Windows and Linux PC: install the player
Download the installer from the cabinet, install the player on the PC, connect the PC to a screen and register it with the 6-digit code.
Contents: 8
- 1. Click the download button in the cabinet top bar and choose «Windows» or «Linux».
- 2. Move the file to the PC that will work as the player.
- 3. Windows, run the .exe and go through the setup with the default settings.
- 4. Linux, make the .AppImage file executable and run it.
- 5. Wait for the player to start: a 6-digit binding code appears full screen.
- 6. In the cabinet click «Create», enter the code, the screen name and the timezone.
- Network access
- If it did not work
Click the download button in the cabinet top bar and choose «Windows» or «Linux».
The player file starts downloading, .exe for Windows or .AppImage for Linux.
Move the file to the PC that will work as the player.
Windows, run the .exe and go through the setup with the default settings.
Linux, make the .AppImage file executable and run it.
Wait for the player to start: a 6-digit binding code appears full screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device..
In the cabinet click «Create», enter the code, the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. name and the timezone.
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. appears in the dashboard list with the online status.
Network access
If the PC or the venue networkA colour-coded group of screens that receives a playlist together. has a firewall, allow connections by domain name (not by IP) on ports 443 and 80
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For ARM single-board computers the same download menu has an ARM (.AppImage) option. For Raspberry Pi 4 the ready image is easier, see Raspberry Pi 4: write the image and connect. Windows also supports touch screens for interactive kiosks.
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
Windows blocks the installer | Click «More info» in the warning windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. and «Run anyway». The installer is signed by Advision |
The AppImage does not start | Check that the file is executable (in the file properties or with chmod +x) and run it from the desktop |
The player opened but no code appears | Check the internet and the firewall rules from the list above. See Screen offline |
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. is black after start | See Black screen |
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- How-to · 3 minConnect your first screen with a 6-digit code or QRThe player shows a code on the screen, you enter it in the cabinet with a name and a timezone. A minute later the screen is in the list with the «Online» status.
- How-to · 3 minAdd a screen with the code from the playerEnter the 6-digit code from the player screen in the «Create» dialog, give the screen a name and a timezone; a minute later it appears in the list online.
- ReferenceCabinet interface: top bar, settings menu, language, pinned left menuWhat every button in the top bar does, what the ⚙ menu holds, and how to switch to a left-side menu.
- TroubleshootingScreen is offlineA red dot next to the screen name. What to check on site and in the cabinet to bring the screen back online.