Players
Run a Network Test
3min
there are several ways to run a network test on a brightsign player diagnostic web server the diagnostic web server (dws) docid\ xue20rjxhft lq0rdmjbw can be used to run network diagnostics the player must be accessible either over the internet or over the local network with brightauthor\ connected, go to the network tab, find the player in the list, and click the settings icon (gear icon) next to the player if you are not using brightauthor\ connected and the player is accessible over the local network, you can access the player's local dws get the ip address of the player (see find a player's ip address docid\ o5bjpu97ommnbhodcjyef ) type the ip address of the player into a web browser go to the diagnostics tab under network diagnostics , select run diagnostics brightauthor classic if you are using brightauthor classic, network diagnostics can be run while installing the player's setup files go to tools > setup brightsign unit click advanced network setup , select diagnostics , and check the enable network diagnostics box check the boxes under enable network diagnostics to test desired interfaces see local file network setup in brightauthor docid 1jy7zysse5mkcz5zns1cu for more info insert an sd card with the setup files (with network diagnostics enabled) into the player power up the player it will run a network test, display the results on the screen, and then continue the normal setup process use a script follow the steps below to run a network diagnostic test on a brightsign player the results will be shown on the display connected to the player download the autorun brs file https //archbee doc uploads s3 amazonaws com/tyaqenq txckpox4eakhe gjfhvug71weeouyvez0d 20250409 223439 brs copy the file to a blank sd card (formatted in fat 32) insert the sd card in the player power up the player