Adding a DVR Service to the SAM
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Adding a DVR Service to the SAM
The Application URL that you enter when creating a SAM DVR service determines
whether the DVR service uses open (global) or conditional (package) access.
Follow these instructions to globally or conditionally authorize DVRs for the DVR
service.
1
On the DNCS Administrative Console, click the
Application Interface Modules
tab.
2
Click
SAM Service
. The SAM Service List window opens.
3
Click
File
and select
New
. The Set Up SAM Service window opens.
4
Follow these instructions to enter data in the fields of the Set Up SAM Service
window:
Service Name:
Enter a name for the DVR service, such as
DVR Enable
.
Short Description:
Enter a short description (up to 5 alphanumeric
characters) for the DVR service, such as
DVR
. Subscribers see the short
description in the channel banner when DVR service is activated.
Long Description:
Enter a long description (up to 32 alphanumeric
characters) for the DVR service. This information is for your use only.
Subscribers will not see the text that you enter here.
Application URL:
Enter one of the following URLs according to how you
want to offer this service:
–
Open access (global method):
To offer the DVR service to all subscribers
who have a DVR, enter
bfs://resapp/pvrac
.
–
Controlled access (package method):
To limit the DVR service only to
subscribers who have a DVR and who are authorized for the DVR
package, enter
bfs://resapp/pvrac;EID=#
, replacing the # symbol with the
decimal
equivalent of the EID for the DVR package.
Note:
To obtain decimal equivalent of the EID, refer to step 13 of
Adding
a DVR Package to the DNCS
(on page 3).
