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Infoplay

Client settings

Part of the client settings, such as the connection settings is obligatory to configure before starting to use the Infoplay desktop application. Another set of the client settings, such as display and general settings allow for possible display changes.

There are two possible ways to configure the client settings:

  • Using the Settings XML file

  • Using the InfoPlay configuration tool

Configure client settings using the Settings XML file

This requires entering or modifying the setting parameters' code with an appropriate value.

Procedure:

  1. Go to the folder InfoPlay Client.

  2. Click Settings.XML.

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    Warning

    When using Settings.XML file for B&R display running Windows CE, you will be required to first rename the .XML file to .TXT extention, then make the required changes and rename the file back to .XML extension.

  3. Configure the parameters by entering an appropriate value in the respective line of code.

    For description on the parameters, see connection settings, display settings and general settings.

Configure client settings using the Infoplay configuration tool

Since entering values directly into each line of code can be cumbersome, Infoplay offers is an option to enter values in form fields using the Infoplay configuration tool.

Procedure:

  1. Go to the folder InfoPlay Client.

  2. Open Syx.InfoPlay.Configuration

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  3. Configure the parameters using appropriate values.

    For description on the parameters, see connection settings, display settings and general settings.

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  4. Click Save to confirm the made changes.

Connection settings

Webservice settings

It is possible to configure by editing the Webservice parameters in the Settings XML file with appropriate values.

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Alternatively, the parameters can be configured by using the Infoplay configuration tool.

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Webshop service URL

The Webshop service URL is used for fetching visitors' information from Recreatex.

Warning

The Webshop service URL always needs to end with /WebsShop.svc

Image service URL

The image web service URL is used for fetching visitor’s profile picture from ReCreateX.

Warning

The Image service URL always needs to end with /WebShopImageService.svc

WebshopID

The Webshop ID enables the Infoplay app to correctly identify the customer and his/her database among several customers using the Infoplay app.

SOAPAction/Namespace

The SOAPAction/Namespace enables the Infoplay app to communicate with the web service. This is a pre-filled field and does not require to be modified.

TCP connection settings

It is possible to configure by editing the TCP connection parameters in the Settings XML file with appropriate values.

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Alternatively, the parameters can be configured by using the Infoplay configuration tool.

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Server IP address

The IP address of the server where InfoPlay server is installed.

Port

The port number of the TCP server that is used for server setup (see server setup).

Display settings

Information display settings

It is possible to configure by editing the display client parameters in the Settings XML file with appropriate values.

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Alternatively, the parameters can be configured by using the Infoplay configuration tool.

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Note

The parameter Name does not affect the setup of Infoplay desktop application 1.1.0.1.

Number of visitors

This parameter allows to define the maximum number of visitors (up to 6) that can be displayed on the visitor info screen.

The default value is 4.

Note

It is recommended to use an even value from 1 to 6.

By default, the visitor info will populate in the following pattern:

First visitor: Visitor info is displayed in the centre of the screen.

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Second visitor: The screen is divided into two columns, wherein the most recent visitor's information is shown on the left.

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Third visitor: The screen is divided into four equal parts. The most recent visitor's information is shown in the upper left corner.

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Fourth visitor: The most recent visitor's information is shown in the upper left corner, while the first visitor's information is moved to the bottom right corner.

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Fifth visitor: The screen will be divided into six equal parts.

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Sixth visitor: The most recent visitor is displayed at the upper left corner.

On the card scan of a new visitor, the visitor info in the bottom right corner will be replaced by its subsequent record.

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Resolution

This parameter allows to define the resolution of the screen on which visitors' details will be shown.

The default value is 1024x768.

Use the exact device resolution from the available options:

  • 1024x768

  • 1280x768

  • 1366x768

  • 1920x1080

In case the display screen has a deviating resolution (different from those mentioned above), it is obligatory to create an XML file for the new dimension before using it.

Procedure:

  1. Go to InfoPlay Client > Resolution

  2. Copy and paste an existing dimension file. Edit the dimension in the copied file's name.

  3. Enter the appropriate value for each of the dimension parameters in the file and save the made changes.

    Note

    The parameter ImageSize considers the value on the basis of six-visitor layout.

    For this purpose, given your display screen's resolution, access the dimension for one image if six visitors' information are to be displayed on the screen. Enter this value in the ImageSize parameter.

    The application back calculates the dimensions for lesser images and displays them accordingly.

  4. Use the new dimension for the parameter Resolution in the Settings XML file or the configuration tool.

Profile picture type

This parameter allows defining the picture that will be visualised along with the visitor's information.

Use a value from the following options:

  • Visitor = Displays visitor’s profile picture

  • Article = Displays the membership article’s picture as defined in Recreatex

Show visitor name

This parameter allows to define the visualisation of the visitor's name on the visitor info screen.

XML file: Use a value from the following options

  • 1 = Displays the visitor's name

  • 0 = Does not display the visitor's name

Configuration tool: Activating this option results in visualisation of the visitor's name on the visitor info screen.

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Show gender

This parameter allows to define the visualisation of the visitor's gender on the visitor info screen.

XML file: Use a value from the following options

  • 1 = Displays visitor’s gender

  • 0 = Does not display visitor’s gender

Configuration tool: Activating this option results in the display of visitor's gender on the visitor info screen.

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Show birth date

This parameter allows to define the visualisation of the visitor's date of birth on the visitor info screen.

XML file: Use a value from the following options

  • 1 = Displays visitor’s date of birth

  • 0 = Does not display visitor’s date of birth

Configuration tool: Activating this option results in visualisation of the visitor's date of birth on the visitor info screen.

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Show subscription name

This parameter allows to define the visualisation of the visitor's membership name on the visitor info screen.

XML file: Use a value from the following options

  • 1 = Displays the membership name

  • 0 = Does not display the membership name

Configuration tool: Activating this option results in visualisation of the visitor's membership name on the visitor info screen.

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Access zone

This parameter allows to define the access zone for which visitor info will be visualised.

XML file: Enter the access ID in the code <AccessZoneID>....</AccessZoneID>

Note

  • The access zone ID should be GUID type e.g. 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001

  • Only one access zone can be configured at a time.

Configuration tool: Select the access zone from the drop-down list.

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Readers

This parameter allows to define the readers for which the visitor info will be visualised.

XML file: The tag <Readers>...</Readers> defines one or multiple entrance reader IDs, each separated by a semi-colon (;).

Configuration tool: Dependent on the selected access zone, a list of readers will populate in the Readers section.

Select the readers for which you wish to display visitor info.

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Warning

If no reader is selected, by default, the Infoplay desktop app will display visitor info of all the readers configured for the selected access zone.

Application Theme

The colours of the the Infoplay desktop application's user interface can be modified by using application theme parameters.

In order to change a colour, enter the hex colour code of the desired colour for the parameter in question.

It is possible to configure by editing the application theme parameters in the Settings XML file with appropriate values.

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Alternatively, the parameters can be configured by using the Infoplay configuration tool.

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Header panel colour

Colour of the top panel of the visitor info screen.

Content panel colour

Background colour of the visitor info screen.

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Text colour

Colour of the text on the visitor info screen.

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Note

By default, the title text is formatted in bold.

Error text colour

Colour of the error text.

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General settings

It is possible to configure general settings by editing the language and screen-saver parameters in the Settings XML file with appropriate values.

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Alternatively, the parameters can be configured by using the Infoplay configuration tool.

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Language

This parameter allows to define the language of the Infoplay desktop application.

XML file: Use a value from the following options

  • en = English

  • nl = Dutch

  • fr = French

Configuration tool: Select the desired language from the drop-down list.

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Warning

When using Windows CE, it is important that the option selected for the parameter Language is the same as the installed language package. If this is not the case, the application will stop working properly. Refer Windows CE.

Enable screen saver

This parameter allows to enable screen saver when the Infoplay desktop app is idle for a certain amount of time.

XML file: Use a value from the following options

1 = Enables screen saver

0 = Disables screen saver

Configuration tool: Activate the parameter Display screen saver to enable screen saver for the Infoplay app.

Screen saver timing

This setting is useful when the parameter  Enable Screen saver (visualised as Display screen saver on the configuration tool) is activated.

In this case, it is possible to define how much idle time (in minutes) must elapse before the the screen-saver is displayed.  

The default is 15 minutes.

In this case, if the Infoplay desktop app is idle for 15 minutes, the screen-saver will be displayed until any activity takes place on the app.

The screen-saver time can only be defined in minutes and should be more than 1 minute.

Warning

If the Infoplay application goes out of order, an Out of order message will be displayed. In this case, the screen-saver will not be displayed irrespective of the amount of time elapsed.

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