Through its interface, Broadsign Player provides you with a number of options and actions.
The Action menu contains the following options:
- Full Screen: Expands the software panel to fill the monitor screen.
Note: If you have two or more screens synced to the player — without targetting — “full screen” mode will fill all screens.
- Exit: Closes the player application.
The Operations menu contains the following options:
- Push Requests Now: A player polls every forty minutes by default (for more details, see The Settings Section – The Network Tab). You can enfore a player-poll, for testing purposes, by selecting Push Requests Now. The player will download and start your changes.
- Clear Requests: Cancels recent requests, e.g., push requests and sync URL requests.
- Sync Urls Now: Synchronizes local copies of files (on the player) with their remote sources over HTTP or FTP. For more information, see The Monitor Sync Section.
- Options:
- Proxy: Allows you to apply proxy settings on the player to centralize outbound connections on your network. For more information, see Broadsign Player – Networking Requirements and Application Options – The Proxy Section.
- MAC Filter: When you select a MAC address from this list, the player excludes it from the list of MACs sent to Broadsign Server. This list links a MAC to a player. You may want to use this feature if your player has a non-unique MAC address. For example, many 3G dongles or VPNs use the same MAC address.
- Diagnostics Report: Runs the diagnostic report for the player. For more details, see Broadsign Player – Diagnostics Report or Network Setup Tutorial – Register a Player.
- About: Lists standard information about the player, and any open source software used in its development.
