Smart Switch Widget

The Smart Switch widget (originally developed during the COVID-19 pandemic as the “Smart Entrance widget”) helps businesses control the number of people entering a compound. It works by using a mobile or touch-enabled device as a controller to increase or decrease the count of attendees. When the number reaches a predefined threshold, a stop sign appears. When entry is allowed, a green light sign is displayed.

Over time, the widget has evolved, offering an enhanced user experience, expanded functionality, and a new name: Smart Switch widget.

Setting up the Smart Switch widget is quick and easy:

1. Open the Studio Composer and add the Smart Switch widget to your creative (you’ll find the Smart Switch widget in the left-side widget panel).

2. Customize the statuses, images, and behavior (such as idle timeout and transitions).

3. Save your creative and assign it to a screen that will show the dashboard panel.

4. Copy the controller link and open it on a touch device (smartphone or tablet) to control the widget in real time.

5. Alternatively, you can embed the controller into another creative for kiosk-style use.

The widget is divided into two sides:

1. Controller Panel

• Displays statuses like “Go” and “Stop”.

• Functions as interactive buttons.

• Designed to be used on a touch-enabled device (smartphone, tablet, or PC browser).

• Pressing a button here updates the Dashboard panel.

2. Dashboard side

• Displays the active status based on input from the controller panel.

• Appears on the main creative shown on the large screen.

The controller panel looks like this now:

Add More Statuses

• Now the widget supports up to six statuses (not just “Go” and “Stop”).

• For each status, you can edit:

  • Status name

  • Image for the controller panel

  • Image for the dashboard panel

• A default status that is triggered after a defined period of inactivity.

• Can include:

  • A custom image

  • The duration (in seconds) before it activates

• You can now add images, shapes, or other widgets behind the Smart Switch widget.

• Enable this in the Customization section.

Additional customization options include:

• Adding a logo to the controller or dashboard

• Setting an offline state image

• Sign-in credentials for secure access to the controller panel

Add a title to:

• The controller panel

• The dashboard display

Step 1: Add the Widget

• Drag the Smart Switch widget into your creative from the widget panel.

Step 2: Customize

• Set a Title and select whether it will be visible or not.

• Create at least two statuses with:

  • A name

  • An image for the dashboard

  • An image for the controller panel

  • A display duration in seconds

Step 3: Configure Idle State (Optional)

• Toggle Idle State ON

• Set inactivity time before it triggers ( (that is the time it will wait during inactivity, and will automatically appear).

Step 4: Save the Creative

• Click Save

Option 1: Use on a Touch Device

• Click “Copy controller link”

• Open this URL on a smartphone, tablet, or PC browser which will be used as the controller of this particular entrance.

Option 2: Embed Controller in a Creative (NoviSign App)

• Create a new creative

• Add the Embed widget

• Paste the copied controller URL into the URL field

• Click Save

• Add this creative to a playlist assigned to a touch device (e.g., smartphone used as the controller)

Need a visual guide?

You’ll find the tutorial video on how to set up and use the Smart Switch widget step-by-step here: