VBrick Systems V5.0 manual Overview, Optional Modules

Chapter 1

Introduction

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Overview

The VBrick Enterprise Media System (VEMS) is a web-based portal for accessing Live and On-Demand audio and video files. The Enterprise Media System provides a simple interface to easily locate available media assets from Windows PCs, Apple Macintoshes, and IP Receivers. Upon accessing the main portal page, users can navigate or search for specific videos, select the video, and immediately begin viewing television quality video. For on- demand videos, users can Fast Forward/Rewind and Seek to specific points in the video. Details on the specific functionality are included later in this document.

The Enterprise Media System Portal Server can be accessed by Windows-base PCs, Macintoshes, or by the VEMS IP Receiver (IPR). For the most part, the operation of the Portal Server is the same from a Windows-based PC, an Apple Macintosh (see note below), or an IPR but there are some subtle differences. The majority of this document is written from a PC perspective, so certain screen shots may be slightly different on a Macintosh or a IP Receiver. For example, the Macintosh client can be configured to use QuickTime Player (or the VBrick Player) to display video. With Apple QuickTime, the player window will look different from the screen shots provided here.

Optional Modules

Various Portal Server functions are optional and may not be included with your system. Each of these items is a separately-purchasable option and requires a license. If these options have not been purchased, that particular functionality will not be available in the application. For example, if you do not have a Scheduling license, the Scheduling pages will not be shown on the VEMS interface. All of the items in the following table require a license from VBrick.

Table 1. Optional Portal Server Modules

Module	Description
Scheduler	Lets you schedule broadcasts, conferences, etc. in advance.
Network Video Recorder	Offloads recording tasks to a separate machine.
Channel Guide	Provides program content from a third-party content provider.
VEMS Reporter	An analysis tool for examining Portal Server usage and statistics.
VEMS Backup	Provides a redundant backup server for automated backup of
	key files and directories.

VEMS Portal Server User Guide 1