Last updated on May 17, 2016

Play Layout and Interface


The following illustrates the layout of the Play extension and the Play clients.


Play Extension

The Play extension consists of two main tabs; Spaces and Configuration, while the Configuration tab has five sub-tabs; Channels, EPG Providers, Dynamic Theme, Remote Controls, and Settings.

The following table specifies the access rights of different roles in the Play Extension:

Tab Portal Administrator Account Administrator Account Owner Network Administrator Content Administrator
Spaces
Manage Channel (Live)
Manage On-Demand
Manage Users
Manage Devices
Configuration
Channels
EPG Providers
Dynamic Theme
Remote Controls
Settings

Spaces tab

The Spaces page is the default landing page when you access the Play extension. You can view a list of all created Spaces, create a new Space, or delete an existing Space. You can also view the number of live-streams, on-demand content, users or user groups, and device or device groups, assigned to each Space.


When you click on a Space, the Edit <Space> window is displayed. Here, you can view, add, or remove, live-stream and on-demand content, devices, and users.

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Configuration tab

The Configuration page has five sub-tabs; Channels, EPG Providers, Dynamic Theme, Remote Controls, and Settings.



Channels tab

In the Channels page, you can add a new live stream Channel, and edit or delete an existing Channel. A Channel setting contains EPG Provider details, Channel name and number, logo, and the Channel’s media stream protocols.


EPG Providers tab

The EPG Providers page lists all EPG Providers added and configured, with details such as the number of Channels associated with the EPG Provider, the file size, number of look-ahead days, and when it was last updated. You can also choose to sync, preview, or delete the EPG data.


Dynamic Theme tab

The new Dynamic Theme page allows you to set two different default themes for web clients and TVs. The theme sets the background color to either Light or Dark; for a Web Client the default theme is Light, while for a TV it is Dark. The default logo is an Appspace logo, but you can change the image as desired. You can also changed the accent color in each theme, to contrast against the theme color scheme.


Remote Controls tab

The Remote Controls page lists the two default remote control profiles; Default Apple TV Remote Control and Default Cisco Remote Control, and any customized remote control profiles added to Play. You can add a new profile, view the number of buttons mapped to each remote control profile, and either download or delete the profile.


Settings tab

The Settings page allows you to enable or disable Instant Access settings, upload a HLS player package, and sync content manually. This tab is only visible to Portal Administrators.



Play Client

The following illustrates the layout of the Play channel on the following clients:

Web Client

The below illustrates the default landing page on a web browser.


User button

Click the User button to view the current user, change the default theme instantly, or sign out.


Search

Click the Search button and type in the search word in the bar that is displayed. You can perform a search based on name, description, and tag.


Playing Live TV videos

When a channel is selected, the video plays automatically and the program details are listed.

Note

The video controls are displayed when you hover the mouse over the video.


Viewing on-demand content

In an on-demand folder, if the grid icon appears when a content is selected, it indicates that the content is indeed a sub-folder with more content in it. Click the subfolder to view the contents. Click the Home link in the breadcrumb to return to the Play client landing page.


Appspace App-Driven Devices

The below illustrates the default landing page on a Chromebox/BrightSign device.


When a channel is selected, the content is played in full screen.


Click the right arrow key on the keyboard to access the side panel menu.


Press the CTRL button on the keyboard to view the device menu.