In this section, you can manage the monitors you created. Note that you can create as many monitors in the SignStudio Portal as your subscription allows you to. You can even manage unregistered monitors (i.e., not paired with an actual player), but the content cannot be pushed to an actual screen and be displayed.

You can see a list of the monitors currently created in your SignStudio account on the initial screen. Monitor information is organized in the following columns:

1. the Name of the monitor
2. the ID of the monitor
3. the Scheduled Content pushed to the monitor
4. the Default Content that will be displayed when there is no active schedule
5. the Status of the monitor and also the status of the player’s content
   • Up to date: The player is displaying the latest pushed updated content.
   • Downloading : The player is downloading the required content.
   • Unknown : The player is in an Unknown state; this state includes the unregistered players.
   • Pending Media : The player will download media in the future. This state is displayed when you have enabled the Restricted Download hours option on your player(s).
   • Possibly Outdated : The player is currently offline and hasn’t reported receiving the latest content.
   • Not Updated : The player is displaying previous content due to several reasons, like local network restrictions, offline for a long time, etc.
6. an Actions column, with 4 buttons for making changes

• Edit
• Duplicate
• Move
• Delete

Change the details of a Player by clicking the “Edit” button. Check out the “Adding a Monitor” section below for details on the fields.

Adding a Monitor #

When you click ”Add Monitor” you will need to fill in some basic information.

• A Name for your monitor
• Your Registration Code (Displayed on your Media Player)
• In the ”Scheduled Contenet” field, choose a schedule.
• In the ”Default Content” field, choose the content that you want your player to show by default.
• Click “Save” at the bottom left corner to create the monitor.

The page also contains some additional useful information about your monitor:

1. A Screenshot of what the player is displaying. The Screenshots is refreshed every 30 seconds when you are in the Monitor Details page. For other Monitors, or if you log out from your SignStudio account, the screenshots are refreshed every two hours.
2. Last screenshot: indicates the last screenshot that the player has reported back to your account.
3. Last seen online: Indicates the last time that the player was online in your SignStudio account.
4. Player State: indicates the state of the content that the player is displaying on your screens right now.
5. Workspace Name: the workspace that the player belongs
6. Push again to this Monitor: Push changes to this monitor only.
7. Actions:
   • Turn monitor ON: Turn ON your TV screen via a CEC command.
   • Turn monitor OFF: Turn OFF your TV screen via a CEC command.
   • Reboot Player: Reboots the player
   • Shutdown: Shuts down the player. Bear in mind that if you perform that action, to bring the player online again, you have to physically power on the player by unplugging and plugging in the power cord. BE CAREFUL!