Initial Setup
Acquire is a two part Digital Signage and Kiosk development system, the editor and the player.
You need to install the Editor on your chosen PC where you wish to control all of your remote units (players) from.
Download Here: Acquire Premier Suite
The Player software is installed on the PC which is connected to a screen or installed on a kiosk PC. These units are usually installed at a remote location.
Download Here: Acquire Player
To deploy content to from the editor to your player, there are several options available; manual deployment via a CD/DVD ROM or USB drive, Point2Point or using the cloud based system, the PLUS! Network. All of which are covered in the QuickStart guide.
If you are not manually updating the players, you will need to set up the players so you can remotely contact them.
If you are using Point2Point, you need to know the remote IP address and Port of the player and enter these when adding the player to the Point2Point sender (if you are not using a fixed IP address, you can use a Dynamic DNS service if you wish).
If you are using the PLUS! Network, you simply need to run the PLUSActiv8 program, which will securely connects the player to the Network using your account details. When you have done this, the player will appear in the list of players in the Acquire Site Manager or Group editor.
The Editor software will automatically check for updates to the core application and all of the plug-ins, whereas the player will upgrade itself only if you choose to (or if using the PLUS! Network where it updates automatically).
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Note: that if you are not using a pre-installed Player system and are going to install more than one player), we strongly recommend that you use one of the PC systems to set up a ‘master’ image. Choose one of the PCs, and ensure the Operating system is properly installed. Remove any unwanted applications (e.g. Messenger, supplied internet provider links, Antivirus*, etc) and install the latest version of the Acquire Player software. See: Downloads
Pre-load any ‘startup’ content you prefer to use, and configure the player and Sentinel settings as you prefer to use them (BUT DO NOT Activ8 the player). Then use a disc-imaging (cloning) tool to make a copy of this drive for all of the other player PCs (re-license the operating system if necessary).
This way, all of the units will start off as identical systems which will make supporting them much easier as your network grows.
Note: as the units will only get content sent to them and will not be reading emails or browsing the internet, it is doubtful a virus will even get onto the PC. In fact, antivirus will slow down the PC as every file accessed will be checked. It is however your choice, and we would recommend to install antivirus if this PC is to be used as an internet-browsing kiosk).