The great thing about Apple TV is that you can add apps and make various alterations to the digital sign and/or TV that you are using. This gives you a degree of flexibility and adaptability that makes it easy to set up digital signs and run them the way you want.
Set Up Your Digital Sign and Your Apple TV Device
This is pretty simple since the Apple TV (or set-top device) tells you how to set it all up. You need it up and running so that you can see the menu working on your screen. You then need to connect it to the Internet.
Will you need a permanent Internet connection for your digital sign? That really depends on the type of setup you want. For example, if you want live updates or the ability to change your content live and over the Internet, then you are going to need a permanent Internet connection. However, that subject is better saved for when you decide how you want your digital signs to operate.
Add the Digital Sign Software
Since you are running an Apple TV system, you are able to add apps to your set top box and/or to the Apple TV device (smart TV) itself. If this is all set up and you are able to do it correctly, then you need to download your Kitcast Apple TV app and install it.
Installing your digital sign app is not that different from installing an app on your Smartphone. You download it, and it installs almost on its own. You agree to a few privacy agreements and so forth, and you are up and running. Now, at this point you will need your digital sign connected to the Internet so you can continue with the next part.
Add Your Digital Sign Software To Your PC or Laptop
You now need a device from which you may operate your digital devices. If you had several digital signs set up, you would control them all from this single device. In truth, the device you use can be a Smartphone or a tablet, but most people prefer a Mac or Windows computer simply because it is more powerful and they can use other more powerful programs while using the digital sign software.
You install your software on your PC or laptop, and then you add your digital signs to the system. If your digital sign is connected to the Internet, you should be able to connect it to your PC/Laptop software. There are several ways to do this, but one of the most common (perhaps the most easiest) is to generate a security code with your digital sign and then enter it into your PC/Laptop software. It is a little like when you pair two devices and use a pass code so that other people cannot pair into that connection.
Adding Content To Your Signs
You will need to learn how to use the digital sign software on your PC or laptop. You will need to learn how to add content, how to alter your content, and how to send it to different digital signs. There are also issues like if you want to send the same content to all your digital signs, or if you want each sign to have its own content. It isn’t really that difficult, it is just a lot of micromanaging as you set each digital sign going. However, once you have set them up, there is need to keep fiddling with them. You can just leave them running, and you can even save the settings so that every time you set up your digital signs they will run the same content until told otherwise.
