VBrick Systems EtherneTV Manual de usuario

ETV Portal Server v3.2

User Guide

VBrick Systems, Inc.

12 Beaumont Road February 6, 2006

Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 4410-0097-0004

VBrick

EtherneTV Portal Server

12 Beaumont Road

Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 USA

www.VBrick.com

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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 are

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.

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Contents

Preface

Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Font Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Related Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Printer-Friendly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

1. Using the ETV Portal Server

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Desktop Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

ETV Portal Server Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Watch Live Broadcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Recording Live Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Customizing Live Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Browse Video Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Customizing Stored Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Scheduled Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Emergency Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Create Thumbnail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Add Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Logout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2. Using the Scheduler

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Viewing the Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Scheduling an Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Scheduling a Live Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Scheduling a Stored Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Scheduling a Video Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Scheduling a Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Recording by Program Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Recording by Manual Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Scheduling a Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Index

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Preface

This ETV v 3.2 Portal Server User Guide is written for anyone who will be using or

evaluating the VBrick EtherneTV Portal Server. This includes system administrators, software

developers, network technicians, and end users in a variety of business environments. The

EtherneTV Portal Server is a web-based portal for accessing and managing video assets

including both live or stored audio and video files.

The ETV Portal Server is a key component in VBrick's EtherneTV Media Distribution

System. The ETV Portal Server provides a simple, intuitive interface that easily discovers

available media assets in your network. Key components in VBrick's EtherneTV solution

include:

•EtherneTV-VOD Video-onDemand Servers – Provides all standard video-on-

demand (VoD) features including support for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and

Windows Media 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 video

assets.

•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

Using the ETV Portal Server – explains how to use all of the major functionality in the ETV

Portal Server. It includes an Introduction and an overview of Desktop Requirements and

step-by-step procedures that guide you through the entire application.

Using the Scheduler – explains how to create scheduled events including live and stored

broadcasts, conferences, recordings, and scripts.

Font Conventions

Arial bold is used to describe dialog boxes and menu choices, for example: Start > All

Programs > 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.

vi Preface

Related Documents

The following documents describe key components in the EtherneTV Media Distribution

System.

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EtherneTV Portal Server Administrator Guide

EtherneTV ETV Portal Server Release Notes

EtherneTV STB User Guide

EtherneTV STB Quick Start Guide

EtherneTV NXG 1&2 VoD Quick Start Guide

EtherneTV VOD-W Server Quick Start Guide

ETV Portal Server User Guide 1

Chapter 1

Using the ETV Portal Server

Introduction

The VBrick EtherneTV Portal Server is a web-based portal for accessing Live and On-

Demand audio and video files. A key component of VBrick’s EtherneTV Media Distribution

System, the ETV Portal Server provides a simple interface to easily locate available media

assets from Windows PCs, Apple Macintoshes, and Set Top Boxes. Upon accessing the main

portal page, users can navigate or search for specific videos, select the video, and immediately

begin viewing television quality video. For on-demand videos, users can Fast Forward/

Rewind and Seek to specific points in the video. Details on the specific functionality are

included later in this document.

The EtherneTV Portal Server can be accessed by Windows-base PCs, Macintoshes, or by the

EtherneTV Set Top Box (STB). For the most part, the operation of the Portal Server is the

same from a Windows-based PC, an Apple Macintosh (see note below), or an STB but there

are some subtle differences. The majority of this document is written from a PC perspective,

so certain screen shots may be slightly different for Macintoshes or STBs. For example, the

Macintosh client uses QuickTime Player to display the video, so the player window will look

different from the screen shots provided here.

Topics in this chapter

Introduction

Watch Live Broadcasts

Browse Video Library

Scheduled Programs

Menu Commands

Desktop Requirements

Note For Macintosh users, the ETV Portal Server uses the QuickTime player to display

the video. The QuickTime player supports MPEG-4 video; therefore Macintosh

users can only view MPEG-4 video. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 videos on the system

will not display for Macintosh users.

Note The user interface in the ETV Portal Server is designed for viewing at a screen

resolution of 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768. Screen resolutions lower or higher than this

may not display appropriately.

Downloaded Components

For Windows-based PC users only, the ETV Portal Server uses VBrick StreamPlayer

software-based components to decode video streams on the desktop. ETV Portal Server

downloads these components to your machine the first time you access the server. No

download is necessary for subsequent access. If this is a new installation, you must answer

Yes to security requests to download components. The ETV 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.

ETV Portal Server Home Page

The ETV Portal Server Home page is automatically displayed when you login with a valid

Username and Password. Depending on your user privileges, all ETV Portal Server

functionality and commands are available from this page.

TTo launch the ETV Portal Server Home Page:

1. Open an Internet Explorer browser. (ETV Portal Server supports Internet Explorer 5.5

and above. No other browsers are supported.)

2. Enter the ETV Portal Server hostname or IP address (e.g. http:// mcsservername) in

the address bar to display the following window.

Windows PCs

• Windows 98, 2000, XP (SP2).

• 300 MHz Pentium II processor for MPEG-1 streams.

• 500 MHz Pentium III processor for MPEG-2 streams.

• 500 MHz (minimum), 750 MHz Pentium III processor (recommended) for MPEG-4

streams.

• 128 MB RAM.

• SVGA video card 640x480, 256 colors, video card acceleration recommended.

• Windows-compatible sound device.

• Minimum 10 MB hard disk space for installation.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 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.)

Using the ETV Portal Server

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Watch Live Broadcasts

The Watch Television page lets you view live streams (for example, TV channels) available on

the network. The list of available streams is determined by the VBrick or other encoders in

your network. The administrator can assign a channel number to a live video stream in the

administration section. The channel appears as a number in a column to the left of each live

stream. To launch a live broadcast, simply click on any live channel and it will launch in the

Preview Window.

Watch live broadcasts View live streams available on the network.

Browse video library View pre-recorded content available from the EtherneTV-VOD

Video-on-Demand server.

Scheduled Programs View scheduled programs.

View Presentations Not shown. This is an optional VBrick multimedia presentation

application that is sold separately and can be launched from the

ETV Portal Server.

Search Find channels using search criteria. Enter characters or text, for example

type "CNN," in the text field on the left. You can search by All, Title,

Keyword, Description, or any custom fields created by an administrator.

The results of the search are displayed in the program listings area (the

main area of the window). To return to the program listing, go to MENU

> Watch Live Broadcasts.

Selection To select a video to preview, position the cursor button over the desired

entry and use the left mouse button (click once) to select. This launches the

video in the Preview Window (the embedded video player area at the right

side of the window).

Scroll Up/Down The scroll bar on the right of the table of available videos allows the user

to scroll up or down through the entries. Users can also scroll up or

down through the entries by using a mouse wheel or standard keyboard

keys such as Page Up and Page Down.

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