VBrick Systems ETHERNETV 4410-0118-0009, Admin Manual

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Users and User Groups
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Copyright Restrictions & Expiration Privileges
Administrators can allow users to set Copyright Restrictions and Expiration Privileges when
adding stored content or scheduling a recording. Note that copyright restrictions apply only
to Portal Server-initiated playback sessions (and not, for example to direct RTSP requests to
a VOD server).
Content Edit Permissions
In some specialized end-user environments, this option can be used to allow or deny access
to certain administrative and content management features.
Configuring User Groups
Grouping users is common practice and makes administering access to the ETV Portal
Server less complicated than administering access by individual user. The ETV Portal Server
server allows the administrator to create User Groups, specify group memberships for users,
and set access privileges for the group. A user can be a member of one group or multiple
groups. Group access privileges also can be set and modified on a per group basis.
If an LDAP directory is being used for Authentication, the same group information that is
available in the directory can be used to Authorize end users to access the ETV Portal Server.
For example, if the organization has three User Groups in its LDAP directory—Marketing,
Engineering, and Sales—they can simply create these groups in the ETV Portal Server
system, and assign privileges to the groups.
Add/Modify Group Information
If LDAP is being used for authentication, then the group name has to exactly match the
group name in the LDAP directory. If LDAP is not being used, Group Names can be entered
directly into the ETV Portal Server database. If Microsoft's Active Directory is used, to find
the available list of active groups in
Windows XP
, browse to
My Network Places
and click on
the left-hand menu
Search Active Directory
. A new window will open. Click
Find now
to see