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4. Complete or modify the fields in IPR Configuration as necessary and click Submit. This
adds the new configuration to the list of configured IPRs shown on the previous page.
Configuring IP Receiver Timeout
Digital IP Receivers time out by default every two hours and display a popup message. This
means that if a video exceeding two hours is playing and you do not interact with the system,
the video will stop, the STB will display a popup message, and you will be redirected to the
login page. The configurable timeout option described here lets you set the timeout interval
to a higher value so a video can play all day for example without timing out. The STB
requires a periodic timeout for cleanup but you can set the timeout value to a high number to
minimize the potential disruption caused by timeouts.
As explained below, you can configure the timeout interval on Digital IP Receivers (STBs) by
changing two configuration values in the Portal Server installation files. One value is in
web.config; the other is in VBUService.exe.config.
TTo modify the STB timeout value:
1. Navigate to <InstallDir>\Vbrick\MCS\web.config
2. Find the key called SessionTimeOutIPR and set this value to the desired timeout. This
value is in minutes, so if you want the STB to timeout every 8 hours, you would set this
value to 480.
Note The only time you will manually complete the IPR Configuration fields is when you
are defining the configuration for an IPR that will be added to the network at a later
time. In this case, you will need to know the configuration data in advance.
Host Name Required. Host name of IPR.
IP Address Required. IP address of IPR.
User Name Defaults to system-defined value if blank.
User Password Defaults to system-defined value if blank.
Confirm Password Defaults to system-defined value if blank. Must match User Password
if entered above.
Software Revision Optional.
IPR Model Select from the dropdown using the last four digits of the IPR model
number. To determine model number, reboot the IPR and note the
model number when the splash screen is displayed. See the WM IPR
Admin Guide for more information.
• WM IPR 0 – IPR model 8000-0113-0000
• WM IPR 1 – IPR model 8000-0113-0001
• WM IPR 2 – IPR model 8000-0113-0002
Start Mode Select from the dropdown: ETV Portal Server, Local, or Local-
Fullscreen
Note The only requirement in configuring a timeout value is that the SDK timeout
(configured in VBUServer.exe.config) must be set to a greater value than
SessionIPRTimeOut (configured in web.config).