Meridian MzeroPlatform Software User Guide

Meridian MzeroPlatform Software

Product Information

The MzeroPlatform (MAP) Secure Browser Page Content User Manual provides instructions on configuring the landing page content for the MzeroPlatform. The landing page consists of an attract screen and a menu screen. The attract screen is displayed when the kiosk is inactive for more than 40 seconds and includes a loop of images or videos. The menu screen displays four buttons, with the option to add more buttons if needed.

The MzeroPlatform supports a background image that can be customized to match the desired look and feel of the interface. The language screen is optional and only displays when Spanish content is configured.

Product Usage Instructions

Configuring Attract Screen
To apply attract screen content, refer to the MAP kiosk software quick start user manual V17 Section 3: Changing the Attract Screen.

Replacing Background Image
To replace the background image with your own corporate image:

1. Locate the configuration.xml file in the c:kingnetdatacustomcustom2 folder.
2. Open the configuration.xml file with any text editor.
3. Find the <background> element and change the image name to the desired image.
4. Copy the chosen image to the c:kingnetdatacustomcustom2images folder.

Editing Menu Buttons
The menu screen displays four buttons by default, but you can add more buttons if needed. To add a button:

1. Edit the configuration.xml file.
2. Create a new <button> element in the <directory> section.
3. Customize the button’s icon, title, description, and action by editing the corresponding attributes in the <button> element.

Note:
Button icons can be changed by editing the attribute in the configuration.xml file. The path to the icons folder is typically specified as “icons/”.

Introduction

MzeroPlatform (MAP) and Secure Browser Landing Page
Welcome to the MzeroPlatform (MAP) Secure Browser Page Content User Manual. Follow the instructions in the manual to configure your landing page content. For additional inquiries or questions, contact your Project Manager.

The Landing page consists of the following:

Attract Screen
A loop of images or videos (PNG, JPG, SWF, MP4)

• Plays when the kiosk is inactive more than 40 seconds (or other set time)
• Full Screen depending on your screen resolution. The following Landscape
• Orientation Screen resolutions for your configuration is: 1920×1080 (1080p HD Screen)

To apply attract screen content see MAP kiosk software quick start user manual V17 Changing the Attract Screen.

[Optional] Language Screen
The language screen only displays when Spanish content is configured.

• You can replace the background image with your own corporate image; it is used throughout the rest of the landing page screens. To replace background see Section 2: Editing the Background Image.
• Buttons are grey/black font style by default.
• There is an exit button in the top right corner (black / white)

Landing Page Menu Screen

• Menu displays with 4 buttons Background is the same as all other screens
• Up to 4 buttons per screen. More than 4 items creates a “next”button to scroll through pages of buttons. You add a button by editing the configuration.xml (see page , Editing the Directory) and creating a new element.
• Buttons a grey and black
• Buttons have an icon picture, title, description and an action (which you can customize), to change icon, in configuration.xml edit the element and icon=attribute.
• Example: where icons/ is the path to the icons folder and DCCC.png is the icon.

Image Elements and Sizes Background

Button Icons Picture

Large Picture (or Map)

Video

Editing Content Files (XML) and Changing Landing Page Buttons

Editing the Application Background Image

MAP Secure Browser Landing Page supports a background image that will be displayed behind the user interface of the application. You use this image to customize the look and feel of the interface.

• Locate the configuration.xml file in the c:\kingnet\data\custom\custom2 folder, and open it with any text editor. Be careful and respect the case and structure of the XML file, specially the element names (they are case-sensitive).
• Locate the element and change the image name to the one you want to use. Then copy this image to the c:\kingnet\data\custom\custom2\images folder.
• The background image can be a jpg or png image.

Editing the Directory

The directory configuration consists of a list of content elements, which the kiosk will eventually map to buttons on its user interface; when a button is clicked, the content associated to it will be displayed. These buttons can themselves contain icons and multilingual captions: if more than one language is used in the configuration, the kiosk will automatically ask the user what language he or she wants to use.

• Locate the configuration.xml file in the c:\kingnet\data\custom\custom2 folder, and open it with any text editor. Be careful and respect the case and structure of the XML file, specially the element names (they are case-sensitive).
• The file contains a list of definitions.
• A definition can have one of three different types. This is specified through its“type” attribute:
  • type =“link”: A web site will be displayed.
  • type =“image”: An image will be displayed (jpg, gif and png formats are supported).
  • type =“video”: A movie will be displayed (video flv files are supported).
• The “url”attribute in a element indicates where the content is located. Depending on the content type, this can be a web site URL or a relative path to an image or movie stored in the c:\kingnet\data\custom\custom2 folder.
• The “icon”attribute in a element adds an image icon to the button.
• A pair of