Getting Started: How to Set Up XOGO
Display images, videos and URL-based content on any screen with XOGO. Just follow the instructions below to get started.
Step 1: Prepare Your XOGO Player
BYOD Option: XOGO Player is available for free on many operating systems, and also runs in web browsers and on Microsoft Teams Rooms devices. Simply download XOGO Player on the device that you want to use as a media player. Then connect your device to the Internet and open the XOGO Player app. You will see our logo and a PIN code like the one below. (See: XOGO hardware recommendations)
XOGO Mini Option: If you have a XOGO Mini then XOGO Player is already installed. Just plug in your Mini and connect it to a TV using the included HDMI cable. Connect the Mini to the Internet by plugging in an ethernet cable or by following the on-screen instructions to connect it to WiFi. You will see our logo and a PIN code like the one below.
The XOGO Player app displays a PIN code when your device is connected to the Internet. This PIN is entered into the XOGO Manager app to connect the player to your account and send it a playlist of content.
Step 2: Set Up Your XOGO Account
Now open XOGO Manager on your computer, tablet or phone and click Create an Account.
Create a free XOGO account. You can later upgrade your account right inside the app, to take advantage of pro features.
Step 3: Upload Your Content
Inside the app click +Add New to upload your content into the library section. XOGO plays back PNG and JPEG graphics, MOV and MP4 videos, URLs and content widgets. Not a designer? Check out our content partners for access to beautiful templates and infotainment feeds that play perfectly in XOGO.
Click +Add New to add your content to the media library.
Step 4: Create a Playlist
Tap +Add New and then select Playlist. Select the items from the media library that you would like to include in your playlist. You can adjust the duration that each item is on screen before it rotates to the next, or drag and drop to rearrange the playback order. Click Schedule if you’d like to select specific days/times when a given media item will or will not play.
Click +Add New to create a playlist and upload your content. You can rearrange the playback order, set duration times and more.
Click Schedule inside your playlist if you’d like to schedule your content to play on particular days and times.
Step 5: Add Your Player
Click +Add New and select Player in order to add a media player to your account. Enter the player’s PIN code from step 1, then give the player a name, select which playlist you want it to play, and click save. You will immediately see a spinning blue circle on your player as it downloads the playlist from the cloud. Your content will begin playing moments later.
Click +Add New to add a player to your account and assign it a playlist.
Enter your player’s PIN code, select a time zone and playlist, and click save.
Your media player immediately downloads and plays your content. Automagically!
Bonus: Realtime Mode
XOGO Manager is more than just a content uploading tool - it's a real time remote control! Just select RealTime in the player view and (provided that your media player is connected to the Internet) you can trigger any content on the media player in real time. Right from your PC, phone or tablet!
Because you can set items to be invisible within a playlist, you can even have your normal media content looping full-time, and then interrupt it with Realtime Mode to show additional content that’s hiding on the media player. This is a perfect scenario for retail, for example, where a salesperson can interrupt a looping "attract" video in order to pull up tech specs, pricing or additional product information on the big screen.
Activate Realtime Mode in the Players list (click the 3 dots) to immediately trigger content on any of your online players.
Pro tip: items can be made invisible within playlists, until exposed in Realtime mode.
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