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VBrick Systems v3.1 User's Manual

1. N S 9 e VBrick MPEG 1 2 amp 4 EtherneTV STB decoders Set Top Box with remote control Television Television Figure 1 EtherneTV Media Distribution System Server Requirements The minimum server requirements include Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server with Service Pack 1 Pentium IV or Xeon Processor 1 26 GHz Minimum 2 GHz or higher recommended e RAM 512 MB Minimum 1 GB or more recommended Hard Drive 36 GB Minimum larger for frequent recording Note VBrick has tested the ETV Portal Server on Windows 2000 Web Server and Windows 2003 Server Web Edition Note also that ETV Portal Server also will not operate correctly on a server that is configured as a primary domain controller or with other network related services and software Desktop Requirements Windows based PC and Macintosh users access the ETV Portal Server through a web browser For Windows based PCs on the first access to the server VBrick StreamPlayer software is automatically downloaded to the PC StreamPlayer software lets end users select a stream and view TV quality video directly on a PC Macintosh users view MPEG 4 video through the QuickTime player ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 3 Windows PCs Windows 98 2000 XP SP2 or above XP SP2 has been tested and is supported 300 MHz Pentium II processor for MPEG 1 streams 500 MHz Pentium III processor for MPEG 2 streams 500 MHz minimu
2. 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Option Description Logout Logs out the user who is currently logged in T Users User Groups and Resource Groups are only displayed if Access Control is enabled See Access Control on page 45 for a description of these functions Global Settings Global Settings include configuration settings and parameters that apply to the entire system Global Settings include Global Assignments Custom Fields Customize Streams Servers VBricks Set Top Boxes Recordets Script Devices Emergency Broadcast Global Assignments Global Assignment are listed below Most are self explanatory and consist of text boxes where you enter appropriate values ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 11 12 10 xi File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ay O Back D Le 2 address http 1172 22 2 73fadmin Main Adminiain aspx y us Google AIG Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Getting Started Global Settings Global Assignments Custom Fields Customize Streams Servers VWBrioks Set Top Boxes Recorders Script Devices Scripts URLs i T Emergency Broadcast Assign a Global Message Define Set Top Box Startup Channel Change Admin User Name Change Admin Password Define FTP User Name Define FTP User Password Define a Record Duration Change MCS Title Change Announcement Ad
3. EtherneTV MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM V Brick EtherneTV Portal Server ETV v3 1 Portal Server Administrator Guide 23 k e 222V Bric SYSTEMS inc VBrick Systems Inc 12 Beaumont Road November 10 2005 Wallingford Connecticut 06492 4410 0118 0002 Copyright O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc All rights reserved 12 Beaumont Road Wallingford Connecticut 06492 USA www VBrick com This publication contains confidential proprietaty 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 responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies VBrick VBrick Systems the VBrick logo StreamPlayer and StreamPlayer Plus are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and other countries Windows Media is a trademarked name of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries All other products or services mentioned in this document are identified by the trademarks service marks or product names as designated by the companies who market those products Inquiries should be made directly to those companies This document may also have links to third party web pages that ate beyond the control of VBrick Use these links at your own tisk The
4. Destination Address IP or Host Name 239 22 162 22 Video Port 4446 Audio Port 4646 Closed Captioning Transmit Video Enabled al Audio Enabled Closed Captid Schedule End Options Transmit Video Disabled y Audio Disabled y Kj _ O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Schedule Start Enter values that describe the device state at schedule start Options Program Name Program name selected above Template MPEG 4 only Screen varies for MPEG 1 2 or 4 Destination Destination 1 Destination 2 RTSP Server Destination Address Enter value Video Port Enter value Audio Port Enter value Closed Captioning Port Enter value Video Enabled Disabled As Configured Audio Enabled Disabled As Configured Closed Captioning Enabled Disabled As Configured Schedule End Enter values that describe the device state at schedule end Options Video Enabled Disabled As Configured Audio Enabled Disabled As Configured Closed Captioning Enabled Disabled As Configured Click Next to page through each wizatd Click Finish when done Verity the information and click Create Schedule when prompted or use the Back button to make changes When finished the template is added to the list of Emergency Broadcast Templates available to ETV Portal Server users from the Portal Server application See the ETV Portal
5. ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 21 22 Advanced Settings Advanced settings are enabled if you select a VBrick encoder or a VBStar Note that the Portal Server will attempt to retrieve and autofill tbe Multicast IP addresses and Port numbers You can modify these fields as necessary a oso erne plorer provided b Ox File Edit View Favorites Tools Help A Q Back O aA _ address http i doowopt fadminjMain AdminMain Google z ws Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Se VBrick Configuration gt Advanced Settings Note System will automatically assign multicast IP and Ports for any blank fields Slot1 Dest 1 Dest 2 UNS Multicast IP 225 1 1 87 225 1 1 88 Video Port 4444 4444 Audio Port 4446 4446 CCPor 4448 4448 MEA EN Note The following values ate stored in the Portal Server database only Depending on how a scheduled event is configured they may be saved and written back to the VBrick device after the scheduled event runs Multicast IP Destination multicast IP address Video Port Destination video port Audio Port MPEG 4 devices only Destination audio port CC Port MPEG 4 devices only Closed captioning port Set Top Boxes All STB Set Top Boxes must be configured in ETV Portal Server before they can be managed and used for scheduled events Once configured all STBs in the system are shown on the followi
6. Submit This function is useful for VBrick VBSTAR appliances to easily transfer content from their hard drives to the NXG server This feature can also be used for users who acquire content outside of the ETV Portal Server for example StreamPlayer Plus When a folder is created you must check a box in Add Modify Folders on Selected Servers to associate the folder with a server for autoingestion ETV Portal Server checks these folders every 5 minutes and ingests new content if present This feature only applies to Autoingest it does not apply to Record or Add Video As the folder structure is created in this section autoingest folders will be created in the FTP root path For example if the FTP root path is c inetpub ftproot then folders that are created in the Add Modify On Demand content folders will also be created in the c inetpub ftproot mcs autoingest folder Autoingested content can go into any folder that has been associated with a server or servers using the Add Modify Folders on Selected Servers check boxes shown above If using a VBStar be sure to associate a folder with a server for autoingest This enables the folder that the VBStar will FTP files into This function is not associated with a user or group permission and is controlled only by the Administrator See Auto Content Ingestion on page 65 for a more detailed description of the Auto ingestion functionality Note Existing folder structures on an NXG s
7. If you install ETV Portal Server on a system without a D drive you must subsequently go to Global Settings Recorders and change the record path as necessary Also the Max Recording field shows the default number of concurrent recotding sessions allowed If you exceed 2 you must purchase a record license v To add a Recorder configuration 1 Go to Global Settings Recorders 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Z Main Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by VBrick Systems Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Use this page to manage the Recorders Configuration of the system Here you can Add Recorders or you can select an operation to perform i e Recorder List Modify or Delete select item s from the list located to the right and click the Submit button Address 172 22 2 54 C Modify Recorders C Delete Recorders 2 Select Add Recorders and click Submit Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Recorder Configuration Recorder Server 2222824 o Record Path cAlnetpubifprootMCS Max Recording nM FTP User Name anonymous FTP Password mmm Confirm Password _Ciear _Rever 3 Complete the fields in Recorder Configuration and click Submit This adds the newly configured recorder to the previous window Recorder Server IP address or host name of recorder server Defaults to localhost if recorder server is on the same machine as ET
8. administrators have the ability to add modify and delete users Submit may be pressed at anytime during the process or can be done when everything has been added modified Users will have the permissions of the group as well as the additional permission that are assigned to them The ETV Portal Server is additive in its permissions meaning that it takes all of the permissions that are provided to a particular user and provides all of these to the user Users can be added by using the VBrick Database if LDAP authentication is not available or desired Finally in order to assign user PINs to access Set Top Boxes a user assignment is needed see Set Top Box Authentication section below Note that STB PIN access is dependent on the VBrick Database being enabled See Access Control on page 36 for details ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 51 52 Main Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by YBrick Systems HATE File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qe O x 2 Le Favorites address El http 11172 22 2 87 adminit v EJ so Google gt unis 8 gt Modity Assets hocess Contr Disgnostios Status Users User Groups Resource Groups Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Add Modify User Information Add Modify User s Group Assignments Add Modify User s Resource Group Assignments Add Modify Live Channel Privileges Allow Access To Specific VOD Servers Allow Access To Specific VOD Content All
9. C Install Replace the EthemeTV NVR license file C Modify EthemeTY Portal Server Host Name IP address C Uninstall Media Control Server Suite You will be given the chance to save the database InstallShield ow Cancel is License File Description License Errors Live Portal Server or Portal Server Either a standard ETV Portal Server license file or a Live Portal Server see ETV Live Portal Server on page 6 license file If not installed error page displayed at login Player The embedded Windows Media Player has If not installed a popup restrictions on the number of licensed users Use message is displayed when this option to select a license file that modifies the you try to launch a number of allowed users for various MPEG 1 stream MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 streams Scheduler Enables the broadcast or recording of future If not installed the Add events See the ETV Portal Server User Guide for option will not be shown mote information on Scheduler page Network Video A Network Video Recorder is a standalone If not installed there will Recorder recorder option that can speed up recording be a record failure for operations and or enhance Portal Server more than two concurrent performance See ETV Network Video Recorder record requests on page 6 Modify Host Name Lets you auto detect or manually change the Not applicable or IP Address Portal Server Host Name This n
10. EVV Live Portal Servet zzii ud siens e ol 6 Portal Server License Files 2 524 odas ese A das Se d loe die Re nds on 7 2 Administration OVERVIEW ET 9 Administrator Login sees gee esse S A ERU RE E Rd e 9 Administrator Options married VERE ERG REN RENE REPE eae 9 GlobalSettings cese up re en p Rer RES RES EEE de REN E EX E EK ER 11 Global Assignments wesc sus ex Re s per hp re her He RYE YU WIRD AR UR ER 11 Custom Fields eese ko a ee b dre Ree eed 14 Customize vectes er Ios ele tea tnd Dad et paesi cmd videte is 15 DEC A AA A A ue 17 NV BACKS cr 19 Set Top Boxes conga peated E EN aie eae Gen nore eis ae era ein 22 Recotrdets sedia e A Rea RR EA Rd ed nee ee ade 24 DCHIPEDEVICES PC E 26 SCHPtS RC 27 URLS pe cco ne seen plore e pr ars papa 29 Emergency Broadcast i ser REIR ERR kaw ne E e Pe RR ac den 32 Modify VOD Contents ios ica dd QE PR ii 36 Access CODON siii A A A Ie Sa edd 36 ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide iii Using Single SINO crm Rie A rive notes aient 39 Using LDAP Servers with SSL essri tan incorrect e RE YE tae eee 40 ID1apfoStlCs tesis a ao etd dod bee Pe ecce eA Dir bd dd bre 42 DAS ed Riese tea Le ia ur 43 ONE A aes Sa eda ale aad oes 44 LOS ER 44 3 Access Control OVELVICW PET 45 IDEHAINONS cS ls woe ae aa as Genera is ido 45 STB Authentication cer cove ewes qe EA ORE RES RS bed euler wig a 47 Authentication by PIN ve eine is dec ete ee ud adie sade duane laa 47 Authentication by
11. Groups exe euntes aide A ta rae els 56 Add Modify Group Information is a AUR SR a di 57 Add Modify Group s User Assignments iud du euer da 57 Add Mudity Group s Resource Assignments s escsiirncsc ck aar nd a bs 57 Resource Groups persar ai rt a ig MEL A Ges le ER ER AER RR ee 58 Add Modify Resource Group Information osa Vua e vea ba eh e eh RAO ee aan 59 Add Modity User s Resource Assignments 52 vas ss denses 59 Add Modify Group s Resource Assignments us us cusa su eed b ay wan 59 4 Configuring for SSL OVERVIEW ERE 61 Generate a Certificate Request 61 iv Contents Submit a Certificate Request ic spe ee mere wes Hey ewe tp Dae TER s Install the Certificate ioo eres M RE HERR Yu DE CERES Oe fe age Configure Resources for SSL 5 Auto Content Ingestion A rm Removing Closed Captions isses rrr re e Ree Rr les Heme Index ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide vi Contents Preface This EtherneTV Portal Server Administrator 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 others The ETV 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 Distribution
12. IP Address 48 1 Setup and Configure the EtherneTV System 48 2 Choose an Authentication Method 0 00 cee cece eee ees 49 3 Create User Groups on the Portal Server 50 4 Create Resource Groups on the Portal Server 50 5 Create Users on the ETV Portal Server 51 6 Assign Resources to Users or User Groups 51 USERS Eom 51 Add Modify User Information 53 Add Modify User s Group Assignments i5 ciu herbe bes 54 Add Modify User s Resource Group Assignments 54 Add Modify Live Channel Pravia uci ca coq uot PERI einen 54 Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers 54 Allow Access to Specific VOD Content 55 Allow Viewing by Content Type 0 ccc cece eee ees 55 Allow Content Publishing esses ri vie eri ree uses REE OSs 55 Allow Content Recording rescrie oran a NEE o 55 Default Content Recording osse eere remet me ee ee mee 56 Allow VBrick ACCESS eiii eere RR rr EE RE RU E E ree 56 STB ACCESS eninin co Ae ep dede ace vie Ge LA HEN t ac de ne r o 56 Schedule PrivilegeS si see ee ias ORE FR REA EA e RUE S 56 Emergency Broadcast Privileges 56 User
13. Pattern 1 FOX_NEWS mpg 1349 frag188 removed AA EET ET Refresh Purge 03 17 06 1 29 El Filename Operation Submit Delete v To modify VoD Content Click on the content to be changed 2 Enter a new filename and or path for that file Note that the file must be alphanumeric characters and cannot contain embedded spaces 3 To delete a file select the file and click Delete Access Control 36 Under the Access Conttol section administrators have the ability to enable Authentication and Authorization which requires users to login and be authenticated By default Enable Authentication and Authorization is unchecked which allows everyone to access all content and all functions recording publishing etc When Access Control is enabled Users User Groups and Resource Groups are shown on the navigation bat Access control determines what functionality is available to each user For example some users may have unlimited O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration access while others can only view certain live channels and may not have permission to record live channels or add videos to the VoD server Access control also lets you specify which folders are used when individual users record live broadcasts add videos or autoingest content If you do not enable Authentication and Authorization all of these actions default to the root folder which can quickly get cluttered 2 Main Microsoft Interne
14. Resources for SSL Configure 63 Resources to Users ot User Groups 6 Assign 51 S Schedule Privileges 56 Script Devices 26 Sctipts 27 security requests 1 Server Requirements 3 Server Media Control 2 Servers Allow Access to Specific VOD 54 Servers 17 Servers Add Modify Video On Demand 17 Server 5 Create Users on the MCS 51 Server EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand 5 Index Server 3 Create User Groups on the MCS 50 Video On Demand Servers Add Modify 17 Server LDAP Directory 50 Video Stream Add Modify a URL fot a Live 29 Set Top Boxes 22 Video on Demand Server EtherneTV NXG 5 Set Top Box EtherneTV STB 5 Viewing by Content Type Allow 55 Settings Advanced 22 VOD Content Allow Access to Specific 55 Settings Global 11 VOD Content Modity 36 Setup and Configure the EtherneTV System 1 VOD Servers Allow Access to Specific 54 48 Sign On Using Single 39 Single Sign On Using 39 Specific VOD Content Allow Access to 55 Specific VOD Servers Allow Access to 54 SSL Configuring for 61 SSL Configure Resources for 63 Status 43 STB Access 56 STB Authentication 47 STBs 22 Streams Customize 15 Stream Add Modify a URL for a Live Video 29 System 1 Setup and Configure the EtherneTV 48 T Top Box EtherneTV STB Set 5 Type Allow Viewing by Content 55 E RL for a Live Video Stream Add Modify a 29 RLs 29 ser Assignments Add Modify Group s 57 ser Groups on the MCS Server 3 Create 50 ser Gr
15. System The ETV Portal Server provides a simple intuitive interface that auto discovets available media assets in your network Key components in VBrick s Etherne TV solution include EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand Server Provides all standard Video on Demand VoD features including support for MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 for maximum flexibility EtherneTV STB Set Top Box Leading edge digital set top box that provides a low cost standalone decoder for DVD quality MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 videos VBrick Hardware Encoders Decoders Rugged reliable video appliances that can reside anywhere on your network to provide either distributed or high density centralized encoding decoding of MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 video Organization Introduction provides an overview of the application including server and desktop requirements and an overview of features and functionality Administration provides detailed explanations of all ETV Portal Server global settings and configuration options as well as diagnostics and status windows Access Control explains how to configure the system for access control It explains how to cteate users and groups with specific permissions and access to resources Configuring for SSL explains how to securely configure the system using the Secure Sockets Layer Auto Content Ingestion explains auto content ingestion This 1s the process whereby video content is automatically
16. This is the staging area on the VoD server from which files are ingested to the destination folder Note It may take up to 20 minutes for a new server to be displayed in ETV Portal Server Once added any new content on any server is displayed immediately Add Modify On Demand Content Folders The Add Modify On Demand Content folders can be used to autoingest content into a particular NXG Video on Demand server The Portal Server periodically polls certain folders for presence of content and if found ingests the content onto multiple NXG servers Any files are FTP d into a particular folder in the Autoingest folder will automatically be ingested into the corresponding folder on the NXG server s You have to add these folders using the window shown below See Auto Content Ingestion on page 65 for more about auto ingestion 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration oso erne plorer provided by B e 10 x File Edt View Favorites Tools Help ay Q Back dl Le ja 15 e Address E http Jdoowop1 admin Main AdminMain aspx y D z k Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Add Modify Video On Demand Servers gt Add Modify On Demand Content Folders C New Modify Folder Add Modify Folders on Selected Servers T 172 22 119 120 Note This funct CADO leet applicable for At Autolngest Folder not for Record o F 172 22 119 121 features brian tearl
17. URL for a Live Video Stream 29 Add Modify Group s Resource Assignments 57 59 Add Modify Group s User Assignments 57 Add Modify Resource Group Information 59 Add Modify User s Resource Assignments 59 Additional ETV Components 5 Address Authentication by IP 48 Administration 9 Administrator Login 9 Advanced Settings 22 Allow Access to Specific VOD Content 55 Allow Content Publishing 55 Allow Content Recotding 55 Allow VBrick Access 56 Assign Resources to Users or User Groups 6 51 Assignments Add Modify Group s User 57 Assignments Add Modify User s Group 54 Assignments Add Modify Group s Resource 57 59 Assignments Add Modify User s Resource 59 Assignments Global 11 Assignments Add Modify User s Group 54 Authentication by IP Address 48 Authentication by PIN 47 Authentication Method 2 Choose an 49 Authentication 46 Authentication STB 47 Authorization 46 Auto Content Ingestion 65 Resoutce B Box EtherneTV STB Set Top 5 Broadcast Privileges Emergency 56 Broadcast Emergency 32 ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide Index C Certificate Request Generate a 61 Certificate Request Submit a 62 Certificate Install the 62 Channel Privileges Add Modify Live 54 Choose an Authentication Method 2 49 components 1 Configure the EtherneTV System 1 Setup and 48 Configuring for SSL 61 Content PC Users Only Non Video to 31 Content Folders Add Modify On Demand 18 Content Ingestion Auto 65
18. York to the New York VoD server Note When a user is provided access to particular NXG Video on Demand server s and they are given the privilege to Publish or Record to a particular folder when they Publish or Record the video will be Published or Recorded to each server that they have access to This is important for clustering purposes O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Access Control Allow Access to Specific VOD Content Choose from a list of folders to which a user can have access A user can have access to multiple folders on multiple servers If the user has access to multiple VoD servers and the folder names are the same on both servers only one folder name will show up in the list Allow Viewing by Content Type The Administrator can limit the types of content that a user can view and or limit the bandwidth that specific users can view Note that this setting does not apply to URLs that were manually added by an administrator see URLs on page 29 Do Not Allow This will limit users that are on a non multicast capable part of the Multicast viewing netwotk from trying to view multicast video Restrict Multicast to This will limit users to only viewing multicast streams that are a Kbps certain size or smaller This works well to maintain bandwidth utilization ovet a particular WAN port Do Not Allow RTSP This will limit users from viewing RTSP Unicast Streams from viewing MPEG 4 Encoders and from accessing RTSP
19. be configured in the Portal Server interface If there is a VoD server s in the system the proper addresses for these servers need to be entered into the Portal Server Administrative pages and connectivity to those servers should be ensured The folder structure on the VoD server should be defined even if there is no content in these folders as folders are how the Access Control functionality provides access to end users to view VoD content publish content and record content When setting up the folder structure the Administrator should be thinking about how they plan to provide access to different groups of users For example if a corporation wanted to provide certain content to the Engineering group and certain content to the Marketing group then they would want to set up an Engineering folder and a Marketing folder on their VoD server If there are live streams on the network then those streams should be provided a channel number if the Administrator wants to provide access to live streams via channel numbet O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Access Control If security is a concern SSL should be turned on between clients and the ETV Portal Server server This allows User Names and Passwords to be encrypted between the client and the server See the section Configuring for SSL on page 61 for instructions on how to configure this 2 VBrick If there are VBricks in the network they are auto discovered but still
20. by a company you have not chosen to trust View the certificate to determine whether you want to trust the certifying authority o The security certificate date is valid o The security certificate has a valid name matching the name of the page you are trying to view Do you want to proceed View Certificate Click View Certificate A Certificate window will open click on the Certificate Path tab In the Certificate Path choose the root certificate by selecting the op 7705 certificate If there 1s only one certificate go to Step 8 O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Certificate is CA Root certificate is not trusted because it is not in the Trusted Root ertification Authorities store 7 Click the View Certificate 8 Choose the General tab and click Install Certificate 9 Click Next Certificate Import Wizard 10 Click Place all certificates in the folowing store 11 Click Browse Select Certificate Store 12 Check Show physical stores check box 13 Click the plus sign next to Trusted Root Certificate Authorities 14 Select Local Computer and click OK 15 Click Next and Finish when done ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 41 Certificate Import Wizard X Completing the Certificate Import Wizard You have successfully completed the Certificate Import wizard You have specified the following settings Certificate Store Selected
21. channel that will be displayed in the Messages area on the broadcast list page and on the Info page 4 You can also add Keywords and Links see below that are displayed on the Info pages associated with a stream They make it easier to search for specific content Program Name Required Name that will display in the directory of Live Broadcasts Channel Optional Unique number that will display in the directory Description Optional Description that will display on the Info page Keywords Optional Enter each searchable keyword s separated by commas or spaces Links Optional Add hyperlinks that will display on the Info page Add Link This feature lets you add a hyperlink to the page you get by clicking the Info icon associated with each live stream v To add a link to a customized stream Highlight a stream in the Customized Live Streams panel 1 2 Click Add New Link and enter a Link Title and Link Type 3 Click Add Link when done Repeat as many times as necessary Z AddrewLink Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by VBrick Systems 7 lp Add New Link Link Title E Enter Title that will be displayed in the View Info page Link Type o Web Page URL MI Enter URL or copy paste URL from your Web browser Uploaded File Link Title The title actually displayed on the Info page for example Additional Information 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Li
22. is who he or she claims to be The second stage is authorization which allows the user access to various resources based on the user s identity In the ETV Portal Server all authorization is done directly on the ETV Portal Server through the ETV Portal Server database LDAP LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol which is a set of protocols for accessing information directories The LDAP standard defines both a network protocol for accessing information from the directory and an extensible structure for defining how the information is organized in the directory The advantage of using an LDAP directory is centralized management of users For example a new user needs only to be entered once into the LDAP directory and all future modifications to that user can be done in the same central location Different applications can authenticate and or authorize users against the LDAP directory There are numerous LDAP directory products on the market today but the most popular are Microsoft Active Directory Novell eDirectory Sun iPlanet and OpenLDAP Brick supports major LDAP vendors but only Microsoft Active Directory and Novell eDirectory are fully tested and supported VBrick Database The ETV Portal Server server ships by default with the MySQL database which is a fully ODBC compliant database Open Database Connectivity is a standard database access method For those environments that have not migrated to an LDAP directory bas
23. of the system Here you can Add vBricks or you can select an operation to perform Currently Configured VBrick List i e Madify or Delete select item s from the list located to the right and click the Submit VBrick Host Name IP Addres button AndydualEnc 172 22 2 4 AndyM MP2 172 22 162 AndyMP1 172 22 162 AndyMP4 2 172 22 162 ApuMP2EncDec2 172 22 116 BoardRoom 172 16 2 2 BruceMPEG2 172 22 2 3 BruceOfficevB620 172 22 2 0 BSB Arroyo 172 22 127 BSB Clement 172 22 127 BSB Cromwell 172 16 127 vBricks C Modify VBricks C Delete VBricks 2 Select Add VBricks and click Submit O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration a oso erne plorer provided by B e 10 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay JQe amp e amp O i 2 Ae Address http lji72 22 2 73 adminiMainfAdminMain aspx y Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Select VBrick VBrick Host Name IP Address Model Number AndyMP 1 172 22 1628 9100 3220 000XX AndyMP4 2 1722216266 914X 53XX OXXX AndyVBSTAR 172221402 911X 62XX 1XX0 ApuMP2EncDec2 172 22 1162 911X 62XX 1XXX Clear ALL Selection Check ALL Selection 5 VBrick Configuration Host Name AndyMP1 IP Address 1 B User Name private o User Password sesseseses Confirm Password mm Software Revision m MMa Management Port lt sSOSsSSSSOSCSCsCS VBrick Model MPEG 1 Encoder Decoder 3 In Select VB
24. preempted schedules automatically resume An emergency broadcast template pre defines all parameters for the broadcast so that it can be launched immediately it pre empts all other broadcasts Very simply you define the source stream live or stored and the downstream targets VBricks or STBs and then save the template for future use Note Live and stored broadcasts in this context refer to content that is being streamed ovet yout IP multicast enabled network This does not mean there is IP broadcasting to your entire netwotk v To add an Emergency Broadcast Template 1 Go to Global Settings gt Emergency Broadcast This page shows a list of previously defined templates if any a oso erne plorer provided by B e O x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help O O A aA 2 Address http 1 172 22 2 73 admin MainjAdminMain aspx Google eG Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 2 Use this page to manage the Emergency Broadcast Templates Here you can Add Template or you can select the Modify Delete option Emergency Broadcast Templates below select an item from the list located to the right and click the Submit button C Modify Delete Template Emergency Broadcast 2 Select Add Template and click Submit to display the following window O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM This is the introduct
25. server a Windows Media server ot a Real server This is valuable if it is desired to enter an off network stream such as an MPEG 4 Stream from an Apple Darwin Server or if there is Windows Media or Real content that needs to be displayed through the Portal Setver interface Examples of Syntax could be rtsp ipaddress programname mms ipaddress videoname wmv O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration rosoft Internet Explorer provided by YBrick Systems MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Add Modify a URL for a Live Video Stream 5 VOD Content Select entered VOD Content to update http www yahoo com rtsp 11172 22 119 120 brian The Others URLitest doc vbrtsp2 172 22 119 120 brian Evil Dead Trilogy Iwbrtsp2 172 22 119 120 brian Planet Of The Apes Add or Update URL Type MPEG 1 Title Folder Keywords Add Modify Delete Type Choose MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 or other user Other for non MPEG streams Tide Tide is what will display to clients in the ETV Portal Server viewing pages Folder Folder is the folder on the VoD server in which the video will be displayed Keywords Enter keywords that can be seatched Press Add to add the VoD content to the list VoD content also can be Modified or Deleted Simply select the VoD content make modifications if required and click Modify or Delete Non Video to Content PC Users Only In the VoD Content section Admi
26. unicast streams from a Video on Demand server MPEG 1 MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 This works well to maintain bandwidth utilization over a particular LAN or WAN port Restrict RSTP viewing This will limit users to only viewing RTSP streams that are a to Kbps certain size or smaller This works well to maintain bandwidth utilization over a particular LAN or WAN port Allow Content Publishing Administrators can allow a user the ability to publish content to folder s on an NXG Video On Demand Server This function allows the user access to the Add Video page where users can add pre recorded video content to a VOD It also allows usets to 1 create and upload Thumbnails for video files in the folders to which they can publish to 2 delete video content from the VOD server and 3 to add keyword and description data using the Modify Info button To prevent users from deleting content be sure this option is disabled Note If users are provided access to more than one VoD server when they publish content it will be published to each of the servers to which they have access This is impottant for clustering purposes Allow Content Recording Used for scheduled recording Administrators can allow a user the ability to schedule the recording of live content to a specific folder s on an NXG Video On Demand Server They cannot record content to any other folder s You must select a folder here to enable Default Content Recording be
27. use of such links does not imply that VBrick endorses ot recommends the content of any third party web pages Some VBrick products use open source software provided by third parties VBrick supports the Open Source Initiative OSI and this source code is freely available at http wwwvbrick com opensource About VBrick Systems Founded in 1997 VBrick Systems an ISO 9001 certified vendor is a privately held company that has enjoyed rapid growth by helping our customers successfully introduce mission critical video applications across their enterprise networks Since our founding VBrick has been setting the standard for quality performance and innovation in the delivery of live and stored video over IP networks LANs WANs and the Internet With over 20 000 video appliances installed across over 1 000 IP networks world wide VBrick is the recognized leader in reliable high performance easy to use networked video solutions VBrick is an active participant in the development of industry standards and continues to play an influential role in the Internet Streaming Media Alliance ISMA the MPEG Industry Forum and Internet2 In 1998 VBrick invented and shipped the world s first MPEG Video Network Appliance designed to provide affordable DVD quality video across the network Since then VBrick s video solutions have grown to include Video on Demand Management Security and Access Control Scheduling and Rich Media Integration VBrick solutions ar
28. 7 Information Add Modify User 53 Ingestion Auto Content 65 Install the Certificate 62 Installing the Root Certificate 40 Introduction 1 IP Address Authentication by 48 L LDAP 46 Link Add 16 Live Channel Privileges Add Modify 54 Live Video Stream Add Modify a URL for a 29 Log in 9 Login Administrator 9 Logout 44 M MCS Server 5 Create Users on the 51 MCS Server 3 Create User Groups on the 50 Media Control Server 2 Method 2 Choose an Authentication 49 Modify VOD Content 36 70 MySQL 2 O On Demand Content Folders Add Modify 18 On Demand Servers Add Modify Video 17 Only Non Video to Content PC Users 31 Options Administrator 9 or User Groups 6 Assign Resources to Users 51 Overview 1 9 45 65 P PIN Authentication by 47 Privileges to Users Assigning 53 Privileges Emergency Broadcast 56 Privileges Schedule 56 Privileges Add Modify Live Channel 54 Publishing Allow Content 55 R Recorders 24 Recording Allow Content 55 Recording Default Content 56 Request Generate a Certificate 61 Request Submit a Certificate 62 Requitements 3 Requirements Desktop 3 Requirements Server 3 Resolving Other Security Alerts 42 Resource Assignments Add Modify Group s 57 59 Resource Assignments Add Modify User s 59 Resource Group Assignments Add Modify Us er s 54 Resource Group Information Add Modify 59 Resource Groups Resources and 46 Resources and Resource Groups 46
29. Content Publishing Allow 55 Content Recording Allow 55 Content Recording Default 56 Content Type Allow Viewing by 55 Content Allow Access to Specific VOD 55 Content Modify VOD 36 Content VOD 30 Control Server Media 2 Control Access 36 45 Create User Groups on the MCS Server 3 50 Create Users on the MCS Server 5 51 Custom Fields 14 Customize Streams 15 D Database VBrick 46 Database VBrick 49 Default Content Recording 56 Definitions 45 Desktop Requirements 3 Devices Script 26 Diagnostics 42 Directory Server LDAP 50 Downloaded Components 1 E Emergency Broadcast 32 Emergency Broadcast Privileges 56 EtherneTV System 1 Setup and Configure the 48 EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand Server 5 EtherneTV STB Set Top Box 5 EtherneTV STB Set Top Box 5 ETV Portal Server 2 F Features Administrative 5 Fields Custom 14 Folders Add Modify On Demand Content 18 G Global Assignments 11 Group Assignments Add Modify User s 54 Group Assignments Add Modify User s Re soutce 54 Group Information Add Modify Resource 59 Group Information Add Modify 57 Group s Resource Assignments Add Modify 57 59 Group s User Assignments Add Modify 57 Groups on the MCS Server 3 Create User 50 Groups Resources and Resource 46 Groups 6 Assign Resources to Users or User 51 Groups Resource 58 Groups User 56 H Help 44 I Information Add Modify Resource Group 59 Information Add Modify Group 5
30. Directory brick Add Modify Delete Clear IP or Domain This is the IP address or Host Name of the On Demand Server The Server Name ot IP address entered into the ETV Portal Server must be accessible by the ETV Portal Server If the network supports Windows 98 users you must use the IP address Server Description This allows the administrator to define a descriptor such as location ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 17 18 FTP User Name This is the FTP user name that the Portal Server Server uses when publishing content to the server This FTP User is vbrickuser by default If nothing is entered the Portal Server will automatically use vbrickuser This refers to a user account that already exists on the server If the FTP User Name is changed on the NXG server it must be changed here as well Server Type NXG Kasenna VoD server VOD W InfoValue VoD servet FTP Use FTP only if you want to copy from the Recorder server to another FTP server in which case it records to tp root FTP Password This is the FTP password that corresponds with the FTP user above The password is vbrickuser by default If the FTP Password is changed on the server it must be changed here as well Publishing Local Maps the Publishing Directory to the physical location on the VoD Path server Publishing Used for Add Video FTP or Record The logical path to a folder Directory under FTP root
31. L to encrypt the communication between the Portal Server server and the LDAP directory Please consult your LDAP vendor documentation for instructions on how to configure SSL ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 39 40 Using LDAP Servers with SSL Installing the Root Certificate If the LDAP server requires SSL for authentication you will need to install the certificate locally on the ETV Portal Server v To install the root certificate locally on the ETV Portal Server 1 Open Internet Explorer 2 Inthe address bar type https LDAPSERVER 636 where LDAPSERVER is the address of the LDAP Server associated with Certificate Authority See Resolving Other Security Alerts on page 42 and 636 is the SSL port used to authenticate with the LDAP Setver 3 The Security Alert window should appear allowing you to install the Root Certificate from your Local CA Note All three items in the Security Alert window below must be in compliance The first item can easily be installed using these instructions for the middle item the local CA will need to create a new certificate if itis out of date for the last item the name of the certificate will need to match the address entered in the address bar of your browser Security Alert x Information you exchange with this site cannot be viewed or Y changed by others However there is a problem with the site s security certificate A The security certificate was issued
32. MPEG source residing at a specified IP address Then select the destination STBs ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 33 34 Stored Broadcast VoD Name Select an NXG server and a source video Then select the destination VBricks or STBs VBrick Name Select a VBrick or VBStar and a source video Then select the destination VBricks or STBs 4 Configure Advanced Settings for VBricks and STBs as necessary As noted it is unlikely you will ever need to change these settings In all cases you can safely ignore these settings and use the defaults provided by ETV Portal Server These settings generally set configuration options for source devices and destination devices VBricks and STBs so that they are configured propetly e g transmit receive enabled disabled at the beginning and end of an emergency broadcast All required devices must be present and enabled for a successful emergency broadcast The settings differ depending on the device e g MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 you select and will include some ot all of the fields shown in the table below Fie Edt View Favorites Tools Hep An Back 9 X i _ Address http 11172 22 2 73JadminiMain AdminMain aspx Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Modify VOD M Advanced Settings Host Name AndydualEnc IP Address 172 22 2 4 Schedule Start Options PmgamName 1 Template LAN Destination 1
33. S system to different users or groups of users Diagnostics Displays system log messages by source time and generally IP address Table 1 Administrator Options Option Description Getting Started The ETV Portal Server splash page shown above Global Settings Provides system wide configuration parameters to connect to VBrick encoders and VoD servers as well as to customize the look of the ETV Portal Server pages Modify VOD Provides the ability to Move Rename or Delete assets on the Content EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand server Not supported on some legacy NXG servers Diagnostics Displays system log messages by source time and generally IP address Status Shows the status of events in progress including recordings Add Video commands ingestion to the NXG server and FTP downloads Access Control Provides the ability to limit access to the ETV Portal Server system to different users or groups of usets Users Used in conjunction with Access Control to limit access to the ETV Portal Server system to different users User GroupsT Used in conjunction with Access Control to limit access to the ETV Portal Server system to different groups of users Resource Groupsf Used in conjunction with Access Control to group resources which can then be provided to users or user groups Help Displays the ETV Portal Server online help system in a new window
34. Server administrator can obtain the necessary configuration information from the LDAP administrator to allow the authentication to occut Using LDAP reduces the amount of administrative time necessary to add and modity users from the ETV Portal Server system V Brick Systems encourages customers who have LDAP directories implemented to use them for authentication with the ETV Portal Server 3 Create User Groups on the Portal Server Grouping users is common practice and makes administering access to the ETV Portal Server less complicated than administering access by individual user The ETV Portal Server allows the administrator to create groups specify group memberships for users and set access privileges for the group A user can be a member of one group or multiple groups Group access ptivileges also can be set and modified on a per group basis If an LDAP directory is being used for Authentication the same group information that is available in the directory can be used to Authorize end users to access the ETV Portal Server For example if the organization has three User Groups in its LDAP directory Marketing Engineering and Sales they can simply create these groups in the ETV Portal Server system and assign privileges to the groups 4 Create Resource Groups on the Portal Server In the Portal Server software providing a user with Resources refers to providing them access to a particular functionality of the EtherneTV system The
35. Server software is the ability to group Resources into Resource Groups This allows the administrator to quickly and easily assign several resources at once to more than one Users or User Groups This also makes the ongoing management of this content for these Users or User Groups much easier File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qx O id x 2 2 Favorites MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Add Modify Resource Group Information Add Modify User s Resource Assignments Add Modify Group s Resource Assignments Add Modify Live Channel Privileges Allow Access To Specific VOD Servers Allow Access To Specific VOD Content Allow Viewing By Content Type Allow Content Publishing Allow Content Recording Default Content Recording Allow VBrick Access STB Access Schedule Privileges Emergency Broadcasting Privileges Getting Started Global Settings Modify Assets Access Control vYvvYvYvYYYvvYvvvv Diagnostics Status Users User Groups Resource Groups sunt orar Reet Al cavi For example if the organization has three User Groups Marketing Engineering and Sales they might create four resource groups These Resource Groups would be Full Access which are resources that everyone can see and one Resource Group for each of the user groups Full Access would be assigned to each user group and the Marketing Resource Group would be assigned to the Marketing User Group the Engineering Resource Group
36. Server v3 1 User Guide for more information Fie Edt View Favorites Tools Help a Oek o i Le address hetn si172 22 2 79 mergencyBroadcastaspx VBrick Systems Emergency Broadcast Templates Template_1 VBrick Template_2 Program Name Template_3 Manual Maximum Emergency Broadcast Duration o No Limit Stop Manually o Minutes ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 35 Modify VOD Content NXG Video on Demand Servers only Administrators and authorized users can modify and delete content located on their video on demand servers Administrators can filter the displayed assets by filtering on Keyword Title or All Use the Purge button to remove the artifacts of failed Delete operations Also a user with publishing permissions can delete content by clicking the Info button and then Delete Video To disable this user option disable the user s content publishing permissions see Allow Content Publishing on page 55 Note You cannot rename or otherwise manage VOD files stored on some legacy NXG servers This feature is supported on NXG2 servers and on all servers currently being shipped with ETV Portal Server 3 1 a oso erne plorer provided by B e Ox File Edt view Favorites Tools Help ay JQ amp O M A O18 Address le http 172 22 2 73 adminjMain AdminMain aspx y L Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Modify VOD Content an Filter
37. Use single sign on This means that once you login to your Authentication local network you can open ETV Portal Server without re entering your login credentials See below Using Single Sign On LDAP Patht Required by ETV Portal Server Case sensitive Must begin with LDAP Points to a specific position in the LDAP tree and also includes the machine IP address or Domain name on which the server is running For example use LDAP myLDAPServer with Microsoft Active Directory use LDAP myLDAPServer 636 with Novell eDirectory For more information see Installing the Root Certificate on page 40 Attribute for Usernamest Required by ETV Portal Server Attribute to identify a user The following sample username attributes are widely used but refer to a specific LDAP schema Microsoft Active Directory sAMAccountName Novell eDirectory uid Attribute for Groupsf Required by ETV Portal Server Attribute to identify the group to which a user belongs The following sample group attributes are widely used but refer to a particular LDAP schema Microsoft Active Directory memberof Novell eDirectoty groupMembership User Base DN Base distinguishing name DN of user nod and or the Base DN for the Master Username Username Prefix Used in non Active Directory environments where the user name is prefixed with a specific string such as uid or cn The following sample prefixes ate wid
38. V Portal Server ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 25 Record Path Path and folder where all recording are stored By default recordings are stored on the D drive If you install ETV Portal Server on a system without a D drive you must change the path Also in order to record multiple streams the Record Path must be under FTP root For example if root is C Inetpub ftproot the Record Path must be C Inetpub ftproot lt your_ folder Max Recording The default number of concurrent recording sessions allowed is 2 If you exceed 2 you must purchase a record license Without a license any attempt to record more than 2 concurrent sessions will fail FTP User Name FTP user name in operating system of Recorder server FTP Password FTP password in operating system of Recorder servet Confirm Password FTP password in operating system of Recorder server Script Devices Script devices wotk with scripts Script devices ate VBricks STBs or non MPEG 1 2 or 4 devices like cametas or VCRs that are identified in the Portal Server database Once defined in the network they can be subsequently controlled by a script see Scripts on page 27 and launched from ETV Portal Server A script device must be physically connected to the netwotk ot to a VBrick or Set Top Box and must be available at the runtime of a scheduled event Script devices are controlled through a TCPIP port For example PTZ cameras res
39. V Portal Server Administrator Guide 59 60 O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Chapter 4 Configuring for SSL Overview Whenever there is concern regarding confidentiality and integrity of data being sent between ETV Portal Server web server and external clients the ETV Portal Server web server login page and all administration pages should be configured with a digital X 509 certificate to enable SSL encryption Secure Sockets Layer SSL is a set of cryptographic technologies that provides secure communications SSL can be used between client browsers and ETV Portal Server web server to create a secure communication channel It should also be used between the ETV Portal Server and any LDAP directory server that is not Microsoft s Active Directory Because the Portal Server software runs on a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 server the communication between the ETV Portal Server and Active Directory is automatically secured using Microsoft s security scheme However communications between the ETV Portal Server and other LDAP directoties is not automatically secured Please refer to the LDAP server documentation for instructions on how to setup SSL between the ETV Portal Server server and the LDAP directory server v To set up SSL for client access to the ETV Portal Server web server Generate a Certificate Request Submit a Certificate Request Install the Certificate on the ETV Portal Server web server gt PISE Configure Resources to Requi
40. address Use Clear All to empty the log 42 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by VBrick Systems MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Scheduler 6 8 2005 8 24 18 AM The underlying connection was closed Unable to connect Scheduler 6 8 2005 8 30 00 AM The underlying connection was closed Unable to connect Scheduler Scheduler 6 8 2005 8 35 42 AM 6 8 2005 8 41 24 AM The underlying connection was closed The underlying connection was closed Unable to connect Unable to connect Scheduler Scheduler 6 8 2005 8 47 06 AM 6 8 2005 8 52 48 AM The underlying connection was closed The underlying connection was closed Unable to connect Unable to connect Scheduler 6 8 2005 8 58 30 AM The underlying connection was closed Unable to connect Scheduler 6 8 2005 9 00 42 AM The underlying connection was closed Unable to connect Scheduler 6 8 2005 9 01 29 AM The underlying connection was closed Unable to connect Scheduler 6 8 2005 3 17 28 PM CaptureID is not found Status This window shows the status of videos being added or recorded Use Refresh and Purge as necessary Use the tree controls on the left to expand or contract individual entries Click the Cancel icon to the left of each to cancel a recording or ingestion in progress This also cance
41. ame must match the machine name on which ETV Portal Server is installed If you change the host machine name use this option to change the Portal Server Host Name Uninstall Media Remove all ETV Portal Server components You Not applicable Control Server Suite are prompted to save the database as desired O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Chapter 2 Administration Overview The ETV Portal Server can be administered from Windows based PCs using Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher The Administrative pages are best viewed at 1024x768 resolution Administration is not supported from Macintoshes or Set Top Boxes Topics in this chapter Overview Global Settings Modify VOD Content Access Control Diagnostics Status el ogout E Administrator Login In order to access the administrative functions enter the following address in the Internet Explorer browser of the PC where myserveraddress is the host name or IP address of the ETV Portal Server The session will timeout after 20 minutes of inactivity admin is both the default user name and password http myserveraddress admin Note Asa standard best practice VBrick recommends changing the default administrator User Name and Password Administrator Options Login to the ETV Portal Server Admin pages with a valid user name and password to display the following window This window provides access to all admin configuration options ETV Portal Se
42. and if this is unsuccessful will attempt to authenticate against the local ETV Portal Server User Database VBrick Database If authentication is enabled you must select a database either VBrick or LDAP The VBrick ETV Portal Server user database contains user group and resource information that provides the Portal Server with information to allow it to provide the appropriate privileges to users and Set Top Boxes that are accessing the system Administrators should authenticate users with the native Portal Server user database if User authentication is required but the organization does not have an LDAP server For STBs the organization wishes to use User PINs Since User PINs are not available in the LDAP directory the users need to be created in the ETV Portal Server database Note only those users that need PINs to access STBs need to be created in the ETV Portal Server database PC or Mac users can still be authenticated against LDAP ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 49 50 LDAP Directory Server An LDAP directory server contains User and Group information which the ETV Portal Server can authenticate against to verify User s identities The Portal Server then uses this information to authorize users to access the system Administrators should authenticate users with an LDAP Directory server if The organization has an LDAP server that they actively manage to allow products to authenticate The ETV Portal
43. by User Trusted Root Certific Content Certificate 16 Click OK and back out to the Security Alert window Click No on Security Alert window 17 Click Go on the address bar in your browser If any warnings are present go to the next section Resolving Other Security Alerts If you are receiving any other Security Alerts you will need to identify the problem as either out of date or The name on the security certificate is invalid If the certificate has an invalid name follow the steps below to determine the valid name If the certificate has an out of date error a new certificate must be created v To determine the valid certificate name Click View Certificate 2 The General tab shows who the Certificate is issued to the address shown is the address that will need to be used in the browser address bar as well as in the configuration of the LDAP Server For example if the information is edirldap vb loc then the address bar should read https edirldap vb 10c 636 and the LDAP Path should read LDAP edirldap vb 10c 636 To find out if the address is accessible ping the address given in a command prompt If the address is not accessible you must create or add a DNS entry to the Host file on the local server or generate a new certificate with the correct information Diagnostics This window displays information about Scheduler events only It displays system log messages by source and time and generally IP
44. ccess or during off hours when the network is idle Administrators have the option of using the onboard VBrick database for authentication using an LDAP database or using both l Bric amp supports major LDAP vendors but only Microsoft Active Directory Novell eDirectory and OpenLDAP are fully tested and supported Y authenticating against Microsoft s Active Directory check the LDAP Server is Microsoft Active Directory check box and enter the path to the LDAP server in the LDAP Path box If authenticating against a directoty other than Microsoft Active Directory do not check LDAP Server is Microsoft Active Directory LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is a standardized method to access directories from multiple vendors A complete discussion of LDAP is beyond the scope of this document Enable Authentication and Enable authentication and authorization which requires users Authorization to login and be authenticated If not checked all users have access to all functionality and content Use VBrick database Use the VBrick non LDAP database provided with ETV Portal Server ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 37 Use LDAP database Use an LDAP database VBrick supports major LDAP vendors but only Microsoft Active Directory and Novell eDirectory ate fully tested and supported LDAP Server is Microsoft Active Directory Check only if using Microsoft Active Directory Use Intengrated Windows
45. ct item s from the list located to the S right and click the Submit button Andy MP2 Script C Modify Scripts C Delete Scripts 2 Select Add Scripts and click Submit Z Main Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by VBrick Systems A Etherne MEDIADISTRIAUTIO Script Configuration Script Name zs Device Type wPE6G1 zl AndyMP1 172 22 162 8 Script Content Parameter Name Parameter Value Select a Parameter Name z 3 In Script Configuration enter a Script Name and select a Device Type MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEGA or Other from the dropdown list and wait a few seconds for ETV Portal Server to populate the panel with an appropriate list of devices 4 In Select Device highlight one or more devices and use the arrow buttons to populate the right panel with the selected devices 5 Create the Script Content O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration a For MPEG devices select a Parameter Name from the dropdown enter a Parameter Value and click Add Repeat as many times as necessary and click Submit when done Note that the order in which you add parameters is critical This is the order in which they will be executed at runtime b For non MPEG Other devices write the script in a native language compatible with the device and click Submit when done URLs Add Modify a URL for a Live Video Stream Administrators can manually enter URLs to live vide
46. d Certificate Authority such as VeriSign or Thawte is going to be purchased the certificate request can now sent to a CA for verification and processing After the certificate response is received from the CA the installation process can continue on the ETV Portal Server web server Purchasing a CA signed certificate adds to the security of the system but also adds costs Non CA signed certificates will cause a security alert in the browser upon the first access to the server Install the Certificate 5 D d To install the certificate on the ETV Portal Server web server Start Internet Information Services if it s not already running Expand the server name and select the web site for which the certificate will be installed Right click the web site and then click Properties Click the Directory Security tab 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Configuring for SSL Click Server Certificate to launch the Web Server Certificate Wizard Click Process the pending request and install the certificate and then click Next Enter the path and file name of the file that contains the response from the CA and then click Next 8 Examine the certificate overview click Next and then click Finish A certificate is now installed on the ETV Portal Server web servet Configure Resources for SSL After installing the certificate on the E TV Portal Server web server the ETV Portal Server can now be configured to require SSL access v To c
47. dresses Change Announcement Filter Assign Multicast Address Range Assign YOD Polling Interval Assign VoD Content Ingestion Maximum Assign Presentations Table 2 Global Assignments Function Description Assign a Global Message The global message will be displayed in the message area of the Portal Server user interface when there is no program information available Enter the message text and click Submit Example There will be an all bands meeting today at 4 00 p m in the boardroom Note that if you are running the Portal Server on a Set Top Box the message area will not display more than 4 lines of text Define Set Top Box Startup Channel When an STB in ETV Portal Server Start mode accesses the Watch live broadcasts page it can be set to automatically play a defined channel in the Preview Window Highlight that channel from the list and click Submit If there are no channels listed channels must first be defined as Customized Live Streams Change Admin User Name Change the default admin user name of admin Change Admin Password Change the default admin password of admin Define FTP User Name ETV Portal Server is defaulted for anonymous FTP access which is configured in Windows IIS Default FTP Site If a mote secure FTP access is desired the User Name can be changed in IIS please reference the Windows Server documentation for instructions on how to change the FTP User Na
48. e successfully supporting a broad variety of applications including distance learning and training conferencing and remote office communications security process monitoring traffic monitoring business and news feeds to the desktop webcasting corporate communications collaboration command and control and telemedicine VBrick serves customers in education government healthcare and financial services markets among others Contents Preface OESADIZ AO EEE E E E ta di vii Font Conventions ss al is e Ie RUE due vii Related DOCUMENTS ws osuere ia tia e viii Printer Friendly iii as ies prre pee acia ew den viii 1 Introduction cou PC 1 Downloaded Components esee ee csr e ee eed ned een a E Y 1 MYSQL PITT 2 EUV Portal Se v tz 2e is pedore S ANR ree e d ned Eo dede doe bed ebd 2 Server Requirements estort vra nin s ee ERU PEOR We ewe CY Hee a tec e RE E HE 3 Desktop Requirements pios rei esse n Maw P y Red x 3 End User Features x2 iii da ESAME d ELLE RE 4 Administrative Features x 2 deu fadaate net Mae she tente deu Mes dA TS 5 Additional ETV Components 446 cere te e da daube eee 5 EtherneTV Video on Demand Server 5 Etherne LV STB Set Top Box eii erre e denses cR bees 5 VBrick Encoders Decodets 6 Additional Portal Server Components 0 0 cece eee 6 ETV Network Video Recorder 6
49. e purchased and installed separately They have different license files that must be installed separately See Portal Server License Files on page 7 ETV Network Video Recorder The ETV Network Video Recorder lets you off load all recording tasks from the ETV Portal Server machine to a separate recorder server machine This optimizes recording performance as well as ETV Portal Server performance The Network Video Recorder uses ETV Portal Server components and requires two machines the ETV Portal Server is installed on one machine the Network Video Recorder software is installed on a different machine Once installed the NVR machine is used for all ETV Portal Server recording tasks The NVR has no GUI and runs continually as a background service You simply install the NVR software and change the Recorder Server configuration to match the new server See the ETV Network Video Recorder Release Notes for more details and installation instructions Note A standard ETV Portal Server permits two concurrent recording operations If you purchase and install a Network Video Recorder the number of concurrent recording operations is fixed by the terms of your licensing agreement with V Brick ETV Live Portal Server The ETV Live Portal Server provides ETV functionality that is limited to scheduling and viewing live streams It does not integrate with a VoD server and there is no functionality for browsing the video library 6 2005 VBrick Syst
50. ed Fot example 255 displays only those addtesses in the range 255 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Assign Multicast Address Range Defines the current multicast IP address range and port range The default multicast IP range is 225 1 1 0 239 128 255 255 The default port range is 1040 65534 Assign VOD Polling Interval Not generally changed Defines the interval at which the Portal Server polls the NXG server s for new content default 120 minutes This is only used to poll for content added to the NXG from an interface other than ETV Portal Server When adding a server use Sync Now to sync the program listings on the client Browse Video Library page with the content on the new server Assign VoD Content Ingestion Maximum Defines the maximum number of simultaneous video files that can be ingested to the NXG Video on Demand server The default is set to 2 Increasing the default may increase the speed at which files will be transferred to the NXG server but may result in playback issues from the NXG Video on Demand server VBrick recommends keeping the defaults ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 13 Function Description Assign Presentations The Presenter is a VBrick multimedia presentation application that can be launched from the Portal Server This field defines the directory where presentations are stored If this folder is present and contains a valid index asp file View Presentati
51. ed user management system all of the authentication functionality can be done directly in the ETV Portal Server database itself Also for those environments that are using LDAP directories for Authentication all of the Authorization functionality also takes place in the ETV Portal Server database Additionally to reduce the chance of system lockout all Administrative Users are located in the ETV Portal Server database Resources and Resource Groups In the ETV Portal Server providing a user with Resources refers to providing them access to a particular functionality of the EtherneTV system These include the ability to view Live 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Access Control Channels to view VoD content to publish content to the VoD and to record content or schedule a recording A unique feature of the ETV Portal Server software is the ability to group Resources into Resource Groups This allows the administrator to quickly and easily assign several resources at once to specific Users or User Groups STB Authentication There are two ways STP IP address or user PIN to authenticate and authorize Set Top Boxes in the ETV Portal Server STB access control is slightly different from PC and Macintosh based authentication which uses the commonly employed User Name and Password mechanism The two methods are outlined in the table below Method Description User Interaction Comment User PIN If Access Control is When the user lo
52. ely used but refer to a specific LDAP schema uid ue Master Username Required for single sign on User name that has admin permission to browse the LDAP tree Used to browse the LDAP tree to get user groups Master Passwotd Required for single sign on Password for Master Username y ETV Portal Server required field All others are optional 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Note The Softerra LDAP Browser 2 6 provides an Explorer like LDAP client you can use to browse the LDAP tree It is available for Windows only and can be downloaded free of charge from Softerra at http www dapbrowser com Using Single Sign On If the LDAP server is Microsoft Active Directory you can select Integrated Windows Authentication to enable single sign on This means that once you login to your local network with your assigned credentials you can open ETV Portal Server without re entering your login credentials ETV Portal Server uses your assigned credentials to authenticate and authorize your defined permissions within the application When configuting for Integrated Windows Authentication keep the following points in mind Integrated Windows Authentication is only valid when using LDAP Authentication with Microsoft Active Directory ETV Portal Server enforces this as a business rule Integrated Windows Authentication only works seamlessly with Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers Windows and Mac
53. ems Inc Introduction File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Qk O F a 4016 Address http 172 22 2 89 Initial aspx y Links Google s e gl 1 1 1 E TTT Wr Z Figure 1 Live Portal Server User Interface Portal Server License Files You are prompted to install a license 1ic file as part of the ETV Portal Server installation process Different Portal Server functionality is available depending on the type of license you purchase and install For example if you do not install a Scheduler license you will not see a Scheduled Programs option in the Portal Server client application After initial installation you can install a different license as necessary by using Add or Remove Programs Y To install or modify a Portal Server license file 1 Go to Start Control Panel Add or Remove Programs VBrick Media Control Server Suite Click Change Remove and select the approptiate license file type see below Click Next then browse to the file and click Open When done manually close the window and launch the application There is no need to restart the host machine ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide i Brick Media Control Server Suite InstallShield Wizard I x VBrick Media Control Server Suite Specify an operation Install Replace the Player license file for the EthemeTY Portal Server C Install Replace the EthemeT Scheduler license file
54. er 3 Type mysql uroot pvbrick 18 and press Enter Type set password for root G localhost password new_password where new password in single quotes is the new password and press Enter 5 Type exit ETV Portal Server The VBrick EtherneTV ETV Portal Server is a web based portal for accessing Live and On Demand audio and video files A key component of VBrick s Etherne TV Media Distribution System the ETV Portal Server provides a simple interface to easily locate available media assets on your network Upon accessing the main portal page users can navigate or search for specific videos select the video and immediately begin viewing up to DVD quality video For on demand videos users can Fast Forward Rewind and Seek to specific points in the video Standard access control functionality provides restriction of certain content to particular users user groups or set top boxes An optional scheduling module allows users to schedule devices to send video receive video record video or to initiate a two way conference 2 O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Introduction EtherneTV NXG Live video feed Video On Demand DVD player ANI no AAA 4 prom VBrick MPEG 1 2 amp 4 encoders gt IP Network 4 VBrick MPEG 1 2 amp 4 encoders EtherneTV MCS Media Control Server MU Users with desktop running StreamPlayer StreamPlayer Users with laptops ww ww computers running
55. erver will be mirorred in the Portal Server However you will still need to associate those folders with other server s if the file is to be auto ingested onto multiple servers VBricks All VBricks must be configured in ETV Portal Server before they can be managed and used for scheduled events Brick configuration is only required if you be using the Scheduled Programs feature Once configured all VBricks in the system are shown on the following ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 19 window In the ETV Portal Server SAP Session Announcement Protocol announcments are sent to the Portal Server by network connected VBrick devices encoders and or decoders The Select VBrick panel in the next screen shows VBrick appliances encoders and decoders that have announced their presence on the network but have not been configured for use in ETV Portal Server Note that if you delete a VBrick from the Currently Configured VBrick List it will not be shown as available until you logout and log back in to the Admin pages v To add a VBrick configuration 1 Goto Global Settings gt VBricks E Main Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by VBrick Systems File Edt view Favorites Tools Help Fie Ei view Favortes Toos Wap cM Qs O i 2 Al eS Address E http 1 172 22 2 73 admin MainjAdminMain aspx Links gt L 1 09 Etherne i MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Use this page to manage the VBricks Configuration
56. essentially the same see Servers on page 17 and there is no difference in functionality for end users EtherneTV STB Set Top Box EtherneTV STBs access the ETV Portal Server through a web browser within the Set Top Box Using the Set Top Box remote control users can navigate and search for specific on ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 5 demand content or live video streams select a stream and begin viewing television quality video Set Top Box users can also record video directly on the ETV Portal Server using the remote control or the wireless keyboard VBrick Encoders Decoders VBrick s VB4000 5000 6000 Series MPEG 2 network video appliances provide DVD quality video and CD quality audio at 1 15 Mbps of bandwidth MPEG 2 is the world s most popular digital compression technology and is used to encode DVDs as well as Digital Cable and Digital Satellite broadcasts VBrick s VB4000 5000 6000 Series MPEG 4 encoders and decodets are versatile and reliable video appliances for one ot two way interactive communications over low or medium bandwidth IP networks The VBrick MPEG 4 encoder decoder can be used for webcasting multicasting transcoding and two way interactive video Designed for streaming over the Internet at lower bit rates 56K 128K 384K0 and over a LAN at higher rates 1Mbps and above Additional Portal Server Components The ETV Network Video Recorder and the ETV Live Portal Server are optional components that ar
57. gned to a user that allows them to access their content from any STB regardless of the STB s privilege level This works well when an STB is going to be a shared resource Note STB PIN access is dependent on VBrick Database being enabled First Name Optional User First Name Last Name Optional User Last Name E mail address Optional User e mail address Location Optional User location Assigning Privileges to Users There are three ways to assign privileges to users Assign the User to a User Group that has privileges assigned to it Assign the User to a Resource Group that has privileges assigned to it Individually assign resources to the User ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 53 54 These methods all can be combined For example to provide a User with access to the resources provided to a User Group but also provide them access to additional resources the administrator can a Assign the User to that Resource Group and b Individually assign the additional resources to that user Each of these methods is discussed below Add Modify User s Group Assignments Users can be assigned to specific User Groups and they will inherit the privileges of that group If no User Groups appear then none have been defined Click User Groups in the main navigation to the left to create User Groups Add Modify Users Resource Group Assignments Users can be assigned to specific Resource G
58. gs This implementation is appropriate enabled but the STB is not into the system they for environments where multiple defined in the system then will be prompted for usets with different privileges will be Access Control works based their PIN The user accessing the same STB An example on a User PIN This PIN is simply enters the PIN of this would be a shared classroom defined on a Per User not with the remote where multiple teachers are accessing Per STB basis so that control or the wireless the STB at different times Users need to be setup in keyboatd and can then the system for this to work access the video STP IP The ETV Portal Server No user interactionis This implementation is similar to a Address ot system determines the required The user cable TV setup e g if the cable plan Host Name content that the STB can simply turns on the does not include CNN then that view based on its IP Address or Host Name STB and only the content that the STB user can view displays channel cannot be viewed This implementation is easiest for end users because you do not have to remember user names or PINs It is appropriate for environments where one or few people with the same privileges access the same STB Authentication by PIN When an end user accesses the ETV Portal Server via a STB the Portal Server takes the following steps to authorize users 1 It determines if there is Authentication Au
59. he radio button called Show common tasks in folders Add Modify Group s User Assignments Users can be assigned to specific User Groups and they will inherit the privileges of that group If no Users appear then none have been defined However if LDAP is being used for Authentication no users need to be defined When a user Authenticates to the system the Authentication process will return the User s group information The user will receive the privileges that are provided to that group Add Modify Group s Resource Assignments Resource groups can be assigned to User Groups and the User Group will inherit the ptivileges of that Resource Group If no Resource Groups appear then none of been defined Click Resource Groups in the main navigation to the left to create Resource Groups ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 57 Note The remaining options for User Groups beginning with Add Modify Live Channel Privileges are the same as those described earlier for individual Users on page 51 The only difference is that the descriptions will apply to groups of users rather than to individual users Resource Groups 58 In the ETV Portal Server software providing a user with Resources refers to providing them access to a particular functionality of the EtherneTV system These include the ability to view Live Channels to view VoD content to publish content to the VoD and to record content A unique feature of the ETV Portal
60. hentication Users User Groups Resource Groups Definitions The ability to provide different users different access to resources on a network is typically referred to as access control authentication and authorization and or access management VBrick refers to this functionality as Access Control In order to fully understand the range of ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 45 46 functionality of the ETV Portal Server Access Control system it is beneficial to define some of terms that will be used throughout the remainder of this document Authentication Authentication is the process of identifying an individual usually based on a username and password In security systems authentication is distinct from authorization see below which is the process of providing individuals access to resources based on their identity Authentication merely ensures that the individual is who he or she claims to be but says nothing about the access rights of the individual The ETV Portal Server Access Control system allows administrators to authenticate users against the ETV Portal Server database or authenticate users against an LDAP directory More details on the different authentication databases are given below Authorization Authorization is the process of granting or denying access to a network resource Most computer security systems are based on a two step process The first stage is authentication which ensures that a user
61. ile automatically into the folder on the NXG servet s that this folder is associated with The file trainingvideo mpg would be displayed on the ETV Portal Server user interface in the Training Folder VBrick Systems AT video on Demand a ly Training VBrick Systems GA Waco on Demand as r Folder Up trainingvideo mpg 6sec Key Words trainingvideo mpg Removing Closed Captions 66 MPEG 4 files with closed captions cannot be added to the EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand server until the closed caption track is removed The ETV Portal Server will display an error message if you try to add such files VBrick provides a utility to remove the closed captions track from an MPEG4 file if necessary It is installed with ETV Portal Server in c program files vbrick utils 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Auto Content Ingestion v To remove the closed captions track from MPEG 4 files Go to c program files vbrick utils and double click ccTrackRemover exe 2 Enter an MPEG 4 File Name and click Remove CC Track Depending on the size of the file it may take a few moments to complete 3 When done you can add or autoingest the video file as necessary ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 67 68 O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc A Access 2 Access Control 36 45 Access to Specific VOD Content Allow 55 Access to Specific VOD Servers Allow 54 Access Allow VBrick 56 Access SIB 56 Add Link 16 Add Modify a
62. intosh When accessing ETV Portal Server you will get a popup login window oz y if you have not previously logged in to the network e When using Integrated Windows Authentication all single sign on users must have an Active Directory account and the Portal Server server must be part of the Windows domain When using Integrated Windows Authentication Microsoft Internet Explorer s default behavior is that it will 707 prompt for an ID password when the server is in the Local Intranet Zone By default Internet Explorer assumes a URL without a period This means http yourserver is in the Local Intranet Zone while nttp yourserver yourcompany com or http 199 88 7 11 isin the Internet Zone v To use single sign on and avoid username password prompts you must do one of the following Access the Portal Server server by the a phanumeric name fot example http yourserver Access the Portal Server server by the IP address in which case you must also Add the Portal Server server to the Local Intranet Zone Internet Options gt Security Sites This setting can be pushed company wide by an administrator using security policies Change Internet Explorer s default settings to allow Automatic Logon for non Intranet zones Internet Options gt Security Tab gt Customize Level gt User Authentication Note Ifusing an LDAP directory other than Microsoft s Active Directory VBrick strongly recommends using SS
63. ion Help for the Emergency Template utility for the VBrick Media Control Sy Schedule Type O Live Broadcast To Create a new template click the Next gt butto Stored Broadcast 3 Enter a Template Name select a Schedule Type and click Next Duplicate template names ate allowed but not recommended Each Schedule Type subsequently has a different wizard depending on the selections you make but basically you select the source stream which can be a live or stored broadcast the downstream targets VBricks or STBs to which it will be broadcast and configure any Advanced Settings see note below for the VBricks or STBs When done the template you created is available to authorized Portal Server users as an Emergency Broadcast template See the ETV Portal Server v3 1 User Guide for more information Note Advanced Settings are available to configure VBricks and STBs with exceptional configuration parameters It is unlikely you will ever need to change these settings In all cases you can safely ignore the Advanced Settings and use the defaults provided by ETV Portal Server Template name Alphanumeric characters or spaces No special characters Schedule Type Live Broadcast VBrick Select a live stream by VBrick Name Then select the destination VBricks or STBs Program Name Select a live stream by Program Name from all available Then select the destination STBs Enter Manually Select an
64. is populates the STB Configuration panel If you select multiple STBs it does not populate the panel if you need to configure the STBs you must add them one at a time 4 Complete or modify the fields in STB Configuration as necessary and click Submit This adds the new configuration to the list of configured STBs shown on the previous page ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 23 24 Note The only time you will manually complete the STB Configuration fields is when you are defining the configuration for an STB that will be added to the network at a later time In this case you will need to know the configuration data in advance Host Name Required Host name of STB IP Address Required IP address of STB User Name Defaults to system defined value if blank User Password Defaults to system defined value if blank Confirm Password Defaults to system defined value if blank Software Revision Optional STB Model Select from the dropdown Start Mode Select from the dropdown ETV Portal Server Local or Local Fullscreen Recorders A Recorder server enables recording by Portal Server users If a recorder server is not created here any attempt to record a live stream or a stored video will fail Once enabled users must also be assigned the appropriate permissions see Allow Content Recording on page 55 Note By installation default all recordings are stored on the D drive
65. ist of devices shown in the previous window To modify a Script Device first delete the device and then repeat these steps Device Name Any uset defined name Address Hard coded device IP address This can be the address of the VBrick or Set Top Box to which the script device is connected Port TCPIP port number Scripts Scripts work with script devices Scripts ate used to control the operation of MPEG 1 2 or 4 devices or to control non MPEG devices like cameras and VCRs MPEG devices are added to ETV Portal Server as VBricks non MPEG devices ate added as Script Devices For MPEG devices you select the device and build a script by selecting parameters from a dropdown list the parameters vary depending on the type of device you select For non MPEG Other devices you write a script from scratch using the native language for that device This is for advanced users only Note that if you are scheduling an event any device for which you write a script must be available to the network at runtime v To add a Scripts configuration 1 Goto Global Settings gt Scripts ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 27 28 c Main Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Brick Systems Hidoowop1 admin Main AdminMain Ethe MEDIA DISTRIBUTION Use this page to manage the Scripts Configuration of the system Here Add Scripts or you can select an operation to Script List perform i e Modify or Delete sele
66. ization name such as VBrick in the Organization field and type an otganization unit such as Sales Department in the Organizational unit field and click Next This information will be placed in the certificate request so make sure it is accurate The Certificate Authority will verify this information and will place it in the certificate A user browsing the ETV Portal Server web server will want to see this information in order to decide if they should accept the certificate In the Common name field type a common name and then click Next Important The common name is one of the most significant pieces of information that ends up in the certificate Enter the appropriate information in the Country Region State province and City locality fields and then click Next Enter a file name for the certificate request The file contains information similar to the following pezas BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST MIIDZjCCAs zie END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST This is a Base 64 encoded representation of the certificate request The request contains the information entered into the wizard and also your public key and information signed with your private key Click Next The wizard displays a summary of the information contained in the certificate request Click Next and then click Finish to complete the request process Submit a Certificate Request If a CA signed Certificate from a truste
67. low If there is no schedule license Allow Content Recording is not shown as an option and Default Content Recording lets you select any folder If you add a schedule license later using Start gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs Allow ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 55 Content Recording will be shown as an option with all folders selected You may want to unselect specific folders in order to restrict recording privileges Default Content Recording Used for on demand recording You must select a folder above for Allow Content Recording before you can make a folder selection here Administrators can allow a user the ability to record live content to a specific default folder on an NXG Server by pressing the Record push button below the Preview Window For ease of use the Administrator can only assign one default folder where a particular user can record content This allows one button recording on the ETV Portal Server and is particularly important for Set Top Box users who may not be able to enter a recording path with their IR remote control Allow VBrick Access Administrators can allow a user the ability to access all VBricks or only specific VBricks when scheduling events When scheduling an event users will see only those VBricks for which they have been granted access STB Access Administrators can allow a user the ability to access all STBs or only specific STBs when scheduling events When scheduling an eve
68. ls the recording on the Live Broadcasts page MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Queue rd Stream localhost Waiting for Ingest ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide p Mm 43 Help This command launches the ETV Portal Server online help system in a new window This online help system provide fast full text search and makes it easy to find the information you need To navigate in the help window use the tree controls on the left to expand a topic and the navigation buttons at the top to move to a different page Go to About this Help Using this Help for information about how to Print pages and use the full text Search feature e m x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Grek 90 nE 6e Address C AETVHelp3 1 O ETYHelp wwhelp wwhimplijs html wwhelp htm X Links al Google xl n Comen mex J search About this Help Mcs User Guide mcs Admin Guide Preface Introduction Administration Access Control Se Configuring for SSL Auto Content Ingestion MCS Release Notes STE Admin Guide STB Release Notes STE Quick Start NXG Quick Start Troubleshooting Guide EinemeTv PDFs a V Brick Systems eZ DELIVERING amp MANAGING VIDEO OVER IP NETWORKS amp Search Library Ni HOME COMPANY PRODUCTS SOLUTIONS ALLIANCES RESELLERS Welcome This online help is best viewed with Internet E
69. lues for any custom fields that have been defined see Custom Fields above The ETV Portal Server auto discovers live streams on the network by listening for announcements also known as SAPs Session Announcement Protocols On a netwotk with many live streams the administrator can keep the stream list organized by assigning channel numbets This also provides an environment for end users that is similar to television v To customize a stream 1 Go to Global Settings Customize Streams Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Omt O H aoe ae Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 5 ET Available Live Streams Customized Live Streams CD MPE S2 Ch 1 Andy MP1 Global Settings CD MPEG2 93 5 Ch 2 AndyM MP2 Program 1 CD MPEG4 200 620 Ch 3 AndydualEnc Program 1 Global Assignments 1ScottR_MP2 Ch 4 1 CNN 2 BruceOfficeWB620 Program 1 Ch 5 1 MSNBC BSB Arroyo Ch 6 1 FOX NEWS EE BSB Clement Ch 7 BSB Varitek Slot1 BSB Cromwell Slot2 Ch 11 BSB CromS1 ISMA cor Program Name CD MPEG2 93 52 Original SAP Name CD MPEG2 93 52 Address 23922 123 04 Channel Keywords Links 4 ia ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 15 16 2 Choose an Available Live Stream one that has not been customized enter an optional Channel number and click Add Customization This moves the customized stream to the panel on the right 3 Optionally add a Description of the
70. m 750 MHz Pentium III processor recommended for MPEG 4 streams 128 MB RAM SVGA video card 640x480 256 colors video card acceleration recommended Windows compatible sound device Minimum 10 MB hard disk space for installation Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher DirectX Media Version 8 1 and higher Macintosh PCs Mac OS X with Safari 1 0 or higher or FireFoX for Mac 1 0 4 QuickTime Player 6 0 or higher Internet Explorer is no longer supported End User Features Simple intuitive user interface and unified portal for live and on demand streams Windows based PCs Macintoshes or STBs connected to televisions or display monitors can all access the Portal Server Mac support is for MPEG 4 only Users can view video at Full Screen for a television like user experience Users can view Video On Demand assets with full VCR DVD control including Play Pause Stop Fast Forward Rewind and Seek Video can be viewed in a preview window or launched in an external re sizeable player window PC and Macintosh e Set Top Box users can use familiar Channel Up Down keys and other hot keys on the IR remote control to navigate through video listings Users can search through the list of Live or On Demand videos by Title Keyword Description or other custom fields defined by an ETV Portal Server administrator Users can recotd and store videos on the EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand se
71. mand Folders Here an existing or new folder can be associated with select NXG Servets for auto ingestion The folders are listed on the left with the path relative to auto ingest toot The NXG servers are listed on the right inside the Add Modify Folders on Selected Servers box Select the desired folder and then select the target NXG servers to ingest content Press Submit The folder is now created under the auto ingest root folder and configured ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 65 Example If under the root video folder on the NXG Server you had a folder or want to create a folder called Training and you wanted trainingvideo mpg to be placed there C AInetpubsftproot3MCS AutoIngest File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt gt EJ Search Gyrolders AE GE X A E Address 7 C InetpubiftprootiMCS AutoIngest I e Go cal L1 C3 Sherri File Folder 7 30 2004 10 19 AM C3 Training File Folder 8 11 2004 11 42 AM Autolngest le FTP the file to the Portal Server into lt drive gt inetpub ftproot mcs autoingest training C Inetpub ftproot MCS Autolngest Training 3 ol xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt gt 27 Search LyFolders C UE GS X A ERR Address C c Inetpubiftproot MCS AutoIngest Training ao ltrainingvideo mpg 8 11 2004 11 44 AM R 4 050 KB Movie Clip Training The ETV Portal Server will then ingest the f
72. me The same User Name should be entered here O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Function Description Define FTP User Password ETV Portal Server is defaulted for anonymous FTP access which is configured in Windows IIS Default FTP Site If a mote secure FTP access is desired the Password can be changed in IIS please reference the Windows Server documentation for instructions on how to change the FTP User Name The same Password should be entered here Define a Record Duration Applies to the on demand Record pushbutton only not to scheduled recording Defines the maximum duration default 120 minutes allowed for a continuous recording Maximum record duration limited only by size of hard drive Change Portal Server Title Changes the text that is displayed on the upper left hand corner of the Portal Server User Interface Change Announcement Addresses Changing these from the defaults is highly discouraged and should only be done if advised by a V Bric amp technician or Network Administrator Changes the multicast address on which Announcements SAPs are received By default all VBrick devices are set to the same addresses and ports as the defaults in ETV Portal Server These have to match on all devices for proper functionality Change Announcement Filter Filters SAP announcements so that only the specified IP addresses are shown in ETV Portal Server Wildcards are allow
73. need to be added to the Portal Server database 3 VoD Server If there are VoD servers in the network again they need to have connectivity to the Portal Server and the folder structure needs to be configured 4 Set Top Boxes If there are STBs to be deployed in the system they should be configured with a Host Name and should be configured to point to the ETV Portal Server Additionally if an LDAP server is going to be used to authenticate users then the administrator should know the address of the server the group structures on the LDAP servet and the Context if the server is not Microsoft s Active Directory Note In order to scan the Groups available in Microsoft s Active Directory in Windows Explorer go to Tools Folder Options On the General tab make sure that the Show common tasks in folders is selected Then go to Start gt My Network Places and select Network Tasks gt Search Active Directory 2 Choose an Authentication Method Select one of the following methods ETV Portal Server The native ETV Portal Server user database provides local User Database authentication for users and administrators LDAP Directory Enables the ETV Portal Server to authenticate against and Server retrieve user and group data from an existing LDAP server Both methods can be used simultaneously If LDAP authentication is enabled the ETV Portal Server will attempt to authenticate against the LDAP server first
74. ng window The Select STB panel in the next screen shows STBs that have announced their presence on the network but have not been configured for use in the Portal Server v To add an STB configuration 1 Go to Global Settings gt STBs O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration Z Main Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by VBrick Systems 0wop1 admin Main AdminMain _ o LL LLALLLL Ethe MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Use this page to manage the STBs Configuration of the system Here yo Add STBs or you can select an operation to STB List perform i e Modify or Delete select item s from the list located to the right and click the Submit button DamianSTB 56 EricsSTB C Modify STBs gregtSTB kaushik STB localhost _ MACO0076602ee6e 172 22 2 4 McCoySTB ONMSIB O00 NM STB V370P patcoffice 172 22 5 2 QA STB 1 1722221 y Delete STBs DA Arn SIBHostName IP Address EthemeTv STB 172 22 10 51 8000 0044 0000 MCS ETVSTB4 1723210447 8000 0044 0001 MCS kaushik sTB 17222237 8000 0044 0001 MCS localhost 172222115 8000 0044 0001 MCS Host Name ses IP Address 172 16 127108 User Name LITE User Password eesesssese Confirm Password S Software Revision MCE n STB Model ETv STB revision C Start Mode MCS z 3 In Select STB select one or more existing STB for which a SAP has been received Th
75. nistrators can also link to external documents such as PDF files PowerPoint files web pages or anything that can be displayed in a browser or other external program For content that needs to loaded in a specific program for example PowerPoint slides the application must be present on the desktop for that file to be viewed These URLs can point to a web servers or local drive The Portal Server server can act as the web servet for this content if the content is placed in the c program files vbrick mcs directory on the ETV Portal Server or in any subdirectory you create e g mes test_files test doc local path or network shared path also can be entered Content accessed from a local drive or network shared path needs to be entered in the format c path ile it will fail if you use back slashes for example c path file Also this drive needs to be accessible by those that have access to the link ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 21 32 Emergency Broadcast These pages ate used to create emergency broadcast templates that Portal Server users can subsequently use to launch an emergency broadcast An emergency broadcast is a schedule that can be executed by Portal Server users with appropriate permissions This schedule broadcasts a live or stored video to specified VBricks or STBs in case of an emergency The schedule is executed instantly for a specified duration or indefinitely When done ot manually stopped all
76. nk Type Web page URL Enter a valid URL or copy and paste one from your web browser Uploaded File Browse to select an upload file This can be a PowerPoint an image or any file you want to make available to end users The file is automatically uploaded to the Portal Server and the Portal Server creates a URL for end users to access it Servers Use the Servers page to add modify VoD servers or to add modify VoD content folders Note that you can cluster multiple servers to increase throughput The ETV Portal Server will automatically load balance all servers defined on the Servers page no additional configuration is necessary If there are multiple servers configured ingested content is written to all the servers for which a user bas access Add Modify Video On Demand Servers Add one or more EtherneTV NXG Video On Demand Server s to the system If the network supports Windows 98 users you must use the IP address of the On Demand Server not the host name File Edt View Favorites Tools Help ay Qs O O18 Address ja http 172 22 2 89 admin Main AdminMain aspx y Links gl Google y A a E VBRICK PORTAL SERVER Add Modify VoD FTP Servers IP or Domain Server Description FTP User Name Server Type 172 22 115 25 brickuser NxG 172 22 130 20 anonymous ODA nooo TP lw y FTP Password StS Confirm Password 1 Publishing Point Local Path marie Publishing Point
77. nt users will see only those STBs for which they have been granted access Schedule Privileges Users may have full partial or no permission to schedule VBrick event Users with full privileges can modify all configuration parameters in a schedule Users with partial privileges cannot modify Advanced Settings Emergency Broadcast Privileges Administrators can specify whether or not a user can launch Emergency Broadcasts User Groups 56 Grouping users is common practice and makes administering access to the ETV Portal Server less complicated than administering access by individual user The ETV Portal Server server allows the administrator to create User Groups specify group memberships for users and set access privileges for the group A user can be a member of one group or multiple groups Group access privileges also can be set and modified on a per group basis If an LDAP directory is being used for Authentication the same group information that is available in the directory can be used to Authorize end users to access the ETV Portal Server For example if the organization has three User Groups in its LDAP directory Marketing Engineering and Sales they can simply create these groups in the ETV Portal Server system and assign privileges to the groups 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Access Control File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qex gt 4 x E Se Favorites address ihttp 1 172 22 2 67 adminit Ee Go
78. nt users or groups of users VBrick s Etherne TV Portal Server allows Administrators to setup the system in just this manner The ETV Portal Server makes it easy to provide different Users or User Groups access to different resources The ETV Portal Server Access Control system allows administrators to allow deny access to the portal server for Windows based PCs Macintoshes and Set Top Boxes Viewing of certain Live Channels Viewing of stored content from specific VoD folders Publishing content to specific VoD folders Recording content to a specific VoD folder Allow the viewing of content from only specific VoD servers on the network The ability to place bandwidth restrictions for viewing content The ability to limit certain users to only access Multicast or RTSP unicast content The ability to group content resources Live Channels and or VoD content into Resource Groups which allows the setup and modification of the Access Control functionality to take place much more easily The ETV Portal Server is permissive by default meaning authentication 1s not enabled and access to the entire functionality of the server is allowed However to follow good security practices once the Access Control functionality is enabled on the Portal Server all resources are by default sf available to any users Administrators need to provide access to resources to different users or user groups Topics in this chapter Overview STB Aut
79. ntent placed in autoingestion folders on the ETV Portal Server will be automatically transferred and ingested into the EtherneTV NXG servet Customized global messages can display on the ETV Portal Server interface Channel numbers can be assigned to live streams Define a startup channel for STBs the STB will automatically tune into this channel when users select the Live TV option Emergency broadcasts can define pre configured emergency broadcast templates that can be launched instantaneously See Emergency Broadcast on page 32 for more Status window shows the status of videos being added recorded or ingested Diagnostics window displays a complete log of system events by source time and IP address Custom fields and streams the ability to add customized information and search parameters to live and stored streams Additional ETV Components EtherneTV Video on Demand Server The EtherneTV Video on Demand VoD server provides the ETV Portal Server with a list of available video content organized in folders The VoD content is displayed on the ETV Portal Server along with the duration of the video and associated descriptions key words and other custom information entered by an administrator The user plays content from the VoD server by selecting it by program name from the ETV Portal Server interface The ETV Portal Server currently supports NXG and VOD W on demand servers The configuration is
80. ntry Servers YBricks Dropdown pick an item from a list of choices STBs Dropdown Items Recorders M Script Devices Add Item Modify Iter Delete Iter New Dropdown Item Scripts URLs Emergency Broadcast Modify Assets Access Control 2 EnteraField Name and a Field Type If you select Dropdown you can add items one at a time followed by Add Item These items will populate a dropdown list box on the Customize Streams page O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration 3 When done click Add Custom Field The field will be added to the panel at the top of the window it will also be available as an option when you are customizing a stream Custom Field This panel shows the existing custom fields that have previously Name Field Type been defined Field Name The field name you want to display on the Info page for this stream or video Field Type This determines how the field will be displayed on the Customize Streams page either as a text field or as a dropdown list box Customize Streams Customizing streams refers to changing the way live streams are displayed in the ETV Portal Server VoD streams are customzed by end users rather than by administrators Customizing a live stream allows you to change the displayed Program Name assign a Channel numbet and enter a Description that displays in the Messages area of the window You can also enter Keywords for searching and va
81. o streams that will not automatically be displayed by the Portal Server For example the administrator may wish to have the Announcements SAPs disabled on the VBrick encoders for security purposes Or the Administrator may want to enter the address of an off network stream such as an MPEG 4 Stream from an Apple Darwin Server or a stream coming from a hosting provider Additionally this feature leys you enter the addresses of non MPEG streams such as Windows Media and Real streams Note that the Access Control feature Allow Viewing by Content Type does not apply to manually added URLs Note For any non MPEG video the correct player such as Windows Media Player or Real Player must be present on the desktop for the client to be able to receive the stream Set Top Boxes will not be able to receive non MPEG streams because the Set Top Box only includes decoders for MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 The following examples show valid URL syntax for live video streams The syntax must be accurate and there is no internal validation of user input Valid for Types MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 vbricksys ip 239 1 1 1 amp port 4444 Where 239 1 1 1is the multicast IP address and 4444 is the multicast port Valid for Type MPEG 4 rtsp 172 1 1 1 vbrickvideol vbrtsp 172 1 1 1 vbrickvideol Where 172 1 1 1 is the source IP address and vbrickvideoi is the program name vbhttp 172 1 1 1 vbs2dl sdp Where 172 1 1 1 is the source IP address and vbs2d1
82. ogle gt unis amp Getting Started Global Settings Modify Assets Access Control Diagnostics Status Users User Groups Resource Groups Yvvvvvvvvvvvvvv H MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Add Modify Group Information Add Modify Group s User Assignments Add Modify Group s Resource Assignments Add Modify Live Channel Privileges Allow Access To Specific VOD Servers Allow Access To Specific VOD Gontent Allow Viewing By Content Type Allow Content Publishing Allow Content Recording Default Content Recording Allow VBrick Access STB Access Schedule Privileges Emergency Broadcasting Privileges sunt orar Reet Al cance Add Modify Group Information If LDAP is being used for authentication then the group name has to exactly match the group name in the LDAP directory If LDAP is not being used Group Names can be entered directly into the ETV Portal Server database If Microsoft s Active Directory is used to find the available list of active groups in Windows XP browse to My Network Places and click on the left hand menu Search Active Directory A new window will open Click Find now to see all available groups In Windows 2000 go to My Network Places gt Entire Network gt Directory the domain and Users Note Windows XP needs to be configured to Show Common Tasks in Folders To configure this in My Network Places go to Tools gt Folder Options In the General gt Tasks section select t
83. onfigure ETV Portal Server for SSL access Start Internet Information Services if it s not already running Right click on Default Web site Select Properties Go to the Directory Security tab Se SEA Under Secure communications click Edit If the Edit button is not available the certificate may not have been installed correctly Go back to Install the Certificate on the ETV Portal Server web server section and verify that the certificate 1s installed Click Require secure channel SSL check box Client s browsing to file must now use HTTPS protocol Click OK and then click OK again to close the Properties dialog box 9o c4 c fn Alternatively if only the Logon pages and the admin pages need to be secured right click the following files one at a time and then click Properties Login aspx Select File Security rather than Directory Security Admin 9 Repeat Steps 3 6 for both files for all required ETV Portal Server resources configured 10 Close Internet Information Services ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 63 64 O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Chapter 5 Auto Content Ingestion Topics in this chapter Overview Removing Closed Captions Overview It is possible to FTP prerecorded content or copy prerecorded content to the ETV Portal Server for easy ingestion to the NXG server The ETV Portal Server periodically every 5 minutes polls certain folders for presence of content and if found ingests
84. ons will be shown as a option on the Portal Server Home page and will launch the Presenter in a separate window Custom Fields Info videos and live broadcast streams All stored videos and those live streams that have been customized have an Info icon By default the Info page has fields for Description and Keywords The Custom Fields funtionality lets you add additional custom fields that are appropriate to your business or application This lets you provide more information on the page and it also makes it easier to search for specific streams All defined fields are listed in the dropdown list box next to the Search button When you add a custom field using this function the field is available to administrators as a selection in the Customize Streams window It is also available to end users as the Modify Info button on the Info pages associated with stored videos if they have content publishing permissions Custom fields are used to add additional fields to the Info GM pages associated with stored v To create a Custom Field 1 Go to Global Settings gt Custom Fields 3 Main Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by VBrick Systems E ni xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qs O Etherne Getting Started Custom Field Name Field Type Global Settings New Custom Field Global Assignments Custom Fields Customize Streams Field Name Field Type Text free form text e
85. oups 6 Assign Resources to Users or 51 ser Information Add Modify 53 ser s Group Assignments Add Modify 54 ser s Resource Assignments Add Modify 59 ser s Resource Group Assignments Add Mod ify 54 sers on the MCS Server 5 Create 51 Users Only Non Video to Content PC 31 Users or User Groups 6 Assign Resources to 51 Users 51 U U CeCe Ge Gane e E sers Assigning Privileges to 53 sing LDAP Servers with SSL 40 Using Single Sign On 39 V VBrick Access Allow 56 VBrick Database 46 VBrick Encoders Decoders 6 VBricks 19 ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 71 72 Index VBrick Systems Inc 12 Beaumont Road Wallingford Connecticut 06492
86. ow Viewing By Content Type Allow Content Publishing Allow Content Recording Default Content Recording Allow VBrick Access STB Access Schedule Privileges Emergency Broadcasting Privileges Logout Submit Save changes and or navigate to the next window Add New Takes the administrator to the Add New User User Group or Resource Group screen depending on which section you are in Clear All Clears any entries that have been entered in the individual sections Revert All Returns all entries to the last state entered in the database This selection is important if a mistake is made during entry Cancel Cancels out of the page Changes are not saved Clear Clear eliminates or de selects any entries in the particular section Revert Returns the selection to the last state entered in the database This selection is important if a mistake is made during entry 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 above to submit the information to the database User privileges include the following options Add Modify User Information Add Modify User s Group Assignments Add Modify User s Resource Group Assignments Add Modify Live Channel Privileges Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers Allow Access to Specific VOD Content Allow Viewing by Content Type Allow Content Publishing O 2005 VBrick Sy
87. pond to pan tilt and zoom commands these commands can be scripted and executed from ETV Portal Servet v To add a Script Device configuration 1 Go to Global Settings Script Devices a oso erne plorer provided by B e 10 x Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Qk ix iz _ address nttp idoowop1 adminjMainiAdminain Google gt gt June gt Lu Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Use this page to manage the Script Devices Configuration of the syste Add Script Devices or you can select an operation to Script Device List perform i e Modify or Delete select item s from the list located to the Device Name Addres right and click the Submit button ChicoTest 172 22 C Modify Script Devices il C Delete Script Devices Script Devices O 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Administration 2 Select Add Script Devices and click Submit a o ernet Explorer provided b 0 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Q Back Q Ej Bi LA e address la http doowop1 admin Main AdminMain Google y Links a z Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Script Device Configuration Device Name Address Port il Script Devices Submit f Cancel Done 3 In Script Device Configuration complete the following fields and click Submit This adds the newly configured script device to the l
88. populated on the portal server Font Conventions Arial bold is used to describe dialog boxes and menu choices for example Start gt All Programs gt VBrick Courier fixed width font is used for code elements C HTML as well as filenames directories etc Bold Courier fixed width font is used to indicate user input in keyboard commands scripts etc Web addresses are displayed as hyperlinks in the format http www VBrick com Italics are used to emphasize specific words or phrases ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide vii Related Documents The following documents describe key components in the EtherneTV Media Distribution System EtherneTV Portal Server User Guide EtherneTV Portal Server Release Notes EtherneTV STB Admin Guide EtherneTV STB Quick Start Guide EtherneTV NXG 1 amp 2 VoD Quick Start Guide Printer Friendly Click on the following link to print a hard copy of the document For best viewing open and resize the document using the magnification box at the bottom of the Acrobat Reader window ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide W To save or print a PDF document 1 Click once to open the PDF document in Acrobat Reader 2 On the Acrobat Reader toolbar click Save or Print Ag Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Overview VBrick s EtherneTV Media Distribution System consists of a group of products that includes the EtherneTV Portal ETV Portal Serve
89. r EtherneTV Encoders the EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand Server EtherneTV Set Top Boxes and StreamPlayer software This integrated system delivers both live and on demand audio and video over an IP based infrastructure The ETV Portal Server functions as a video portal permitting end users to view live and on demand MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 and other streams on a PC Macintosh or Set Top Box The ETV Portal Server comes as software only solution that can be installed on a Windows Server or as a pre configured hardware software combination Downloaded Components For Windows based PC users only ETV Portal Server uses VBrick StreamPlayer software based components to decode video streams on the user desktop The Portal Server downloads these components to each user machine the first time you access the Portal Server No download is necessaty for subsequent access If this is a new installation you must answer Yes to secutity requests to download these components The EtherneTV Portal Server may require the installation of up to five components If you check the box Always trust content from VBrick Systems Incorporated any required components will be automatically downloaded the next time they are needed You don t have to restart your computer The standard method to download these components is by using CABs When a user connects to the Portal Server for the first time the CABs are downloaded automatically to the user computer In certain circum
90. r through the STB they will be prompted for their PIN The user simply enters the PIN with the remote control or the wireless keyboard and can then access the video for which they have privilege This implementation is appropriate for environments where multiple users with different privileges will be accessing the same STB An example of this would be a shared classroom where multiple teachers are accessing the STB at different times Authentication by IP Address The ETV Portal Server determines the content that the STB can view based on its IP Address or Host Name No user interaction is required The user simply turns on the STB and only the content that the STB user can view displays This implementation is similar to a Cable Television setup for example if the plan does not include HBO then that channel cannot be viewed This implementation is easiest from the end user perspective because end users do not have to remember user names or PINs This implementation is appropriate for environments where multiple people can access the same STB The following steps provide best practices for properly configuring the Access Control section of the ETV Portal Server 1 Setup and Configure the Etherne TV System The following products need to be setup and properly configured prior to configuring Access Control 1 ETV Portal Server The ETV Portal Server needs to be properly setup and configured on the network The following items should
91. re SSL Access Generate a Certificate Request If your company does not have an X 509 certificate or does not have one for the ETV Portal Server web servet a new certificate request must first be created Y To generate a certificate request 1 From the ETV Portal Server web server Macintosh start the Microsoft Internet Information Service IIS Manager Expand the server name and select the web site for which the certificate will be installed Right click the web site and then click Properties Click the Directory Security tab puo op y Click the Server Certificate button within Secure communications to launch the Web Server Certificate Wizatd Click Next on the welcome dialog box Click Create a New Certificate and then click Next If Create a New Certificate is unavailable the certificate has probably been installed already If that is the case skip the rest of steps and go to the Configure Resources to ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 61 62 10 11 12 13 14 15 Require SSL Access section If it is desired to create a new certificate for ETV Portal Server web servet click Remove the current certificate to remove the certificate first and then restart the procedure Click Prepare the request now but send it later and then click Next Type a descriptive name for the certificate in the Name field type a Bit length for the key in the Bit length field and then click Next Type an organ
92. reate Users on the ETV Portal Server Creating users is an optional step that can be completed for the following reasons The organization needs to provide a single user with additional privileges above and beyond what is available to his or her User Group or Resource Group The organization wants to authenticate STB users using a PIN Users can be assigned to multiple User Groups 6 Assign Resources to Users or User Groups The final step is to provide access to Resources to Users and or User Groups The administrator can assign individual resources to Users or User Groups or can assign Resource Groups if created to Users or User Groups Detailed information on the steps to configure access control and provide access to resources to Users and or User Groups is provided in the following sections Users There are several different ways to provide privileges to different User and User Groups with the ETV Portal Server The easiest way is to use the group structure of an existing LDAP database LDAP User Groups can be added to the ETV Portal Server system and assigned permissions see User Groups below All of the users in this group will have the same permissions For ease of implementation VBrick recommends configuring User Groups and Resource Groups see these sections below prior to configuring users However if further individual permissions need to be assigned administrators can add them as a user Under the users section
93. rick select one ot more existing VBricks for which a SAP has been received If you select one VBrick this populates the VBrick Configuration panel If you select multiple VBricks it does not populate the panel if you need to configure the VBricks you must add them one at a time 4 Complete or modify the fields in VBrick Configuration as necessary and click Submit This adds the new configuration to the list of configured VBricks shown on the previous page Note The only time you will manually complete the VBrick Configuration fields is when you are defining the configuration for a VBrick that will be added to the network at a later time In this case you will need to know the configuration data in advance Host Name Required Host name of VBrick IP Address Required IP address of VBrick User Name Defaults to system defined value if blank User Password Defaults to system defined value if blank Confirm Password Defaults to system defined value if blank Must match User Password if entered above Software Revision Optional To get the Software Revision in Integrated Web Server IWS go to Status gt System Information gt Release Revision HTTP Port Optional To get the HTTP Port in Integrated Web Server IWS go to Configuration gt System gt Securit y gt IWS Server Port VBrick Model Select from dropdown Advanced settings are enabled if you select an encoder or a VBStar
94. roups and they will inherit the privileges of that Resource Group If no Resource Groups appear then none of been defined Click Resource Groups in the main navigation to the left to create Resource Groups Add Modify Live Channel Privileges A list of available live video streams will be displayed A user can be provided access to all live streams or specify individual streams Note For live streams that have channel assignments both the Channel Number and the Program Name will appear in the Channel list If the Channel number is selected the ETV Portal Server will always provide access to the particular channel for example Channel 1 even if the Program Name of that channel changes If the Program Name is selected the ETV Portal Server will always provide access to the Program Name for example CNN even if the channel that it is associated with changes for example from Channel 2 to Channel 4 Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers Choose from a list of available NXG On Demand Server s to which a user can have access A user can have access to multiple servers This feature is particularly useful when VoD servers ate located in different physical locations that are separated by low bandwidth links For example if a company has offices and VoD servers in both New York and Chicago and these offices are separated by a T 1 link then they would want to limit the users in the Chicago office to the Chicago VoD server and those in New
95. rver Administrator Guide 9 10 provided by VB E O x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ay O Haale Address http 172 22 2 73 admin MainjAdminMain aspx Links Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Welcome to the Media Control Server Administrative Pages The Media Control Server MCS Administrative Pages have been designed to let MCS Administrators quickly and easily set up and manage the MCS system All MCS functionality is available from these pages and the information below provides a brief description of the function tabs on the left side of this page Note that the function tabs for Users User Groups and Resource Groups are only displayed if Access Control is enabled For more information about any feature or function click on the Help button and search the Administrator Guide for the information you need These MCS Administrative Pages are best viewed at 1024 X 768 or higher screen resolution using Normal size 96 DPI fonts Getting Started Returns you to this MCS splash page Global Settings Provides configuration parameters to connect to VBrick encoders and VoD servers as well as to customize the look of the MCS portal page Modify VOD Content Provides the ability to Move Rename or Delete content on the EthemeTV NXG Video on Demand server not supported on some legacy NXG servers Access Control Provides the ability to limit access to the MC
96. rver via ETV Portal Server Users can publish pre recorded content and thumbnails directly to the EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand server Users can view closed caption text Windows based PCs and set top boxes only Users can launch pre configured emergency broadcasts Optional Requires Scheduling module Users can schedule future recordings or broadcasts Optional Requires Scheduling module 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Introduction Administrative Features Access Control allows administrators to allow deny access to specific functions of the E TV Pottal Server server Access control functionality can use the local ETV Portal Server database or authenticate to an LDAP directory server Clustering support multiple EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand servers can be clustered to increase total throughput The ETV Portal Server will automatically load balance all servers defined in ETV Portal Server no additional configuration is necessary See Servets on page 17 for more SSL TLS security the ETV Portal Server server can be set up to provide encrypted access to the Administrative pages the Login pages or all pages See Configuring for SSL on page 61 Customer defined URLs can be entered into the system and displayed in the ETV Portal Server interface The URLs can point to video assets or other assets such as PDF s ot PowerPoint documents Autoingestion to the EtherneTV NXG server co
97. sdp is the SDP file name Valid for Type Other ASX Files http 172 1 1 1 file asx http myHost file asx http www myCompany com files file asx MP3 and WMA Files http 172 1 1 1 f ile mp3 http myHost file mp3 ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 29 30 http 172 1 1 1 file wma http myHost file wma WMV Files http ww myCompany com files file wmv mms www myCompany com files file wmv v To add a URL for a live video stream 1 Enter the URL or IP address in the URL field 2 Enter the Type and Title and click Add to add the URL to the list of streams shown lolx Fie Edt view Favorites Tools Help Ay QBack O xb aA Jaddress http 11172 22 2 73JadminiMain AdminMain aspx M OW Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Add Modify a URL for a Live Video Stream Select entered Live Stream to update Add or Update URL Type MPEG 1 Title Add Modify Delete LL VOD Content URL Enter a valid URL or IP address Type Choose MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 or Other Other must be selected for non MPEG streams Title Title is what will display to clients in the ETV Portal Server viewing pages VOD Content Administrators can manually enter URLs to VoD content that will not automatically be displayed by the Portal Server These URLs can be to content that is located on a non NXG Video on Demand server such as the Quick Time Darwin
98. se include the ability to View Live Channels e View VoD content e Publish content to the VoD Record content or schedule a recording Launch an emergency broadcast A unique feature of the Portal Server software is the ability to group Resources into Resource Groups This allows the administrator to quickly and easily assign several resources at once to more than one User or User Groups This also makes the ongoing management of this content for these Users or User Groups much easier For example if the organization has three User Groups Marketing Engineering and Sales they might create four resource groups These Resource Groups would be Full Access which are resources that everyone can see and one Resource Group for each of the user groups Pull Access would be assigned to all user groups and the Marketing Resource Group would be assigned to the Marketing User Group the Engineering Resource Group to the Engineering User Group and the Sales Resource Group to the Sales User Group 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Access Control Resource Groups provide the added bonus that they allow the Administrator to quickly provide access to new content to Users and User Groups For example if the organization originally had ten Live Channels on the network and another Live Channel was added the Administrator would simply need to add that Channel to the appropriate Resource Groups and the channel would be available 5 C
99. stances however the use of CABs is not allowed or impracticable In these cases VBrick provides an msi installer called VBrickComponents msi This installer installs the same components and allows end users who cannot use CABs to gain full Portal Server functionality This installer is located in the utils directory under Portal Server Go to Program Files VBrick MCS utils to run this utility Topics in this chapter Overview MySQL ETV Portal Server Additional ETV Components Additional Portal Server Components Portal Server License Files ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 1 MySQL EtherneTV Portal Server is shipped with MySQL as the database The MySQL database is installed as part of the Portal Server installation package If the hardware softwate combination was purchased from VBrick MySQL will already be installed on your machine the default user name is root To protect the integrity of the database you should change the default password vbrick_18 after initial installation and periodically thereafter Note MySQL Query Browser is an Open Source front end that provides a graphical interface to the MySQL database MySQL Query Browser is available free of charge under the free software GNU General Public License Go to http wwwmysqlcom for details v To change the MySQL password Open a Command Prompt window 2 Atthe C prompt type cd program files mysql mysql server 4 1 bin and press Ent
100. stems Inc Access Control Allow Content Recording Default Content Recording Allow VBrick Access STB Access Schedule Privileges Emergency Broadcast Privileges Add Modify User Information To add or modify users select Users from the navigation bar on the left User User Use this option if the EtherneTV system will be accessed by a PC ot Mac user or if Users will be authenticated to STBs via PIN numbers This access is not limited to a specific PC or STB Set Top Box Use this option if the EtherneTV system will be accessed via a STB attached to a television or other video display If Set Top Box is selected then the privilege to the system will be on a per STB basis The authentication will take place automatically so no end user interaction is required When choosing STB the STB s host name or IP address must be entered as well as an optional location description of the STB Username To authenticate using an LDAP database the user name must match exactly what is in the LDAP database the Portal Server is case sensitive A new user can also be assigned if using the VBrick database option that does not exist in the LDAP database Passwotd For LDAP authentication a passwotd is not needed the user will use their normal network login password If using the VBrick database a password must be entered passwords are case sensitive STB Pin Optional A PIN number can be assi
101. t Explorer provided by VBrick Systems 2Jni xi File Edt View Favorites Tools Help ay ak D A aA 4e address E hetp 4 172 22 2 73 adminjMain AdminMain aspx y Jtinks gt Etherne MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LE ARRETE This page defines the system s Authentication and Authorization Getting Started M Enable Authentication and Authorization Global Settings If Enable Authentication and Authorization is selected the VBrick database and or the Modify YOD Content LDAP database must be selected Detailed description is located in MCS manual M Use VBrick database Access Control M Use LDAP database Diagnostics If you plan on using an LDAP directory other than Microsoft s Active Directory VBrick strongly recommends using SSL to encrypt the communication between the MCS server and the LDAP directory Please consult your LDAP directory Users 2 vendor for instructions on how to configure SSL Status Note User Groups M LDAP Server is Microsoft Active Directory Resource Groups Use Integrated Windows Authentication MCS Single Sign On LDAP Path bar r Attribute for Usernames Attribute for Groups User Base DN Submit f Clear A1 Note As soon as you check Enable Authentication and Authorization users will be prompted for User Names and Passwords VBrick recommends configuring the system prior to user a
102. the content onto multiple NXG servers This process is called Automatic Content Ingestion or Auto ingestion The content can come from a VBrick VBSTAR or file recorded with StreamPlayer Plus The content should be placed in a pre defined sub folder mcs autoingest under the FTP root folder This pre defined folder is called the awto ingest root folder For example if the FTP root is at c Yinetpubl tproot the content could be placed anywhere under c inetpub ftproot MCS Auto ngest In this example the auto ingest root is c inetpub ftproot MCS AutoIngest amp C Inetpub ftproot MCS j Bl xl File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ea Back gt gt search Gyroders 4 US UI X A Edy Address C C netpub ftproot MCS Go J AutoIngest File Folder 7 30 2004 10 05 AM CJRecord File Folder 7 30 2004 10 07 AM Note The default FTP path may be on a different drive refer to the IIS default FTP configuration to confirm Content that is placed under the auto ingest root folder on the ETV Portal Server will be ingested into the root video folder on the NXG server provided that it is configured using the ETV Portal Server Administrator interface If it is desired to place content on a subfolder in the NXG server that same folder would have to be created and configured using the ETV Portal Server Administrator Interface as described below Go to Global Settings Servers Add Modify On De
103. thorization information associated with the Host Name of the STB If so based on the STB Host Name the ETV Portal Server will present the STB with the information appropriate to its privileges Note that the ETV Portal Server uses the least restrictive settings when providing access to the system If there is no Authentication Authorization information associated with the Host Name of the STB the user will be prompted for a PIN A PIN is a user based mechanism to log onto the STB When the user enters his or her PIN the ETV Portal Server authenticates the user against the Portal Server database Once the user is authenticated the ETV Portal Server will check the User Groups and or Resource Groups that the User is associated with and the privileges associated with those groups ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 47 48 4 After checking the Groups privileges the ETV Portal Server will check for any individual user privileges above the group privileges 5 The user will be presented with the information appropriate to their privileges Note that the ETV Portal Server uses the least restrictive settings when providing access to the system If Authentication and Authorization is enabled but the STB is not defined in the system then Access Management works based on a User PIN This PIN is defined on a Per User not Per STB basis so Users need to be setup in the system for this to work When the user accesses the ETV Portal Serve
104. to the Engineering User Group and the Sales Resource Group to the Sales Uset Group Resource Groups ptovide the added bonus that they allow the Administrator to quickly provide access to new content to Users and User Groups For example if the organization otiginally had ten Live Channels on the network and another Live Channel was added the Administrator would simply need to add that Channel to the appropriate Resource Groups and the channel would be available 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Access Control Add Modify Resource Group Information Add the Resource Group Name that is relevant for the Resource Group being created Add Modify User s Resource Assignments Users can be assigned to specific Resource Groups and they will inherit the privileges of that Resource Group If no Users appear then none have been defined Click on the Users section to add Users Add Modify Group s Resource Assignments User Groups can be assigned to Resource Groups and the User Group will inherit the ptivileges of that Resource Group If no User Groups appear then none have been defined Click User Groups in the main navigation to the left to create User Groups Note The remaining options for Resource Groups beginning with Add Modify Live Channel Privileges ate the same as those described earlier for individual Users on page 51 The only difference is that the descriptions will apply to resource groups rather than to individual users ET
105. xplorer 6 0 or Firefox 1 0 4 on a Macintosh at a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768 using Normal size 96 DPI fonts The pages may not display or function properly with earlier versions or other browsers For best results please take a few minutes to upgrade your browser from the update pages at Microsoft or Mozilla Copyright 2005 VBrick Inc All rights reserved Last updated November 2 2005 EtherneTV Online Help This online help system provides access to all current Vbrick EtherneTV documentation It has a powerful search engine so you can get answers to technical questions in seconds it also has the complete documentation set in PDF format if you need hard copy Our publications team is committed to nrowidina first rate documentation and wnur faedhark is imnnrtant tn us Ifvpnii find errors nr E Logout 44 DOE 4 my computer This command logs you out of the application and lets you log back in as a different user This may be necessary to gain access to certain functionality For example some users may not be allowed to create thumbnails and you may want to login as a user who has the permissions to do this 2005 VBrick Systems Inc Chapter 3 Access Control Overview Adding the EtherneTV system to a network provides many benefits in the form of increasing access to rich media However because of the sensitive nature of some video assets many customers want to limit access to differe

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