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This guide is to provide instruction on how to use Windows Remote Desktop to log onto a channel player and perform basic windows administration tasks. i.e. performing windows updates, editing IP addresses, editing configuration files

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1. At the Channel Player menu, press the 'w' key on your keyboard to close out the AxisTV/Channel Player program and go to full Windows mode. Depending on the age of your channel player, this will take you to either Windows 7 or 10.

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   Now you can start performing whatever windows task is needed. i.e. Installing Windows Updates, Bigfix, etc.

Rebooting the Channel Player

1. Most channel players should start automatically playing content and not go to the Windows Login Screen, but in the event this doesn't happen, there is an easy fix.
2. Assuming you are in the Windows Mode, go to the Start Menu and search for Launch Channel Player. This will start up the Visix program and bring up the floating Console box.
   
3. Log into the Channel Player console to get to the menu as detailed above.
4. press the 'R' key on your keyboard to reboot. A dialog will show up asking if you if you want to 'Start Playing on Boot'. Click 'Yes' and the Channel Player will automatically reboot.
   

Editing Config Files

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1. Navigate to 

1. To edit the configuration file, navigate to C:\Program Files\Visix\AxisTV Channel Player\
2. In this folder, create a copy of the file named C:\...\AxisTV Channel Player\consumer.exe.config\ (file extension may be hidden from file name). Name the copy ~\consumer.exe-backup.config\. This will ensure you have the original xml file.
3. Open the file C:\...\AxisTV Channel Player\consumer.exe.config\ using notepad or any text editor.
4. The file content should look something like this:

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      language xml title consumer.exe config file
      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <configuration> <appSettings> <add key="enabled" value="False" /> <add key="publisherUrl" value="http://ContentServer:80/PlayerPublisher" /> <add key="playerId" value="ChannelPlayerIPAddress" /> <add key="refreshInterval" value="1" /> <add key="playerTelnetPort" value="6500" /> </appSettings> <system.diagnostics> <switches> <!-- A value of 0 = off and 1 = on The trace file will be placed in the .\log subdirectory and named ContentConsumerYYYYMMDD.log --> <add name="TraceFlag" value="0" /> </switches> </system.diagnostics> <startup> <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0" /> </startup> </configuration>

   2. Edit these 3 lines with the folowing values:

      1. <add key="enabled" value="true" />
         <add key="publisherUrl" value="http://128.195.138.189:80/PlayerPublisher" />
         <add key="playerId" value="Channel player ipaddress with no periods.ex: 128200123456" />

5. Save the file and close. Reboot the Channel Player as detailed in the section above.

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