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Cisco TelePresence
Content Server S4.1
Online help (printable format)
D14595.03
December 2010
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Contents Logging in to the web interface ...................................................................................... 6 Supported browsers, plugins & platforms...................................................................... 7 Supported browsers .......................................................................................................................... 7 Recommended player versions ..................................................................................
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Displaying the Categories list ....................................................................................... 41 Adding & editing Categories ......................................................................................... 42 Displaying the Recording alias list ............................................................................... 43 Adding & editing Recording aliases ............................................................................. 45 Displaying the Tem
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Working with the logs ................................................................................................... 98 Content Engine logs ........................................................................................................................ 98 Transcode Engine logs .................................................................................................................... 98 Helper logs ..........................................................................
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License, copyright and trademark information .......................................................... 118 Cisco TelePresence Content Server 4.1 printable online Page 5 of 121
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Logging in to the web interface Logging in to the web interface What you see when the Cisco TelePresence Content Server web interface opens depends on whether guest access is enabled: • If guest access is enabled, you see the list of recorded conferences that guest users have permission to see. As the guest user you can play some or all of these conferences. • If guest access is not enabled, you are prompted to log in (also called authenticating). After you have logged in, the list of r
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Supported browsers, plugins & platforms Supported browsers, plugins & platforms Cisco recommends that you use software mentioned on this page to ensure that you can watch/stream conferences successfully. Supported browsers Ensure that you have JavaScript, ActiveX and media plugins enabled in your browser. The Conference play properties check determines the conference formats that you can watch on your computer and displays this information in your Preferences. If you have installed/unin
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Editing user preferences Editing user preferences After you have logged in, you can edit some preferences for the way items are displayed. The preferences that you can set depend on your role. Go to Preferences in the top right of the window. To update your preferences, edit the fields using the table below and click Save. Note that the Conference play properties are available whether you have logged in or not, so that all users, including guests, can find out the speed of their internet
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Editing user preferences Field Field description Usage tips internet connection, select the check box if necessary and click Recheck properties. Available Whether Windows Media, QuickTime, players means that conferences using that Flash and Real Media players are available on your computer, and therefore format cannot be viewed in your browser. whether you can view these conference formats in the Content Viewer. If you see 'player is not installed on your computer', install the p
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Understanding the conference lists Understanding the conference lists Conferences (recorded calls) are displayed in three lists. Your access to each of the lists depends on whether you have logged in, and if you have, your user role. Which conferences you see in the lists depends on the permissions set on the conference. (Permissions determine who can view or edit the conference.) To display the Conference lists, go to View Conferences. Live conferences list This list shows calls that are
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Understanding the conference lists Role What you see while they are being processed and after they have been processed. Site manager All recorded conferences are listed. Site managers can edit all recorded conferences. Common features These pages have a number of common features: • Category: Select a Category from the drop-down list to only see conferences belonging to that Category. Selecting All displays all the conferences that you have access to. The number of conferences
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Understanding the conference lists bandwidth has been determined to be at a lower rate than the bandwidth of the conference. You can still play the conference, but you may experience playback problems. For more information about your bandwidth, see your preferences. • Download: see Watching a conference on your computer and Watching a conference on a portable device (iPod or Zune). The download link only appears if the appropriate download output formats have been produced for a conference
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Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface The Content Viewer is opened when you ask to stream/play a conference. Watching a conference To stream a conference using the Content Viewer: go to the appropriate View Conferences page and click the thumbnail, the conference name or the Play button. The conference is displayed at the best quality for your connection, as determined automatically or entered manually in Pref
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Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface The Content Viewer playing an example conference with only main video: The Content Viewer playing an example conference with main and dual videos and an index: • The Next layout button changes where the Content Viewer shows the main and dual videos (if a separate dual video is available), and the index (if a conference editor has added one). This button is not displayed if it is not possible to switch layouts. • The Sli
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Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface Note: Check Port information to make sure that the correct ports for streaming are not blocked; otherwise, the streaming media will fail to load. Using the Content Viewer with Silverlight The Content Viewer initially displays a Play button in the center: click this to watch the conference. The controls at the bottom of the window fade after a few seconds but placing the mouse in the control area redisplays them. If the confere
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Watching a conference on your computer Watching a conference on your computer If a conference has downloadable outputs, you can download the conference to your computer. This may be better than streaming the conference, especially if you have a maximum download limit on your internet connection. After the conference has been saved on your computer, you can watch it as often as you like. Site managers can specify that downloadable outputs should be created in the Template used for a confer
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Watching a conference on a portable device (iPod or Zune) Watching a conference on a portable device (iPod or Zune) If a conference has downloadable outputs suitable for portable devices, you can download the conference and then watch it on your iPod or Microsoft Zune device. You need to use a computer as an intermediary device and then load the conference to the iPod/Zune as you would any other file. After the conference has been loaded on the device, you can watch it as often as you like
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Calling out to record Calling out to record If your login account has creator privileges you can dial out to an endpoint and record the endpoint's camera view for the duration of the call as an ad hoc conference. Scheduled - as opposed to ad hoc - conferences can be recorded using the Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) - see Using TMS to schedule conferences to be recorded on the Content Server and the TMS online help for more information. A maximum of five calls can be recorded (e
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Calling out to record Field Field description Usage tips Dial number Enter the address of the remote The address can be: endpoint or system to call. • an IP address. • an H.323 ID or E.164 alias, if the Content Server is registered with a gatekeeper. • a SIP URI, if the Content Server is registered with a SIP registrar. Advanced Expand these setting to selects By default, the Bandwidth is 768 kbps, if 768 call settings your own bandwidth and call type. kbps is selected in the Ca
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Calling out to record Field Field description Usage tips Description Details about the conference to be displayed beneath the name. Speaker Name(s) of the conference speaker(s). Location Where the conference takes place. Copyright Copyright information about the conference. Keywords Keywords that can be used to search for the conference. Category The Category that this conference will be listed under in the View conferences pages. Conference permissions Who can Groups and user
