BrightSign BSNEE Configurator Tech Note v.1.04 User Manual

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Technical Notes – BrightAuthor Configurator

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f. If desired, enter the

Default Time Server for BrightAuthor. Check the Use

BSN Cloud box if you wish to use the default BrightSign Network time server.

6. Click

Next to proceed to the Connectivity Validation step. This optional step allows

you to test that all information was entered into the BrightAuthor Configurator
correctly. It also allows you to determine whether BrightAuthor will be able to
connect to the BSNEE instance in specific network environments.

7. Click

Setup Proxy... if the Configurator will be connecting to the BSNEE instance

through a proxy server.

a. Check the

Use Proxy box to configure the proxy settings.

b. Enter the IP address of the proxy server into the

Host field.

c. Enter the port number of the proxy server into the

Port field.

d. Check the

Requires Authentication box if the proxy server requires you to

enter credentials. Enter your

Username and Password.

e. Click

OK when finished configuring the proxy connection.

8. Click

Validate Connectivity. The configurator will attempt to communicate with all

relevant BSNEE endpoints and report whether each attempt was a success or
failure using standard HTTP status codes.

9. Click

Dump Log to retrieve a log of error messages.

10. Select the

Output format of the BrightAuthor installer package:

a.

CAB SFX executable: This package is built using Windows IExpress

technology. It supports the “unattended” installation mode for enterprise
network deployment.

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