User Manual for Newline Signage Pro

1. Account Registration

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Create an organizational administrator account in the Newline Signage Pro web console to get started!

1.1. Create an account with your email

Step1. Enter your email address.

Step2. Set your account password.

Step3. Set your organization name and region.

Step4. You will receive a verification email, remember to verify the activation within 48 hours.

Step5. You can return to Web Console to login your account after activation.

1.2. Single Sign-On

Step1. Check the box to accept Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, and select Google or Microsoft registration portal.

Step2. Select your Google or Microsoft account to register.

Step3. You will receive a verification email, remember to verify the activation within 48 hours.

Step4. You need to fill in your organization name and location when you login for the first time.

1.3. Reset Password

Enter your account email and you will receive a verification email to remake your password. Please remember to verify and set your new password within 48 hours!

2. Home

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The Home page shows your organization's device information, including device online/offline status, schedule charts and geographic location.

Note: You can see your devices on the map only if you authorize us to get their location information.

3. Group Management

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The Group module consists of two parts: Device group and screen group.

3.1. Device Group

Device Groups are available for bulk management of your devices, you can add a screen and a schedule for each device group. All devices in the device group will play the contents in the screen according to the schedule after these two configurations are completed.

3.1.1. Create a device group

Step1. Click ‘New Group’ button.

Step2. Enter the device group name and confirm.

3.1.2. Add a screen to device group

Step1. Click the ‘Screen’ column on the device group list. This button will be red if you haven't added a screen to the device group; it will show the name of the screen if you have already added a screen, you can click to replace.

Step2. Click ‘Add Screen’ in the popup to select the created screen.

Step3. Click ‘Done’ to save the changes.

3.1.3. Add a schedule to device group

Step1. Click the ‘Schedule’ column on the device group list. This button will be red if you haven't added a schedule to the device group; it will show the name of the schedule if you have already added a schedule, you can click to replace.

Step2. Click ‘Add Schedule’ in the popup to select the created screen.

Step3. Click ‘Done’ to save the changes.

4. Screen Group

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Screen Group module is available for managing your screens. Screens and can be added to the groups you create here.

4.1. Create a screen group

Step1. Click ‘New Group’ button.

Step2. Enter screen group name and confirm.

5. Device

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Device module is available for registering and managing your devices and viewing related device information.

5.1. Register Device

5.1.1. Register single device

Step1. Click ‘Add Device’ button and select ‘Add’.

Step2. Enter the device name and serial number, and click ‘Next’.

Step3. Select a device group to join. You can also create a new one on this page if you don't have a device group.

5.1.2. Bulk register

Step1. Click ‘Add Device’ button and select ‘Bulk Add’.

Step2. Download the import template file and fill in at least the ‘Device Name’ and ‘Serial Number.’

Step3. Upload the completed file and confirm the import.

Step4. You can view the import result.

5.2. Device Group

Previously created device groups are shown in the left navigation bar, you can filter different groups to view and edit them.

5.3. Device list

All the devices you have registered are shown here and you can view and edit them.

5.3.1. Modify Device Name

You can activate the modify button by hovering your mouse over the device name.

5.3.2. Moving Device Group

Step1. Click the button in the operation area of a device.

Step2. Select a new device group.

5.3.3.2 Move multiple devices to other group

Step1. Select multiple devices.

Step2. Click the ‘Change Group’ button on top of the device list.

Step3. Select a new device group.

5.3.4. Catch a log

Step1. Click a device in the device list to view the details.

Step2. Click the button above and select System or APK.

Step3. Wait for the capture to complete and download.

6. Screen

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Screen module is available for creating and managing your screens.

6.1. Create a screen

Step1. Click 'Add Screen' button.

Step2. Enter Screen Name.

Step3. Select Screen Group.

Step4. Select Layout, there are 6 landscape and 5 vertical layouts available.

6.2. Edit Screen Content

Content Categories: There are 9 types of content that you can add, you can drag and drop the content from the left side of the library into the center screen. You can add more than one content to each screen block, but please note that live Feed, weather and calendar can't co-exist with other content.

Content Layout Settings: Picture and video content can be laid out in three ways, including fill, contain and cover.

Content Sequence: You can sort the content of each module on the right side, and you can also remove the content.

Settings: You can set play settings for each module, such as background color, text color, font, font size, play speed and switching time, etc.

6.3. Edit or preview a screen

You can select a screen in the screen list to edit, preview or remove.

7. Schedule

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Schedule module is available for setting the play time for your devices. You can set multiple time schedules for your device. The app will automatically launch and play the screen you configured when the preset schedule time is reached.

7.1. Create a schedule

Step1. Click 'Add Schedule' button.

Step2. Enter Schedule Name.

Step3. Add one or more periods and set the date in weeks.

8. Library

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Library module is available for uploading and managing your contents. These contents can be added to screen.

8.1. Create image/video content

Step1. Click 'Add Content' button and select image/video.

Step2. Select your file and wait for uploading. You can also modify the content name.

8.2. Create live feed content

Step1. Click 'Add Content' button and select Live Feed.

Step2. Enter the name of the feed.

Step3. You can choose three types of YouTube/Twitch/RSS and enter the corresponding links. You can view the detailed content after recognizing the link if you select RSS type. Please note that Twitch live feed can only be played in full screen layout.

8.3. Create text content

Step1. Click the 'Add Content' button and select Text.

Step2. Enter the content name.

Step3. Enter the text content you want to play.

8.4. Create QR Code content

Step1. Click 'Add Content' button and select QR Code.

Step2. Enter the content name and note. The note will be played together with the QR Code.

Step3. Enter the content of the QR Code, it can be text or link, and click Generate.

8.5. Create google slide content

Step1. Click the 'Add Content' button and select Slides.

Step2. Enter the content name

Step3. Click the 'Add Google Slides' button and sign in to your Google account. Please make sure to select All Rights Requested or you will not be able to access your Slides.

Step4. Click 'Select Slides' button and select a Slide.

Step5. You can choose to hide the pages you don't want to play.

Step6. You can set the switching time for Slides after saving.

8.6. Create calendar content

Step1. Click 'Add Content' button and select Calendar.

Step2. Enter the content name.

Step3. Click 'Edit Calendar' to edit your event.

Step4. You can choose to login to your Google account to access your calendar events or add it manually.

Step5. You need to select the added events to be played. You can also configure future events by switching months.

8.7. Create timer content

Step1. Click the 'Add Content' button and select Timer.

Step2. Enter the content name, it will be played with the countdown timer.

Step3. Set the countdown start and end time. But please note that the countdown time will still be changed according to the Schedule.

9. Account

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The Account module supports admin to create several sub-users to assist you in managing devices, screens, etc. User can see other devices in the organization and make changes.

9.1. Create a sub-account

Step1. Click the 'Create Subaccount' button.

Step2. Enter the email address of the person you want to invite and they will receive an email to activate the account.

9.2. Disable or enable a account

Admin can disable the user account. They will not be able to log in when the account is disabled.

10. Log

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The Log module records all background actions and notifications received. You can also view recent messages by clicking the button on the right side of the top navigation bar.

11. License Information

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You can view your current organization's license information by clicking the button on the right side of the top navigation bar. This contains the number of licenses available and their expiration dates.

12. Account Profile

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You can edit your personal information, including avatar, region, password, SSO and license management In the account profile.

12.1. Modify your Region

You can change the region for your organization if you are an organization administrator. The user you create will also be synchronized with the changes.

12.2. Change your password

Step1. Enter your current password.

Step2. Enter a new password and confirm it twice.

12.3. Edit single sign-on account

You can bind or unbind your Google or Microsoft email account here.

12.4. Edit Authorization

You can authorize us to access your device's location information to show the geographic location of your registered device on Dashboard.