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Remote Power Cycling for BrightSign Digital Signage
Put the display and the BrightSign player on a NETIO PowerCable 2KB. With NETIO’s BrightSign plugin, your presentation can switch outlets on a schedule or on events, and the PDU’s built-in Ping WatchDog power-cycles a player that stops responding. No truck roll and no cloud required.
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Recommended: NETIO PowerCable 2KB
Why NETIO + BrightSign?
Automatic player recovery
NETIO’s Ping WatchDog checks the player over the network and power-cycles its outlet if it stops answering, independent of the player.
Outlet control from presentations
The plugin adds On, Off and Toggle commands for outputs 1–8 to BrightAuthor presentations.
Fits behind the screen
The flat PowerCable 2KB has two NEMA outlets on short cables, for the display and the player.
Works offline
The plugin talks to the PDU over the local network. No internet connection or cloud service is needed.
Retail signage that recovers itself
A retail chain runs BrightSign players behind the screens in each store. Each screen and player plug into a PowerCable 2KB. Using the NETIO plugin, the presentation switches the screen outlet off after closing time and on again before opening. If a player freezes, the 2KB’s Ping WatchDog notices the missing ping replies and restarts the player’s outlet, without anyone in the store having to step in.
Recommended NETIO products for BrightSign
US models with NEMA 5-15R outlets, in stock in the NETIO US store.
NETIO PowerCable 2KB
- Outlets: 2× NEMA 5-15R
- Connection: Ethernet + Wi-Fi
- Metering: Per-outlet metering
- Integration: NETIO BrightSign plugin (Telnet) + NETIO Ping WatchDog
- Display and player on one PDU
- Per-outlet metering via web, API or Cloud
- Ethernet or Wi-Fi
NETIO PowerCable 2PB
- Outlets: 2× NEMA 5-15R
- Connection: Ethernet + Wi-Fi
- Metering: Switching only (no metering)
- Integration: NETIO BrightSign plugin (Telnet) + NETIO Ping WatchDog
- Lower-cost switched version
- Ping WatchDog included
- Ethernet or Wi-Fi
NETIO PowerPDU 4KB
- Outlets: 4× NEMA 5-15R
- Connection: Ethernet
- Metering: Per-outlet metering
- Integration: NETIO BrightSign plugin (Telnet) + NETIO Ping WatchDog
- 4 outlets for video walls and kiosks
- Per-outlet metering
- Half-rack size
How the integration works
Connect the PDU
Connect the PowerCable 2KB to the signage network. In its web interface, enable the Telnet M2M API with read-write access (port 23) and set the credentials as described in AN47.
Add the plugin
Download NETIO’s BrightSign plugin and add it in BrightAuthor (Presentation Properties → Autorun). Use the NetioOn, NetioOff and NetioTog commands with the PDU’s IP address.
Enable recovery
In the PDU’s web interface, enable Ping WatchDog on the player’s outlet so a frozen player is power-cycled automatically.
Compatibility and technical details
| Platform | BrightSign media players with BrightAuthor |
|---|---|
| Platform versions | Documented for BrightAuthor. BrightAuthor:connected is not covered by NETIO documentation. |
| Integration method | NETIO plugin (BrightScript user library), communicating over Telnet |
| Supported NETIO products | NETIO states the plugin supports all NETIO devices (outputs 1–8). NETIO lists BrightSign among the AV drivers for PowerCable 2KB, 2PB and PowerPDU 4KB. |
| Control functions | On, Off, Toggle for outputs 1–8 |
| Monitoring functions | None through the plugin (no status read-back). Power data is available in the NETIO web interface, Open API or NETIO Cloud. |
| Plugin availability | Download from NETIO (application note AN47) |
| Requirements | Telnet M2M API enabled with read-write access on the PDU. Local network only. No internet required. |
6-year warrantyOn NETIO products made from Jan 1, 2025
UL & cUL Listed, FCC, TAAAll models featured on this page
Shipped from FloridaWith local US technical support
No cloud subscriptionWorks on your local network
BrightSign FAQ
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