Overview
This screen allows you to apply Setups to players in your BSN.cloud network. When powering up a new or factory reset player that has previously been added to the provisioning library, the player will automatically retrieve and apply the Setup associated with it.
If you intend to apply a custom Setup to a player (instead of the BrightSign Default Setup), it is generally recommended to add the player to the Provisioning Library prior to powering up a new or factory resetting an existing player.
If the player is not already in the Provisioning Library, the BrightSign Default Setup will automatically be applied to the player upon its bootup. Reprovisioning the player would then be required to apply a different Setup.
Prerequisites
You must be logged in to a BSN.cloud account.
Note the player serial number, which can be found on the bottom of the player or on the side of the packaging box.
Connect the players to an active network connection and to a display screen through HDMI®.
The players must have a blank, properly formatted storage device.
You must have a Setup (see this page for instructions):
Note the Setup name.
Make sure that the Setup file is in the library (choose Add Setup File to Library).
Do not power up the players yet. If the player is powered up prior to assigning it a Setup, it will configure itself using the BrightSign “Default Setup” if it is able to connect to BSN.cloud.
Provisioning Individual Players
Add Player
Select Provision from the Admin tab.
Select Add Player to add a player to the Player Provisioning library. You will be prompted to enter the following information:
Serial Number: The serial number of the player.
Player Name and Player Description: An optional name and description for the player. If these are not specified, they will default to the values in the Setup you apply to the player.
Apply Setup
From the Provision screen:
Select the checkbox next to the player(s) you want to provision.
Select Apply Setup:
If the player(s) have not been provisioned or set up already, they will download the Setup from the BSN.cloud servers when they boot up.
If the players have had a Setup previously applied, the new Setup will be applied to the player only when it is explicitly reprovisioned.
It is important to note that Apply Setup strictly establishes what should be applied to the player when the player needs to be reprovisioned. If a previously provisioned player reboots or even if it is factory reset, it will not adopt the new Setup until the player has been explicitly reprovisioned. Reprovisioning is covered below.
The Apply App URL option lets you assign an application, accessible via a URL, to selected players in the list. At setup, the players will download the application package from the specified App URL and set up the player for that application.
You can also Delete Player(s) from the Player Provisioning library. Deleted players will automatically apply the BrightSign “Default Setup” when they first boot up.
Players that have already been provisioned but are then subsequently deleted from the Player Provisioning library will continue to run the Setup that had previously been applied. If that player is then factory reset, it will search for a provisioning record upon bootup and if it doesn’t find one, the current Default Setup will be applied to it.
Provisioning Multiple Players (Bulk Provisioning)
Select Provision from the Admin page.
Select the download icon to download the Provisioning Template as a CSV file. Enter the:
Serial Number (required)
Player Name
Setup name (required)
App URL
Description
Save the CSV file.
Select Upload Provisioning File to upload the saved CSV file. Once the file has been uploaded, players listed in the file will be automatically provisioned per the file.
Review the player list for bulk provisioning and select Submit. The players will automatically download and apply the new Setups from the cloud.
Note that the CSV template includes a column for Setup File as well as App URL. If a player is desired to be provisioned for App URL, it can be done with a Setup where the Setup includes the App URL information. Alternatively, the App URL can be directly entered in the CSV file, negating the need for a Setup.
If a Setup File that includes an App URL is specified and an App URL is entered in the CSV column, the App URL in the Setup File will take precedence.
Default Provisioning
If a Setup file is not explicitly applied to a player, the player will be provisioned with the “Default Setup” upon bootup. As mentioned, the “Default Setup” can be the BrightSign “Default Setup” or a custom defined Setup which has been named “Default Setup” (case and spelling must match exactly).
Reprovisioning
Reprovisioning a player consists of the following steps:
Applying a new Setup to the player.
Explicitly updating the player so that the new Setup takes effect.
Apply a New Setup
To reprovision the player, first go to the Admin > Provision screen where you should see your player(s) listed. From here, follow the steps below.
Select the player from the list. Multiple players can be selected to apply the same Setup to.
Click Apply Setup.
A pop-up will appear with a drop-down list of all the Setups in the Setup Library. Choose the desired Setup from the drop-down list and click Apply Setup.
Update the Player (Reprovision)
When a new Setup is applied to a player, the new Setup does not automatically go into effect on the player. After applying the Setup, the player must be explicitly updated (after which the player will reboot) in order for the player to be reprovisioned with the new Setup.
Find the player in the Network tab and select the settings (gear) icon:
From there, navigate to the Control tab and select Update in the Reprovision Player section.
There may be a message asking to confirm that there is indeed a Setup that has been applied to the player. If a Setup has not been first applied to the player, the player will connect to BSN.cloud to download and apply the Default Setup.
Deleting a Provision Record
Go to Admin > Provision and delete the player from the Provision table by clicking the delete (trash can) icon.
Go to the Network tab and find the player. Click the gear icon to access the player's RDWS.
Navigate to the Control tab of the player’s RDWS and click the Reprovision > Update button which will cause the player to reboot.
From the Network tab, click the delete icon (trashcan) to delete the player.
Additional Info
See this video for more information about provisioning players and creating player groups to display different Setups in different groups.