In this guide, you will learn the basics on how to set up a player, create a presentation, and publish your creation.
BrightAuthor:connected offers multiple techniques for device setup and provisioning. This guide will cover two primary methods: physical and over the internet (network setup). For more detailed information and other options, consult this page.
This setup method is recommended for players that do not need to be updated frequently. This method also requires an SD card and SD card adapter for your computer.
To set up your players using physical setup:
The SD card is now ready to be put in the player. Since the player was not configured with any networking option, the SD card will need to be removed and updated with new software releases manually. Should internet connectivity become available, you can update the player to use networking options by following the steps below.
To use the network setup option, the player must have a connection to the local area network and then the device must be provisioned on the network. The player must also have a blank SD card inserted.
To connect to the local area network:
For information about how you can manage players in your network, see Network.
Now that the player has been set up, you can create a presentation. To do this:
To add content to the presentation:
See Presentation and/or Content to get more information about what else you can do with your presentation and content in BrightAuthor:connected.
Now that the very basics are familiar, you can learn more about BrightAuthor:connected and its features on these pages or by viewing our tutorial video series. BrightAuthor:connected can also integrate with the BSN.cloud network, allowing authorized users to view the status of networked players through Control Cloud and to create and publish presentations directly over the internet with Content Cloud. You can learn more about BSN.cloud from our user guide.