DOCS-1541: How to... Access the DWS before Setting up the Player

The DWS is enabled out of the box. If you'd like to access the remote or local DWS before setting up the player:

Remote DWS

In BrightAuthor:connected, go to the Network tab and locate the player. Click the gear icon to access the DWS of that player.

Local DWS

DWS Access must be turned on in the Control tab of the remote DWS to access the local DWS.

Follow these steps to access the Diagnostic Web Server using a web browser on the local network:

If you don't know the IP address of the player, do the following:
1. Power off the player by unplugging the power supply.
2. Remove the SD card (as well as any internal storage devices, if applicable).
3. Power on the BrightSign player by reconnecting the power supply.
4. Wait for the player to boot up: The IP address of the player will be displayed on the screen.
Enter the IP address of the networked player into the address bar of a web browser:
1. If you've set up the DWS with a password, enter the password. The username is always "admin".
2. If you haven't previously configured the DWS, use the serial number of the player as the password.

IP Address Variants

If the player is still set to factory defaults (i.e. the IP address returns the Device Setup screen), append /index.html to the end of the IP address (for example, 10.1.0.99/index.html).
If the player is configured to use Appspace, append port 8080 to the end of the IP address (for example, 10.1.0.99:8080).
If the player is running the Streaming Server module, append port 80 to the end of the IP address (for example, 10.1.0.99:80).

Alternatively, you can access the Local DWS via the player’s serial number by typing brightsign-<serialNumber>.local into the browser where <serialNumber> is the serial number of the player (for example, brightsign-M2E33P002148.local). Bonjour must be installed to use this on Windows (it will work out of the box on Mac and desktop Linux unless the configuration has been changed).