VBrick Systems MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Installation

STB Admin Guide 1

Chapter 1

Installation

Overview

EtherneTV Media Distribution System provides the ability to view live streams and stored

assets directly on a television or monitor by using the EtherneTV-STB Set Top Box decoder.

The EtherneTV Set Top Box is integrated with the EtherneTV Portal Server and the

EtherneTV-NXG Video on Demand server to enable viewing of MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and

MPEG-4 pre-recorded and live streams. The EtherneTV-STB can also be deployed as a

standalone decoder without the need for an MCS. The STB can be configured to operate in

one of three modes: MCS, Local (standalone), Local-Fullscreen (standalone). See Start Mode

on page 10 for details.

When the installation of set top boxes includes an ETV Portal Server, the set top box is

directed to the portal server for user control; the graphics and user interface reside on the

ETV Portal Server. When the set top box is deployed independently of the portal server, it

comes equipped (in local mode) with a user interface and internal graphics. The Set Top Box

can be configured through a web browser on a PC in either Local mode or MCS mode.

Topics in this chapter

Overview

Using the Command Prompt

Initial Setup

Figure 1. Ethernet-TV Media Distribution System

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