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Vistapane documentation
How to install Vistapane, set up your screens and room signs, and fix things when they go wrong.
Vistapane runs digital signage, wireless screen sharing, emergency alerts and meeting-room signs from one Windows PC on your own network. These pages take you from a spare PC to working screens, and they cover what to check when something doesn't behave.
How the pieces fit
| Piece | What it is | Where it runs |
|---|---|---|
| Vistapane Server | The admin dashboard, the content library, schedules and the screen-sharing helper. One installer, VistapaneServer.exe. | One Windows 10 or 11 PC that stays on |
| Vistapane Player | A small full-screen program that shows what the server sends. | The PC behind each TV |
| Vistapane Panel | A kiosk app for meeting-room tablets. | Android tablets by room doors |
| Share page | A web page presenters open to cast their screen. Nothing to install. | Any laptop with Chrome or Edge |
Everything talks over your local network. Content and screen shares never leave the building. The server reaches the internet only for license check-ins, room calendars and the weather and news widgets, and an offline license removes the license check-ins. Displays only need the internet to show YouTube or public web pages.
Set it up in four steps
- Install the server. Run
VistapaneServer.exeon the PC that will be the server and click Install. See Install the server. - Sign in to the admin. Open the admin address it shows, choose a password and enter your organization's name. See First sign-in.
- Set up each display. Install Vistapane Player on the PC behind each TV. It finds the server and shows a 6-character code. See Display PCs.
- Pair and play. In the admin, go to Screens → Add screen, type the code, and pick what the screen plays. See Pair and manage screens.
Find your way around
- Before you start: Requirements and network lists what the server, displays and network need, including the ports to open.
- Meeting rooms: Room signs and Vistapane Panel for Android cover tablets by the door. Teams Rooms and meetings covers Microsoft Teams Rooms.
- Day to day: Content, playlists and schedules, Screen sharing and Emergency alerts.
- Looking after it: Licensing, Sign-in and security, Backups and updates and the Reference for ports, files and command-line options.
- Something's wrong: Troubleshooting is organized by what you see on screen.