We have gotten a number of requests for additional Carousel Channel
licenses as part of the unlimited free channel licenses now available with
Carousel Digital Signage Servers. Cablecast Video and Automation
Servers do not come with unlimited free channel licenses and were never
sold that way. The way that Carousel and Cablecast server software has
been sold and licensed are now completely different; Carousel servers are
meant to drive large digital signage networks, while Cablecast servers are
meant to drive on air bulletin boards along with a few digital signs in
lobbies, meeting rooms, council chambers, etc. With Carousel servers, the
costs of additional channel licenses are factored into the version of the
Carousel Server that a customer buys. As the capacity of the Carousel
Server software is increased, the price of the server software also
increases. In Cablecast systems, in order to keep the costs down, the cost
of additional channels and channel licenses is factored into the cost of the
individual players. If a customer wants to drive an additional Carousel
channel from a Cablecast server, they must purchase the corresponding
Cablecast version of the Carousel player, which includes a bundled
channel license and player license.
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We have in the past offered, and will continue to offer, additional channel
licenses as needed for sandbox channels for your system, but they cannot
later be used as channel licenses to power carousel players. So if you are
looking for an additional channel license to set up and configure your next
channel layout, let us know and we will update your license.Â
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On the other hand, if you would like to add a few digital signage players to
your Cablecast system, please contact sales@trms.com and they will talk
to you about the CBL-CG250 digital signage players that are meant to
work with a Cablecast server. Â
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Lastly, the way the economics work out, if you are looking to deploy 5 or
more digital signage players, you should probably look into to purchasing a
separate Carousel server and Carousel players from our digital signage
solutions team.