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User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x March 13, 2012 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 527-0883 Text Part Number: OL-15764-03...
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Centrally Manage Digital Signage Services Centrally Manage IPTV Services Centrally Manage Sports and Entertainment Venue Services Connect to a Power Source C H A P T E R Concepts User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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C H A P T E R Concepts DMPDM Workflow DMPDM Differences by Firmware Release and DMP Model DMPDM on a DMP 4305G DMPDM on a DMP 4310G DMPDM on a DMP 4400G User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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Choose and Calibrate a Touchscreen Driver 10-2 Configure Video Output 10-4 Adjust DMP Display Attributes 10-5 Adjust Horizontal and Vertical Settings 10-6 Reprogram the Buttons on Your Handheld Remote Control 10-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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Understand Internal Storage Capacity 12-1 Performance Guidelines for Local Storage 12-2 Local Storage Restrictions for DMP 4310G 12-2 Procedures 12-2 Define Storage Settings 12-2 Manage Permissions for Internal Storage 12-2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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Limit and Reduce Latency 14-2 Workflows 14-3 Workflow to Play Assets from the Memory Card 14-3 Procedures 14-3 Configure Settings 14-3 Adjust Jitter Buffer Control (Advanced Multicast) Settings 14-3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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UI Reference: Elements to Define Video URLs 14-7 UI Reference: Elements to Play Locally Stored Video 14-7 UI Reference: Elements to Define Jitter Buffer (Advanced Multicast) Settings 14-8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 viii...
• When installing the unit, always make the ground connection first and disconnect it last. Use only the Cisco-supplied combination of power cord, plug, and adapter — if any — that shipped with the equipment, or which you ordered separately. Otherwise, if you use other such supplies, including similar supplies that Cisco might sell for use with similar equipment, you: •...
Do not leave equipment where other people can handle and possibly damage it. • Take additional care when handling equipment during cold weather. Heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity. Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information See http://cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7220/prod_installation_guides_list.html. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Temperature (Ambient) DMP 4305G Min. 41°F 5°C Operating — long-term or short-term 104°F 40°C DMP 4310G Min. 32°F 0°C Max. 122°F 50°C DMP 4400G Min. 41°F 5°C 104°F 40°C User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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Operating, nonoperating, and storage Max. 13,780 ft 4,200 m DMP 4310G Min. 0 ft Max. 13,780 ft 4,200 m DMP 4400G Min. 0 ft Max. 13,780 ft 4,200 m User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
When physical cables are too long, the signals that they carry can degrade. Signal loss can also affect wireless connections — including the infrared connection between a DMP and its remote control. When signal integrity suffers, equipment performance suffers. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Physical Interfaces (I/O Ports) Physical Interfaces (I/O Ports) Table 2-2 on page 2-5 describes the connectors, sensors, and buttons on each DMP model. DMP 4305G DMP 4310G DMP 4400G User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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Audio connectors 3.5mm jack Audio • SPDIF • RIGHT • LEFT Infrared • Wired Receiver extension 3.5 mm jack IR Extension • Wireless Receiver Sensor for remote control — User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
International Power Cord Standards Locale Standard Plug Type • Australia • SAA/3 • New Zealand • AS/NZS 3112-1993 • European Union (except Italy) • CEE 7/7 • Argentina • VIIG • Brazil User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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Physical Interfaces (I/O Ports), page 2-4 • Receive Electrical Power from a 100V–240V AC Socket, page 4-2 • Receive Electrical Power from 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), page 4-3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
No one used software or sent commands to turn your DMP Off. Blinking Infrared signal interference has affected your DMP. Investigate the source of this interference. Shield or move equipment as necessary to restore normal operation. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
This guide describes Cisco software called Digital Media Player Device Manager (DMPDM). DMPDM is preinstalled on every Digital Media Player (DMP) that supports Cisco DMS 5.2. This guide assumes that you already completed setup procedures for your DMP, and therefore: •...
Some DMPs differ from others, for example, in their support for interactivity through touch. To learn what your DMP supports, see its datasheet at http://cisco.com/go/dms/dmp/datasheets. DMPs are a major component of Cisco Digital Media Suite (Cisco DMS) and Cisco StadiumVision, both of which we describe elsewhere in this guide.
Cisco Hinter is software to prepare and stage MPEG files for interleaved RTP transmission through the open source Darwin Streaming Server component on a Cisco Digital Media Manager (DMM) appliance.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager administrators can configure a service through which Cisco IP Phones and mobile phones can emulate a remote control. Phone users can then operate the IPTV features of Cisco Cast. To learn how to configure this service and use it, see the Cisco Cast documentation on Cisco.com.
DMP in isolation, you use DMPDM to configure it and control its daily operation. Or, you can deploy multiple DMPs throughout a LAN or WAN. In this case, you use Cisco Digital Media Manager or Cisco StadiumVision to configure and manage your DMPs centrally.
Concepts Centrally Manage Digital Signage Services Cisco Digital Signs provides a flexible environment in which to create and centrally manage a local, regional, or global IP network of DMPs and their attached presentation systems, such as Cisco-branded displays in our LCD Professional series.
Platform services software and control panels help you to manage a network of DMPs. Combined with Cisco video acquisition infrastructure at the head-end, these DMPs use new and existing video displays in your venue to enhance patron enjoyment of live events and deliver in-house advertising. Your deployment can leverage the displays in bleachers (terraces), restaurants, clubs, and luxury suites to deliver a range of uniquely interactive messages automatically to patrons in various areas.
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Chapter 3 Welcome Concepts User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
DMPs might not receive full PoE power. Suppose that a very long Ethernet cable connects the DMP 4310G to a network switch from the Cisco 3560 Series. And suppose also that the Ethernet cable length is so great that the level of PoE power becomes noticeably diminished after traveling its full distance to the DMP.
Before You Begin • Did your Cisco equipment ship with a power cord and AC adapter? Or did it ship with an AC adapter and multiple, snap-on plugs? Your packing list states which supplies Cisco planned to ship. (Alternatively, you might have purchased a Cisco power cord and AC adapter as accessories for your equipment.)
Stop. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • Physical Interfaces (I/O Ports), page 2-4 • Power Cord Options, page 2-6 • Receive Electrical Power from a 100V–240V AC Socket, page 4-2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
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Physical Ethernet connections take priority over 802.11 b/g on DMPs where both are active. To learn which connection methods your DMP supports, see Table 2-1 on page 2-4. Alternatively, if the table does not describe your DMP model, see its datasheet at http://cisco.com/go/dms/dmp/datasheets. • Concepts, page 5-1 •...
However, there are other tasks that you must finish first. When you are ready to configure wireless settings, these topics say how. • Connect Over Wireless (802.11 b/g), page 5-2 • Assign a Static IP Address to a Wireless DMP 4400G, page 11-16 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
A DMP can detect automatically when some display brands and models are turned On or Off. To connect one of these displays to your DMP, you must use an RS-232 serial cable in addition to the video signal cable. Cisco Digital Signs documentation on Cisco.com explains how to use this feature in your network.
This constraint does not affect a DMP 4305G or a DMP 4400G. These models do not use the same microprocessor that a DMP 4310G uses. To work around this behavior, disable the autodetect feature in DMPDM and then choose the actual resolution manually. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Concepts Understand Which Displays Work Best with DMPs We certify that DMPs work as designed with Cisco LCD flat-screen displays. All displays in this series are engineered for intensive use in public settings. See http://cisco.com/go/dms/lcd. In most cases, DMPs can use displays that comply with modern, international standards. We recommend the following if you must use a third-party display.
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Signal Cable Purchasing Factors to Consider Professional (non-consumer) display resolution Lower resolution Higher resolution 1080p 480p 720p More need for high-end Less need for high-end signal cables signal cables Low expense High expense User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Step 1 Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI interface on the back panel of your DMP. Step 2 Connect the other end of the cable to your presentation system. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
If the presentation system is not already turned on, turn it On now. Step 4 Stop. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • Physical Interfaces (I/O Ports), page 2-4 • Use an HDMI Connection, page 6-5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
• Verify that your DMP model supports touchscreen technologies and that we support the touchscreen brand, model, and device driver that you will use. See http://www.cisco.com/go/dms/compatibility. • Check the documentation for your touchscreen to learn whether it requires a serial connection or a USB connection to your DMP, or if it supports both.
Stop. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • Physical Interfaces (I/O Ports), page 2-4 • Understand How to Work Around the Low Signal Quality of Composite Video, page 6-5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Connect your DMP to its presentation system, and make sure both are turned On. Procedure Step 1 While your presentation system shows the Cisco logo and shows an IP address for your DMP, write down the IP address. Later, you can change how long this splash screen is visible during startup. See the “Edit the Splash Screen...
Use the login name admin. Use whichever master password you saved most recently. Step 4 Stop. Remain logged in. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • Protect Your DMP from Unauthorized Management User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
DMP restarts. When the Save Configuration page appears, you must click Save to actually save your work. Related Topics • “Save Configured Settings” section on page 8-5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
DMPDM on a DMP 4310G, page 8-3 • DMPDM on a DMP 4400G, page 8-4 DMPDM on a DMP 4305G Firmware Release 5.2.3 Firmware Release 5.2.2 Firmware Release 5.2.1 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Chapter 8 Start Here Concepts DMPDM on a DMP 4310G Firmware Release 5.2.3 Firmware Release 5.2.2 Firmware Release 5.2.1 — N.A. — User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Firmware Release 5.2.3 Firmware Release 5.2.2 Firmware Release 5.2.1 Procedures • Save Configured Settings, page 8-5 • Restart Your DMP, page 8-6 • Rare but Essential Tasks, page 8-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
The saved configuration persists even after your DMP restarts. Step 2 Stop. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • Restart Your DMP, page 8-6 • DMPDM Workflow, page 8-1 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
NTP settings on any DMP through which you will provide: • IPTV services with Cisco Cast. • Proof-of-play services with Cisco Digital Signs. • Any other service that is dependent upon accurate Start and Stop times. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Caution When you restore the factory settings to your DMP, you delete your configuration of every setting. If you delete your settings accidentally, you must reenter every value manually. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Log in with the factory default username admin. Step 5 Reconfigure your DMP and change its default passwords, when prompted. To learn how, see Getting Started Guide for Cisco Digital Media Players at http://cisco.com/en/US/docs/video/digital_media_systems/dmp/getting/started/guide/5_2_x/dmp5_2_x.html. Step 6 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
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Click the name of a DMP model to see a selection tree that lists its available firmware versions. Step 4 Expand the tree as needed, and then click a release number to see its details. Note Every firmware file is DMP model-specific. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Investigate which DMP firmware releases are available on Cisco.com. • Confirm that the “Enable Cisco TAC Troubleshooting Access” feature is enabled in DMPDM. If you must enable it manually, you must also restart your DMP before this change can take effect.
Stop. You have completed this procedure. Reference • UI Reference Topics, page 8-11 UI Reference Topics • UI Reference: Elements to Upgrade or Downgrade DMP Firmware, page 8-12 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 8-11...
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Firmware upgrade not active — There is no upgrade in progress. • Burn in progress — An upgrade is in progress. Progress Status indicator for an upgrade in progress. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 8-12...
“Log in” section on page 7-1. You can change them when they should differ. However, they will become identical again in the future if you edit the master password. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Use DMPDM to change their DMP Web Account and DMP Service Account passwords manage each of them in isolation. one at a time, manually. Use the fully licensed Cisco Digital Signs software on your Digital Media Manager You have many DMPs and will manage them centrally.
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Enter a new duration in milliseconds in the Splash Screen Display Time (in milliseconds) field. Step 3 Click Apply. Step 4 Click Save Configuration in the Administration list, and then click Save. Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Configure your network firewall to restrict access to DMPs over TCP port 7777. Permit such access from only the DMM appliance where your fully licensed copy of Cisco Digital Signs is installed. If you do not know how to define an access control list (ACL), ask the security policy administrator for your network or see the manufacturer documentation for your firewall.
Enter your new password in the Password field and again in the Repeat Password field. Click Apply. Click Save Configuration in the Administration list, and then click Save. Click Restart DMP in the Administration list, and then click Restart. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Step 4 Restart your DMP. Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • Elements to Define Management Services, page 9-8 • Restart Your DMP, page 8-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Troubleshooting Access Caution We recommend that you assign a strong password to the Cisco TAC account and never reveal this password to anyone except your trusted support engineer after you open a support case with Cisco. Later, after your support case is closed, we recommend that you change the password.
DMPs can mount only one shared volume at a time. TAC Account Password The password for Cisco TAC to use while troubleshooting your DMP, if you chose Enabled from the Enable TAC Troubleshooting Access list. The password must contain at least 8 characters and, Repeat Password of these, at least one character must be an uppercase letter, at least one must be a lowercase letter, and at least one must be a numeral.
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DMP. See Repeat Password the quick start guide for your DMP model type on Cisco.com. You must enter the password two times on the FTP Service Account page — one time apiece in each of these fields —...
When you use an HDMI cable to connect your DMP to a 1920 x1200 LCD flat panel display: • Display Standard — VESA_1920x1200x60RB • Display Output Interface — HDMI • Color Space — RGB_16_235 • Color Component Order — RGB User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 10-1...
Touchscreen” section on page 6-7. Before You Begin • Verify that your DMP model supports touchscreen technologies and that we support the touchscreen brand, model, and device driver that you will use. See http://www.cisco.com/go/dms/compatibility. • Log in to DMPDM. Procedure Step 1 If your touchscreen shows a message that says it must download a touchscreen characterization file: •...
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• Cisco DMS compatibility information — http://cisco.com/go/dms/compatibility. If such firmware is available, obtain it and then complete the DMP firmware upgrade procedure in the DMPDM user guide at http://cisco.com/go/dms/dmpdm. The nature of your Cisco DMS service contract might limit: •...
Choose a standard from the Display Standard list that applies in your country. For example, even though our factory default selection is NTSC_M, your country might use PAL instead. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Click Show IP — in the DMP Mode area — to test if your choices are suitable ones for your presentation system. Your presentation system should show a Cisco logo and should show the IP address for your DMP. Step 7 Click Save Configuration in the Administration list, and then click Save.
Map to System Function — Choose among these functions. ~ Show IP ~ Mute ~ Volume Up ~ Volume Down ~ Power • Custom — Enter a custom parameter. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 10-6...
Indicates whether your display uses PAL (50 Hz) or NTSC (60 Hz). Most displays that support HDMI connections also support both the PAL and NTSC frame rate standards. If you choose the wrong value, image quality is degraded. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 10-7...
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Note You must use a composite/RCA cable for the left and right audio channels if you use HDMI-to-DVI for the video signal. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 10-8...
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If you set the volume to 0 on your DMP display, you cannot compensate for the silence by adjusting the volume setting on your DMP. Instead, you must set an audible volume on the DMP display. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 10-9...
1835. • Reduce the value to move displayed content closer to the top edge. • Increase the value to move content closer to the bottom edge. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 10-10...
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Reduce the value to reduce the height of displayed content. • Increase the value to increase the height of displayed content. Related Topics • Adjust Horizontal and Vertical Settings, page 10-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 10-11...
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A wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz. 802.11g A wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps, an operating frequency of 2.4GHz, and backward compatibilitywith 802.11b devices. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-1...
PEAP server Protected EAP server, which combines centralized two-way authentication with dynamically generated wireless equivalent privacy keys or WEP keys. See also AAA, EAP-MD5 server, and keys. Pre-Shared Key. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-2...
WEP-128. And yet, DMPs accept only an ASCII passphrase for WEP. For this reason, it might be necessary at times to translate your WEP passphrase from ASCII to hexadecimal. Note Many third-party converters are available. We do not offer any Cisco converter for this purpose. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03...
Use DMPDM to restart the DMP. settings. settings. Immediately unplug the DMP Ethernet cable. Unplug the DMP power cord. Unplug the DMP Ethernet cable. Plug in the DMP power cord. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-4...
Medianet integration will be minimal. Understand Medianet Autoconfiguration for DMP 4310G Endpoints DMP 4310G endpoints can use Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) to announce and identify themselves on networks. And you might use Ethernet cables to connect such DMPs to access switches where the autoconfiguration features of Medianet are enabled.
• DMP 4305G endpoints do not support Wi-Fi. Autoregistration • Autoregistration depends upon the Cisco TAC Troubleshooting Access option for DMPs and fails unless this option is enabled. Login Credentials • All DMPs that you manage centrally in DMM must share one identical set of DMPDM login credentials.
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DMP 4310G endpoints in this release do not support Medianet features for: • Discovery via DHCP. • Autoregistration to your DMM server. Nor do they know their physical location. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-7...
Click Network in the Settings area. Step 2 Choose On from the Medianet Enabled list in the Medianet Services area. Step 3 Save this changed setting, and then restart your DMP. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-8...
You can configure a DMP 4310G to use a proxy server and you can specify which of your content servers should be exempt from this proxy service. Procedure Step 1 Click Network in the Settings area. Step 2 Choose Enabled from the Use HTTP Proxy list. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-9...
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Click Apply. Step 5 Click Save Configuration in the Administration list, and then click Save. Step 6 Click Restart DMP in the Administration list, and then click Restart. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-10...
• Verify that your wireless network is working correctly, is available, and you understand how it authenticates connection requests. • Connect Over Ethernet. • User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-11...
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If newer firmware is available, follow the published instructions to obtain it. Then, complete the firmware upgrade procedure in your DMPDM user guide at http://cisco.com/go/dms/dmpdm. The nature of your Cisco DMS service contract might limit: • Which upgrades are available to you.
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Related Topics • Physical Interfaces (I/O Ports), page 2-4 • Connect Over Ethernet, page 2 • Assign a Static IP Address to a Wireless DMP 4400G, page 11-16 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-13...
DMP. You must do this before you can do anything else. See the “Log in” section on page 7-1. Step 6 When prompted to log in, use the master username and password that you defined. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-14...
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Click Apply. Step 10 Click Save Configuration in the Administration list, and then click Save. Step 11 Click Restart DMP in the Administration list, and then click Restart. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-15...
The address is briefly visible on your DMP display. Step 2 Stop. You have completed this procedure. Reference • Network Settings Reference, page 11-17 • FAQs and Troubleshooting, page 11-18 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-16...
If your DHCP server changes the IP address assignment for a centrally managed DMP while the DMP is running, instead of waiting for the DMP to restart, you must restart the DMP. Otherwise, you cannot use DMM-DSM to centrally manage that DMP. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-17...
Was your DMP running when its address changed? If these statements are true, do not wait for your DMP to restart automatically. Instead, restart it manually. Until it is restarted, it cannot be centrally managed. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 11-18...
The total available space for internal file storage: • For a DMP 4305G — 2 GB. • DMP 4310G — • For a DMP 4400G — 2.8 GB. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 12-1...
You can set the permissions for internal storage in your DMP. Procedure Step 1 Click Internal Storage in the Settings list. Step 2 View or edit the values, then click Apply. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 12-2...
UI Reference Topics, page 12-3 UI Reference Topics • UI Reference: Elements to Define Internal Storage Settings, page 12-4 • UI Reference: Elements to Define Network Share Settings, page 12-4 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 12-3...
The name of the CIFS share. Domain (optional) The WINS domain name. Username The username for mounting the share. Password The password that is associated with the username. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 12-4...
• Supported Fonts, page 13-4 Note Cisco DMP 4310G endpoints do not have any browser in this release Understand URL Behaviors If you enter URLs for both video content and browser content, the actual result depends on a combination of these factors: •...
When any operation fails during stage 1 failover, your DMP enters stage 2. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 13-2...
When any operation fails during stage 2 failover, your DMP enters stage 3. Related Topics • Stage 1: Sequence of Operations, page 13-2 • Stage 3: Sequence of Operations, page 13-4 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 13-3...
Flash file that you show, the Flash file will load correctly even if the corresponding font is not installed on your DMP. See User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.2.x on Cisco.com to learn precisely which fonts your DMP supports.
The “video content” plane is hidden. Click Video to exit this full-screen mode. Step 2 Stop. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • Specify Which URL to Load in TVZilla, page 13-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 13-5...
Enter an HTTP URL that points to different content, and then click Go. Step 4 Stop. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • UI Reference: Elements to Specify Which URL TVzilla Should Load, page 13-11 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 13-6...
Enter pool.ntp.org in the Hostname 1 field, if you have not already done so. Choose your locale from the Time Zone list, and then click Apply. Click Save Configuration. Click Restart. Step 2 Stop. You have completed this procedure. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 13-7...
DMP display attributes (which is available from the DMP DMP Display Display Attributes page). If you want to set the browser resolution manually, you must disable Autodetection) this feature. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 13-8...
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HDMI cable to attach to its DMP display. Cisco content creation guidelines for digital signage assume that the screen resolution width is 1366 pixels and the screen resolution height is 768 pixels. If the autodetected values are different than these, we strongly recommend that you: Choose DMP Display Attributes.
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The maximum number of seconds that your DMP will wait for a response from the server that you identify in the Recovery URL field. Related Topics • Adjust TVzilla Settings, page 13-5 • Understand Content Substitution (‘Failover’), page 13-2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 13-10...
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254 characters, cannot contain any spaces, and must use ISO/IEC-8859 (Latin-1) character encoding. Related Topics • Specify Which URL to Load in TVZilla, page 13-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 13-11...
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The jitter buffer capacity of DMPs is sufficient to store from an MPEG-2 transport stream: • 8 seconds of SD video, encoded to 5 Mbps • 2.2 seconds of HD video, encoded to 18 Mbps User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 14-1...
You can reduce the risk of latency and limit its effects. Simply configure the originating encoder to: • Use I frames and P frames only. It should not use B frames. • Minimize the interleave time for audio and video. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 14-2...
Click Video in the Settings list. Step 2 Enter or edit required values in the Multicast Jitter Buffer Control area, and then click Apply. Step 3 Stop. You have completed this procedure. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 14-3...
Play the media files. Step 4 Stop. You have completed this procedure Related Topics • Watch or Stop Video from a File Stored on Your DMP, page 14-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 14-4...
There might be a delay of as long as 3 seconds. Step 4 Stop. You have completed this procedure. Related Topics • UI Reference: Elements to Define Video URLs, page 14-7 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 14-5...
From which all client systems will receive the UDP multicast stream. Note DMPs do not support multicast streaming over Wi-Fi. Port Number The logical port on your DMP that receives the stream. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 14-6...
Did you store the asset on an external USB drive that is attached to your DMP? Start the pathname with /tmp/ftproot/usb_2/. Related Topics • Watch or Stop Video from a File Stored on Your DMP, page 14-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 14-7...
STC, as needed to alter the data size. In most case, 60 seconds works well. Statistics of (PTS-STC) Click Display to view information about your DMP’s jitter buffer. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x OL-15764-03 14-8...