Standalone Display - Black Box iCompel ICOMP-ICC User Manual

1. Welcome to Black Box Digital Signage

1.1.1 Standalone Display

The following diagram illustrates the simplest situation with a single display controlled by an individual. You might conceive of
this as a screen displaying information in the foyer of a school:
Note the significance of the highlighted features in that scenario:
User – The person controlling the screen content and its operation (that is, you).
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Browser – You exercise control through a web browser (such as Mozilla
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remains the case for even the largest digital signage network.
Local area network, Intranet, or Internet – In principle, you do not need to be physically close to the screen's location. This
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becomes more significant as the size of the network increases.
Player – Player is the generic term for the appliance that runs the screen. Specifically, the player is the Black Box
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iCOMPEL. The player has to be physically attached to the screen.
Display Screen – The equipment that displays the content you have defined. You configure the player to display various
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media on selected areas of the screen at chosen times.
As you might expect, additional features are needed to support a network that includes
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Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer
Multiple Displays.
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