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Setting Up and Configuring Cisco Video Portal 4.0

Setting Up and Configuring Cisco Video Portal 4.0

If you purchased a Cisco Video Portal 4.0 appliance, use the checklist in this section to track your progress while you complete the required tasks to set up and configure the hardware and software.

Before You Begin

Verify that at least one computer on your network is configured for access to other networked devices through TCP ports 80 and 8080.

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Learn if your network uses dynamic (DHCP) or static IP addresses, and — if your network uses static IP addresses:

Learn what IP address to assign to the Video Portal appliance.

Learn what subnet mask (netmask) to use.

Learn what IP addresses are assigned to the default network gateway, the primary DNS server, and the secondary DNS server.

Task

1. Set up the Video Portal appliance hardware.

a.Unpack the equipment from its container and verify that all components are present.

b.Plug in the redundant power cables at the back of the appliance.

c.Plug in the network cable to Port 1 at the back of the appliance.

d.Connect the server appliance to a monitor using the VGA output in the back of the appliance.

e.Connect the server appliance to a standard PS2 keyboard using the purple PS2 port located in the back of the appliance.

f.Power on the appliance.

2. After you can see and read the “Start of First Boot” message, press Enter.

3.Specify the fully qualified hostname for the Video Portal appliance. You can enter either the DNS-routable hostname or the IP address, then select OK. For example: server.example.com

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Contents Contents IntroductionSetting Up and Configuring Cisco Video Portal Set up the Video Portal appliance hardwareSelect the current month, year, and day Select the time zone settingsEnter IP address and routing information Setting Up and Configuring Cisco Digital Media Manager Set up the DMM appliance hardware Select the time zone settings Click Install/Upgrade License Dm2/apache-tomcat/webapps/DMM/temp/videoportal Configure values for your Video Portal Click Create DeploymentRelated Documentation Select Applications Full Applications ListQuick Start Guide for Cisco Digital Media System OL-12463-01 OL-12463-01