On-Player Setup

important as of brightsignos 9 0 218 (on the 9 0 branch), and brightsignos 9 1 73 (on the 9 1 branch), the only option available for on player setup is wi fi setup docid\ cbkh4slc99bt3qcwtw5sm the options below are only available to players running versions of brightsignos prior to 9 0 218 and 9 1 73 on player setup (formerly on device setup) starts only if the player has been factory reset, a storage device is present, and there is no setup file present to perform on player setup, you will need the following a display with attached hdmi ® cable a blank microsd card a usb keyboard (and optional usb mouse) or an ethernet cable connected to the local network upon startup, the player checks for a network connection if there is a network connection and a provisioning record is present, the player runs provisioning if there is a network connection but no provisioning record, the player displays the activation screen if there is no network connection, the player will display the player setup screen as described below to perform on player setup, follow these steps connect the display to the player insert the microsd card attach the usb keyboard (and optional mouse) or ethernet cable power on the player wait a few moments and follow the on screen instructions troubleshooting if the player setup screen does not appear after a few minutes, try the following troubleshooting steps ensure the microsd card does not contain an autorun brs file players will always execute an autorun brs file rather than running player setup ensure you are using a series 3 or later player perform a factory reset docid\ yncf7p2pyzo2qedf1jyim on the player if the player has already been set up (using brightsign author, bsn cloud, , , or other means), then player setup will not run on the player unless it is reset to factory defaults try another display and hdmi cable if you don't see anything on screen brightsign device setup when a non provisioned player is powered on, the brightsign device setup screen will display for 2 minutes this will give you time to connect a usb keyboard (and optional usb mouse) to the player or access the player using a web browser accessing the player using one of these options will lock out the other option (i e , you can't configure the player using both methods at the same time) if the countdown timer reaches zero, the player will attempt automated provisioning over the network using b deploy or dhcp option 43 alternatively, if there are media files in the root directory of the microsd card, the player will begin automated, looping playback of the files when the countdown timer reaches zero stop timer click this button to pause the countdown timer it cannot be restarted next click this button to begin player setup if the countdown timer on the intro screen reaches zero, the player will attempt automated provisioning over the network alternatively, if there are media files in the root directory of the microsd card, the player will begin automated, looping playback of the files when the countdown timer reaches zero stop timer click this button to pause the countdown timer it cannot be restarted next click this button to begin player setup network setup this screen allows you to choose the network setup for the player ethernet connects the player to a wired network via ethernet wi fi connects the player to a wi fi network refer to direct wi fi setup docid\ cbkh4slc99bt3qcwtw5sm for more details use current player settings configure the player without changing the network configuration this will take you to a screen that will let you choose either brightsign author (the default) or brightauthor classic use this option if you are connecting with a modem, or you previously configured wi fi using wi fi setup no networking configures the player without networking if you choose this configuration, the player will be set up with the standalone publishing mode (i e , you will publish content directly to a microsd card or other storage device) and will not connect to bsn cloud or brightsignnetwork com play media files plays media files, if they are present, from the storage device (e g , microsd card, usb drive) without further configuration ethernet this screen allows you to configure your player's ethernet connection if the player is able to communicate with a dhcp server, it will automatically configure itself on the local network and list its ip parameters under current settings if you wish to use the dhcp settings, you can click use current settings without further configuration if you wish to make changes to the automated configuration, or if the player is not able to contact a dhcp server, click change settings to configure the network settings manually ethernet settings use this screen to manually configure the network settings of the player ip address select one of the following obtain an ip address automatically the player will configure itself on the local network using dhcp use the following ip address the ip settings of the player are configured manually proxy check the use proxy box to configure the player to communicate via a proxy server address enter the address of the proxy to provide a user name and password for the proxy, use the @ format (for example, admin\ root\@myproxy com ) port enter the port number of the proxy time server check the set time server box to change the server that the player will use to synchronize its clock the brightsign network time server is used by default url enter the url for the time server in this field when you are finished configuring the network settings, click next – network diagnostics ; the player will then attempt to connect to the network using these settings wi fi (wireless) setup this screen allows you to connect to a wi fi network ssid use the dropdown list to select a wi fi network security key enter the password for the wi fi network if you need to manually configure the player on the network, click the advanced button to specify the player ip address, proxy server, hostname, etc otherwise, click the next – network diagnostics button to connect to the wi fi network immediately advanced wi fi setup use this screen to manually configure the wi fi settings of the player ip address select one of the following obtain an ip address automatically the player will configure itself on the wi fi network using dhcp use the following ip address the ip settings of the player are configured manually proxy check the use proxy box to configure the player to communicate via a proxy server address enter the address of the proxy to provide a user name and password for the proxy, use the @ format (for example, admin\ root\@myproxy com ) port enter the port number of the proxy time server check the set time server box to change the server that the player will use to synchronize its clock the brightsign network time server is used by default url enter the url for the time server in this field when you are finished configuring the wi fi settings, click next – network diagnostics ; the player will then attempt to connect to the wi fi network using these settings network diagnostics on this screen, the player will first test its connection to the wired/wi fi network if this test is successful, it will then attempt to connect to the internet these tests can succeed, fail, or succeed partially with errors check the show details boxes to see more information about the tests results publishing modes bsn cloud has been removed as an option for on player setup (previously referred to as on device setup) as of brightsignos version 9 0 145 1 the options for on player setup are now only available for standalone, local network, and web folder (formerly simple file networking) publishing modes use this screen to select the publishing option for your player to learn more about the different publishing mode, go here docid\ resciigy djrpuzgwaa4e bsn cloud / brightsign network use the bsn cloud or brightsign network content management system (cms) to remotely schedule presentations, distribute content, assign players to groups, and monitor the health of players local network publish presentations and schedules to players over your local network web folder publish presentations and schedules remotely using your own web server enter a url for the web folder, after which the player will reboot and run recovery to download a presentation (if one was published) standalone publish presentations directly to your player using a microsd card or usb drive use this method if your player doesn’t have a network connection or if you don't plan to update the presentation frequently bsn cloud / brightsign network (bsn) sign in use this screen to sign in to the bsn cloud or brightsign network account enter the name of your brightsign network account username enter your account username (i e , your email address) password enter your account password player settings the subsequent screens of the wizard enable the configuring of various player settings these largely mirror the player settings of a player setup file for more details about these settings, refer to this page docid\ xnnxywmv09iegziit7rwa when done, click the finish button to complete the setup process info page if the player setup page times out, the player will display an info page showing the player's imei and iccid info which allows modem users to troubleshoot issues