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SMPA Setup Guide
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Connecting the SMPA to Content Manager Server Using the Network Tab ........................................................................................................ 38
Completing the Player’s Configuration............................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Start Player Network Transmission Client ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Enable AutoLogon Player Account ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Enable UWF ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Restart the Player ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
64-bit “Player64” Scala Enterprise Playback Engine Configuration for SMPA .................................................................................................... 44
Accessing the SCALA PLAYER64 CONFIGURATION TOOL ........................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Scala Player64 Configuration (ConfigIC) - Main Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 45
Saving Your Changes .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46
Scala Player64 Configuration (ConfigIC) - Advanced Options ....................................................................................................................................46
Scala Player Configuration (ConfigIC) - Playback Options........................................................................................................................................... 50
Display Configuration ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Display Options ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Channel Options (Multiple Channels Only) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Channel Options (All Configurations) ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Completing Player64 Configuration: ENABLE Player64 services, AutoLogon Player Account, & ENABLE UWF .................................... 56
Starting the Scala Player64 Network Transmission Client & Watchdog services ..........................................................................................................................56
Enable AutoLogon Player Account ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Enable UWF .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Restart the Player ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Appendix I: AMD Radeon Eyefinity™ Settings ................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Appendix II: EDID Emulation ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Integrated Hardware EDID Configuration ................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
AMD Radeon, Software EDID-Emulation, Configuration ................................................................................................................................................................................62
Appendix III: AMD Display Continuity .................................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Appendix IV: SSH Connection ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Example Uses of OpenSSH for Security Tunneling Remote Connections ........................................................................................................................................... 71
Appendix V: System Configuration Using the Command Line ................................................................................................................................... 72
Appendix VI: Automated/Scripted Player Configuration ............................................................................................................................................. 73
ScalaProv.py (ONLY SUPPORTED FOR THE 32-bit Scala Enterprise Player!) .................................................................................................................................... 73
Command Prompt/Windows System Utilities scripting example .......................................................................................................................................................... 80
Appendix VII: TightVNC, remote console IP-KVM, Network Profile (NLA)/Windows Firewall rule configuration & reverse
connections .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
Windows10-IoT-Enterprise-2019-LTSC, configuration/re-configuration of “Network Location” ............................................................................. 82
From an “Administrative” PowerShell session ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
GUI .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 83
Registry ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 84
Group Policy ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Reverse-VNC ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
Appendix VIII: Windows Player Lockdown: Configuration of the Keyboard-Filter. ............................................................................................ 87
Scala End User License Agreement Version: June 2017 .............................................................................................................................................. 89
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 103
Preamble .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 103
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION ................................................................................................................. 103
END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 105
How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs .................................................................................................................................................................................... 105
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007 .......................................................................................................................................... 106