Network Attributes on playlist

The media files / content in the playlist that is meant to play only on certain players that are in Network Structure, it must be logged in differently from the rest of the other media files in the playlist.
The attributes on the media files must match the player attributes in the Network in order to work properly.
See below an overview picture for logging a video .

Video logging

When logging a video to play on all players, you only need to fill in the spaces in the red block.
If you have players in different provinces and you want the video to play only on Gauteng players – you must fill in Gauteng in the Province space.
This also applies to Region/ town e.t.c; put in the town name in the space provided.

NB: Once you have finished logging your media files and have scheduled them in playlist…you must set the playlist container to strict match on attributes.

The Playlist with a strict match on attribute

The container highlighted above is the playlist that is created inside a playlist.
To set in on strict match – right click on the container and choose “Strict Match on Attribute” as shown below.

Container method

Once done – click save.
NB: Set the content duration on the container.

Player attributes to match the media object

Media Object Attributes and the Player Attributes

NB: DO NOT FORGET TO SET PLAYLIST ON STRICT MODE ATTRIBUTE.

Checking Player Attributes

When the players have been attached to the branches, we need to make sure that the player has got all the attributes of the Network.
This is important especially when you have players assigned to play different media files but using the same playlist, i.e some advert in that playlist can only be played by certain players even if there is only one playlist.

There are two ways to check player attributes.
1. Directly from the branch
2. On Screen Works – Player Dashboard

Checking attributes from the branch

Double Click on the player and the box below will appear.
NB: If the box below doesn not appear but instead you see all players on dashboard, it means that player is offline.

Click on Attributes.

Player Attributes

You can now see all the attributes for the player.

Checking Player Attributes using Dashboard

On Scren Works Tab, Click Player Dashboard.
Search for the player that you’re looking for, then click on Refresh to see the result.
Then on your right hand side – click on “Attributes”

Player Attributes

Attaching Players to the Network Structure

Once you are done building the Network Structure, the next thing to do is to attach the players.
Players can only be attached at a branch level.
You can have many branch names as you like and as many players attached to different branches.

Branch level Overview

To add or attach player to the branch, follow steps below.

Draging players to clipboard

1. Search for players
2. See results of the players available
3. Click on a player you want to attach to a network and drag it to the clipboard

After you have dragged all the players you want to the clipboard, close the search results.
Now open the branch in the network structure you want to attach the player too and drag the players into the branch.

A player attached to a branch.