To use BrightAuthor with the BrightSign Network (BSN), you must configure BrightAuthor to communicate with BSN servers. Then you can deliver content to your networked players by opening BrightAuthor, logging into BSN, uploading presentations, and publishing to Groups. For more details on publishing with BSN, see the latest BrightAuthor User Guide.
Player Access Requirements
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By default, BrightSign players are configured to use the HTTP Time Protocol (HTP) to synchronize their clocks with the BSN time server. However, they can also be configured be configured to use NTP, in which case UDP port 123 is used to set the date and time. This is a standard port used for setting time, though it is occasionally blocked on some networks.
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Close BrightAuthor.
Find the BrightAuthor.exe.config file.
Open the BrightAuthor.exe.config file in Notepad and search for this line: add key="UploadFileService1" and change its value from the "http://fileservices.brightsignnetwork.com:9990/UploadFileService.svc" to "http://fileservices.brightsignnetwork.com/UploadFileService.svc".
Delete 4 strings below this line, which correspond to the "UploadFileService2-5".
Save the changes and close Notepad. If you can't save the changes, then copy the BrightAuthor.exe.config file to your desktop, modify the file, save it, and place it back to the BrightAuthor folder. Now BrightAuthor will upload presentations through the 80 port.
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