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ETV v3.1 Portal ServerAdministrator GuideVBrick Systems, Inc.12 Beaumont Road November 10, 2005Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 4410-0118-0002VBrickEthe

2 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.MySQLEtherneTV Portal Server is shipped with MySQL™ as the database. The MySQL database is installed as part of the Porta

IntroductionETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 3Figure 1. EtherneTV Media Distribution SystemServer RequirementsThe minimum server requirements in

4 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.End User Features• Simple, intuitive user interface and unified portal for live and on-demand streams.• Windows-based PCs

IntroductionETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 5Administrative Features• Access Control - allows administrators to allow/deny access to specific fu

6 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.demand content or live video streams, select a stream, and begin viewing television-quality video. Set-Top Box users can

IntroductionETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 7Figure 1. Live Portal Server User InterfacePortal Server License FilesYou are prompted to install

8 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.License File Description License ErrorsLive Portal Server or Portal ServerEither a standard ETV Portal Server license fil

ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 9Chapter 2AdministrationOverviewThe ETV Portal Server can be administered from Windows-based PCs using Internet

10 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 1. Administrator OptionsOption DescriptionGetting Started The ETV Portal Server splash page shown above.Global Se

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 11† Users, User Groups, and Resource Groups are only displayed if Access Control is enabled. See A

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12 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 2. Global AssignmentsFunction DescriptionAssign a Global Message The global message will be displayed in the mess

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 13Define FTP User Password ETV Portal Server is defaulted for “anonymous” FTP access, which is con

14 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Custom FieldsCustom fields are used to add additional fields to the Info pages associated with stored videos and live

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 153. When done, click Add Custom Field. The field will be added to the panel at the top of the win

16 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.2. Choose an Available Live Stream (one that has not been customized), enter an optional Channel number, and click Add C

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 17ServersUse the Servers page to add/modify VoD servers or to add/modify VoD content folders. Note

18 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Add/Modify On-Demand Content FoldersThe Add/Modify On-Demand Content folders can be used to autoingest content into a pa

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 19This function is useful for VBrick VBSTAR appliances to easily transfer content from their hard

20 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.window. In the ETV Portal Server, SAP (Session Announcement Protocol) announcments are sent to the Portal Server by netw

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 213. In Select VBrick, select one or more existing VBricks for which a SAP has been received. If y

ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide iiiContentsPrefaceOrganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Advanced SettingsAdvanced settings are enabled if you select a VBrick encoder or a VBStar. Note that the Portal Server w

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 232. Select Add STBs and click Submit.3. In Select STB, select one or more existing STB for which

24 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.RecordersA Recorder server enables recording by Portal Server users. If a recorder server is not created here, any attem

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 252. Select Add Recorders and click Submit.3. Complete the fields in Recorder Configuration and cl

26 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Script DevicesScript devices work with scripts. Script devices are VBricks, STBs, or non-MPEG-1, 2, or 4 devices (like c

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 272. Select Add Script Devices and click Submit.3. In Script Device Configuration, complete the fo

28 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.2. Select Add Scripts and click Submit.3. In Script Configuration, enter a Script Name and select a Device Type (MPEG1,

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 29a. For MPEG devices, select a Parameter Name from the dropdown, enter a Parameter Value, and cli

30 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.http://172.1.1.1/file.wmahttp://myHost/file.wmaWMV Fileshttp://www.myCompany.com/files/file.wmv mms://www.myCompany.com/

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 31Press Add to add the VoD content to the list. VoD content also can be Modified or Deleted. Simpl

iv ContentsUsing Single Sign-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Using LDA

32 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Emergency BroadcastThese pages are used to create emergency broadcast templates that Portal Server users can subsequentl

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 333. Enter a Template Name, select a Schedule Type, and click Next. (Duplicate template names are

34 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.4. Configure Advanced Settings for VBricks and STBs as necessary. As noted, it is unlikely you will ever need to change

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 355. Click Next to page through each wizard.6. Click Finish when done.7. Verify the information an

36 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Modify VOD Content(NXG Video on Demand Servers only.) Administrators and authorized users can modify and delete content

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 37access, while others can only view certain live channels and may not have permission to record l

38 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.† ETV Portal Server required field. All others are optional.Use LDAP database Use an LDAP database. VBrick supports majo

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 39Using Single Sign-OnIf the LDAP server is Microsoft Active Directory, you can select Integrated

40 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Using LDAP Servers with SSLInstalling the Root CertificateIf the LDAP server requires SSL for authentication, you will n

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 417. Click the View Certificate.8. Choose the General tab. and click Install Certificate.9. Click

ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide vSubmit a Certificate Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.16. Click OK and back out to the Security Alert window. Click No on Security Alert window.17. Click Go on the address ba

AdministrationETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 43StatusThis window shows the status of videos being added or recorded. Use Refresh and Purge as n

44 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.HelpThis command launches the ETV Portal Server online help system in a new window. This online help system provide fast

ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 45Chapter 3Access ControlOverviewAdding the EtherneTV system to a network provides many benefits in the form of

46 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.functionality of the ETV Portal Server Access Control system, it is beneficial to define some of terms that will be used

Access ControlETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 47Channels, to view VoD content, to publish content to the VoD, and to record content or schedule

48 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.4. After checking the Groups privileges, the ETV Portal Server will check for any individual user privileges above the g

Access ControlETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 49– If security is a concern, SSL should be turned on between clients and the ETV Portal Server se

50 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.LDAP Directory ServerAn LDAP directory server contains User and Group information which the ETV Portal Server can authen

Access ControlETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 51Resource Groups provide the added bonus that they allow the Administrator to quickly provide acc

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52 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Once all selections have been made, you can press Submit in the bottom right hand corner of the screen (or any of the ot

Access ControlETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 53Allow Content RecordingDefault Content RecordingAllow VBrick AccessSTB AccessSchedule Privileges

54 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.These methods all can be combined. For example, to provide a User with access to the resources provided to a User Group

Access ControlETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 55Allow Access to Specific VOD ContentChoose from a list of folders to which a user can have acces

56 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Content Recording will be shown as an option with all folders selected. You may want to unselect specific folders in ord

Access ControlETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 57Add/Modify Group InformationIf LDAP is being used for authentication, then the group name has to

58 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Resource GroupsIn the ETV Portal Server software, providing a user with Resources refers to providing them access to a p

Access ControlETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 59Add/Modify Resource Group InformationAdd the Resource Group Name that is relevant for the Resour

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ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 61Chapter 4Configuring for SSLOverviewWhenever there is concern regarding confidentiality and integrity of data

ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide viiPrefaceThis EtherneTV Portal Server Administrator Guide is written for anyone who will be using or evaluating

62 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Require SSL Access section. If it is desired to create a new certificate for ETV Portal Server web server, click Remove

Configuring for SSLETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 635. Click Server Certificate to launch the Web Server Certificate Wizard6. Click Process the

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ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 65Chapter 5Auto Content IngestionTopics in this chapterOverviewRemoving Closed CaptionsOverviewIt is possible to

66 © 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.Example: If under the root video folder on the NXG Server you had a folder (or want to create a folder) called Training

Auto Content IngestionETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 67T To remove the closed captions track from MPEG-4 files:1. Go to c:\program files\vbrick

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ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 69AAccess 2Access Control 36, 45Access to Specific VOD Content, Allow 55Access to Specific VOD Servers, Allow 54

70 IndexETV Portal Server 2FFeatures, Administrative 5Fields, Custom 14Folders, Add/Modify On-Demand Content 18GGlobal Assignments 11Group Assignments

ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 71Server, 3. Create User Groups on the MCS 50Server, LDAP Directory 50Set Top Boxes 22Set Top Box, EtherneTV-STB

viii PrefaceRelated DocumentsThe following documents describe key components in the EtherneTV Media Distribution System.Printer-FriendlyClick on the f

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ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 1Chapter 1IntroductionOverviewVBrick's EtherneTV Media Distribution System consists of a group of products