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Emergency Broadcast

These pages are used to create emergency broadcast templates that Portal Server users can subsequently use to launch an emergency broadcast. An emergency broadcast is a schedule that can be executed by Portal Server users with appropriate permissions. This schedule broadcasts a live or stored video to specified VBricks or STBs in case of an emergency. The schedule is executed instantly, for a specified duration or indefinitely. When done (or manually stopped) all preempted schedules automatically resume.

An emergency broadcast template pre-defines all parameters for the broadcast so that it can be launched immediately; it pre-empts all other broadcasts. Very simply, you define the source stream (live or stored) and the downstream targets (VBricks or STBs) and then save the template for future use.

Note Live and stored broadcasts, in this context, refer to content that is being streamed over your IP multicast-enabled network. This does not mean there is IP broadcasting to your entire network.

TTo add an Emergency Broadcast Template:

1.Go to Global Settings > Emergency Broadcast. This page shows a list of previously defined templates (if any).

2. Select Add Template and click Submit to display the following window.

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VBrick EtherneTV Portal Server Copyright About VBrick Systems Contents Access Control Auto Content Ingestion Contents Organization Font Conventions Related Documents Printer-Friendly Overview Downloaded Components MySQL ETV Portal Server Server Requirements Desktop Requirements End User Features Windows PCs Administrative Features Additional ETV ComponentsEtherneTV Video-on-Demand Server EtherneTV-STB Set-Top Box Additional Portal Server Components VBrick Encoders/DecodersETV Network Video Recorder ETV Live Portal Server Portal Server License Files Live Portal Server User Interface License File Description License Errors Administrator Login Administrator Options Option Description Global Settings Global Assignments Function Description Only be done if advised by a VBrick technician or Network Custom Fields Customize Streams Add Link Servers Add/Modify Video On-Demand Servers Add/Modify On-Demand Content Folders VBricks Select Add VBricks and click Submit To Configuration System Securit y IWS Server Port Advanced Settings Set Top Boxes Administration To add a Recorder configuration Recorders Select Add Recorders and click Submit Script Devices Scripts Select Add Scripts and click Submit URLs Add/Modify a URL for a Live Video Stream VOD Content URL Non-Video to Content PC Users Only Emergency Broadcast Administration VBrick Systems, Inc Administration Modify VOD Content Access Control Administration Required by ETV Portal Server. Case sensitive. Must begin Using Single Sign-On Using Ldap Servers with SSL Installing the Root Certificate Click Browse Diagnostics Resolving Other Security Alerts Status Help Logout Access Control Definitions Authentication AuthorizationVBrick Database Resources and Resource Groups STB Authentication Authentication by PIN Authentication by IP Address Setup and Configure the EtherneTV System Choose an Authentication Method Create Resource Groups on the Portal Server Create User Groups on the Portal ServerLdap Directory Server Create Users on the ETV Portal Server UsersAssign Resources to Users or User Groups VBrick Systems, Inc Add/Modify User Information Assigning Privileges to Users Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers Add/Modify Users Group AssignmentsAdd/Modify Users Resource Group Assignments Add/Modify Live Channel Privileges Allow Access to Specific VOD Content Allow Viewing by Content TypeAllow Content Publishing Allow Content Recording User Groups Add/Modify Groups User Assignments Add/Modify Group InformationAdd/Modify Groups Resource Assignments Resource Groups Add/Modify Resource Group Information Add/Modify Users Resource Assignments VBrick Systems, Inc Configuring for SSL Generate a Certificate Request Install the Certificate Submit a Certificate Request Configure Resources for SSL VBrick Systems, Inc Auto Content Ingestion Removing Closed Captions To remove the closed captions track from MPEG-4 files VBrick Systems, Inc Index Index ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide Index Page VBrick Systems, Inc Beaumont Road Wallingford, Connecticut