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 > Players 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.

By using ViPlex Express (V1.8.0 or later) and VPlayer (V3.2.0 or later), terminal players can be directly bound to VNNOX without the need to create players.

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

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

Step 1     Choose > Players 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 on the player list page to distribute the solution manually.
        • Auto: After a solution is bound to players or is modified, VNNOX automatically distributes the solution without the need for further operations.

Step 1     Choose > Players 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

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

After deleted, players will be unbound from the system automatically.

Step 1     Choose > Players Management > Players.

Step 2     Select one or more players and click Delete.

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

After solutions are associated successfully, they can be distributed manually, automatically or as scheduled in VNNOX. After being downloaded by terminal players, solutions will be played according to the play plan.

If a solution contains videos that cannot meet the decoding specifications, there will be playback risks. For example, the videos will be automatically skipped or the playback effect will be unsatisfactory.

Step 1     Choose > Players 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     Perform the corresponding operation below according to the solution distribution type.

• • • • • Manual: Click Save&Close to return to the player list page. Select the target player and click Update solution.
        • Automatic or scheduled: Click Save&Close.

Real-time remote control can be used for controlling screens in real time. 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: Player restarting, screen status control and synchronous playback
    • Asynchronous player: Player restarting, screen status control, power control, video source switching, volume control, brightness control and time zone obtaining

Step 1     Select  > Players Management > Players.

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

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 a terminal player is unbound, the system will clear the relevant screenshots.

Step 1    Choose  > 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.

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  > 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.

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

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

Step 1    Choose  > 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.