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Contents Portal Server v4.2 User Guide Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Font Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Schedule Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Viewing the Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Scheduling an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Recurrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Portal Server v4.2 User Guide This Portal Server User 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 end users in a variety of business environments. The EtherneTV Portal Server is a web-based portal for accessing and managing video assets including both live or stored audio and video files. The ETV Portal Server is a key component in VBrick's EtherneTV Media D
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usually answer your technical questions in 24 business hours or less. Also note that our publications team is committed to accurate and reliable documentation and we appreciate your feedback. If you find errors or omissions in any of our documents, please send e-mail to documentation@vbrick.com and let us know. For more information about any VBrick products, all of our product documentation is available on the web. Go to www.vbrick.com/ documentation to search or download VBrick product docu
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Chapter 1 Introduction Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Portal Server Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Overview The VBrick EtherneTV Portal Server is a web-based portal for accessing Live and On- Demand audio and video files. A key component of VBrick’s EtherneTV Media Distribution S
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Table 1. Desktop Requirements PC Type Requirements Windows PCs • Windows 2000, XP (Service Pack 2), or Vista. • 300 MHz Pentium II processor for MPEG-1 streams. • 500 MHz Pentium III processor for MPEG-2 streams. • 500 MHz (minimum), 750 MHz Pentium III processor (recommended) for MPEG-4 streams. • 128 MB RAM. • SVGA video card 640x480, 256 colors, video card acceleration recommended. • Minimum 10 MB hard disk space for installation. • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. • Microsoft Wi
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Introduction answer Yes to security requests when prompted to download components. The ETV Portal Server may require the installation of up to five components. If you check the box Always , any required components will be trust content from VBrick Systems Incorporated automatically downloaded the next time they are needed. After a download, you don’t have to restart your computer—just close the browser. Firefox users will also be prompted to install additional components the first time you l
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4. Depending on how your system is configured, the Portal Server may need to download additional components the first time you access the server. If prompted to download Yes to the security requests. components, you must answer 5. Use the navigation bar at the bottom of the page to access other Portal Server pages. All Portal Server features and functions are briefly described below and explained in detail later in this guide. Remember that depending on your privileges you may not have acce
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Introduction Presentations Launches a page from which you can access legacy rich media presentations that were published to an earlier version of the Portal Server. See Presentations on page 28. If you have no have legacy presentations, this hyperlink is not shown. Playlist Opens the Playlists page from which you can create and manage playlists. See Playlists on page 25. Help Get help for any Portal Server feature or function. See Getting Help on page v. Logout Always log out when done. The
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Chapter 2 Using the Portal Server Some Portal Server functionality may be restricted to certain users. If you are not authorized to launch an Emergency Broadcast or Add Video, for example, those menu items will not be displayed on the navigation footer on the Portal Server home page as shown in Figure 2. Your system may also have a hand-held remote control device. The VB-PC Remote is a hand- held infrared device that can be used to control (stop/start/pause etc.) any stream running on the Po
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Channel Guide The Live Broadcasts page has a list of streams and stations. The "Channel Guide" is simply the list of stations (both custom stations and TV stations) shown at the top of the list. Custom Stations are defined by an administrator at your site. TV Stations already have program information provided by a third-party content provider. Other auto-discovered streams on your network may be displayed but these do not include "programming" data and are not considered to be part of the C
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Using the Portal Server Find Find content using specific search criteria. Enter characters or text, for example type "CNN," in the text field on the left and click Search. You can search by All, Title, Keyword, Description, or any custom fields created by an administrator. The results of the search are displayed in a Live new window. To return to the original program listing, click Broadcasts. Date/Time Box Use to display programming for a different date and time in the Channel Guide. You
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Icons The Live Broadcasts page shows stations and streams that can be requested and played. Each item has its own icon and is preceded by a channel number. Custom icons can be assigned by an administrator to each station. A station may, or may not, have programming data. This icon denotes standard live streams. For example TV channels, without programming data, may have this icon. This icon denotes rich media presentations (those that have both video and PowerPoint slides, for example). See
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Using the Portal Server Control Buttons The icons on the bottom of the Preview Window control the video. (Note that the controls shown here for live broadcasts are different from those used for stored videos.) The buttons shown are for the Windows-based player. (Macintosh users may see the QuickTime Player buttons.) Mouseover each button to see the tool tip title. • Seek – Slider at top. Not used with live video. • Play – Starts the video stream if it was previously stopped. • Pause – Not
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Messages The Messages area under the control panel displays any Global Message entered by the administrator; it will also display additional information about the selected video if it was customized by an administrator. The video title is shown above the Preview Window. Viewing Multiple Streams The video player can be configured by an administrator so that you can view multiple streams in separate windows. Click on any live or recorded stream and then click the Launch button below the pre
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Using the Portal Server 2. Press the red "record" button under the preview window. A message will note that a recording is in progress. Optionally, you can mouseover the program name and select Record Program. A red ball in the Channel Guide (Figure 2) indicates that a recording is in progress. To stop recording: 1. Press the red "record" button again. A message will note that the recording has been stopped. 2. If necessary, go to the Status page to view the status (or cancel) any "record"
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access to that device) unless it is reserved for a scheduled event. If reserved for a scheduled event and in order to avoid conflicts, only the user who created the schedule can access the device. (Mouseover the hyperlink for a schedule event to see the owner.) Once defined, you can control a device using a graphical control panel. On the Live Broadcasts page, any stream originating from a control device is distinguished by a special icon. Click on the icon to launch the stream and the cont
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VBrick
EtherneTV Portal Server
ETV v4.2 Portal Server
User Guide
December 14, 2007
4410-0097-0008
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Copyright © 2007 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 any machine-readable or electronic format without prior written permission from VBrick. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and VBrick Systems assumes no responsibilit
