Publishing Modes

one of the most important settings in a player setup is the method by which content will be delivered to the player this is referred to as the player’s publishing mode descriptions for each publishing mode and their requirements are summarized below color coded labels highlight the key aspects of each mode labels network access required for player no network no network local local network internet network internet cms free cms free cms bsn content bsn content partner cms partner cms user app / interface baconnected baconnected web browser web browser = internet standalone no network no network free cms free cms baconnected baconnected content is manually published / copied to a storage device (often a microsd card) the storage device is manually inserted into the player local network local network local network free cms free cms baconnected baconnected content is published to the player over the local network web folder internet internet free cms free cms baconnected baconnected content is published to a player accessible web folder the player downloads the content from the web folder players periodically check the web folder for content updates and when new content is available, it is automatically downloaded to the player bsn content internet internet bsn content bsn content baconnected baconnected or web browser web browser content is uploaded, stored, published, and managed using brightsign’s bsn content service partner app internet internet partner cms partner cms web browser web browser brightsign has many partners who provide an alternative cms for managing content this publishing mode sets up players to utilize the specified partner’s cms for content publishing and management app url internet internet partner cms partner cms web browser web browser content is packaged and placed at a player accessible url the player downloads the package from the url this method is similar to web folder but does not have the automatic checks for content updates that the web folder method offers