BrightSign Mobile
Connect Your Modem
4 min
prerequisites for mdm na modems you must be using brightauthor\ connected version 1 6 31 or later your player must be running brightsignos 8 2 8 or later prerequisites for mdm eu modems you must be using brightauthor\ connected version 1 6 31 or later your player must be running brightsignos 8 2 80 or later so the data service connects properly for instructions on how to update brightsignos, see update the player os docid\ yurogagj103wwxgodfmfj if your player was previously connected to the modem on a lower version of brightsignos, you must upgrade to the later production version of brightsignos (8 2 80+) factory reset the player (see factory reset a player docid\ yncf7p2pyzo2qedf1jyim ) follow the setup instructions below setup to set up your player, either boot a player with a setup file on an sd card, or through the activation screen with a blank sd card factory reset an existing player and update your new player to brightsignos 8 2 72 or later eject the sd card insert the modem into the player restart the player and wait for modem light to turn solid (not flashing) blue insert the sd card with the setup files or the blank sd card if you are using a blank sd card when the brightsign activation screen appears, you should see the activation code on the screen claim the player with the activation code through the activate docid\ oof rmqhqfvlhokxi8ypj interface notes you cannot publish to a player that has been set up using lfn (local file networking) it can take up to 10 minutes to complete player activation using the modem, depending on signal strength in your area sfn setup may cause high data usage so we recommend that you set the content check frequency to every 24 hours (see the image below)