Player monitoring and fleet management is the ability to see every screen's status, content, and health from a single dashboard — without walking to any of them. SpinetiX provides built-in monitoring in both Arya Cloud and Elementi, plus SNMP v2c for integration with enterprise NOC platforms. For a 1,000-screen deployment, this means one person can diagnose any issue from their desk phone in under 2 minutes.
When Monitoring Matters
- 100+ screen deployments — impossible to visually check every screen. You need a dashboard
- SLA commitments — if you've promised 99.5% uptime, you need to measure it
- Multi-site operations — screens in Dubai, Riyadh, Cairo, and Doha managed from one location
- Proactive maintenance — catch failing storage or network issues before content stops playing
How Fleet Management Works
Central Dashboard
Arya Cloud provides a browser-based dashboard showing every player in the fleet. Filter by: location, status (online/offline), firmware version, screen group, or last sync time. Drill into any player for detailed status: IP address, MAC, serial number, storage capacity, uptime, and current content screenshot.
Alerts and Notifications
Configure alerts for:
- Player offline — threshold-configurable (e.g., alert after 15 minutes offline)
- Sync failure — content didn't sync after N attempts
- Storage warning — internal storage below threshold
- Firmware mismatch — player running outdated firmware
Remote Screenshots
Capture a live screenshot of any screen remotely. Verify that the correct content is playing, check layout rendering, and diagnose display issues — without sending a technician. Essential for multi-site operations where screens are in different cities or countries.
SNMP Integration
SpinetiX supports SNMP v2c (read-only, disabled by default). Enable it for integration with NOC tools (Nagios, Zabbix, PRTG, SolarWinds, Datadog). SNMP provides: player uptime, CPU temperature, storage status, network interface stats. Community string configurable; restrict access via ACL.
Grouping and Organization
Organize players into hierarchical groups: by building → floor → room, or by region → city → site. Assign content and schedules per group. Push firmware updates per group. Generate reports per group. Groups make fleet management scale from 10 to 10,000 screens without increasing complexity.
Key Parameters
| Capability | Arya Cloud | Elementi |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | Browser-based, real-time | Desktop application |
| Remote screenshots | Yes, on-demand | Yes, per-player |
| Alerts | Email, webhook | Manual check |
| SNMP | v2c (disabled by default) | v2c (disabled by default) |
| Firmware push | Scheduled, per group | Manual, per player/group |
| Multi-site | Native, multi-timezone | VPN required |
| Player grouping | Hierarchical, unlimited | Folder-based |
| Audit trail | Full action history | File system logs |
Common Mistakes in Fleet Management
- No monitoring at all. "Someone will notice if a screen goes dark" is not a monitoring strategy. By the time someone reports it, the screen has been dark for hours. Set up alerts from day one.
- Flat player organization. 500 players in one list is unmanageable. Create a logical group hierarchy before deployment. It takes 30 minutes and saves hours of confusion later.
- Ignoring SNMP for enterprise. If your organization runs Zabbix or Nagios, integrate SpinetiX players into the existing monitoring. Don't create a separate monitoring silo for signage.
- Never checking remote screenshots. The dashboard says "online" — but is the right content showing? Schedule periodic screenshot checks to verify content accuracy, not just player connectivity. Define your monitoring KPIs →