{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"expand","attrs":{"title":"BrightAuthor Version 4.7"},"content":[{"type":"bulletList","content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Version 4.6","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://brightsign.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BA46/pages/141695556"}}]}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Version 4.4","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://brightsign.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BA44/pages/84414493"}}]}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Previous Versions","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"http://support.brightsign.biz/entries/314526-brightsign-user-guides-troubleshooting"}}]},{"text":" ","type":"text"}]}]}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"There are several ways to change the values of User Variables in an interactive presentation. See the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Variables","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"/wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/370672148"}}]},{"text":" page for more information about creating User Variables and setting default values.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Web Browser","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"You can view and update User Variables using a web browser. To do this, your computer must be connected to the same local network as the BrightSign player, and you must enable the Local Web Server on the player:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"orderedList","attrs":{"order":1},"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Navigate to ","type":"text"},{"text":"Tools > Setup BrightSign Unit","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":".","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Check the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Enable local web server ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":"box.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Enter a user name and password for the web server if desired.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Set the rest of the options in the ","type":"text"},{"text":"BrightSign Unit Setup","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":" window and complete the unit configuration process (see the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Setting up BrightSign Players","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"/wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/370671650"}}]},{"text":" for more information).","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Wait for the player to complete the entire boot process.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Use the address bar of a web browser to navigate to device IP port 8008. 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The field can contain either the wildcard designator by itself or additional text with the wildcard designator (e.g. \"message_<*>\").","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Check the box labeled ","type":"text"},{"text":"Assign input to variable","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":".","type":"text"}]},{"type":"orderedList","attrs":{"order":1},"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Select ","type":"text"},{"text":"Specify fixed variable ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":"if you want to choose a fixed User Variable in the BrightAuthor presentation. Use the dropdown list to choose which User Variable the UDP input will modify. 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Select the User Variable to modify using the dropdown menu to the right.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Press ","type":"text"},{"text":"OK ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":"to save the settings.","type":"text"}]}]}]},{"type":"panel","attrs":{"panelType":"warning"},"content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Note","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"If you select ","type":"text"},{"text":"Input specifies variable","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":", you can modify more than one User Variable with a single event. Use the following UDP/Serial string: \" : !! : \"","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"panel","attrs":{"panelType":"warning"},"content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Note","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Wildcards are only supported when the serial port is using the ASCII ","type":"text"},{"text":"protocol","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"http://docs.brightsign.biz/display/DOC/Interactive#Interactive-serial"}}]},{"text":", not when using the Binary protocol. ","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"panel","attrs":{"panelType":"success"},"content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"It is possible to check both ","type":"text"},{"text":"Assign input to variable","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":" and ","type":"text"},{"text":"Input specifies variable","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":" boxes for more complex functionality. 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