VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.1 Betriebsanweisung

ETV v4.1 Portal ServerAdmin GuideJune 21, 20074410-0118-0006VBrickEtherneTV Portal Server

x Preface

90 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Add/Modify User's Resource AssignmentsUsers can be assigned to specific Resource Groups, and they will inherit the

Users and User GroupsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 91Authentication by PINWhen an end user accesses the ETV Portal Server via a STB, the Portal Server

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ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 93Chapter 5Configuring for SSLOverviewSecure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides endpoint authentication and communications pri

94 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.7. Select Create a New Certificate and then select Next. (If Create a New Certificate is unavailable, the certificate ha

Configuring for SSLETV Portal Server Admin Guide 957. Enter the path and file name of the file that contains the response from the CA, and then click

96 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.bypassQueryParamName="BypassSecurityWarning"><file path="login.aspx" /><file path="

Configuring for SSLETV Portal Server Admin Guide 97<directory path="/" recurse="True" /></secureWebPages><!-- end o

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ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 99Chapter 6Network Video RecordingTopics in this chapterNVR Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 1Chapter 1IntroductionTopics in this chapterPortal Server Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 10. Standard and Standalone NVR ExamplesStandard NVRA Standard NVR's record capability is managed by a Por

Network Video RecordingETV Portal Server Admin Guide 101installation, a subset of the Portal Server application is installed on one machine and the NV

102 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuring a Standalone NVRT To configure a standard NVR in a Standalone NVR Installation:1. Login to the Standalone N

Network Video RecordingETV Portal Server Admin Guide 103Figure 11. Portal Server "Schedule Record" PageNVR HardwareThe NVR is comprised of

104 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Chassis 2U 2UPower supply Redundant RedundantOperating System Windows Server 2003 Web Edition or Standard EditionWindow

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 105Chapter 7VBPresenterTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Working with PresentationsIf you will be working with VBPresenter presentations, be aware that they have the following

VBPresenterETV Portal Server Admin Guide 107Configuring for Live PresentationsYou must perform the following steps to configure the Portal Server for

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.

VBPresenterETV Portal Server Admin Guide 109Launching a Stored PresentationT To launch a stored presentation:1. Open the Portal Server user interface.

2 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.available media assets on your network. Upon accessing the main portal page, users can navigate or search for specific vi

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ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 111Chapter 8Auto Content IngestionTopics in this chapterAutoIngest Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

112 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Go to Global Settings > Servers > Add/Modify Video On-Demand Content Folders. Here an existing or new folder can

Auto Content IngestionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 113AutoIngest Content via XMLThis feature lets you FTP an XML file and a target video file to the

114 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc. <Command>ingest</Command> <Ingest> <MCSTitle>/VODFolder/Spiderman Returns</MC

Auto Content IngestionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 115an error message if you try to add such files. VBrick provides a utility to remove the closed c

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ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 117Chapter 9Database BackupIntroductionThe EtherneTV Portal Server uses MySQL to manage the database of users and groups

118 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Database RestoreTo ensure a successful database restore, it is critical that you follow the exact sequence of steps sho

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 119Chapter 10Amino Set Top BoxTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 3Copyright ProtectionThe Portal Server uses copyright restrictions and content expiration to protect the rig

120 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.a. Connect one end of the Amino A/V lead to the composite connector on the Amino.b. Connect the other end to either the

Amino Set Top BoxETV Portal Server Admin Guide 12111. Click on Watch live broadcasts, for example, to display the Live Broadcasts page (Figure 14). Yo

122 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.2. Press Alt-p to get to Preferences.3. On the Preferences menu select TV system and Audio Settings.4. Change the TV Di

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 123Chapter 11ACNS ConfigurationTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

124 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Windows Media and Darwin servers require no additional configuration.) Use the following steps to configure a VOD-W ser

ACNS ConfigurationETV Portal Server Admin Guide 125When a Portal Server is configured to integrate with an ACNS network, content playback is redirecte

126 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.4. Launch a stored MPEG-4 or WM video from the Portal Server user interface. The MPEG-4 or WM content should run and pl

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 127Numerics1. Generate a Certificate Request 931. Setup and Configure the EtherneTV System792. Choose an Authentication

128 IndexMMacintosh and Linux PCs 11Managing Rich Media Presentations 105Modify VOD Content 65MySQL 4OOverview 1, 77PPort Requirements 12Portal Server

4 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.MySQLEtherneTV Portal Server is shipped with MySQL as the database. The MySQL database is installed as part of the Portal

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IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 5• Set-Top Box users can use familiar Channel Up/Down keys and other hot keys on the IR remote control to na

6 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.• Autoingestion to the EtherneTV-VOD server – content placed in autoingestion folders on the ETV Portal Server will be au

IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 7Content added by users in the LAN zone will be ingested to all VOD servers for which they have permissions

8 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.• Internet servers do not support ETV scheduling features.ETV Set Top BoxEtherneTV-STBs access the ETV Portal Server thro

IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 9Figure 3. Live Portal Server User InterfaceVB-PC Remote ControllerThe VB-PC Remote is a handheld infrared

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10 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.WM IP ReceiverVBrick's WM IP Receiver is similar to a conventional set top box but is significantly more stable, ru

IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 11users will also be required to install an additional plugin when they use Add Video for the first time (ag

12 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Linux PCsIf configured with the appropriate components, Linux PCs running Fedora or Red Hat (on Firefox) can play MPEG-1

IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 13Table 5. Port Requirements†Zone Port(s) Protocol DescriptionInternet > DMZ80 TCP Web request from cli

14 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.† All ports are TCP except as noted.License FilesYou are prompted to install a license (.lic) file as part of the ETV Po

IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 15Table 6. License FilesChanging the Title, Header, and LogoYou can change various images on the Portal Ser

16 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 5. Logo ImageTable 7 shows the images you can change on the Portal Server and the set top boxes. Do not modify o

IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 17Admin Console OptionsLogin to the ETV Portal Server Admin pages with a valid user name and password to dis

18 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 8. Admin OptionsOption DescriptionGetting Started The ETV Portal Server splash page shown above.Global Settings P

IntroductionETV Portal Server Admin Guide 19Internet Explorer 7.0 ConfigurationThe Admin Console and the Portal Server user interface support the brow

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide iiiContentsPortal Server v4.1 Admin GuideOrganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 21Chapter 2Global SettingsGlobal Settings include configuration settings and parameters that apply to the entire system.

22 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 9. Global AssignmentsItem DescriptionAssign a Global Message The global message will be displayed in the message

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 23Change Admin Password Change the default admin password of admin. Use any combination of alphanumeric a

24 © 2007 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

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 25Assign Content Expiration Warning RecipientEnter the semicolon-separated e-mail address(es) of the pers

26 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Delete Recorded Files After IngestionUsed with scheduled recording and push button recording. Specifies whether or not t

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 27Custom FieldsCustom fields are used to add additional fields to the Info pages associated with stored v

28 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.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. Th

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 292. Choose an Available Live Stream (one that has not been customized), enter an optional Channel number

iv ContentsCreating a VOD-D FTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Add/Modify Video On De

30 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Stream RestrictionsUse this page to set and the viewing period for live stream recordings and the maximum number of conc

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 31ServersUse the Servers page to add/modify VOD servers or to add/modify VOD content folders. Note that y

32 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.IP or Domain This is the primary IP address or Host Name of the VOD server for LAN users (see also Secondary Server Addr

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 33FTP Password The FTP password the Portal Server uses when publishing content to the server. The default

34 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Creating a VOD-D FTP ServerIf you are using a VOD-D (Darwin) server, you must install and configure a standard FTP serve

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 35This function is useful for VBrick VBStar appliances to easily transfer content from their hard drives

36 © 2007 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

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 373. In Select VBrick, select one or more existing VBricks for which a SAP has been received. If you sele

38 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Advanced SettingsAdvanced settings are enabled if you select a VBrick encoder or a VBStar. Note that the Portal Server w

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 39Control Devices Control devices let you configure a video source device so that it can be controlled by

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide v1. Setup and Configure ETV Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792. Choose

40 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 7. Control Panel for Direct-Connect Devices (left) and VBIRs (right)Adding Control DevicesUse the following wind

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 41Adding User-Defined VBIRsThe VBrick VBIR is an external hardware device that uses the passthough port o

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 su

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 43Figure 8. Connecting Control DevicesTable 10. Device ConnectorsConfiguring Control DevicesYou also ne

44 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Learning IR CommandsThe Portal Server VBIR also supports the SpitFIRE device internal library. This library is a databas

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 452. Select Add STBs and click Submit.3. In Select STB, select one or more existing STB for which a SAP h

46 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.RecordersA Recorder server enables recording by Portal Server users. If a recorder server is not created here, any attem

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 472. Select Add Recorders and click Submit.3. Complete the fields in Recorder Configuration window and cl

48 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Synchronizing the Portal Server and the NVRThe internal clocks on the Portal Server and the NVR must be synchronized for

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 492. Select Add Script Devices and click Submit.3. In Script Device Configuration, complete the following

vi ContentsStandalone NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100NVR Configura

50 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.ScriptsScripts work with previously defined script devices such as VBricks, STBs, or other devices attached to a VBrick.

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 512. Select Add Scripts and click Submit.3. In Script Configuration, enter a Script Name and select a Dev

52 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.a. For VBrick devices, select a Parameter Name from the dropdown list , enter a Parameter Value, and click Add. Repeat a

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 53find the value associated with that parameter using a standard MIB browser or text editor. These brief

54 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.http://myHost/file.asx http://www.myCompany.com/files/file.asxMP3 and WMA Files http://172.1.1.1/file.mp3http://myHost/f

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 55Press Add to add the VOD content to the list. VOD content also can be Modified or Deleted. Simply selec

56 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Document for PDFs or Word documents, or type Other for PowerPoint presentations, Flash demos, etc. Each content type has

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 572. Select Add Template and click Submit to display the following window.3. Enter a Template Name, selec

58 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.4. Configure Advanced Settings for VBricks and STBs as necessary. As noted, it is unlikely you will ever need to change

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 595. Click Next to page through each wizard.6. Click Finish when done.7. Verify the information and click

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide viiPortal Server v4.1 Admin GuideThis Portal Server Admin Guide is written for anyone who will be using or evaluating th

60 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Broadcast Templates available to ETV Portal Server users from the Portal Server application. See the ETV Portal Server U

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 61Access LoggingAccess logging tracks Portal Server usage. It creates logs that let you review who has wa

62 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Extended Logging PropertiesUse the following window to specify which fields are logged. The items in parentheses (e.g. c

Global SettingsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 63Viewing the Access LogsThe log files are saved in Program Files\VBrick\MCS\Logs.You can view these file

64 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 9. Imported Access Log

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 65Chapter 3Server AdministrationTopics in this chapterModify VOD Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.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 th

Server AdministrationETV Portal Server Admin Guide 67DiagnosticsThis window displays information about Scheduler events only. It displays system log m

68 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Expired Content LogThis window shows all expired content in chronological order with the oldest expiration date first. C

Server AdministrationETV Portal Server Admin Guide 69Access ControlUnder the Access Control section, administrators have the ability to enable Authent

viii PrefaceGetting HelpIf you need help, or more information about any topic, use the online help system. The online help is cross-referenced and sea

70 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.authenticating against Microsoft's Active Directory, check the LDAP Server is Microsoft Active Directory check box

Server AdministrationETV Portal Server Admin Guide 71† ETV Portal Server required field. All others are optional.Single Sign-OnTo use single sign-on,

72 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.means http://yourserver/ is in the Local Intranet Zone while http://yourserver.yourcompany.com (or http://199.88.7.11))

Server AdministrationETV Portal Server Admin Guide 73Using LDAP Servers with SSLInstalling the Root CertificateIf the LDAP server requires SSL (Secure

74 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.8. Click Place all certificates in the following store.9. Click Browse.10. Check Show physical stores check box.11. Clic

Server AdministrationETV Portal Server Admin Guide 75T To determine the valid certificate name:1. Click View Certificate.2. The General tab shows who

76 © 2007 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 Admin Guide 77Chapter 4Users and User GroupsTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.AuthenticationAuthentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a username and password. In s

Users and User GroupsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 79group Resources into Resource Groups. This allows the administrator to quickly and easily assign

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide ixPrinter-FriendlyClick on the following link to print a hard copy of the document.ETV Portal Server User GuideETV Porta

80 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Both methods can be used simultaneously. If LDAP authentication is enabled, the ETV Portal Server will attempt to authen

Users and User GroupsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 814. Create Resource Groups on the Portal ServerIn the Portal Server software, providing a user wit

82 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.permissions. For ease of implementation, VBrick recommends configuring User Groups and Resource Groups (see these sectio

Users and User GroupsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 83Once all selections have been made, you can press Submit in the bottom right hand corner of the s

84 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Assigning Privileges to UsersThere are three ways to assign privileges to users:• Assign the User to a User Group that h

Users and User GroupsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 85Allow Access to Specific FTP ServersAllow or deny access to defined FTP servers.Allow Access to S

86 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Allow Content PublishingAdministrators can allow a user the ability to publish content to folder(s) on an VOD Video- On-

Users and User GroupsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 87STB AccessAdministrators can allow a user the ability to access all STBs or only specific STBs wh

88 © 2007 VBrick Systems, Inc.Add/Modify Group InformationIf LDAP is being used for authentication, then the group name has to exactly match the group

Users and User GroupsETV Portal Server Admin Guide 89Resource GroupsIn the ETV Portal Server software, providing a user with Resources refers to provi