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CONTENTS

Introduction ____________________________________________________ 1

Operation Notes _________________________________________________ 2

Features _______________________________________________________ 3

Panel Layout  ___________________________________________________ 4

Panel Descriptions  ______________________________________________ 5

Connecting And Operating the Digital Signage Creator ________________ 6

Resetting the EXT-DSC to its Factory Defauls ________________________ 7

Accessing the EXT-DSC HTTP Server (PC) ___________________________ 8

Accessing the EXT-DSC HTTP Server (PC) ___________________________ 9

Communicating with the EXT-DSC (Mac Osx)  _______________________ 10

Connecting to the EXT-DSC Content Server _________________________ 12

Automatic DHCP Confi guration ___________________________________ 13

Fixed IP Confi guration  __________________________________________ 16

EXT-DSC HTTP Server  __________________________________________ 17

Confi guring Display Settings _____________________________________ 19

Using A USB Drive with The EXT-DSC  _____________________________ 20

Controlling User Rights  _________________________________________ 22

Confi guring Network Credentials for Remote Servers  ________________ 23

Using A Network Server with the EXT-DSC __________________________ 24

Content Access Modes __________________________________________ 25

Pull Mode _____________________________________________________ 26

How To Confi gure the EXT-DSC To Use the Serial Port ________________ 27

Confi guring RS-232 _____________________________________________ 28

Specifi cations  _________________________________________________ 30

Warranty ______________________________________________________ 32

Summary of Contents for EXT-DSC

Page 1: ...www gefen com f EXT DSC Users Guide EXT DSC User Manual ...

Page 2: ... Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 www gefen com support gefen com Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior written notice Digital Signage Creator is a trademark of Gefen LLC All trademarks are the property of their respective companies 2010 Gefen LLC All Rights Reserved All trademarks are the property of their res...

Page 3: ...2 Automatic DHCP Configuration ___________________________________ 13 Fixed IP Configuration __________________________________________ 16 EXT DSC HTTP Server __________________________________________ 17 Configuring Display Settings _____________________________________ 19 Using A USB Drive with The EXT DSC _____________________________ 20 Controlling User Rights _________________________________...

Page 4: ...DSC extends the basic functionalities of state of the art media players supporting Hyper Media content The term hypermedia is used as a logical extension of the term hypertext in which graphics audio video plain text and hyperlinks intertwine to create a generally non linear medium of information EXT DSC brings hypermedia content to digital displays in several ways How It Works The Gefen EXT DSC s...

Page 5: ...e see the Digital Signage Director manual for software operation The Digital Signage Creator uses DHCP by default The unit is always reachable at http gef dsc xxxxxxxxxxxx local from Zeroconf enabled computers on the local network replace x with the MAC address of the unit This is located on a sticker underneath the unit OPERATION NOTES ...

Page 6: ...or managment from any web browser Natively supports multiple Web streaming formats including RSS and ASX Serial RS 232 port for two way control of external mice and interactive devices Compact form factor for easy placement Internal storage 1 5GB solid state memory Expandable storage capacity via USB 2 0 port Supports USB flash drive or Hard Disk Drive Only 2W of power consumed making this a Green...

Page 7: ...4 Front Panel Back Panel 2 3 5 4 1 8 6 7 9 PANEL LAYOUT ...

Page 8: ...ndicator This LED serves as an indicator for the unit s current status It will blink a GREEN color every second when operation is normal If the LED is RED or ORANGE this will indicate an error 5 ON OFF Reset Button This button will initiate a manual reboot of the unit Press and hold this button for 5 seconds to initiate the reboot process 6 5V DC Power Receptacle This port will accept power from t...

Page 9: ...to an open wall power socket Initial Bootup of the Digital Signage Creator Upon the first boot up of the DSC a series Gefen splash screen should be visible on the connected display This initial boot up process should take approximately 1 5 minutes Subsequent boot ups after the initial boot process will be reduced in time to 50 seconds Once the boot up process is complete a default logo animation s...

Page 10: ...ess for the first time the EXT DSC unit from a PC using the Ethernet interface This procedure is required to access the EXT DSC administration HTTP server or to publish content on a EXT DSC unit NOTE This procedure applies only if you have not modified the default network configuration of the EXT DSC unit See Reset to Factory default to make sure that your EXT DSC has the default network configura...

Page 11: ...ve steps are successful a Make sure that the EXT DSC has completed the booting phase allow about 1 minute from the EXT DSC power up If you have connected the EXT DSC to a display you should see the default animated logo b Check that the LED is blinking green once per second If this is not the case go to the troubleshooting section at the end of this guide c Open a Web Browser e g Internet Explorer...

Page 12: ...browser 2 Check the LED on you EXT DSC unit c If the led is blinking fast several times per second from green to red Your EXT DSC is in recovery mode In this case unplug and power up again the EXT DSC unit Wait about 1 minute If the EXT DSC unit remains in recovery mode contact support 4 It may happen that your EXT DSC unit has already been configured and does not have the default setting to use D...

Page 13: ...g The EXT DSC On The Network This section explains how to find the network address of an EXT DSC unit connected to the same local area network LAN as the Mac computer or directly to the Mac computer This is particularly useful when the EXT DSC unit has been configured to use DHCP or when the static IP address that was configured has been lost 1 Verify that the EXT DSC is powered on and running the...

Page 14: ...C MAC OSX 5 Immediately after observing the responses type the command arp a and press Return This will print out a list of known network names IP addresses and Ethernet MAC address in the first second and fourth columns respectively ...

Page 15: ...9 You may now close the Terminal application if so desired 10 Now you can use either the network name if one is registered or the IP address to address the unit on the network Connecting To The EXT DSC Content Server This section explains how to connect to the EXT DSC content using the Mac OS X Finder 1 Click anywhere on your desktop to bring up the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen 2 From ...

Page 16: ...address that was typed when the connection was done 3 On the right pane you now see all the content files on the EXT DSC unit you can manage them as regular files on Mac OS X 4 To copy files to the EXT DSC unit i e upload just drag and drop files from another Finder window to the right pane 5 After uploading files allow some time for the EXT DSC unit to notice the new files Automatic DHCP Configur...

Page 17: ...ngs of the EXT DSC unit 3 Configure the EXT DSC to use DHCP Set the DHCP radio button instead of Static one 4 Validate the changes Validate the new network configuration with the Update button The changes will be valid once the EXT DSC unit has rebooted If you want to immediately reboot the unit check the Reboot now check box before pressing the Update button 5 Re connect to your EXT DSC If your D...

Page 18: ...r EXT DSC unit If the led is blinking once per second in orange color and the red led is bright on then your EXT DSC unit has been configured to activate DHCP but no DHCP server has been detected on your network Make sure your DHCP server is working correctly If the green led is blinking fast several times per second then your EXT DSC unit is in recovery mode In this case unplug and power up again...

Page 19: ...et mask 2 Access the HTTP server of your EXT DSC unit If you have just received an EXT DSC unit see the previous sections to learn how to connect to its HTTP server If the network configuration of your EXT DSC unit has already been modified follow the suggestions in Access HTTP server 3 Select the Network configuration page on the left menu under Basic Under Current settings you can read the curre...

Page 20: ...activate DHCP but no DHCP server has been detected on your network Make sure you have selected the Static radio button If not reboot the unit by keeping pressed the push button for few seconds If the green led is blinking fast several times per second then your EXT DSC unit is in recovery mode In this case unplug and power up again the EXT DSC unit Wait about 1 minute to complete the booting proce...

Page 21: ...d that the DHCP server is configured to dynamically register the names in the DNS server In this case the name of the EXT DSC unit will have the following predefined pattern gef dsc MAC Address where serial number is the 12 digit serial number that you find on the label below the EXT DSC unit In this case write http gef dsc MAC Address local in the location bar of your web browser NOTE If you do n...

Page 22: ...lutions For finer settings you need to use the Advanced menu The aspect ratio of your display will be automatically updated according to the chosen resolution You can modify it by checking the Force aspect ratio check box 3 Choose your display orientation In case you are using a vertical display make sure you select the correct rotation direction 4 If you require audio output you must enable it us...

Page 23: ...Sources item that you find under Administration The current settings will be shown on your browser 2 Make sure that the Primary source is set to Local Storage The page indicates that the local storage is currently set to the EXT DSC internal storage 3 Check the Set Local Storage to USB storage device when available check box 4 Press Apply 5 Insert your USB storage into the USB connector of the EXT...

Page 24: ...matted by the EXT DSC 1 Plug your USB storage device to the EXT DSC 2 Press the Format Now button WARNING all contents of the USB storage device will be erased NOTE the USB storage device will no longer be recognized by Windows PCs 3 When the formatting is over unplug the USB storage device from the EXT DSC 4 Plug the USB storage device to the EXT DSC NOTE you need now to upload content to the USB...

Page 25: ...Controls the access to the logs and snapshot of the EXT DSC Configuration Guide 1 In the main page of the HTTP server of your unit select in the left menu the Security item that you find under Administration The current security settings will be shown on your browser 2 Chose the type of access you would like to configure NOTE It is recommended to always setup a password for the Administrative area...

Page 26: ...or remote server accessed by your EXT DSC unit 1 In the main page of the HTTP server of your unit select in the left menu the Media Sources item that you find under Administration Then click on the Advanced tab on top of the window The current settings will be shown on your browser 2 For each remote server protected by a password enter The server URI The URI can also include a path on the server i...

Page 27: ...can use an HTTP server as the source for the displayed multimedia files In this case the EXT DSC will frequently check for modification on the server The internal storage will be used to cache some of media files from the server If you require your EXT DSC to download periodically the content of a network server to its internal storage please go to the Content Pull Mode page 1 In the main page of ...

Page 28: ...e the DSD uses the push mode to publish an Hyper Media Project to a EXT DSC unit Client mode The EXT DSC accesses files from a remote HTTP server The internal storage will be used as a cache Configuring 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 EXT DSC If the Push and Client modes are the simpler pub...

Page 29: ...e the EXT DSC has been scheduled to update the content of its local storage it will connect to the specified server check for changes and download all modified files Upload logs and previews to a remote WebDAV server The publish action of the Pull mode can be used with WebDAV server or with standard HTTP servers In this last case an XML files describing the content of the server must be available ...

Page 30: ...rofes sional monitors to allow switch on off operations or image configurations To control an appliance trough the serial port interface you need the following A protocol file for your appliance Testing and debugging your protocol file can be done on a PC using the Se rial Port Protocol Studio application The protocol file must be uploaded to the EXT DSC and enabled You need to build or purchase t...

Page 31: ...protocol or files that you have uploaded using the Upload function Configuring RS 232 The drop down menu below shows an EXT DSC s configuration where the follow ing protocol files can be selected No protocol files the RS 232 interface is disabled disabled A system version of the Sharp Aquos protocol sys sharp_aquos An uploaded protocol file for the LG LF65 screen LG LF65 An uploaded protocol file ...

Page 32: ...f the attached screen Checking the Control monitor power check box will force the EXT DSC to send the PowerOn and PowerOff commands at specified times in 24 hours format regardless of the content uploaded on the device In the example below the EXT DSC has been configured to use the LG LF65 protocol and automatically turn the screen ON at 8 00 and OFF at 20 00 ...

Page 33: ...audio layer 1 2 3 MP3 ITU G 711 G 722 G 729 PCM Microsoft WMA Real Audio Media container formats AVI WMV WMA VOB AIFF OGG WAV Streaming media protocol MMS RTSP RTP SDP HTTP Uni multicast Import filters provided for Flash 9 Microsoft PowerPoint presentations BMP TIFF XPM WBMP PNM bitmaps Scripting language PHP5 JavaScript Content scheduling iCalendar RFC2445 Graphic Effects Engine Graphic effects l...

Page 34: ...otocols SNMPv1 v2c NTP Content updates Pull mode push mode server based Storage Internal storage 2GB solid state External storage Flash drives and hard disks via USB 2 0 port Physical Specification Size 105 W x 26 H x 83 D mm 4 13 W x 1 02 H x 3 27 D Weight 190g 6 7 oz Power Consumption 5V DC typ 0 4A 2W Power supply input 100 240V 50 60 Hz max input current 0 6A Operating temperature 0ºC to 40ºC ...

Page 35: ...ed 1 Proof of sale may be required in order to claim warranty 2 Customers outside the US are responsible for shipping charges to and from Gefen 3 Copper cables are limited to a 30 day warranty and cables must be in their original condition The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However Gefen assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may b...

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