Cloud Signage/Clusters

Clusters

The Clusters section is for screens that stand together as one display, such as a video wall in a lobby or a row of menu boards above a counter.

Overview

A cluster holds batches, and a batch holds screens along with the content they play. Each batch carries one playlist or one set of files, so every screen in that batch shows the same thing. Sync, on the cluster, is what keeps them playing it together.

Group vs Cluster

Use a group to give team members access to screens, find them easily and run operations on all of them at once. Use a cluster when screens have to play the same content.

Group Cluster
What it does Keeps a set of screens together so they can be managed as one Keeps screens in sync so they play the same content
What it is for Team access, finding screens easily, and operations on all of them at once The same content on every screen, at the same moment with Sync on
Built around People and categorization Content
GROUPBuilt around people and categorizationCLUSTERBuilt around contentGroupSubgroupTeam AccessMembers get accessSearchFind them easilyBulk ActionsManage togetherClusterBatch 1Playlist ABatch 2Playlist BSync OnKeeps every batch in stepMembers reach the groups they handleSame content at the same moment

In the cloud, you can manage clusters in the following ways:

What opens in the Clusters section

Click the Clusters tab in the left sidebar. Screen Clusters lists every cluster on the account, with the total number of clusters under the heading.

The Clusters page with Clusters picked in the left panel, and the Screen Clusters list beside it with every cluster, its screen count and the three row actionsEvery cluster on the account
  • SCREENS carries how many screens the cluster holds across its batches.
  • CREATED carries the date and time the cluster was made.

Alongside them are the cluster’s number, name and description, with three icons in ACTION at the end of the row: the yellow pencil edits the name and description, the blue gear opens the cluster’s own page, and the red bin deletes it.

Find a cluster

Type in the Search box near + New Cluster in top right. The list narrows to the clusters whose name matches, as you type.

Create a cluster

Step 1: Select the + New Cluster button at the top right.
Step 2: Enter the Cluster Name, and a Description of up to 50 characters if you want one.
Step 3: Click Create Cluster.

The New Cluster window with a cluster name and a short description filled in, the character counter under the description, and the Create Cluster buttonWhat the cluster is calledWhat it is forCounts as you typeCreates it

The cluster joins the list straight away, with no screens yet. Its batches are added from its own page.

Edit a cluster

Step 1: Click the yellow ✏️ Edit button next to the cluster you want to modify.

The Screen Clusters list with the yellow edit pencil on a row

Step 2: Update the Cluster Name or Description as needed.
Step 3: Click the Update Cluster button to save your changes.

The list shows the updated name and description straight away.

Cluster Settings

The blue gear opens the cluster’s own page, with the cluster’s name at the top and its batches below. The controls across the top belong to the whole cluster:

The Screen Clusters list with the blue settings gear on a row
  • Restart Screens restarts every screen in the cluster.
  • Live Data shows what each screen is playing right now, so you can see the whole wall at a glance.
  • Sync keeps the screens playing together. Turned off, each screen plays the same content at its own pace.
  • Files and Playlist set where a batch’s content comes from: media files you pick yourself, or a saved playlist.
  • Save sends the setup to every screen at once.
  • Add Batch creates a batch inside the cluster.
A cluster's own page, with the breadcrumb and Back at the top, the cluster controls in a row, the Add Batch button and one batch card with its screensControls for the whole clusterOne batch, with its screens

The page, its batches and the sync behind them are covered in the Batch Settings document.

Delete a cluster

Step 1: Click the red 🗑️ Delete button next to the cluster you want to remove.
Step 2: The window asks you to confirm. Click Delete.

The Screen Clusters list with the red delete bin on a row

The cluster leaves the list. Its screens stay on the account, and the batches they were in go with the cluster.

Clusters in a group

A cluster can belong to a group or to any of its subgroups. The linked cluster shows at that level of the group settings page, in the tree and as a card with its number of batches and screens. Its screens count toward that level and every level above it. This keeps every screen a group is responsible for in one place, including the screens that play together as a cluster.

A subgroup level on the group settings page, with a linked cluster under it in the tree, the cluster's card in the right panel and the Bulk Actions button greyed outIts batches and screensGreyed out at this levelThe cluster in the tree

The cluster’s content stays managed from the cluster’s own page. Bulk Actions works on the screens that sit directly at a level, so it is greyed out at a level that holds only a cluster.

Clicking Clusters opens Manage Clusters, where you pick the clusters that belong to that level. The steps are in the Group Settings document.

Group SettingsBatch Settings