Using Secure URL Password Protection

Use the VbPortal tab on the Configuration Utility to configure secure URL password protection. Secure URL protection prevents users from bypassing Portal Server authentication and playing back VOD content directly from VOD-W servers. Requests from player software and devices (for example STBs, IPRs, and PCs) include a key that is generated by the Portal Server and validated by the VOD-W server. This key is valid for a limited time and is generated using a password configured on both the VOD-W Server and the Portal Server. These passwords must match.

VOD-W Configuration

TTo enable URL password protection on the VOD-W Server

1.Open the VOD-W control panel application (go to Start > Control Panel > Infovalue

QuickVideo).

2.Select the VbPortal tab

3.Check Enable RTSP URL Password Protection and enter and confirm the password. (The default password is vbrickkey.) This password must match the VOD-W Server.

4.Click OK to save and exit the control panel application.

5.Reboot the server when done to apply changes.

Portal Server Configuration

TTo enable URL password protection on the Portal Server

1.Open the Portal Server Admin console, go to Global Settings > Servers > Add/Modify VoD/FTP Servers, and select the VOD-W server you wish to configure.

2.Check Enable RTSP URL Password Protection and enter and confirm the password. (The default password is vbrickkey.) This password must match the Portal Server.

3.Click Modify to save your changes.

If you wish to enable URL protection but also have some devices that are not connected to the Portal Server, you can enable VOD requests to these devices by adding their IP addresses to the list of Allowed IPs. Simply enter the enter the IP address of a device in the New IP field and click Add. Devices that access VOD content through the Portal Server do not need to be configured in this manner. Only those devices that communicate with the VOD server directly—without going through a Portal Server—require this configuration.

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VBrick v4.2.3 specifications

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