Last updated on January 30, 2018

Enable automatic sync in advanced channel

In Signs, you can choose to sync your sign with two sync modes:

  • Automatic Syncing

    Automatic Syncing is on by default, so that changes made to a sign are automatically, and immediately synced to the players. This may not be ideal in situations where a lot of testing in rapid succession is conducted, or where network utilization is concerned.

  • Manual Syncing

    When Manual Syncing is enabled (Automatic Syncing OFF), dynamic content and data (e.g. weather, RSS, external content) will not be updated until the next scheduled (or forced) sync. Tag rules will also be disabled until you switch back to automatic syncing.

This article provides the instructions to change sync modes and manually sync sngs:

Changing Sync Modes

To change the Sync mode, please follow the instructions below:

Important

Content tagging, and layout tagging functionality will not be available when Automatic Sync for the Sign is set to OFF.

  1. Click Channels from the Appspace Menu navigation bar, and click the Channels tab.

  2. Select the desired advanced channel.

  3. In the Overview tab, click the Change link to switch the Automatic Syncing ON or OFF. By default, Automatic Syncing is ON.


  4. In the Confirmation window, click Yes to confirm changes.

Manually Sync a Sign

To Sync a sign, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Click Channels from the Appspace Menu navigation bar, and click the Channels tab.

  2. Select the desired advanced channel.

  3. In the Overview tab, click the SYNC NOW button.

    Note

    The Sync Now button only appears when Automatic Syncing is OFF. If Automatic Syncing is ON, turn if off by following the steps in the Changing Sync Modes guide.


  4. In the Confirmation window, click Yes to confirm the sync.