Publishing Mode
7 min
one of the most important settings in a setup file is the publishing mode which sets the method by which content will be delivered to the player the publishing mode is tightly coupled with the player's cms (content management system) selector use the tool below to quickly determine the best publishing mode for your player(s) clicking the publishing mode from the selector above will bring you to the corresponding description for that publishing mode below standalone \<font color="#2166ae">`no network access required`\</font> \<font color="#6b21a8">`cms brightsign author (free)`\</font> content is manually published / copied to a storage device (typically a microsd card) the storage device is manually inserted into the player local network \<font color="#2166ae">`local network access required`\</font> \<font color="#6b21a8">`cms brightsign author (free)`\</font> content is published to the player over the local network author plus \<font color="#2166ae">`internet access required`\</font> \<font color="#6b21a8">`cms brightsign author plus (paid)`\</font> c ontent is stored and published to players from brightsign's cloud brightsign author plus is required web folder \<font color="#2166ae">`internet access required`\</font> \<font color="#6b21a8">`cms brightsign author (free)`\</font> content is published to a player accessible web folder (webdav; ftp not supported) the player downloads the content from the web folder players periodically check the web folder for content updates and when available, new content is automatically downloaded to the player partner cms \<font color="#2166ae">`internet access required`\</font> cms partner cms (paid) via web browser brightsign has many partners who provide an alternative cms for brightsign players you can select from a list of partner cmss to use for content management cms url \<font color="#2166ae">`internet access required`\</font> \<font color="#0c121d">`cms non partner cms (paid) via web browser`\</font> you may also use a cms not affiliated with brightsign's partner cms program a zip file containing the setup package for the cms is placed at a player accessible url the player downloads the package from the url and sets itself up for use with the cms