Add/Modify User's Resource Assignments
Users can be assigned to specific Resource Groups, and they will inherit the privileges of that Resource Group. If no Users appear, then none have been defined. Click on the Users section to add Users.
Add/Modify Group's Resource Assignments
User Groups can be assigned to Resource Groups, and the User Group will inherit the privileges of that Resource Group. If no User Groups appear, then none have been defined. Click User Groups in the main navigation to the left to create User Groups.
Note The remaining options for Resource Groups (beginning with Add/Modify Live Channel Privileges) are the same as those described earlier for individual Configuring Users on page 93. The only difference is that the descriptions will apply to resource groups rather than to individual users.
STB Authentication
There are two ways (STB IP address or user PIN) to authenticate and authorize
Table 12. Authentication Methods
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User PIN | If Access Control is | When the user logs | This implementation is appropriate |
| enabled, but the STB is not | into the system, they | for environments where multiple |
| defined in the system, then | will be prompted for | users with different privileges will be |
| Access Control works | their PIN. The user | accessing the same STB. An example |
| based on a user PIN. This | simply enters the PIN | of this would be a shared classroom |
| PIN is defined on a per user | with the remote | where multiple teachers are |
| (not per STB) basis, so that | control or the wireless | accessing the STB at different times. |
| users need to be defined for | keyboard, and can then |
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| this to work. | access the video. |
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STB IP | The ETV Portal Server | No user interaction is | This implementation is similar to a |
Address or | system determines the | required. The user | cable TV setup, e.g. if the cable plan |
Host Name | content that the STB can | simply turns on the | does not include CNN, that channel |
| view based on its IP | STB and only the | cannot be viewed. This |
| Address or Host Name. | content that the STB | implementation is easiest for end |
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| user can view id | users because you do not have to |
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| displayed. | remember user names or PINs. It is |
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| appropriate for environments where |
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| privileges access the same STB. |
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Authentication by PIN
When an end user accesses the ETV Portal Server via a STB, the Portal Server takes the following steps to authorize users.
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