Equinox Enterprise Edition is suitable for medium to large sized digital signage network implementations with extendable feature packages such as the ProReporter and Data Messenger modules. Enterprise Edition is a self-hosted server solution for users that want to host their contents internally, and are concerned about network configuration changes for external use. With this edition, there are no ongoing monthly fees to deal with. Simply purchase the server license, install on the dedicated PC server and start managing your network of Equinox Players.
Equinox Enterprise Server is a self-hosted server solution for users that want to host their contents internally, and are concerned about network configuration changes for external use. Digital signage networks are managed through a web-interface for deployment across all Equinox Players.
Equinox Enterprise Player provides dynamic and reliable playback for various popular types of digital contents that are managed and delivered by Equinox Enterprise Server. Equinox Enterprise Player continuously synchronizes media files, playlists, schedules and remote control commands with its server in real-time and sends back check-in statuses for monitoring purposes.
Features
Precise Locations
Equinox provides ultimate localization. You can schedule your media to one location, selected locations or a group of locations.
Scalable Networks
Equinox supports unlimited users and dynamic displays for your digital signage network. Equinox can distribute to networks installed on one server or physically separated on two or more servers.
Account Management
Equinox offers total control of your network.
Pro-Active Network Reporting
Equinox includes system logging functions for monitoring the digital signage network health. You can check your digital signage network for information, warnings, and errors via the web.
Email Alert
Equinox supports email alert function. It will notify you through email when there is a warning on the network status (e.g. Player Offline Alert).
Outgoing Mail Server Setup
Equinox provides email sender setting function. It can deliver mail messages directly to email recipients.
Media Files Management
Ability to upload, and search media assets for use on network.
The system is built to support all common PC based media formats, including:
Video (MPEG 1/2/3/4, DIVX 1/2/3/5, AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, MP4)
Flash (SWF)
Audio files (MP3, WMA, MIDI, WAV)
Web Pages (both local and web-based URL's)
Still Images (GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP)
Video Streaming (RTSP, MMS, RTP/UDP)
RSS feeds
Plain Text (with transparent background)
Large and small media files can easily be added to your space. Also, streaming media files can also be uploaded by specifying the target URL. Equinox Enterprise Edition also supports FTP upload function by using third party software.
File Access Permissions
Equinox Enterprise Edition provides a function of administering permissions or access rights to specific users or groups of users. This function controls the ability of the users affected to view the files and use these files to create playlists.
Media File Viewer Function
Equinox Enterprise Edition supports a flexible way (Details View or Thumbnail View) to display each media files in Media Library and Playlists.
Playlist Creator
Create a sequence clip of media contents that can be scheduled by date and time for inclusion in a layout zone.
The playlist creator also allows media preview in a thumbnail when you click each clip.
Users can only see the playlist(s) which is created by their own.
Trigger Module
Equinox provides trigger module to launch specific media clips across one or more Equinox Players on demand.
The triggered media clips will supercede all currently scheduled media content currently playing on your Players for a preset period.
Layout Creator
Enables the user to design and save multi-zone layouts based on any resolution.
The layouts can contain one zone or multiple zones that are populated by playlists created and scheduled from the media files.
Familiar drag-and-drop function can easily create layout(s) to use. Also, Equinox supports overlayer function which means each zone can be overlaid on top of the other. Users can only see the layout(s) which is created by their own.
Schedule Creator
Preset one or more playlists on a specific date or time range such as by day, week, month, etc. Each playlist may contain different contents in a sequential order. You can upload selected contents to your targeted audience through the upload function.
The multi-zone layout can be fully scheduled as a whole and also allows each sub-zone or single zones to have a nested schedule by a common calendar interface. Equinox includes a failsafe mode. If there are no more playlists defined for the current time, the Player will loop the Default Playlist.
Equinox offers a layout sequence. That defines the layout that plays in the exact order specified. This function allows you to have layout follow one after the others.
Player Management
Allows you to control the media to any digital display device by assigned schedule. It allows you to schedule players by groups of players. For example, you may wish to segment your network by geography (e.g. Northwest Locations). Player management will be responsible for tracking the status from each player, and monitoring groups of players.
Player Access List
Equinox Enterprise Edition supports this function to control the ability of the users affected to view, manage, and register the specific players.
Security
Equinox only allows authorized users to access the network.
Equinox Controller (RS232)
Equinox supports remotely controlled devices through a serial port which allows the user to run pre-defined commands. The user can also customize devices and command codes.
This feature works with any A/V product that has RS232 command support including plasmas, LCDs, projectors, and more.
Functions that can be controlled by a PC are:
Run RS232 command code
Customizing command code
Scheduling when to send command code
(Some models may need customization work, please contact your sales person for more details.)