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    Ethernetv v4.4.3 portal server admin guide november 13, 2009 4410-0118-0011 vbrick ethernetv portal server.

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    Copyright © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. All rights reserved. 12 beaumont road wallingford, connecticut 06492, usa www.Vbrick.Com this publication contains confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information. No part of this document may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to...

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    Etv portal server admin guide iii contents portal server v4.4.3 admin guide organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ix getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Iv contents vbricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 vbrick configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 advanced settings . ...

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    Etv portal server admin guide v live presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Vi contents ipr authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 authentication by pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 authentication by host name or ...

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    Etv portal server admin guide vii using the xml template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 removing mpeg-4 closed captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 9. Ethernetv backup overvie...

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    Viii contents vbrick ip receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 13. Nxg-to-vod-w content migration creating an asset list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Etv portal server admin guide ix portal server v4.4.3 admin guide this portal server admin guide is written for anyone who will be using or evaluating the vbrick ethernetv portal server. This includes system administrators, software developers, network technicians, and others. The etv portal server ...

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    X preface getting help if you need help, or more information about any topic, use the online help system. The online help is cross-referenced and searchable and can usually find the information in a few seconds. Use the tree controls in the left pane to open documents and the up and down arrows to p...

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    Etv portal server admin guide xi products, all of our product documentation is available on the web. Go to www.Vbrick.Com/ documentation to search or download vbrick product documentation. Font conventions arial bold is used to describe dialog boxes and menu choices, for example: start > all program...

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    Xii preface.

  • Page 13: Portal Server Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 1 chapter 1 introduction topics in this section portal server overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 portal server features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 14: Server Requirements

    2 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Quality video. For on-demand videos, users can fast forward/rewind and seek to specific points in the video. Standard access control functionality provides restriction of certain content to particular users, user groups, or ip receivers. An optional scheduling module al...

  • Page 15: Copyright Protection

    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 3 copyright protection the portal server uses copyright restrictions and content expiration to protect the rights of content owners and to enforce rules against unauthorized usage or distribution. Copyright restrictions are specifically used to enforce lice...

  • Page 16: Mysql

    4 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Mysql ethernetv portal server is shipped with mysql as the database. The mysql database is installed as part of the portal server installation package. If the hardware/software combination was purchased from vbrick, mysql will already be installed on your machine; the d...

  • Page 17: Administrative Features

    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 5 • ip receiver users can use familiar channel up/down keys and other hot keys on the ir remote control to navigate through video listings. • users can search through the list of live or on-demand videos by title , keyword , description , or other custom fi...

  • Page 18: Portal Server Components

    6 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. • customer defined urls – can be entered into the system and displayed in the etv portal server interface. The urls can point to video assets or other assets such as pdfs or powerpoint documents. • autoingestion to the ethernetv-vod server – content placed in autoingest...

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    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 7 the vod servers shown in table 2. The configuration for each server is essentially the same (see servers on page 30 for details) and there is little difference in functionality for end users. Etv servers can be lan-based or internet-based depending on how...

  • Page 20: Etv Ip Receiver

    8 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Windows media content stored on internet-based servers. Lan users can access all content on all servers both inside and outside the firewall. To summarize, internet-based servers and users are subject to the following limitations: • internet servers support mpeg-4 and w...

  • Page 21: Vb-Pc Remote Controller

    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 9 figure 3. Live portal server user interface vb-pc remote controller the vb-pc remote is a handheld infrared device you can use to control (stop/start/pause, etc.) any stream running on the portal server. The vb-pc remote is compatible with internet explor...

  • Page 22: Amino Set Top Box

    10 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Amino set top box the aminet110 is a compact set top box for the portal server manufactured by amino systems. It connects to a standard tv and only plays mpeg-2 streams; no other streams are selectable for viewing on the portal server interface. There is no software in...

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    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 11 with firefox, users will also be prompted to install additional components the first time they launch a stream—if they are configured to receive these download components. Links for the appropriate stream types (mpeg, wm, or h.264) will be displayed in t...

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    12 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Download components that are appropriate for your computer. If you agree, these components are automatically installed and no additional download is necessary for subsequent access. On macintosh pcs, portal server functionality is the same as in windows except that the...

  • Page 25: Port Requirements

    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 13 table 5. Supported operating systems and browsers – macintosh and linux † use version shown or higher. Decoder closed captioning support the portal server supports live streams with closed captioning. It also supports closed captioning for mpeg-4 stored ...

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    14 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Table 7. Port requirements † zone port(s) protocol description internet > dmz 80 tcp web request from client to mcs. Internet > dmz 9876/9878 udp management/rtsp sap announce from vbrick to mcs. Dmz > internet 21 tcp ftp from mcs to vod server (darwin/windows media/ ft...

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    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 15 † all ports are tcp except as noted. Installing serial numbers and license files you are prompted to install serial numbers and license files( .Lic ) as part of the portal server installation process. Different portal server functionality is available de...

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    16 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 4. When prompted, navigate to the folder with your license ( .Lic ) file. License files are obtained by using the "license activation keys & serial numbers" card included with the product cd. The "software license activation" document, also included, explains how to ac...

  • Page 29: Admin Console Login

    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 17 admin console login the etv portal server can be administered from windows-based pcs using internet explorer 6.0 or higher only. The admin console pages are best viewed at 1024x768 resolution. The admin console is not supported on macintoshes or ip recei...

  • Page 30: Admin Console Options

    18 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Admin console options login to the etv portal server admin pages with a valid user name and password to display the following window. This window provides access to all admin configuration options. Note as a standard best practice, vbrick recommends changing the defaul...

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    Introduction etv portal server admin guide 19 table 9. Admin options option description getting started the etv portal server splash page shown above. Global settings provides system-wide configuration parameters to connect to vbrick encoders and vod servers as well as to customize the look of the e...

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    20 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Internet explorer 7.0 configuration the admin console and the portal server user interface support the browsers shown in table 3 and in table 5. When using internet explorer 7.0, there are additional security settings required for compatibility with the portal server. ...

  • Page 33: Global Assignments

    Etv portal server admin guide 21 chapter 2 global settings global settings include configuration settings and parameters that apply to the entire system. Global settings include all of the following. Topics in this section global assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    22 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Table 10. Global assignments item description assign a global message the global message will be displayed in the message area of the portal server user interface when there is no program information available. Enter the message text and click submit. Example: there wi...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 23 define ftp user name etv portal server is defaulted for "anonymous" ftp access which is configured in windows iis default ftp site. If a more secure ftp access is desired, the user name can be changed in iis (see the windows server documentation for d...

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    24 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Assign lan/internet address range(s) define the range(s) of ip addresses that define the lan or the internet domain. Any ip addresses outside the range are assumed to be from the domain you did not select. Check one option and, if necessary, use the text box to enter t...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 25 assign vod content ingestion maximum defines the maximum number of simultaneous video files that can be ingested to the vod video-on-demand server. The default is set to 2. Increasing the default may increase the speed at which files will be transferr...

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    26 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Assign presentations vbpresenter is used to create multimedia presentations that can be launched from the portal server. The current presentations directory defines the virtual directory on the portal server where the live presentations are stored—the default is presen...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 27 specify components to download to clients this setting defines whether the portal server will download additional components to client machines when the client first makes contact with the portal server—before any streams or assets are selected for pl...

  • Page 40: Custom Fields

    28 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Custom fields custom fields are used to add additional fields to the info pages associated with stored videos and live broadcast streams. All stored videos, and those live streams that have been "customized," have an info hyperlink. By default, the info page has fields...

  • Page 41: Stream Restrictions

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 29 2. Enter a field name and a field type . If you select dropdown , you can add items one at a time followed by add item . These items will populate a dropdown list box on the customize streams page. 3. When done, click add custom field . The field will...

  • Page 42: Servers

    30 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Servers use the servers page to add or modify vod, ftp, and file servers, or to add or modify vod content folders. Note that you can cluster multiple servers to increase throughput: the etv portal server will automatically load balance all servers defined on the server...

  • Page 43: Add Vod Server

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 31 add vod server use this window to add video-on-demand server(s) to the etv portal server. If the network supports windows 98 users, you must use the ip address of the vod server—not the host name. After selecting a server type vbrick recommends you ke...

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    32 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Server type • nxg – linux-based kasenna vod server. • vod-w – windows-based infovalue vod server. • vod-d – darwin open source server for linux, windows, mac, etc. Ingests and plays mpeg4 content only. Requires an ftp server. See creating a vod-d ftp server on page 38....

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 33 configuring a quicktime streaming server a darwin streaming server runs on windows server and other platforms and is configured on the portal server admin pages. A darwin server is the open source version of apple's quicktime streaming server. It is s...

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    34 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. T to configure a quicktime streaming server: on the mac quicktime server 1. Create another user in the mac os x environment naming it for example content and set the home folder for this user to /users . 2. Create a folder under /users/content called videos . 3. Open a...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 35 adding vod-wm servers although the vod-wm enterprise server supports numerous multicast types, the portal server creates and displays only "file" multicasts which stream a single file. A windows media server administrator can create other multicast ty...

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    36 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Adding publishing points to a vod-wm server in a typical scenario, first you configure the publishing point on the windows media server, then you configure the publishing point on the portal server with matching values. Additional publishing points are required to make...

  • Page 49: Add Ftp Server

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 37 e. Allow read and write permissions and click next. F. Click finish when done. 4. In the portal server, configure the publishing point name , source , and ftp directory to match the values you used for the publishing point on the windows media server....

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    38 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Port (10021 for example), then you start the ftp guardian service. It binds to port 21 and all incoming ftp clients communicate using a secure front that proxies the calls to iis on port 10021. Be aware that this add-on, for windows servers only, is not sold or support...

  • Page 51: Add File Server

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 39 4. Verify that the directory created in step 2 above is set to allow the ftp user account full permissions. On the portal server : 5. When the darwin server is created or modified, specify the user name and password created in step 3 above in the ftp ...

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    40 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Using http playback if you select http for playback protocol , figure 8 shows sample content location. The ftp server has three corresponding publishing directories that map to three local paths. These publishing directories are needed for the portal server to discover...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 41 constructs an http url for each file and the portal server client downloads the file from the web server inside the file server. By default, http is played back over port 80. Figure 8. Content location for http playback using ftp playback if you selec...

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    42 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Figure 9. Content location for ftp playback using secure playback if you select secure playback for playback protocol , the file is progressively downloaded and encrypted. In order to use secure playback, the file server must be configured for ssl with a digital x.509 ...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 43 this function is useful for vbrick vbstar appliances to easily transfer content from their hard drives to the vod server. (it can also be helpful for users who acquire content outside of the etv portal server, for example from streamplayer plus.) when...

  • Page 56: Vbricks

    44 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 2. Type the new subfolder name in the text field, preceded by a forward slash, for example /bill/temp , and click submit when done. Vbricks all vbricks must be configured in etv portal server before they can be managed and used for scheduled events. (vbrick configurati...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 45 3. In select vbrick , select one or more existing vbricks for which a sap has been received. If you select one vbrick, this populates the vbrick configuration panel. (if you select multiple vbricks, it does not populate the panel; if you need to confi...

  • Page 58: Advanced Settings

    46 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Advanced settings advanced settings are enabled if you select a vbrick encoder or a vbstar. Note that the portal server will attempt to retrieve and autofill the multicast ip addresses and port numbers. You can modify these fields as necessary. Progressive download ser...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 47 multimedia vbrick configuration these settings are only enabled when you add or modify a vbrick that has a wm encoder in at least one slot. By completing these fields you are defining the encoder as a multimedia vbrick that can be used in specialized ...

  • Page 60: Control Devices

    48 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Control devices control devices let you configure a video source device so that it can be controlled by end users from the portal server user interface. (an example of a video source device is a dvd or vcr directly connected to a vbrick encoder.) once configured, a spe...

  • Page 61: Add Control Devices

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 49 figure 11. Control panel for direct-connect devices (left) and vbir devices (right) add control devices use the following windows to define or modify control devices. As noted, these devices will be displayed on the live broadcasts page with a special...

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    50 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Name enter a unique, descriptive name that will be displayed on the virtual remote. For example in figure 10, "sony dvd" is the configured name shown on the controller. No embedded spaces or special characters are allowed. Device select a device from the dropdown list....

  • Page 63: Add User-Defined Vbirs

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 51 add user-defined vbirs the vbrick vbir is an external hardware device that uses the passthough port on a vbrick to send control commands via an infrared link to third-party devices like vcrs, dvds, etc. (see figure 13 for a visual schematic). You must...

  • Page 64: Connect Control Devices

    52 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Figure 12. Modifying the spitfire iii control panel in the default configuration there are three "auxiliary" buttons for toggling between dvd mode and vcr mode plus a power button. The auxiliary buttons are configurable in that you can modify the button label and the a...

  • Page 65: Configure Control Devices

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 53 figure 13. Connecting control devices table 11. Device connectors † typical device connector. Configure control devices you also need to configure the baud rate and passthrough state of the vbrick associated with a control device. In vbadmin, go to th...

  • Page 66: Update The Vbir Command Set

    54 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Update the vbir command set ethernetv portal server control devices use spitfire model vbirs to manipulate dvds, vcrs or other devices controlled by ir commands. The vbir contains an internal library of several hundred ir command sets stored in flash memory. The intern...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 55 shown on the following window. The select ipr panel in the next screen shows iprs that have announced their presence on the network but have not been configured for use in the portal server. T to add an ipr configuration: 1. Go to global settings > ip...

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    56 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 4. Complete or modify the fields in ipr configuration as necessary and click submit . This adds the new configuration to the list of configured iprs shown on the previous page. Configuring ip receiver timeout digital ip receivers time out by default every two hours and...

  • Page 69: Recorders

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 57 3. Go to \vbrick\mcs\common\vbuservice\vbuservice.Exe.Config 4. Find the key called mcssdktimeout that handles sdk timeouts and make this value greater than the value set for sessiontimeoutipr . This value is in milliseconds, so if you have set the se...

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    58 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 3. Complete the fields in recorder configuration window and click submit . This adds the newly configured recorder to the previous window. If necessary see synchronizing the portal server and the nvr below. Synchronizing the portal server and the nvr the internal clock...

  • Page 71: Script Devices

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 59 can use an external time server. In order to run the net time command on either server, the server must be on the domain, and the user logged onto the server must have admin privileges and be part of the domain. T to synchronize the portal server and ...

  • Page 72: Scripts

    60 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 3. In script device configuration , complete the following fields and click submit . This adds the newly configured script device to the list of devices shown in the previous window. To modify a script device, first delete the device and then repeat these steps. Script...

  • Page 73: Creating A Script

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 61 creating a script t to create a script that can be executed from the portal server: 1. Go to global settings > scripts . 2. Select add scripts and click submit . Note if you are scheduling an event, any device for which you write a script must be avai...

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    62 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 3. In script configuration , enter a script name and select a device type (mpeg1, mpeg2/ mpeg4/wm, or other) from the dropdown list—and wait a few seconds for etv portal server to populate the panel with a list of devices. 4. In select device , highlight one or more de...

  • Page 75: Urls

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 63 finding vbrick parameters and values in order to create scripts, you need to determine the correct parameters and values to use. The following procedures explain how to locate parameters from the vbadmin page and how to find the value associated with ...

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    64 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Valid url examples the following examples show valid url syntax for live video streams. All urls are case sensitive and the syntax must be accurate because there is no internal validation of user input. Url enter a valid url or ip address. See examples above. Type choo...

  • Page 77: Add Vod Content

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 65 add vod content administrators can manually enter urls to vod content that is not automatically displayed by the portal server. These urls can be to content that is located on a non-nxg video-on- demand server, such as the quicktime/darwin server, a w...

  • Page 78: Add Non-Vod Content

    66 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Press add to add the vod content to the list. Vod content also can be modified or deleted. Simply select the vod content, make modifications (if required), and click modify or delete . Add non-vod content pc users only. In the vod content section, administrators can al...

  • Page 79: Priority Alert

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 67 the url must point to a web server or a local drive. The portal server server can act as the web server for this content, if the content is placed in the c:\program files\vbrick\mcs directory on the etv portal server (or in any subdirectory you create...

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    68 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 2. Select add template and click submit to display the following window. 3. Enter a template name , select a schedule type , and click next . (duplicate template names are allowed but not recommended.) each schedule type subsequently has a different wizard depending on...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 69 4. Configure advanced settings for vbricks and iprs as necessary. As noted, it is unlikely you will ever need to change these settings. In all cases you can safely ignore these settings and use the defaults provided by the portal server. These setting...

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    70 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 5. Click next to page through each wizard. 6. Click finish when done. 7. Verify the information and click create schedule when prompted (or use the back button to make changes). When finished, the template is added to the list of priority schedule start options enter v...

  • Page 83: Program Names

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 71 alert templates available to etv portal server users from the portal server application. See the etv portal server user guide for more information. Program names program names are used with live presentations. A program name is the title that will be ...

  • Page 84: Manage Playlists

    72 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Manage playlists use this window to change playlist attributes including folder , title , and owner . If access control is not enabled, the owner for all playlists defaults to mcsclient . Note that if access control is subsequently enabled, any previously created playl...

  • Page 85: Access Logging

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 73 access logging access logging tracks portal server usage. It creates logs that let you review who has watched what content, when, and for how long. Specifically, it logs access to live or vod content, and to user-initiated recordings. There are two ou...

  • Page 86: Extended Logging Properties

    74 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Extended logging properties use the following window to specify which fields are logged. If you are using ethernetv reporter, all fields must be selected. The items in parentheses (e.G. Cs-username ) refer to the header field shown in the actual log file (see figure 15...

  • Page 87: Using Ethernettv Reporter

    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 75 using ethernettv reporter if you purchased a separate license, you can use vbrick's powerful "ethernetv reporter" log analysis tool to examine the access logs. Ethernetv reporter is a dedicated log file analysis tool. It reads individual log files gen...

  • Page 88: Zones

    76 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 5. Once the window is populated with log data (figure 15) you can view or sort any of the columns as necessary. 6. Click pivot table wizard and follow the prompts to build a pivot table. Figure 15. Imported access log zones in a standard portal server configuration, a ...

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    Global settings etv portal server admin guide 77 zone name user-defined string that identifies the zone. Client address(es) enter individual, comma-separated clientip addresses and/or a range of client ip addresses. For example: 172.15.2.1 , 172.16.2.1-172.22.2.255 server address(es) enter individua...

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    78 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc..

  • Page 91: Channels

    Etv portal server admin guide 79 chapter 3 server administration topics in this section channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 modify vod content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 92

    80 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Should be reconfigured to match your own time zone. Use the following steps to set the time zone and verify that it was successfully changed. T to change the time zone: 1. For reference purposes, note the currently scheduled time for any program in the channel guide. 2...

  • Page 93: Stations

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 81 stations use this page to add stations to the channel guide on the portal server "user" interface. There are two types of stations. Custom stations are those for which you define program information and associate with a stream. Tv stations are t...

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    82 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Add custom stations t to add a custom station: 1. Go to channels > stations and click add custom stations . 2. Click on any available live stream to populate the window shown below. Note that only those streams not currently assigned to stations are displayed and avail...

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    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 83 add tv stations this option is not shown unless you have a license for a channel guide server. If you do have a license, certain content is being made available from a third-party provider. Adding a tv station is the same as adding a custom stat...

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    84 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Add new links this feature lets you add a hyperlink to the page you get by clicking the view info link that is associated with each live stream. T to add a new link: 1. Click add new link and enter a link title and link type . 2. Enter a web page url or navigate to an ...

  • Page 97: Custom Programs

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 85 custom programs this page is used to add programming information to an existing station. You can only program custom stations; tv stations (if present) are auto-programmed by a channel guide server. You use the custom programs page to manually c...

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    86 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Custom station from the dropdown list, select a defined custom station for which you want to define a program. Delete programs this station delete all programming data for the selected station. Delete programs for all stations delete all programing data for all station...

  • Page 99: Modify Vod Content

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 87 figure 16. Custom program data edit custom programs t to edit a custom program 1. Navigate to the program you want to change and click edit . 2. Manually edit any of the fields as necessary and click update when done. Modify vod content video on...

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    88 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Autoingest), administrators can optionally enter an expiration date or viewing period and can limit the number of concurrent viewers. This data can be modified at anytime. The expired content log shows all expired content on your system in chronological order with the ...

  • Page 101: Diagnostics

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 89 t to modify vod content: 1. Click on the content to be changed. 2. Enter a new filename and/or path for that file. Note that the file must be alphanumeric characters and cannot contain embedded spaces. 3. Set the expiration date or viewing perio...

  • Page 102: Status

    90 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Status this window shows the status of videos being added or recorded. Use refresh and purge as necessary. Use the tree controls on the left to expand (or contract) individual entries. Click the cancel icon to the left of each to cancel a recording or ingestion in prog...

  • Page 103: Expired Content Log

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 91 expired content log this window shows all expired content in chronological order with the oldest expiration date first. Click purge all to delete all records in the log. See modify vod content on page 87 and stream restrictions on page 29 for mo...

  • Page 104: Use Ldap Database

    92 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Use ldap database administrators have the option of using the onboard vbrick database for authentication, using an ldap database , or using both. Vbrick supports major ldap vendors such as microsoft active directory, novell edirectory, and openldap (sun ldap). These di...

  • Page 105

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 93 if authenticating against microsoft's active directory, check the ldap server is microsoft active directory check box and enter the path to the ldap server in the ldap path box. If authenticating against a directory other than microsoft active d...

  • Page 106

    94 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Ldap server is microsoft active directory check only if using microsoft active directory. Use integrated windows authentication use "single sign-on." this means that once you login to your local network, you can open etv portal server without re- entering your login cr...

  • Page 107: Use Ldap With Single Sign-On

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 95 † etv portal server required field. All others are optional. Use ldap with single sign-on to use single sign-on, go to access control and then check enable authentication and authorization and use ldap database . If the ldap server is microsoft ...

  • Page 108

    96 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Configuring iis for single sign-on (windows server 2003) use the following steps to configure iis for single sign-on. If you do not perform these steps, the login page will likely be blank when you launch the portal server. T to configure iis for single sign-on: 1. Go ...

  • Page 109

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 97 3. Enable the required roles ( basic authentication and windows authentication ). 4. Restart iis. Go to start > administrative tools > internet information services (iis) and click on the authentication option for the server..

  • Page 110: Use Ldap With Ssl

    98 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 5. Right-click on basic authentication and windows authentication to enable . Using single sign-on t to use single-sign-on (and avoid username/password prompts), you must do one of the following • access the portal server by the alphabetical name (for example http://yo...

  • Page 111

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 99 5. If there is more than on certificate listed in the certificate path tab, choose the root certificate by selecting the top-most certificate and then clicking view certificate . 6. Choose the general tab. And click install certificate . 7. Clic...

  • Page 112: Use Rsa Authentication

    100 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 10. Check show physical stores check box. 11. Click the plus sign (+) next to trusted root certificate authorities . 12. Select local computer and click ok . 13. Click next and finish when done. Resolving other security alerts if you are receiving any other security a...

  • Page 113

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 101 t to configure the portal server for rsa authentication: 1. Launch the portal server admin console and click on access control in the left navigation panel. (note that the following screen shows sample data.) 2. Check the use rsa authentication...

  • Page 114: Live Presentations

    102 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Live presentations use this window to manually remove a live presentation listing from the live broadcasts page. If the presentation is terminated abnormally for any reason (for example if the presenter exits powerpoint without going offline ), you may need to manuall...

  • Page 115: Users

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 103 users see configuring users on page 111. User groups see configuring user groups on page 117. Resource groups see resource groups on page 118. Help this command launches the etv portal server online help system in a new window. This online help...

  • Page 116: About

    104 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. About this page displays the portal server (mcs) version number (for example 4.4.0.0) as well as license and serial number data for each installed module. The serial numbers provide warranty and tracking information. You may be asked for the module serial number when ...

  • Page 117: Logout

    Server administration etv portal server admin guide 105 logout this command logs you out of the application and lets you log back in as a different user. This may be necessary to gain access to certain functionality. For example, some users may not be allowed to create thumbnails and you may want to...

  • Page 118

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  • Page 119: Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 107 chapter 4 users and user groups topics in this section overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 configuring users and user groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 120

    108 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Authentication – authentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a username and password. In security systems, authentication is distinct from authorization (see below), which is the process of providing individuals access to resources bas...

  • Page 121

    Users and user groups etv portal server admin guide 109 etv portal server – the etv portal server needs to be properly setup and configured on the network. The following items should be configured in the portal server interface: • if there is a vod server(s) in the system, the proper addresses for t...

  • Page 122

    110 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Vbrick database if authentication is enabled, you must select a database (either vbrick or ldap). The vbrick (etv portal server) user database contains user, group, and resource information that provides the portal server with information to allow it to provide the ap...

  • Page 123: Configuring Users

    Users and user groups etv portal server admin guide 111 a unique feature of the portal server software is the ability to group resources into resource groups. This allows the administrator to quickly and easily assign several resources at once to more than one user or user groups. This also makes th...

  • Page 124

    112 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Needed (see ipr authentication section below). Note that ipr pin access is dependent on the vbrick database being enabled. See access control on page 91 for details. Once all selections have been made, you can press submit in the bottom right hand corner of the screen...

  • Page 125: Add/modify User Information

    Users and user groups etv portal server admin guide 113 allow content publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 allow content recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 126: Add/modify User

    114 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. • individually assign resources to the user. These methods all can be combined. For example, to provide a user with access to the resources provided to a user group but also provide them access to additional resources, the administrator can a) assign the user to that ...

  • Page 127: Allow Content Publishing

    Users and user groups etv portal server admin guide 115 allow access to specific vod servers choose from a list of available vod server(s) to which a user has access. A user can have access to multiple servers. This feature is particularly useful when vod servers are located in different physical lo...

  • Page 128: Allow Content Recording

    116 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Allow content recording used for scheduled recording. Administrators can allow a user the ability to schedule the recording of live content to a specific folder(s) on a vod video-on-demand server. They cannot record content to any other folder(s). You must select a fo...

  • Page 129: Content Edit Permissions

    Users and user groups etv portal server admin guide 117 copyright restrictions & expiration privileges administrators can allow users to set copyright restrictions and expiration privileges when adding stored content or scheduling a recording. Note that copyright restrictions apply only to portal se...

  • Page 130: Add/modify Group

    118 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. All available groups. In windows 2000 , go to my network places > entire network > directory , the domain, and users . Add/modify group ' s user assignments users can be assigned to specific user groups, and they will inherit the privileges of that group. If no users ...

  • Page 131: Add/modify User

    Users and user groups etv portal server admin guide 119 for example, if the organization has three user groups—marketing, engineering, and sales—they might create four resource groups. These resource groups would be full access, which are resources that everyone can see, and one resource group for e...

  • Page 132: Ipr Authentication

    120 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Ipr authentication there are two ways (ipr ip address or user pin) to authenticate and authorize ip receivers in the etv portal server. Ipr access control is slightly different from pc and macintosh- based authentication (which uses the commonly employed user name and...

  • Page 133

    Users and user groups etv portal server admin guide 121 if authentication and authorization is enabled, but the ipr is not defined in the system, then access management works based on a user pin. This pin is defined on a per user (not per ipr) basis, so users need to be setup in the system for this ...

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  • Page 135: Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 123 chapter 5 configuring for ssl topics in this section overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 configuring ssl (windows server 2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 136: Ssl Prerequisites

    124 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Ssl prerequisites • in order to use the portal server in secure (https) mode, you must have a signed and valid ssl certificate purchased from verisign or another vendor. If the certificate is not signed, or if it is expired or otherwise invalid, video playback issues ...

  • Page 137: 3. Install The Certificate

    Configuring for ssl etv portal server admin guide 125 12. Enter the appropriate information in the country/region , state/province , and city/ locality fields, and then select next . 13. Enter a file name for the certificate request. The file contains information similar to the following: ------begi...

  • Page 138

    126 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Configure hardened ssl in hardened ssl mode, the portal server encrypts all pages in the portal server admin application and all pages in the portal server client application. Be aware that hardened ssl encryption requires significant resources and can substantially i...

  • Page 139

    Configuring for ssl etv portal server admin guide 127 6. Select the directory security tab. Your screen should look similar to this: 7. Go to secure communications and click edit . 8. Check the box marked require secure channel (ssl) and click ok . 9. Click ok to close the default web site propertie...

  • Page 140

    128 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 11. Right-click on amproxy and select properties . 12. Select the directory security tab, then go to secure communications and click edit . 13. Uncheck the box marked require secure channel (ssl) and click ok . 14. Restart the windows server. After restarting the serv...

  • Page 141

    Configuring for ssl etv portal server admin guide 129 their screen while logging into the portal server, however the padlock will disappear once they login. When an administrator attempts to access the administration pages it will also force them to use https:///admin . The padlock icon will be visi...

  • Page 142

    130 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. --> configuring ssl (windows server 2008) 1. Generate a certificate request if your company does not have a x.509 certificate, or does not have one for the portal server, a new certificate request must first be created. T to generate a certificate request: 1. From the...

  • Page 143

    Configuring for ssl etv portal server admin guide 131 4. Type an organization name (e.G. Vbrick) in the organization field and type an organizational unit (such as sales department) in the organizational unit field. (this information will be placed in the certificate request, so make sure it is accu...

  • Page 144

    132 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 8. Enter a file name for the certificate request. The file contains information similar to the following: ------begin new certificate request ------ miidzjccas……… ------end new certificate request --------- this is a base 64 encoded representation of the certificate r...

  • Page 145: 3. Install The Certificate

    Configuring for ssl etv portal server admin guide 133 2. Submit a certificate request if a ca-signed certificate from a trusted certificate authority (such as verisign or thawte) is going to be purchased, the certificate can now be sent to a ca for verification and processing. After the certificate ...

  • Page 146

    134 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 4. Click the button with the three dots and select the server certificate you received from the certificate authority. If the certificate does not have a .Cer file extension, select to view all types. Enter a user-friendly name in order to track the certificate on thi...

  • Page 147

    Configuring for ssl etv portal server admin guide 135 6. Examine the certificate overview, click next , and the click finish . A certificate is now installed on the etv portal server. 4. Configure portal server resources for ssl after installing the certificate on the portal server, the portal serve...

  • Page 148

    136 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 3. Locate your server name in the tree control on the left and click the plus sign (+) to expand the node. 4. Locate the node titled sites and click the plus sign (+) to expand the node. 5. Select the default web site node. Your screen should look similar to this: 6. ...

  • Page 149

    Configuring for ssl etv portal server admin guide 137 8. You will now see the binding for port 443 listed. Click close . 9. Double-click the ssl settings button. 10. Select require ssl and click apply ..

  • Page 150

    138 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 11. Click on amproxy in the tree control on the left, and then double-click on ssl settings . 12. Uncheck the box marked require ssl and click apply . 13. Restart the windows server. After restarting the server, your users will be able to access the portal server appl...

  • Page 151

    Configuring for ssl etv portal server admin guide 139 configure non-hardened ssl this procedure is the same for windows server 2003 and windows server 2008. See configure non-hardened ssl on page 128 for details..

  • Page 152

    140 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc..

  • Page 153: Nvr Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 141 chapter 6 network video recording topics in this section nvr overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 nvr types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 154: Nvr Hardware

    142 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Performance. The portal server and/or the nvrs are delivered with all software installed or as a software-only option. The nvr comes in standard and standalone versions as explained below. The only difference is in functionality. Both record either 10 or 40 concurrent...

  • Page 155: Nvr Types

    Network video recording etv portal server admin guide 143 nvr performance considerations the nvr 40 lets you record any combination of up to 40 mpeg, wm, and h.264 streams at a time. There are however performance considerations when recording multiple, simultaneous, high-rate mpeg-2, wm, or h.264 st...

  • Page 156: Nvr Installation

    144 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. • has an api interface that lets you write custom applications to control the nvr. Nvr installation see the nvr release notes for complete installation instructions. Synchronize the portal server and the nvr the internal clocks on the portal server and the nvr must be...

  • Page 157: Configure A Standalone Nvr

    Network video recording etv portal server admin guide 145 f. Schedule privileges configure a standalone nvr t to configure a standard nvr in a standalone nvr installation. 1. Login to the standalone nvr admin console using the host name or ip address of the standalone nvr machine. For example: http:...

  • Page 158

    146 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Figure 18. Portal server "schedule record" page note to use a standard nvr, the portal server and the nvr must be installed and running. To use a standalone nvr, only the nvr application must be running..

  • Page 159: Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 147 chapter 7 vbpresenter topics in this section overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 configuring mcs for vbpresenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 160: Working With Presentations

    148 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Figure 19. Vbpresenter v2.X rich media presentation working with presentations if you will be working with vbpresenter presentations, be aware that they have the following unique characteristics and limitations. • they launch in a new browser window in their native us...

  • Page 161

    Vbpresenter etv portal server admin guide 149 presentations directory is a virtual directory in iis. This directory is the root folder for live presentations only.) there is an mcs directory at the ftp root directory. Note that the entries made in the admin console are stored in the portal server an...

  • Page 162

    150 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Address in order to view presentations successfully; if configured with a domain name, you must launch the mcs client using the domain name. You cannot mix-and-match domain names and ip addresses or session expired and maximum viewers exceeded errors may be displayed ...

  • Page 163

    Vbpresenter etv portal server admin guide 151 launching a stored presentation t to launch a stored presentation: 1. Open the portal server user interface. 2. On the video library page, navigate to the video name published from vbpresenter and click once to launch it in a browser. 3. Mouse over the p...

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  • Page 165: Autoingest Content

    Etv portal server admin guide 153 chapter 8 auto content ingestion topics in this section autoingest content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 autoingest content via xml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 166

    154 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Content that is placed under the autoingest root folder on the etv portal server will be ingested into the root video folder on the vod server provided that it is configured using the etv portal server administrator interface. If you want to place content on a subfold...

  • Page 167: Autoingest Content Via Xml

    Auto content ingestion etv portal server admin guide 155 autoingest content via xml this feature lets you autoingest video files by placing an .Xml file in the autoingestxml folder on the portal server. It also lets you associate metadata with the video such as maximum number of viewers for copyrigh...

  • Page 168: Autoingestxml Modes

    156 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 4. Then go to global settings > global assignments > assign autoingest and set the user you just defined as the current autoingest user . Autoingestxml modes there are three modes of operation as shown in table 15. The mode you use depends on where the source files ar...

  • Page 169

    Auto content ingestion etv portal server admin guide 157 table 16. Autoingestxml tags tag description command required. Must be set to ingest . Mcstitle required. Cannot be blank. Must begin with "/" and contains fully qualified path to destination vod folder/title on the portal server. The autoinge...

  • Page 170

    158 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Removing mpeg-4 closed captions mpeg-4 files with closed captions cannot be added to nxg servers until the closed caption track is removed. The etv portal server will display an error message if you try to add such files. Vbrick provides a utility to remove the closed...

  • Page 171: Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 159 chapter 9 ethernetv backup this chapter explains how to use etv backup to create a warm backup portal server. Etv backup is an optional software application. If you did not purchase etv backup, you can backup key portal servers files and directories manually. See ma...

  • Page 172: Etv Backup Profiles

    160 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Etv backup profiles the folders shown below are automatically backed up from the live server to the warm server. As shown in the window, each key portal server directory is preconfigured with a corresponding "profile." note that portal server license files are specifi...

  • Page 173: Configuring Etv Backup

    Ethernetv backup etv portal server admin guide 161 configuring etv backup t to configure ethernetv backup, you must perform all of the following steps in the exact sequence shown 1. Enter license key. 2. Set profile ip addresses. 3. Configure the scheduler. 4. Reset database backup versioning. 5. En...

  • Page 174: 3. Configure The Scheduler

    162 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 2. In the live mcs database field, replace the ip address shown with the ip address (or server machine name) of your live portal server. Do not change anything else in the path. 3. The database backup field is populated automatically. Do not change anything in this fi...

  • Page 175

    Ethernetv backup etv portal server admin guide 163 4. Press ok and ok and minimize the application—do not exit. 4. Reset database backup versioning this step is important. Do not omit this step. T to reset database backup versioning: 1. Right-click on mcs database backup and select modify . 2. Then ...

  • Page 176: 6. Test The Configuration

    164 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 3. On the following window, select enable and click next , then ok to exit. This will enable the machine as a warm backup. This will complete the configuration and there is no need to reboot the server. 4. When finished, launch etv backup using the desktop icon. 6. Te...

  • Page 177

    Ethernetv backup etv portal server admin guide 165 4. If errors occur, right-click on the failed profile and select view log > newest . 5. This will displayed detailed information (see below) that you can use to correct the error. 6. When done, highlight the failed profile and run again until succes...

  • Page 178

    166 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Turning a warm backup server into a live server a portal server can experience a hardware failure for a variety of reasons. If the hardware fails, you may be unable to communicate with the server via a web browser, the remote desktop utility, or any other means. Since...

  • Page 179

    Ethernetv backup etv portal server admin guide 167 3. If you want viewers to use the same host name for the portal server after turning a warm backup into a live server, a network administrator will have to change the ip address or dns entry to match the new address. Bringing a failed machine back o...

  • Page 180: Software Installation

    168 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Software installation ethernetv backup requires a license key. If your ethernetv purchase included etv backup, the license key will be installed by vbrick prior to shipment. If you ever need to re- install the software, the license key is attached to the "software act...

  • Page 181: Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 169 chapter 10 amino set top box topics in this section overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 connecting the amino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 182: Configuring The Amino

    170 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 2. Connect the amino to your network using a standard ethernet cable (not supplied) with an rj-45 connector. 3. Connect the amino to the tv as follows. A. Connect one end of the amino a/v lead to the composite connector on the amino. B. Connect the other end to either...

  • Page 183: Change The Ip Address

    Amino set top box etv portal server admin guide 171 figure 20. Amino mcs home page 11. Click on watch live broadcasts , for example, to display the live broadcasts page (figure 21). You can use this page to select any available mpeg-2 stream. Figure 21. Live broadcasts page change the ip address onc...

  • Page 184

    172 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 3. Press alt-m on the keyboard and use the steps listed above in configuring the amino to set a new ip address. 4. Press ctrl again to toggle off the default amino keys and resume normal operation. Configure a direct connection in some cases you may wish to connect th...

  • Page 185: Set The Tv Display Format

    Amino set top box etv portal server admin guide 173 set the tv display format as noted, you can change the tv display format from the preferences menu. The following tables show the output from normal and widescreen tvs depending on how the tv display format is set. Be sure to power cycle the stb to...

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  • Page 187: Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 175 chapter 11 acns configuration topics in this section overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 acns configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 188: Portal Server Configuration

    176 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Windows media and darwin servers require no additional configuration.) use the following steps to configure a vod-w server to work with acns. T to configure a vod-w server to work with acns: 1. Login the vod-w server. 2. Go to start > windows explorer . 3. Expand the ...

  • Page 189: Acns Server Configuration

    Acns configuration etv portal server admin guide 177 3. Check enable manifest generation , select the files (mpeg-4 and/or wm) to include, and specify an interval (default = 10 minutes) that defines how often the file will be regenerated. 4. Click submit when done. 5. Click generate now to create an...

  • Page 190: Verify Installation

    178 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Verify installation t use the following steps to verify the mcs/acns integration is successful: 1. Be sure that the mcs portal server and acns are configured as explained above. 2. Go into the acns management system and verify that the video content added via the etv ...

  • Page 191

    Etv portal server admin guide 179 chapter 12 rebranding the user interface topics in this section customizing the portal server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 rebranding the portal server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 192: Rebranding The Portal Server

    180 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Table 20. Ethernetv replaceable images rebranding the portal server this section explains how to thoroughly change or "rebrand" the look-and-feel of the portal server user interface (and the ip receiver) by modifying the stylesheets. It addresses the portal server "us...

  • Page 193

    Rebranding the user interface etv portal server admin guide 181 header client branding (left hand text in header) page margins and borders header search bar background header search bar navigation text header search bar header search bar time player’s title text files to change css/mcsv4.Css classes...

  • Page 194

    182 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Channel guide search textbox channel guide background search area channel guide time navigation channel guide program menu text channel guide program menu background channel guide station menu modify font, color, etc. Files to change css/changuide_styles.Css classes ....

  • Page 195: Vbrick Ip Receiver

    Rebranding the user interface etv portal server admin guide 183 channel guide content list live content list footer messages area items in current playlist rebranding other etv components vbrick ip receiver ipr list and related html modify background-color, background-image, fonts, color, dimensions...

  • Page 196: Amino Set Top Box

    184 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Amino set top box stb list and related html vbrick ip receiver ipr list and related html modify font size, color, background, padding, etc. Html any files in: layer/ directory ending with "–stb.Inc" files to change mcs_amino/css/a_classes.Css, a_layout.Css, mcscontrol...

  • Page 197: Creating An Asset List

    Etv portal server admin guide 185 chapter 13 nxg-to-vod-w content migration topics in this section creating an asset list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 using the migration tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 198: Sample Asset List

    186 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 6. Copy nxg_asset_list to the portal server machine or use an ftp url in the assets field of the migration tool. For example: ftp://vbrickuser:vbrickuser@/nxg_asset_list sample asset list this snippet shows sample assets included in the file nxg_asset_list . Each asse...

  • Page 199: Run The Migration Tool

    Nxg-to-vod-w content migration etv portal server admin guide 187 t to increase the ingestion rate: 1. On the vod-w server, go to start > control panel > infovalue quickvideo > qvcs > advanced . 2. Set the transfer rate to 1000000 and click ok . Click ok again to exit. 3. When the content migration i...

  • Page 200

    188 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Mcs address ip address of vbrick portal server. User name user name for portal server. User password user password for portal server. Source vod server address ip address of source nxg server. Ftp user name ftp user name of nxg server. Default = vbrickuser ftp user pa...

  • Page 201: Verifying The Migration

    Nxg-to-vod-w content migration etv portal server admin guide 189 recover from migration errors migration errors are shown in the status column. Once started, the migration will continue until each ingestion reports either success or failure. If you stop the migration, all queued ingestions are remov...

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  • Page 203: Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 191 chapter 14 purchased content ingestion topics in this section overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 configuring iis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 204

    192 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 2. Open iis manager. A. Expand the local server and then the ftp server. B. Add an ftp site called massingest . C. Map the ftp site to the directory on the lacie usb drive that has the video to be ingested..

  • Page 205: Ingesting Content

    Purchased content ingestion etv portal server admin guide 193 d. Set permissions to allow for anonymous ftp and close iis. 3. Copy the excel spreadsheet from the flash drive to your c:\ drive. 4. Install the license file (for example content_34294950443.Lic) using the windows add or remove programs ...

  • Page 206: Ingest Purchased Content

    194 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 3. Click on the advanced button. 4. Change transfer rate from 10,000 to 1,000,000, click ok and ok again. 5. Reboot the vod-w server for the changes to take effect. Ingest purchased content t to ingest purchased content to your vod servers: 1. Run the c:\program files...

  • Page 207: Backing Up The Database

    Purchased content ingestion etv portal server admin guide 195 4. After mass ingestion is complete, review the total results displayed on the mass ingestion utility. (the total results cannot be saved.) on the portal server, open microsoft office excel viewer 2003, view the excel spreadsheet from the...

  • Page 208

    196 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. A. Right-click on mysql in the right pane and select stop . There will be a list of other services that will stop. Take note of these other services and select yes . B. The service control window will show the progress of the services being stopped. After the services...

  • Page 209: System Backup

    Etv portal server admin guide 197 chapter 15 manual system backup this chapter explains how to manually backup key system files and directories on the portal server. If you purchased ethernetv backup, this process is automatic. See ethernetv backup on page 159 for details. The ethernetv portal serve...

  • Page 210: System Restore

    198 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. C:\program files\vbrick\mcs\sdp c:\program files\vbrick\mcs\stationicons c:\program files\vbrick\mcs\images\thumbnails 6. To restart the services , maximize the services window. 7. Right-click on the vbrick object starter and select start . This will start the mysql s...

  • Page 211: Overview

    Etv portal server admin guide 199 chapter 16 vbrick internet streaming topics in this section overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 portal server hosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 212: Portal Server Hosting

    200 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. B. Publishing point name c. Publishing point user name d. Publishing point password e. Publishing point viewing url f. Hosted page viewing url the information labelled a–c above is entered on the vbrick appliance push configuration page. When the event is initiated (v...

  • Page 213: Portal Server Configuration

    Vbrick internet streaming etv portal server admin guide 201 vbrick announce configuration t to configure the vbrick announce 1. Launch iws, then go to configuration: encoder > server and scroll to bottom of page. 2. Set the stream advertisement to push to microsoft reflector as shown below. 3. Enter...

  • Page 214

    202 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 2. Click on specify lan address range(s) and enter the address range of your local lan. Internal users are identified by this range. Note: the vbrick encoder ip address must be in this range. Portal server user configuration if authentication is enabled on the portal ...

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