Get Started with BrightSign
Getting started with your BrightSign player is as easy as 1-2-3.
Setup Control Cloud
OS 8.0.15 and Above
Follow these instructions to get started using BrightAuthor:connected.
1. Download and Install BrightAuthor:connected
Download BrightAuthor:connected desktop application.
2. Setup Control Cloud Account and Network
- Open BrightAuthor:connected and click connect
- Sign up for BSN.cloud as a new user
- Validate email
- Return to BrightAuthor:connected
- Click on the orange connect button
- Sign in, name your network, and click create
3. Provision Players
- Connect your players to a live internet connection via Ethernet
- Connect player to screen via HDMI
- Power on your players with a blank SD card
- Click Activate Device on your BrightAuthor:connected dashboard and enter the activation code that appears on the purple screen of your connected display
- Your player will now go through setup and reboot several times during this process
- When finished, you will see a purple welcome screen
4. Next Steps
- Click here to download the Welcome Presentation and unzip it to a location on your computer
- Watch this video to learn how to publish content to your player
- View our tutorial videos for more information on creating and publishing presentations
- Check out our extensive documentation
- Visit our knowledge base, FAQs, and community forums from our support page
Setup Control Cloud
OS 8.0.15 and Above + Partner CMS of Your Choice
Follow these instructions to get started with a CMS from a BrightSign Partner.
1. Setup a Control Cloud Account
- Open control.bsn.cloud
- Sign up for BSN.cloud as a New User
- Validate email by clicking on the link sent to your email address
- Click on the orange LOG IN button
- Sign in, name your network, and click Create
2. Create a Default Setup package
- Go to the Admin Tab and choose Device Setup
- Type in the package name of ‘Default Setup’ exactly as shown (it is case and spacing sensitive)
- Fill out the device settings you want and select your choice of CMS under the partner application
- Choose add Setup File to Library to save your device setup
3. Provision Players
- Connect your players to a live internet connection via Ethernet
- Connect player to screen via HDMI
- Power on your players with a blank SD card
- When the Activation Code appears on the purple screen of your connected, select Activate Device
- Your player will now go through setup and reboot several times during this process and when it is finished, a secondary Partner CMS activation process will begin
4. Next Steps
- View our tutorial videos for more information on how to view real time player health and controls using your Control Cloud account
- Create and publish presentations to your players using the application of your chosen CMS
- Check out our extensive documentation
- Visit our knowledge base, FAQs, and community forums from our support page
Setup Content Cloud
OS 8.0.15 and Above
Follow these instructions to get started with Content Cloud.
1. Download and Install BrightAuthor:connected
Download BrightAuthor:connected desktop application.
2. Setup Control Cloud Account and Network
- Open BrightAuthor:connected and click connect
- Sign up for BSN.cloud as a new user
- Validate email
- Return to BrightAuthor:connected
- Click on the orange connect button
- Sign in, name your network, and click create
3. Enable the Content Cloud 30-Day Trial
- Go to the Admin tab
- Click on the Content Cloud trial button
- Once you see confirmation of your trial on-screen, go to the BrightAuthor:connected dashboard
4. Provision Players
- Connect your players to a live internet connection via Ethernet
- Connect player to screen via HDMI
- Click Activate Device on your BrightAuthor:connected dashboard and enter the Activation Code that appears on the purple screen of your connected display
- Your player will no go through setup and reboot several times during this process
- When finished, you will see a purple welcome screen
5. Publish Content
- Click here to download the Welcome Presentation and unzip it to a location on your computer
- Watch this video to learn how to publish content to your player
- View our tutorial videos for more information on creating and publishing presentations
- Check out our extensive documentation
- Visit our knowledge base, FAQs, and community forums from our support page
Already a Control Cloud User?
Follow these instructions to get started if you are an existing Control Cloud user.
1. Enable the Content Cloud 30-Day Trial
- Go to the Admin tab
- Click the Content Cloud trial button
2. Create a New Setup Package
- Click on Device Setup
- Choose BSN.cloud Networking as the device type
- Enter other settings you would like, as needed
- When finished, click Add Setup File to Library
3. Prepare Player for Reprovisioning
- Go to the Admin Tab and choose Device Setup
- Click Device Provisioning
- Check the box(es) for any players you want to be reprovisioned for Content Cloud
- Click Apply Setup (above Device Provisioning list)
- Choose the setup you just created for Content Cloud
- Click the Apply Setup button
- Confirm that the setup file has been updated correctly in the provisioning list
4. Reprovision Players
- Go to the Network tab
- Find the player to reprovision in the list and click the gear to open the Remote DWS
- Check the box(es) for any players you want to be reprovisioned for Content Cloud
- Click Control tab
- Click the “Update” button in the Reprovision Device section
- Your player will reset and be setup with your newly created Content Cloud files
5. Publish Content
- Click here to download the Welcome Presentation and unzip it to a location on your computer
- Watch this video to learn how to publish content to your player
- View our tutorial videos for more information on creating and publishing presentations
- Check out our extensive documentation
- Visit our knowledge base, FAQs, and community forums from our support page