VBrick Systems ETV v4.1 manual Portal Server Configuration

Windows Media and Darwin servers require no additional configuration.) Use the following steps to configure a VOD-W server to work with ACNS.

TTo configure a VOD-W server to work with ACNS:

1.Login the VOD-W server.

2.Go to Start > Windows Explorer.

3.Expand the tree in the left pane under the drive labeled (C:).

4.Expand Program Files under C: and then expand InfoValue under that.

5.Click on QuickVideo OnDemand Server.

6.Double-click on the file QvcsSetup.ini. The system should use Notepad to open the file.

7.Locate the line that reads "[Ingest]".

8.Locate the lines beginning with StoragePathN= shortly after the "[Ingest]" line where N is

anumber. Leave the Notepad window open.

9.Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

10.Expand the tree in the left pane and expand FTP Sites.

11.For each StoragePath line found in step 8, configure a virtual directory for it as follows:

a.Right-click on the Default FTP Site and then select New > Virtual Directory.

b.Click Next in the Welcome to the Wizard window.

c.For Virtual Directory Alias, enter the text after the first backslash (\) from the StoragePath line whose data is being setup. For example, if the line reads

StoragePath1=D:\Content, enter Content for the Alias. Click Next.

d.For FTP Site Content Directory, click Browse and navigate to the directory specified

in the StoragePath line whose data is being setup. Click OK then Next.

e.In the Access Permissions window, click Next to select the default permission of

Read.

f.Click Finish to complete creation of the new Virtual Directory.

Portal Server Configuration

Portal Server integration with Cisco's ACNS Server is available with Portal Server v4.0.1 or later software. The following procedures explain (1) how to configure a manifest file on the Portal Server that will be used by the ACNS server to ensure that the content on the ACNS Server matches the content on the Portal Server; and (2) how to verify that forced use of TCP for MPEG-4 content is disabled.

TTo create a manifest file on the Portal Server:

1.Install MCS v4.0.1 or later from the EtherneTV Product CD See the ETV Portal Server Release Notes for detailed instructions.

2.After installing the Portal Server, open the Portal Server Admin Console and go to

Global Settings > Global Assignments > Set Cisco ACNS Manifest Options.

3.Check Enable manifest generation, select the files (MPEG-4 and/or WM) to include, and specify an interval (default = 10 minutes) that defines how often the file will be regenerated.

4.Click Submit when done.

5.Click Generate Now to create an "on demand" manifest file. The Portal Server will create (and periodically overwrite) a manifest file called ACNSManifest.xml in the Program Files\VBrick\MCS\Cisco folder. The Cisco subdirectory is automatically created.

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