VBrick Systems ETV v4.2.1 manual Linux PCs, Configuring a Macintosh for Tunneled Streams

Configuring a Macintosh for Tunneled Streams

You may need to perform certain configuration steps on a Macintosh before you can use QuickTime to view streams tunneled over HTTP from a VOD-W server.

TTo configure QuickTime for tunneled streams:

1.Launch QuickTime on a Macintosh and click on the Apple QuickTime player to set focus on the task bar at the top of the screen.

2.Click QuickTime Player in the task bar and go to QuickTime Preferences.

3.On the Advanced tab, click on Transport Setup and then Custom.

4.Check the Port ID used for the HTTP Transport Protocol. The Port ID must match the HTTP Tunneling Port set on the Portal Server for the VOD-W server (default = 8000). If necessary, get this port number from your system administrator. See the VOD-W Admin Guide for more information.

Linux PCs

If configured with the appropriate components, Linux PCs running Fedora or Red Hat (on Firefox) can play MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and WM streams. However, the Portal Server must download Linux components to each-end user desktop before any streams will play. This should only be performed by a system administrator. When you access the Portal Server for the first time, you will see a message in the embedded player window indicating that the appropriate plugins are not installed. See "Installing Linux Components" in the Portal Server Release Notes for detailed instructions. On Linux PCs, Portal Server functionality is the same as in Windows except that the Add Video feature is not available. Table 4 shows the stream types supported for each environment; Table 5 shows the operating systems that are tested and supported. Note that there are certain performance limitations in Linux environments; see the ETV Portal Server Release Notes for information and recommendations.

Table 4. Supported Stream Types – Macintosh and Linux

Environment	Supported Streams		Closed Captions
Macintosh	Safari – MPEG-1,		Supported for MPEG-1/MPEG-2 streams, and
	MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WM.		for MPEG-4 and WM with VBrick plugin.
	Firefox – MPEG-1,		Supported for MPEG-1/MPEG-2 streams, and
	MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WM.		for MPEG-4 and WM with VBrick plugin.
Linux	Firefox – MPEG-1,		Supported for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
	MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WM.		and WM streams.
Table 5. Supported Operating Systems and Browsers – Macintosh and Linux
Operating System		Browser †
Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)		Safari 1.2, Firefox 2.0
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)		Safari 2.0, Firefox 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)		Safari 3.0, Firefox 2.0
Linux Red Hat 9.0		Firefox 1.0
Linux Fedora Core 3		Firefox 1.0

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