VBrick Systems ETV v3.1 End User Features

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End User Features

• Simple, intuitive user interface and unified portal for live and on-demand streams.

• Windows-based PCs, Macintoshes, or STBs (connected to televisions or display

monitors) can all access the Portal Server. Mac support is for MPEG-4 only.

• Users can view video at Full Screen for a television-like user experience.

• Users can view Video-On-Demand assets with full VCR/DVD control, including Play,

Pause, Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind, and Seek.

• Video can be viewed in a preview window or launched in an external, re-sizeable player

window (PC and Macintosh).

• Set-Top Box users can use familiar Channel Up/Down keys and other hot keys on the IR

remote control to navigate through video listings.

• Users can search through the list of Live or On-Demand videos by Title, Keyword,

Description, or other custom fields defined by an ETV Portal Server administrator.

• Users can record and store videos on the EtherneTV-NXG Video-on-Demand server via

ETV Portal Server.

• Users can publish pre-recorded content and thumbnails directly to the EtherneTV-NXG

Video-on-Demand server.

• Users can view closed caption text (Windows-based PCs and set-top boxes only).

• Users can launch pre-configured emergency broadcasts. (Optional. Requires Scheduling

module.)

• Users can schedule future recordings or broadcasts. (Optional. Requires Scheduling

module.)

Windows PCs

• Windows 98, 2000, XP (SP2) or above. XP SP2 has been tested and is supported.

• 300 MHz Pentium II processor for MPEG-1 streams.

• 500 MHz Pentium III processor for MPEG-2 streams.

• 500 MHz (minimum), 750 MHz Pentium III processor (recommended) for MPEG-4

streams.

• 128 MB RAM.

• SVGA video card 640x480, 256 colors, video card acceleration recommended.

• Windows-compatible sound device.

• Minimum 10 MB hard disk space for installation.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

• DirectX Media Version 8.1 and higher.

Macintosh PCs

• Mac OS X with Safari 1.0 (or higher) or FireFoX for Mac 1.0.4; QuickTime Player 6.0 or

higher. (Internet Explorer is no longer supported.)

Contents

Main Copyright About VBrick Systems Contents Preface 1. Introduction 2. Administration 3. Access Control 4. Configuring for SSL Page Page Preface Organization Font Co nventi ons Related Docum ents Printer-Friendly Chapter 1 Introduction Downloaded Components MySQL ETV Portal Server Server Requirements Desktop Requirements End User Features Administrative Features Additional ETV Components EtherneTV Video-on-Demand Server EtherneTV-STB Set-Top Box VBrick Encoders/Decoders Additional Portal Server Components ETV Network Video Recorder ETV Live Portal Server Portal Server License Files Page Chapter 2 Administration Administrator Login Administrator Options Page Global Settings Global Assignments Page Page Custom Fields Customize Streams Add Link Servers Add/Modify Video On-Demand Servers Add/Modify On-Demand Content Folders VBricks Page Page Advanced Settings Set Top Boxes Page Recorders Page Script Devices Scripts Page URLs Add/Modify a URL for a Live Video Stream VOD Conte nt Non-Video to Content (PC Users Only) Emergency Broadcast Page Page Page Modify VOD Content Access Control Page Page Using Single Sign-On Using LDAP Servers with SSL Installing the Root Certificate Page Resolving Other Security Alerts Diagnostics Page Page Chapter 3 Access Control Definitions Authentication Authorization LDAP VBrick Database Resources and Resource Groups STB Authentication Authentication by PIN Authentication by IP Address 1. Setup and Configure the EtherneTV System 2. Choose an Authentication Method VBrick Database LDAP Directory Server 3. Create User Groups on the Portal Server 4. Create Resource Groups on the Portal Server 5. Create Users on the ETV Portal Server 6. Assign Resources to Users or User Groups Users Page Add/Modify User Information Assigning Privileges to Users Add/Modify User's Group Assignments Add/Modify User's Resource Group Assignments Add/Modify Live Channel Privileges Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers Allow Access to Specific VOD Content Allow Viewing by Content Type Allow Content Publishing Allow Content Recording Default Content Recording User Groups Add/Modify Group Information Add/Modify Group's User Assignments Add/Modify Group's Resource Assignments Resource Gro ups Add/Modify Resource Group Information Add/Modify User's Resource Assignments Add/Modify Group's Resource Assignments Page Chapter 4 Configuring for SSL Generate a Certificate Request Submit a Certificate Request Install the Certificate Configure Resources for SSL Page Chapter 5 Auto Content Ingestion Removing Closed Captions Page Page Index