Setting up a Brightsign player with the Yodeck Software

Introduction

You are in the right spot if you need to create your own player based on Brightsign using the Yodeck software.

Keep in mind, though, that this process requires some basic IT skills.

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have everything you need:

1. A Brightsign player, any version
2. SD Card (known branding), Class 10, at least 8GB in size
3. Power Supply Unit (PSU) for the Brightsign player
4. An HDMI cable connected directly to the TV screen
5. An Ethernet cable or the Brightsign WiFi module
6. An SD card reader

Setup Option 1: BSN.clould Setup

You must first download BrightAuthor Connected app, and then you have to create a BSN.Cloud account.

Go to Admin→ Device Provisioning→ Add Device and add the serial number you see on your screen to activate your device.

Step 1 – Create Yodeck Setup

Go to Admin→ Device Setup and create a setup that you will save to your Setup Library. First, you have to add a name and a description for your setup, select partner application, find and select Yodeck and save the setup you have created to your setup library.

Step 2 – Apply Setup

Go to Admin→ Device Provisioning, click on the device you want to provision, click on the “Apply Setup” button, choose the setup you have previously created, and click on the “Apply Setup” button.

Step 3 – Reprovision the device

Click on Dashboard, and click on the colored bar to open the Device List. Once you are inside the Device List, you have to click on the gear icon next to your device’s name

(that opens the device settings). Once inside the device settings, go to the Control panel and click on the Update button to reprovision your device.

Step 4 – Get the Registration code

When the reprovision finishes, you will see the registration code on the screen connected to your BrightSign device. If you have no physical contact with the screen, you can register it remotely by following the steps described below:

• Inside BrightAuthor, find the device you want to register to Yodeck.
• Go to Snapshots.
• Click the New Snapshot button.
• You can view the snapshot to retrieve Yodeck’s registration code.

Setup Option 2: URL Setup

How-to Video

Step 1 – Get the registration code

Prepare a Micro SD Card with a minimum of 8GB of storage. Make sure to format the Micro SD Card in FAT32 format with default allocation size if possible. Here are guides on how to do that: Windows, macOS

1. Download the Yodeck BrightSign Player app and extract it on your computer.
2. Copy ALL the extracted files to the SD card’s root folder as shown below.
   • Please do not add the extracted files to any other folder before copying them to the root folder.
3. While the BrightSign Player is powered off (PSU unplugged), insert the Micro SD Card into the BrightSign Player.
4. Power on the BrightSign player.
   • Please ensure your BrightSign player is connected to the internet via an Ethernet cable.
   • Please ensure your BrightSign player is connected to the TV screen via an HDMI cable.
5. The setup will take a few minutes and may reboot a few times. Once the setup process is complete, you will see the Yodeck Brightsign player running on your screen with the 9-digit registration code showing up on the screen.
6. Check the below section on registering your BrightSign player under your Yodeck account.

Step 2 – Registering a Yodeck Brightsign Player on your Account

After seeing the registration code on your browser/TV screen, you must register the player to your Yodeck Account.

1. Login to your Yodeck Account and Go to the “Monitors” section.
2. Create a new Monitor entry by clicking the “+Add Monitor” button.
3. A new window will pop up. Choose the BrightSign Player option.
4. In the “Registration Code” field, type in the 9-digit registration code you see on your TV screen and click the “Save” button.
5. After a minute or so, your player should register with your Yodeck Account, and it should start showing the assigned content on the screen.

Limitations

💡Check here for the current Brightsign limitations.

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