Device Terminology

• Device — the player computer or unit running the Beacon client.
• Device ID — the player identifier used by the player to identify itself.
• Display or Screen — a physical output attached to the Device, defined by its pixel width and height. A Device can have from one to six displays.
• Device group — a named collection used for targeting messages or Automation actions.
• Online status — the live connection state supplied through Beacon's status WebSocket.
• Last seen — the most recent time Beacon received the device online or heartbeat state.
• Authentication token — the credential issued to an authenticated player.
• Assignment — an Information Display or Playlist associated with the Device.

What is a Device?

A Device represents an Acquire player computer and its attached screens. Its screen dimensions allow Beacon to generate correctly sized emergency-message images. Devices can be grouped and can receive individual Information Displays, Playlists, or both. 

The Devices list

Open Devices from the navigation.

The table shows: 

• Status — green when online, orange when recently seen but offline, and red when never connected or not seen for at least 24 hours. Hover for Online, Never connected or a relative last-seen time.
• Name — hover to see Device ID and description. This column can be sorted.
• Project — shown when viewing records across all projects.
• Displays — screen dimensions, shown on wider windows.
• Groups — assigned Device groups. This column can be sorted.
• Playlists — assigned playlists.
• Information Displays — directly assigned displays.
• Operations — Assign, Edit, Preview, Reset Token and Delete.

 Actions

• New Device — opens the Device form.
• Assign — replaces the Device's direct Information Display assignments.
• Edit — changes identity, screens, groups and direct displays.
• Preview — opens the player client for this Device in a new browser tab.
• Reset Token — clears the current token and tells the player to authenticate again.
• Delete — removes the Device and forces any connected player using it to re-authenticate.