The Services & Monitoring section of the Setup File enables access to useful player tools as described below.

The Diagnostic Web Server (DWS) is a built-in web service on all BrightSign players. It provides key player info, diagnostic tools, and the ability to 

For internet-connected players, remote access (i.e., over the internet) to the DWS is available via BrightSign Control. This option specifically enables 

 access to the player's DWS (i.e., over the local network). For more info, see 

Network Settings

Tools

This is our legacy cloud platform. Our latest cloud platform is BrightSign Cloud, aka BSN.Cloud. Development of BSN has largely ceased and will eventually be deprecated.

BrightSign_Network_BSN

BrightSign’s *legacy* app for authoring and managing players. The app's actual name is BrightAuthor but is referred to as BrightAuthor Classic to lessen confusion with BrightSign Author, our latest app.

BrightAuthor_Classic

BrightSign’s latest free, all-in-one app for player setup / management, authoring, and content management.

BrightAuthorconnected

BrightSign's record of a player and its Setup File. The Default Setup File is assigned to the player unless another Setup File has been explicitly set.

Provision_Record

The process where a player is registered with BrightSign and a Setup File is assigned to the player.

Provision

Default Setup File

Set Up