BrightSign BrightAuthor User Guide v.4.1.1 - Manual (Page 162)

154 Chapter 11 – Editing Preferences
Networking
Check the boxes to enable/disable the following: BrightSign Network, Local Networking, Bonjour, and Simple File
Networking.
Note: If you are publishing with Local Networking and are not seeing your BrightSign players on the network, disabling
Bonjour can help.
Proxy Server
Check the
Use Proxy Server box if BrightAuthor must communicate with the Internet through a proxy server. Enter the
Address and Port of the proxy server. If the proxy server requires authentication, you will be prompted to enter login
credentials. If the proxy uses a Windows domain for authentication, you will also need to specify a domain name.
UI
• Publishing: Check or uncheck these boxes to change the behavior of BrightAuthor while publishing:
o Show file overwrite dialog?: Displays a dialog box asking whether you want to overwrite preexisting files
when publishing a presentation.
o Copy and replace duplicate files when publishing locally?: Overwrites media files with the same name
when publishing locally.
o Show Save Schedule dialog?: When you exit the Publish tab, displays a dialog box asking if you would
like to save the schedule as a separate file. You can then use this schedule file with any presentation by
navigating to
Schedule > Open while in the Publish tab.
• Save properties: Check the Show Save Properties dialog box to display a dialog box whenever you exit the
Presentation Properties window and have made changes to the settings. The dialog box will ask you whether you
want to apply the new settings to the current presentation or to all future presentations in addition to current
presentation.
• Content Update Password Cleared Warning: Check this box to display a dialog box whenever you publish a
content update that will clear the
Content Update Password .
• Transitions: Use these options to specify the display behavior of transitions in the interactive playlist.