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1. Setting Up Valotalive Digital Signage Player (PWA) in Google Device Manager

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for configuring the Valotalive Digital Signage Player as an auto-launch kiosk app on your Chrome OS devices in the Google Device Manager.

Written by Steven
Updated over a week ago

Please note that this process involves adding both the Valotalive PWA and a companion extension, called Valotalive PWA Helper.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

  • Chrome Enterprise Upgrade: Required for all media players to enable remote management and monitoring.

  • Administrator Access: A Google Workspace account with access to admin.google.com

  • A dedicated Organizational Unit (OU) has been established for Valotalive devices. For instructions, see Google’s guide on Adding the organizational unit.


Setting up Valotalive PWA and Valotalive PWA Helper

Add the PWA app to the OU

  • Choose the correct OU
    Select the correct OU to apply these policies. This ensures all enrolled media players automatically fetch the Valotalive PWA configurations.

  • Navigate to the Devices > Chrome > Apps & Extensions > Kiosks

  • Click the + (Plus) icon and select Click on Add by URL

  • In the pop-up window, paste the following URL for the Valotalive PWA:

    https://pwa.valota.live

  • Click SAVE.

Add the Companion Extension “Valotalive PWA Helper”

  • Next to the newly added "Valotalive Player" PWA, click the Add extension button.

    Add PWA helper from Chrome Web Store

  • Use the Search by ID and use the following extension ID to find the companion extension:

    ogaiecjhgofedbnknnbobhekjmfdbonn

  • and add the extension from the search results by clicking Select

    Valotalive PWA Helper

  • After clicking SAVE, verify that the Valotalive PWA Helper appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen

Configure Auto-Launch

  • From the list of apps and extensions, locate the "Valotalive Player" (PWA).

  • In the settings for this app, select it as the auto-launch app.

    This ensures that the Valotalive Player will automatically start when the device boots up.

    Valotalive PWA Player and PWA Helper as Auto-launch app for Kiosk mode

  • Click Save to apply all the changes.

As the final result you should see Valotalive Player as the "Auto-launch app" for the organizational un

it:

To apply these settings, follow the instructions based on your device status:

  • New Devices:
    These settings will be applied automatically upon enrollment.

  • Existing Devices:

    Move them to the designated Organizational Unit (OU) and reboot the devices to sync the new configuration.

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