Activate your Master Site

Activate your Master Site


Aim: To complete the setup address of the Master Site and assign a back-up Account Administrator if required. 

When you initially susbcribe to the BrightSentinel service, the Master Site is created by the system and the following details are setup to get you going:
  1. The Master Site address details; and
  2. The name and contact details of the primary Account Administrator. Typically, this is the person who contacted us to subscribe to the BrightSentinel system.
The Account Administrator is recorded, at the Master Site level, as the responsible person for the account and is notified by email when the account is set up.
As Account Administrator, you receive an email from BrightSentinel to request that you activate your login and set a new password on the BrightSentinel Cloud. 

Once the Account Administrator is an activated user of the BrightSentinel system, they are able to access the system to complete/update the Master Site details and nominate a back-up Account Administrator by inviting this person to join the system. 

An important aspect of the Account Administrator role is that this person is able to create and view all the information saved throughout the whole account.

When the Account Administrator logs into the system initially, they will notice the following:
  1. The name of the lab or department they nominated (we refer to these as a Subsidiary Site) is linked to the Master Site.
  2. When you tap on the Subsidiary Site, the calibrated devices purchased and their associated details are listed under the Devices tab.
Usually, the Account Administrator specifies a single Subsidiary Site and sets up other labs/departments as additional Subsidiary Sites of the group once they are more familiar with the BrightSentinel system.

Sign In

To log into the BrightSentinel Cloud:


  1. Go to: https://service.brightsentinel.com/
  2. Click on Sign In


  1. Enter your email address and password
  2. Click Continue
You are now in the cloud service.

Access Site Administration



  1. Once logged in, select the Administration tab
  2. Click on Site Administration from the dropdown menu
Only Account Administrators and Site Administrators are able to access the Administration view.

Update Master Site Details

At the Master Site level, only the details of the site and Account Administrators details are recorded.
The address of the account is recorded when the system is initially set up.
The Master Site is set up for account administration purposes only.

To update the address details:

  1. Click on the Site Details tab
  2. Click on the Edit Site button
  3. Update the address as required
  4. Click Save

Record Account Administrators

It is a good idea to nominate a back-up Account Administrator should the primary Account Adminnistrator not be available.

To add a new Account Administrator:



  1. Click on the Users tab.
  2. Click on the +New User button.


  1. Complete the details for the new user profile:
    1. Site - Defaults to the Master Site since it is the only once in the system currently.
    2. User Role - Select Account Administrator from the drop-down menu.
Different user roles have different authorisation levels; namely:
  1. The Account Administrator is set up at Master Site level and is able to view/make changes and set up users at all sites. 
  2. The Site Administrator is able to view/make changes and set up users for their site only.  
  3. The Embryologist is able to view only their site and does not have access to the Administration view.
  4. All roles are able to configure and download the data from the loggers and view the graphs and data.

  1. User Login - Unique user ID; typically the unique email address assigned to the user.
  2. Name – Both first and last name.
  3. Status - Defaults to “Active” when a user is initially set up.
  4. Details - Optional additional text if required.
  5. Communication preference - Defaults to "email".
  6. Cell Phone - Mobile phone number.
  7. Email Address - Email address of user.
  8. Time Zone - Applicable to the region of the user. Select from the menu.
  9. Temperature preference - Defaults to "Celsius".
  10. Language - English is the default and only language option currently.
  11. Decimal Places - Number of decimal places to be applied to the readings.
  12. Date Format - Defaults to the International Standards date format: yyyy/mm/dd.
  13. Time Format - Defaults to 24-hour time format.
  1. Click Save to go back to Site Administration.


The new Account Administrator is listed at the Master Site level.

For quick reference: The icon next to the user name is green when the User is"active" and grey when the User is "inactive".

All done! You are ready to set up the Subsidiary Site(s).







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