Summary of Contents for ONELAN BrightSign
- Page 1 TECHNICAL DOCUMENT BrightSign Setup Guide This document is designed to act as a setup guide for BrightSign players.
- Page 2 In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document. Updated: August 2019 Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved. onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819...
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Page 3: Table Of 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 ...................... -
Page 4: 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. -
Page 5: Installation
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. -
Page 6: Installing The Onelan Brightsign Player
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. - Page 7 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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Page 8: Connecting To Display And Network
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. - Page 9 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. onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 6...
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Page 10: Installing Configurations
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. onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 7... -
Page 11: Creating Configurations
3. Click the Add Configuration button. 4. Type the name of the configuration and select the appropriate channel, screen orientation and license you want your configuration to be associated with from the drop-down menus. onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 8... -
Page 12: Editing Or Deleting Configurations
Home > Manage Players. 2. Click the Settings icon on the left-hand side. 3. Select a configuration in the list. It will highlight blue and two icons will appear to the right. onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 9... - Page 13 5. To delete: 5.1. Click the Delete icon. 5.2. This will open a pop up asking if you are sure. Select Yes. onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 10...
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Page 14: Known Limitations
It will continue to play in the background and will become visible again when the on-screen diagnostics page is closed. Supported Formats To check the official list of supported video codes and resolutions, please visit: BrightSign supported video formats and codecs. onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 11... -
Page 15: Time Zone Appendix
Time Zone Appendix The following time zones are supported on BrightSign players (this list does not apply to POSIX-formatted time zones): • EST: US Eastern Time • CST: US Central Time • MST: US Mountain Time • PST: US Pacific Time •... - Page 16 ACST: Australian Central Standard Time (CST) with Daylight Saving Time • ACST1: Darwin, Australia/Darwin, and Australian Central Standard Time (CST) without Daylight Saving Time • AEST: Australian Eastern Time with Daylight Saving Time onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 13...
- Page 17 GMT-7: 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time • GMT-8: 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time • GMT-9: 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time • GMT-9:30: 9.5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time • GMT-10: 10 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 14...
- Page 18 GMT+7: 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time • GMT+7:30: 7.5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time • GMT+8: 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time • GMT+8:30: 8.5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 15...
- Page 19 GMT+12: 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time • GMT+12:30: 12.5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time • GMT+13: 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time • GMT+14: 14 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time onelan.com BrightSign Setup Guide, 0819 Page 16...