Quick Start Guide

Setting up BrightSign Players

Before you can create and publish presentations, you must first set up the BrightSign players. To set up a player, you

need to create setup files in BrightAuthor and add those files to a storage device (SD card or USB flash drive). Afterward,

insert the storage (usually an SD card) into the BrightSign player. Remember that if you are using an SD card, it must be

formatted using FAT32 for the player to receive network updates and generate logs.

You can set up your BrightSign players for standalone use, add them to a Local Network, add them to the BrightSign

Network, or set them up for Simple File Networking. Adding players to a network allows you to remotely manage and

update your BrightSign players and presentations. Alternatively, standalone use requires inserting an updated storage

device into the BrightSign player each time you want to update content.

To set up your BrightSign player, complete the following steps:

1. On the menu bar, click Tools > Setup BrightSign unit.

2. Under Name Specification, enter a name and description for the unit.

3. Under Network Properties, choose whether you would like to Enable wireless (only some models have wireless

capability; please see the BrightSign Product Comparison Matrix for more details). Choose your preferred Network

Connection Priority and click on Advanced Network Setup if you would like to manually configure the player’s IP

address. This window contains other content download options depending on the Unit Configuration option you

choose.

4. Under Firmware, indicate whether you want to update the firmware and to which version. BrightAuthor requires a

minimum firmware version to correctly publish presentations to a BrightSign player.

5. Under Unit Configuration, choose one of the four setup options, and then complete the steps:

• Standalone: Under Unit Configuration, enabling the diagnostic web server and local web server is

optional.

• Local File Networking: Under Unit Configuration, enabling the diagnostic web server and local web server

is optional.