AccessKitUpdate content
Learn how to update content on the BrightSign mediaplayer.
Once a BrightSign Mediaplayer is registered, there are three main ways to update the content it plays:
- Remote Updating: setting a media file URL in the AccessKit Admin Dashboard which the player will automatically download
- Manual Updating: manually copying a media file to player's SD card
- Local Network Updating: copy a media file to player's microSD card via BrightSign local area network web server
For this initial test setup, we recommend Remote Updating the BrightSign you just registered to download and play our test media so that you can learn to use this feature.
If you would like to use one of the other methods, please visit the guide linked above and then return to this page.
Remote updating
Prepare the mediaplayer
If it is connected to the internet, and connected to a monitor, and powered on, please do so.
Additionally, the mediaplayer should already have an SD card inserted, and be registered with AccessKit.
Copy the test media file's resource link
Copy the test media file's resource link to your system clipboard. If you are using
the AccessKit demo video, you can right-click the following link and select
Copy link address:
AccessKit Demo Video (right click me!)
If you are using a different video, you will need to make sure it is hosted as a static
file accessible via an explicit URL that you can copy, e.g. https://example.com/video.mp4.
If you are using Dropbox, you can create resource URLs by clicking Share File and
replacing dl=0 with raw=1 at the end of the link. For example:
| Original link | New link |
|---|---|
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1234567890/test.mp4?dl=0 | https://www.dropbox.com/s/1234567890/test.mp4?raw=1 |
Open the BrightSign Mediaplayer in the Admin Dashboard
Click the BrightSign Mediaplayer's name in the AccessKit Admin Dashboard, which should be a link that looks like mediaplayer-1. This will open the BrightSign's configuration page, which is a form similar to the one used when creating or editing an Exhibition or Work.
Update the Mediaplayer's Remote Video URL
Paste the test media file's resource link into the Remote Video URL field in the Mediaplayer's configuration page.
This field is used to store the URL of the media file that will be downloaded to the mediaplayer's SD card automatically
whenever a content update is triggered. If you are going to be updating the media file often, e.g. from an artist providing
updating versions of the video file, you may wish to upload the updated video file to the same URL each time, that way you do
not need to update the Remote Video URL field with a new URL after each update.
Indicate that new content is available
Check the New Content Available checkbox, which will instruct the media player to download the media resource once changes are saved. Make sure the checkmark is showing!
Trigger a content update
Click the Update Mediaplayer button at the end of the form. The BrightSign will stop playing whatever media it is playing and display Downloading new content on its monitor.
Warning: Do not power the player off while it is downloading!
Wait for the update to complete
The download speed will depend on your internet connection. Large files (1GB+) can take an hour or more, but ~20 minutes is more typical. Shorter videos will typically download in 1-2 minutes.
Verify the update
Once the download is complete, the device will automatically reboot and begin playing the new content! In the admin portal, you should see the timestamp of the most recent mediaplayer sync event to the right of the BrightSign Mediaplayer's name.
Next steps
Now that you have a BrightSign mediaplayer successfully registered and playing test media, head over to the next step to learn how to enable synced captions.