Frequently asked questions
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It is managing the content on screens in places such as shops, hotels, hospitals and offices with software, from one place. You upload an image, a video or an announcement to the panel and choose on which screen and at what time it plays. The screens know what to show and when, so nobody has to walk from screen to screen with a USB stick.
For a longer introduction, read what is digital signage.
Usually not. MIA is designed to work with the screens you already have:
- Samsung and LG Smart TVs from 2018 onwards, through the browser,
- Android TV, Google TV and Android boxes, through the MIA Player app,
- Samsung SSSP/Tizen signage displays, with no extra device,
- Windows and Linux mini PCs and Raspberry Pi, through a browser in kiosk mode.
If your television has no smart features or is very old, an affordable Android box plugged into its HDMI input is usually enough.
Playback continues. The player stores the last program on the device; when the server or network drops, content keeps playing and no warning appears on screen. The Android app saves videos and images on the device and starts up after a power cut even if it cannot reach the server. The Samsung Tizen package keeps media on the screen itself.
Scheduling rules keep working too. If only the internet goes down, weather, currency rates and RSS stay at their last values, while YouTube and web page items need internet. When the connection returns, screens pick up pending updates by themselves.
On your own server. MIA is not a cloud service; your content, users, screen details and reports stay on a server you choose. That can be a computer in your building, your data centre or a virtual server you rent.
The license is verified offline as well. There is no license server and MIA never phones home. See the security and privacy page for details.
It depends on the number of screens, your devices and your network. The server side is installed with a single install script or the Windows installer. Each screen pairs when you open the player and enter the 6-character code it shows in the panel.
That is why a pilot area is often up and running quickly; installation is usually measured in days, not months. Preparing the certificate for Samsung signage displays, or permissions and firewall settings on a corporate network, can take longer. In a first call we draw up a realistic plan for you.
A MIA license is bound to your installation and verified offline. You send us the installation code from Ayarlar → Lisans (Settings → License), we send you a license code and you activate it in the panel. There is no license server. Plans: a trial license (30 days, 5 screens by default), 1-year, 3-year and custom term.
If it lapses, only the panel becomes read-only: you cannot pair new screens or deploy. Screens keep playing and never show anything about licenses.
The trial license is valid for 30 days and covers 5 screens by default. You can try every panel feature on your own server with your own screens.
To apply, fill in the trial license form. When the trial ends, screens still keep playing; the panel stays read-only until you move to a paid license.
MIA is priced by quote, based on your number of screens and the license term. The license is a one-time purchase, with 1 year, 3 year or custom terms. There is no monthly fee per screen.
Just tell us how many screens you have and where they are, and we will prepare a quote that fits. You can find the options on the license page.
- Android TV, Google TV, Android boxes and tablets: the MIA Player app.
- Samsung SSSP/Tizen signage displays: a signed MIA Player package.
- Samsung and LG Smart TVs (2018 onwards): the browser.
- Windows and Linux mini PCs and kiosks: a browser in kiosk mode.
- Raspberry Pi: Chromium in kiosk mode.
The Windows desktop app also has its own full-screen player window. See the devices page for details.
Yes. Installing an app on Samsung SSSP/Tizen signage displays requires a certificate from Samsung, and it is prepared separately for each installation. MIA prepares the certificate and the signed MIA Player package for you. The package is installed with URL Launcher from the display's menu, with no extra device.
On consumer Samsung Smart TVs, MIA runs in the browser, so this package is not needed. See the Tizen setup guide for the steps.
Yes. There are ready layouts for portrait screens and a 1080×1920 portrait information screen design. They suit elevators, corridors and entrance totems.
You set rotation to 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees. One important rule: rotate the picture either in the TV settings or in MIA, never both. See the elevator screens page for examples.
In MIA you prepare an emergency program that is separate from your normal programs. When you switch it on, it replaces normal playback instantly on all screens or on the screens you choose; emergency changes never wait in line. Switch it off and the screens return to normal playback.
We recommend preparing the message in advance, at a calm moment. An automatic link with systems such as fire alarms can be built for your installation.
Yes. For each item in a folder you can set:
- an on-air switch, a date range and a daily time window,
- weekday rules,
- an "every N loops" frequency and a daily play limit per screen,
- include or exclude rules by tag.
You can give scenes time rules as well. You follow the plan in a calendar with month, week and day views. Because the player takes its time from the server, content changes on time even if the connection drops.
There is no limit on users. There are three roles: Yönetici (admin), Editör (editor) and İzleyici (viewer). The admin has full rights, the editor handles content and publishing work, and the viewer can only look at the panel.
Login attempts are limited and passwords are stored hashed. The admin can see an audit log showing who did what in the panel, with IP addresses, and download it as CSV. The panel interface is in Turkish.
Yes. YouTube videos or playlists and web pages are content types you add directly in MIA. There is one condition: the screen needs internet access while it plays these items.
Where the internet is unreliable, we recommend uploading the video to MIA instead. Uploaded videos and images are stored on the device and play even when the connection drops. Data such as weather, currency rates and news tickers is fetched by the server, and if the internet drops the screens keep showing the last value.
- Signage report (proof of play): how many times and for how many seconds each piece of content played, per screen and per date; with filters and CSV export.
- Screen installation date report.
- Audit log: who did what and when, with IP addresses; admins only, exportable as CSV.
The dashboard shows online, offline and pending screens, plus a platform and version breakdown. The system status page shows the version, memory and disk use, database size and the last backup.
On a Linux server installation, backups are taken automatically. You can see the time of the last backup on the system status page. A data retention setting decides how long play logs are kept.
A disk guard refuses new uploads when free space runs low, so the server does not fill up and stall. We recommend keeping a copy of your backups off the server, on a separate disk or at another location.
Either works; the choice depends on your scale and your IT team.
- Linux: one install script with Docker and Caddy. An HTTPS certificate for your own domain is obtained automatically; without a domain it runs on the local network by IP address.
- Windows: one installer, with the server running in the background and an icon in the system tray. Because the app is not code-signed, Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run.
Details are on the server options page.
Your data stays on your own server and MIA never phones home. You are the data controller for the personal data processed in the panel, and you limit access through the users and roles you define.
There is no default admin password; the first admin is created with a one-time setup key. Passwords are hashed with scrypt, uploaded files are served safely and the audit log records IP addresses. You can set a retention period for play logs. Details are on the security and privacy page.
Yes, on request. MIA is developed in Turkey, so we can look at the specific needs of your installation together. Video wall synchronisation, touch kiosks and wayfinding, queue ticket system integration, meeting room screens with Microsoft 365 or Google Calendar, live data from Excel, Google Sheets and REST APIs, and hotel PMS or hospital HBYS integration are examples of what can be built for your installation.
Tell us what you need on the contact page and we will agree the scope and approach together.
A single MIA server is designed to manage 100 or more screens and has been load-tested with 100. In large installations deployments go out gradually so the server is not overloaded. Emergency changes never wait.
For larger installations we plan the server resources and the network with you. See the server options page.
Yes. When a screen goes offline, MIA sends an alert by webhook to tools such as Slack, Discord or n8n, and to Telegram; when the screen comes back, a "back online" message follows. The dashboard shows which screens are online, offline or waiting for an update.
From the control centre you can send commands such as updating the program, settings or software, restarting, switching the picture to black and back, and clearing storage. Players confirm every command they receive.