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Wireless

You can use a wireless network if a wired solution is not possible. The combination of a Cisco

wireless access point and a Cisco Digital Media Player ensures the best connection if hard wiring

is not possible. Wireless also allows you to access locations where a digital sign might be

effective, but is out of range of a physical cable. For example, in a retail store, digital signs are

often placed in entrances to welcome customers, but the displays cannot be wired because of high

customer traffic.

Streaming Media

Unicast and Multicast

The Cisco Digital Media Player can accept a multicast stream from any User Datagram Protocol

(UDP), Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), or RTP audio or video stream. To accomplish this

scenario, you can set the Cisco Digital Media Manager the Web-based central management

application for all Cisco Digital Media System products to listen on a specified multicast address

and port (refer to Figure 1). Then you can configure the Cisco Digital Media Player to accept and

display the stream.

Figure 1.    Cisco Digital Media Manager Multicast Setting 

 

 

Cisco Digital Signage Endpoint

Cisco Digital Media Player

The Cisco Digital Media Player (refer to Figure 2) is an integrated component of the Cisco Digital

Media System. The Cisco Digital Media Player is a dynamic, flexible solid-state device used for the

decoding and display of digital media including high-definition live broadcasts, on-demand video,

flash animations, text tickers, and other Web content on digital signage displays. This device is

small (7.5 x 5 x 1.5 in.) and weighs about 1 lb. It allows for content playback in both full-screen

mode and in zones within a screen. The zones are customizable from the Cisco Digital Media

Manager interface.

The Cisco Digital Media Player has RS-232 connections for control of virtually all market-leading

digital displays. It has a built-in management interface for local playback of both dynamic and

static Web content. The Cisco Digital Media Player is built on an embedded operating system,

making it highly reliable and resistant to tampering and viral attacks.