VIEWSONIC Network Media Player NMP-500 - Manual (Page 7)

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F
EATURES
• Replaces the remote PC that would typically run and drive a plasma or LCD for digital
signage
• Network ready for easy installation
• Ready to handle many layers of high-quality graphics, text, and video with integrated
Internet Explorer browser, Flash player, and HD player integrated
• Powerful hardware processor for robust and smooth playback of high-definition and Flash
content
• Supports a variety of graphics and video formats including full-color, JPEG, Macromedia
Flash, and HTML
• MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WAV support
• Built on open standards to support a wide variety of other vendors' PDPs, LCDs and
projectors and it integrates with a multi-vendor networking environment
• Efficient and cost effective solution for digital signage
• Devices can be remotely controlled with a user-friendly web interface from virtually
anywhere on a network or the Internet
• Can be managed with Tivella Administration Server (TAS) software and Cisco ACNS
software
• Display content in landscape or portrait mode
T
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M
ODES OF
C
OMMUNICATION
There are two modes of communication with the NMP-500: an HTTP web interface and a Telnet
advanced command line interface. This document focuses on the web interface only. Web-based
interface is executed using the HTTP protocol.
To start communicating with the NMP-500, follow the step-by-step instructions in the section
called SETTING UP THE NMP-500 in this guide.