Linux agent — Settings on the screen
Almost everything is managed from the RDS panel: mode, home URL, whitelist, playlist, access code, scheduled restart and agent version (Kiosk settings). The screen also has a settings menu for technicians. It is the same menu on Linux and on Windows.
Opening the menu
Press 5 times in the top-left corner of the screen, with a finger or the mouse. A keypad asks for the screen's Access code:
- the one set in RDS (Device panel → Access codes);
- or the one a technician changed on the screen itself;
- or, while none has been set, the factory code:
0000.
If RDS changes the code, that code replaces the one set on the screen. After 5 wrong attempts you have to wait before trying again. Back to the screen closes the menu.
Tabs
| Tab | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Status | Connection to RDS, content and device details: agent version, model, time powered on and which access code is in force. Includes the Connection test. |
| Server | Manual linking (Server address, User, Device identifier, Test connection, Save) and Unlink device, which erases the screen's identity and shows the linking code again (downloaded content is kept). |
| Content | What the screen shows. Sync now and Delete downloaded content, which forces a fresh download (the fix for a file that keeps failing its CRC check). |
| Offline | Offline mode: plays the images and videos in the playlist folder, the local folder and USB drives. With an expired licence only local content remains. Here too are copying USB media to the local folder and USB security (only signed drives play). See USB content. |
| System | Lockdown (whether the kiosk is locked down), Exit kiosk, language, changing the access code, screen orientation, image fit, audio and scheduled reboot. |
| Network | Network connections and Wi-Fi setup (on Linux, when the machine uses NetworkManager). A new Wi-Fi network is checked for 3 minutes and removed again by itself if the machine cannot reach RDS with it. |
| Log | The agent's latest log lines. |
Connection test
Under Status, Test internet and Test RDS name the real cause of a failure: no network, a Wi-Fi login page, DNS, a wrong clock, an expired licence or a refused token. If the test says RDS refuses the screen's key, press Unlock token on that screen in the panel (Devices) and link it again.
Exit kiosk
Under System, Exit kiosk takes the screen out of the player for maintenance. It asks for confirmation, and what it does depends on the system:
| System | What happens |
|---|---|
| Linux | Stops the player. The screen shows the text login (console); sign in there with the machine's local account. The player starts again at the next restart. |
| Windows, kiosk mode | Signs the kiosk account out of Windows. The screen shows the Windows sign-in, where an administrator can sign in and get the normal desktop. The kiosk stays configured: the next restart starts it again. |
| Windows, basic mode | Closes the player and leaves the desktop as it is. It starts again at the next sign-in. |
- Requires agent 2.0.4 or later.
- Not available while an update is being checked; it is available again within a few minutes.
- The exit is logged (without the code) and sent to RDS in the screen's log.
- A screen that leaves the kiosk this way does not trigger an email alert.