VBPresenter
Presentations directory is a virtual directory in IIS. This directory is the root folder for live presentations only.) There is an MCS directory at the FTP root directory. Note that the entries made in the Admin console are stored in the Portal Server and do not actually configure IIS. These values must reflect what IIS has been configured for.
Note The MCS setup program creates an additional user name and password with an FTP Home directory in the Live Presentations folder on the MCS server. This User Name (Presentations) and password (Presentations) are used in the FTP/Web Server section of the VBPresenter Setup window.
Configure an MCS Presentation User
Perform the following configuration one time only so that the presentation tool you are using can access the Portal Server. These steps will create a pseudo VBPresenter user who is associated with the authoring tool and has specific permissions on the Portal Server.
TTo create a presentation user:
1.Open the Admin Console and go to Users.
2.Add a user name (for example PresentationUser) and give this user the following permissions:
a.Add/Modify Live Channel Privileges – check the appropriate channels.
b.Add/Modify Live Programs Privileges – check the appropriate programs.
a.Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers – check the appropriate servers.
b.Allow Access to Specific VOD Content – check the appropriate folders.
c.Allow Content Publishing – check the appropriate folders.
3.Go to Global Settings > Global Assignments > Assign Presentations and select the user
you created above (for example PresentationUser) as the New Presentation User.
Configure for Live Presentations
You must perform the following steps to configure the Portal Server for each live presentation.
TTo configure the Portal Server for a live presentation:
1.Go to Global Settings > Program Names and add a program name (for example Live Presentation). Then use this same name in the MCS Program Name field in VBPresenter. This is the title that will be displayed on the Live Broadcasts page during a live presentation.
2.If necessary, give your end users access to this live presentation. Go to Users > Add/
Modify Live Channel Privileges and select this Program Name.
Hint To
Launching a Live Presentation
The web server in VBPresenter can be configured with either a domain name or an IP address. If configured with an IP address, you must launch the MCS client using the IP
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