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title: Author Plus Setup
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:55:06.569Z
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# Overview

<font color="#2166AE">`INTERNET ACCESS REQUIRED`</font> <font color="#6B21A8">`CMS: BRIGHTSIGN AUTHOR PLUS (PAID)`</font>

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- Content is stored and published to players from BrightSign's cloud.
- BrightSign Author Plus is required.
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# Add Setup File

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From [BrightSign Control](https://control.brightsign.biz), create / sign in to your account, and select or create a Player Network for the player to belong to ([more info](docId\:CVBN8koVFul3DOi5bKHpl)).
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Go to: **Player Setup / Setup File Library**&#x20;

Click **Add Setup File** to create a [Setup File](docId\:yDtI_hG5yGiOUIXfuK1pe).
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Settings are organized into the sections shown. Review the available settings and configure as necessary.

For the [Publishing Mode](docId\:rEScIigY-dJRPuZgwaA4e), select **Author Plus**.
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Click **Save Setup File** to save the Setup File to the Setup File Library.
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# Provision

Next, the player must registered and assigned the just-created Setup File. This process is known as [Provisioning](docId\:yAszd9x1YB7Uwun3OxXmP).