Running your screens
Scheduling, monitoring, reports, permissions and keeping it all secure.
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Giving staff access to the screens without giving them everything
How to give managers and staff their own Casty logins with access to one venue, the schedule or a single playlist, and nothing they shouldn't touch.
Running your screens · 6 min read
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How to tell whether your screens are paying their way
Simple ways to judge whether venue screens earn their keep: one job per screen, till comparisons, screen-only offers and proof of play to check what ran.
Running your screens · 5 min read
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Keeping your signage secure: logins, two-factor and players
How to keep venue screens safe: a long password, two-factor authentication with an app, a login for each person, and players kept out of reach.
Running your screens · 6 min read
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Managing screens remotely: status, screenshots and commands
Check every venue screen from a browser: which ones are online, what each is showing, a fresh screenshot, and commands to make one check in or restart.
Running your screens · 7 min read
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Proof of play: knowing what played on your screens and when
How proof of play works in Casty: switching it on for a layout or media item, running the report, and showing a supplier that their promotion ran.
Running your screens · 6 min read
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Running screens across several venues from one account
How to run screens in several venues from one Casty account: naming, folders, display groups, scheduling to every site at once and checking every screen.
Running your screens · 5 min read
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Saving energy with screen operating hours
Switch venue screens off when nobody's there to see them, with operating hours, power commands on commercial displays, TV timers and lower brightness.
Running your screens · 6 min read
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Scheduling screen content: repeats, priority and overlays
How scheduling works on venue screens, from events, dayparts and repeats to priority, interrupts and overlays for when two things want one screen.
Running your screens · 7 min read
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Touch screens and interactive kiosks in venues
What a touch screen or kiosk can do in a hotel, gym, shop or pub, the hardware it needs, and how to design touch layouts people can use without help.
Running your screens · 5 min read
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Video walls and synced screens for smaller venues
How synced screens and video walls work, what hardware they need, and when a small pub, gym or shop is better off with mirrored screens or one big one.
Running your screens · 5 min read
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What happens to your screens when the internet drops
Casty screens keep playing when the internet goes down. What carries on, what stops, how long a screen can manage offline and how to plan content around it.
Running your screens · 5 min read
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Why is my screen offline? A troubleshooting checklist
What to check, in order, when a Casty screen shows as offline: the power, the TV input, the internet and recent changes, and when to email us.
Running your screens · 6 min read
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