ONELAN BrightSign Technical manual

BrightSign Setup Guide
TECHNICAL DOCUMENT
This document is designed to act as a setup guide for BrightSign players.

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BrightSign Setup Guide
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Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1
Installation.............................................................................................................................. 2
Check Firmware Version..................................................................................................... 2
Update the Firmware Version.............................................................................................. 2
Installing the ONELAN BrightSign Player ............................................................................. 3
Connecting to Display and Network................................................................................. 5
Connecting to the CMS ...................................................................................................... 5
Installing Configurations ...................................................................................................... 7
Creating Configurations ...................................................................................................... 8
Editing or Deleting Configurations ....................................................................................... 9
Known Limitations................................................................................................................ 11
Supported Formats.............................................................................................................. 11
Time Zone Appendix ............................................................................................................ 12

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Introduction
This document is designed to act as a setup guide for BrightSign, providing instructions for
setting up ONELAN players on BrightSign units.
BrightSign players require an SD card to be fitted in order to operate. These must be separately
purchased, formatted and installed. Then the ONELAN BrightSign player must be installed onto
the SD card and the system commissions with the ONELAN Content Management System.

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Installation
Check Firmware Version
ONELAN has developed and tested BrightSign SoC players against version 6.2.147.9. Please
ensure that your firmware version is set to version 6.0.0. or later.
To do so:
1. Connect your BrightSign player to a screen.
2. Without an SD card inserted, power on the player.
3. The following screens should appear, the firmware version has been highlighted.
Update the Firmware Version
If you are running a firmware version earlier than 6.0.0., you will need to update it.
To update the firmware:
1. In a browser window, go to https://brightsign.biz/.

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2. On the top right-hand side, click Downloads.
3. Next to the relevant player model, click the Firmware link to download it.
4. Extract the file ending .bsfw from the zip file.
5. Save this file in the root of an SD card.
6. With your BrightSign player powered off, insert the SD card into the player.
7. Power your player on and wait for it to update.
Note: The player will delete the firmware file from the SD card when the player has finished
updating.
Installing the ONELAN BrightSign Player
In order to install the BrightSign player, you will need to direct it to the ONELAN CMS and also
set the desired time zone (step 3.1).
1. Format the SD card to BrightSign fat32 standard.
2. Download the file from the following link:
www.your_cms_url.your_domain.com/soc/autorun.brs.
Note: To download, right click the page and Save As.
3. Open the file in a text editor and replace the text ‘$CMS_URL’ with the address of the
CMS.

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3.1. You will also need to set the desired time zone. For a full list of supported time zones,
please refer to the time zone appendix.
The example below shows the text file before:
and after changes to the URL and time zone have been made:
Note: If the time zone is changed, the BrightSign player will reboot itself in order to apply
the new time zone.

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4. Copy the ONELAN SoC file to the SD card. This is required for each BrightSign player.
5. Insert the SD card into the device.
6. Secure the SD card with the BrightSign-issued cover.
Connecting to Display and Network
1. Connect the BrightSign player to the network using the ethernet cable.
2. Connect the BrightSign player to a display using an HDMI cable.
3. Turn the player on.
4. Turn the display on.
Connecting to the CMS
1. Once powered on, the display will show the Configuration page.
2. Type in the install code using a keyboard.
Note: During initial setup, when a SoC player displays the Install Code page, you can use the
reinstall feature on the CMS to install the player. This allows for a remote install rather than
typing an install code into each player.

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3. The factory-shipped install code is DEFAULT0 which will install the default
configuration.
Note: This code is found on the CMS by navigating to Home > Manage Players and then
clicking on the Settings icon and selecting the relevant configuration.
4. Press Enter on the keyboard.
5. The player installation progress screen will appear.
6. Now the player has been installed, it will automatically reboot.
7. If the channel has been published, the player will download the relevant content and
switch to playback mode.
Note: If the channel has not been published, the player will show you the channel ID and wait
for it to be published in the CMS.

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Installing Configurations
1. On the CMS, click on the Manage Players icon or navigate to Home >
Manage Players.
2. Select the relevant player from the list.
3. Click on the Actions tab.
4. Click on the plug icon.
5. Select the preferred configuration from the drop-down menu.
6. Click the tick button and the new configuration will install.