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应用场景

终端播放器绑定播放器后,用户进行远程发布和远程控制。

相关信息

播放器包括同步播放器和异步播放器。播放器满足如表3-10所示的条件,节目即可分发和播放。

表3-10  播放器需满足的条件

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条件

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说明

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已关联有效的许可证

(自建场景中无此要求)

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"关联许可证"的下拉选项中显示当前可用的许可证,不显示已关联其他播放器或已过期的许可证。
关联成功后,播放器列表的"播放器许可证"中显示许可证编号和有效期。

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已被终端播放器绑定

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  • 同步播放器:与VPlayer绑定。
  • 异步播放器:通过ViPlex软件与Taurus绑定。

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已关联节目且节目中的媒体能正常播放

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关联节目前必须绑定播放器。

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title查看播放器

系统管理员可以查看所有播放器,子用户只能查看公共资源组的,所属工作组及其子工作组的,以及分享给所属工作组的播放器。

步骤 1     选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2     查看播放器列表,或者通过搜索播放器名称查看某个播放器。

步骤 3    (可选)在界面左侧的“过滤器”中,勾选过滤条件,快速筛选所需的播放器。需要保存设置时,请勾选“记住过滤条件”。

步骤 4    (可选)单击“名称”列中的播放器名称,跳转到播放器的属性界面。

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title新建播放器

当无可用的许可证时,无法新建播放器。如果需要查看许可证,请参见“查看许可证”。

自建场景中无许可证相关功能。

步骤 1     选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2     单击“新建”。

步骤 3     选择同步播放器或异步播放器,单击“下一步”。

          • 同步播放器:与VPlayer绑定。
          • 异步播放器:通过ViPlex软件与Taurus绑定。

步骤 4     输入播放器名称,关联一个许可证,设置节目分发类型和播放器所属类别,单击“确定”。

“关联许可证”的下拉选项中显示当前可用的许可证,不显示已关联其他播放器或已过期的许可证。关联成功后,播放器列表的“播放器许可证”中显示许可证编号和有效期。

节目分发类型的取值含义如下:

          • 手动:播放器关联节目或节目被修改后,用户需单击播放器列表界面中的“更新节目”,手动分发节目。
          • 自动:播放器关联节目或节目被修改后,用户无需操作,VNNOX自动分发节目。

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title修改播放器属性

步骤 1     选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2     勾选一个播放器,单击“属性”,或者勾选多个播放器,单击“批量编辑”。

播放器属性说明如表3-11所示。批量编辑时,只显示部分页签和属性。

表3-11  播放器属性

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页签名称

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说明

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基本信息

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用于设置播放器的名称、描述、分发类型、是否启用、关联许可证、关联节目、垫片和时区。

自建场景中无许可证相关功能。

分发类型的取值含义:

  • 手动:播放器关联节目或节目被修改后,用户需单击播放器列表界面中的“更新节目”,手动分发节目。
  • 自动:播放器关联节目或节目被修改后,用户无需操作,VNNOX自动分发节目。

“关联许可证”的下拉选项中显示当前可用的许可证,不显示已关联其他播放器或已过期的许可证。

在VPlayer或ViPlex中绑定播放器后,才能关联节目和设置垫片。垫片可以是一个图片或视频,在节目无排期的时间段进行播放。

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远程控制计划

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用于设置远程控制计划,对显示屏进行远程非实时控制。如果需要进行实时控制,可使用播放器列表界面的“实时控制”功能。

在VPlayer或ViPlex中绑定播放器后,才能显示此页签。其中,VPlayer必须为V1.2.0及以上版本。

绑定播放器或更新远程控制计划后,VNNOX自动分发计划到相应的终端播放器。

远程控制计划的操作类型:

  • 同步播放器:重启显示屏和屏幕状态控制。
  • 异步播放器:重启显示屏、屏幕状态控制、屏体电源控制、双模切换、音量控制和亮度调节。

执行以下操作,设置远程控制计划:

  • 添加:添加远程控制命令,包括设置命令类型和执行计划。

电源控制中的功能按钮都灰显时,说明系统未获取到终端播放器的电源配置信息。

在亮度调节中添加自动控制命令时,需设置自动亮度调节参数,即环境亮度和屏体亮度的对应关系。

  • 编辑:修改远程控制命令的类型和执行计划。
  • 删除:删除远程控制命令。
  • 应用预设计划:应用在“播放器管理 > 远程控制计划”中创建的计划。

应用预设计划后,将覆盖现有的配置数据,以及在此处和在“播放器管理 > 远程控制计划”中修改计划将互不影响。

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状态

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用于显示播放器状态和标识。如果播放器已被绑定,同时显示终端播放器和主机的相关信息,以及可以执行以下操作:

  • 单击“媒体清理”,对于VPlayer,可以删除与正在播放的节目不相关的媒体。对于Taurus,可以删除所有媒体。如果某个媒体正在播放,则会出现黑屏。
  • 单击“解除绑定”,解除播放器与终端播放器的绑定关系。解绑后,系统将清除播放器的截图。
  • 勾选“开启流量阈值”,开启和设置流量阈值。阈值减去终端播放器已用流量后为剩余流量。更新节目时,如果所需流量大于剩余流量,则系统弹出提示。

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媒体下载状态

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用于显示媒体下载状态。

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用于显示播放窗口的截图。

在播放器列表中,执行“窗口截图”操作后,才能显示此页签。对于内部视频源,当状态为“截图中”时,界面显示系统默认图片;当状态为“查看截图”时,界面显示最新的截图。

对于外部视频源,界面显示系统默认图片。

  • “播放器名称”:当前截图所属的播放器。
  • “截图时间(终端播放器时区)”:截图时的终端播放器时间。“终端播放器时区”为变量,根据当前终端播放器的时区进行显示,例如“UTC+8”。
  • “节目来源”:对于内部视频源,可显示下发视频的系统名称;对于外部视频源,只显示“外部源”。
  • “重新截图”:重新对播放窗口进行截图。
  • “紧急关屏”:立即关闭显示屏。

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远程控制历史

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用于显示远程控制计划的执行历史。在界面左侧的“过滤器”中勾选过滤条件,可快速筛选信息。

在VPlayer或ViPlex中绑定播放器后,才能显示此页签。其中,VPlayer必须为V1.2.0及以上版本。

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位置

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用于设置终端播放器的地理位置,包括地址、经度和纬度,支持百度和谷歌地图。

设置方法:

  • 手动:单击地图中的位置或拖拽Image Removed
  • 自动:单击“自动获取位置”。操作前,播放器必须已被绑定。

如果天气组件属性中的“地址设置”为“跟随播放器”,则其根据终端播放器的位置显示相应的天气信息。

步骤 3     属性编辑完成后,单击“保存”或“保存&关闭”。

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title删除播放器

步骤 1     选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2     勾选一个或多个播放器,单击“删除”。

步骤 3     在弹出对话框中,单击“确定”。

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title关联节目

播放器被终端播放器绑定后,才能关联节目。关联成功后,VNNOX将通过自动或手动方式分发节目。终端播放器下载完节目后,按照播放计划进行播放。

步骤 1     选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2     进入播放器属性界面

          • 单个播放器:勾选播放器并单击“属性”,或者单击播放器名称。
          • 多个播放器:勾选播放器并单击“批量编辑”。

步骤 3     从参数“关联节目”的下拉选项中选择一个节目。

步骤 4     节目分发类型是否为“手动”。

          • 是,单击“保存&关闭”返回播放器列表界面,勾选目标播放器,单击“更新节目”。
          • 否,单击“保存”或“保存&关闭”。
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title远程实时控制

远程实时控制功能用于实时控制显示屏。操作前,终端播放器需先绑定播放器。如果实时控制与远程控制计划的执行时间重合,则优先执行实时控制。

操作类型:

      • 同步播放器:重启显示屏、屏幕状态控制、同步播放和获取时区。
      • 异步播放器:重启显示屏、屏幕状态控制、屏体电源控制、双模切换、音量控制、亮度调节和获取时区。

步骤 1     选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2     勾选目标播放器,单击“实时控制”,从下拉选项中选择一个操作。

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title窗口截图

用户可以对播放窗口进行截图,查看播放状态和播放内容是否正常。如有需要,可进行紧急关屏。

此功能的版本要求如下,如不符合,请先参见“升级终端软件”进行升级。

      • 同步播放器:VPlayer V2.0.0及以上版本
      • 异步播放器:Taurus V1.2.4及以上版本

播放器与终端播放器解绑后,系统将清除播放器的截图。

步骤 1      选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2      勾选一个或多个播放器,单击“窗口截图”。

步骤 3      单击“确定”。

播放器列表的“配置”列显示“截图中”。当显示“查看截图”时,表示截图完成。

步骤 4      执行以下任意一种操作,查看截图及相关信息。

          • 单击“查看截图”。
          • 单击播放器名称,进入属性界面并选择“窗口截图”页签

对于内部视频源,界面显示最新的截图;对于外部视频源,界面显示系统默认图片。

参数说明:

          • “播放器名称”:截图所属的播放器。
          • “截图时间(终端播放器时区)”:截图时的终端播放器时间。“终端播放器时区”为变量,根据当前终端播放器的时区进行显示,例如“UTC+8”。
          • “节目来源”:对于内部视频源,可显示下发视频的系统名称;对于外部视频源,只显示“外部源”。

步骤 5     (可选)如果系统中有当前播放器的其他截图或者其他播放器的截图,单击翻页按钮可进行查看。

步骤 6     (可选)单击“重新截图”,重新对播放窗口进行截图。

步骤 7     (可选)单击“紧急关屏”,立即关闭显示屏。

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title升级终端软件

播放器列表中显示终端播放器的软件版本信息。用户可将软件升级到所需的版本。

对于VPlayer,当选择的目标版本低于当前版本时,可实现版本回退。对于Taurus,不支持此操作。

步骤 1      选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2      请根据所需执行以下操作升级软件。

      • 单个升级:勾选一个播放器,单击“升级”并选择目标版本,或者单击播放器列表中的“请升级”链接。
      • 批量升级:勾选多个播放器,单击“升级”并选择目标版本。

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title授权播放器

通过授权可将播放器迁移到专业版进行使用。

自建场景中无此功能。

步骤 1      选择“Image Removed > 播放器管理 > 播放器”。

步骤 2      单击“授权播放器”。

步骤 3      选择待授权的播放器,填写完订单后,单击“提交订单”。

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Application Scenarios

Binding terminal players to players enables users to publish solutions and control displays remotely.

Related Information

Players include synchronous players and asynchronous players. Solutions can be distributed and played when players meet the requirements in Table 3-10.

Table 3-10  Requirements for players

Requirements

Description

Associated valid licenses

(In the self-built system, this is not required.)

Available licenses are shown in the drop-down options of Associated license. Licenses associated with other players or expired licenses are not shown.
After successful association, license number and valid period are shown in the Player License column of the player list.

Bound to terminal players

  • Synchronous players: Bound to VPlayer
  • Asynchronous players: Bound to Taurus through the software ViPlex

Associated with solutions and media in the solutions can be played normally

Players must be bound before associating solutions.


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titleViewing Players

System administrator can view all the players. Sub-users can view players only in the public workgroup, the workgroup the sub-user belongs to and its sub-workgroups, as well as the players shared to the workgroup the sub-user belongs to.

Step 1     Choose Image AddedPlayers Management Players.

Step 2     View the player list, or view a player by searching its name.

Step 3     (Optional) Select filter criteria in the Filter on the left side of the page. If you want to save the settings, select Remember filter criteria.

Step 4     (Optional) Click a player name in the Name column to enter the attribute page of the player.


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titleCreating Players

Players cannot be created if there is no available licenses. If you want to view licenses, see Viewing Licenses.

In the self-built system, functions related to licenses are not supported.

Step 1     Choose Image AddedPlayers Management Players.

Step 2     Click New.

Step 3     Select synchronous player or asynchronous player and click Next.

          • Synchronous player: Bound to VPlayer
          • Asynchronous player: Bound to Taurus through the software ViPlex

Step 4     Enter a name for the player, associate a license, set the solution distribution type and the categories of the player, and then click OK.

Currently available licenses are shown in the drop-down options of Associated license. Licenses associated with other players or expired licenses are not shown. After successful association, license number and valid period are shown in the Player License column of the player list.
Meanings of the distribution types are shown as follows:

          • Manual: After a solution is bound to players or is modified, users need to click Update solution in the player list page to distribute the solution manually.
          • Auto: After a solution is bound to players or is modified, VNNOX will distribute the solution automatically without the need for any operation.


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titleModifying Player Attributes

Step 1     Choose Image AddedPlayers Management Players.

Step 2     Select a player and click Attribute, or select multiple players and click Bulk edit.

The player attributes are explained in Table 3-11. When multiple players are selected for bulk edit, only some of the tabs and attributes are shown.

Table 3-11  Player attributes

Tab Name

Description

Basic Info

Set player name, description, distribution type and time zone, enable or disable player, associate licenses and solutions, and select a non-scheduled content.

In the self-built system, functions related to licenses are not supported.

Meanings of the distribution types:

  • Manual: After a solution is bound to players or is modified, users need to click Update solution in the player list page to distribute the solution manually. 
  • Auto: After a solution is bound to players or modified, VNNOX will distribute the solution automatically without the need for any operation. 

Currently available licenses are shown in the drop-down options of Associated license.

Only after players are bound on the VPlayer or ViPlex, the solutions can be associated and the non-scheduled content can be set. The non-scheduled content can be an image or video, and is played during the non-scheduled periods of the solutions. 

WorkgroupSet the workgroup the player belongs to and set the workgroups to which you share the player in a non-public workgroup.

Remote Control Plan

Set remote control plan to enable non-real-time remote control of screens. If it is required to control in real time, the Real-time control function in the player list page can be used.

This tab appears only when players are bound through VPlayer or ViPlex. VPlayer must be V1.2.0 or above.

After the player is bound or remote control plans are updated, VNNOX will distribute the plans to corresponding terminal player.

Operation types of remote control plan:

  • Synchronous player: Screen rebooting and screen status control
  • Asynchronous player: Screen rebooting, screen status control, screen power control, dual-mode switching, volume control and brightness adjustment

Perform the following operations to set a remote control plan:

  • Add: Add remote control commands, including command type and execution plan settings.

When all the function buttons in power control are grayed out, it indicates that the power configuration information of the terminal player is not obtained.

When adding auto control commands for brightness adjustment, you need to set auto brightness adjustment parameters, namely the corresponding relationship between ambient brightness and screen brightness.

  • Edit: Change the remote control plan type and execution plan.
  • Delete: Delete remote control commands.
  • Apply Preset Plan: Apply plans created in Players Management > Remote Control Plan.

Applying preset plans will overwrite the existing configuration data. Changing the plans here and changing the plans in Players Management > Remote Control Plan will not affect each other.

Status

Show the status and identifier of the player. The information related to the terminal player and host will be shown at the same time if the player is bound.

  • Clean-up

If the terminal player is VPlayer, clicking this button will delete the media items that are not related to the solution currently being played.

If the terminal player is Taurus, clicking this button will delete all the media items. In addition, if one of the media items is being played, clicking the button will cause a black screen.

  • Remove Binding

Click this button to unbind the player from the terminal player. After unbinding, the system will clear screenshots of the player.

  • Enable data threshold

Select this option to enable and set the data threshold. The threshold minus the data used by the terminal player is the remaining data of the terminal player. If the required data is greater than the remaining data of the terminal player while updating solutions, a prompt will appear.

Media Downloaded Status

Show the download status of media.

Screenshot

Show the screenshots of the playback window.

The Screenshot tab can be displayed on the player attribute page only if you have performed the screenshot operation by clicking Screenshot in the player list. For the internal video source, if the screenshot status in the player list is Capturing, the screenshot window shows the system default image. If the player status is View screenshot, the screenshot window shows the latest screenshot.

For the external video source, the screenshot window shows the system default image.

  • Player Name: Indicates the player that current screenshot belongs to.
  • Captured (terminal player time zone): Indicates the terminal player time when the screenshot was captured. The terminal player time zone is a variable and depends on the time zone of current terminal player, such as "GMT+08:00".
  • Solution Source: For the internal video source, the solution source shows the name of the system that publishes the video. For the external video source, the solution source only shows External source.
  • Recapture: Recapture a screenshot from the playback window.
  • Emergency off: Turn off the screen immediately.

Remote Control History

Show the execution history of remote control plans. Select filter criteria in the Filter on the left side of the page to quickly filter out the information you want.

This tab appears only when players are bound on VPlayer or ViPlex. VPlayer must be V1.2.0 or above.

Position

Set the location of terminal players, including address, longitude and latitude. Baidu and Google maps are supported.
Map settings:

  • Manual: Click a place on the map or drag Image Added . 
  • Auto: Click Auto Position. The player must be bound before operation. 

If the Address Set in weather widget attributes is set to Follow the players, weather information will be shown according to the location of terminal players.






Step 3     After the attributes are edited, click Save or Save&Close.


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titleDeleting Players

Step 1     Choose Image AddedPlayers Management Players.

Step 2     Select one or more players and click Delete.

Step 3     Click OK in the pop-up dialog box.


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titleAssociating Solutions

After being bound by terminal players, players can associate solutions. After successful association, solutions will be distributed manually or automatically through VNNOX. After being downloaded by terminal players, solutions will be played according to the play plan.

Step 1     Choose Image AddedPlayers Management Players.

Step 2     Enter player attribute page.

          • For a single player: Select a player and click Attribute, or click the player name.
          • For multiple players: Select the players and click Bulk edit.

Step 3     Choose a solution from the drop-down options of the parameter associate solution.

Step 4     Distribution type of the solution is Manual or not.

          • Yes. Click Save&Close to return to the player list page. Select the target player and click Update solution.
          • No. Click Save or Save&Close.


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titleRemotely Controlling Terminals in Real Time

Real-time remote control can be used for controlling screens in real time. Terminal players need to bind players before operation. If the execution times of a real-time control plan and a remote control plan are the same, the real-time control plan will be executed first.

      • Synchronous player: Screen rebooting, screen status control, synchronous playback and time zone obtaining
      • Asynchronous player: Screen rebooting, screen status control, screen power control, dual-mode switching, volume control, brightness adjustment and time zone obtaining

Step 1     Select Image Added > Players Management > Players.

Step 2     Select the target player, click Real-time control and choose an operation from the drop-down options.


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titleCapturing Screenshots

Users can capture playback screenshots, view the playback status, and check whether the playback content is normal. If needed, for example in an emergency, users can turn off the screen immediately.

This function has requirements for the terminal version, as described below. If the requirements are not met, please upgrade the terminal according to section Upgrading Terminal Software.

      • Synchronous player: VPlayer V2.0.0 or later
      • Asynchronous player: Taurus V1.2.4 or later

After the player is unbound from the terminal player, the system will clear screenshots of the player.

Step 1    Choose Image Added > Players Management > Players.

Step 2    Select one or multiple players and click Screenshot.

Step 3    Click OK.

The screenshot status in the Configure column displays Capturing. When the status displays View screenshot, the screenshot has been captured successfully.

Step 4    Perform one of the following operations to view the screenshot and related information.

      • Click View screenshot.
      • Click a player name to enter its attribute page and click the Screenshot tab.

For the internal video source, the screenshot window shows the latest screenshot. For the external video source, the screenshot window shows the system default image.

Parameter description:

      • Player Name: Indicates the player that current screenshot belongs to.
      • Captured (terminal player time zone): Indicate the terminal player time when the screenshot was captured. The terminal player time zone is a variable and depends on the time zone of current terminal player, such as "GMT+08:00".
      • Solution Source: For the internal video source, the solution source shows the name of the system that publishes the video. For the external video source, the solution source only shows External source.

Step 5    (Optional) If there are other screenshots of current player or other players, you can click the page turning button to view them.

Step 6    (Optional) Click Recapture to capture a screenshot again from the playback window.

Step 7    (Optional) Click Emergency off to turn off the screen immediately.


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titleUpgrading Terminal Software

The terminal player software version is displayed in the player list. Users can upgrade the software to a desired version.

For VPlayer, if the selected target version is earlier than current version, current version can be rolled back to the target version. For Taurus, version rollback is not supported.

Step 1    Choose Image Added > Players Management > Players.

Step 2    Perform one of the following operations depending on the demand to upgrade the software.

      • Upgrading a single player: Select a player, click Upgrade and select the target version, or click the Please upgrade link in the player list.
      • Upgrading a batch of players: Select multiple players, click Upgrade and select the target version.


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titleAuthorizing Players

After authorized, players can be transferred to VNNOX Pro for use.

In the self-built system, this function is not supported.

Step 1    Choose Image Added > Players Management > Players.

Step 2    Click Authorize Player.

Step 3    Select the players to be authorized. After finishing filling in the order, click Submit Order.

        • If there are available licenses, the system will associate the licenses with players automatically. The players can be transferred after you submit the order.
        • If there is no available license, NovaStar will contact you for the payment within two working days after you submit the order and you can make the payment and transfer the players.