VBrick Systems V4.4.3 manual Server Requirements, Desktop Requirements

quality video. For on-demand videos, users can Fast Forward/Rewind and Seek to specific points in the video. Standard access control functionality provides restriction of certain content to particular users, user groups, or IP receivers. An optional scheduling module allows users to schedule devices to send video, receive video, record video, or to initiate a two-way conference.

Server Requirements

VBrick has tested the ETV Portal Server on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server

2008. The minimum server requirements include:

•Windows Server 2003 (Standard Edition or Web Edition).

•Windows Server 2008 (Web Edition or Enterprise Edition).

•Pentium IV or Xeon Processor 1.26 GHz Minimum (2 GHz or higher recommended).

•RAM 512 MB Minimum (1 GB or more recommended).

•Hard Drive 36 GB Minimum (larger for frequent recording).

Note The ETV Portal Server will not operate correctly on a server that is configured as a primary domain controller or with other network-related services and software.

Desktop Requirements

Windows-based PC and Macintosh users access the ETV Portal Server through a web browser. For Windows-based PCs, on the first access to the server, VBrick StreamPlayer software is automatically downloaded to the PC. StreamPlayer software lets end users select a stream and view TV-quality video directly on a PC. Macintosh users view MPEG-4 video through the QuickTime player.

Table 1. Desktop Requirements

PC Type	Requirements
Windows PCs	• Windows 2000, XP (Service Pack 3), or Vista.

•750 MHz Pentium III processor (Pentium IV required for H.264).

•512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended for H.264).

•SVGA video card 1024x768, video card acceleration and 32 bit color recommended.

•Minimum 250 MB hard disk space for installation.

•Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

•Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher.

•Firefox 2.0 or higher.

•DirectX Media Version 8.1 and higher.

Macintosh PCs	•	Mac OS X 10.3 or higher for PowerPC.
	• Mac OS X 10.4 or higher for Intel-based PC.
	• Firefox for Macintosh 2.0 or higher.
	• QuickTime Player 6.0 or higher.
	• Internet Explorer on a Macintosh is not supported.
Linux PCs	•	Red Hat Fedora 9.1
	•	Firefox 2.0.
	•	512 MB RAM.

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