Getting started with Appspace
Appspace is a simple and scalable platform for sharing information on TVs, computers, smartphones, and tablets. We help organizations communicate with their workforce through digital signage, video walls, IPTV, kiosks, room booking, dashboards, and our app on mobile devices; all via a single app.
Content managers use our cloud-based management system to add content such as images, videos, website links, and live streams into channels, while content authors create brand-consistent announcements using HTML cards, and show content and data from third-party systems.
And because our Appspace App is compatible with industry standard platforms such as Windows, Android, iOS, and Chrome OS, as well as purpose-built media players, you can share your content practically anywhere.
Prerequisites
Please ensure you read and meet the following requirements:
- Supported web browsers
- Compatible operating systems and devices
- Media player support capability comparison
- Appspace App requirements
- Appspace on-premises requirements
- Appspace on-premises upgrade paths and End of Support dates
Please also ensure you are familiar with the Appspace platform and its components. Listed below are the introductory articles to get you started:
Content delivery
Managing the accounts, subscription, and licensing
Managing the content
- Introduction to library
- Introduction to cards
- Introduction to signs
- Introduction to widgets
- Introduction to event actions
- Event actions dictionary
- Introduction to alerts
- Introduction to channels
Managing the platform
- The Appspace console
- Introduction to user management
- Introduction to networks
- Introduction to reports
Managing devices and the Appspace App
- Introduction to Appspace App
- Navigating the Appspace App
- Introduction to registering a device with the Appspace App
- Installing custom fonts for Appspace App
- Network commands for Appspace App
- Introduction to device tasks
- Media player property dictionary
- Remote control guide
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Setting Up Appspace
Important
Some of the instructions below need administrative privileges. Refer to the user roles privileges or individual articles for more information, if necessary.
Follow these quick steps to get started with setting up your content, networks, users, and devices in Appspace Cloud:
Setup your Appspace account
Log in to Appspace Cloud at https://cloud.appspace.com.
Create all your desired content.
Begin by creating folders in the Library to organize your content files.
Add images, videos, or documents into your folders.
Create Appspace Supported Cards or Community Cards, for corporate messaging that may include announcements, graphs, news bites, weather or traffic updates, or social media feeds.
Create an engaging Basic sign or an Advanced sign with multiple layouts and widgets.
Create important alerts such as executive communications, weather updates, or emergency announcements, add them to a sign, and broadcast them at a scheduled time across a network.
Create live video streams and configure with or without EPG providers.
Create a channel group, and add your desired content playlist, signs, and live streams that were created above. Channel groups will be displayed as Interactive Mode in the App later.
Create and organize your network, users, devices, and permissions.
Create a network, set the permissions to the network, and assign a default channel (a sign or Interactive Mode).
Account Owners may create and send user invitations.
Install the Appspace App and configure your devices according to your supported operating environment.
Register your devices using one of the many registration methods available.
Create media player groups and organize the registered devices.
Assign a default channel (a sign or Interactive Mode) to a selected network, or desired device, if you haven’t already.
View your channels on a TV, computer, smartphone, or tablet. You may change the App theme if desired.