The Content Management System is a web-based system used to manage networked players, locations, media and campaigns. The CMS allows our clients to manage any of their digital signage network from virtually any browser. It is also compatible with most Smartphone devices.

The CMS is available in two editions: Standard and Professional. The Standard Edition supports one network with unlimited users and players. The Professional Edition offers the same functionality but supports multiple networks. Each network has its own users, media and players. The Professional Edition is available as an upgrade once 25, or more CMS Player Licenses are purchased.

The CMS is hosted by the client and requires the following:

• Windows 2003/2008 Server
• Microsoft SQL Server (2000, 2005 and Express)
• IIS Web Server
• .NET 2.0

Features of the CMS include:

Media Management: All media content (MPEG, JPEG, RSS, etc) is managed from a central interface. Media items can be added, deleted, or updated with ease.

Template Support: Templates allow images with dynamic text, color, etc to be generated automatically without re-creating the image. This can be used with Tickers or simply images with overlayed text (ideal for Digital Menu Boards, Public Announcement Systems, etc).

Alert System: The CMS provides an interface to manage alerts for one or more locations. The alerts can be activated and de-activated by designated users. When an alert is activated, regular content playback is interrupted on the specific players and is replaced with the alert content (movies, images and tickers).
This Feature might not be available on all models. Contact TiroMedia for details.

Music Slideshow Support:  The CMS allows for image slideshows to be played-back with music playing in the backgrond (TMP-N4 & TMP-N6 only).

Scrolling Text Support: The CMS allows users to setup players to display RSS feeds or custom scrolling text.

Player Management: Players, which are part of the digital signage network, can be monitored and have their settings adjusted remotely.
Players send heartbeat signals at regular intervals to the CMS. The web interface displays the date/time for the last received heartbeat.

Campaigns: The CMS goes beyond single play lists for assigning content to players. With the concept of campaigns, users can setup one or more campaigns which target sepecfic locations during a set period of time. If a new player is assigned to a location, it automatically downloads content for all campaigns targetting that specific location. A location can belong to one or to many campaigns at any given time.

Time-Base Scheduling: The CMS supports date-range scheduling for campaigns, as well as time-based scheduling (for example, specific campaigns for lunch hours only). In addition, it is possible to create campaigns for specific days of the week such as Saturday and Sundays only.

Mutiple Network Support : Users can setup their players as part of a single network where all media is shared or they have the option to have separate distinct networks (separate account-access, locations & players). (Professional Edition only).

Multiple Time Zone Support: Locations in your digital signage network can span more than one time zone. Each player pulls content relative to its time zone even if there is a campaign covering multiple continents!.

Proof of Playback:  Media playback reporting is accessible through the web interface (by date range, player, etc).

CMS Agent: The CMS Agent is a Windows console application that is available to automate media management without the usage of the CMS's web interface. It allows third-party systems to automatically add, update and delete media items in a batch process. The feature allows systems such FTP to be used to upload a list of files directly into the CMS. The CMS Agent can, for instance, be used to automatically update weather images/videos sent to each player on a daily basis.

Please contact us for more information or if you want a free trial.