bsn.Control was formerly named Control Cloud.

 bsn.Control offers useful tools for player setup and ongoing player management, all of which can be accessed using either BrightAuthor:connected (either the desktop app or the web app) or a web browser.

For users who prefer not to use the BrightAuthor:connected, bsn.Control’s functionality can also be accessed via the 

Partners in particular are highly recommended to take advantage of this option when integrating with BrightSign.

Note that since control.bsn.cloud is a web interface, players must be connected to the internet in order to be accessible via this interface.

To connect a single player to BSN.cloud, simply use your smartphone to scan a QR code from the player activation page (which is displayed after the player boots up). To set up multiple players in bulk, simply take your new BrightSign player out of the box, plug it in, add a network connection, and BSN.cloud will automatically setup your players. 

Once a player is set up with BSN.cloud, you can access it using the remote Diagnostic Web Server (rDWS) to view real-time health information about connected players. The rDWS provides a wide range of diagnostic tools that are available to connected players from any location. For example, you can use this remote connection to reprovision players, take a screenshot of what the player is displaying, perform reboots, deploy BrightSignOS updates, and more. These tools are all securely available anywhere you are connected.

 desktop app, available for both Mac and Windows, enables access to bsn.Control. In addition to providing the ability to easily set up and manage BrightSign players, BrightAuthor:connected also enables users to create, schedule, and publish presentations, all from a single, integrated user interface. For those who prefer not to use a desktop app, all of this functionality is also accessible via a web browser at 

 to integrate all of the above into their digital signage solutions.

The bsn.Control service allows you to access to your players anywhere around the world through the Remote Diagnostic Web Server (Remote DWS or RDWS). The Remote DWS is maintained through a completely secure connection to BrightSign's WebSocket server (WSS). It lets you view information like player uptime, serial numbers, logs, and screenshots of what the player is displaying. You can also access diagnostic tools to troubleshoot connected players. More info can be found 

Prerequisites

bsn.Control

This is our legacy cloud platform. Our latest cloud platform is BSN.Cloud which consists of the free bsn.Control and the paid bsn.Content tiers. Development of BSN has largely ceased and will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BSN.Cloud.

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 BrightAuthor:connected, our latest app.

BrightAuthor_Classic

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

BrightAuthorconnected

The BSN.Cloud record of a player and its Setup. The Default Setup is assigned to the player unless another Setup has been explicitly set.

Provision_Record

The process where a Setup is delivered and applied to a player by BSN.Cloud.

Provision

A set of files containing player settings (player name, description, time zone, Publishing Mode, network settings, etc.) and an autorun.brs file which instructs the player what to do upon bootup.

Setup

Getting Started with bsn.Content

Managing Content

Creating a Presentation

Scheduling and Publishing

bsn.Content

User Guides

Languages

Network Status

Dashboard and Menus

Undocking Panels