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Chapter 12 – Managing Your Network
specified data or perform the specified actions (e.g. reboot the player). The Advanced Tools window is divided into three
tabs: the Setup USB Drive tab, as well as the Update Autorun and Unit Control tabs, which are only available if you
have a BrightSign Network account.
Complete the following steps to set up a USB flash drive:
1. Click Tools > Advanced.
2. Click the Setup USB Drive tab. The following checkboxes determine what
actions you want to occur when the USB flash drive is inserted into the player:
• Copy variables database: Extracts the data for all User Variables and
Media Counters.
• Copy log files: Extracts all log files.
• Delete log files: Deletes all log files on the BrightSign player.
• Reset Variables: Resets all User Variables to their default values.
• Reboot: Reboots the BrightSign player.
• Display status on screen during data capture: Displays the status on
the display while the USB flash drive is inside the BrightSign player.
3. Click Setup drive and navigate to the location of the USB flash drive on your
computer.
4. When the Setup Complete window opens, click OK.
5. Remove the USB flash drive from your computer and insert it in the player.
6. If you are extracting data from the player, reinsert the USB flash drive into your computer to retrieve the data.
Note: You can retrieve data from multiple players using a single USB flash drive. The filename of each variable, media
counter, and log record will include the serial number of the applicable player, so the number of unique player records
you can put on a USB flash drive is limited only by storage space.