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3.2.3. How to Assign a Player Channel or the
Software Player
From the Channel Explorer
Users can assign a player channel to a Control Panel from the Channel Explorer.
This can be done in one of the following ways:
• Drag a player channel from the Channel Explorer window and drop it on the Control
Panel.
The name of the selected player is displayed in the Player field.
• Double-click a player in the Channel Explorer.
A Control Panel opens and the player is automatically assigned to it.
• Right-click a player channel in the Channel Explorer and select Open Control Panel
from the contextual menu.
A Control Panel opens and the player is automatically assigned to it.
When a channel is assigned to an application, the Player icon in the Channel Explorer
window changes from to .
From the Player Field
Users can select a player from the Player field.
This can be:
• a player channel from an EVSvideo server
• the workstation channel, this means the player channel set as linked from the
IPDirector Configuration window of the Remote Installer
• the Software Player, if the workstation has a valid license for the OCX Software
Player.
Note
You can only open one instance of the Software Player at a time in IPDirector. If
an instance of the Software Player is already open in a Control Panel, an error
message prevents you from opening the Software Player.
To assign a player channel or the Software Player from the Player field, proceed as
follows:
1. Right-click the Player field.
This displays a contextual menu which lists the EVSvideo servers and their player
channels, and the Software Player option:
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