VBrick Systems EtherneTV v4.2.1 Portal Server, Admin Manual

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Global Settings
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The URL must point to a web server or a local drive. The Portal Server server can act as the
web server for this content, if the content is placed in the
c:\program files\vbrick\mcs
directory on the ETV Portal Server (or in any subdirectory you create, e.g.
... mcs\test_files\test.doc
). A local path or network shared path also can be entered.
Content accessed from a local drive (or network shared path) needs to be entered in the
format
c:/path/file
(it will fail if you use back slashes, for example
c:\path\file
). Also, this
drive needs to be accessible by those that have access to the link.
Priority Alert
These pages are used to create priority alert templates that Portal Server users can
subsequently use to launch a priority alert.
Priority alerts are launched from the Portal Server user
interface—not from the Admin console. A priority alert is a schedule that can be executed by
Portal Server users with appropriate permissions. This schedule broadcasts a live or stored
video to specified VBricks or set top boxes in case of an emergency. The schedule is executed
instantly, for a specified duration or indefinitely. When done (or manually stopped) all
preempted schedules automatically resume.
A priority alert template pre-defines all parameters for the broadcast so that it can be
launched immediately; it pre-empts all other broadcasts. Very simply, you define the source
stream (live or stored) and the downstream targets (VBricks or STBs) and then save the
template for future use. It is important to note that priority alert streams are shown only on
monitors or TVs attached to VBricks and STBs respectively.
They are not shown on the Portal
Server user interface. If you are watching a stream in the embedded player on the user interface
browser, you will not see a priority alert.
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To create a Priority Alert Template:
1. Go to
Global Settings > Priority Alert
. This page shows a list of previously defined
templates (if any).
Note Live and stored broadcasts, in this context, refer to content that is being streamed over
your IP multicast-enabled network. This does not mean there is IP broadcasting to
your entire network.