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The Device Activation This feature allows you to easily add players to your BSN.cloud network.

Info

Upon bootup, a player that has not yet been set up (primarily new players and factory reset players) will try to connect to BSN.cloud and look for a provisioning record. If one is found, it will set itself up according to the provisioning record. If a provisioning record is not found, the player will have the “Default Setup” applied.

The “Default Setup” can be one of two things. It can be the BrightSign “Default Setup”, or it can be a custom defined Setup with the name “Default Setup”.

Prepare the Player

New Player

If your player is brand new, you simply need to attach a properly formatted storage device to the player, connect the player to the Internet, and power up the player.

Previously Provisioned Player

BSN.cloud retains the provisioning record for a player until that provisioning record is explicitly changed. Info on deleting or changing existing provisioning records can be found here.

Performing a factory reset on a player returns the player to its factory condition. However, a factory reset does not impact the provisioning record of that player’s serial number on BSN.cloud.

Activate the Player

Shortly after bootup, assuming no provisioning record was found, the player should display the Activation screen shown below:

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