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Configuring BrightSign using DHCP, Using a manual IP configuration, Software Downloads

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Configuring BrightSign using DHCP To connect the BrightSign to your network: 1 Use an ethernet cable to connect your BrightSign to your network. 2 Insert your CF/SD card with your content and playlist into your BrightSign and add power. BrightSign automatically requests an IP address from your network when it boots. Using a manual IP configuration If you do not want to use DHCP or you can't because of your network setup, you can manually set the IP address on BrightSign in one of two ways: • Configure BrightSign from the system shell, by connecting the BrightSign to your computer using a serial cable. • Use a manual IP configuration script. We recommend the manual IP configuration script method because it is easier than using the system shell. You can download a manual IP configurations script from the BrightSign website. Follow these steps to manually configure your IP settings: 1 Go to www.brightsign.biz/support and click the Software Downloads link. 2 Download and unzip the MANUAL_IP_CONFIGURATION.ZIP file, which contains an AUTORUN.BRS file. 3 Open AUTORUN.BRS with notepad or any text editor. 4 Edit AUTORUN.BRS to match the network settings on your network. 5 Copy AUTORUN.BRS to your CF/SD card. 6 Insert your CF/SD card into your BrightSign and add power. 7 When the option to press the video select button to choose DHCP appears, do not press the video select button. Wait 8 seconds, and BrightSign accepts the manual settings in your AUTORUN.BRS file. 102 • •

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Configuring BrightSign using DHCP
To connect the BrightSign to your network:
1
Use an ethernet cable to connect your BrightSign to your network.
2
Insert your CF/SD card with your content and playlist into your BrightSign and add power.
BrightSign automatically requests an IP address from your network when it boots.
Using a manual IP configuration
If you do not want to use DHCP or you can't because of your network setup, you can manually
set the IP address on BrightSign in one of two ways:
Configure BrightSign from the system shell, by connecting the BrightSign to your computer
using a serial cable.
Use a manual IP configuration script.
We recommend the manual IP configuration script method because it is easier than using the
system shell. You can download a manual IP configurations script from the BrightSign website.
Follow these steps to manually configure your IP settings:
1
Go to
www.brightsign.biz/support
and click the
Software Downloads
link.
2
Download and unzip the
MANUAL_IP_CONFIGURATION.ZIP
file, which contains an
AUTORUN.BRS file.
3
Open
AUTORUN.BRS
with notepad or any text editor.
4
Edit
AUTORUN.BRS
to match the network settings on your network.
5
Copy
AUTORUN.BRS
to your CF/SD card.
6
Insert your CF/SD card into your BrightSign and add power.
7
When the option to press the video select button to choose DHCP appears, do not press the
video select button. Wait 8 seconds, and BrightSign accepts the manual settings in your
AUTORUN.BRS file.