VBrick Systems VB6000 Series, Getting Started Manual

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Integrated Web Server
VBrick Appliance Getting Started Guide 39
Multiple Applies
In Edit mode, on some screens it is possible to have more than one
Apply
button. It is
necessary to make sure the correct
Apply
is used for the section of the screen in which the
change is made. Using
Apply
on one section of the screen may change which settings are
available in other sections of that screen. Also, be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the
screen, to make sure all selections are visible.
When there are dual encoders, each slot is configured
independently of the other.
Serving Custom ASX and HTML Files
VBrick WM appliances create and serve built-in .asx files that are used to launch streams.
VBrick appliances can also serve custom .html or .asx files that
you create and store in Flash
memory on the VBrick's C: drive. For example, you may want to use the VBrick as a web
server to launch custom .html or .asx files. Custom .asx files are typically used for playlists;
custom .html files are useful for web pages that have an embedded media player. To support
this functionality, the appliance recognizes the following special file names. These special files
can be stored in Flash memory at
ftp://admin@<VBrick_IP_Address>/WEB/
and can be
customized and served as necessary.
For example, you can create and save a file called
Custom1.html
that is recognized as a special
file name and will be available from the VBrick web server. The file
Custom6.html
is not
recognized and will not be served. Note that .asx files are text files that manage the streaming
of .asf files. They are very small (less than 1K) because they contain instructions and no data.
When a you click a link to an .asx file, the browser downloads it to the browser cache,
launches the Windows Media Player, and then starts streaming the file. When the Player
interprets the .asx file, it accesses the streaming media specified in the .asx file. The following
snippet shows typical content
inside an .asx file:
<ASX VERSION="3">
<ENTRY>
<REF HREF="http://<Server_IP_Address>/videofile.wmv"/>
<REF HREF="http://<VBrick_IP_Address>:8080/vbrickvideo1"/>
</ENTRY>
</ASX>
Custom1.asx
Custom2.asx
Custom3.asx
Custom4.asx
Custom5.asx Custom1.html
Custom2.html
Custom3.html
Custom4.html
Custom5.html