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SMART Control Signage

Digital signage software for business and higher education

Consolidate communications with SMART Control Signage. The purpose-built digital signage content management system for businesses and higher education institutes that turns SMART displays into centrally managed communication hubs.

Centralized communications delivered on one platform.

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One platform to deliver every message to every display

SMART Control Signage is part of the broader SMART Control platform, helping businesses and organizations manage digital signage, instant messages, and emergency alert notifications from one centralized location.

Digital signage in three simple steps

Purpose-built digital signage software for business and higher education spaces, SMART Control Signage works without signage-dedicated media players, installations, additional hardware, or complex setups. Log in, upload, and publish.

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Add content: Upload images, videos, PDFs and more from the tools you already use such as Canva, Google Slides, Adobe, PowerPoint and more.

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Build playlists: Organize content into playlists, set the order, and choose how long each announcement stays on screen.

Create playlists of announcements, events, branded content and more.

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Schedule and deploy: Publish content on a predetermined schedule to selected SMART display(s), by departments, zones, date and time of the day.

Built for every role. Designed for adoption.

  • SMART Control Signage platform supporting content management across multiple roles and users.

    Built for every role

    Featuring an intuitive UI, no setups and no signage-dedicated hardware, SMART Control Signage is a digital signage content management system designed for HR, marketing, admin and IT teams alike.

One platform to deliver every message to every display

Send announcements across departments, devices, and campuses from a central platform.

  • Hallways
  • Cafeteria
  • Reception
  • Meeting rooms
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Hallways

Keep the whole office in the loop

Publish rotating announcements, event reminders, updates, and employee recognition to hallway displays. Content updated across locations from one platform.

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Cafeteria

Serve up daily menus

Upload weekly breakfast and lunch menus, nutrition info, and special event notices. Schedule playlists to run automatically during meal periods.

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Reception

Welcome visitors with the right info

Share welcome messages, corporate videos, visitor instructions, and latest achievements on reception displays. Updated centrally.

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Meeting rooms

Extend SMART Boards beyond collaboration

Push setup instructions, announcements and event reminders to conference room SMART Boards between meetings, turning interactive displays into communication endpoints when needed.

Complement your digital signage content management system with:

SMART Board NX series commercial display

NX series

SMART's non-interactive offering designed to make digital signage simple.

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SMART Board QX Pro series interactive display

QX Pro series

Ultimate all-in-one interactive display.

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SMART Board MX Pro series interactive display

MX Pro series

Make team collaboration simple.

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Reimagine your workspace with solutions that inspire.

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A solution for every workplace.

Download our brochure to see how a SMART display can revitalize your workspace, meetings, and training.

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Find your perfect fit.

Choose the SMART display that checks every box? Connect with an experienced SMART guide for a quote tailored to your needs.

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Make meetings meaningful. Experience dynamic collaboration with a personalized demo led by a SMART expert.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is SMART Control Signage and how does it work in business and higher education environments?

    SMART Control Signage is a digital signage content management system (CMS) that transforms SMART displays into centrally managed communication endpoints for offices, campuses, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and shared spaces. Businesses and universities use it to publish company announcements, campus updates, event schedules, wayfinding information, and more, from one cloud-based platform, without additional media players or dedicated signage hardware.

  • How is SMART Control Signage different from other corporate and campus signage platforms?

    Unlike standalone digital signage CMS tools, SMART Control Signage is part of the broader SMART Control platform, so organizations manage digital signage, instant messaging, and emergency alert integrations from the same place. It's one of the few enterprise signage solutions that enables centralized communication management without stitching together separate systems. It enables signage-based communication and interactivity of the interactive displays from one vendor, one platform.

  • Can SMART Control Signage support multi-location businesses and multi-campus universities?

    Yes. SMART Control Signage is designed for scale. Communications teams, facilities managers, and IT admins can schedule content by department, building, floor, campus, or display group, making it a practical digital signage content management system for enterprises with distributed offices and a flexible campus signage solution for higher education institutions with multiple faculties or satellite locations.

  • What kind of content can businesses and universities publish with SMART Control Signage?

    Organizations can publish images, videos, PDFs, URLs, Google Slides, Canva designs, PowerPoint files, and Adobe content. Typical use cases include corporate announcements, KPIs and dashboards, meeting room schedules, campus event calendars, wayfinding, student services updates, cafeteria menus, and emergency notifications, all managed centrally through cloud-based digital signage software built for SMART displays.

  • Does SMART Control Signage require additional hardware, media players, or IT setup?

    No. SMART Control Signage runs natively on compatible SMART displays, eliminating the need for separate media players, dedicated signage appliances, or complex installations. This makes it a cost-effective digital signage software for businesses upgrading meeting room and office displays, and a low-overhead higher education signage platform for universities looking to reduce IT complexity across campuses.

  • Who can use SMART Control Signage? Is it only for IT teams?

    SMART Control Signage is built for every role. Corporate communications teams, HR, facilities, marketing, university communications offices, student services staff, and IT admins can all use it thanks to an intuitive interface and an install-free setup.

  • Is any signage or communications functionality included with SMART displays for business and higher education?

    Yes. The QX Pro and MX Pro series displays come with emergency alert integrations and instant messaging included at no additional cost.

    SMART Control Alerts integrates with your CAP alert provider to broadcast critical information across displays when it matters most, while instant messaging lets users push on-demand text or URL-based messages to selected displays.

    Together, these built-in capabilities give businesses and universities a foundation for centralized communications from day one, with the option to upgrade to SMART Control Signage for advanced signage, playlists, scheduling, and content libraries.