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Chapter23 Cisco Cast Overview
Procedures
Workflow
1. Install the license
for Cisco Cast on your DMM appliance.
2. Deploy DMPs and presentation systems
to sites where you will show IPTVprogramming.
3.
When your IPTV programming will include live TV.
• Negotiate with a cable or satellite TV service
in your region for the right to redistribute their package
of TV channel signals, in whole or in part.
• Configure one encoder apiece for each TV channel signal that you will stream in real time.
- Use a Scientific Atlanta 9032SD encoder for standard definition signals.
- Use a Scientific Atlanta 9050HD encoder for high definition signals.
4.
Use Skin Customization options to
enable or disable the electronic program guide
(EPG) for CiscoCast.
a.
When you will use an EPG,
choose a population method
for each channel.
b.
When you will use an EPG and populate its channel descriptions from an EPG data subscription,
define the subscription settings
.
c.
When your DMM appliance does not have direct Internet access and should use a proxy server
to obtain EPG data from your data service provider,
configure a SOCKS proxy
for CiscoCast.
Procedures
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Start Cisco Cast, page 23-4
Start Cisco Cast
Procedure
Step1
Point your browser at your DMM appliance.
•
When you use HTTP, be sure to specify port 8080.
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When you use HTTPS, be sure to specify port 8443.
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Be sure to use the fully qualified appliance DNS name and not merely its IP address.
For example,
https://dmm.example.com:8443
Step2
Click Content Management on the Home page.