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UserGuide for Cisco Digital Media Manager5.4.x
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Chapter22 Plan for and Manage Emergenc ies
Procedures
Start Playback of an Emergency Message
Before You Begin
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Create and save deployable messages for playback during emergencies.
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Provision assets for the emergency message to DMP local storage or a network server.
Procedure
Step1
Click Network and Endpoints on the Home page.
Step2
Click Emergencies.
Step3
Click Start Emergency.
Step4
From the Select Emergency list, choose the playlist or presentation that your DMPs should play during
the type of emergency that is now in progress.
Entries that you see in the Select Emergency list are derived from file transfer tasks that you saved after
checking the Emergency/Alarm check box.
Note You cannot add the “ALARM” prefix manually to the name of a (Go to) URL task to make the task appear in
the Select Emergency list. Nor can you delete the “ALARM” prefix manually from the name of a (Go to) URL task to
exclude the task from the Select Emergency list.
Step5
Click to select at least one group in the Select DMP Group tree.
Tip You can select more than one group at a time. Depending on which operating system you use, hold down either the
Control key (sometimes labled “Ctrl”) or the Command key (sometimes labeled “ ”) while you click any subsequent
groups after the first.
When you choose a group that has child groups, the child groups and their member DMPs are also selected automatically.
Step6
Click Start.
Step7
Do one of the following.
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Click OK to confirm your selections and start playback immediately.
OR
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Click Cancel to discard your selections without playing the assets for any emergency.