VBrick Systems ETV v4.1 manual Emergency Broadcast

Document for PDFs or Word documents, or type Other for PowerPoint presentations, Flash demos, etc. Each content type has a different icon on the Video Library page.

The URL must point to a web server or a local drive. The Portal Server server can act as the web server for this content, if the content is placed in the c:\program files\vbrick\mcs directory on the ETV Portal Server (or in any subdirectory you create, e.g.

... mcs\test_files\test.doc). A local path or network shared path also can be entered. Content accessed from a local drive (or network shared path) needs to be entered in the format c:/path/file (it will fail if you use back slashes, for example c:\path\file). Also, this drive needs to be accessible by those that have access to the link.

Emergency Broadcast

These pages are used to create emergency broadcast templates that Portal Server users can subsequently use to launch an emergency broadcast. Emergency broadcasts are launched from the Portal Server user interface—not from the Admin console. 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 set top boxes 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. It is important to note that emergency broadcast streams are shown only on monitors or TVs attached to VBricks and STBs respectively. They are not shown on the Portal Server user interface. If you are watching a stream in the embedded player on the user interface browser, you will not see an emergency broadcast.

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 create an Emergency Broadcast Template:

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

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