VBrick Systems ETV v3.1 manual Emergency Broadcast

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Emergency Broadcast

These pages are 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 (or manually stopped) all 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 over your IP multicast-enabled network. This does not mean there is IP broadcasting to your entire network.

TTo add an Emergency Broadcast Template:

1.Go to Global Settings > Emergency Broadcast. This page shows a list of previously defined templates (if any).

2. Select Add Template and click Submit to display the following window.

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