VBrick Systems MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 System Upgrade

STB Admin Guide 27

Chapter 4

System Upgrade

Topics in this chapter

Upgrading from v3.71 or Higher

Upgrading from v3.70 or Lower

Additional Upgrade Steps for Local Mode

Upgrading from v3.71 or Higher

STB upgrades for set top boxes running v 3.7.1 and higher are performed using the

standalone VBrick download application ETV-STBDownload. With ETV-STBDownload, you

can (1) upgrade a single unit, (2) you can upgrade multiple units in your network using

management SAPs, or (3) you can upgrade multiple units in your network using a manually-

created configuration file. In a typical scenario, you use the setup program provided by

VBrick to (1) install the STB software on an upgrade server and (2) to install the download

application on the same PC or a different PC.

The STB software is installed locally (usually on a machine with ETV Portal Server) and then

uploaded to target STBs using the download application. It is important to note that the

download application needs an FTP server to upload files. An FTP server must be running

on the computer where the release files are located. It can be a third-party FTP server, the

FTP server installed with ETV Portal Server, or the FTP server installed with IIS. For this

reason you may wish to install the application on a machine that is hosting ETV Portal Server

(or on any machine that has IIS installed). If necessary, you can install the download

application first and then configure a remote FTP server later.

Installing the Download Application

You can have multiple Set Top Box software release packages installed on the same server.

Each release is installed in the default location in a separate folder. You can install the

download application and the software release files on the same machine, or on different

machines. During installation, you are prompted to install the STB software, the upgrade

application, or both. The STB software release and the download application can be installed

on any computer running Windows 2000 or higher.

Note If you are upgrading from version 3.7.1 or higher, it is recommended that you use

the following procedure to update the set top box. You can use the procedure

described elsewhere for older versions but this method is faster and easier.

Note You will need the installation disks for your operating system if you do not already

have an FTP server installed.

Contents

Main Copyright FCC Notice About VBrick Systems Contents Preface 1. Installation 2. Configuration 3. Local Configuration Page Preface Organization Font Co nventio ns Related Documen ts Chapter 1 Installation Using the Command Prompt Using pman Initial Setup Connecting to the Network Setting the IP Address Finding the DHCP IP Address Assigning a Static IP Address PAL Configuration Model Numbers Chapter 2 Configuration Login Saving Changes Configuration Video Settings Start Mode MCS Location Receive Address Page Local UI Location Home Page Location/Home Page Enable Main Volume/Line 1 Volume RTSP Streaming Data Buffering Seconds RTP Data Port Buffer Check for Underflow Lowest Bitrate for Buffer Check Network Settings Network Ethernet Management Display Settings General Resolution General Settings Serial Port Security System System Update Language Hardware Page Chapter 3 Local Configuration Accessing the XML Configuration File Uploading from the STB Downloading to the STB Local Configuration STB Admin Guide 23 XML Configuration Examples The following examples show how to modify the xml configuration file ( Example of live MPEG-4 multicast entry with SDP addressing information. Title and Global Message Settings. Example of live MPEG-1 multi cast entry with IP address, port number, and channel number. Example of live MPEG-4 multicast entry with local SDP addressing information. Example of MPEG-4 RTSP stream with Auto selection streaming. Example of live MPEG-4 stream with forced UDP streaming. Example of MPEG-4 RTSP stream with forced RTSP interleaved (TCP) streaming. Local Configuration Example of MPEG-1 unicast entry with port address. Example of MPEG-2 unicast entry with port address. Example of MPEG-4 content from NXG server with IP address and program name. Example of MPEG-1 content from NXG server with IP address and program name. Example of RTSP MPEG-2 content from NXG server with IP address and program name. Example of MPEG-1 content from VoD-W server with IP address and program name. Example of MPEG-2 content from VoD-W server with IP address and program name. Example of MPEG-4 content from VoD-W server with IP address and program name. Chapter 4 System Upgrade Upgrading from v3.71 or Higher Installing the Download Application Page Before You Begin Running ETV-STB Download Page Editing a Configuration File Logging Upgrade Activities Upgrading from v3.70 or Lower Creating an FTP Server with IIS Using a Web Browser to Run the Update Removing Lock Files Verifying the File Transfer Additional Upgrade Steps for Local Mode Page Chapter 5 Serial Port Passthrough How Passthrough Works Serial Port Pinouts Using Telnet Page Page Chapter 6 Using the Set Top Box Start Mode Local Mode Local-Fullscreen Mode MCS Mode Using the IR Remote Using the Wireless Keyboard Accessing the Web Page Page Index