Player Quickstart

this guide walks through the various available methods of using brightauthor\ connected to set up a brightsign player after the player is set up, see the publishing quickstart docid\ czguhz omw1rsbpfddpah to create a simple presentation and publish that presentation to a player for display player preparation requirements a brightsign player a microsd or other storage device (a microsd card will be assumed for this guide) see player storage docid\ o4yzospnpfagbglduleee for more information a mac or pc (additional requirement details can be found brightauthor\ connected docid 7xqhhe03hrls qzv35 ta ) a display an hdmi ® cable (optional) a microsd card adapter, if you are planning to transfer content from your computer to your player using a microsd card connect your player prepare the microsd card by erasing its contents cards must be formatted as exfat or fat32 connect your brightsign player to a power supply connect the player to a display with the hdmi cable put the blank microsd card in the player make sure the player is connected to your local network with an ethernet cable ideally, you should also have internet access setup as covered in the start here docid\ d1tz0hy4bh9ngcvuoe3of section, players must have a setup applied to them the setup is a file which includes various player settings required for player operation publishing mode one of the critical settings in a setup is the publishing mode which defines the method by which content will be delivered to the player players can be configured in a variety of “publishing modes” which reflect how content is delivered to the player the publishing mode is covered in more detail publishing modes docid\ resciigy djrpuzgwaa4e , but the main points are summarized in the table below for easier reference brightauthor\ connected publishing modes publishing mode description standalone content is manually published to a storage device (typically a microsd card) \ network connection not required the storage device is manually connected/inserted into each player \ free local network content is published to the player over the local network \ local network connection required \ free web folder content resides on a web server that is accessible by the player \ network connection between player and web server required players periodically check the web server for content updates, then new content is automatically published to the player \ free (web server hosting charges may be required) bsn content (formerly content cloud) content is stored, published, and managed via bsn cloud \ internet connection required \ subscription based with free trial \ note bsn content can be accessed using either brightauthor\ connected or a web browser via bsn cloud partner cms publishing modes true false 173false left unhandled content type false left unhandled content type false left unhandled content type false left unhandled content type false left unhandled content type false left unhandled content type player setup configurations involving the legacy brightsignnetwork com http //bsn com/ are not covered in this guide download https //www brightsign biz/resources/software downloads , install, and launch the brightauthor\ connected app on your mac or pc the brightauthor\ connected dashboard screen should appear, as shown above, indicating that you are not connected to bsn cloud while you do not need to connect to bsn cloud to setup for standalone, local network, or web folder, it is better to do so to get the full functionality of brightauthor\ connected you must create an account to use bsn content setup docid pvioa4lqaseezou orvm for info about how to create an account, see create a bsn cloud account & network docid\ waffeegnpsmh9s jkx3tg from the admin tab, select setup go to the page below for your preferred setup type standalone setup docid\ klu38ghvqrqssgjjfypbo local network setup docid\ dtbcbbbcsc37inidvjtix web folder setup docid\ cziigthx3j0k1caixc7co bsn content setup docid pvioa4lqaseezou orvm partner app setup docid\ u9l w0vjnyfyp9itz6ury app url setup docid\ g vesz3ul67erd9uelezx