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BRIGHTSIGN NETWORK SOLUTIONS

BRIGHTSIGN IS THE RIGHT CHOICEEverything you need for sophisticated digital signage

Digital Signage PlayersPowerful performance, solid-state, high reliability

BrightAuthor SoftwareFree, easy to use, sophisticated features

Networking OptionsFrom free solutions to our secure, scalable

cloud-based BrightSign Network

BrightSign App easily updates on-screen text and images from an iOS device

Total Signage Solution Includes everything needed to run digital signs: players, software

& networking options

Scalable for any size implementation

Integrates with other backend systems for content management

NETWORKINGBrightSign offers a wide range of network solutions to publish presentations and manage your networked digital signs

LOCAL SD CARD PUBLISHING

An alternative to networked content publishing and updates

BrightSign players require an SD card for storage – players have no internal storage

As an alternative to networking, presentations can be published directly to an SD card and manually insert it into a player

BrightSign offers a line of approved SD cards that work well for typical digital signage applications

BrightSign recommends Class 4 SD cards for HD playback and LS players and Class 10 SD cards for dual video, 4K video and HTML5 playback on HD, XD and 4K players

USB device storage can be used for players that have a USB port

Note: storage devices FAT32 formatted. To play files larger than 4GB, format for NTFS which is only compatible with non-networked players.

LOCAL NETWORK PUBLISHINGFree solution designed for small networks within a single building using a local subnet

Easy and free, this option is ideal for basic, low-maintenance situations where simplicity is key

Send files and updates to remote networked units over the Internet or LAN (local area network).

Use BrightAuthor to publish directly to the player over the LAN Perform basic polling status checks of connected units using

BrightAuthor

LANConnection

SIMPLE FILE NETWORKING

Free solution designed for small networks

Distribute presentations to BrightSign units through a web folder

Supported file locations must be accessible via http

Requires a simple Internet connection to send basic content files for remote BrightSign units to download

Allows bandwidth throttling and convenient for managing players beyond the limited area of a local network

Specify network checks for updated content

Web Folder

InternetConnection

InternetConnection

BRIGHTSIGN NETWORK

Secure, scalable and affordable cloud-based digital sign network service

Secure cloud-based subscription service delivering the complete infrastructure to serve, manage and support your digital sign network

Scalable to any size network allowing you to manage an unlimited number of BrightSign players on a single account

Frees you from the complexities of hosting and maintaining your own network

PCI-compliant service offering a complete set of tools to easily manage your network

Flexible remote account access via free BrightAuthor PC- based software or our free Web UI supported by any PC or Mac with Internet access

BRIGHTSIGN NETWORK ENTERPRISE EDITION

Installable software version of BrightSign Network

Host your own network with access to all BrightSign Network features

Sell subscriptions for the use of your hosted network

Manage your network within the security of your own server and firewall

Recommended for large networks with special hosting requirements, advanced technical skills, and a dedicated IT staff

BRIGHTSIGN NETWORK FEATURES & OPERATIONS

Flexible, easy to use features to remotely manage your network

Administer user accounts including roles and permissions

Setup BrightSign units for networking and assign a network group

Create networked presentation elements such as Dynamic Playlists, Live Data, and Live Media feeds

Build, upload and manage your presentation and content libraries

Upload pure HTML presentations

Schedule and publish presentations

Monitor and manage your entire digital signage network

ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION

Setup user accounts, assign roles and permissions

Administrators can assign, edit and manage user accounts, permissions and roles via the Web UI

Role assignments determine what users can view, edit, create and delete within the Web UI and the BrightSign Network section of BrightAuthor Standard roles include:

Administrators, Creators, General Managers, Network Managers, Publishers, or Viewers

Create optional custom roles

Web UI

PLAYER SETUP FOR BRIGHTSIGN NETWORK

Connect your BrightSign players to your BrightSign Network account

Create setup files & save them to an SD card or USB flash driveSetup files connect your player to your

BrightSign Network account and apply your connection settings to your player

Insert the storage into the BrightSign player and apply powerThe storage device must remain inside

the player as BrightSign players have no internal storage

Your BrightSign player is now ready to receive and play presentations

Web UI

BrightAuthor

CREATE NETWORKED PRESENTATION ELEMENTS

Update content on networked players without republishing

Network presentation elements can be hosted on your BrightSign Network accountDynamic playlists consisting of image,

video and audio files & supports validity dates to schedule playback

Live Media feeds consist of image and text bundles

Live Data feeds consist only of text

Easily update these elements with new content and it is automatically published to your currently running presentation without republishing

A single update can reach multiple presentations

Create simple looping presentations in the Web UI

Create interactive and fully featured presentations and preview playback using BrightAuthor

Upload presentations and content to the BrightSign Network server to prepare for publishing

Manage your library of content and presentations

BUILD, UPLOAD AND MANAGE PRESENTATIONS

Simple tools make building and networking presentations easy

Web UI

BrightAuthor

UPLOAD PURE HTML5 PRESENTATIONSBypass BrightAuthor and use the Web UI HTML uploader tool to easily upload and publish pure HTML5 presentations

Simple 2-step process makes HTML5 presentation publishing easy using the Web UI

Upload your entire, pure HTML5 presentation including assets

Allows you to bypass using BrightAuthor

Automatically builds a BrightSign-ready presentation available to schedule and publish via your BrightSign Network account

Web UI

Schedule your presentations using either BrightAuthor’s on-screen calendar or the Web UI interface

Publish your presentations and their schedules to network groups

Groups can contain any number of players

Players will update their content automatically whenever they connect to the server

SCHEDULE AND PUBLISH PRESENTATIONS

Schedule and publish presentations

Web UI

BrightAuthor

REMOTELY MONITOR & MANAGE YOUR NETWORK

View network health, update settings, control players and more!

Monitor network status with color coded indicators

Observe and adjust player network settings

View and change presentations and schedules

Create and manage network groups and easily move players between groups

Remotely control units, update firmware, reset players and monitor downloads

Setup a USB flash drive to retrieve device data and perform device actions via BrightAuthor

View remote snapshots of what’s playing on your screen via BrightAuthor and the Web UI

Web UI

BrightAuthor

Feature Functions Web UI BrightAuthor

BrightSign Network Account Administration

Create new account users X

Assign user roles and permissions X

View invoice history X

Administer BrightSign Network account X

BrightSign Network Management

Secure logon with permission-based access to assigned operational permissions

X X

Set up new devices X

Monitor activity status and network health of all units in your BrightSign Network

X X

Create, manage and monitor network groups X X

View usage tracking statistics X

Generate reporting based on events, playback, states and diagnostics

X

Deliver firmware updates to remote units X X

Utilize fail-safe features such as network auto-recovery mode and corrupt card detection

X X

Presentation Authoring

Content library management X X

Upload content to library that’s not assigned to a presentation

X

Edit Presentation Properties and Preferences X X

Create looping playlists X X

Create multi-zone and interactive presentations X

Create dynamic playlists X X

Add dynamic playlists to a presentation X X

Add Live Text to presentations X

Add Text Ticker Feed and Subtitles X

Add RSS Media and Twitter Feeds X

Add Synchronization and Zone Messaging X

Add Lists, Event Handlers, Interactive Menus, Play Files, and User Defined Events to presentations

X

Set BrightControls (CEC controls via HDMI) X

Playback Scheduling and Day-Parting X X

Presentation publishing X X

Compatibility

BrightSign Network Monitoring Only Subscription X X

BrightSign Network Enterprise Edition X X

Runs on a Macintosh X

Runs on a PC X X

BrightSign Network

Feature Access

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NETWORK SOLUTION COMPARISON

1/1

for seamless integration of BrightSign with popular CMS solutions

BRIGHTSIGN CMS PARTNER SOLUTIONS

BRIGHTSIGN CMS PARTNERS

BrightSign integrates with many CMS solution providers

For more information on our CMS partners, visit www.brightsign.biz/partners/overview

STRATACACHE + BRIGHTSIGN

Key Verticals

Retail, banking, stadiums, QSR (fast food)

Value-Add

End-to-end management: The CMS handles every step of the signage workflow: hardware deployment, server management, systems administration, content distribution, technical support, and on-site replacement (usually everything but content creation)

Audience measurement: Integrated hardware/software to measure audience response to signage

Superlumin: In-store servers can stream multimedia to consumer devices

Omnicast: Content distribution is supported via satellite-based Internet

TIGHTROPE + BRIGHTSIGN

Key Verticals

Education, hospitality, corporate campuses

Value-Add

Data integration: Can accept data from 3rd-party sources (e.g. Microsoft Exchange Server) and integrate them with signage displays

Fully web-based UI: All content creation, scheduling, and administration is done via a web browser (important for Mac users)

Advanced permissions: Complete integration with Active Directory (offered on BSNEE, but not BSN); permissions can be set for each content file, presentation, and presentation zone

Emergency Notifications: Supports the CAP protocol; interrupts can be either full-screen or zone based

Pre-made templates: An initial set of templates are available upon purchasing Carousel; others can be bought from their content store

BRIGHTSIGN + INSTEO

Key Verticals: Restaurant, retail, hospitality and banking

Value-Add: Small to medium size customers looking for affordable

full service solutions

Apps: cloud-based content design and scheduling systemCustomize backgrounds, colors and more

Better than a “CMS” as they are editable

Custom creative design: HTML5 digital signage content design that can include brand matching of client’s screens

Easy field-level content editing: ability to edit line items in a menu, lobby directory, etc., using only a web browser

Custom data integration – connecting to inventory management and event listings for live data updates (even for smaller budget projects)

GRASSFISH + BRIGHTSIGN

Key Verticals

Retail, Waiting Rooms, Vending Machines

Value-Add

ERP integration: Can integrate data from ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems into a digital signage system

Queuing system support: Can integrate with queuing systems such as Qmatic

Fully web-based UI: All content creation, scheduling, and administration is done through a web browser (important for Mac users)

Branded CMS: For an extra fee, the web-based UI can be re-skinned using the customer's branding

Multi-language support: A presentation can include both a master version and localized variants; editing the media of the master will change all variants while retaining the localized text. The web-based UI itself also supports multiple languages

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