How to Create Playlists in MAWi

How to create Playlists in MAWI

Introduction

In this guide, we will walk you through on how to create a playlist in MAWi and the different options available.
 



How to create a playlist in MAWi


1- In MAWi´s dashboard click on “Create New Playlist".


2- Add a name for the playlist, and click on “Add New Item”.

Optional:
- Enable\Disable playlist sharing with other users.
- Add a description for the playlist.
 



3- There are 4 different tabs in the playlist creation step:

- Upload File
- Recent Files
- Add URL
- Local




3.1 "Upload file" tab


This option will allow you to browse or drag and drop a file. MAWi can play any type of file.
The uploaded file will be stored in the MAWi Server folders.

 

In this example, we will use a PPT test file.




The file will start loading to the server once and you can select the launcher that will be used to open that file.

To add launchers, see this guide.













Set Duration
Set a duration for each item in the playlist.
If you have multiple items in the playlist, MAWi will start playing each item according to the timing that is set in the duration field.

Please note
In case you have just one item in the playlist you can select to either let it run all the time until the playlist is stopped or if you tick the repeat box and then the item in the single item in the playlist will refresh any given time in the Set Duration.



Custom Parameters
Custom parameters are being used in case the launcher has an option of command-line switches.

Please note
"-r -m" is just an example.


 
In this example we are using a test Power Point file using MAWPowerPoint Launcher that will run for 5 minutes without additional parameters, we can add more items to the playlist by marking the checkbox "Add Another" and hitting "Save" button



Once done adding the items in the playlist, you will see the playlist in the Library of playlists. 




To assign a playlist to a screen you can either drag-and-drop the playlist to the display or select the display from the list and then select from the playlist's name.

To play now, click on "Play now" button or Schedule to create a calendar based schedule for the selected screen.






3.2 Recent Files



In this tab, you will see all of your recently uploaded files.


3.3  Add URL



You can play a URL using a browser or any app from the list of launchers.
Type the specific URL Inside the field "HTTP://", and Select the Launcher/Application that you want to use to open the web page.


Please note
If using Chrome or Internet Explorer browsers, you can check if you want to open the URL in full screen.
When using the MAWChromeLauncher, it will automatically open in full screen.

 
In the same way as in uploading a file (3.1), you can set the duration, add custom parameters, and mark "add another" in case you want to add more items or Save.








3.4 Local tab


The 'Local' feature in MAWi's playlist provides the flexibility to utilize any applications installed on the local machine, as well as access and use files that are stored locally on the Agent's PC.





How to use the local tab:
Select the Local tab > Select the agent's name > select the application\launcher you wish to run and in the custom parameters you can add a specific folder or a network shared drive that can be accessed on that PC.
 







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