PosterDigital SpinetiX Tutorial: How to connect your SpinetiX

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11 June 2015

SpinetiX Tutorial PosterDigital 1

SpinetiX(supportedmodels) 3

SpinetiXplayerinstallation 4

OpenportsinyourSpinetiXplayer 7

ChangescreenorientationwithSpinetiX 9

ChangenetworksettingsinyourSpinetiXplayer 14

DeletetemporaryfilesinplayersSpinetiX 16

SynchronizingtwoormoreSpinetiXplayers 18


SpinetiX (supported models)

HMP100 HMP130 HMP200


SpinetiX player installation Connection: Connect the AC power cable. Connect the player to a screen with a VGA or HDMI video cable. Connect the player to your network with an RJ45 network cable.

First launch: To configure your SpinetiX player, use a computer connected to the same LAN as the player. Turn on the SpinetiX player and wait for the initial screen to load. Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address.


There are two ways to access the web interface for managing your player:

1) Enter the players IP address in your internet browser (four sets of numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx), or

2) Enter the following URL, substituting SERIAL_NUMBER for the serial number specified on your player: http://spx-hmp-SERIAL_NUMBER.local

Configuration: In the Administration menu, select the option Content Settings. Select the tab Pull Mode. Select the option From remote iCalendar file (ICS). Enter the following URL in the field titled Schedule URL, substituting PROJECT_NAME with the name of your project: http://PROJECT_NAME.posterdigitalhq.com/autoconf/project.ics

Choose an interval in the field titled Check calendar every: (example: 5 min). This will define how often the player checks the server to determine if there are any changes in the content programming.


Screen configuration: In the Administration menu, select Display Settings. Select the Display tab. Choose the screen resolution. Select the screen orientation (vertical/horizontal).

Finally, press the Apply button to add the screen to the system.


Open ports in your SpinetiX player If youve installed your SpinetiX player, we recommend that you set ports 80, 81, and 1234 as open ports. With these ports open, the system administrator can do a variety of things to improve the control of your player:

Web interface (direct access to player).

View log (registry that lets you see possible errors).


Reboot (turns the player off and back on).

Reload (loads programmed content and starts it from the beginning).


Change screen orientation with SpinetiX You can change the orientation of the player to use either a vertical or horizontal screen. Just follow these steps: Step 1: Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address.

Step 2: Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, enter the SpinetiX IP address in your internet browser to access the screen configuration.


Step 3: A menu will appear on the left side of the screen. In the Administration section, select Display Settings.

Step 4: In the section titled Screen orientation, youll see a dropdown menu where you can select the appropriate option for your screen and content.

Step 5: Once youve selected the orientation, press the Apply button. The player is now configured to the option you selected.


Remember: the orientation has to be same in the configuration of your player and of your PosterDigital project. After setting the orientation in your player, follow these steps to set the orientation in your PosterDigital project: Step 1: Go to the main page of your project with this URL, substituting PROJECT_NAME with the actual name of your project: http://PROJECT_NAME.posterdigitalhq.com/main.php Step 2: Select Screens from the menu on the left.

You will see a new page with the screens included in your project.


Step 3: Click the name of the screen that you want to check. Youll see the current orientation in the screen details. To change the orientation, click Edit at the top of the screen.

Step 4: To make changes, enter the serial number of the player in the field titled Serial Number.


Step 5: In the section titled Type, open the dropdown menu and select the orientation.

Step 6: Once youve selected the orientation, press Save. The screen orientation in your PosterDigital project is now changed.


Change network settings in your SpinetiX player Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, follow these steps: Step 1: Turn on the SpinetiX player and wait for the initial screen to load. Step 2: Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address. Step 3: Enter the players IP address in your internet browser (four sets of numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface and manage your player.


Step 4: In the Administration menu, select Network Settings.

Step 5: In the Connections tab, you can edit your network information: IP address, Netmask, Gateway, and DNS. If you select the option DHCP, the player will automatically generate an IP address.


Delete temporary files in players SpinetiX This option allows you to delete the temporary files from your player; the player will reload the content from the server. Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, follow these steps: Step 1: Turn on the SpinetiX player and wait for the initial screen to load. Step 2: Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address. Step 3: Enter the players IP address in your internet browser (four sets of numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface and manage your player.


Step 4: In the Administration menu, select the option Maintenance.

Step 5: Select the Advanced tab and press the Clear Cache button.

The player will delete the temporary files in the cache and then reboot. This process may take several minutes.


Synchronizing two or more SpinetiX players Follow these steps to sync two or more SpinetiX players: Step 1: First, set one of your SpinetiX players as an NTP server. The player you set as server is the Master and all the rest are Slaves. Step 2: Configure a SpinetiX as the Master player:

a. Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address.

b. Enter the players IP address in your internet browser (four sets of numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface and manage your player.


c. In the Administration menu, select the option Date/Time.

d. Go to the Time Source tab.


e. Erase the content that appears by default (pool.org) in all the Server fields.

f. Enter the IP address of the SpinetiX players that you want to synchronize, and select the option Monitor only next to each one.


g. Next to Pause device at startup, select 0 s in the dropdown menu as shown in the image.

h. Finally, press the Apply button and wait a few minutes while the settings are saved. The player will then automatically restart.


Step 3: Configuring SpinetiX players as Slaves:

a. Access the web interface of the player you want to use as Master. b. Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple

seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address. c. Enter the players IP address in your internet browser (four sets of

numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface and manage your player.

d. In the Administration menu, select the option Date/Time.


e. Go to the Time Source tab.

f. Erase the content that appears by default (pool.org) in all the Server fields.


g. Enter the IP address of the SpinetiX players that you want to synchronize, and unselect the option Monitor only.

h. Next to Pause device at startup, select 90 s in the dropdown menu as shown in the image.


Finally, press the Apply button and wait a few minutes while the settings are saved. The player will then automatically restart.

Once the players have restarted, they will all be synchonized.


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