Player content server

 

This page is related to Embedded web server.

DSOS players feature an embedded web server with an interface dedicated to external content storage, where Elementi, HMD or other clients can publish content onto it using the WebDAV protocol. External clients are allowed to perform the following remote content authoring operations: create, change, move, and delete. The content retrieved by the player from external servers through Scheduled Download or Pull Mode is also stored here.

The content interface can be accessed using any of the following addresses:

• Over HTTP:

  http://Player_address/content/

  http://Player_address:81/

• Over HTTP Secure (firmware 4.x required, does not apply to legacy players)

  https://Player_address/content/

  https://Player_address:9802/

Notes:

• The access to the player content server is protected; it can be accessed with the credentials of a user with "content authoring" or "admin" rights. See User manager tool for more details.
• Starting with firmware 4.3.0, the player allows connections to its publish server over secure HTTP only. The sole exception is when updating from an older firmware version not supporting TLS-SRP, in which case insecure connections are still allowed for backward compatibility; note however that resetting the player to factory default settings or installing the firmware package will activate this feature. This feature is controlled from Control Center → Network → Server Security.
• Opening any of the above addresses in a browser, will just list the files present on the content server, but no authoring operations can be done.
• Within Elementi, you can also open a device and access its content server, but only Elementi M and X editions allow making direct changes. Publishing works on all software editions and is the recommended method to update the content.
• The content created with the Content creation tool is stored on a different location.
• On legacy players, the access to the player's content server is not protected by default – you can enable it by setting a content server password from the Security page. Also, when Fusion is enabled, is not possible to publish from Elementi and automatic content pull is restricted to "publish" folder only.