Install impressPlayer on an LG Smart TV (webOS)

impressPlayer runs on LG commercial and Smart TVs with webOS. The exact install steps per webOS version are in the official illustrated guide; the flow below is the common path.

Before you start

  • An LG webOS Smart TV (commercial "SuperSign"-capable models recommended).

  • The TV connected to the internet.

Install & connect

  1. Install the ImpressPlayer application on the TV (via the LG Content Store / SI Server app URL as described in the official LG guide).

  2. Launch ImpressPlayer. The TV displays a device code (and usually a QR code).

  3. In the app at m.impressbox.eu, choose Connect / add a device, enter a name and the device code shown on the TV. See Connect a new screen with its activation code.

  4. The device appears online and starts playing whatever playlist you publish to it.

SI Server settings (commercial signage displays)

On LG commercial (SuperSign / SI-capable) displays, you install impressPlayer through the TV's SI Server settings. Use these exact values:

  • FQDN: ON, with the full URL https://lg.impressbox.eu/app.ipk — the domain on its own isn't enough; include /app.ipk.

  • Secure Connection: https://.

  • Application Launch Mode: Local.

  • Application Type: IPK — not ZIP (sending it as ZIP always fails).

  • SI Server IP and Port: can be left at 0.

Then start the install from Local Application Upgrade → Remote.

Error — "Failed, try again"

If the install shows Failed, try again, check these in order:

  1. Application Type is set to ZIP instead of IPK — switch it to IPK.

  2. The FQDN URL is incomplete (missing /app.ipk) — use the full https://lg.impressbox.eu/app.ipk.

  3. The screen has no internet or DNS on that network — common on locked-down store networks. Test by tethering the TV to a phone hotspot.

Official illustrated guide

LG-specific install steps with screenshots: ImpressPlayer install guide — LG (PDF)

Tip: set the TV to power on automatically and (if available) lock it to the ImpressPlayer app so it relaunches after a power cut. Use a display schedule for working hours.