Server Type

• NXG – Linux-based Kasenna VOD server.

 

VOD-WWindows-based InfoValue VOD server.

 

VOD-D – Darwin Open Source server for Linux, Windows,

 

Mac, etc. Ingests and plays MPEG4 content only. Requires an

 

FTP server. See Creating a VOD-D FTP Server on page 38.

 

VOD-WM-Standard – Microsoft Windows Media Server

 

(unicast only). Requires an FTP server. See Creating a VOD-

 

WM FTP Server on page 38.

 

VOD-WM-Enterprise – Microsoft Windows Media Server

 

(unicast or multicast). Requires an FTP server. See Creating a

 

VOD-WM FTP Server on page 38.

 

• FTP – Use FTP only if you want to copy from the Recorder

 

server to another FTP server in which case it records to

 

ftp:\root.

 

File-Server – Any Windows computer with an FTP server

 

running can be configured as a progressive download file server.

 

See Add File Server on page 39.

 

 

FTP Password

The FTP password the Portal Server uses when publishing content

 

to the server. The default FTP password for NXG, VOD-D,

 

VOD-WM, and FTP servers is vbrickuser. The default FTP

 

password for VOD-W servers is anonymous. If the FTP Password

 

is changed on the server, it must be changed here as well. Use any

 

combination of alphanumeric and special characters.

 

 

Publishing Local Path

Maps the Publishing Directory to the physical location on the

 

VOD server.

 

 

Publishing Directory

Used for Add Video, FTP, or Record. The logical path to a folder

 

under FTP root. This is the staging area on the VOD server from

 

which files are ingested to the destination folder.

 

 

Streaming Alias (IP or

Some content hosts (PowerStream, Akamai, etc.) use one host

Domain)

name for FTPing and indexing content, and another host name for

 

streaming content. If necessary, use this field to identify the host

 

name alias for streaming content. Be aware that if you specify a

 

Streaming Alias here, it overrides all other addresses (LAN and

 

Internet) that have been defined for streaming content. In other words,

 

one alias is used for all streaming for all users.

 

 

HTTP Tunneling Port

VOD-W, VOD-WM and VOD-D servers can stream to clients via

 

the HTTP protocol. By default this uses port 80. If another process

 

on the server (for example a web server) is also using the HTTP

 

protocol, there will be a conflict on this port. This setting lets you

 

select a different port (1–65535 with limitations) to be used when

 

streaming via HTTP. This setting must correspond with the port

 

setting on the server. See "Assign LAN/Internet Address Range >

 

Always use TCP protocol for MPEG-4 content" in Global

 

Assignments on page 21.

 

 

Secondary Server

A VOD server can have two addresses: one for Internet users and

Address

one for LAN users (see also IP or Domain name above). This is the

 

secondary server address for Internet users. It is the IP address or

 

domain name of a second NIC or a NAT.

 

 

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