Centralized content management with LYNK® REACH

Samsung’s LYNK™ REACH (Remote Enhanced Active Control for Hospitality) content management solution enables hoteliers to provide a personalized guest experience, while simultaneously improving their own operational efficiency. The fully integrated LYNK REACH 4.0 system gives hotel managers visibility into and control of hundreds of on-site displays through a central server, and elevates these displays into all-in-one hubs for personalized content, application and channel access.

Additionally, LYNK REACH accommodates any new or existing hospitality communication infrastructure, including coax, LAN and WI-FI, to drive faster and easier implementation. By promoting effective in-room communication and eliminating laborious maintenance tasks, LYNK REACH enables hotels to enhance guest stays at a reduced cost.

LYNK REACH RF vs. REACH IP

Feature

RF Version

IP Version

Customizable Graphical User Interface

• Developing a GUI in LYNK REACH is very similar to building a Microsoft® PowerPoint file - intuitive and easy-to-use
• Allows hotels to build a GUI that matches their branding with their own images, fonts, color scheme, etc.
• Internal content library allows users to upload content Ability to embed audio or image slideshow

Information with the Click of a Remote

• In-room amenities including WI-FI and phone information
• In-room dining menu or on-site restaurants with hours and location
• Other amenities like fitness center, massage/spa, pool, laundry, etc.
• Loyalty or rewards program details
• Guide to local attractions, restaurants and other businesses
• Entertainment options with program guide for free-to-guest content or mobile device casting (if available)

Free Customizable Channel Guide

• LYNK REACH allows hoteliers to create a customizable channel guide for free with program information pulled from ROVI® based on the hotel’s free-to-guest content
• the hotel’s free-to-guest content With REACH, channel numbers can be changed to appear as a different number to the guest.
  • For example, all news channels can be clustered together to appear in numerical order or branded video channels can be moved up to be more prominent and easily accessible
• Graphical user interface created in REACH will always be the first page and immediately appears when TV is powered on each time

*This design (look & feel) only available on smart models with Tizen operating system

Integrate Google Chromecast

• LYNK REACH is compatible with third-party casting solutions such as Teledapt’s Room-Cast™, SONIFI’s StayCast®, or GuestTek myMedia
• Casting button can be added to the welcome page so that guests can easily change the source and see a customizable instructions page for easy viewing experience

Smarter Guest Experience with H-Browser

For hoteliers looking to utilize interactive guest engagement and entertainment systems developed by system integrators such as GuestTek or Exceptional Innovation, Samsung offers H-Browser. A smart TV solution, H-Browser allows system integrators to use the SMART TV platform to communicate with their server headend. This allows the TV to render a custom UI, with access to video-on-demand content and Free-to-Guest content provided by the interactive system.

With the embedded H-Browser in Samsung’s SMART Hospitality TVs, the display is already compatible to the pre-certified platforms, right out of the box, without an additional set-top box.

*Sample only; does not reflect ALL certified platforms