1. WCM 4.0 Tutorial Quick Installation Guide Learn How to Create Your 1st Playlist

2. Getting Started Copy the 6 Sample Media files to your Local System:
1 Flash file
1 Video file
3 Image files
2 Ticker RSS Sample
After following the steps in this tutorial, you should see the resulting screen as below:
1st Ticker Info
Images
Logo in Flash
Video in MPEG
Images
2nd Ticker Info

3. Network Structure WebDT Content Manager Server
Internet/
Intranet
WebDT Content Manager Server
Any PC/ laptop to
remote operating WCM
DT Research Signage Player
connected to a display
via HDMI/ DVI/ VGA cable

4. Before Installation Download Java SDK 1.6 or latest version
Ensure that any firewall settings are disabled; firewall can be enabled after installation
 Insert the WebDT Content Manager CD & select Install WebDT Content Manager to begin installation
 During the installation, you will need the serial number on the cover of the CD Case

5. WCM 4.0 Installation
When you are installing the WCM, you can choose “Quick Setup” or “Customized Setup”
Quick Setup
To install the FULL SET of content servers within WCM 4.0 in one computer, please choose Quick Setup
Customized Setup
If you want to change advanced options, or install Content Manager Servers in different computers, please use Customized Setup, which allows you to choose the components to install and offers more configure options

6. WCM 4.0 Installation - Quick Setup
Install the full Content Manager Server on one computer
Choose “Quick Setup” to install
Default Service Account & Password 1
Database Superuser: dbadmin
Database Superuser Password : 12345
Database service account : Postgres
Database service password : Post_~gres
Web Server Port : 80
You can Change WebDT Content Manager Folder 2
*Internet Explorer is required to login to WebDT Content Manager after installation

7. WCM 4.0 Installation - Customized Setup
1. Download Java SDK 1.6 or later
2. Customized Setup
3. Setup Service Account & Password
4. Web Server Port
Default Setting
You can set another Port Number if Port 80 has been used
Service Account needs enough Permission to start/stop Service
You can Change WebDT Content Manager Folder

8. After Installation Completed
Once the installation process is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen displays
A Start.html page will open to set up the server

9. Change Password for Administrator Security
For WCM Security, please change the Administrator’s password
Login to IP address):(port number)/index.jsp or number) to change the password
User ID : administrator
Old Password : Admin
New Password : xxxxxx
Confirm New Password : xxxxxx
Organization : administration

10. Default Organization & Login Account/Password
A default Site will be automatically created after installation
Default values: User ID and Password are manager and ; Organization is My Site
Login to WCM, a message for SMTP settings will display
Go to Settings to complete your SMTP Server & Error Alert settings
Player Error Alert : or SMS (for users in USA)
SMTP Server Settings
SMTP Server Host:
Account ID:
Password:
Address:
User ID : manager
Password :
Organization: My site

11. Change Organization & User ID/Password
1. Change Organization & User ID/password by Administrator Account
2. Modify Organization & Manager User ID with password
3. Click Save
Example
Organization : demo
Manger ID : manager
Password :

12. Start to Create the Playlist

13. Login by Manager Account
Login to the Manager account just created
Click Login
Example
User ID: manager
Password :
Organization : demo

14. WCM Interface 4 2 3 1 Frame 1 : Main Menu Frame 2 : Sub Menu
Frame 3 : Setting Zone
Frame 4 : Command Line

15. 5 Steps to Starting the WCM
Step1 - Register Player with WCM server
Step2 - Assign the Player to a desired group
Step3 - Upload & manage media files to WCM server
Step4 - Edit Template & Playlist
Step5 - Schedule & publish Playlist for assigned group

16. Connect Your Player & Register to WCM
Before registering your DT Research Signage Player,
you may need a mouse & keyboard for initial player registration

17. Player Registration to WCM Server
Power on the signage player, the registration screen will prompt automatically as below
Or to re-register the player, follow the steps below:
Exit the player by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Space
Navigate to Start | All Programs | DT Research | WebDT Signage Player & click Register WebDT Signage Player Again
- Player Name: Leave default name or give a new name
- Group Name: You may leave it blank for now
- Organization: demo
- Password: (Default value)
- Publish Server URL:
IP address):(port number)/publish
Example:
(default port is 80)
Demo Player
demo
123456

18. Player Register to WCM Server
The Player is registered & a confirmation window displays
If registration is not successful, please check the Internet/network connection & the firewall settings

19. Creating Groups and Assigning Players to Groups

20. Create a Group 1. Click “Player Group” 2. Click “New Group”3
DEMO-A
1. Click “Player Group”
2. Click “New Group”
3. Input DEMO –A as Group name

21. Assign Player 1 2 1. Click “Assign Player”
2. Select the player & assign by clicking the Arrow
Note: Before players are assigned to a group, the players are in the “Not Assigned” group by default

22. Preview Player 2 4 1 3 1. Click “Media”
2. Click “Preview Player” to install WebDT Preview Player Program to your PC
3. Start All Programs DT Research WebDT Preview Player 4.0 Start Player
4. Preview Player is only for preview function
*To Preview a flash file, you will need to install Flash Player to the local PC

23. Preview 4 5 2 6 1 3 1. Click “Account Management”
2. Select the Account
3. Click to add preview players in the displayed window
4. Select the player you registered (or other players) to add as Preview Player(s)
5. Your selected Preview Player(s) will be listed
6. Save the settings

24. Upload and Manage Media files

25. Upload Media to WCM Server2 5 4 3 1
1. Click “Media”
2. Click “New Folder” to Create Media Folder for Management
Select “New Folder” then Click “New” & “New Media”
3. Click “Browse” to find the Image files
4. Input file Name as Image 1 & set the Duration as 6 seconds for each image file
5. Click “Save”, see the file uploaded on left side - tree view panel
6. Repeat the steps for uploading video & Flash files
Note: Image files (BMP, JPG, etc) should be under Image category
Multimedia files (SWF, MPG, AVI, URL, PPT) should be under Multimedia category
If files are in the wrong category, the files won’t be displayed

26. Batch Upload Media 2 4 3 1 1. Select a Folder in the Media Library
2. Click “Batch Upload”, a batch upload screen opens
3. Click “Browse” to find the Image files
4. You can change the destination folder for media files uploaded

27. Create a Ticker 2 7 3 4 1 6 1. Click “Ticker”
2. Click “New” & “New Ticker”
3. Input ticker Name: Demo
4. Click to add one or several tickers
5. You can create several tickers including Static Text & RSS URLs at the same time; WCM server must be connected to the Internet for RSS URLs
6. Type text and/or RSS URL, e.g.: Demo for DT Research Signage System and
7. Save the settings

28. Edit Template & Playlist

29. Create a Template Add in Ticker Zone2 3 4 7 5 1 6 8
1. Click “Template”
2. Click “New” & “New Template”
3. Input template Name: Demo Template
4. Select the Screen Resolution as “1920 x 1080” (Or other depending on your LCD)
5. Click “New Ticker Zone” to add the First ticker zone
6. Input ticker zone Name: Ticker Zone 1
7. Click “New Ticker Zone” to add the Second ticker zone, Input zone Name: Ticker Zone 2
8. Set ticker zone attributes including color/ size/ direction/ speed/ background
(Input position percentages for the demo zones: L: 0.00 R: T: B: 99.99)

30. Create a Template Add Zones1 2 3
1. Click “New Normal Zone” to add new zones
2. Zone size and location can be set either by percentage or pixel.
3. Add Zone 2 , Zone 3 and Zone 4
4. Set position for each zone (example: set title zone: L: 0.00 R: T: 7.00 B: )
(Refer to appendix for more on how to set zone position by percentage or pixel)

31. Create a Template Translucent Logo Function1
You can set Translucent Logo in a normal zone, the images support alpha blending

32. Template Example
Create six zones including a flash file, two image files, a video file & two tickers

33. Create & Preview your Playlist

34. Create a Playlist 2 5 3 1 4 Demo Template 1. Click “Playlist”
2. Click “New” & “New Playlist”
3. Input playlist Name: Demo Playlist
4. Select Template: “Demo Template”
5. Click “Save”

35. Create a Playlist Insert Media Files4 1 3 2
1. Click “Zone 3” tab in lower panel
2. Select media file from tree view: Multimedia
3. Click to add the file to the zone
4. Save the settings
Repeat the process to add video & image files to other zones

36. Create a Playlist Insert Ticker4 3 1 2
1. Click the tab in lower panel
2. Select Ticker file from tree view: Ticker
3. Click to add the ticker file to Ticker Zone
4. Save the settings

37. Preview the Playlist 1 2
1. After creating the Demo Playlist, click , a window will open to show all Preview Players
2. Select the Players to Preview

38. Schedule & Publish the Playlist

39. Scheduling 5 2 1 4 3 6 7 8 1. Click “Scheduling”
2. Select “Demo-A” group
3. Select “Demo Playlist”
4. Select today’s date & a time slot on the calendar, then insert the playlist by clicking
5. Click to edit more schedule details
6. Set up Start time & Duration
(click Whole Day to have playlist scheduled for entire day)
7. Check the Recurrence box & add recurrence settings
8. Apply the settings, then Close window

40. Publish the Schedule 1 2 3 4 5
1. Click button, the Approve Schedule/Spot List window will open
2. Set Start Date & End Date
3. Click “Publish” to publish the schedule during the date range
4. To modify the template, playlist or schedule: click “Back to Edit”; the media files will still display at player side
5. When you “Reject“ to publish, the Media Files will be stopped at player side
The final results will display on the players under “Demo-A” group after downloading is complete

41. Publish Rule 1 2 3
1. When a Schedule’s status is “Publish” or “Prepare to Publish”, the schedule is locked & cannot be edited
2. To edit the schedule, change the schedule status to “Reject” or “Back to Edit”

42. Setting Default Playlist for a Group
Looping a single playlist: if you would like to play a playlist repeatedly, use the “Default Playlist” feature (at Group level or Organization level)
Select the Group & apply the appropriate “Default Playlist”

43. Congratulations! You have learned how to quickly create
and manage digital signage content on WCM4.0 For more detailed information, please read the WCM User Manual

44. Appendix Set Zone Attributes Power Management Settings
Advanced Settings
Group Settings
Player Reboot / Remote Desktop Functions
Active Directory Support
Role/Privilege Management
Batch Register Tool
Wi-Fi & Resolution Tool
Software Development Kit (SDK)
Urgent Cast
PowerPoint Plugin

45. Appendix - 1 Set Zone Attributes Adjust Zone Size & Location
Arrange screen layout by counting each zone position by percentage or pixel

46. Adjust Zone Size & Location Count each zone position by percentage
Example:
1366 T B
683 pixels R
273.2
384 pixels
768 L
192
273.2 / 1366 = 20%
192 / 768 = 25%
T: Zone top to Display top
B: Zone bottom to Display top
R: Zone right to Display left
L: Zone left to Display left
683 / 1366 = 50%
384 / 768 = 50%

47. Adjust Zone Size & Location Count each zone position by pixel
For example:
1366 T B
683 pixels R
273.2
385 pixels
768 L
192
T: Zone top to Display top
B: Zone bottom to Display top
R: Zone right to Display left
L: Zone left to Display left

48. Appendix - 2 Power Management Settings
Manage Power Settings for Signage Players 2 1 3
1. Click “Player Group”
2. Click the Group that the players belong to
3. Click the tab
4. Select the days & set the startup & shutdown time
5. Click “Apply” 5 4

49. Appendix - 3 Advanced Settings
1. Click “Settings” for advanced settings
2. Choose a playlist as default playlist
Click to select a playlist file
3. Or, choose an image as default wallpaper
Click to select an image file
4. Choose to Always Show/ Never Show or Show When Idle the downloading progress bar on the signage display
5. Set preferred time range to download the scheduled playlists
6. Click “Save” 2 3 4 5 1 6

50. Appendix - 4 Group Settings
Group Settings for Your Signage Players 2 1 3 4 5
1. Click “Player Group”
2. Click the Group that the players belong to
3. Choose a playlist as your default playlist
4. Choose an image as the default wallpaper
5. Schedule/Spot List: choose how to display player schedule/ spot list: All, Summary, Only Schedule or only Spot List

51. Appendix - 5 Player Reboot / Remote Desktop Functions1 3 4 2
1. Click a player, see the Player’s information
2. Click , the player will reboot
3. Setup Time Zone
4. Enable /Disable Remote Desktop

52. Appendix - 6 Active Directory Support3 2 1 4
1. Login WCM4.0 by administrator account
2. Select Site Management
3. Account System Type: “Windows Active Directory Account System”
4. Domain Name:
Domain Account:
Password:
Site Manager Role:

53. Appendix - 7 Role/Privilege Management1 2 3
1. Default Role Management: Site Manager/Designer/Publish Manager
2. Set privileges (read, modify, publish schedule) for each Role/Account for each object (folder, media file, player group, etc.)
3. Zone Privilege: set privileges for each normal zone or ticker zone in a template or playlist

54. Appendix - 8 Batch Register Tool
If multiple players, or difficult-to-reach players, register players from a PC in the same LAN
Install Signage Tool on PC
Run Batch Register Tool
Players in the LAN detected
automatically for registration
*For large scale deployments of WebDT signage players:
Register all the Signage Appliances efficiently without needing a mouse & keyboard on each player once installed

55. Appendix - 9 Wi-Fi & Resolution Tool
If multiple players need Wi-Fi/display setting, or difficult-to-reach players, setup Wi-Fi & display settings with USB drive on PC
Plug USB drive into players
Players will automatically change the Wi-Fi & display settings according to the USB drive data

56. Appendix - 10 Software Development Kit (SDK)
Allows third party developer to:
Customize content playback according to “events”
(touch screen, definable activation)
JavaScript/Flash or C/C++
Add new hardware events, C/C++
RFID, Queuing System, etc.
Create a log about events in JavaScript or C/C++
Integrate with other systems
Example: UrgentCAST via HTTP requests

57. Appendix - 11 Urgent Cast 1. Click “Urgent Cast” and “New Urgent Cast”5 6 2 3 4
1. Click “Urgent Cast” and “New Urgent Cast”
2. Input Urgent Cast name: Demo
3. Type text, e.g.: WCM Urgent Cast Test
4. Set up the Duration as 1 minute (keep other settings as default)
5. Click “Save”
6. Click “Publish”
7. Choose the Groups/ Player (s) to show the Urgent Cast

58. Appendix - 12 PowerPoint Plugin
IP address):(port number)
Manager 3
123456
demo
1. After you have installed the PowerPoint Plugin, you may start to publish a native PPT file directly from MS Power Point. Before publishing the PPT file, you will have to login to the WCM site: e.g.
Host: IP address):(port number) User ID: Manager
Password: Organization: demo
2. Click “Publish” or “Preview”, select Group and Duration, then choose publish as a default playlist or a scheduled playlist.
3. The PPT file will be previewed or published to the selected group immediately.

59. Thank you for choosing DT Research
Thank you for choosing DT Research! -Please contact technical support for further questions- signage.dtri.com