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This can happen for either error is caused by one of the following reasons:

• Your BrightSign player doesn't have a valid subscription. To see the subscription status of the player, go to the Manage > Status window in BrightAuthor or go to the Groups page If the target network does not have a “Trial” or “Content”-Level subscription. To see the player subscription status either:

  • See the Subscription Information in the Dashboard page of BrightAuthor:connected

  • Go to the Manage > Status window in BrightAuthor

  • Go to the Groups page in the BrightSign Network WebUI and click

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  A 403 error can also indicate that the player can’t

• If the player serial number is not registered

• If the network name does not exist

• If the player has a suspended subscription or does not have subscription and there are no available subscriptions in its current network

• Your player cannot communicate with the AWS servers that host the BSN or BSN.cloud. A proxy server, firewall, or some other kind of network filter can intercept outbound traffic, blocking that connection. See this FAQ for a BrightSign player. See this page for a list of ports and URLs that need to be open for BSN.cloud, and this FAQ for a list of URLs and ports that need to be open on a local network for a player to communicate with the BrightSign Network.

Connectivity Tests

In BrightAuthor or BrightAuthor:connected

, you can test connectivity in the DWS:

1. Open the Diagnostic Web Server in a web browser and select the Diagnostics tab.

2. Click the Run button under Network Diagnostics to run a network test and verify that the player can connect to the Internet.

BrightAuthor Connectivity Tests:

1. Open the Diagnostic Web Server in a web browser and select the SD tab. 

2. Find the current-sync.xml file and click the magnifying glass to view the current-sync.xml file. You will see the names of the files that are included in the presentation and the HTTP file links.

3. Paste one of the http:// links into a web browser. Verify if you can download the file using a web browser on your computer.

4. Select the Diagnostics tab. 

5. Copy the http:// URL into the Download Speed Test field and Press the Speed Test button. If the test fails, it will return details that would provide more information about where the player might be failing to access the files.Click the Run button under Network Diagnostics to run a network test on the player and verify that it can connect to the Internet.

   To test the player using different DNS servers, you will need to manually set the IP address of the player and set the DNS to the Google public DNS values 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4:

6. Reset the player to factory defaults.

7. Open BrightAuthor and go to Tools > Setup BrightSign.

8. Select BrightSign Networking and assign the player to a desired group.

9. Enable the Diagnostic Web Server.

10. Select Advanced Network Setup and the Wired or Wireless tab depending on how the player is connected to the network.

11. Assign the IP address settings manually.

12. Save the setup files onto a blank SD card, insert it into the player, and power it up.

Repeat the Diagnostic Web Server steps (five to nine) outlined above as necessary

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