Support Request: Show Control Workflow with SiteKiosk

Description

What settings do we need to change in order to enable a connection between our PC running SiteKiosk and a show control software?

We are working on a project where our PCs are loaded with SiteKiosk, and are running an HTML app with the AutoStart configuration enabled. We need to connect to the MedialonAppRemote which is a show control software that would trigger start up and shutdown.

Answer: (1)

Re: Show Control Workflow with SiteKiosk 5/26/2021 3:28 PM
Hello,

Thank you for your inquiry. You are free to use additional software to run with SiteKiosk. Some software can run on Windows startup like remote support (not RDP with "Start Once") and antivirus applications. Others that do not run in the background, can be launched from SiteKiosk Configuration>>Applications list. Check the option "Start application automatically".

If your application launches a HTML site, then it will not automatically be integrated into SiteKiosk without additional advanced coding. If your application covers the screen and provides its own presentation, that is fine as well. SiteKiosk would then become a protector for your Windows machine in case the other application fails. Alternatively, you can point SiteKiosk to a webpage and change the webpage remotely on the server side.

Areas of Interest:
Dev Blog Post on Watchdog Script to Keep Applications Running - https://devblog.provisio.com/post/2017/12/18/How-to-Build-an-Extended-Script-Watchdog-for-External-Applications.aspx
FAQ Post on How SiteKiosk Handles External Applications - https://www.provisio.com/en-US/CustomerSupportCenter/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=25533
(Advanced) Launching A Webpage In SiteKiosk from Another Application - https://devblog.provisio.com/post/2021/03/31/How-to-Trigger-a-Customizable-Navigation-Command-in-SiteKiosk-Windows-Chrome-Browser-from-Another-Application.aspx

Note: Coding customization is not included with our standard scope of support.

Best regards,
Andre.
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