Chapter6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser
Using IP/TV as a Plug-In
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Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide
OL-3995-01
Using IP/TV as a Plug-In
There are two ways to incorporate IP/TV into your web environment, each
requiring varying levels of customization on your part. The two methods are using
IP/TV Viewer as a browser plug-in and as a helper application.
Using IP/TV Viewer as a plug-in lets you watch an IP/TV program that is
embedded directly in your browser web page.
Note To run a browser plug-in, IP/TV Content Manager must be running in your
network. You need to have IP/TV Viewer installed on your system with plug-ins.
Note also that the IP/TV Viewer demo CD has an HTML page that you can load
into your browser that works with the demo installation.
Using IP/TV Viewer as a helper application lets you launch IP/TV Vie wer directly
from your browser so that it runs in its own window. Most users create a web page
that automatically launches the plug-in.
Table6-1 Relationship of Plug-Ins to Programs
IP/TV
Plug-In
Installed1
1. The IP/TV plug-in is used by default to play a program unless only the QuickTime plug-in
isavailable.
QuickTime
Plug-In
Installed Plug-In Used
X X Program is played using the IP/TV plug-in.
X — Program is played using the IP/TV plug-in.
— X Program is played using the QuickTime plug-in.2
2. If the program’s Enforce Use of IP/TV plug-in option is checked, IP/TV prompts you to
download the IP/TV Viewer plug-in.
— — Program is not played, and you are prompted to
install the QuickTime plug-in from the
Apple website.2