Working with Presentations
If you will be working with VBPresenter presentations, be aware that they have the following unique characteristics and limitations.
•They launch in a new browser window in their native user
•They can only be uploaded from
•They do not work with the Portal Server Scheduler and cannot be scheduled to play in advance.
•They can be recorded for future use only in
Configuring MCS for VBPresenter
The following pages explain how to configure the MCS Portal Server to handle live and stored presentations. Once these steps are done, you use the native functionality in VBPresenter to make live or stored presentations available on the Portal Server. For more about configuring and using VBPresenter, see the VBPresenter User Guide.
Configuring an FTP User
The Portal Server's FTP User Name and FTP User Password must be set in the Admin console (Global Settings > Global Assignments) to the values that are configured in IIS. When a client logs on to the Portal Server's FTP account (for example from a Command Prompt window), this combination of FTP user name and password must place the user into the FTP root directory of the Portal Server. (This is not the same as the Presentations directory. The Presentations directory is a virtual directory in IIS. This directory is the root folder for live presentations only.) There is an MCS directory at the FTP root directory. Note that the entries made in the Admin console are stored in the Portal Server and do not actually configure IIS. These values must reflect what IIS has been configured for.
Configuring a Presentation User
Perform the following configuration one time only so that the presentation tool you are using can access the Portal Server. These steps will create a pseudo VBPresenter user who is associated with the authoring tool and has specific permissions on the Portal Server.
TTo create a presentation user:
1.Open the Admin Console and go to Users.
2.Add a user name (for example PresentationUser) and give this user the following permissions:
a.Add/Modify Live Channel Privileges – check the appropriate channels.
b.Add/Modify Live Programs Privileges – check the appropriate programs.
a.Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers – check the appropriate servers.
b.Allow Access to Specific VOD Content – check the appropriate folders.
c.Allow Content Publishing – check the appropriate folders.
3.Go to Global Settings > Global Assignments > Assign Presentations and select the
user you created above (for example PresentationUser) as the New Presentation User.
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