How To Configure The Korbyt PWA Player On A Crestron Device, including AirMedia
How to enable a Crestron and AirMedia device to be a Korbty Player using PWA
Written By Ed Kinne
Last updated 6 days ago
This process will use Crestron’s Web Configuration Interface.
To access the web configuration interface using the touch screen IP address and configure it for Korbyt:
Ensure that the Crestron panel is connected to the network.
You will need the IP address for the Crestron Device
If available, use the Device Discovery tool in Crestron Toolbox™ software to discover the device and its IP address on the network.
Enter the device IP address into a web browser that is on the same network
This will open the controls for the Crestron
Crestron Support Article - Connect to the Receiver
Navigate to Settings > Applications.
Creston Support Article- Settings
Select Korbyt from the Application Mode drop-down menu.
Note: If the device is not on 2.1.58 firmware or later, then select ‘EMS’ as the application type and enter the Korbyt PWA address that is required for connecting to the hosted Korbyt Tenant. PWA Address is https://yoursubdomain.korbyt.com/pwa?mac=XXXXX
yoursubdomain can be found in the URL when logged into your tenant
XXXXX is your device’s MAC address with no colons, only the numbers
Click Save Changes on the top right of the screen.
When prompted, reboot the touch screen. The touch screen reboots into the selected scheduling mode.
Upon reboot, you should be prompted with the Korbyt Provisioning page with the 12-character provision code.
Provision the player following the standard Korbyt Player Provisioning process: Adding Players to your Korbyt Tenant - Provisioning
NOTE - If your Crestron Device is provisioned with a specific MAC Address as described above, that MAC address (normally formatted with colons) will also be used in the Bulk Provisioning process as well.