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Compatibility Information for Cisco Digital Media Suite

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Compatibility Information for Cisco Digital Media Suite

Overview

Cisco Digital Media Manager

DMM 5.2(0)

DMM 5.1(0) and 5.1(1)

DMM 5.0(0), 5.0(1), 5.0(2), and 5.0(3)

Cisco Digital Media Player

Support for USB Attached Storage (Flash Drives and Hard Drives)

DMP Feature Support Matrix

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Compatibility Information for Cisco Digital Media Suite

Revised: May 17, 2010

•Overview

•Cisco Digital Media Manager

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Overview

Cisco Digital Media Suite (Cisco DMS) is an ecosystem for networked digital video. It is also the collective name for a broad range of hardware products, software products, and accessories that are sold and licensed separately but work together seamlessly. Cisco DMS is a key component of several Cisco portfolios. This guide gathers together and compares compatibility information for the full range of Cisco DMS products.

Cisco Digital Media Manager

Cisco Digital Media Manager (DMM) is a centralized, web-based platform that helps you to manage Cisco media network hardware, software, and services remotely, according to your user role assignments for Cisco Digital Signs, Cisco Cast, and Cisco Show and Share.

•DMM 5.2(0)

•DMM 5.1(0) and 5.1(1)

•DMM 5.0(0), 5.0(1), 5.0(2), and 5.0(3)

DMM 5.2(0)

Table 1 DMM Release 5.2.x 

Compatibility Factor
Notes

Supported Upgrade Path

•5.1(0) to 5.2(0)

Supported Appliance Models

•MCS 7835-H3

•WAVE-574

Supported Feature Licenses

•Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.2

–SNMP Notification Module 5.2

–Cisco Digital Signs 5.2

–Cisco Cast Manager 5.2

  ~  Cisco Digital Media Player 4400G (10, 50, 100, 500, or 1,000)

  ~  Cisco Digital Media Player 4305G (10, 50, 100, 500, or 1,000)

•Cisco Show and Share 5.2

–Cisco Live Event Module 5.2

–Cisco Show and Share Reports

Supported Browsers for DMS-Admin, Digital Signs, and Cast

•Microsoft Windows

–Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

–Internet Explorer 7.0 or later

–Internet Explorer 8.0 (recommended)

•Linux

–Firefox 3.0 (required)

•Mac OS X

–Safari 2.0 or later

–Firefox 1.5 or later

–Firefox 2.0 or later

–Firefox 3.0 (recommended)

Required Java

•Java Runtime Engine (JRE) 1.6.0 or later

Maximum Number of Supported DMPs per DMM Appliance

•5,000 DMPs


DMM 5.1(0) and 5.1(1)

Table 2 DMM Release 5.1.x 

Compatibility Factor
Notes

Supported Upgrade Path

•5.1(0) to 5.1(1)

•5.0(2) to 5.1(0)

•5.0(3) to 5.0(2) to 5.1(0)

Supported Appliance Models

•MCS 7835-H1

•MCS 7835-H2

Supported Feature Licenses

•Base software license (DMS-Admin)

•SNMP Module for DMS-Admin

•Digital Signage Module (DMM-DSM)

•Enterprise TV Module (DMM-ETVM)

•Video Portal Module (DMM-VPM) with Video Portal Reports

•Video Portal Live Event Module

•DMP Feature Licenses (10, 100, or 1,000)

Supported Browsers for DMS-Admin, DMM-DSM, DMM-ETVM, DMM-VPM

•Windows

–Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

–Internet Explorer 7.0 or later

–Firefox 2.x

•Linux

–Firefox 2.x

•Mac OS X

–Firefox 2.x

Required Java

•Java Runtime Engine (JRE) 1.6.0 or later

Maximum Number of Supported DMPs per DMM Appliance

•5,000 DMPs


DMM 5.0(0), 5.0(1), 5.0(2), and 5.0(3)

Table 3 DMM Release 5.0.x 

Compatibility Factor
Notes

Supported Upgrade Path

•5.0(3) to 5.0(2)1

•5.0(2) to 5.0(3)

•5.0(1) to 5.0(2)

•5.0(0) to 5.0(1)

•4.1(0) to 5.0(0)

Supported Appliance Models

•MCS 7835-H1

•MCS 7835-H2

Supported Feature Licenses

•Base software license (DMS-Admin)

•SNMP Module for DMS-Admin

•Digital Signage Module (DMM-DSM)

•Enterprise TV Module (DMM-ETVM)

•Video Portal Module (DMM-VPM) with Video Portal Reports

•Video Portal Live Event Module

•DMP Feature Licenses (10, 100, or 1,000)

Supported Browsers for DMS-Admin, DMM-DSM, DMM-ETVM, DMM-VPM

•Windows

–Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

–Internet Explorer 7.0 or later

–Firefox 2.x

•Linux

–Firefox 2.x

•Mac OS X

–Firefox 2.x

Required Java

•Java Runtime Engine (JRE) 1.6.0 or later

Maximum Number of Supported DMPs per DMM Appliance

•5,000 DMPs

1 You must downgrade from 5.0(3) to 5.0(2) before you can upgrade to 5.1(0).


Cisco Digital Media Player

•Support for USB Attached Storage (Flash Drives and Hard Drives)

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Support for USB Attached Storage (Flash Drives and Hard Drives)

Table 4 USB Storage for DMPs 

This DMP Model
Running This Firmware Version
Passed Our Tests with These External USB Storage Devices
Manufacturer
Brand Name
Model Number
Capacity

DMP 4400G

5.2

Kingston

Data Traveler USB Flash Key

—

4 GB

Kingston

Data Traveler USB Flash Key

—

8 GB

DiskGo

EDGE

—

32 GB

Western Digital

WD Passport

—

320 GB

5.1

Kingston

Data Traveler USB Flash Key

—

4 GB

Kingston

Data Traveler USB Flash Key

—

8 GB

DiskGo

EDGE

—

32 GB

Western Digital

WD Passport

—

320 GB

DMP 4305G

5.2

Kingston

Data Traveler USB Flash Key

—

4 GB

Kingston

Data Traveler USB Flash Key

—

8 GB

DiskGo

EDGE

—

32 GB

Western Digital

WD Passport

—

320 GB1

5.1

Kingston

Data Traveler USB Flash Key

—

4 GB

Kingston

Data Traveler USB Flash Key

—

8 GB

DiskGo

EDGE

—

32 GB

Western Digital

WD Passport

—

320 GB1

DMP 4300G

2.43.1

Western Digital

WD Passport Portable Drive

WD2500U017

250 GB

Lexar

JumpDrive Firefly

—

8 GB

2.42.1

Western Digital

WD Passport Portable Drive

WD1600U017

160 GB

Transcend

JetFlash 2A

TS16GJF2A

16 GB

1 See CSCsw67738 in Bug Toolkit on Cisco.com.


DMP Feature Support Matrix

Cisco DMS requires that the following firmware and software versions be installed respectively on your DMPs and on the DMM appliance that centrally manages them:

This DMP Model
Running This DMP Firmware Release
Works with These DMM Software Modules
Cisco Digital Signs
 (formerly DMM-DSM)
Cisco Cast
 (formerly DMM-ETV)
3.5
3.5(1)
4.0
4.1
4.1 (0) 40
5.0
5.0 (2)
5.0 (3)
5.1
5.2
5.0
5.0 (2)
5.0 (3)
5.1
5.2

DMP 4300G1

2.42

N

N

Y

Y2

Y2

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

2.42(1)

N

N

Y

Y2

Y2

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

2.43

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

2.43(1)

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

5.0

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

5.0 (2)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

5.0 (3)

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

5.1

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

DMP 4305G

2.43

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

2.43(1)

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

5.0

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

5.0(2)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

5.0 (3)

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

5.1

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

5.2

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

DMP 4400G

5.0

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

5.0(1)

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

5.0(2)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

5.0 (3)

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

5.1

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

5.2

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

1 This model is discontinued. See http://cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/video/ps9339/ps6681/Prod_EoL_C51-451180.html.

2 DMM-DSM 4.1 can manage DMPs that use this firmware release. However, these DMPs cannot play presentations that you design in Digital Media Designer (DMD).


Learn More About...

To Learn About
Go To

Cisco DMS Components

Cisco DMS products and technologies

http://cisco.com/go/dms

Cisco DMS technical documentation

http://cisco.com/go/dms/docroadmap

Cisco DMS APIs and SDK

http://cisco.com/go/dms/sdk

Cisco DMS MIB

http://cisco.com/go/dms/mib


Cisco DMS Services

Cisco Academy of Digital Signage

http://cisco.com/go/dms/ads

Cisco Digital Media Creative Services

http://cisco.com/go/dmcs


Cisco Connected Sports

Cisco StadiumVision

http://cisco.com/web/strategy/sports/connected_sports.html


Cisco

Service contracts

http://cisco.com/go/cscc

Standard warranties

http://cisco.com/go/warranty 

Technical support

http://cisco.com/go/support

Technical documentation

http://cisco.com/go/techdocs

Product security

http://cisco.com/go/psirt

Sales

http://cisco.com/go/ordering


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