PADS4 Viewer on Hikvision DS-D60C-B

PADS4 Installation Manual

PADS4 Viewer on Hikvision DS-D60C-B

Contents

1. First time use

1.1. Resetting the device

1.2. Updating firmware

2. Installing PADS4 Viewer

2.1. Install PADS4 Hikvision from USB stick

2.2 Connecting to PADS4 Server

2.3 Adjust PADS4 Viewer settings using the options screen

2.4 Updating PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Hikvision app

2.5 Accessing Android menu when PADS4 Viewer is running

3 Supported features & limitations

1. First time use

During the installation, you will need to configure the PADS4 Server location. The best approach is to complete the installation of the PADS4 Server first, before continuing installations on the device.

The minimum required PADS4 version is PADS4 Foundation 2023.1.

1.1. Resetting the device

1.2. Updating firmware

It could be necessary to update the firmware for the device after the reset. The minimum required firmware version: V1.7.1 build 20230424

Follow below steps to install a new firmware version:

2. Installing PADS4 Viewer

Please follow the instructions below to run the PADS4 Viewer on the Hikvision DS-D60C-B

2.1. Install PADS4 from USB Stick

The PADS4Hikvision.apk can be found on the PADS4 Server in the clients apps folder of the PADS4 installation directory. The default PADS4 apps directory is ‘C:\Program Files\PADS4\Foundation\Apps’.

You can also download the latest version of PADS4 Hikvision from here. If you download the latest version, make sure that you will also place it in the apps directory on the PADS4 Server, because if the server is containing a different version, it will install that version of the PADS4Hikvision app, once connected to the PADS4 Server.

To install the PADS4 Hikvision apk, follow the steps below.

2.2. Connecting to PADS4 Server

Now the device is ready to run the PADS4 Viewer and we only need to connect to the PADS4 Server. To do this, you only need to specify the PADS4 Server Address and press the start button. The PADS4 Server Address format looks like this:

<protocol>://<host>:<port>/<hostpath>/

• Protocol: should either be http or https, depending if you are hosting with a valid public signed ssl certificate

• Host: DNS name or ip address of the PADS4 Server

• Port: is optional, if the PADS4 server not using the default ports for http or https, you should specify the port number.

• The configured hostpath in system management, the default value is PADS4.

  Example: http://localhost/pads4
  
  

Connecting to the PADS4 Server:

Now the viewer should start and connect to the PADS4 Server. After that, you can configure the other settings like screen orientation or block remote control in the PADS4 Ctrl Center or in the Viewer Settings.

2.3. Adjust the PADS4 Viewer Settings using the options screen

You can adjust the PADS4 Viewer settings directly on the display. To enter the options screen on the device itself, hold the left mouse button down or touch the screen for 3 seconds. In the options screen you can also return to the PADS4Hikvision app by pressing the Launcher Settings button.

2.4. Updating the PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Hikvision app

After the initial installation of the PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Hikvision app, if you update the PADS4 Server the PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Hikvision app will automatically update to the version available on the PADS4 Server.

2.5. Accessing the Android menu when the PADS4 Viewer is running

If you access the Android menu while PADS4 is running, the device will reboot in about 30 seconds. This is because the viewer monitor service detects that the viewer is no longer running and because of this the device will reboot. If you would like to prevent this from happening, stop the PADS4 Hikvision app within 30 seconds.

3. Supported features and limitations

Support	Category	Description
	Automatic PADS4 Software updates	After the initial installation of the PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Hikvision app, if you update the PADS4 Server the PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Hikvision app will automatically update to the version available on the PADS4 Server.
	Offline mode of device	While offline from the network, the device will still continue to play PADS4 presentations and change planned schedules for 7 days. Scheduled presentations, content and data is cached local.
	Device
	Portrait mode	Supported. Device will adjust the rotation automatically.
	Block remote control	Option to prevent usage of remote control to operate the screen
	Transfer protocols	HTTP, HTTPS
	Turn off display	Turn off display when no presentation scheduled. Device still active but backlight is turned off for less power consumption
	Cluster Viewer	This device is able to be used as Cluster Viewer
	MD5 Check	PADS4 Content Library file integrity is checked during synchronization using MD5
	Volume Level	Only works on an element level. The master volume cannot be set throughout PADS4 CTRL Center.
	Elements
	Video element	Maximum number of videos 2 video on each page. Check out the supplier documentation for more info Video rotation Supported Seamless videos Supported Reflection, skew, flip Supported Streaming Not Supported
	Image element	Support for JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF
	Text element	Supported
	Line element	Supported
	Shape element	Supported
	Scrolling text element	Supported
	Formatted text element	Supported
	Flash element	Not supported
	Table element	Supported
	Interactive button element	Supported Mouse cursor options not supported Interactive Data filter & sort dialog window not supported
	Web element	Usage of the interactive Address Bar not supported
	Powerpoint element	Supported Requirement: Microsoft Powerpoint must be installed on the PADS4 Server Clipping, User interactivity and mousepointer not supported
	PDF element	Supported (Xpert license required)
	Data connections	Data connections make it possible to show information from external sources inside presentations
	Data providers	More than 70 PADS4 data providers for retrieval of (realtime) data from external sources and the possibility to change and join the data to fit your purpose
	Viewer Variables	Usage of Viewer Variables can simplify your presentations and data connections. It also gives the opportunity to centrally manage the content without changing presentations or data providers.
	Property bindings	Apply element properties by using external data sources
	Rules	Rules will make it possible to interact on certain situations like realtime data and change the behavior of a presentation automatically
	Presentation rules	Supported
	Page rules	Supported
	Element rules	Supported
	Device Management	Device management which can be performed from a remote location
	Remote device management Web based and Windows	Connection state Device connection state information Alerts Automatically send out alerts when network failures occur for this device Reboot Reboot device Restart Viewer Restart PADS4 Viewer Screenshot Retrieve screenshots for what is actually displayed Logs Viewer log, synchronization log, system info Viewer Settings Edit Viewer Settings Fonts Install Fonts on device Proof of play Show Proof of play information Blackbox If help from NDS Support is required, the blackbox contains important information for investigation purposes
	General limitations
	Data Providers	Data providers always make use of the PADS4 data server. A HTML5 Viewer is not able to read the information itself from the source.
	Content Library	Support for content from PADS4 Content Library . *Content from file is not supported when pointing to a local disk location.
	Proof of play	Local storage limitation of max. 50.000 records on the HTML5 Viewer during offline period. When the 50.000 is hit, the oldest value will be removed first.
	Storage Capacity	Storage capacity for content differs per device and browser.