VBrick Systems MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 manual Editing a Configuration File

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System Upgrade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upgrade individual

Upgrade a single unit. Select the

 

unit

radio button and click Start

 

 

Upgrade. A popup will prompt

 

 

for IP Address and Password

 

 

and automatically run the

 

 

upgrade. The password is

 

 

variable; the username (root) is

 

 

fixed and cannot be changed.

 

 

Note that all STBs selected for upgrade must have the same

 

 

password.

 

 

 

 

Configuration File Path

Path to a pipe-delimited configuration file. See Editing a

 

 

Configuration File on page 31.

 

 

 

 

Select All

Selects all STBs in the list box.

 

 

 

 

Clear All

De-selects all STBs in the list box.

 

 

 

 

Start Upgrade

Starts an upgrade after you selects units to upgrade.

 

 

 

The following table shows the SAP information displayed in the list box for each set top box

when you select Upgrade using Management SAPs.

Table 1. SAP Information

IP Address

Set top box IP address.

 

 

Hostname

The VBrick hostname set in the Configuration: Ethernet >

 

Management page.

 

 

Group

The group name the STB is associated with on the Configuration:

 

Network > Management page.

 

 

Unit

The Unit Number of the STB on the Configuration: Network >

 

Management page.

 

 

Model Number

Set top box hardware model number.

 

 

Revision

Set top box software revision level.

 

 

Status

Upgrade status, for example, not started, in progress, failed,

 

unable to connect, etc.

 

 

Once an upgrade starts, do not close the application until the status of all initiated upgrades

changes to Upgrade not needed, Upgrade successful or Upgrade failed. If you close the

application too soon, the status of some units may not display correctly when the application restarts. These units may include those which had errors during the upgrade process. The application can be safely closed after the status of all units has been resolved and you have corrected any errors.

Editing a Configuration File

You can use a configuration file to identify the units you want to upgrade. A configuration file is a pipe-delimited text file that identifies the IP addresses and the password used to login to the set top boxes. (When upgrading with a configuration file, each set top box can have a

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Contents EtherneTV-STB Set Top Box STB v3.7.2d Admin GuideFCC Notice About VBrick Systems CopyrightContents Serial Port Passthrough Using the Set Top BoxIndex Font Conventions OrganizationRelated Documents Overview InstallationCommand Prompt Action Type Using the Command PromptUsing pman Initial SetupSetting the IP Address Connecting to the NetworkAssigning a Static IP Address Finding the Dhcp IP AddressModel Numbers PAL ConfigurationLogin ConfigurationSaving Changes ConfigurationVideo Settings MCS Location Start ModeReceive Address Local-Fullscreen Mode with MPEG-4 Multicast Main Volume/Line 1 Volume Home Page Location/Home Page EnableLocal UI Location Data Buffering Seconds Rtsp StreamingBuffer Check for Underflow Lowest Bitrate for Buffer CheckOptions Panel Login Network SettingsProxy Type, Http Proxy Host and Port Aux1-Aux8Management EthernetGeneral Display SettingsResolution General SettingsSerial Port System SecurityLanguage System UpdateHardware EtherneTV Media Distribution System Sample Interface in Local Mode Local ConfigurationUploading from the STB Accessing the XML Configuration FileDownloading to the STB Local Configuration XML Configuration ExamplesExample of live MPEG-4 stream with forced UDP streaming Example of MPEG-1 unicast entry with port address KeywordMp2 stream/Keyword Vod content keyword Stream Installing the Download Application System UpgradeUpgrading from v3.71 or Higher \Program Files\VBrick\ Running ETV-STBDownload Before You BeginUpgrade using the SAP Editing a Configuration File Logging Upgrade Activities Upgrading from v3.70 or Lower Using a Web Browser to Run the UpdateCreating an FTP Server with IIS Removing Lock Files Verifying the File Transfer Additional Upgrade Steps for Local ModeEtherneTV Media Distribution System How Passthrough Works Serial Port PassthroughSerial Port Pinouts Using TelnetSerial Port Passthrough EtherneTV Media Distribution System Start Mode Using the Set Top BoxLocal Mode Local Mode Local-Fullscreen ModeMCS Mode MCS Mode Using the IR RemoteVOD Using the Wireless KeyboardIcon Description Accessing the WebIcon EtherneTV Media Distribution System Index Index
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