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    nnounce - Scripts, Backups, Synchronization
    • 15 Jan 2025
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    nnounce - Scripts, Backups, Synchronization

    • Updated on 15 Jan 2025
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    In this tutorial, we will explain further nnounce devices features which you can manage from your CX installation. We guide you through the process of:

    1. adding new scripts to your devices, 
    2. backing up your devices, and 
    3. setting up file synchronization between files stored in the Media Library and on the devices themselves.

    See also the nnounce configuration manual for your nnounce devices. 

    Topics covered:
    • Audio devices tab

    TUTORIAL STEPS:

    1. Script control

    A) Open the Edit item page of your nnounce device on the Audio devices tab.

    1. Click the Enabled scripts button. A new Script control sub-window opens.
    2. Click the Add script button.
    B) New script

    1. Name your script. 
    2. Select the script Mode from the dropdown. 
    3. Type the script in the script editor. 
    4. Click the Save button. 

    2. Configuration backups

    A) Backup configuration 

    1. Click the “cog” button. A new Backup configuration sub-window opens.
    2. Set up the backup configuration. 
    3. Save the backup configuration. 

    Backup configuration functions:

    • Enable automatic backup – enable or disable automatic backups by ticking or unticking the appropriate checkbox.
    • Repetition type – define whether backups will be created on a daily or weekly basis. For the weekly option, specific days of the week can be selected.
    • Time – specify the time for automatic backup creation.
    • Time zone – determine the time zone used for the scheduled backup time.
    • Keep latest backups – set the number of the most recent backups to be kept in memory. 
    B) Backup history 

    1. Click the Backups button. A new Backup history sub-windows opens.
    2. Each backup item in the list has a three-dots menu on the right side, allowing users to:

      •Restore the device to this particular backup version,

      •Download the backup archive, or

      •Delete the backup from the list.


    3. File synchronization

    A) Click the Synced folders button. A new File synchronization sub-window opens.

    B) Adding system folders

    1. Click the Add folder button. A new item is added to the table of file synchronization items.
    2. Click the Select folder button under the SYSTEM FOLDER column. A new sub-window opens where you can select the system folder from the Media library. 
    3. Select your folder and confirm the selection with the Choose folder button. Note: You cannot create a new folder in this sub-window. Only folders that were previously created in the Media library are available for selection.
    C) Adding device locations

    1. Click the Select folder button under the DEVICE LOCATION column. A new Device location (File manager) sub-window opens.
    2. Specify the device location.
    3. Click the OK button.
    D) Click the Save button after completing the file synchronization configuration.

    Note: Selected system folders are indicated by a special nnounce icon on the Media library tab and cannot be deleted until removed from the synced folders list using the trash icon.
    E) After saving the configuration, file synchronization is activated automatically every 5 minutes. Once file synchronization is configured, you can also manually trigger it by clicking the Synchronize now button. 
    F) Upon returning to the File synchronization sub-window, you can check the status, start date and time, finish time, and the duration of the synchronization in the corresponding columns. 


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