminals, and configure the startup/shutdown schedule for a terminal or multiple terminals. : Start up the selected terminal. : Shut down the selected terminal. : Restart the selected terminal. Timed Power On/Off: Select a terminal, enable Timed Power On/Off and click Settings to set the startup/shutdown schedule.
FocSign Client • User Manual Cut-in The terminal plays cut-in programs in priority order after receiving them. Click Stop to stop playing cut-in programs. Play Content Click Clear to clear the programs which are being played in the terminal. Message Play Click Stop to stop the playing text messages. You can adjust the volume for one or more terminals. Output Volume Drag the slider to adjust the terminal output volume.
FocSign Client • User Manual Terminal Configuration You can adjust the brightness for one or more terminals. Auto-Brightness Enable Auto-Brightness and select a backlight value. The terminal will automatically adjust screen backlight according to the environment. Brightness Enable Brightness and drag the slider to adjust the brightness value. The brightness value ranges from 0 to 100. You can adjust the resolution for the terminal added or more terminals added.
FocSign Client • User Manual Custom Enable Custom. The resolution supported ranges from 480 × 320 to 3840 × 2160. Enable Logo, and the terminal will display the default logo when powering on. Select Terminal and the terminal to be configured in the terminal list. Select Terminal Configuration -> Device Operation -> Logo. Enable Logo. Select the desired terminal and click OK. If no program or cut-in is played in the terminal, you can enable the default schedule.
FocSign Client • User Manual Enable NTP Time Sync by using either of the following methods: Select IP Address Mode Settings, enter the IP address providing with the time sync function and select the time sync frequency. Select Domain Mode Settings, enter the domain of the server providing with the time sync function and select the time sync frequency. Select the desired terminal and click OK. To increase terminal security, you are recommended to change the passwords of your terminals regularly.
FocSign Client • User Manual Configure IPC Channel Select a channel and click . Enter network camera parameters. Click OK to link the terminal with network cameras. (Optional) Click or to change the channel for the network camera. Terminal Maintenance You are recommended to acquire the package to upgrade your terminals with the help of professional technical support. You can upgrade FocSign Player.exe or the whole terminal system.
FocSign Client • User Manual Click OK to start upgrade. It takes 1 to 10 minutes to upgrade the terminal. Do not turn off the terminal during upgrade. The terminal will automatically restart after upgrade. Before you start Ensure the terminal and your computer are in the same network segment and the terminal is activated. Click Terminal in the menu bar. Click in Online Device to view online terminals. Select the desired terminal and click Reset Password.
FocSign Client • User Manual To increase security, you are recommended to turn off SADP after server configuration. This function is only for the professional technical support to debug the device. Select Terminal -> Terminal Configuration -> Security. Check/uncheck Enable SADP as needed. Select the desired terminal and click OK. The function is only for the professional technical support to debug terminals. Select Terminal -> Terminal Configuration -> Terminal Debugging. Enable Terminal Debugging.
FocSign Client • User Manual Chapter 6 Program Creation and Release You can create and edit programs, create schedules and release them to different terminals. 1. Quick Release: Click Create Program in the quick operation bar and click Next to quickly release the programs. 2. Normal Release: Select Material Management in the menu bar on the home page to upload the materials. Select Program Management in the menu bar on the home page to create programs.
FocSign Client • User Manual Upload Materials Local materials include pictures, videos, audios, TXT files, PDF files, static webpages and APPs. Up to 10,000 materials including built-in materials can be stored, and up to 1000 materials can be uploaded in batches. The dimension of one material cannot exceed 4 GB. The names of any two materials cannot be the same.
FocSign Client • User Manual Local Material Description Material Type Format Requirement Picture BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF (The maximum resolution of one material is 4K, including 2160 × 3840 and 3840 × 2160) Video ASF, AVI, MPG, 3GP, MOV, MKV, WMV, FLV, MP4, RM, RMVB Audio MP3, WAV, WMA File TXT, PDF Webpage HTML, HTM APP APK Select Material -> Upload Material -> Select Local File. Select the material(s) to be uploaded and click Open. You can select one or more materials to upload.
FocSign Client • User Manual Dynamic Material Description Material Type Description Pop-up Image Upload images and other materials through a third-party interface. Capture Get snapshots of the third-party IPCs. Stream Media Receive streams from a streaming media server. Network Camera (IPC) Get videos from IPCs. URL Web Dynamic URLs. URL Picture The dynamic website of the picture. Call Upload images, texts and other materials through a third-party interface.
FocSign Client • User Manual Click Upload Local File and select a new material with the same name. Upload Material Click Upload, the prompt message pops up and Upload becomes Replace the Original Material.
FocSign Client • User Manual Replace the Original Material Click Replace the Original Material. (Optional) You can check Sync Material Replacement to Terminal, and the materials with the same name in the terminal programs will be replaced automatically. Click Replace. Create Programs Create and configure the programs according to the terminal type. Customize the program layout. The layout is same with the final release effect. Click Create Program in the quick operation bar.
FocSign Client • User Manual You can also select Program in the menu bar and click + Add to create program. You can edit, delete, copy, cut-in, release, search programs in Program interface. Enter the basic information of the program to edit the program. For detailed steps, please see 6.2.2 Configure Basic Program Settings. Create Program Enter the page property in Area 1. For detailed steps, please see 6.2.3 Configure Page.
FocSign Client • User Manual Basic Program Settings (Optional) Select the existing landscape and portrait template in Area 2 to adjust the page layout. Select window type in Area 2. For detailed steps, please see 6.2.4 Add a Window. Edit page layout with the tools listed in Area 3 and window list in Area 4. For detailed steps, see 6.2.5 Edit Page. Click Save to save the program or click Next to configure a program schedule.
FocSign Client • User Manual Basic Information of a Program Enter the basic information of the program. Program Name You need to define a program name that is easy to identify. The maximum length of the characters is 64. Display Dimension According to the terminal types, select the display dimension. 1080 × 1920 is for portrait，1920 × 1080 is for landscape. Display dimension is set as landscape by default. You can customize the resolution.
FocSign Client • User Manual Edit Page Property. Page Attributes Background Picture Select the image in the local file or in the server as the background picture. GIF format is not supported. Play Type Select Custom, Auto, or Auto-Switch. Play Duration Play duration is the current page play time. The unit is sec. When Play Type is Custom, you can set the play duration accordingly. The window play duration in the page cannot exceed the page play duration, and the excess part will not be played.
FocSign Client • User Manual Up to 32 pages can be added. You can adjust the program order. Programs will be played according to the page order. You can add pictures, videos, audios, documents, PDF files, applications, web pages, clocks, countdowns, weather reports, pop-up images, captured images, stream media, call, button and text input etc. After configuring the page, select an existing window on the program creating interface or upload materials to a window and then add the window to the page.
FocSign Client • User Manual Up to 16 windows can be added for one single page. Up to 512 different materials or total 1024 materials can be linked to one single program. Audio windows cannot be added with video window, stream media windows or IPC windows at the same time. If different types of windows are added to one page, such as video windows, stream media windows and IPC windows, only one video can be played in non-mute mode. Check Close Auto for the other windows.
FocSign Client • User Manual Play type Material Time: Play the entire material for one time. Custom: Play the material for the time you set. (Optional) Check Close Auto to play the video in mute. If multiple video windows are added to one page, only one video can be played in non-mute mode. Check Close Auto for the other windows. (Optional) You can set to jump to a new window or page for touchscreen terminals. For details, see 6.2.6 Hyperlink.
FocSign Client • User Manual Select an existing PDF file on the server or the uploaded PDF to be added. Drag the PDF to the canvas, and set location and dimension. Edit the attributes on the right window to set play time and dwell time. Add an APP Window ● ● Only one APP window can be added for one single page, and no other window can be added. The resolution of the APP window is the resolution of the page, which cannot be changed. Select Multi-Media Library -> on the program editing interface.
FocSign Client • User Manual (Optional) Set the sub-window property: Click the sub-window. Edit the attributes on the right window to set type or font. Add a Countdown Window Select Widget on the program editing interface. Drag a countdown icon to the canvas and adjust location and dimension by dragging and scaling. Edit the attributes on the right window to set location, dimension and layout. You can save the layout as a template, or set a background picture for the window. Set the stop time and unit.
FocSign Client • User Manual The city sub-window property must be set to the third-level administrative district from the combo list. Add a Pop-up Window Pop-up can be realized with pictures uploaded through third-party interfaces. Select External Data -> Click on the program editing interface. , and set Material Name, Organization and Property. Click OK. Drag the pop-up window to the canvas and adjust location and dimension by dragging and scaling.
FocSign Client • User Manual Cancel Time cannot be set in Manual type. Captured picture will disappear only after the system receives a command. Add a Stream Media Window A total of up to 4 stream media windows, IPC windows and video windows can be added for one single page, and no other audio windows can be added. Select External Data -> Click on the program editing interface. , set material name, organization, property and stream media player. Click Confirm.
FocSign Client • User Manual (Optional) Check Close Audio to play it in mute. If multiple video windows are added to one page, only one video can be played in non-mute mode. Check Close Auto for the other windows. Add a Web URL Window A total of up to 2 Web windows and Web URL windows can be added for one single page. Select External Data -> Click on the program editing interface. , set material name, organization, property and Web URL. Click Confirm.
FocSign Client • User Manual Add a Call Window Call can be realized with pictures and texts uploaded through third-party interfaces. Select External Data -> Click on the program editing interface. , set material name, organization and property. Click Confirm. Drag the new call window to the canvas and adjust location and dimension by dragging and scaling. Edit the attributes on the right window to set location and dimension.
FocSign Client • User Manual Click the Function Bar and Window List to edit the program. Function Bar Function Bar Description Operation Description / / Adjust window alignment: left, middle, and right. / Adjust window alignment: top alignment, middle alignment, and bottom alignment. / Display the page on the real resolution. Self-adaptive resolution. Auto Snap Once enabled, two windows connected when they are near enough.
FocSign Client • User Manual New Pop-up Window When Window A is played in the terminal, click the touchscreen to jump to play Window B. Click the touchscreen again, and the Window B will be hidden. Click Window B and select the window type as pop-up window. Click Window A and select the window type as normal. Select redirect method as New Pop-up Window, and the link as window B. New Page Click the button to open a new page. Before you start: Multiple pages have been created for a program.
FocSign Client • User Manual Create Schedule Select Play Mode: Day, Week, Custom. Day/Week Day/Week mode supports to play the program on a specific period in a day/week. Custom Custom mode supports to play the program on a specific period in the whole year. A custom schedule can only cover 90 days at most. Select the program and move the timeline. Adjust the program schedule.
FocSign Client • User Manual Select play mode as loop. Create Loop Schedule Drag the program into the play list. Click Create Playlist to add a new list. Up to 8 programs can be added to one play list. Up to 8 loop play lists can be created. Play List 1 is no time-limited loop by default. Select time for the other loop play list. No Time- Limited Loop: The programs are played by order. Time- Limited Loop: Play the programs at specific period.
FocSign Client • User Manual With default schedule enabled, the terminal will play default video automatically if there is no program or cut-in. Before you start: Default schedule has been initiated in Terminal -> Remote Configuration -> Device Operation -> Default. Select play mode as default. Create Default Schedule Drag the program into the play list. Click Release to enter the release interface and release the program. For details about how to release the program, see 6.5 Release.
FocSign Client • User Manual Click the materials to be approved (multiple choices supported) Select the result and give suggestions. Click Pass or Click Deny or to approve. not to approve. Click Save. Release You can release the program schedules or cut in programs and message to terminals. The terminals will play the released programs according to user settings. Click Release and you can check release details, delete release records, release programs again, do advanced search, etc.
FocSign Client • User Manual Schedule Release Enter Task Name, check Effective Time and Method to Take Effect. Select Applicable Terminal. You can select release the schedule to multiple terminals or to an organization, or release to both the organization and terminals at the same time. Click Release.
FocSign Client • User Manual In the release progress interface, you can click to release again the canceled release schedule. Functions including window jump, page jump and button window only take effect on the touchscreen terminal. to cancel the program release, click The cut-in programs or messages will be played once the terminal receives cut-in release instruction. Cut in a Program Click Cut-in Program on the program editing interface to create a cut-in program.
FocSign Client • User Manual Select the program to be cut in, and click on the play list interface to create new cut-in program. Enter the release task name. Select Play Mode, and set Time Duration or end time. Select the terminal for the cut-in program. Click Release and release the cut-in program to the terminal. Programs can only be cut in after approved. Cut-in a Text Message Click Cut-in Text Message. Enter the task name. Select Applicable Terminal. Click Add Content. Input the text messages.
FocSign Client • User Manual Chapter 7 Maintenance Management You can query and export logs, restore default settings of the server, edit saving paths for materials, or configure weather manufacturer information for maintenance purposes. Functions including Log Record, Category, Query and Log Backup are supported. As an important method of monitoring devices, log information records the running status, exceptions, configuration information and operation information, etc.
FocSign Client • User Manual Users can purchase the Weather Web Manufacturer Authorization Code by visiting the following website: https://market.aliyun.com/products/57096001/cmapi010812.html?spm=5176.8216963.522267.1. xJmmRQ#sku=yuncode481200004 After purchase, select Management Control -> Cloud Market -> purchased service, and find AppCode, which is Authorization Code. Click Save.
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