How to set up AeriCast with Amazon Fire TV Stick

In this guide we will walk you through end to end process to set up and remotely manage your screens with Amazon Fire TV and AeriCast Receiver app.

Here are the high level steps:

1) Set up Amazon Fire TV Stick

2) Download AeriCast Receiver from Amazon App Store

3) Go to present.aericast.com, type in 4 digit code and start presenting

4) Using AeriCast's portal to manage devices and assign digital signage content for your screen

So let's dive in!

1) Set up Amazon Fire TV Stick

Plug in FireStick and connect to Power. When connecting power it's temping to use the USB of the TV to power the Fire TV for convenience, but Fire TV consume a lot more power than TV's USB can supply, so it always best to use the power adapter and cable come with the Fire TV.

Power on the Fire TV and follow on screen instruction to connect to Wifi and register the device with your Amazon account.

Note that Amazon Fire TV requires internet to work.

2) Download AeriCast Receiver from Amazon App Store

Press the Search icon on the Find section of the Fire TV

Type in "AeriCast Receiver".
Fire TV Search could be tricky to use, and search as you type sometimes does not work properly.
After you typed "AeriCast", be sure to press the menu down button until the "AeriCast Receiver" text is highlighted and then click on it.

Click Download on the AeriCast Receiver app icon

Click the AeriCast Receiver app and download it.

Once the app is installed, launch it.

The app will ask if you want to automatically start when device start up. It recommended to select yes, unless you want to launch the app yourself every time manually.

You then will see this pairing screen:

Now you are ready to present.

 

3) Start presentation from your laptop to this screen

On your laptop, open web browser, we recommend Chrome of Firefox for best experience.

Go to present.aericast.com

Type in 4 digit code and you can start presenting your content on your screen.

Click Present, then select your entire screens or certain app only and click Share.

4) Using AeriCast's portal to manage devices and assign digital signage content for your screen

1. Log in to app.aericast.com, click + Add Device to your portal

Enter the 4 digits from your screen

Give it a name

Select your layout

Then your device will be in your account.

2. Upload video/image to your account

Log on to your account. Click Media Tap

Click Upload Files

In this pop-up, click to browse the file or drag and drop your files here.

3. Create a Playlist:

Go to Playlist Tab: Click + Add Playlist

Give it a Name, then click + Content

Select your content for your playlist, then click Add

When you're done, it should look something like below

You can click on the number of duration like below to change the duration of the item on the playlist.

4. Open the newly create Layout

Go to the Layout Tap, Click + Add Layout or use the default Layout (same as your device's name)

Replace the stock playlist with your newly created playlist

Click the Playlist widget, then click FORMAT OPTIONS

In the Format Options, you can click the Replace in the Source. You can select your playlist.

Click the Save icon

That's all.

If you want to change the playlist, add, remove Video/Image, change duration, etc.

You can go back to Playlist tab and make the change to the playlist.

The device will update automatically.

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