3.09 – Channels

A Channel is a collection of playlists that can be used to create your own content channel by reusing playlists.

Step 1: Create a Channel

• Go to the Playlists page
• Click on Channels Tab
• Click on Add Channel

• In the “Add Channel” box, click on “Name” field and write the name of the channel you want to create.
• Choose the Screen Orientation from the drop down list.
• Select a “Team” you want to restrict the access to.
  (Teams must be created before adding a Channel. To add Teams and give access to channels, check Teams in User Management )
• Click on “ADD”.
• Once you click ADD, another screen will open to assign playlists to the channel you created.
  (Playlists must be created before adding Channels)

• Available Playlists will be shown on the right side of the screen.
  (If you choose Horizontal as a channel screen orientation, only horizontal playlists will appear. If you choose Vertical as a channel screen orientation, only vertical playlists will appear).
• Click on the + sign to add playlists to the channel.
• The assigned playlists will appear on the left side of the screen.

• To delete an assigned playlist, Click on “delete” next to the playlist.
• In the Assigned Playlists List, you can change the Playlist position by Drag and Drop. Just click-hold the playlist and move it upwards or downwards to the desired place.
• Once you finish assigning playlists to the channel, click on Close.
• To edit Playlists in the Channel, click on the “PLAYLISTS” column next to the channels name.

Step 2: Add a Channel to a Screen

• Go to the “SCREENS” page.
• Click on Media Source(Source Type).

• “Choose Source” screen will open.

• Click on “CHANGE SOURCE TYPE”.
• From the “Choose Source Type” screen, select “Channels”.

• Choose the Channel Name you want to display on the screen.

• Click on Publish.
• Your Channel will download and play on your screen.