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Simple File Networking allows you to distribute presentations to your BrightSign players using a web server. To use this publishing method, players must be set up for Simple File Networking with the correct URL for web folder.

1. In BrightAuthor, save the presentation(s) you want to publish by clicking File > Save… As
2. Click the Publish tab.
3. Select the Simple File Network option(above the Calendar).
4. Choose whether you want to publish Presentations or BrightWall Presentations.
5. Under Presentations, click Browse to navigate to and select the folder where your presentations are stored.

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Simple File Networking Parameters

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If you wish to reconfigure some of the device parameters, click the Set Parameters button. These changes will only affect players that receive the presentation schedule.

• URL for the web folder: Specify a new location from which the player will download content updates. Do not use trailing slashes in your URL; some web servers do not support trailing slashes.

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The URL for the web folder must be identical to the URL you use when publishing presentations. See Publishing with Simple File Networking for details.

• Content Check Frequency: Set how often you want the player to check your server for updates.Image Removed
• Simple File Networking Authentication:(Optional) Enter a User name and password to enable digest authentication between the BrightSign player and the web server.
  • Enable basic authentication: Check this box to have the player pass credentials to the web server in unsecured packets. Use this option only if it is absolutely required by the configuration of your web server.
• Logging: Check the boxes to enable any of the following:
  • Enable playback logging: Records playback start and end times, zone names, media types, and file names.
  • Enable event logging: Records timestamps, state names, zone names, event types, and event data.
  • Enable state logging: Records current and last state names, timestamps, and media types.
  • Enable diagnostic logging: Records timestamps, firmware and script versions, and the current presentation.
  • Enable Variable logging: Records the current and default values of all User Variables in the presentation. This log is only generated when logs are uploaded to custom log handler URL.
  • Upload logs: Check either of the following:
    • On startup: Uploads log files each time the player is powered on.
    • At specific time each day: Uploads log files daily at the specified time. Use the dropdown lists to pick a time.

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• If you have a mapped drive or shortcut that points to your web folder, publish to that location.
• If you use FTP to transfer files to your web folder, publish to a folder on your computer and then use FTP software to copy the files to your web folder.

Click Publish. When the Publish Complete window opens, click OK.