Joan Workplace Digital Signage is a content management system (CMS) for managing signage content on Joan e-paper displays and standard LCD screens from one place.

## Technical requirements

- Stable internet connectivity
- Enabled access to the CMS
    - To gain access please enable digital signage solution in the Joan portal, and wait for the email confirmation to receive your personal tenant URL and login credentials
- Any supported display device, also known as a **Player,** to display content.

## Supported displays

- Joan e-paper displays: Supported natively.
- Digital signage and other LCD displays: Supported via software apps or external players.

## How to connect the CMS to your display

- Sign in to the CMS using your tenant URL and login credentials.
- On your first visit you will need to complete your user profile.

The pairing process varies depending on your display type

Note: Displays are referred to as *Players* within the CMS.

- **Joan e-paper displays**: Configure the network via [Joan configurator app](/help/joan-devices/how-to-configure-joan-devices), and make sure to enter **\*cms-1.dk.visionect.com**\* for server. Then wait for the PIN, and register it in the CMS.
- **LG and Samsung digital signage displays**: Please follow instructions for [LG](/help/workplace-digital-signage/lg-digital-signage-displays-with-webos) and [Samsung](/help/workplace-digital-signage/samsung-digital-signage-displays-tizen-os).
- **Any other display**: Please follow the [instructions](/help/workplace-digital-signage/setting-up-joan-cms-digital-signage-player) to install our player OS on a compatible device.

Note: After pairing a Joan device, it is mandatory to assign it to a player group. This will cause the playlist to assign the e-paper specific features to any playlist linked to this group.

## Working with content

First, you organize your content into playlists and then schedule those playlists to players. Playlists consist of pages that you can create with the built-in graphics editor, start from templates, upload your own files, or combine all of these options. Pages have defined durations. When a playlist is done it needs to be published to be available for scheduling.

Please refer to [Supported Media in Joan Workplace Digital Signage](/help/workplace-digital-signage/supported-media-joan-workplace-digital-signage) for supported media formats. All media is saved in a media library with virtually unlimited storage.

A playlist can be scheduled to a player with many flexible timing, recurrence and other rules. Zone layouts can be used to combine multiple playlists on one screen if needed (LCD only). Once a playlist is scheduled it will sync to its players and start playing.

## Everything in one platform

Joan WDS is a flexible, hybrid CMS that supports both Joan e-paper displays and most LCD screens. While it automatically handles the added complexity in the background, it also provides dedicated controls when needed. For example, a playlist will switch to e-paper mode as soon as it’s assigned to a player group with Joan displays, but you can also enable this manually at any time in the playlist settings.

Additionally, Joan WDS includes premium CMS capabilities such as role-based security, unlimited users, players, and media storage, comprehensive auditing and proof-of-play reporting, and extensive integration options.

## **Support**

For detailed help, consult the [manual](https://docs.visionect.com/PlaceAndPlayCMS/index.html) which is also accessible in the CMS.

If you run into issues, please contact **support@getjoan.com**