SMPA Setup Guide
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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Scala Media Player-SMPA-R1x05G-x ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Setting Up the SMPA ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Box Contents.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Device Images ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Required Materials for Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Connecting the Cables.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Hardware EDID Emulation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Integrated Hardware EDID Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Deployment Configuration of the SMPA .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Necessary System Setup Tasks for Enabling a SMPA ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Microsoft® Unified Write Filter ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Verifying the state of UWF .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Disabling UWF ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Enabling UWF .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Connecting to a Physical LAN or Wireless Network ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Connecting to a Wireless Network ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Connecting to a Physical LAN ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Configuring the DHCP or Static IP Address ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
SMPA Display Configurations .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Supported Display Configurations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Configuring Display Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Configuring Audio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Configuring audio from the Start Menu ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Setting the Date and Time ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Setting the Device Time Zone ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Setting the Device Time ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Changing the Internet Time Server on Windows 10 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Setting the Regional/Locale Formats ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
User Account Passwords ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Configure the Scala System Account ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Configure the Scala Display Engine Account .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Configure TightVNC for Remote Connection and Administration .................................................................................................................................................... 23
Configuring System Restarts ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Weekly System Restarts .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Daily System Restarts.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Configuring the Auto-Logon Script .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
32-bit Classic Scala Enterprise Playback Engine Configuration for SMPA .............................................................................................................. 31
Accessing the SCALA PLAYER CONFIGURATION TOOL ................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Scala Player Configuration Profile ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Network ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Logging ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Playback ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Playback (Advanced) ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36
Modules ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Info .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
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