Web Browser (PWA) Player Setup for Carousel Cloud

Goal: Configure the Web Browser (PWA) player in a web browser, and then register the web browser as a player in the Carousel Cloud web interface

Supported Carousel Cloud Features

Overview of the Setup Process

1. Copy and paste the Web Application setup URL into your web browser from Carousel Cloud

2. Register the web browser as a player in the Carousel Cloud web interface

3. Done!

Web Browser (PWA) Player Setup Process

1. This step is not strictly required, but it is our recommendation to start from scratch by clearing the web browser cache that you intend to use as a web browser player

   1. Instructions to Clear Web Browser Cache

2. Obtain the Web Application URL from Carousel Cloud

   1. Log in to Carousel Cloud

   2. Click on the gear in the upper-right corner

   3. Click on Configure

   4. Select Players

   5. Choose Player Setup

   6. Click on Web Application

   7. Copy the URL provided

3. Paste the Web Application URL you just copied into your web browser, and then hit return or enter to navigate to the URL

4. The web browser will now display a player activation screen, as shown below

5. Lastly, you will need to register the web browser as a player in Carousel Cloud

   1. Register your Web Browser player in Carousel Cloud using the steps under the heading Player Activation in this Carousel Cloud article

6. Once the Web Browser player is registered in Carousel Cloud, the selected Web Browser player will begin to display your default cloud channel or the channel you specify during the registration process

Additional Notes

1. One method to launch the web browser player is to make a bookmark in your web browser using the URL after player registration, and then launch the Web Browser player using the bookmark

   1. You can manually launch the Web Browser player by simply clicking on the bookmark in the web browser

   2. One method for automatically launching the Web Browser player is to enter the web browser settings, set the setting referring to on web browser startup to select certain pages, and then paste the URL from the bookmark you’ve created. When the web browser launches, it will automatically load the Web Browser player

2. To enter full screen and disable the toolbar for a clean look:

   1. Select View in the toolbar and make sure the option Always Show Toolbar in Full Screen is not enabled

   2. Then click Enter Full Screen

Advanced Notes for Windows Chrome and ChromeOS Users:

The following steps allow you to alter the launch settings of the Chrome PWA-based Carousel Cloud player installed on Windows. Steps 6 and 7 are optional if you want the app to launch automatically on startup or after a reboot.

1. Open Chrome on the media player and enter chrome://apps/ into the address bar

2. Right-click on the Carousel Player app and choose Create shortcuts

3. In the pop-up window, make sure Desktop is checked and click Create

4. Right-click on the newly created desktop shortcut for the Carousel Player and choose Properties

5. Under the Shortcut tab, find the Target field, add the following text to the end of the field (keeping what’s already there), and then click OK. **Please note the intentional space before the two dashes**

   1. To only launch the web browser player in fullscreen, type: --start-fullscreen

   2. To launch the web browser player in kiosk mode, type: --kiosk

   3. To launch the web browser player with video autoplay (without user input), type --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required

6. Use the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box and type shell:common startup and hit Enter or click OK

7. Once the Startup folder opens and while holding down the control key, click and drag the Carousel Player desktop shortcut to copy and paste your shortcut into the Startup folder

Windows Microsoft Edge users:

The following steps allow you to alter the launch settings of the Microsoft Edge web browser on Windows devices. Steps 6 and 7 are optional if you want the app to launch automatically on startup or after a reboot.

1. Open Edge on the media player and enter edge://apps/ into the address bar.

2. Click on the three dots by the Carousel Player app and choose Create Desktop Shortcut

3. Right-click on the newly created desktop shortcut for the Carousel Player and choose Properties

4. Under the Shortcut tab, find the Target field, add the following text to the end of the field (keeping what’s already there), and then click OK. **Please note the intentional space before the two dashes**

   1. To only launch the web browser player in fullscreen, type: --start-fullscreen

   2. To launch the web browser player in kiosk mode, type: --kiosk

5. Use the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog and type shell:common startup and hit Enter or click OK

6. Once the Startup folder opens and while holding down the control key, click and drag the Carousel Player desktop shortcut to copy and paste your shortcut into the Startup folder

7. Edge has a separate setting to launch the web browser player with video autoplay (without user input). To enable autoplay:

   1. Open Edge, and enter edge://settings/content/mediaAutoplay into the address bar.

      • Under Allow, add your site URL (YourCarouselCloudSite.carouselsignage.net).

      • At the top, select Allow from the dropdown under Control if auto and video play automatically on sites

Troubleshooting Information and Guided Steps

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