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Local Network Setup

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titleSetting up a Local Network player for LFN

Setup in BrightAuthor:connected

After selecting Player Setup from the Dashboard:

  1. Enter the Player Name and Player Description.

  2. Set your Time Zone.

  3. Select an Idle Screen Color. The default is black but it is helpful to select an alternate color to readily identify when the display is idling as opposed to powered off.

  4. For Publishing Mode, select Local Network.

  5. If not checked, select Enable Local Web Server.

  6. Select Save Setup and save to a blank µSD card. Save the files to the top/root level of the card; do not save to a sub-folder. A message may appear indicating that your OS should be up to date. Select OK.

Player Setup

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Make sure the player is powered off.

  • Insert the µSD card into the player.

  • Power up the player.

  • Upon bootup, the player should display a message indicating that the Local Network setup is in progress. Do not unplug the player.

  • When complete, the player will display a message indicating that setup is complete. The message will also show the player’s IP address; take note of this as it may be required for publishing. If an IP address is not showing, check that the player is properly connected to the network. Unless wireless access was set up, the network connection will typically be via an Ethernet cable from the player to a router.

The player is now ready to be published to. Refer to the BrightAuthor:connected Publishing Quickstart to publish a presentation for a Local Network configured player.

Web Folder Setup

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titleSetting up a Web Folder player for SFN

Setup in BrightAuthor:connected

After selecting Player Setup from the Dashboard:

  1. Enter the Player Name and Player Description.

  2. Set your Time Zone.

  3. Select an Idle Screen Color. The default is black but it is helpful to select an alternate color to readily identify when the display is idling as opposed to powered off.

  4. For Publishing Mode, select Web Folder.

    1. Enter URL for Web Folder. This is the web accessible folder where the presentation resides.

    2. Optional: if authentication is desired, enter the User Name and Password.

  5. Select Save Setup and save to a blank µSD card. Save the files to the top/root level of the card; do not save to a sub-folder. A message may appear indicating that your OS should be up to date. Select OK.

Player Setup

Note

Make sure the player is powered off.

  • Insert the µSD card into the player.

  • Power up the player.

  • Upon bootup, the player should display a message indicating that Web Folder setup is in progress. Do not unplug the player.

  • When complete, the player will display a message indicating that setup is complete.

If a presentation has already been published to the Web Folder, then the presentation should begin playing. To publish a presentation to the Web Folder, refer to the BrightAuthor:connected Publishing Quickstart.

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