On-Player Setup

for security reasons, bsn cloud has been removed as an option for on player setup (previously referred to as on device setup) as of brightsignos version 9 0 145 1 the options for on player setup are now only available for standalone, local network, and web folder (formerly simple file networking) publishing modes on player setup (aka on device setup) starts only if the player has been factory reset, a storage device is present, and there is no autorun present to perform on player setup on a player, you will need the following equipment a display with attached hdmi ® cable a blank microsd card a usb keyboard (and optional usb mouse) or an ethernet cable connected to the local network when on player setup starts up, it checks for a network connection if there is a network connection and a provisioning record is present, it runs provisioning if there is a network connection but no provisioning record, it displays the activation screen if there is no network connection, your display will show the setup wizard which is described below to perform on player setup, follow these steps connect the display to the player insert the microsd card attach the usb keyboard (and optional mouse) or ethernet cable power on the player wait a few moments then, follow the on screen instructions troubleshooting if the player setup screen does not appear after a few minutes, try the following troubleshooting steps ensure the microsd card does not contain an autorun brs file players will always execute an autorun brs file rather than running player setup ensure you are using a series 4 (xtx44 and xdx43) or series 3 (xtx43, xdx33, hdx23, ls423, ho523) player earlier player models do not have the on player setup feature perform a factory reset a player docid\ yncf7p2pyzo2qedf1jyim on the player if the player has already been set up (using brightauthor\ connected, bsn cloud, {{brightauthor classic}} , {{brightsign network bsn}} , or other means), then player setup will not run on the player unless it is reset to factory defaults try another display and hdmi cable if you don't see anything on screen introduction screen when a non configured player is powered on, the introduction screen will display for 2 minutes this will give you time to connect a usb keyboard (and optional usb mouse) to the player or access the player using a web browser accessing the player using one of these options will lock out the other option (i e , you can't configure the player using both methods at the same time) if the countdown timer reaches zero, the player will attempt automated provisioning over the network using b deploy or dhcp option 43 alternatively, if there are media files in the root directory of the microsd card, the player will begin automated, looping playback of the files when the countdown timer reaches zero stop timer click this button to pause the countdown timer it cannot be restarted next click this button to begin player setup network setup screen this screen allows you to choose the network setup for the player ethernet connects the player to a wired ethernet network choose this option if you plan to publish to the player using the bsn cloud / brightsign network, web folder, or local network publishing modes you should also choose this option if you want to use remote assets (e g , websites, mrss feeds) in your presentations wifi connects the player to a wireless network you must have a wifi / bluetooth https //www brightsign biz/brightsign players/accessories/ module installed on the player to use this option choose this option if you plan to publish to the player using the bsn cloud / brightsign network, web folder, or local network publishing modes you should also choose this option if you want to use remote assets (e g , websites, mrss feeds) in your presentations you can configure wifi using a mouse and keyboard or access point mode docid\ cbkh4slc99bt3qcwtw5sm if you use access point mode, you should see the access point page after 60 seconds once configured, the player should re run provisioning, and if no provisioning record is present, you should re run on player setup to allow connection to bsn cloud or brightsignnetwork (bsn) use current player settings configure the player without changing the network configuration this will take you to a screen that will let you choose either brightauthor\ connected (the default) or brightauthor classic use this option if you are connecting with a modem, or you previously configured wifi using access point mode no networking configures the player without networking if you choose this configuration, the player will be set up with the standalone publishing mode (i e , you will publish content directly using a microsd card or other storage device) and will not connect to bsn cloud or brightsignnetwork com play media files plays media files, if they are present, from the on board storage (e g , microsd card, usb drive) without further configuration ethernet settings this screen allows you to configure your ethernet connection if the player is able to communicate with a dhcp server, it will automatically configure itself on the local network and list its ip parameters under current settings if you wish to use the dhcp settings, you can click use current settings without further configuration if you wish to make changes to the automated configuration, or if the player is not able to contact a dhcp server, click change settings to configure the network settings manually change ethernet settings use this screen to manually configure the network settings of the player ip address select one of the following obtain an ip address automatically the player will configure itself on the local network using dhcp use the following ip address the ip settings of the player are configured manually proxy check the use proxy box to configure the player to communicate via a proxy server address enter the address of the proxy if you need to provide a user name and password for the proxy, use this format @ (e g , admin\ root\@myproxy com) port enter the port number of the proxy time server check the set time server box to change the server that the player will use to synchronize its clock the brightsign network time server is used by default url enter the url for the time server in this field when you are finished configuring the network settings, click next – network diagnostics ; the player will then attempt to connect to the network using these settings wireless setup this screen allows you to connect to a wireless network ssid use the dropdown list to select a wireless network security key enter the password for the wireless network if you need to manually configure the player on the network, click the advanced button to specify the player ip address, proxy server, hostname, etc otherwise, click the next – network diagnostics button to connect to the wireless network immediately advanced wireless setup use this screen to manually configure the wireless network settings of the player ip address select one of the following obtain an ip address automatically the player will configure itself on the wireless network using dhcp use the following ip address the ip settings of the player are configured manually proxy check the use proxy box to configure the player to communicate via a proxy server address enter the address of the proxy if you need to provide a user name and password for the proxy, use this format @ (e g , admin\ root\@myproxy com) port enter the port number of the proxy time server check the set time server box to change the server that the player will use to synchronize its clock the brightsign network time server is used by default url enter the url for the time server in this field when you are finished configuring the wireless network settings, click next – network diagnostics ; the player will then attempt to connect to the wireless network using these settings network diagnostics on this screen, the player will first test its connection to the wired/wireless network if this test is successful, it will then attempt to connect to the internet these tests can succeed, fail, or succeed partially with errors check the show details boxes to see more information about the tests results publishing modes use this screen to select the publishing option for your player to learn more about the different publishing mode, go publishing modes docid\ resciigy djrpuzgwaa4e bsn cloud / brightsign network use the bsn cloud or brightsign network content management system (cms) to remotely schedule presentations, distribute content, assign players to groups, and monitor the health of players local network publish presentations and schedules to players over your local network web folder publish presentations and schedules remotely using your own web server enter a url for the web folder, after which the player will reboot and run recovery to download a presentation (if one was published) standalone publish presentations directly to your player using a microsd card or usb drive use this method if your player doesn’t have a network connection or if you don't plan to update the presentation frequently bsn cloud / brightsign network (bsn) sign in use this screen to sign in to the bsn cloud or brightsign network account enter the name of your brightsign network account username enter your account username (i e , your email address) password enter your account password player settings the subsequent screens of the wizard enable the configuring of various player settings these largely mirror the player settings of a player setup for more details about these settings, refer to setup docid\ xnnxywmv09iegziit7rwa when done, click the finish button to complete the setup process final page if the setup wizard times out, a "final page" is displayed the imei and iccid information provided on this page allows modem users to troubleshoot issues