STB Admin Guide v
PrefaceVBrick's EthernetTV-STB Set Top Box is a leading-edge digital set top box that provides a
low-cost standalone decoder for high-quality MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 video assets.
It's an ideal MPEG decoder for cost-sensitive installations that require large-scale
deployment. The user-friendly set top box is controlled like a cable TV receiver using an IR
remote control. It can be used to access live streams, to request stored content from a video-
on-demand server, or to access the Web. The STB is a component in VBrick's EtherneTV
Media Distribution System. Other key components include:
•EtherneTV Portal Server – The ETV Portal Server is a video portal, permitting end
users to view live and on-demand MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 and other streams
on a PC, Macintosh, or set top box.
•EtherneTV Video-on-Demand Servers – Provides all standard video-on-demand
(VoD) features including support for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4.
•VBrick Hardware Encoders/Decoders – Rugged, reliable video appliances that can
reside anywhere on your network to provide either distributed or high-density centralized
encoding/decoding of MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 video.
Organization
Installation – provides an overview of the EtherneTV Media Distribution System and
instructions for initial STB setup and configuration.
Configuration – explains how to login and how to set customizable configuration parameters
for your particular environment.
Local Configuration – explains how to modify the xml file used when the STB is configured
for Local mode. In Local mode, the program listings are hard-coded in an XML file.
System Upgrade – explains how to download and install software when there is updated STB
code available from VBrick.
Serial Port Passthrough – explains how to use the serial port to control external devices such
as cameras or networked devices.
Using the Set Top Box – explains how to get started using the system. It explains how to
navigate, how to use the interface, and other basic STB concepts.
Font Co nventio ns
Arial bold is used to describe dialog boxes and menu choices, for example: Start > All
Programs > VBrick
Courier fixed-width font is used for code elements (C++, HTML) as well as
filenames, directories, etc.
Bold Courier fixed-width font is used to indicate user input in keyboard
commands, scripts, etc.
Web addresses are displayed as hyperlinks in the format: http://www.VBrick.com
Italics are used to emphasize specific words or phrases.