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Device Details - Overview

The Overview tab provides essential information about your devices, helping you understand their capabilities, status, and specifications at a glance. Updated in version 2.1, the Overview tab has been reorganized for better clarity and usability.

Top section​

The top section of the Overview tab gives you an at-a-glance summary of the device's current state, organized into the following areas:

Content assignment​

  • Displays the assigned content name and its content type (e.g., Interactive Content, Slide, Playlist).
  • A live content preview thumbnail is shown. Hover over the preview image and click the icon to view the latest content preview in full size.
  • Click to edit the assigned content.
  • Click to preview the assigned content.

Quick info cards​

A set of info cards is displayed next to the content preview, providing key device settings at a glance:

  • Reboot time — The configured automatic reboot schedule, or "Never" if not set.
  • Orientation — The current screen rotation setting (e.g., Default, 90°, 180°, 270°).
  • Web resolution — The resolution used by the Wallboard application.
  • Native resolution — The physical display resolution of the device.
  • Platform — The platform the device is running on (e.g., Windows, Android, BrightSign).

Uptime chart​

The Uptime section displays a visual timeline chart showing the device's online/offline history for a selected time range (e.g., Last 24 hours). The chart uses color-coded indicators:

  • Blue — Device online and operational
  • Green — Configured working hours
  • Red — Reconnection events

Next to the chart, you can see:

  • Online status — Total time the device was online and uptime percentage.
  • Reconnections — The number of times the device reconnected during the selected period.

Bottom cards​

Below the content and uptime area, additional summary cards are displayed:

  • Model — The hardware model of the device.
  • Working hours — A visual weekly schedule showing when the device is configured to be active, along with the working hours mode (Device or Screen).
  • Emergency content — Indicates whether emergency content is currently assigned to the device.

General information​

The General Information section provides detailed Wallboard-related information about the device, organized into the following groups:

Device​

  • Device ID
  • Service ID (max 15 characters): A unique identifier for the device that can be used for external services (e.g., TeamViewer ID). Only administrators can modify this field, while users with lower roles can view it.
  • Hardware ID
  • Brand
  • Serial number (if available)
  • App version
  • OS version
  • Firmware version and Firmware status
  • WebView version
  • Rooted (on Android devices)
  • Root granted (on Android devices)

License​

  • Licensed (yes/no): indicates whether the device has a license applied or the device is unlicensed.
  • License tier: indicates which type of license is applied on the device (e.g., Lite, Professional, Premium, Video Wall).

Other​

  • Last activity
  • Last application start
  • Locked status
  • Emergency status
  • Debug settings
  • WiFi network SSID
  • Host name
  • Time zone
  • Commissioning date
  • Replacement date

Debug settings​

Here, you can see which debug settings are enabled on your device.

  • Show console
  • Show device name
  • Show state indicator
  • Show device info

Hardware information​

In Hardware information you can find information about the selected device's CPU, Memory and Storage.

Network​

In the Network section, you can find information about the selected device's network connectivity, including IP address, MAC address, BSSID, and connection type.

Displays​

In the Displays section, you can see the connected displays attached to the device, including their resolution and additional information.

Sensor config​

In the Sensor Config section, you can view and manage the sensor configuration of the device.

  • You can view the current sensor config by clicking on the icon.

Other​

In Other, you can see additional device-related information such as architecture, computer name, and runtime versions.

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