Gefen EXT-HD-DSMP Portable Multimedia Player User Manual


 
3
0
NETWORK MODE / PUSH MOD
E
U
sin
g
Network Mod
e
U
se Network Mode when the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e requirement are
:
• Pla
y
back and loopin
g
o
f
media
les
S
chedulin
g
and pla
y
list capabilit
y
R
emote content mana
g
ement usin
g
the built-in FTP client
/
server
(
push
/
pull mode
)
T
he FTP Client and FTP Server
The Hi-De
f
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Media Pla
y
er contains a built-in FTP server and an
FTP client. To use the FTP
f
unctionalit
y
o
f
the Hi-De
f
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Media
Pla
y
er,
y
ou will
rst need to install and con
g
ure an FTP server and client on the
c
omputer that will connect to the unit. There are man
y
pro
g
rams that can be
downloaded
f
rom the Internet that will serve this purpose.
P
ush Mod
e
In this
rst section, we will discuss
Pus
h M
ode
.
Wh
e
n w
e
r
efe
r t
o
Pus
h M
ode
,
we are describin
g
a process whereb
y
content is
(
manuall
y)
pushed to” th
e
H
i-De
f
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Media Pla
y
er usin
g
an FTP client. In this con
g
uration,
the Hi-De
f
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Media Pla
y
er becomes the FTP server.
C
on
g
urin
g
Pus
h M
ode
on the Hi-De
f
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Media Pla
y
er can be
c
han
g
ed throu
g
h the
OS
D or can be chan
g
ed, directl
y
,
f
rom within th
e
s
ett
i
n
g
s.xm
l
le. Both methods will be presented.
NOTE: You should alread
y
be
f
amiliar with the
s
chedule.
g
s
h
,
s
chedule.
gpl
, and
s
ett
i
n
g
s.xm
l
les and how the
y
work. I
f
not,
refe
r t
o
th
e
How the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player works
sec
ti
o
n
s
on pa
g
es 17 and 18.
STOP: Be
f
ore makin
g
an
y
chan
g
es to the Hi-De
f
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Media
Pla
y
er, throu
g
h the
OS
D, the U
S
B drive must be connected to the unit.