Provision

overview as covered in the start here docid\ d1tz0hy4bh9ngcvuoe3of section, setting up a player for use involves applying a setup docid\ xnnxywmv09iegziit7rwa to the player, and applying a setup to a player using bsn cloud is known as provisioning when powering up a new or factory reset a player docid\ yncf7p2pyzo2qedf1jyim player that has previously been provisioned, the player will automatically retrieve and apply the setup that was previously applied to it in many cases, it is best to provision the player prior to powering up the player players can be provisioned using the methods described below, and once provisioned, the player will configure itself per the applied setup upon bootup image 20241218 183242 png prerequisites you must be logged in to a bsn cloud account note the player serial number, which can be found on the bottom of the player or on the side of the packaging box connect the player(s) to an active network connection and to a display screen through hdmi ® the player(s) must have a blank, properly formatted storage device you must have a setup docid\ xnnxywmv09iegziit7rwa note the setup name make sure that the setup file is in the library (when creating the setup, choose add setup to library ) provisioning individual players add player go to admin > provision select add player to add a player to the provisioning list you will be prompted to enter the following information serial number the serial number of the player player name and player description an optional name and description for the player if these are not specified, the values in the setup will be used image 20241218 183334 png apply setup from admin > provision select the checkbox next to the player(s) you want to provision select apply setup if the players have not been previously provisioned, they will download the appropriate setup from the bsn cloud servers when they boot up if the players have had a setup previously applied, the new setup will take effect only when that player has been explicitly reprovisioned it is important to note that apply setup strictly establishes what should be applied to the player when the player is reprovisioned if a previously provisioned player reboots or even if it is factory reset, it will not adopt the new setup until the player has been explicitly reprovisioned reprovisioning is covered below the apply app url option lets you assign an application, via a player accessible url, to selected players in the list upon boot up, the players will download the application package from the specified app url and set up the player for that application image 20241218 183436 png you can also delete player(s) from the provisioning list if you delete a player's provisioning record, it will be disassociated from its bsn cloud network and will no longer automatically retrieve a setup package from bsn cloud when a player is booted up without an associated provisioning record, it will display an activation code, which you can use to create a provisioning record for the player other methods of provisioning the player are the brightauthor\ connected provision tab or the b deploy api bulk provisioning bulk provisioning is the process of provisioning multiple players at once go to admin > provision select the download icon to download the provisioning template as a csv file enter the serial number (required) player name setup name (required) app url description save the csv file select upload provisioning file to upload the saved csv file once the file has been uploaded, players listed in the file will be automatically provisioned per the file review the player list for bulk provisioning and select submit the players will automatically download and apply the new setups from the cloud note that the csv template includes a column for setup as well as app url if a player is desired to be provisioned for app url, it can be done with a setup where the setup includes the app url information alternatively, the app url can be directly entered in the csv file, negating the need for a setup if a setup that includes an app url is specified and an app url is entered in the csv column, the app url in the setup will take precedence default provisioning if a setup is not explicitly applied to a player, the setup docid\ xnnxywmv09iegziit7rwa will be applied to the player when it is provisioned reprovisioning as mentioned above, apply setup strictly establishes what should be applied to the player when the player is reprovisioned if a previously provisioned player reboots or even if it is factory reset, it will not adopt the new setup until the player has been explicitly reprovisioned the reprovisioning process performs the following actions clears the storage device (typically a microsd card) clears the registry settings used by bsn cloud but retains some register settings, specifically the player’s networking settings (e g , wifi configuration) reboots the player upon reboot, the player will download and apply the setup associated with its provisioning record if no setup has been applied to the player, the player will boot to the activate docid\ oof rmqhqfvlhokxi8ypj screen reprovisioning a player consists of the following steps apply a new setup to the player when a player is added (either via provision > add player or via a provisioning file using the provisioning template) with no setup explicitly applied, the default setup will be applied explicitly “reprovision” the player so that the new setup takes effect apply a new setup to reprovision the player, first go to admin > provision where you should see your player(s) listed from here, follow the steps below image 20241218 203140 png select the player from the list multiple players can be selected to apply the same setup to click apply setup image 20241218 203300 png 3\ a pop up will appear with a drop down list of all the setups in the setup library choose the desired setup from the drop down list and click apply setup reprovision the player when a new setup is applied to a player, the new setup does not automatically go into effect on the player after applying the setup, the player must be explicitly reprovisioned (after which the player will reboot) in order for the new setup to be active on the player find the player in the network tab and select the settings (gear) icon image 20241218 203424 png from there, navigate to the control tab, reprovision player note the actions that will occur and select reprovision image 20240424 184507 png there may be a message asking to confirm that there is indeed a setup that has been applied to the player if a setup has not been first applied to the player, the player will connect to bsn cloud to download and apply the default setup deleting a provision record go to admin > provision and delete the player from the provision table by clicking the delete (trash can) icon go to the network tab and find the player click the gear icon to access the player's rdws navigate to the control tab of the player’s rdws and click the reprovision button which will cause the player to reboot since no setup has been applied to the player, the player will boot to the activate docid\ oof rmqhqfvlhokxi8ypj screen after the player has rebooted, go the network tab and click the delete (trashcan) icon to delete the player from the network this is more of a housecleaning step and while recommended, is not strictly necessary if not done, the player will continue appearing in the network tab but show an inactive status reprovisioning vs factory reset users should understand some key differences between reprovisioning and a factory reset a player docid\ yncf7p2pyzo2qedf1jyim reprovision factory reset clears the storage device (e g , microsd card) does not clear the storage device clears most registry settings but importantly does not clear the player’s network settings (e g , wifi configuration) clears all registry settings including the player’s network settings if a new setup has been applied, the new setup will take effect upon bootup if a new setup has not been applied, the player will boot to the activation screen does not affect the player’s provisioning record on bsn cloud the player’s setup on record will be applied again after the player boots back up changing the player’s setup requires reprovisioning the player additional info see this video https //vimeo com/350338863 for more information about provisioning players and creating player groups to display different setups in different groups