Publishing A Channel - Black Box iCompel ICOMP-ICC User Manual

Authentication If you chose to publish using the FTP Site option, select whether the destination server requires authentication or
not. If it does, select Login with and enter the required username and password.
Error Retry If you chose to publish using the FTP Site option, and the iCC fails to connect to the FTP server, specify the
Interval period before it tries to publish again.
Layout Zone Specify the number of zones allowed in published layouts:
Limit
Unlimited number of zones – Default. Do not limit the number of zones.
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Limit to – Do not allow more zones than the value you specify. For example, if publishing to less powerful
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models, choose a value to ensure you will not overload them.

7.1.3 Publishing a Channel

After configuring the channel for publication, you are ready to publish and activate it. You can add and publish additional
channels later.
Note: If you are publishing to a USB stick, insert that into the iCC before beginning. Ensure it has the capacity to hold the
channel content.
Before continuing, it is important to understand the distinction between publish and activate:
Publish – When the iCC copies the channel content to the publication location you specified.
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Activate – When the subscribers start displaying the channel.
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You can specify that activation takes place later than publication. In other words, the iCC will publish the channel but
subscribers will not display it until after the date and time you specify. This is useful to ensure all subscribers start showing the
channel content at the same time (rather than as soon as they can download it). For example, you can use this to allow for the
difference in time it takes several subscribers to download large media files over a slow network.
To publish and activate the channel, follow these steps:
1. On the menu bar, click Channels.
2. Click Manage Channels.
3. In the channel's Actions column, click the button for the publishing option you require:
o – Publish and activate as soon as possible.
– Publish and activate later. The iCC prompts you for the date and time after which to activate.
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The iCC begins the copying process and displays progress in the channel's State column. If there is a problem, the iCC
displays an error message. After copying is complete, how the subscriber receives the new content depends on where you
chose to publish the channel:
iCC channel folder or external server– The subscribers will download the new content the next time they check the
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channel.
USB stick – Remove the USB stick and use it to load the channel content onto each subscriber.
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Repeat the same process even if you have only changed the schedule. In all cases, the iCC displays the following banner if
you have changed the channel contents but have not yet published it:
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