VBrick Systems ETV v4.2.1 manual Ftp\root

Global Settings

IP or Domain	This is the primary IP address or Host Name of the VOD server for
	LAN users (see also Secondary Server Address below). The Server
	Name or IP address entered into the ETV Portal Server must be
	accessible by the ETV Portal Server. (If the network supports
	Windows 98 users, you must use the IP address.)
Server Description	This allows the administrator to define a descriptor such as location.
FTP User Name	This is the FTP user name that the Portal Server uses when
	publishing content to the server. The default user name for NXG,
	VOD-D, VOD-WM, and FTP servers is vbrickuser. The default user
	name for VOD-W servers is anonymous. The FTP User Name
	refers to a user account that already exists on the server. If the FTP
	User Name is changed on any VOD server, it must be changed here
	as well. Use any combination of alphanumeric and special
	characters.
Server Type	• NXG – Linux-based Kasenna VOD server.
	• VOD-W – Windows-based InfoValue VOD server.
	• VOD-D – Darwin Open Source server for Linux, Windows,
	Mac, etc. Ingests and plays MPEG4 content only. Requires an
	FTP server. See Creating a VOD-D FTP Server on page 34.
	• VOD-WM-Standard – Microsoft Windows Media Server
	(unicast only). Requires an FTP server. See Creating a VOD-WM
	FTP Server on page 33.
	• VOD-WM-Enterprise – Microsoft Windows Media Server
	(unicast or multicast). Requires an FTP server. See Creating a
	VOD-WM FTP Server on page 33.
	• FTP – Use FTP only if you want to copy from the Recorder
	server to another FTP server in which case it records to
	ftp:\root.
FTP Password	The FTP password the Portal Server uses when publishing content
	to the server. The default FTP password for NXG, VOD-D,
	VOD-WM, and FTP servers is vbrickuser. The default FTP
	password for VOD-W servers is anonymous. If the FTP Password is
	changed on the server, it must be changed here as well. Use any
	combination of alphanumeric and special characters.
Publishing Local Path	Maps the Publishing Directory to the physical location on the VOD
	server.
Publishing Directory	Used for Add Video, FTP, or Record. The logical path to a folder
	under FTP root. This is the staging area on the VOD server from
	which files are ingested to the destination folder.
Streaming Alias (IP or	Some content hosts (PowerStream, Akamai, etc.) use one host name
Domain)	for FTPing and indexing content, and another host name for
	streaming content. If necessary, use this field to identify the host
	name alias for streaming content.

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