Overview - Visual Circuits Firefly User Manual

NOTE
Multicasting is an optional feature enabled by a pre-
programmed Smart Card.
If your Firefly does not have the Multicasting feature
(menu items are "grayed out") and you would like to
purchase it, contact a Visual Circuits representative
at 1-800-250-5533.

Overview

When you insert a multicast-enabled Smart Card into your Firefly,
the Firefly will automatically load a license for the KenCast
multicast client software onto the system. When or if the Smart
Card is removed, the licensing and all multicast functionality will
be disabled.
Each Firefly on your network must have a unique serial number.
This serial number will be used to identify the individual Firefly
during a multicast update to ensure that the proper media goes to
the correct player.
Within Firefly multicasting, two multicast modes are available:
Package Mode and Script Last Mode.
Package Mode:
In Package Mode, a Fazzt package must be created and sent to the
Firefly system. It must contain a script (playlist .fpl / update packet
.tar) and the inclusion of videos and graphic overlays is optional.
Any videos or graphic overlays not referenced by the script will be
deleted upon arrival.
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