Configure player from USB stick
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This page applies to digital signage players running DSOS™ by SpinetiX™.
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Introduction
Introduced in DSOS release 4.5.1, this feature brings a convenient way of provisioning an HMP400, HMP400W, or a third-party DSOS player, through a USB stick.
Note:This mechanism is only active and can be used on a player which has not yet been configured - for instance after a reset to factory default settings or after flashing the firmware from Recovery mode. For security reasons, once the player has been configured, this mechanism is deactivated.
Steps
- If the player has already been configured and/or added into SpinetiX ARYA™, then reset it to factory default settings.
- Prepare a configuration file - which can be either
- a configuration backup (named config-Serial_number.cfg or config.cfg)generated from a player, or
- an XML file (named config-Serial_number.xml or config.xml) created accordingly to the Configuration API, either manually or using the network configurator tool (for Wi-Fi or Ethernet 8021.x authentication).
- Plug the USB stick into your computer.
- The USB drive must be formatted as FAT32, to be used both by the PC and the player.
- Copy the configuration file into the root of the USB stick.
- Eject the USB stick from the computer.
- Connect the USB stick to the HMP400, HMP400W, or the third-party DSOS player.
- Soon after, the configuration is applied. The player would probably reboot automatically to apply the new configuration.
Notes:- Although multiple configuration files can be present on the USB key, the first file found with a matching name is the file applied. The order of search is as follows: the player first looks for a file (.cfg then .xml) containing its serial number in the name; otherwise, it looks for a config.cfg, then a config.xml file.
- For third-party DSOS players, the board, system, and chassis serial numbers in SMBIOS can also be used as the serial number in the file name.
- When using a .cfg archive, only the config.xml in the root is actually used - other files, like splash screen images or FSM files, are ignored.