Description

Thank you for purchasing Manage for TEOS. This document will provide information about
third party devices compatible with TEOS, and will deliver the process configuration and
installation possible with It.

 

Table of Contents

Description
1. Third party devices reference table
2. Control capabilities from TEOS
  2.1. Add a third-party device to TEOS on premise
  2.2. Add a third-party device to TEOS on CLOUD
  2.3. Control commands integrated into TEOS:
3. Network configuration for the control
  3.1. Manage for TEOS & projectors
  3.2. Manage for TEOS & third-party monitors
  3.3. Manage for TEOS & third party devices
4. Devices configuration
  4.1. Windows 7+ machine
  4.2. Barco Clickshare
  4.3. Samsung monitor
  4.4. LG Monitor
  4.5. Philips Monitor
  4.6. PJLink devices
  4.7. Cisco Visio conferencing devices
  4.8. TEOS Custom Protocol
5. Add an HTML devices in TEOS
6. Add devices to Manage for TEOS
  6.1. Add a device in Manage for TEOS
  6.2. Control the device in Manage for TEOS
  6.3. Link display device with the Player device in TEOS
  6.4. Schedule action to the device in Manage for TEOS

 

1. Third party devices reference table

 

2. Control capabilities from TEOS

Manage for TEOS can integrate third party devices for control only purposes, this means that
the only license compatible with these devices is the control license (TEM-CO10). To display
signage content on a third-party device controlled by Manage for TEOS requires player.

2.1. Add a third-party device to TEOS on premise

• Verify that the third-party device is compatible with TEOS
• Follow the networking instructions (open ports etc.)
• Purchase the control license for the device (TEM-CO10/TEM-ELxY) and to display
  signage you should purchase (TEM-DS10/TEM-ALxY) signage license and an
  Android Player for TEOS
• Add the device in TEOS, for signage usage you can link the device with a Player

 

2.2. Add a third-party device to TEOS on CLOUD

• Verify that the third-party device is compatible with TEOS
• Follow the networking instructions (open ports etc.)
• Purchase the control license for the device (TEM-ELxY) and to display signage you
  should purchase (TEM-ALxY) signage license and an Android Player for TEOS
• To be able to control the third-party device you need a device with TEOS Cloud
  Control app installed in the same network that will be used to broadcast the
  commands from the cloud to the local network

 

2.3. Control commands integrated into TEOS:

 

3.Network configuration for the control

Manage for TEOS follows the network protocols of the integrated third party devices. In this
case specific ports.

 

3.1. Manage for TEOS & projectors

 

3.2. Manage for TEOS & third-party monitors

 

3.3. Manage for TEOS & third party devices

 

4. Devices configuration

This section will explain the required configuration for each third-party device.

 

4.1. Windows 7+ machine

Procedure to control Vision Exchange and Windows 7 and newer versions is the same. For
this you must install the Control for TEOS for windows setup which allows the device to receive
http commands from TEOS and send the Windows command to shut down the device.

Please make sure that the tool is allowed on your windows machine and not blocked by the
firewall.
To power ON, the method use is Wake on LAN. Go to your network card configuration and
enable magic packet and Wake on LAN.

 

4.2. Barco Clickshare

In regard to API settings, the API can be enabled or disabled, that means that the access to
the unit from an external device can be allowed or blocked. This isn't enabled by default.
How to enable:

1. Log in to the Configurator.
2. Click WiFi & Network → Services. Image

Check the check box in front of 'Remote control via API' to enable this function.
Password management is not included in TEOS.

 

4.3. Samsung monitor

Please follow the Instruction on your specific device, you can find below an example of configuration in DBJ, QBH device type:
How to enable:

1. Go to settings
2. Remote Management

 

4.4. LG Monitor

The LG platform includes support tools for the SIs to manage their systems such Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP), to enable monitoring of TV's on the network by the
head-end or cloud-based server for maintenance and admin purposes. The Wake-on-LAN
features allows the TV to communicate in a background mode while the TV is powered off and
without disruption to the guest, providing the ability to deliver remote software updates from
the head end server.
You need to configure network parameters and allow control in your LG device.

 

4.5. Philips Monitor

Please follow the instruction on your specific device, you can find below an example:
Use EasyLink Remote Control if you want devices to communicate but you don't want to
operate them with the TV remote control, you can switch off EasyLink Remote Control
separately. To switch EasyLink Remote Control on or off…

 

4.6. PJLink devices

Please follow the instruction on your specific device, you can find below an example of
configuration with Epson device:

1. Got to MENU and Select Network Configuration and press Enter.
2. Select the Basic menu and press Enter.

 

Select the following basic options as necessary:

• Projector Name lets you enter a name up to 16 alphanumeric characters long to identify the
  projector over the network.
• PJLink Password lets you enter a password up to 32 alphanumeric characters long for using
  the PJLink protocol for projector control

 

4.7. Cisco Visio conferencing devices

Please follow the instruction on your specific device, you can find below an example of
configuration with Epson device:
Got to MENU and Select Network Configuration and press Enter.

 

4.8. Gude System Power Distribution Unit

Since version 3.2 of TEOS, a new device type has been introduced, the PDU (Power
distribution Unit) will provide direct data about the power consumption of any device
connected in watt and voltage And you will be able to setup the plug activity.
For this to be possible, create a new device on your TEOS tenant under Administration > AV
Device add new device and select the type PDU:

The Gude System brand will appear with an API access which should include a username
and password is required.
As soon as this field is added and with an Entry license you will be able needed to retrieve
the informations and control the power outputs.
Save the configuration and go back to the device and under status you will be able to control
manually the device

The device can be also part of the power schedule because it is part of a localization and can
be selected in the automation scenarios to power on/off plugs based on different conditions.

 

4.9. TEOS Custom Protocol

From Version 3.0 you can add Custom Protocols to use devices in TEOS platform that are
not integrated in it. For that you can go to Administration tab in TEOS and Custom Protocols.

Under custom protocols you can add a custom protocol which can represent a virtual device
(which is the target in this documentation) or just a custom command. Focusing in the virtual
when creating it (select virtual device), you will find in the right side all the Actions that can be
done. Set and get commands.

As an example of configuration, you can use the web API from BRAVIA.
In terms of configuration, you need first to create a field which will be the IP address of the
device you will input, the variable in our case will be name ipaddress and it is a text type field.

Taking now the example of the power ON button using the Sony BRAVIA webAPI, select HTTP
protocol, the URL is http://[ipaddress]/sony/system, the request method in a POST and the content-
type is json: application/json. There is no header and the body is the following:

{
"method": "setPowerStatus",
"id": 55,
"params": [{"status": true}],
"version": "1.0"
}

 

You then need to press save and do the same procedure for the other commands. You can
save the full custom protocol.
When this part is done you can create the device under Administration > AV devices. Add
your device by adding it name the IP address and simple control for the license. You need
after to enable the controlled by custom protocol button and select in the dropdown list the
name your created for your custom protocol. Press save.

 

From that point that point the device will be pilot like it is was another device based also on
the API integrated.

 

5. Add an HTML devices in TEOS

This option has been developed to be able to send content to third party devices (such as
Barco Clickshare, Poly X series or any other device which support HTML5).
For that, you only have to go to Administration > Av devices and add a new device.
Select the device type: HTML Player

Define the IP address and add an Advanced license to the device.
A unique URL will be created to add in the third-party device.
Any type of content or assignment like if it was a normal device can be send (via default
presentation or content schedule.

 

6.Add devices to Manage for TEOS

Manage for TEOS offers a "supervision" module to manage all the devices, knowing their
status, but also allows you to control them manually or via a schedule. Below, you can find
the procedure to configure this workflow:

 

6.1. Add a device in Manage for TEOS

• On the TEOS web interface go to Administration and Device Management.
• There are 3 possibilities to add devices into TEOS: Import devices via excel, device auto-
  discovery, add it manually (explain in this document)
• Press "add device" and:

1. Insert name of the device
2. Select "display" as device type
3. Select Sony as device brand
4. Model will be automatically field
5. Insert the IP address of the device
6. Insert the MAC address of the device (for Wake on LAN)
7. Select "simple control" as license type (min license requested: TEM-CO10)
8. Add the device in a device group (create before a group in site configuration)
9. Press save

Note: If you don't have an activated license for the device, or you don't have any more
licenses, you will get a message on top of this tab.

 

6.2. Control the device in Manage for TEOS

If the device is not connected to the network, IP control is not ON or ADB Is not activated,
you will not be able to control the device or to see the Android interface.

 

f you go to Site Management and site overview, you will see graphically your
group hierarchy. You can to see the status of your device, power on/off the devices from here
and control the virtual remote from this overview.

 

6.3. Link display device with the Player device in TEOS

This option is used to simplify the workflow when using a third-party device with digital
signage. When linking the third-party device and the Player, scheduling rules are
implemented for both devices when power ON or power OFF actions are configured or if a
content is scheduled.

On the TEOS web interface go to Administration and Device Management
and edit your device , Edit Delete Execute command Update screen
select the sub-device in the Player you want to link with. You can select the input where the
player is connected.

 

6.4. Schedule action to the device in Manage for TEOS

From Manage for TEOS you can schedule your commands to have automatic control of your
devices. For that go to Schedules & Alarms and go to Actions schedules.
You will be able to control power, reboot, update apps, start signage, start meeting, mute,
manage volume, channel etc. These schedule commands can be addressed to a device or a
group of devices.