VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.1 manual

ETV v4.1 P or tal Ser v er Admin Guide J une 21, 2007 4410-0118-0006 VBric k Ether neTV P or tal Ser v er[...]

Copyright © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. All rights reser ved. 12 Beaumont R oad W allingford, Connecticut 06492, USA www .VBrick.com This pu blication contains confidential, proprie tary , and trade secret infor mation. No par t of this document may be copied, photocopied, re produced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable or elect ronic f[...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e iii Contents P or tal Ser v er v4.1 Admin Guide Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv Contents Creating a V OD-D FTP Ser ver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Add/Modify Video On Demand Content F olders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 VBricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e v 1. Setup and Configure ETV Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 2. Choose an A uthentication Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 3. Create User Groups on the P ortal Ser ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

vi Contents Standalone NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 NVR Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 01 Configuring a Standard NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e vii P or tal Ser v er v4.1 Admin Guide Thi s Port al S er v er Ad min Gu id e is written for anyone who will be using or evaluating th e VBrick EtherneTV Portal Ser ver . This includes system administrators, softwa re developers , netw ork technicians , and others . T he ETV P or tal Ser ver is a web-based portal fo[...]

viii Preface Getting Help If y ou need help, or more infor mat ion about any topic, use the online he lp system. The online help is cross-referenced and searchable and can usually find the infor m ation in a few seconds . Use the tr ee controls in the left pane to open documents and the up and do wn arrows to page through them. U se the Search box [...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e ix Printer-F riendly Click on the followi ng link to pr int a hard copy of the document. ETV P or tal Ser ver User Guide ETV P or tal Ser ver Admin Guide ETV P or tal Ser ver R ele ase Notes T T o save or print a PDF document: 1. Clic k once to open the PDF document in Acrob at Reader . 2. T o save or print a PDF do[...]

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ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Topics in this chapter P ortal Ser ver Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P ortal Ser ver F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. av ail able media asset s on your network. Up on accessing the main portal pag e, users can navigate or search for specific videos , select the video , an d immediately begin viewing DVD quality video . F or on-demand videos , users can Fast Forw ard/Rewind and Seek to specific points in the video . Standard access c[...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 3 Cop yright Pr otection The Portal Ser ver uses copyrigh t restrictions and content expira tion to protect the rights of content owners and to enforce r ules ag ainst un authorized usage or distribution. Copyright restrictions ar e specifically used to enforce li cense requirements . Content is often [...]

4 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. MySQL Ether neTV Portal Ser ver is shipped wi th MySQL as the database. T he MySQL da tabase is installed a s par t of t he P or tal S er ver installation pa ckage. If the ha rdware/software combination was purc hased from VBrick, MySQL will already be installed on y our machine; the default user name is root . T o p[...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 5 • Set-T op Box users can use familiar Channel Up/Down keys and other hot keys on the IR remote control to nav ig ate through video listings . • Users ca n search through the list of Li ve or On-Deman d videos by Title , Ke yword , Description , or other custom fields defined by an ETV Po r tal Se[...]

6 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. • A utoing estion to the EtherneTV -VOD server – content placed in autoingestion folders on the ET V Po r tal Ser ver will be automatica lly transferred and ingested into the Ether neTV -VOD ser ver . • Customi zed global messages can displa y on the ETV P ortal Ser ver interface . • Channel n umbers can be a[...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 7 Content added by users in the LAN zone will be ingested to all V OD se r vers for which they hav e per missions using the Add Video page. Users in the Internet zone hav e the Add Video page available only if they ha ve per missions for at least one VOD ser ver that is also in the Internet zone. Conte[...]

8 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. • Internet ser vers do not sup por t ETV scheduling features . ETV Set T op Bo x EtherneTV -STBs access the ETV P or tal Ser ver thr ough a web browser within th e Set T op Box. U sing the Set-T op Box remote control, us ers can navig ate and search for specific on- demand content or li ve video streams , select a [...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 9 Figure 3. Liv e P or tal Ser ver 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 r unning on the Po r t a l S e r v e r . T h e V B - P C Re m o t e i s c o m p a t i b l e w i t h I n t e r n e t Explor[...]

10 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. WM IP Recei ver VBrick's WM IP Recei ver is similar to a conv entional set top bo x but is significantly more stable, rug g ed, and reliable. It is designed for 24x7 operation, and built for enter prise netw orks that require a high deg ree of stability , security , and scalability . T he WM IP R eceiver is a r[...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 11 users will also be required to install an additional plug in when they use Add Video for the first time (ag ain, i f they are confi gured with this privileg e). T able 2. Supported Operating Systems and Browsers – Windows †o r h i g h e r Lo cked -D own Win d ows PC s As described abov e, the P [...]

12 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Linux PCs If configured with the appropriate compon ents , Linux PCs r unning F edora or Red Hat (on Firefox) can play MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 streams . Ho we ve r, t he P orta l Ser ver m ust download Linux components to each-end user desktop before any streams will play . This should only be perfor med by a sys[...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 13 T able 5. P or t Requirements† Zone Por t ( s ) Protocol Description Internet > DMZ 80 TCP W eb request from client to MCS. Internet > DMZ 9876/9878 UDP Management/RTSP SAP announce from VBric k to MCS. DMZ > Intern et 21 TCP FTP from MCS to V OD Ser ver (Dar win/Windows Media/ FTP). LAN [...]

14 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. † All ports are TCP except as noted. License Files Y ou are prom pted to install a license ( .lic ) file as part of the ETV P ortal Ser ver i nstallation process . Different P or tal Ser ver functionality is av ailable depending on the type of license you purc hase and install. (F or example if you do not install [...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 15 T able 6. Licens e Files Changing the Title, Header , and Logo Y ou can change vario us images on the P or tal Se r ver client, th e VBrick set top bo x, and the Amino set top bo x as explained below . On the Po rtal Server you ca n also change the default title ( VBrick Systems ) that is superimpos[...]

16 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Figure 5. Logo Image T able 7 sho ws the imag es you can c hang e on the P or tal Ser ver and the set top box e s . Do not modify or change any other imag es . Y ou can re pl ace any . jpg im ag e but it must have the same dimensions in pix els (for example 1003x50) as the original i mag e. It must also have the sam[...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 17 Admin Console Options Lo g i n t o t he E T V Por t a l Se r v er A d mi n p a g e s w i t h a va l i d u s e r na m e a nd p a ss wo r d t o d i sp l ay the following window . This wi ndow provides access to all a dmin configuration options . Note As a standard best practice, VBric k reco mmends ch[...]

18 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. T able 8. Admin Options Option Description Getting Star ted The ETV P or tal Ser ver splash page shown abov e. Global Settings Provides system-wide conf iguration parameters to connect to VBrick encoders and V OD se r vers as well as to customiz e the look of the ETV P or tal Ser ver pages . Modify V OD Content Pro [...]

Introducti on ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 19 Inter net Explor er 7.0 Configuration The Admin Console and the P ort al Ser ver user interface support the brow sers shown in Ta b l e 2 a n d i n Ta b l e 4 . W h e n u s i n g I n t e r n e t E x plorer 7.0, there are additional security settings required for compatibility with the P ortal Ser ve[...]

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ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 21 Chapter 2 Global Settings Global Settings include configur ation settings and parameters th at apply to the entire system. Global Settings include all of the following . Topics in this chapter Global Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

22 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. T able 9. Global Assignments Item Description Assign a Global M essage The global message will be displa yed in the message area of the P or tal Ser ver user interface when there is no prog ram infor mation av ailable . Enter the messag e text and click Submit. Example: There will be an all hands meeting today at 4:[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 23 Change Admin P assword Change th e default admin password of admin . Use any combination of alphan umeric and special characters ex ce pt slashes , quotes, or commas . Define FTP User N ame ETV P or tal Ser ver is defaulted for "ano nymous" FTP access which is co nfigured in Windows IIS [...]

24 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Assign LAN/Inter net Address Range(s) Define the range(s) of IP addr esses that define the LAN or the Inter net domain. Any IP a ddresses outside t he range are assumed to be from the domain y ou did not select. Check one option and, if necessary , use the text bo x to enter the range(s) separated by a comma, a semi[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 25 Assign Content Expiration W ar ning Recipient Enter the semicolon-separated e-mail address(es) of the person(s) responsible for ren ewi ng copyrighted or otherwise protected content. When y ou co nfigure or change either the recipient or the mail ser ver , the P or tal Ser ver will attempt to send[...]

26 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Delete Recorded Files After Ingestion Used with scheduled recording and push button recording. Specifies whether o r not to delete the recorded file from the NVR after inge stion. Enabled by default. Specify Components to Download to Clients This setting defines whethe r the P or tal Ser ver will download additional[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 27 Custom Fields Custom fields are used to add additional fields to the Info pages as sociated with stored videos and liv e broadcast streams . All stored vi deos, and those live streams that have been "customized," have an Info h yperlink. By default, the Info page has fields for Descripti[...]

28 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. 2. Enter a Field Name and a Field Type . If you select Dro pdown , you can add items one at a t im e fo l lowe d by Add Item . T hese items will populate a dropdown list bo x on the Customize Streams page. 3. When done, click Add Custom Fie ld . The field will be added to the panel at the top of the window ; it will[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 29 2. Choose an Available Live Stream (one that has not been cu stomized), enter an optional Channel num be r, a n d cl ic k Add Customization . This mov es the c ustomized stream to the panel on the right. 3. Optionally , add a Description of t he chan ne l t ha t w il l b e d is play ed in th e Mes[...]

30 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Stream Restrictions Use this page to set and the viewing period for li ve stream recordings and the maximum number of concurrent viewers . T here are no de fault expiration dates fo r liv e streams when a recording is made but administra tors can automatically set the c ontent from a specifi c stream to expire by se[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 31 Ser vers Use the Servers pag e to add/modify V OD ser vers or to add/modify V OD content folders. Note that you can cl uster multiple ser vers to increase throughput. The E TV P or tal Ser ver will automaticall y load bala nce all ser vers defined on the Serv ers page; no additional configuration [...]

32 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. IP or Domain This is the primar y IP address or Host Name of the V OD ser ver for LAN users (see also Secondary Server Address belo w) . The Ser ver Name or IP address entered into the ETV P or tal Ser ver must be accessible by the ETV P ort al Ser ver . (If the network supports Windows 98 users , you must use the I[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 33 FTP Passw ord T he FTP password the P or tal Ser ver uses when publishing content to the server . T he default for NX G ser vers is vbrickuser ; the default for all others is anonymo us . If the FTP P assword is c hang ed on the ser ver , it must be changed here as well. Use any combination of alp[...]

34 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Creating a VOD-D FTP Ser ver If you are usi ng a VOD-D (Darwin) ser ver , you must in stall and configure a standard FTP ser ver on the V OD-D ser ver as explained below . (F or more about Darwin ser ver s see ETV Video-on-Demand Ser vers on pag e 6.) T T o create a Darwin FTP Ser ver : 1. Install a standard FTP ser[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 35 This function is useful for VBrick VBStar appliances to easily transfer con tent from their hard driv es to the V OD ser ver . (It can also be helpful for users who acquire content outside of the ETV P or tal Ser ver , for example from Stream Pla yer Plus.) When a folder is created, you mus t c he[...]

36 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. 2. T ype the new subfolder name in the text fiel d, preceded by a forward slash, for example /Bill /temp , and click Submit when done. VBricks All VBricks m ust be configured in ETV P or tal Ser ver before they can be managed and used for scheduled ev ents. (VBric k configurati on is only required if you are using t[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 37 3. In Select VBric k , select one or more existing VBrick s for which a SAP has been receiv ed. If you select one VBric k, this populates the VBrick Configuration panel. (If y ou select multipl e VBricks , it does not populate the pa nel; if you need to c onfigure the VBricks , you m ust add them [...]

38 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Adv anced Settings Advanced settings are enabled if you select a VBrick encoder or a VBStar . Note that the Portal Ser ver will attempt to r etrie ve and autofill the Multicast IP addr esses and Port numbers. Yo u c a n modify these fields as necessar y . VBrick Model Select from dropdo wn. Advanced se ttings are en[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 39 Control Devices Control device s let you configure a video s ource device so that it can be con trolled by end users from the P or tal Ser ver user interface . (An example of a video source device is a D VD or VC R directly connected to a VBrick enco der .) Once configured, a special icon on the L[...]

40 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Figure 7. Control P anel for Direct-Connect Devices (left) and VBIRs ( right) Adding Control Devices Use the following windo ws to define or modify control device s . As noted, these devices w ill be displayed on the Li ve Broadcasts page with a special icon for any users with access to that encoder . If the device [...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 41 Adding User-Defined VBIRs The VBrick VBIR is an exter nal hardware devi ce that uses the passthough port on a VBrick to send control commands via an infrared link to third-par ty devices like VCRs , D VDs, etc . (see Figure 8 for a visual sc hematic). Y ou must us e a VBIR if the target third-part[...]

42 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. to http://innotechsystems .com /Spitfire/SpitFire III.pdf Be aware that the device codes at this link are not tested or supported by VBrick . If you can't find the code you need, or hav e trouble controlling a non-supported device, c h eck the product documentation or contact the manufacturer . Connecting Contr[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 43 Figure 8. Connecting Control Devices Ta b l e 1 0 . Device Connectors Configuring Control Devices Y ou also need to configure the baud rate and passthrough state of the VBrick associated with a control device. In IWS , g o to the Configurat ion: P assthrough page and set these values as follows: T[...]

44 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Lear ning IR Commands The P or tal Ser ver VBIR also supports the SpitFI RE device inter nal librar y . Th is librar y is a database in f lash memor y of se veral thousand IR command sets ac ces sed by a three-digit code. In the EtherneTV Portal Ser ver Admin C onsole a three-digit inte rnal library code is specifie[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 45 2. Select Add STBs and click S ubmit . 3. In Select STB , select one or more existing STB for which a SAP has been receiv ed. T his populates the ST B Configuration panel. (If yo u select multiple STBs , it does not populate the panel; if y ou need to configur e th e STBs , you mu st add them one [...]

46 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Recorders A R ecorder ser ver enables re cording by P or tal Ser ver users . If a recorder ser ver is not creat ed here, any attempt to record a li ve stream or a st ored video will fail. Once enabl ed, users must also be assigned the appropriate per m issions (see Allow Content R ecording on pag e 86). (Note: Do no[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 47 2. Select Add Recorders and click Submi t . 3. Complete the fields in Recorder Config uration window and click Submit . T his adds the newly configured recorder to the pre vious window . If necessar y see Synchronizing the Po r t a l S e r v e r a n d t h e N V R below . R ecorder S er ver IP addr[...]

48 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Synchronizing the Por tal Ser v er and the NVR The inter nal clocks on the P or tal Ser ver an d the NVR must be synch ronized for recording functionality to w ork pr operly . Y ou can use the Net time command as explained below or you can use an external time ser ver . In order to r un the Net time command on eithe[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 49 2. Select Add Script Devices and clic k Submit . 3. In Script Device Config uration , complete the follo wing fields and cl ick Submit . This adds the newly configured script device to the list of devices shown in the previous window . T o modify a Scr ipt Device, first de le te the device and the[...]

50 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Scripts Scripts w ork with previously de fined script devices such as VB ricks , STBs , or other devices attached to a VBrick. Scripts ca n be used to control any type of VBrick or to control other devices like cameras and VCRs that are attach ed to a VBrick. T o script VBrick commands , you select the VBric k and b[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 51 2. Select Add Scripts and clic k Submit . 3. In Script Config uration , enter a Script Name and select a Device Type (MPEG 1, MPEG2/MPEG4/WM, or Other) from the drop down list—and w ait a few seconds for ETV P or tal Ser ver to populate th e panel with a list of devices . 4. In Select Device , h[...]

52 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. a. F or VBrick devices , select a Parameter Name from the dropdown list , enter a Parameter Value , and click Add . R e peat as many times as necessary and click Subm it when done. Note that th e order in which yo u add parameters is critical . This is the order in whic h the commands will be ex ecuted at runtime. ([...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 53 find the value associated with that parameter using a standard MIB browser or tex t editor. These brief procedures simply outline the basic ste ps which are typically performed by a programmer or a system admini strator . Contac t VBrick Customer Ser vice or see the VBrick SDK User Guide for more [...]

54 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. http://myHost/file.asx http://www.myCompany.com/files/file.asx MP3 and WMA Files http://172.1.1.1/file.mp3 http://myHost/file.mp3 http://172.1.1.1/file.wma http://myHost/file.wma WMV Files http://www.myCompany.com/files/file.wmv mms://www.myCompany.com/files/file.wmv T T o add a URL for a liv e video stream: 1. Ente[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 55 Press Add to add the VOD content to the list. VOD content also can be Modified or Deleted. Simply se lect the VOD content, ma ke modifications (if required), and clic k Modify or Delete . Add Non-V OD Content PC Users On ly . In th e VoD Content section, administrators ca n also link to external d[...]

56 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Document for PDF s or W or d docum ent s, or type Other fo r P owerP oin t pr esentations, Flash demos , etc. Each c ontent type has a different icon on the Video Library page . The URL must point to a web server or a local dr iv e. The P or tal Ser ver ser ver can act as the web ser ver for th is content, if the co[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 57 2. Select Add Template and click Submit to displa y the following windo w . 3. Enter a Template Name , select a Sche dule Type , and clic k Next . (Duplicate template names are allowed but not recommended.) Each Schedule Type su bsequentl y has a differ ent wizard depend ing on the s elections you[...]

58 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. 4. Configure Advanced Settings for VBric ks and STBs as necessar y . As noted, it is unlikely you will ev er ne ed to change these settings . In all cases you can safely ignore these settings and use the defaults provided by the P or tal Ser ver . These settings generally set config uration options for source device[...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 59 5. Click Next to page through each wizard. 6. Click Finish when done. 7. V erify the infor mation and click Create Schedule when prompted (or use the Back button to make c hang es). When finished, the template i s added to the list of Emerg ency Schedule Start Options Enter values that describe th[...]

60 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Broadcast T emplates av ailable to ETV P or tal Ser ver users from the P or tal Ser ver application. See the ETV Portal Ser ver User Guide for more infor mation. Program Names Prog ram Names are used with liv e presentations . A Program Name is the title th at will be displayed on the Live Broa dcasts pag e du ring [...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 61 Access Log ging Access log ging tracks P or tal Ser ver usage. It creates logs that let you review who has watched what content, when, and for how long . Specifically , i t l o g s a c c e s s t o l i ve o r V O D c o n t e n t , a n d to user-initiated reco rdings. T here are tw o output logs; on[...]

62 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Extended Lo gging Proper ties Use the following window to specify which fiel ds are log ged. T he item s in parentheses (e.g . cs-username ) refer to the header field shown in the actual log file (see Figure 9 below). The fields are self- explanator y and m ost are stan dard W3C fields . (See http://www .w3.org/TR/ [...]

Global Settings ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 63 Viewing the Access Lo gs The log files are saved in Program FilesVBrickMCSLogs .Y ou can view these file using a standard editor like Notepad or you can use the Ex cel spreadsheet tem plate provided by VBrick. The MCSS Access Log.xlt template file makes to easy to view and sort log files . Y ou[...]

64 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Figure 9. Import ed Access Log[...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 65 Chapter 3 Ser v er Administration Topics in this chapter Modify V OD Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

66 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. T T o modify VO D Content: 1. Click on the content to be changed. 2. Enter a new filename and/or path for that fi le . Note that the file must be al phanumeric characters and cannot contain embedded spaces. 3. Set the Ex piration Date or Viewing Period as necessar y . 4. T o delete a file, select the file a nd click[...]

Ser ver Admi nistration ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 67 Diag nostics This window displ ays infor mation about Sc heduler events only . It displays system log messages by source and time and (generally) IP addres s . Use Clear All to empty the log . Status This window shows the status of vi deos being added or recorded. Use Refresh and Pu rge as[...]

68 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Expired Content Log This window sho ws all expired content in chrono logica l order with the ol dest expiration date first. Click Purge All to delete all records in the log . See Modify V OD Content on pag e 65 and Stream Restrictions on page 30 for more infor mation.[...]

Ser ver Admi nistration ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 69 Access Control Under the Access Control section, administrators have the ability to enable Authentication and Au thorization which requires users to login and be authentica ted. By default Enable Authentication and Authorization is unc hecked which allo ws ever yone to access all content a[...]

70 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. authenticating against Microsoft' s Active Directory , check the LDAP Server i s Microsoft Active Directory check box and enter the path to the LD AP ser ver in the LDAP Path box. If authenticating ag ai nst a director y other than Microsoft Active Directory , do not check LDAP Server is Microsof t Acti ve Dire[...]

Ser ver Admi nistration ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 71 † ETV P or tal Ser ver required field. All others are optional. Single Sign-On T o use single sign-on, g o to Access Control and then check En able Authentication and Authorizatio n and Use LDAP Database . If the LD AP ser ver is Microsoft Active Directory , you can se lect Use Integrate[...]

72 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. means http://yourserver/ is in the Local Intranet Zone whil e http:// yourserver.yourcompany.com (or http://199.88.7.11 )) is in the Internet Zone . Configuring IIS for Single Sign-On Use the following steps to configure IIS for single sign-on. If y ou do not perfor m these steps, the login page will likely be bl an[...]

Ser ver Admi nistration ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 73 Using LD AP Ser vers with SSL Installing the Root Cer tificate If the LD AP ser ver requires SSL (Secure Socket s La yer) for encr yption and authentic ation, you will need to install the certificate locally on the ETV P or tal Ser ver as a Trusted Root Certificate Authority . T T o instal[...]

74 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. 8. Click Place all certificates in the following store . 9. Click Browse . 10. Check Show physical stores ch e ck b ox . 11. Click the plus sign (+) next to Trusted Root Ce rtificate Authori ties . 12. Sel ect Local Computer and clic k OK . 13. C lick Next and Finish when done . Resolving Other Security Aler ts If y[...]

Ser ver Admi nistration ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 75 T T o deter mine the val id cer tificate name: 1. Click View C ertificate . 2. The General tab shows who the Certificate is issued to; the address shown is the address th a t w i ll ne ed t o b e u s e d i n t h e b r o w se r a d d re s s bar , as well as in the configuration of the LD AP[...]

76 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Help This command launches the ETV P or tal Ser ver online help system in a new window . T his online help system provide fast full-text search and m a kes i t e a sy t o fi n d t h e i n fo r m a ti o n yo u need. T o navig ate in the help window , use the tr ee controls on the left to expand a topic and the naviga[...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 77 Chapter 4 Users and User Groups Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Configuring for Users and User Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7[...]

78 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Authentication A uthentication is the process of identifying an indi vidual, usually based on a user name and password. In security systems , authenticat ion is distinct from authorization (see belo w) , which is the process of providin g individuals access to resources based on their ide ntity . A uthentication mer[...]

Users and User Groups ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 79 group Resources into R esource Groups . This al lows the administrator to quickly and easily assign seve ral resource s at once to specific Users or User Groups . Configuring for User s and User Gr oups 1. Setup and Configure ETV Components The following products need to be setup and pr oper[...]

80 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Both methods can be used simultaneously . If LD AP authentication is enabled, the ETV P or tal Ser ver will attempt to authe nticate ag ainst the LD AP s er ver first, and if t his is unsuccessful, wi ll attempt t o authentica te ag ainst t he local ETV Portal Ser ver User Database. VBrick Database If authentication[...]

Users and User Groups ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 81 4. Create Resource Groups on the Por tal Ser ver In the P or tal Ser ver software, pr oviding a user with R esources refers to providing them access to a par ticular functiona lity of the Ether neTV syste m. These incl ude the ability to: • View Liv e Channels . • View V OD content. • [...]

82 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. per missions . For ease of implementation, VBri c k recommends configuring Us er Groups and R esource Groups (see these sections below), prior to configuring users . How ever , if fur ther individual per missions need to be assigned, admini strators can add them as a user . Under the users section, administrators ha[...]

Users and User Groups ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 83 Once all selections have been made , you can press Submit in the bottom right hand corner of the screen (or any of the other buttons shown abo ve) to submit the information to the database. U ser privileges inc lude the following options: Add/Modify User Infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

84 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Assigning Privileges to Users There are thre e ways to assign pri vileg es to users: • Assign the User to a User Group th at has privileges assigne d to it. • Assign the User to a R esource Group that has privileges assigned to it. • Individually assign resources to the User. Thes e methods all can be combined[...]

Users and User Groups ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 85 Allow Access to Specific FTP Ser vers Allow or deny access to defined FTP servers . Allow Access to Specific R ecorder Ser v er s Allow or deny access to defined recorder servers . Allow Access to Specific V OD Ser ver s Choose from a list of av ailable VOD server(s) to which a user has acce[...]

86 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Allow Content Publishing Administrators can allow a user the ability to publish content to folder(s) on an V OD Video- On-Demand Server . This function allows the user access to the Add Video page, where users can add pre-recorded video conten t to a VOD . It also allows users to (1) create (and upload) Thumbnails f[...]

Users and User Groups ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 87 STB Access Administrators can allow a user the ability to access all STBs or only specific STBs when scheduling ev ents. When scheduling an ev ent, users will see only thos e STBs for which they hav e been g ranted access. Schedule Pri vileges Users may ha ve full, partial, or no per mission[...]

88 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Add/Modify Group Inf or mation If LD AP is being used for authentication, th en the g roup name has to exactly match the group name in the LD AP directory . If LD AP is not being used, Group Names can be entered directly into the E TV Portal Server database . If Microsoft's Ac tive Dire ctor y is used, to find [...]

Users and User Groups ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 89 Resource Groups In the ETV Portal S er ver software, pr oviding a user with Resources refers to providing them access to a par ticular functiona lity of the Ether neTV syste m. These incl ude the ability to view Liv e Channels , to view VOD content, to publish content to the V OD , and to re[...]

90 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Add/Modify User ' s Resource Assignments Users can be assigned to specific R esource Groups , and they will inherit the priv ileg es of that R esource Group . If no Users appear, then none have been defined. Click on the Users section to add Users . Add/Modify Gr oup ' s Resource Assignments User Groups ca[...]

Users and User Groups ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 91 Authentication by PIN When an end user acc esses the ETV Portal Se r ver via a STB , the P or tal Ser ver take s the following steps to authorize users . 1. It deter mines if there is Authentication/A u thorization info r mation associated with the Host Name of the STB . If so , based on the[...]

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ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 93 Chapter 5 Configuring for SSL Ov er view Secure Sockets La yer (SSL) provides endpoint authenticati on and communications pri vacy ov er the Internet using cr yptography . W henev er there is a concern reg arding confidential ly and integ rity of management data being sent between ETV P or t al Ser ver and extern[...]

94 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. 7. Select Create a New Certificate and then select Ne xt . (I f Create a New Certificate is unav ailable , the certificate has pro bably been installe d already . If that i s the case, skip the rest of the steps, and go to Ste p 4. Configure ETV Resources for SSL . If you want to create new cer tificate for ETV P or[...]

Configuring for SSL ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 95 7. Enter the path and file name of the file that contains the response from the CA, and then click Next . 8. Examine the cer tificate over view , click Next , and then clic k Finish . A cer tificate is now installed on the ETV P or tal Ser ver . 4. Configure ETV Resources for SSL After install[...]

96 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. bypassQueryParamName="BypassSecurityWarning"> <file path="login.aspx" /> <file path="login4.aspx" /> </secureWebPages> <!-- end of security settings --> Example 2 – Uncomment httpModules <!-- Remove comments around httpModules to enable security module se[...]

Configuring for SSL ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 97 <directory path="/" recurse="True" /> </secureWebPages> <!-- end of security settings -->[...]

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ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 99 Chapter 6 Netw ork Video R ecording Topics in this chapter NVR Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 NVR Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

100 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Figur e 10. Standard and Standa lone NVR Examples Standard NVR A Standard NVR's record capab ility is manag ed by a P or tal Ser ver or Standalone NVR. In a standard NVR installatio n, the full P or tal Ser ver or Standalone NVR a pplication is installed on one machine and the NVR application is inst alled on [...]

Netw ork Video R ecording ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 101 installation, a subset of the P ort al Ser ver application is installed on one mac hine and the NVR application is insta lled on the same machine . If you need to add recording ca pacity , you can add multiple Standard NV Rs necessar y . Y ou use the subset of the Portal Ser ver applica[...]

102 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Configuring a Standalone NVR T T o configure a standard NVR in a Standalone NVR Installation : 1. Login to the Stan dalone NVR Admin Console usi ng the host name or IP address of the Standalone NVR machine . F or example: http://my serveraddress/admin 2. Define a Re cord ser ver . a. Set record Path if necessar y .[...]

Netw ork Video R ecording ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 103 Figure 11. P or tal Ser ver "Schedule Record" Page NVR Hardware The NVR is comprised of both hardware an d software . Each platfor m (standard or standalone) comes fully loaded with NVR soft w are. The following table shows the hardw are configura tion re lative to the number [...]

104 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Chassis 2U 2U P ower supply Redundan t Re dundant Operating System Windows Ser ver 2003 W eb Edition or Standard Edition Window s Ser ver 2003 W eb Edition or Standard Edition NVR – 10 Record Licenses NVR – 40 Record Licenses[...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 105 Chapter 7 VBPresenter Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Configuring MCS for VBPresenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Ov er v[...]

106 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. W or king with Presentations If you will be w orking with VBPresenter presenta tions, be a ware that they have the follo wing unique characteristics and limitations . • The y launch in a new browser window in thei r nativ e user interface—not in the P ortal Ser ver . • They can only be uploaded from VBPresent[...]

VBPresenter ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 107 Configuring for Liv e Pr esentations Y ou must perfor m the following steps to configure the Portal Ser ver for each liv e presenta tion. T T o configure the P ortal Ser ver for a liv e presentation: 1. Go to Global Sett ings > Program Names and add a prog ram name (for example Live Presentation )[...]

108 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. 2. If you also want to record the presentation from VBPresenter , click Record Start to begin and Record Stop to end. 3. When finished recording, click Publish Recorded Presentation on the VBPresenter toolbar . T his will FTP the recorded pr esentation to the P or tal Ser ver (with a unique name) and mak e it avail[...]

VBPresenter ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 109 Launching a Stored Pr esentation T T o launch a stored presen tation: 1. Open the P or tal Ser ver user interface . 2. On the Video Library page, na vigate to the video name published from VBPresenter and click once to la unch it in a browser . 3. Mouse o ver the presentation name to display the Info[...]

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ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 111 Chapter 8 A uto Content Ing estion Topics in this chapter A utoIng est Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 A utoIng est Content via XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

112 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Go to Gl obal Settings > Servers > Add/ Modify Video On-Demand Co ntent Folders . Here an existing or new fo lder can be associate d with selected VOD ser vers for auto-ingestion. The folde rs are listed on the le ft with the path relative to auto-ingest root. T he VOD ser vers are listed on the right insi de[...]

Auto Content Ingestion ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 113 AutoIngest Content via XML This feature lets you FTP an XML file and a target video file to the AutoInges tXML folder on t h e Po r t a l S e r ve r. I t a l s o l e t s y o u a s s o c i a t e m e t a d a t a w i t h t h e v i d e o s u c h a s m a x i m u m n u m b e r of viewers for cop[...]

114 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. <Command>ingest</Command> <Ingest> <MCSTitle>/VODFolder/Spiderman Returns</MCSTitle> <Keywords>Ingest001</Keywords> <Description>My ingested Video</Description> <Expiration>20060430-1130</Expiration> <SourceFileName>Ingest002.wmv</SourceFile[...]

Auto Content Ingestion ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 115 an error message if you try to add such files . VBrick provides a utility to remov e the closed captions track from an MPEG-4 file if necessar y . It is ins talled with ETV Portal Ser ver in c:program filesvbrickutils T T o remove the closed captions trac k from MPEG-4 files: 1. Go to c[...]

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ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 117 Chapter 9 Database Bac kup Introduction The EtherneTV Po r tal Ser ver uses MySQL to ma nage the database of users and groups , and also the video infor mation rela ted to content on the VOD Se r vers . Note that this procedure backs up infor mation in the MySQL database only . It does not back up any video cont[...]

118 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Data base Restore T o ensu re a successful database restore, it is critical that you follow the exact sequence of steps shown belo w . Also , since this process will interr upt any streaming video , you may want to schedule this procedure at ni ght or during non-business hours . T T o restore the database: 1. Log i[...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 119 Chapter 10 Amino Set T op Bo x Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Connecting the Amino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

120 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. a. Connect one end of the Amino A/V lead to the composite connecto r on the Amino . b . Connect the other end to either the S-Video connector on the TV or to the red, white, and yello w audio and video connectors . 4. Connect the po wer supply and install th ree AAA batteries in the remote control. Configuring the [...]

Amino Set T op Box ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 121 11. Click on Watch live broa dcasts , for example, to display the Li ve Broadcasts page (Figure 14). Y ou can use this page to select any av ailable MPEG-2 stream. Figur e 14. Liv e Broadcasts Page Changing the IP Address Once the Amino is initiall y configured as explained abov e, you can c h[...]

122 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. 2. Press Alt-p to g et to Preferences . 3. On the Preferences menu select TV sy stem and Audio Settings . 4. Change the TV Display Format to Widescreen TV . 5. Sav e chan ge s , exit Preferences , and power cycle the STB . 6. Be sure to set the wi descreen TV monitor to Full mode. T T o configure for widescr een us[...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 123 Chapter 11 A CNS Configuration Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 A CNS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

124 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. Windows Media a nd Darwin ser vers require no additional configuration .) Use the following steps to configure a VOD-W ser ver to w ork with AC NS . T T o configure a VOD-W ser ver to w ork with A CNS: 1. Login t he VOD-W s er ver . 2. Go to Start > Windows Explorer . 3. Expand the tree in the left pane under th[...]

A CNS Conf iguration ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 125 When a P or tal Ser ver is configured to integ rat e with an A CNS network, conten t playback is redirected to stream from A CNS nodes only if RTSP is used for video transmission. T o use RTSP , verify that the P or tal Ser ver option to alw ays use TCP is unch ecked (this is the default). T[...]

126 © 2007 VBrick Systems , Inc. 4. Launch a stored MPEG-4 or WM video from the P ort al Ser ver user interface. The MPEG-4 or WM content should r un an d play successfully to conclusion. 5. If you r un a pa cket sniffer on the M CS client, a trace wi ll show that the client was redirected to play the content from a Cisc o node and not from a VBri[...]

ETV P ortal Ser ver Admin Guid e 127 Numerics 1. Generate a Certificate Request 93 1. Setup and Configure the Ether neTV System 79 2. Choose an A uthentication Method 79 2. Submit a Certificate Request 94 3. Install the Certificate 94 4. Configure ETV R esources for SSL 95 4. Create Resource Groups on the P or tal Ser ver 81 5. Create Users on the [...]

128 Index M Macintosh and Linux PCs 11 Managing Rich Media Presentations 105 Modify VO D Content 65 MySQL 4 O Overview 1 , 77 P P ort R equirements 12 Po r t a l S e r v e r C o m p o n e n t s 6 Po r t a l S e r v e r I n s t a l l a t i o n 10 Prog ram Names 60 R R ecorders 46 R emoving a Li ve Presentation 108 R esolving Other Security Aler ts 7[...]

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