Extron Electronics SME 100 User Guide - Manual (Page 57)

Installing Media Players
The SME 100 uses a media player plugin to view live streams using a web browser. The
Extron
SMP web browser plugin is recommended for use with the SME 100 using firmware
version 2.0 and higher. VLC media player is used with older 1.0 firmware versions. The
following sections describe how to install the media players and plugins to a control PC or
viewing device.
NOTES:
• The procedures presented in the following sections use a Microsoft ® Windows ®
operating system and version 1.0 of SMP or version 1.1.10 of VLC media player.
Either will provide optimal compatibility and are recommended for viewing live
streams. These procedures may vary when using a different operating system or
when different versions of the media players are used.
• Other media player plugins can be used to view live streams from the SME 100.
However, plugin compatibility issues and playback errors may occur when viewing
live streams.
• Different media player download procedures are used depending upon the
firmware (see "
Determining the Firmware Version " on page 170).
Streaming Media Player (SMP) Web Browser Plugin
The SME 100 requires different media player download procedures depending upon the
firmware status (see "
Determining the Firmware Version " on page 170).
After connection to the SME 100, the Live View page may display the following prompt
(firmware version 2.0) if a media player is not installed on the control PC or viewing device
(see figure 30). Select the first
here link.
It appears you don’t have SMP installed. Click here to install.
View readme here
Figure 30. Live View Page — Media Player Installation Prompt
If the firmware has been updated manually, there will be no SMP software on its internal
pages and the SMP plugin must be downloaded from the Extron website
(see "
Installing SMP from the Website " on page 56).
New SME 100 products from Extron have the SMP web browser plugin saved to their
internal memory (see "
Installing SMP From the SME 100 " on the following page).
NOTES:
• If the link shown in figure 30 does not appear on the Live View page or a blue
player window with Extron logo is displayed (see
figure 28 on page 48), a
media player is already installed.
• A yellow security bar may appear at the top of the browser window after
the first
here link is clicked. If this happens, click the security bar and select
Download File , then click the first here link again.
SME 100 • Web-based User Interface Operation 51