Introduction
In this guide, you will learn about the channel browsing interface that is available on the Appspace App. When the Appspace App is configured to browse channels, any channels or channel groups that are published to the device will be displayed in a menu-driven interface.
Note: The device will need to have a touch-screen, a remote control, or an attached mouse or keyboard in order for you to use the menu-driven interface.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following ready:
- You will need an active Appspace cloud account.
- You will need a compatible device that is running the Appspace App and registered.
- You will need to have channels that are published to a device.
- You will need the Network Administrator permission to manage devices.
Configure a device to browse channels
At this stage, you should already be familiar with creating channels, along with the knowledge of registering devices and publishing channels to devices.
Previously, you configured a device to Autoplay published channels so that it can automatically play channels that are published to it. By following the next few steps, you will update the configuration for channel browsing.
To the next part
With the device configured to let users browse published channels, the next part shows the basics of navigating the channel browsing interface.
Start browsing channels
Channels published to the device will appear as tiles that you can select and play. The channel browsing mode starts at the home screen where all channels and channel groups are displayed. Selecting a channel will go to the channel playback screen where it will automatically start playing. You can use a remote control, keyboard or touch screen to navigate.
Congratulations!
You have successfully configured a device for channel browsing.
The ability for users to browse for channels is the first step in providing an interactive experience. Channels can be organized into groups for a better browsing experience.
What's Next?
Now that you know how to configure a device for channel browsing, and all the channels have been organized into groups that represent different teams and departments, the next step is to delegate how channels and content are managed.
At a certain stage, different teams and departments in your organization may want to start managing their own channels, channel groups and devices. In order to do so, the logical next step is to invite your coworkers to start using Appspace so that they are able to manage their own content.
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