Devices overview

A device is a physical screen running impressPlayer. This section covers connecting screens and managing them.

New screen? Start with impressPlayer install guides, then come back here. Already installed? Go straight to Connect a new screen with its activation code.

The simple version

In the dashboard you pick screens from a list — you click the one you want and act on it. You don't need to memorise any codes. Each screen shows whether it's online (connected and playing) or offline (not reachable), and you can request a screenshot to see exactly what's on it right now.

Device list

What you can do with a device

• Connect / add and remove a device

• Rename it

• See its status, info, logs and current settings

• Take a screenshot

• Reboot it

• Turn the display on/off, mute it, set the volume

• Schedule daily on/off hours

• Change settings (rotation, resolution, brightness, network, audio…)

• Assign it to tags (groups)

Most of these have their own page in this section.

Names and identifiers

You can give two screens the same name, so every screen also has its own identifier — a unique code like 008MACE52091, shown next to the name on its card. impressBox uses that identifier whenever it sends something to a screen, so two screens called "Reception TV" never get mixed up.

You rarely need to type it: in the app you simply pick the screen from the list.