Last updated on April 01, 2016

Getting Started with Signs

Follow these quick steps to get started with setting up the Signs extension and creating a Signs app.

Before you begin, please read the following articles Introduction to Signs, Introduction to Widgets, and Introduction to Event Actions.

Setting Up Signs

Once you have the required platform, devices, and user access, follow the instructions below:

1. Add content that you would like to include in your Signs application, to the Appspace Library. Please refer to the Managing Content article.

   
   

2. Create a Signs application.

   • To create a fullscreen playlist-driven app in quick easy steps, follow the instructions in the Creating Basic Applications section.
   • To create a content-rich, visually appealing app with multiple layouts and widgets, follow the instructions in the Creating Advanced Applications section.
   
   

3. Register your preferred device with Appspace. Please refer to the Device section. The registered device will appear in the network associated with the User Account that was used to register the device.

   
   

4. Assign your Sign to a registered device from your network. Please refer to the Assigning an App to a Device article.

   Note

   You can set this Sign as the default channel in a network. Refer to Assigning Default Channel to a Network article.

   
   

5. View your Sign on the display screen; the device will automatically play the app.