Global Settings
ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 27
Specify Components to
Download to Clients
This setting defines whether the Portal Server will download
additional components to client machines when the client
first makes contact with the Portal Server—before any
streams or assets are selected for playback (see Downloading
Components on page 10 for more information.) Any changes
to these settings apply to new client machines only and will not affect
previously configured machines. The settings here apply to
Internet and/or LAN users as defined in the Assign LAN/
Internet Address Range(s) in Global Assignments (see above).
The default is to download all components to all clients. For
Windows clients you can selectively choose any combination
of settings; for Macintosh or Linux clients, any one selection
will download all components for all clients.
• MPEG-1 Video Suppor t – makes MPEG-1 files playable.
• MPEG-2/1 Video Support – makes both MPEG-2 and
MPEG-1 files playable.
• MPEG-4/H.264 – makes MPEG-4/H.264 files playable.
• WM Video Suppor t for Firefox on Windows PC – makes
Windows Media files playable on Firefox.
• 'Add Video' Utility – enables or disables the "add video"
functionality on client machines.
MPEG-2 Packet Ordering
at Schedule End
Network hardware infrastructure determines the order in
which packets arrive at a destination. To improve video
quality, VBrick MPEG-2 appliances reorder packets by
default. Since this reordering can cause an increase in latency
and affect applications like video conferencing, you can set
packet ordering to disabled at schedule end.
Stored Schedule Mode Used when creating a live broadcast schedule for stored
content. Note that the following parameters are "sticky."
They remain associated with the schedule even if the Stored
Schedule Mode is subsequently changed.
• Content Centric – content titles are shown; content
servers are not shown. The content is downloaded from
load-balanced servers.
• Ser ver Centric – content servers are shown with a tree
control for selecting content. The content is downloaded
from a specific server and is not load balanced.
External Player Mode Windows only. Determines whether or not multiple streams
can be displayed by launching external player windows.
Default = Single. You can launch multiple windows but you
can only record one stream at a time.
Client Multiple Monitor
Setup
The Portal Server supports dual client monitors. However, if
you experience problems when using a second monitor,
disable the DirectX component VMR9.
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