Venus Displays: How do I associate a device with a display in a Cloud setup?

Topic

  • How do I associate a device with a display in a Venus Control Suite (VCS) setup?
  • How do I register a DMP or VIP with a display in VCS Dak hosted?

Environment

  • Product: Venus Basic, Venus Select, Venus Professional, Venus Enterprise
  • Component: DMP-8000, DMP-5000, VIP-5150
  • Control System: Venus Cloud

Steps

Acquire the Device ID or GUID from the DMP or VIP.

Option 1: Registration Code

Registration code may be shown on the display itself.
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Registration code may be shown when logged into the Daktronics Remote Display Configuration tool for the device and viewing the Identification tile on the main dashboard.
Identification  Device Name  kad2f726c  Device Set  Primary  Dakbus GUID  af69a498-abbc-48da-bc02-  4±085638287  Registration Code  RXHA8K
This text will disappear once registered.  It also will appear blank if no code has been received.
Identification  Device Name  kad2f726c  Device Set  Primary  Dakbus GUID  af69a498-abbc-48da-bc02-  406085638287

Option 2: Device GUID

  1. Make a connection to the Daktronics Remote Display Configuration tool for the device.
  2. Click the Identification tile and collect the unique identifier, it will be listed as the Device ID.  
For VP-6000 Processors version 33 or later, this can be done under the VCS Registration option.

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Log into VCS and associate the DMP or VIP to the display.

  1. Log into Venus Control Suite.  See: Venus Accounts: How do I log in to Venus Control Suite?
  2. Open Venus Display App from the Apps Menu located in the top right of the VCS landing page. Venus: My navigation has changed after updates
  3. Click on an existing display to Edit.
  4. Click on the Devices tab. 
  5. Click on the ➕ to add a new device. 
  6. Enter the Registration code and save. 

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Legacy Method: Log into VCS and associate the DMP or VIP to the display.

  1. Log into the VCS account that the display is setup under.
  2. Click the Displays button from the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
  3. Click the display being worked on.
  4. Click the "Devices" link from the listing on the left.
Option 1 (Add from the list of devices): Click the Add Device button.

👉 Any devices currently registered to the display will show listed under the Add Device button.  Clicking on them will open a window that shows additional information about the device including its Device ID listed as the GUID value. 

  • Enter the Device ID from the DMP into the search box (the first few characters from the ID will normally be enough to find it).
  • Check the box next to the device.
    1. Enter the Device ID from the VIP into the search box.
    2. Check the box next to the device.
    3. Click Done.
    4. Click the Save button in the upper left corner of the screen.
Option 2 (Add device with Code): Click Add Device with Code.
  1. Enter the registration code. 
  2. Click Done.

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  1. Wait for the DMP and VIP to show "Online" in VCS and then go back to the Device Association page.
  2. Locate the VIP and click the Inactive button so that it changes to "Active".
    • Associated DI-6000s and VIP-5X60s are Inactive by default when they are added to Venus® Control Suite. In a primary/redundant pair, select only one VIP as Active.
  3. Click the Save button in the upper left corner of the screen.

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