You can easily use RangeeOS to play a video in a continuous loop. For this, you will need the software modules "VLC" and "scripts". If you do not yet have access to these modules, please contact our support at:

• Email: support@rangee.com
• Support form: https://rangee.com/support/https://rangee.com/support/Information

  The procedure described here was last tested with the following configuration:

  • Firmware x64 11.00 Build 338
  • VLC 3.0 x64 11.00 Build 003
  • Scripts x64 11.00 Build 005 (Script module included in RangeeOS 13 firmware)

Providing Video/Image Files

You can make video or image files accessible in different ways via the CommBox under Peripherals -> Drive Mapping Configuration :

1. Using a storage device connected to the Thin Client (USB stick/SD card):
   • If the "Automatically mount local drives" option is activated in Global Settings , no further action is required. If this option is deactivated, you can manually set up a local drive using the New Local Drive option.
2. Using a network drive:
   • Either select the New Network Drive or SMB Network Drive Wizard option and enter your network drive details.
   • After applying the settings, click Start next to the newly displayed entry.
3. Using a local directory directly on the Thin Client:
   • Use the New Local Directory button to create a folder. You can optionally enable FTP or SMB sharing for the folder to upload the video. To use FTP sharing, you must activate the "Enable FTP Server" option in Global Settings . For SMB sharing, enable the "Activate Samba (Windows Shares)" option.
     Warning

     The FTP server on RangeeOS supports only the "Unencrypted" connection method. This must be accounted for in the configuration of your FTP client.

Starting a VLC Connection with Command-Line Options

Navigate to Tools -> Scripts and create a New Connection .
Enter the following lines under "Script" (adjust to your environment). Remove unused example lines:
#Link VLC Profile to the appropriate folder - do not delete ln -sf /mnt/config/vlc/config ~/.config/vlc #Example 1: Start VLC in fullscreen with loop and without title display vlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title -q --qt-continue --loop /mnt/shares/all/#ShareName#/#VideoName# #Example 2: Start an image slideshow of all files in the directory in fullscreen with loop vlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title -q --qt-continue --loop --image-duration=60 /mnt/shares/all/#ShareName#/*
Replace:

• #ShareName# | with the name of the share shown in Drive Mapping Configuration .
• #VideoName# | with the name/path of the video file on the storage device.
  The remaining options can be freely configured. Commonly useful options are "Enable Autostart" or "Reconnect after connection ends".