Set up an Interface (Display Device) Using a Registration Link

This article describes how interface (display device) links can be shared with users

Interfaces (Display Devices) created from the Interfaces (Display Devices) page have a Registration Link which can be used to complete the registration.

Learn about how to create an interface.

For newly created interfaces, the Registration column in the interfaces page has a Share Link option that shows the Registration link for an interface.

The Share Registration Link modal shows two variants of the Registration Link:

• Browser Link if you are running Tulip apps from the browser.
• Player Link if you have the Tulip Player Desktop Application installed.

Using the action icons besides the link, you can copy the link to the clipboard or open your default mail application with a pre-populated body containing the link and can be sent to anyone.

Use the Registration Link

Using a Registration Link does not require a Tulip Admin to login at the physical device. The links can be shared with your operators and they can complete the registration without needing admin intervention.

Registration Links on sites using Badge ID login for Operators

If the Tulip site is using Badge ID for Operator login, the registration links expire on first use. The use of a link would automatically register the player and directly prompt for the Operator Badge ID.

Registration Links on sites using SAML/LDAP login for Operators

If the Tulip site is using LDAP/SAML based login, use of the registration link would first prompt the operator to validate their credentials against their login provider before proceeding to automatically complete the registration. Note that a Tulip admin is not required here as well. The login prompt is purely to validate that the person using the link is a valid user of your organization.

Reusable Links

Sites using LDAP/SAML have the additional option during the interface creation to make the Registration Link reusable.

Use case for Reusable links

If you have multiple user accounts on a single physical device such as an iPad or Android device, you can share the reusable Registration Link with all users of the device. Users are expected to use the registration link to open the browser player.

Note that for Windows PCs, this functionality is natively supported by the Windows Tulip Player application and does not need a reusable link.

Note: Since Registration Links allow automatic registration to your Tulip Instance, take care to share the link with the right people, especially in the case of reusable links.

The reusable registration links are expected to be used on the same physical device and not between multiple physical devices. You can reuse these links across different user accounts on the same physical device though.