VBrick Systems ETV v4.2 manual Home, Live Broadcasts

4.Depending on how your system is configured, the Portal Server may need to download additional components the first time you access the server. If prompted to download components, you must answer Yes to the security requests.

5.Use the navigation bar at the bottom of the page to access other Portal Server pages. All Portal Server features and functions are briefly described below and explained in detail later in this guide. Remember that depending on your privileges you may not have access to some functions in which case these items are not shown on the navigation bar.

Home Page

There is no specific Portal Server "home" page. When started, the Portal Server displays the

Live Broadcasts, Asset Library, or Scheduling page, depending on which page you last

accessed. All of the options on the navigation footer are explained below the following screenshot.

Figure 1. Live Broadcasts Page

Live Broadcasts	View live streams (for example, TV channels) currently available
	on the network. See Live Broadcasts on page 7.
Asset Library	View pre-recorded content available from the VOD (Video-on-
	Demand) servers on your network. See Asset Library on page 14.
Scheduling	View or create scheduled broadcasts of live or stored content. See
	Using the Scheduler on page 31.
Status	Shows the status of any videos currently being added or recorded.
	See Status on page 20.
Emergency Broadcast	Launch a previously-defined emergency broadcast that preempts
	all other content. See Emergency Broadcast on page 21.
Add Video	If you have publishing permissions you can publish an MPEG or
	WM video that you recorded using a VBStar or StreamPlayer Plus.
	See Add Video on page 22.

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