Chapter2 Installing IP/TV Viewer
Before You Begin
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Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide
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Before You Begin
IP/TV Viewer product files are provided on a CD-ROM or to your system
administrator for network installation.
Before you install IP/TV Viewer, perform the following tasks:
•Verify that your system meets the requirements described in the “Hardware
and Software Requirements” section.
•Verify which TCP/IP protocol stack you will use. For Windows98,
Windows2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP, the Microsoft TCP/IP
stack is recommended.
If the TCP/IP stack is not already installed, you must install it before you
install IP/TV Viewer. Refer to the documentation shipped with the TCP/IP
stack for the installation procedure.
If you are the system administrator installing IP/TV Viewer on multiple
computers, it might be useful to customize your installation by using the
iptv.ini file located on the IP/TV CD-ROM. Refer to the Cisco IP/TV
Administration and Configuration Guide for information on completing a
network installation of IP/TV Viewer and using the Silent Install mode.
Installation Procedure
The IP/TV product CD-ROM contains the installation programs for I P/TV
Viewer, IP/TV Server, and network installation. To install any of the IP/TV
products, you must have purchased a license from Cisco Systems.
To install IP/TV Viewer, follow these steps:
Step1 Boot your computer and start Windows.
Step2 Insert the IP/TV CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on the computer (usually
driveD: ).
•If your CD-ROM drive is configured with Auto Insert Notification enabled,
the Cisco IP/TV Installer window appears automatically.
•If you do not have Auto Insert Notification enabled, double-click setup.exe
in the Cisco IP/TV folder.