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title: Legacy Docs
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:56:56.992Z
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BrightSign Network (brightsignnetwork.com) and BrightAuthor Classic will be shutting down in March 2027. Final subscription renewals will end in March 2026.

Users of those products are recommended to migrate to **BSN.Cloud** and **BrightAuthor\:connected** as described [here](docId\:pgZlATn4Lo37VMqpL6jRP).
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This section contains docs for our legacy products. Click on the categories below or in the left panel. BSN WebUI users can also reference the legacy [BSN WebUI Permissions User Guide](https://www.brightsignnetwork.com/download/BSN%20Web%20UI%20Permissions%20User%20Guide%201.0.pdf) (368KB).

# [Legacy User Guides](docId\:z9QUI3tzVj4N-4IVadkyr)

User guides for our legacy products:

- [BrightAuthor Classic](docId\:esnt254wtrJUehfmyAj1-)
- [BrightSign Network (BSN)](docId\:Sj6ivrK_5261u5HA_6iBq)
- [BSNEE](docId\:UTO71o1lGfeWU5N8sPyjX)
- [BrightMenu](docId:5oLRP4Vu9o-rPi6HZ6CjV) and [BrightLink](docId\:BPHncrbhFOorFVu627xWk)

# [Legacy FAQs](docId\:Bs9vpcX1s6NIZUspSmLoj)

Answers to frequently asked questions of our legacy products.

# [Legacy How-tos](docId\:Q-KoN9ki9jTEuLWSn6Mwh)

How-to guides for our legacy products.

# [Legacy Hardware](docId\:KlD2UicVBPQGYQBJlm-VY) 

Guides for our older players and accessories

# [BSNEE](docId\:UTO71o1lGfeWU5N8sPyjX)

The BrightSign Network Enterprise Edition (BSNEE) has all the features of the BrightSign Network cloud-based management application, but is hosted on your own servers.

# [BrightPlates](docId\:wo4CThMzgs6Z7vLeN03H9)

BrightPlates is a user-friendly web-based presentation authoring and publishing interface.

# [Legacy Product Resources](docId:1c7On8L3Z2bgg2tg-tgYR)

Resources for our legacy products including software downloads, release notes, and more.

# [Firmware 7.0](docId\:BaLgtOBS5nYdr2Cvm8KHi)

Important features for Firmware 7.0 (note that "firmware" is the term previously used for BrightSignOS).

# [Series 3 Players](docId\:J8Mavh0thT6FL-nyLt8fV)

Info about our Series 3 players.

# [BrightSignNetwork (BSN) Main APIs](docId\:Xtw-9AuVyFZy6WH_UbH26)

API info for BrightSignNetwork (BSN).

# [Legacy API Tokens](docId\:jTSy9lvi1_N7DbkWwFn_E) 

Describes our legacy authorization method.