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title: Single Provisioning
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createdAt: 2026-07-16T19:00:18.279Z
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To provision a single player, go to: **Player Setup > Provisioning**

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# Add Player

Click **Add Player** to provision a single player. You will be prompted to enter the player's serial number and optionally, a player name and description.

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### IMPORTANT

The player is now provisioned even though a Setup File was not explicitly assigned because the [Default Setup File](docId\:J9wsBHJjZhW01fvh_nqfn) has been automatically assigned to the player.

**If the player is powered on at this point**, it will configure itself with the Default Setup File. Changing to another Setup File at that point would require [reprovisioning](docId:1w4jVaZ8RyKER3J2tLnjw) the player.

If you do **not** want the player to be configured with the Default Setup File, **do not boot up the player yet** and continue with the steps below.
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### Player Already Registered

If you enter a serial number of a player that has already been provisioned, you will get an error. If the player was brand new when obtained, then you or someone in your organization likely already provisioned the player and you should be able to find the player in the Provisioning List.

However, if the player was previously owned and provisioned, the previous owner / administrator must delete the player's provisioning record from their player network before you can provision the player for your player network.

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For security reasons, only the current administrator of a player is able to delete a player's provisioning record. BrightSign is generally unable to remove player provisioning records. If you have a player that was previously provisioned, contact the previous owner / administrator and request that they delete the player's provisioning record.
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# Assign Setup File

Until the player boots up and configures itself with the assigned Setup File (in this case, the Default Setup File), you can assign a different Setup File to the player. When the player boots up, it will configure itself per the currently assigned Setup File

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1. Select the target player(s)
2. Click **Assign Setup File**
3. Select the desired Setup File

- If the player has *not* booted up since being provisioned, it will download and apply the selected **Setup File** upon boot up.
- If the player *has* booted up since being provisioned, see the important note below.
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### IMPORTANT

For provisioned players that have already booted up, **assigning** a Setup File strictly defines the Setup File that should take effect *when the player is reprovisioned*.

A reboot or even a [Factory Reset](docId\:ynCF7P2PYZo2qedF1JYim) will *not* result in the new Setup File going into effect. The player must be *reprovisioned* for the new Setup File to take effect. See [Reprovisioning](docId:1w4jVaZ8RyKER3J2tLnjw) for more details.
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# Apply CMS URL

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The **Apply CMS URL** option lets you set up a CMS not affiliated with the BrightSign Partner program by providing the URL where the setup package for this CMS resides.

Refer to [CMS URL](docId\:rEScIigY-dJRPuZgwaA4e) for more details on this Publishing Mode.
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# Delete Player

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Click **Delete** to remove a player from the Provisioning List. This deletes the player's provisioning record with BrightSign.

When a player without an associated provisioning record boots up, it can individually be provisioned anew per the steps above, or [bulk provisioned](docId:0SB4SHwyEyDfrGuQJOi9Q) along with other players.
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