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Regulatory Information
FCC Information
Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator &
your body.
FCC compliance:
This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular installation. If this product does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and
comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, the LVD Directive 2014/35/EU, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as
unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product
to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at
designated collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed
of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation
for specific battery information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include
lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the
battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see:
www.recyclethis.info
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B) standards requirements.
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Symbol
Description
Provides additional information to emphadimension or supplement
important points of the main text.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided,
could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance
degradation, or unexpected results.
Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk, which if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
Applicable Products
This manual is applicable to FocSign Client and guides you to complete the configuration and
operation of FocSign Client.
About the Default
Default administrator account: admin.
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Safety Instructions
This is a class B product and may cause radio interference in which case the user may be
required to take adequate measures.
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Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Introduction
FocSign consists of FocSign Server (hereinafter referred to as the server), FocSign Player
(hereinafter referred to as the terminal) and FocSign Client (or FocSign Web). It is widely applied to
information release in the industry of entertainment, finance, traffic, etc.
FocSign Client (hereinafter referred to as the client) is used to create programs and release them to
digital signage. The client supports material management, program creation, release management,
schedule management, cut-in, terminal management, etc.
Operation Flowchart
The operation flowchart shows the overall process to create programs on the client and release
them to terminals. Some of the steps may vary with user permissions.
The actual operation process is based on specific scenarios.
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Operation Flowchart
Only the admin user need to install the server, and initialize the password to ensure that
the server works well. Non-admin users can choose to install the server according to their
actual needs.
Only non-admin users need to do the operations: Approval and Upload Material.
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Chapter 2 Server Installation
Before using the client, you must install the server and make it work well. The admin user must
install the server, and the other users must get the IP address of the server and the port number.
Before you start:
The server is running.
It is recommended that the server is installed in the following environment:
Operating System:
Windows 7/Windows 10/Windows Server 2012 (32/64 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit)
CPU: Core i5-7500 3.4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB
Double-click FocSign Server.exe in the CD and install it according to the wizard. You can
customize the user name and company name.
After installing the server, double-click to open the server, and set the password and
confirm it.
Set the Password
Configure the port and data storage path as needed, change the conflicting ports and check
Auto Start (as recommended).
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Server Configuration Interface
Click Save. Restart the server according to the prompt message. (Optional) You can click the server icon in the system tray to do the following operations:
Operation Description
Operation
Description
Configuration
Go to the server configuration interface
Language
Switch the language of the server
License
Check the license of the server
Restart
Restart the server
About
View such the information as the name and the
version of the server
Exit
Exit the server
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Chapter 3 Login
Log in to the Client
Before logging in to the client, you must set the password and configure the server. You can
manage the terminals and release programs to the terminals after logging in.
Before you start:
The server is running.
It is recommended that the client is installed in the following environment:
Operating System:
Windows XP/Windows 7/Windows 10 (32/64 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit)
CPU:
Intel Pentium 4.3.0@3.0 GHz and higher, Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz is recommended.
Memory:
2 GB and higher, 4 GB is recommended
GPU
RADEON X700 and higher, NVDIA GeForce GT730 is recommended.
Video Memory:
256 MB and greater, 512 MB is recommended.
Double-click FocSign Client.exe in the CD and install it according to the wizard. Go to the login interface, and enter the user name and password.
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Login Interface
The admin user needs to enter the user name and password of the server.
Click Server Configuration, and enter the IP address and port number of the server.
Server Configuration
The port number of the server is 8000 by default.
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Click Log In. (Optional) Check Remember Password and Auto Login as needed.
Home Page Introduction
After logging in to the client, the wizard including uploading material, creating programs, creating
schedules, and releasing schedules is displayed by default. You can close the wizard or click Next
according to the wizard. You can also select Wizard in the menu bar to open the wizard interface.
Wizard
After the wizard, the home page is as follows.
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Home Page
1. Menu Bar
You can hide or open the menu bar. In the menu bar, you can upload materials, create programs
and schedules, release and approve programs, manage terminals, manage logs, manage
organizations and maintain the server.
2. Main Interface
When you log in to the client first, the wizard is displayed; after you create programs, all programs
are displayed.
3. Quick Operation Bar
You can create programs, cut in programs and messages.
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Chapter 4 Organization Creation
You can create organizations, and assign different permissions to different organizations.
The admin user belongs to the center level (the first level) by default.
Only the admin user can add, edit and delete all organizations and users.
Other users can only add, edit and delete their subordinate organizations and users.
Create an Organization
Create organizations to realize organization management.
You can create up to 5 organization levels including center.
Up to 1024 organizations can be created.
Click , and the menu bar pops up. Select Organization. Select an organization as the parent organization, and the organizations to be added will
become its child organizations.
Click +Add in the first column to add an organization.
Add an Organization
Set the organization name and description. Click Add to complete the operation or click Add and Continue to continue to add other
organizations.
Repeat the preceding steps to add the subordinate organizations.
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Add a User
You can add users in different organizations and assign permissions to the users. For security, the
admin user should assign different roles to different users and delete the useless users.
Click , and the menu bar pops up. Select Organization. Click +Add in the second column to add a user.
Add a User
Edit user information and select permissions.
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Parameter Description
Parameter
Description
Organization
The organization which the user to be added belongs to
User Name
Up to 32 characters allowed, including letters and digits.
Password
8 to 16 characters allowed, including at least 2 of the following types:
digits, lower-case letters, upper-case letters and special characters.
The password is divided into three grades: weak, medium, strong. You
are required to set the strong password.
Login Password
To confirm the identify, you are required to enter the login password.
Permission
User templates are divided into manager, approver and operator.
Different user templates has different default rights. You can also
customize the user permission.
Click Add to complete the operation or click Add and Continue to continue to add other
users.
(Optional) You can do the following operations after adding users.
Operation Description
Operation
Description
Edit
Edit the user type, user name, password and
permissions. The admin user can only edit the
password.
Delete
Delete one user or delete multiple users in
batches. The admin user cannot be deleted.
Sort
Click to sort by No., User Name,
Organization, or Permission.
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Chapter 5 Terminal Management
Only after adding terminals to the server, you can release programs to the terminals and manage
the added terminals, including start up/shut down terminal startup/shutdown, adjust terminal
volume adjustment and brightness adjustment, etc.
Add a Terminal
You can add terminals via the following methods:
If the client and the terminals are in the same network segment, activate terminals from the
Online Device and do the CMS registration.
If the client and the terminals are not in the same network segment and you have obtained
the IP addresses of the terminals, do the CMS registration directly.
Activate a Terminal
If the client and the terminal are in the same network segment, you can activate the terminal via
the client. If the client and the terminal are not in the same network segment, you can only
activate the terminal on the terminal. For details, please see the quick start guide.
Before you start:
The terminal is on and is in the same network segment with the client.
Click Terminal in the menu bar. Click in Online Device to view online terminals. Select the terminal to be activated. Click Activate.
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