Adding a player to your local network – BrightSign BrightAuthor User Guide v.4.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 2 – Setting up BrightSign Players
Adding a Player to your Local Network
With Local File Networking, you can use BrightAuthor to schedule presentations and distribute content to players over the
local network.
1. In the BrightAuthor menu bar, click
Tools > Setup BrightSign Unit.
a. Under
Name Specification, do the following:
b. Enter a
Name and Description for this unit.
2. Select whether you want to append the unit ID to the name or use only the name.
3. Under
Network Properties, set the following:
a.
Enable Wireless: Check this box if you plan to connect to the local network using a wireless connection. In order
to use a wireless connection, you must purchase a
for your BrightSign player. Enter an
SSID
and
Security key if the player is connecting to a secured network.
b.
Network Connection Priority: Use the up and down arrows to prioritize either the Wired or Wireless
connection. The BrightSign player will always attempt to download and upload using the first option. It will only
use the second option if the first is unavailable.
c.
Time zone: Select the time zone where the unit is located.
d.
Time server: Select the clock for this unit.
4. Click the
Advanced Network Setup button to customize advanced settings for your networked player. Specify the
following in the
Unit Configuration tab:
a.
Specify hostname: Check this box if you want to specify a custom hostname for the player on the network. By
default, the player serial number is used to generate a unique hostname.
b.
Use Proxy: Check this box if you want the player to connect using a proxy server. Type the address and port
number of the proxy in the fields below. If you need to provide a user name and password, use this format:
<user name>:<password>@<proxy server address> (e.g. “admin:[email protected]”).
5. Specify the following in the
Wired and Wireless tab of the Advanced Network Setup window:
a.
Data Types Enabled: Use these checkboxes to determine the types of data that will be transferred using the
connection. You can enable/disable both downloads (
Content, Text Feeds, Media Feeds) and uploads (Log
Updates).