VNNOX Cloud-Based Publishing Service User Guide-V5.11.0

VNNOX
Cloud-Based Publishing Service
User Guide
Product Version: V5.11.0
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User Guide Contents
Contents
1 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 VNNOX Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Secure & Reliable ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Advanced Solutions & Practical Functions .................................................................................................. 2
2 Registration and Login ................................................................................................................. 6

2.1 Registration of VNNOX ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Login of VNNOX .......................................................................................................................................... 6
3 Functions ......................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Shortcut Menu Settings ............................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Personal Settings......................................................................................................................................... 8
3.3 Binding NovaiCare ....................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Organization Management ........................................................................................................................ 10
3.4.1 Organization Information ........................................................................................................................ 10
3.4.2 System Management .............................................................................................................................. 10
3.4.2.1 Setting Approval Function .................................................................................................................... 10
3.4.2.2 Setting Player Authentication Information ............................................................................................ 11
3.4.2.3 Setting Timeout ..................................................................................................................................... 11
3.5 Authority Management ................................................................................................................................ 11
3.5.1 Roles ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.5.1.1 Viewing Roles ...................................................................................................................................... 12
3.5.1.2 Creating Roles ..................................................................................................................................... 12
3.5.1.3 Modifying Role Attributes ..................................................................................................................... 12
3.5.1.4 Deleting Roles ..................................................................................................................................... 13
3.5.2 Workgroups ............................................................................................................................................ 13
3.5.2.1 Viewing Workgroups ............................................................................................................................ 13
3.5.2.2 Creating Workgroups ........................................................................................................................... 13
3.5.2.3 Modifying Workgroup Attributes ........................................................................................................... 14
3.5.2.4 Deleting Workgroups ........................................................................................................................... 14
3.5.3 Users ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.5.3.1 Viewing Users ...................................................................................................................................... 14
3.5.3.2 Creating Users ..................................................................................................................................... 14
3.5.3.3 Modifying User Attributes ..................................................................................................................... 15
3.5.3.4 Deleting Users ..................................................................................................................................... 15
3.6 Media Management ................................................................................................................................... 15
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3.6.1 Media ...................................................................................................................................................... 16

3.6.1.1 Viewing Media ..................................................................................................................................... 16
3.6.1.2 Adding Media ....................................................................................................................................... 17
3.6.1.3 Editing Pages....................................................................................................................................... 17
3.6.1.4 Modifying Media Attributes .................................................................................................................. 18
3.6.1.5 Adding Media to Playlists ..................................................................................................................... 19
3.6.1.6 Deleting Media ..................................................................................................................................... 20
3.6.2 Playlists ................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.6.2.1 Viewing Playlists .................................................................................................................................. 20
3.6.2.2 Creating Playlists ................................................................................................................................. 20
3.6.2.3 Modifying Playlist Attributes ................................................................................................................. 21
3.6.2.4 Deleting Playlists ................................................................................................................................. 22
3.6.3 Solutions ................................................................................................................................................. 22
3.6.3.1 Viewing Solutions ................................................................................................................................ 22
3.6.3.2 Creating Solutions ............................................................................................................................... 22
3.6.3.3 Modifying Solution Attributes ............................................................................................................... 23
3.6.3.4 Setting Solution Schedules .................................................................................................................. 23
3.6.3.5 Setting Solution Insertion ..................................................................................................................... 26
3.6.3.6 Deleting Solutions ................................................................................................................................ 27
3.6.4 Categories .............................................................................................................................................. 27
3.6.4.1 Viewing Categories .............................................................................................................................. 28
3.6.4.2 Creating Categories ............................................................................................................................. 28
3.6.4.3 Modifying Category Attributes .............................................................................................................. 28
3.6.4.4 Deleting Categories ............................................................................................................................. 28
3.7 Playlist Management ................................................................................................................................. 28
3.7.1 Frames .................................................................................................................................................... 28
3.7.1.1 Viewing Frame Templates ................................................................................................................... 29
3.7.1.2 Creating Frame Templates .................................................................................................................. 29
3.7.1.3 Modifying Frame Template Attributes .................................................................................................. 29
3.7.1.4 Deleting Frame Templates ................................................................................................................... 29
3.7.2 Page Templates ...................................................................................................................................... 29
3.7.2.1 Viewing Page Templates ..................................................................................................................... 30
3.7.2.2 Creating Page Templates .................................................................................................................... 30
3.7.2.3 Editing Page Templates ....................................................................................................................... 30
3.7.2.4 Deleting Page Templates ..................................................................................................................... 31
3.8 Player Management................................................................................................................................... 32
3.8.1 Players .................................................................................................................................................... 32
3.8.1.1 Viewing Players ................................................................................................................................... 32
3.8.1.2 Creating Players .................................................................................................................................. 33
3.8.1.3 Modifying Player Attributes .................................................................................................................. 33
3.8.1.4 Deleting Players................................................................................................................................... 35
3.8.1.5 Associating Solutions ........................................................................................................................... 35
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3.8.1.6 Remotely Controlling Terminals in Real Time ...................................................................................... 35

3.8.1.7 Cleaning up Media ............................................................................................................................... 36
3.8.2 Play Logs ................................................................................................................................................ 36
3.8.3 Remote Control Plans ............................................................................................................................ 37
3.8.3.1 Viewing Remote Control Plans ............................................................................................................ 37
3.8.3.2 Creating Remote Control Plans ........................................................................................................... 37
3.8.3.3 Modifying Remote Control Plans ......................................................................................................... 38
3.8.3.4 Deleting Remote Control Plans ........................................................................................................... 38
3.8.4 Time Synchronization ............................................................................................................................. 38
3.8.4.1 Viewing Time Synchronous Tasks ....................................................................................................... 39
3.8.4.2 Creating Time Synchronous Tasks ...................................................................................................... 39
3.8.4.3 Modifying Time Synchronization Task Attributes ................................................................................. 39
3.8.4.4 Deleting Time Synchronization Tasks .................................................................................................. 40
3.9 License Management ................................................................................................................................ 40
3.9.1 Viewing Licenses .................................................................................................................................... 40
3.9.2 Buying Licenses...................................................................................................................................... 40
3.9.3 Renewing Licenses................................................................................................................................. 41
3.9.4 Viewing Order History ............................................................................................................................. 42
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User Guide 1 Overview
1 Overview
1.1 VNNOX Introduction

With the development of smart city and commercial display, there are more and more
LED display applications and large-scale cluster deployment. As a result, the number
of displays is increasing rapidly. Users are in urgent need of remote centralized
management for a large number of LED displays located in different places.
To meet users’ needs, NovaStar has launched a secure cloud-based publishing
service VNNOX which enables remote content management and terminal control.
VNNOX can be applied to any display device and application scenario. As long as
the Internet is available, users can access VNNOX with PC, tablets or mobile phones
at any time and in any place to transmit solutions to displays and play solutions as
required.
1.2 Secure & Reliable

VNNOX delivers secure and reliable industry solutions for cluster management of
LED displays.
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Secure
VNNOX guarantees system security through following mechanisms:
 Input checking: Check the security and validity of the data input from the Web
client.
 Client authentication: Use OAuth2.0 for the authentication of accessed clients.
 Security report: Record the visits that trigger the security mechanism in the
security report, then analyze the security report and give warnings about security
issues so as to avoid attacks in advance.
 Download authentication: Use a virtualized cluster cloud storage solution to
make sure media storing and downloading service are highly available and
guarantee the security of media downloading through authentication mechanism.
 Authorized access: Terminals access the system through organization isolation
and user name and password authorization.
 Transmission encryption: Use HTTPS protocol to keep the data encrypted during
network transmission and avoid packet capture and data tampering.
Reliable
VNNOX keeps the service stable through disaster recovery mechanism for the server
and prevents data loss through data backup mechanism to offer you a highly reliable
service.
At the same time, our technical support engineers are always ready for 24/7 support
and service.
1.3 Advanced Solutions & Practical Functions

Based on users’ actual needs and years of industry experience, VNNOX is designed
with the concepts of simplicity, ease-of-use and reliability.
Advanced Solutions
VNNOX has adopted advanced cloud service technology and users are able to have
access to the services they required only by visiting VNNOX over the Internet.
Advantages:
 More convenient: Users can visit and operate VNNOX via Web any time
anywhere as long as the Internet is available.
 Securer: VNNOX guarantees system security through channel encryption, data
fingerprint, and permission management.
 More efficient: Edit and publish solutions and control displays remotely through a
unified platform.
 More intelligent: VNNOX has adopted a smart technical algorithm and
monitoring which greatly reduce users’ amount of work and enhance the
efficiency.
 More reliable: Keep VNNOX highly reliable through disaster recovery
mechanism for the server and data backup mechanism.
Practical Functions
Function Sub-function Operation Description
Shortcut Menu - Setting Shortcut Menus Capable of setting

Settings shortcut menus for the
functions.
Personal - Setting Personal Capable of setting the

Settings Information basic user information
and system language.
Binding - Binding NovaiCare Capable of quickly

NovaiCare jumping to NovaiCare
from VNNOX.
Organization Organization Customizing the System Capable of self-defining

Management Information VNNOX as users’ own
brand and setting the
System  Setting Approval relevant information of
Management Function system security.
 Setting Player
Authentication
Information
 Setting Timeout
Authority Roles  Viewing Roles Capable of managing,

Management  Creating Roles and controlling users’
permissions to operate
 Modifying Role VNNOX and access
Attributes resources according to
 Deleting Roles permissions and domains
so as to prevent
Workgroups  Viewing Workgroups unauthorized operations.
 Creating Workgroups
 Modifying Workgroup
Attributes
 Deleting Workgroups
Users  Viewing Users

 Creating Users
 Modifying User
Attributes
 Deleting Users
Media Media  Viewing Media Capable of editing

Management  Adding Media solutions online and
providing a professional,
 Editing Pages simple and visualized
 Modifying Media operating platform.
Attributes
 Adding Media to
Playlists
 Deleting Media
Playlists  Viewing Playlists

 Creating Playlists
 Modifying Playlist
Attributes
 Deleting Playlists
Solution  Viewing Solutions

 Creating Solutions
 Modifying Solution
Attributes
 Setting Solution
Schedules
 Setting Solution
Insertion
 Deleting Solutions
Category  Viewing Categories

 Creating Categories
 Modifying Category
Attributes
 Deleting Categories
Playlists Frame  Viewing Frame Support for any layout,

Management Templates multiple media
 Creating Frame combination and
Templates independent playback of
multiple windows.
 Modifying Frame
Template Attributes
 Deleting Frame
Templates
Page  Viewing Page

Template Templates
 Creating Page
Templates
 Editing Page
Templates
 Deleting Page
Templates
Players Players  Viewing Players Capable of creating

Management  Creating Players synchronous and
asynchronous players to
 Modifying Player enable remote centralized
Attributes solution publishing in
 Deleting Players manual or auto mode as
 Associating Solutions well as remote terminal
control.
 Remotely Controlling

Terminals in Real
Time
 Cleaning up Media
Play Log Viewing Play Logs
Remote  Viewing Remote

Control Plan Control Plans
 Creating Remote
Control Plans
 Modifying Remote
Control Plans
 Deleting Remote
Control Plans
Time  Viewing Time

Synchronizati Synchronous Tasks
on  Creating Time
Synchronous Tasks
 Modifying Time
Synchronization Task
Attributes
 Deleting Time
Synchronization Tasks
License -  Viewing Licenses Capable of buying

Management  Buying Licenses licenses. A player
becomes available after
 Renewing Licenses associating a valid
 Viewing Order History license.
User Guide 2 Registration and Login
2 Registration and Login
2.1 Registration of VNNOX

Step 1 Visit http://www.vnnox.com and click Register at the top right of the page.
Step 2 Select a server node and click Ok.
Step 3 Enter the information required for registration.
Registering by email is the default way of registration. Click By Phone to switch to
the page for registering by phone.
Step 4 Click Register.
System prompts that the registration is successful and then the login page appears.
Upon successful registration, the default role of the user is system administrator and
the user has all the permissions. The default workgroup of the user is system
workgroup and the user can manage all the resources. The default role and
workgroup cannot be changed. At the same time, VNNOX assigns five free licenses
to the user and each of the licenses is valid for one month.
2.2 Login of VNNOX

Step 1 Visit http://www.vnnox.com and click Login at the top right of the page.
Step 2 Select the server node and click Ok.
Step 3 Enter the account name and password, and then click Login.
After successful login, the Home page appears, as shown in Figure 2-1.
User Guide 2 Registration and Login
Figure 2-1 The Home page
User Guide 3 Functions
3 Functions
3.1 Shortcut Menu Settings

Application Scenarios
Quickly access the sub-menus in .
Related Information
Shortcut menu is a quick access to system functions. Users can set shortcut menus
for their frequently used functions to make operation more efficient.
Setting Shortcut Menus

Step 1 Click at the top right of the page.
Step 2 Select one or more menus in the pop-up dialog box, such as Solution and Players.
Step 3 Click Ok, and the following shortcut menus appear.
3.2 Personal Settings

Current VNNOX user views or updates personal settings.
Related Information
Personal settings include the basic information and workgroup of the current user,
and system language.
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Setting Personal Information

Step 1 Click at the top right of the page and select Personal Settings from the
drop-down list.
Step 2 Set basic user information and system language or view the workgroup of the user.
Table 3-1 Personal settings

Tab Name Description
Basic Info For following operations:

 Set first name and last name.
 View the role of the user.
 Change email address.
 Change phone number.
 Change login password.
Workgroup View the workgroup of the user.
Language Set system language.

Settings
Click at the top right of the page to directly enter this tab.
Step 3 After the settings are completed, click Save or Save&Close.
3.3 Binding NovaiCare

Quickly jump to the NovaiCare system from the VNNOX system.
Related Information
After NovaiCare is bound successfully, the user name and password are not required
while jumping to NovaiCare from VNNOX.
Setting Personal Information

Step 1 Click at the top right of the page and select Bind NovaiCare from the
drop-down list.
Step 2 Enter your NovaiCare login user name and password, and then select the server
node.
Step 3 Click Bind. The NovaiCare icon appears at the top right of the page, and the
Bind button changes to Unbind.
Related Operations
Click Unbind to unbind NovaiCare from VNNOX. After NovaiCare is unbound
successfully, the icon disappears.
3.4 Organization Management

3.4.1 Organization Information
Users add the information and Logo of their own companies to customize VNNOX.
Related Information
Organization information refers to the website, name, copyright, Logo, etc. of the
VNNOX system. Users can customize VNNOX as their own brand by setting these
information.
Customizing the System

Step 1 Select Organization Management > Organization Info from the pop-up menu of
the at the top right of the page.
Step 2 Customize the company name and set The custom system to Yes. Then all the
user-definable items are shown on the page.
Step 3 Set the parameters according to the prompts. Then click Save or Save&Close.
3.4.2 System Management

 Approval setting: Control the distribution of media.
 Player authentication: For player authentication when synchronous and
asynchronous terminals bind players.
 Session timeout: Automatically log out VNNOX if users do not perform any
action for a long period of time.
Related Information
VNNOX provides settings related to security, including media approval, player
authentication and auto logout after timeout, to enhance the security of system
operation and media publishing.
3.4.2.1 Setting Approval Function

Choose to enable or disable the Approval function in Media Management > Media.
Step 1 Select Organization Management > System Management in the pop-up menu of
at the top right of the page.
Step 2 Set Enable media items approval to Yes or No.
 Yes: Select a record in the media list, click Attribute, and then the Approval tab
appears. Users can approve, request for approval or refuse media. Approved
media can be distributed while refused media cannot be distributed.
 No: Select a record in the media list, click Attribute, and the Approval tab is not
shown. Approval is not needed and the media can be distributed directly.
Step 3 Click Save or Save&Close.
3.4.2.2 Setting Player Authentication Information

After successful registration, VNNOX will generate the following default
authentication information automatically.
 Certified username: Username_player
 Certified password: 123456
Authentication information is required when synchronous and asynchronous
terminals bind players. We recommend modifying the default authentication
information.
Step 2 Select the Player Authentication tab.
Step 3 Set user name and password. Then click Save or Save&Close.
3.4.2.3 Setting Timeout

Log out the VNNOX system automatically if users do not perform any action within
the time preset in session timeout.
Step 2 Select the Other Settings tab.
Step 3 Set the duration for session timeout and then click Save or Save&Close.
3.5 Authority Management

The VNNOX system restricts users to the permissions corresponding to their roles.
Users can access the media and playlists of their workgroups and sub-workgroups,
and system workgroup.
The relationship among authority, role, user and workgroup is shown as Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1 Authority management
3.5.1 Roles
Assign one or more roles to a user, and the user will have all the permissions
corresponding to the roles.
Related Information
Roles are groupings of system operation permissions. System administrator is the
default role of users and has all the permissions. Other roles only have the assigned
permissions.
The role of registered VNNOX users is system administrator and cannot be changed.
3.5.1.1 Viewing Roles

System administrator and sub-users of system administrator can view all the roles.
Step 1 Select Permission > Roles in the pop-up menu of at the top right of the page.
Step 2 View role list, or view a role by searching its name.
Step 3 (Optional) Click a role name in the Name column to enter the attribute page of the
role.
3.5.1.2 Creating Roles

Step 2 Click New.
Step 3 Enter a name for the role and click Ok.
3.5.1.3 Modifying Role Attributes

Step 2 Select a role and click Attribute, or click the name of a role.
Step 3 Select one or more permissions, and then click Save or Save&Close.
3.5.1.4 Deleting Roles

Step 2 Select one or more permissions and click Delete.
Note: If a role is associated with users, it cannot be deleted.
Step 3 Click Ok in the pop-up dialog box.
3.5.2 Workgroups
Manage resources in groups to enable data isolation.
Related Information
Workgroups can divide the resources accessible to users. System workgroup is the
default workgroup of the VNNOX system.
 The resources of all the workgroups are accessible to system administrators.
 The sub-users of system administrator can access the resources of their
workgroup and sub-workgroups, and system workgroup.
3.5.2.1 Viewing Workgroups

System administrator and the sub-users of system administrator can view all the
workgroups.
Step 1 Select Permission > Workgroups in the pop-up menu of at the top right of the
page.
Step 2 View workgroup tree, or view a workgroup by searching its name.
3.5.2.2 Creating Workgroups

page.
Step 2 Create a top-level workgroup.
1. Click New.
2. Enter a name for the workgroup and click Ok.
Step 3 Create a second-level workgroup.
1. Click next to the name of a top-level workgroup. The New button and
Attribute button appear.
2. Click New.
3. Enter a name for the second-level workgroup and click Ok.
Step 4 Create a third-level workgroup.
1. Click next to the name of a second-level workgroup. The New button and
Attribute buttons appear.
2. Click New.
3. Enter a name for the third-level workgroup and click Ok.
3.5.2.3 Modifying Workgroup Attributes

page.
Step 2 Click next to the name of a top-level, second-level or third-level workgroup, and
then click Attribute to enter the attribute page of the workgroup.
Step 3 Modify workgroup attributes and then click Save or Save&Close.
3.5.2.4 Deleting Workgroups

page.
Step 2 Select one or more workgroups and click Delete.
Note: System workgroup cannot be deleted.
3.5.3 Users
Log in and use the VNNOX system.
Related Information
Users are the people who use the VNNOX system. Assign one or more roles to a
user, and the user will have all the permissions of the role(s).
The default role of registered VNNOX users is system administrator. Registered
users have all the permissions and can create multiple sub-users.
3.5.3.1 Viewing Users

System administrator can view all the sub-users and the sub-users can only view the
users created by themselves.
Step 1 Select Permission > Users in the pop-up menu of at the top right of the page.
Step 2 View the user list, or view a user by searching the user’s name.
Step 3 (Optional) Click a username in the Username column to enter the attribute page of
the user.
3.5.3.2 Creating Users

Step 2 Click New.
Step 3 Set the information related to the user, and then click Ok.
3.5.3.3 Modifying User Attributes

Step 2 Select a user and click Attribute, or select multiple users and click Bulk edit. User
attributes are explained in Table 3-2.
Table 3-2 User attributes

Basic Info Set the basic information of the user, including username, first name,
last name, email address, phone number, role and login password.
Only role can be set while editing user attributes in batches.
Workgroup Set the workgroup which the user belongs to. Only one workgroup can
be assigned to a user. The user can access the resources of the user’s
workgroup and sub-workgroups and the resources of system workgroup.
Language Set the default language for users to log in the system and receive
Settings emails.
Other Set the user status and approve or do not approve all the content of the
Settings user. When the user status is Enable, the user can log in to and use
VNNOX normally. When the user status is Disable, the user cannot log
in to VNNOX.
Step 3 After the attributes are edited, click Save or Save&Close.
3.5.3.4 Deleting Users

Step 2 Select one or more users and click Delete.
3.6 Media Management

Users upload media, add media to playlists and schedule the playlists. Then a
solution is created. The relationship among media, playlist and solution is shown as
Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2 Media management
3.6.1 Media
A playlist is formed by combining and arranging media items.
Related Information
Media is the smallest unit of a solution.
The types of images, videos and streaming media supported by VNNOX are shown
in Table 3-3.
Table 3-3 Media types

Media Type Synchronous Terminal Asynchronous Terminal
Image PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, JPEG JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, WEBP
Video MP4, RMVB, AVI MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4, H.264/AVC,

MVC, H.265/HEVC, Google VP8,
H.263, VC-1, Motion JPEG
Streaming  HLS, RTMP: Can be Currently not supported.

Media previewed online and played.
 RTSP: Can be played but
cannot be previewed online.
Document Word, Excel, PPT, PDF
3.6.1.1 Viewing Media

System administrator can view all the media. Sub-users only can view the media of
their workgroup and sub-workgroups, and system workgroup.
Step 1 Select Media Management > Media in the pop-up menu of at the top right of the
page.
Step 2 View the media list, or view a media item by searching its name.
Step 3 (Optional) Select filter criteria in the Filter on the left side of the page.
Step 4 (Optional) Click a media name in the Name column, and then the attribute page of
the media appears.
3.6.1.2 Adding Media

page.
Step 2 Click Add and select a media type from the drop-down options.
 Upload File: Click Choose file to choose media from your local devices and click
Ok.
 Webpage: Name the webpage and enter its address. Click Ok, and the webpage
attribute editing page appears.
 RSS: Name the RSS and enter its address. Click Ok and the attribute editing
page of the RSS appears.
 Page: Enter a name for the page and click Next. Select a page template and
click Ok. Then the attribute editing page appears.
 Streaming Media: Enter the name and address of the streaming media. Click Ok
and the attribute editing page of the streaming media appears.
3.6.1.3 Editing Pages

A page includes one or more media items and widgets. Media in the page are
restricted to the attributes of the page and the attributes of the media doesn’t take
effect.
page.
Step 2 Select a media item the type of which is Page, and click Page Edit, or click next
to the name of a page media to enter the Edit page, as shown in Figure 3-3. The Edit
page is illustrated in Table 3-4.
Figure 3-3 The Edit page
Table 3-4 Description of the Edit page

No. Function Description
1 Resources and  Resources: Add media to the resource list. Click

widgets to clear the resource list.
 Widgets: Show all the widgets provided by the system,
including small containers, weather, analog clock,
digital clock, calendar, syntext, temperature and
humidity. Media and other widgets can be added into
the small container.
2 Editing the page Edit contents on the page, including media and widgets.
3 Editing attributes Click to select the media items and widgets on the page
editing area to edit their relevant attributes.
4 Common Save, close and preview the page, and save the page
buttons as a template.
5 Icon buttons From left to right, the meanings of the icons are as
follows:
 : Copy an object
 : Delete an object
 : Clear objects
 : Bring forward
 : Send backward
 : Bring to front
 : Send to back
 : Zoom in
 : Zoom out
All the operation objects of the above buttons are the
media items and widgets in the page editing area. Click
and select an object before operation.
Step 3 (Optional) Click Add Resources in the Resources tab on the left. Select one or
more media in the pop-up dialog box and click Ok.
Step 4 Drag the media items or widgets on the left side of the page to the editing area.
Step 5 Click to select one media item or widget to edit the attributes and adjust the layout.
Step 6 Click Save after the attributes and layout of all the contents on the page are edited.
Step 7 (Optional) Click Save As Template to save the page as a template.
Step 8 Click Close.
3.6.1.4 Modifying Media Attributes

If a modified media item is added to a playlist and the playlist is added to a solution
which is already associated with a player, there will be two cases according to the
distribution type after the modified media item is saved:
 Auto distribution: VNNOX distributes the new solution automatically.
 Manual distribution: Users perform following operations to distribute the new

solution manually.
Select Players Management > Players in the pop-up menu of at the top right of the
page. Select the target player and click Update solution.
page.
Step 2 Select one media item and click Attribute, or select more media items and click Bulk
edit. Media attributes are explained in Table 3-5.
Table 3-5 Media Attributes

Basic Info Set the basic information of the media, such as description, validity,
category, etc.
Only this tab appears while editing media in batches.
Expired media cannot be played.
Subscriptions will be refreshed automatically according to the RSS
refresh period(s).
When the media type is document, you also need to set the duration
and effect of each page of the document.
Workgroup View the workgroup of the media.
Approval Approve, request for approval or refuse media.

In Organization Management > System Management, set the
parameter Enable media items approval to Yes, then this tab
appears.
Approved media can be distributed while refused media cannot be
distributed.
Media Info View the size and dimension of images, size and duration of videos,
or size, dimension and number of pages of documents.
This tab appears when the media type is image, video or document.
History View the history information of images and videos.

This tab appears when the media type is image or video.
Preview Preview images, videos, streaming media, or documents.

This tab appears when the media type is image, video, streaming
media, or document.
Step 3 After attributes are edited, click Save or Save& Close.
3.6.1.5 Adding Media to Playlists

page.
Step 2 Select one or more media, then click Add to Playlist.
Step 3 Select a playlist in the pop-up dialog box and click Ok.
3.6.1.6 Deleting Media

page.
Step 2 Select one or more media and click Delete.
Step 3 Click Ok.
3.6.2 Playlists
A solution is formed by scheduling playlists.
Related Information
A playlist is a collection of sequenced media.
A playlist can be used as a sub-playlist. For example, after playlist B is added to
playlist A, playlist B is the sub-playlist of playlist A. Sub-playlists make media
playback more flexible and diversified. Special playback requirements can be simply
satisfied without the need to create complex playlists.
If playlist A contains three media items: media m1, sub-playlist B and media m2, and
the sub-playlist B contains two media items: m3 and m4, the items in playlist A will be
played according to m1 > m3 > m2 in the first round and m1 > m4 > m2 in the second
round. Then, playlist A will be played repeatedly until the end time.
If a playlist is to be used as a sub-playlist, it must meet the following requirements:
 It cannot contain media of page type.
 It cannot contain sub-playlists.
3.6.2.1 Viewing Playlists

System administrator can view all the playlists. Sub-users can view the playlists of
their workgroups and sub-workgroups, and system workgroup.
Step 1 Select Media Management > Playlists in the pop-up menu of at the top right of
the page.
Step 2 View playlists, or view a playlist by searching its name.
Step 4 (Optional) Click a playlist name in the Name column and the attribute page of the
playlist appears.
3.6.2.2 Creating Playlists

Step 1 Select Media Management > Playlists in the pop-up menu of at the top right of
the page.
Step 2 Perform any of the following operations to create a playlist.
 Click New. Enter a name for the playlist and specify one or more categories,
then click Ok.
 Select a playlist and click Copy. Enter a name for the copied playlist and click
Ok.
Note: Categories are used for quickly filtering out playlists through the filter.
3.6.2.3 Modifying Playlist Attributes

If a modified playlist is added to a solution which is already associated with a player,
there will be two cases according to distribution type after the modified playlist is
saved.
solution manually.
Select Players Management > Players in the pop-up menu of at the top
right of the page. Select the target player in player column and click Update
solution.
Step 1 Select Players Management > Playlists in the pop-up menu of at the top right
of the page.
Step 2 Select a playlist and click Attribute, or select more playlists and click Bulk edit. The
playlist attributes is explained in Table 3-6.
Table 3-6 Playlist attributes

Basic Info Set the basic information of playlists, such as description, duration,
category, etc.
Only this tab appears while editing attributes in batches.
Workgroup  System administrator: Set the workgroup that a playlist belongs to.
 Other users: View the workgroup that a playlist belongs to.
History Show the operation history of playlists.
Media Item Perform the following operations and search for media items.
 Add media: Add one or more media to the current playlist.
 Add sub-playlist: Add one or more sub-playlists to the current playlist.
 Attribute/Bulk edit: Set the basic information and play plan of media
items.
 Delete: Delete media items in a playlist.
 Copy: Copy a media item according to the specified number of times.
 Move: Move up or down a media item in the playlist. Media items are
played according to the order in the playlist from the top to bottom.
 Statistics: Statistics of the number, duration and play count of media
items in the playlist.
 Replace media item: Replace one or more media items in the media
item list with a specified media.
 Open playlist item: Enter the attribute page of a specified media item

to view related information. Save the modifications to a playlist before
operation.
 View sub-playlist: Go to the attribute page of a specific sub-playlist to
view the relevant information. Save the modifications to the playlist
before the operation.
Step 3 After attributes are edited, click Save or Save&Close.
3.6.2.4 Deleting Playlists

Step 1 Select Players Management > Playlists in the pop-up menu of at the top right
of the page.
Step 2 Select one or more playlists and click Delete.
3.6.3 Solutions
After being associated in player attributes, solutions are distributed through VNNOX
manually or automatically.
Related Information
A solution is a collection of scheduled playlists.
3.6.3.1 Viewing Solutions

System administrator can view all the solutions. Sub-users can view the solutions of
their workgroups and sub-workgroups, and system workgroup.
Step 1 Select Players Management > Solution in the pop-up menu of at the top right
of the page.
Step 2 View the solution list, or view a solution by searching its name.
Step 4 (Optional) Click a solution name in the Name column to enter the attribute page of
the solution.
3.6.3.2 Creating Solutions

Step 1 Select Players Management > Solution in the pop-up menu of at the top right
of the page.
Step 2 Perform any of the following operations to create a solution.
 Click New. Enter a name for the solution and set its categories, and then click
Next. Choose a frame template and click Ok.
 Select a solution and click Copy. Enter a name for the copied solution and click
Ok.
Note: Frame templates can be filtered out through the filter on the left side of the
Choose Frames dialog box according to the specified number framesets.
3.6.3.3 Modifying Solution Attributes

If a modified solution is associated with players, there will be following two cases
according to the distribution type after the modified solution is saved.
solution manually.
Select Players Management > Players in the pop-up menu of at the top
right of the page. Select the target player in player column and click Update
solution.
Step 1 Select Media Management > Solution in the pop-up menu of at the top right of
the page.
Step 2 Select a solution and click Attribute, or select more solutions and click Bulk edit.
The solution attributes is explained in Table 3-7.
Table 3-7 Solution attributes

Basic Info Set the name and description of a solution.

Only the description can be set while editing solutions in batches.
Workgroup View the workgroup of the solution.
Frame Set screen size and frame.

If there are two or more framesets, following three buttons will appear in
the Operate column.
 : Set the priority to a higher level.
 : Set the priority to a lower level.
 : Delete the frameset.
A frameset with lower priority is overlaid by a frameset with higher
priority.
Solution Set solution schedules and insertions.

Settings See detailed operation in 3.6.3.4 “Setting Solution Schedules” and
3.6.3.5 “Setting Solution Insertion”.
3.6.3.4 Setting Solution Schedules

If a solution contains many framesets, it will be required to schedule each frameset
respectively.
the page.
Step 2 Select a solution and click Attribute. The week timetable on the Schedule page
under the Solution Settings tab is displayed by default. Assume that the solution
only have one frameset, as shown in Figure 3-4. Description of the page is shown in
Table 3-8.
Figure 3-4 Schedule
Table 3-8 Description of the Solution Settings tab

No Function Description
1 Schedule buttons  Create: Click this button, and the Create dialog box
appears.
 Edit: Select a schedule in the timetable and click this
button. Then the Edit dialog box appears.
 Delete: Select a schedule in the timetable and click
this button to delete the schedule.
 Clear: Click this button to clear schedules.
2 Date buttons  Day: Show the timetable in day view.

 Week: Show the timetable in week view.
 Month: Show the timetable in month view.
 Schedule: List schedules and the media contained in
each schedule.
3 Common buttons  Save: Save configuration.

 Reset: Restore configuration.
 Save&Close: Save configuration and close the
attribute page.
4 Date switching  : Switch to a previous date by day, week or month.

buttons
 : Switch to a subsequent date by day, week or
month.
 Today: Switch the timetable to the current day.
 This Week: Switch the timetable to the current week.
 This Month: Switch the timetable to the current month.
No Function Description
5 Schedules The timetable is shown in week view by default.
Step 3 Click day, week or month to enter relevant timetables. Perform any of the following
operations to create a solution.
 Click Create.
 Click a cell in the timetable and click . Each cell of the timetable in day and
week views stands for one hour, while in month view stands for one day.
Step 4 Select a playlist in the Playlist tab of the Create dialog.
Step 5 Select the Play plan tab and set play duration and date or play duration and period.
 When the Repeat is set to Not repeating, the solution can be played normally
according to the plan if the date is set to the current day or any day within 7 days
after the current day. The solution will not be played if the date is set to other
days.
 If the Repeat is set to Every day, Weekly, Per month or Per year, the solution
will be played repeatedly according to the period you set.
Step 6 Select the Option tab and set the schedule color shown in the timetable.
Step 7 After the configuration is done, click Ok. The schedule is graphically shown in the
timetable.
For the timetable in day and week views, the schedules will be shown side by side in
the timetable if the schedules have overlapped timeslot. In Figure 3-5, three
schedules in the week timetable are taken as an example. The VNNOX supports
following operations on the schedules:
 Drag the top and bottom edges of a schedule to modify its timeslot.
 Drag a schedule to any position of the date when the schedule will be played to
modify the timeslot.
 Drag the schedules to modify the playback priority order during the overlapped
timeslot, for example, the priority order of the three playlists in Figure 3-5 is:
Playlist3 > Playlist2 > Playlist3. After the playback of Playlist2 is over,
Playlist3 will be played from the beginning. Playlist1 will not be played.
 Double click a schedule and the Edit dialog box appears.
Figure 3-5 There is overlapped timeslot
Drag the three schedules in Figure 3-5 until there is no overlapped timeslot. Then the
schedules is shown as Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-6 There is no overlapped timeslot
3.6.3.5 Setting Solution Insertion

The operating procedures described in this section are the steps to create an
insertion. In addition, the system also offers the following functions:
 Modifying insertion attributes: Allows you to modify the basic information, playlist
and playback plan of an insertion.
 Schedule statistics: Allows you to get the schedule statistics of an insertion.
 Deleting insertions: Allows you to delete insertions.

A solution will stop playing when an insertion begins playing. When playing of the
insertion ends, the solution will continue playing from where it stopped.
the page.
Step 2 Select a solution and click Attribute. The week timetable on the Schedule page
under the Solution Settings tab is displayed by default.
Step 3 On the left of the page, click Insertion. For example, if a solution has only one
frameset, the page shown in Figure 3-7 will be displayed.
Figure 3-7 Insertion
Step 4 Click New and perform any of the following operations.

 Create: Create an insertion.
1. Enter a name for the new insertion and click Next.
2. Choose a playlist and click Next.
3. Set the insertion plan and click Done.
 Choosing existing: Copy an existing insertion.
1. Choose an existing insertion and click Next.
2. Enter a name for the insertion and click Done.
Step 5 Click Save or Save&Close.
3.6.3.6 Deleting Solutions

the page.
Step 2 Select one or more solutions and click Delete.
3.6.4 Categories
Sort media, playlists and play logs in order to quickly filter out and find them.
Related Information
Media, playlists and play logs are sorted by categories. Objects can be filtered out by
the filter according to specified categories.
Multiple categories can be assigned to a media, playlist or play log.
3.6.4.1 Viewing Categories

System administrator and the sub-users of system administrator can view all
categories.
the page.
Step 2 View category list, or view a category by searching its name.
3.6.4.2 Creating Categories

Step 1 Select Media Management > Category in the pop-up menu of at the top right of
the page.
Step 2 Click New.
Step 3 Enter a name for the category and click Ok.
3.6.4.3 Modifying Category Attributes

the page.
Step 2 Select a category and click Attribute to enter the attribute page of the category.
Step 3 Modify category attributes and then click Save or Save&Close.
3.6.4.4 Deleting Categories

the page.
Step 2 Select one or more categories and click Delete.
3.7 Playlist Management

3.7.1 Frames
It is required to choose a frame template while creating a solution.
Related Information
Frame is the layout of windows displayed on LED screen. The screen is split into
different areas. The playback of each area is according to the play plan and content
set in the solution.
Required templates can be filtered out by the specified number of framesets through
the filter on the left side of the page.
Only one frame template can be selected for each solution.
3.7.1.1 Viewing Frame Templates

templates.
Step 1 Select Playlists Management > Frame in the pop-up menu of at the top right of
the page.
Step 2 View frame template list, or view a template by searching its name.
Step 4 (Optional) Click a template name in the Name column, and the attribute page of the
frame template appears.
3.7.1.2 Creating Frame Templates

the page.
Step 2 Click New.
Step 3 Enter a name for the template and click Ok.
3.7.1.3 Modifying Frame Template Attributes

the page.
Step 2 Select a template and click Attribute.
Step 3 Set screen size and frameset, and then click Save or Save&Close.
The frameset named main is generated by default. The positions of framesets from
the top to bottom in the frameset list are corresponding to the priority order of the
framesets from higher to lower level in the playback window.
3.7.1.4 Deleting Frame Templates

the page.
Step 2 Select one or more frame templates and click Delete.
3.7.2 Page Templates

Page templates are required while creating the media of the Page type.
Related Information
A page template is the template of page media. Media items and widgets can be
added to templates.
3.7.2.1 Viewing Page Templates

page templates.
Step 1 Select Playlists Management > Page Template in the pop-up menu of at the
top right of the page.
Step 2 Perform any of the following operations to view page templates.
 View page template list.
 View a page template by searching its name.
 Select template resolution to view all the templates with a specific size.
Step 3 (Optional) Select a page template and click Now Use, and then the dialog box of the
new page appears.
3.7.2.2 Creating Page Templates

Step 2 Perform any of the following operations to create a page template.
 Click New. Enter a name for the page template and click Ok.
 Click to select a page template and click Copy. Enter a name for the copied
template and click Ok.
3.7.2.3 Editing Page Templates

Step 2 Click to select a page template and click Edit. The Edit page is shown as Figure 3-8.
The page is explained in Table 3-9.
Figure 3-8 The Edit page of a page template
Table 3-9 Description of the Edit page

No. Function Description
1 Resources and  Resources: Add media to the resource list. Click

widgets to clear the resource list.
 Widgets: Show all the widgets provided by the
system, including small containers, weather, analog
clock, digital clock, calendar, syntext, temperature
and humidity. Media and other widgets can be added
into the small container.
2 Editing the page When adding resources or widgets, click and select an
object, then drag it to the target location.
3 Editing attributes Click and select the media and widgets in the page
editing area to edit their relevant attributes.
4 Common Save, close and preview pages.

buttons
5 Icon buttons From left to right, the meanings of the icons are as
follows:
 : Copy an object
 : Delete an object
 : Clear objects
 : Send forward
 : Bring backward
 : Send to front
 : Bring to back
 : Zoom in
 : Zoom out
All the operation objects of the above buttons are the
media and widgets in the page editing area. Click and
select an object before operating.
Step 3 After a page template is edited, click Save.

Step 4 Click Close.
3.7.2.4 Deleting Page Templates

Step 2 Click to select one or more page templates and click Delete.
3.8 Player Management

3.8.1 Players
Terminal players bind the players on VNNOX and transmit information to VNNOX
through the players.
Related Information
Players, including synchronous players and asynchronous players, are tools for
information transmission between VNNOX and synchronous and asynchronous
terminals.
Solutions can be distributed and played when players meet the requirements in Table
3-10.
Table 3-10 Requirements for a players

Requirements Description
Associated valid licenses 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 Terminal players include VNNOX player and

ViPlex.
Synchronous terminals bind synchronous players
through VNNOX player. Asynchronous terminals
bind asynchronous players through ViPlex.
Associated with solutions and Players must be bound before associating

media in the solutions can be solutions.
played normally
3.8.1.1 Viewing Players

System administrator can view all the players. Sub-users can only view the players of
their workgroups and sub-workgroups as well as system workgroup.
Step 1 Select Players Management > Players in the pop-up menu of at the top right of
the page.
Step 2 View the player list, or view a player by searching its name.
Step 4 (Optional) Click a player name in the Name column to enter the attribute page of the
player.
3.8.1.2 Creating Players

Players cannot be created if there is no available licenses. If you want to view
licenses, see 3.9.1 “Viewing Licenses”.
the page.
Step 2 Click New.
Step 3 Select synchronous player or asynchronous player and click Next.
 Synchronous player: Used by synchronous terminals and bound on VNNOX
Player.
 Asynchronous player: Used by asynchronous terminals and bound on 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.
3.8.1.3 Modifying Player Attributes

the page.
Step 2 Select a player and click Attribute, or select multiple players and click Bulk edit. The
player attributes is explained in Table 3-11.
Table 3-11 Player attributes

Basic Info Set player name, description and distribution type, enable or disable
player, and associate licenses and solutions.
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.
Bind players on VNNOX Player (synchronous terminal) or ViPlex
(asynchronous terminal), and then solutions can be associated.

You can perform the following operations while editing the attributes of
multiple players.
 Modify player description.
 Modify the solution distribution type.
 Enable or disable players.
 Modify the solutions associated to players.
Workgroup Show the workgroup of current player.
The remote Set remote control plan to enable non-real-time remote control of
control plan synchronous or asynchronous terminals. 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 VNNOX Player
(synchronous terminal) or ViPlex (asynchronous terminal). VNNOX
Player must be V1.2.0 or above.
Remote control plans can be created in Players Management >
Remote Control Plan.
After the player is bound or remote control plans are updated, VNNOX
will distribute the plans to corresponding synchronous terminal or
asynchronous terminal.
Operation types of remote control plan:
 Synchronous terminal: Restart and switch on or off displays.
 Asynchronous terminal: Restart, switch on or off displays and
switch between synchronous mode and asynchronous mode.
Status Show the status and identity of the player, and disk space status. The
information relevant to the terminal player and host will be shown at
the same time if the player is bound.
Click Quick Cleanup to delete the media which are not relevant to the
solution associated to the player.
Click Remove Binding and Ok to unbind a player from the terminal
player (VNNOX Player or ViPlex).
You can unbind terminals in bulk while editing the attributes of multiple
players.
The status of Show the download status of media.

media
downloaded
The remote Show the execution history of remote control plans.

control history This tab appears only when players are bound on VNNOX Player
(synchronous terminal) or ViPlex (asynchronous terminal). VNNOX
Player 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 .
 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.
3.8.1.4 Deleting Players

the page.
Step 2 Select one or more players and click Delete.
3.8.1.5 Associating Solutions

After being bound by synchronous and asynchronous terminals, 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.
the page.
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.
3.8.1.6 Remotely Controlling Terminals in Real Time

Real-time remote control can be used for controlling synchronous and asynchronous
terminals in real time. Terminals need to bind players before operation.
 Synchronous terminal: Operation types include restarting, switching on or off
displays, enabling or disabling synchronous playing, and upgrading the VNNOX
Player.
 Asynchronous terminal: Operation types include restarting, switching on or off
displays, enabling or disabling synchronous playing, switching between
synchronous mode and asynchronous mode, upgrading software and system.
You can also click the Please upgrade link in the Version column of the player list to
upgrade terminal players.
the page.
Step 2 Select the target player, click Real-time control and choose an operation from the
drop-down options.
3.8.1.7 Cleaning up Media

Users can view the disk space status of terminals on the attribute page of a player,
and can clean up media if there is not enough available space.
If VNNOX detects that there is not enough available space while distributing
solutions, a dialog box will be displayed, reminding users to clean up media.
 For synchronous terminals, the media which are not relevant to the solution
being played currently can be deleted.
 For asynchronous terminals, all the media can be deleted, and users will see a
black screen if one of the media is being played.
the page.
Step 2 Select a player and click Attribute, or click the player name to enter the attribute
page of the player.
Step 3 Click the Status tab.
Step 4 Click Quick Cleanup to delete the media which are not relevant to the solution
associated to the player.
3.8.2 Play Logs

Users view playback information related to players.
Related Information
Play logs record related playback information including general and detailed
information.
 General: General description of the media playback records, and statistics of the
total playback hours and times of the media within the filtering range.
 Detail: Detailed records of the playback of media and statistics of total playback
hours and times of the media item within the filtering range.
System doesn’t support viewing the play log of the current day.
Viewing Play Logs

System administrator can view all the play logs while the sub-users of system
administrator can only view the play logs of their workgroups and sub-workgroups,
and system workgroup.
Step 1 Select Players Management > Player Log in the pop-up menu of at the top
right of the page.
Step 2 Set search criteria and click Search.

 Date range: This is the first-level criteria and also a required parameter. It is
used for specifying a timeslot. Data range cannot be more than 30 days and the
date cannot be set to the current day.
 Category: This is the second-level criteria and an optional parameter. Category
is used for specify one or more categories.
 Player: This is the second-level criteria and also an optional parameter. Only one
player can be specified.
Step 3 Select the General or Detail tab to view general or detailed information of play logs.
Step 4 (Optional) Click Export to save play logs to the local device.
3.8.3 Remote Control Plans

After associating remote control plans in player attribute page, VNNOX will control
displays through the plans remotely.
Related Information
Remote control plans can enable non-real-time remote control of displays through
VNNOX. After players are bound by synchronous or asynchronous terminals, remote
control plans can be associated in attributes. After successful association, VNNOX
will distribute the plans to the terminals accordingly.
Operation types of remote control plan:
 Synchronous terminal: Restart and switch on or off displays.
 Asynchronous terminal: Restart, switch on or off displays and switch between
synchronous mode and asynchronous mode.
3.8.3.1 Viewing Remote Control Plans

remote control plans.
Step 1 Select Players Management > Remote Control Plan in the pop-up menu of at
the top right of the page.
Step 2 View remote control plan list, or view a remote control plan by searching its name.
Step 3 (Optional) Click a plan name in the Plan name column to enter the attribute page of
the remote control plan.
3.8.3.2 Creating Remote Control Plans

Step 2 Perform any of the following operations to create a remote control plan.
 Click New. Enter a name for the plan and choose plan type, then click Ok.
 Select a remote control plan and click Copy. Enter a name for the copied plan
and click Ok.
3.8.3.3 Modifying Remote Control Plans

If a modified remote control plan is associated with players, VNNOX will automatically
distribute the new remote control plan to the relevant synchronous or asynchronous
terminals after the modified plan is saved.
Step 2 Select a remote control plan and click Attribute, or click a plan name. The attributes
of remote control plans are explained in Table 3-12.
Table 3-12 Remote control plan attributes

Basic Info Set the name and description of the remote control plan.
Command Set the commands in remote control plans.

plan  Add commands: Click Add to set command type and execution plan,
and then click Ok. The command type is according to the plan type
you select while creating a plan.
 Edit commands: Select a command and click Edit. Modify command
type and execution plan, then click Ok.
 Delete commands: Select one or more commands and click Delete.
Click Ok in the pop-up dialog box.
3.8.3.4 Deleting Remote Control Plans

Step 2 Select one or more remote control plans and click Delete.
3.8.4 Time Synchronization

Synchronize the time of synchronous terminals and asynchronous terminals.
Related Information
Time synchronization is to synchronize the time of synchronous terminals and
asynchronous terminals. Users can choose NTP or Lora for time synchronization
according to actual condition.
 NTP: Synchronize the time of synchronous and asynchronous terminals
according to NTP server. No hardware is needed. But the accuracy of time
synchronization depends on the Internet speed and data will be needed if you
use 4G network for time synchronization.
 Lora: Used by asynchronous terminals only. It is required to set master and

slave devices. The time of slave device is synchronized with the master device
(reference device) via Lora network. According to actual needs, the time of
master device can be synchronized via NTP server. It is needed to buy Lora
devices. This is suitable for scenarios highly demanding time synchronization.
No data will be needed. But the signal reception depends on environment and is
limited by distance.
3.8.4.1 Viewing Time Synchronous Tasks

System administrator can view all the time synchronization tasks and sub-users can
view the tasks of their workgroups and sub-workgroups, and system workgroup.
Step 1 Select Players Management > Time Synchronization in the pop-up menu of at
Step 2 View all the time synchronization tasks created by the current user, or view a task by
searching its name.
Step 3 (Optional) Click a time synchronous task name in the Name column to enter the
attribute page of the task.
3.8.4.2 Creating Time Synchronous Tasks

Step 2 (Optional) Click NTP server configuration to configure the information of NTP
server and then click Save&Close.
Step 3 Click New.
Step 4 Enter a name for the task, choose time synchronization mode and then click Next.
 NTP: Choose NTP server and click Ok.
 LORA: Choose a reference device for time synchronization and click Ok. Lora
mode is only valid for asynchronous players.
3.8.4.3 Modifying Time Synchronization Task Attributes

Step 2 Select a time synchronization task and click Attribute, or click a task name. Time
synchronization task attributes are explained in Table 3-13.
Table 3-13 Time synchronization task attributes

Basic Info Set the name and description of the time synchronization task.
Workgroups Show the workgroup of the time synchronization task.
Configure  NTP: Choose NTP server.

 Lora: Choose a reference device for time synchronization. If the time
of the reference device is synchronized via NTP server, set NTP to
Yes and choose NTP server.
Players Add or delete the players contained in the time synchronization task.
3.8.4.4 Deleting Time Synchronization Tasks

Step 2 Select one or more time synchronization tasks and click Delete.
3.9 License Management

A player will be available after associating a license.
Related Information
Licenses are the permissions to use players. With the coming of license
management function, VNNOX automatically assigns 5 free licenses for both new
and older users and associates the free licenses of old users with their players. Free
licenses are valid for one month, Users can renew the licenses before they are
expired, or buy new licenses.
3.9.1 Viewing Licenses

licenses.
Step 1 Click at the top right of the page and select My License from the drop-
down options.
Step 2 View license list or view relevant licenses by searching key words.
Step 3 (Optional) Click a player name in the Service Condition column to enter the attribute
page of the player that associates the license.
3.9.2 Buying Licenses

Step 1 Perform any of the following operations to enter the Mall page.
 Click at the top right of the page.

 Click at the top right of the page and select My License from the
drop-down options. Click To Buy in the My License page.
Step 2 Click on any place in Figure 3-9 to enter the page for buying licenses.
Figure 3-9 Buy License
Step 3 Select information related to the license and click Buy It Now.
Step 4 Enter contact information. Click Submit Order after the order is confirmed.
After successful operation, our staff will contact you for the payment within 2 working
days.
Step 5 Perform any of the following operations according to your actual needs.
 Click Return to mall to return to the mall.
 Click View orders to enter the Order History page.
3.9.3 Renewing Licenses

Step 1 Click at the top right of the page and choose My License.
Step 2 Perform any of the following operations to enter the license renewal page.
 Select one or more licenses and click Renew.
 Click a license number.
Step 3 Set required information and click Submit Order.
After successful operation, our staff will contact you for the payment within 2 working
days.
Step 4 Perform any of the following operations according to your actual needs.
 Click Return to license list to return to the My License page.
 Click View orders to enter the Order History page.
3.9.4 Viewing Order History

order history.
Step 1 Click at the top right of the page and choose Order History.
Step 2 Perform any of the following operations to view order details.
 Select an order and click Detail.
 Click an order number.
Step 3 (Optional) Select multiple orders and click Amount Statistics to view the total
amount of the orders.

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2 Registration and Login ................................................................................................................. 6

3.6.1 Media ...................................................................................................................................................... 16

3.8.1.6 Remotely Controlling Terminals in Real Time ...................................................................................... 35

1.1 VNNOX Introduction

1.2 Secure & Reliable

1.3 Advanced Solutions & Practical Functions

Shortcut Menu - Setting Shortcut Menus Capable of setting

Personal - Setting Personal Capable of setting the

Binding - Binding NovaiCare Capable of quickly

Organization Organization Customizing the System Capable of self-defining

Authority Roles  Viewing Roles Capable of managing,

Users  Viewing Users

Media Media  Viewing Media Capable of editing

Function Sub-function Operation Description

Playlists  Viewing Playlists

Solution  Viewing Solutions

Category  Viewing Categories

Playlists Frame  Viewing Frame Support for any layout,

Page  Viewing Page

Players Players  Viewing Players Capable of creating

Function Sub-function Operation Description

Play Log Viewing Play Logs

Remote  Viewing Remote

Time  Viewing Time

License -  Viewing Licenses Capable of buying

2 Registration and Login

2.1 Registration of VNNOX

2.2 Login of VNNOX

3.1 Shortcut Menu Settings

Setting Shortcut Menus

3.2 Personal Settings

Setting Personal Information

Table 3-1 Personal settings

Basic Info For following operations:

Workgroup View the workgroup of the user.

Language Set system language.

Step 3 After the settings are completed, click Save or Save&Close.

3.3 Binding NovaiCare

Setting Personal Information

3.4 Organization Management

Customizing the System

3.4.2 System Management

3.4.2.1 Setting Approval Function

Step 3 Click Save or Save&Close.

3.4.2.2 Setting Player Authentication Information

3.4.2.3 Setting Timeout

3.5 Authority Management

Figure 3-1 Authority management

3.5.1.1 Viewing Roles

3.5.1.2 Creating Roles

3.5.1.3 Modifying Role Attributes

3.5.1.4 Deleting Roles

3.5.2.1 Viewing Workgroups

3.5.2.2 Creating Workgroups

3. Enter a name for the third-level workgroup and click Ok.

3.5.2.3 Modifying Workgroup Attributes