VBrick Systems ETV v3.1 manual Create User Groups on the Portal Server, Ldap Directory Server

Page 58

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 Server administrator can obtain the necessary configuration information from the LDAP administrator to allow the authentication to occur.

Using LDAP reduces the amount of administrative time necessary to add and modify users from the ETV Portal Server system. VBrick 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 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.

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. These include the ability to:

•View Live Channels.

•View VoD content.

•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.

Full 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.

50

© 2005 VBrick Systems, Inc.

Page 57 Page 59
Image 58
Page 57 Page 59
Contents VBrick EtherneTV Portal Server Copyright About VBrick SystemsContents Access Control Auto Content Ingestion Contents Organization Font ConventionsRelated Documents Printer-FriendlyOverview Downloaded ComponentsMySQL ETV Portal ServerServer Requirements Desktop RequirementsEnd User Features Windows PCsEtherneTV Video-on-Demand Server Administrative FeaturesAdditional ETV Components EtherneTV-STB Set-Top BoxETV Network Video Recorder Additional Portal Server ComponentsVBrick Encoders/Decoders ETV Live Portal ServerPortal Server License Files Live Portal Server User InterfaceLicense File Description License Errors Administrator Login Administrator OptionsOption Description Global Settings Global AssignmentsFunction Description Only be done if advised by a VBrick technician or Network Custom Fields Customize Streams Add Link Servers Add/Modify Video On-Demand ServersAdd/Modify On-Demand Content Folders VBricks Select Add VBricks and click Submit To Configuration System Securit y IWS Server Port Advanced Settings Set Top BoxesAdministration To add a Recorder configuration RecordersSelect Add Recorders and click Submit Script Devices Scripts Select Add Scripts and click Submit URLs Add/Modify a URL for a Live Video StreamVOD Content URLNon-Video to Content PC Users Only Emergency Broadcast Administration VBrick Systems, Inc Administration Modify VOD Content Access ControlAdministration Required by ETV Portal Server. Case sensitive. Must begin Using Single Sign-On Using Ldap Servers with SSL Installing the Root CertificateClick Browse Diagnostics Resolving Other Security AlertsStatus Help LogoutAccess Control DefinitionsVBrick Database AuthenticationAuthorization Resources and Resource GroupsSTB Authentication Authentication by PINAuthentication by IP Address Setup and Configure the EtherneTV SystemChoose an Authentication Method Create Resource Groups on the Portal Server Create User Groups on the Portal ServerLdap Directory Server Create Users on the ETV Portal Server UsersAssign Resources to Users or User Groups VBrick Systems, Inc Add/Modify User Information Assigning Privileges to UsersAdd/Modify Users Resource Group Assignments Allow Access to Specific VOD ServersAdd/Modify Users Group Assignments Add/Modify Live Channel PrivilegesAllow Content Publishing Allow Access to Specific VOD ContentAllow Viewing by Content Type Allow Content RecordingUser Groups Add/Modify Groups User Assignments Add/Modify Group InformationAdd/Modify Groups Resource Assignments Resource Groups Add/Modify Resource Group Information Add/Modify Users Resource AssignmentsVBrick Systems, Inc Configuring for SSL Generate a Certificate RequestInstall the Certificate Submit a Certificate RequestConfigure Resources for SSL VBrick Systems, Inc Auto Content Ingestion Removing Closed Captions To remove the closed captions track from MPEG-4 files VBrick Systems, Inc Index Index ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide Index Page VBrick Systems, Inc Beaumont Road Wallingford, Connecticut
Top Page Image Contents