It is recommended that partners take advantage of the free, yet powerful, tools offered by the Control Cloud for player provisioning and ongoing player management. There are two primary ways that partners access the Control Cloud:
The “Swivel” approach
API integration
“Swivel” Approach
This is the generally the easiest and quickest way for partners to utilize the functions of the Control Cloud alongside their CMS.
With this approach, end users have access to the full capabilities of the Control Cloud via the unbranded web interface at control.bsn.cloud. By having a browser tab for the CMS and a browser tab for the Control Cloud, users can quickly “swivel” back and forth between the CMS and Control Cloud.
API Integration
Using BrightSign’s APIs, partners are able to design their own custom user interfaces to access the underlying functions of the Control Cloud. End users will then interact with a single UI for authoring, publishing, content management, and player management.
Next, let’s take a look at how the Control Cloud can used to remotely provision players.