Recommended Next Steps in Setting up Your Content Server

TANDBERG CONTENT SERVER ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE

What

Why

How

Register your Content Server using

You need to register the Content Server if you would like to be contacted when updates to the TANDBERG Content Server be-

Use the Registration Card or via the web at

the Registration Card

come available.

www.tandberg.com/register

Apply Security Updates

You should check the TANDBERG ftp site site for new security update installers and apply them regularly to ensure that your

Go to security updates on the TANDBERG

 

Content Server is protected with the most up-to-date security patches released by Microsoft and tested for compatibility with

ftp site.

 

the Content Server by TANDBERG.

 

Set up your Authentication Method

Local is the default authentication option. It is recommended that you change authentication to LDAP or Domain mode once the

Go to the Authentication section.

 

Content Server is in production.

 

Add Users

Once you have selected an authentication mode, you need to setup your users or groups and assign them their correct privi-

Go to the User Management section.

 

leges to use the Content Server. User roles on the Content Server include Users, Owners and Administrators.

 

Set up Guest Access (if required)

Decide whether you want to enable Guest Access, which will allow non authenticated users to view conferences on the Content

Go to the User Properties section.

 

Server. Only conferences that have the “Allow access to all users“ option, selected in the Conference Permissions will be able

 

 

to be viewed by Guests. Any conference that has access restricted to Authenticated Users will not be available to Guests.

 

 

RSS feeds functionality will only be available if Guest Access is enabled.

 

Configure your Media Servers

If you want to use an external streaming server or set up multicast streaming, you will need to configure a Media Server for Live

Go to the Media Servers section.

 

and/or On Demand Streaming. If you want to automatically upload your media to Podcast Producer or iTunesU, you need to cre-

 

 

ate a Podcast Producer or iTunesU distribution media server.

 

Select your Default Media Servers

Make the Media Servers you have just created your system defaults. Default Media Servers will be used when Recording Tem-

Go to the System Defaults section.

 

plates are created.

 

Configure Recording Templates

There are a number of default System Templates on the Content Server that you can use. Alternatively, you can edit an existing

Go to the Templates section.

 

Template or create new ones using the Media Servers that you have created.

 

Add/Change Categories

Conferences can be assigned a Category to assist users to find what they are looking for. For example, Marketing may be a

Go to the Categories section.

 

Category that is used for all Conferences related to or created by Marketing. Users can filter all Conferences by selecting the

 

 

Marketing Category.

 

Review and configure Recording

Each Recording Alias has an H.323, E.164 and/or SIP number that can be dialed to record a conference. To set the default

Go to the Recording Alias Options section.

Aliases

behaviour when a call comes in on a particular Recording Alias, you need to set the template and call configuration as well as

 

 

edit permissions and metadata for that Alias.

 

Select the Recording Alias System

When the system E.164 alias, system name or content server IP address is called, the Default Recording Alias will be used.

Go to the System Defaults section.

Default

 

 

Configure TMS

TANDBERG Management Suite can be used to schedule one-off or recurrent conference recordings.

Using TMS to Schedule Calls section.

Table of

 

Introduction

 

Installation

 

Quick Setup

TCS

Backing up and

 

Administrator

 

Conference

 

View

 

Appendices

Contents

 

 

 

Administration

Restoring

 

Settings

 

Setup

 

Conferences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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