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Edge Server

Q1:

What is the WebDT Edge Server? How does it help me in my Digital Signage network?

A1:

As more and more WebDT Players are added to the existing Digital Signage Network, existing bandwidth and system resources can be overwhelmed. Increased latency in the uploading of content is another indication that resources need to be reconfigured or reallocated.

The WebDT Edge Server greatly resolves this problem by aggregating all connections. It lets administrators scale up or redistribute access to each WebDT Player without dismantling their current deployment. Administrators can add additional WebDT Edge Servers; reallocate existing servers to match changes in the flow of traffic among different sites. For instance, if the remote site can only be configured with an ultra slow cellular phone wireless connection; instead of having all WebDT Players connect to the central WebDT Content Manager Server separately, why not aggregate all these players into a local area network, which can be served by a single WebDT Edge Server.

Q2:

Which version of the WebDT Content Manager is the WebDT Edge Server supported?
Does it only benefit the reduction in utilization of network bandwidth?

A2:

WCM 3.2 and future versions support the incorporation of Edge servers where only a single data stream is communicated between the server and the edge servers and all players would be connecting to the edge server (or multiple edge servers). This architecture allows the scaling up to thousands of players easily or when you want to limit the bandwidth used for data transmission for digital signage network.

Enhanced security is another benefit. Instead of having thousands of player server connections, administrators only have to worry about securing traffic between the WebDT Edge Servers and the WebDT Content Manager Server.


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