VBrick Systems VOD-W Server VBrick v4.2.3, Admin Manual

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Getting Started
VOD-W Admin Guide 11
3. Enter the
IP or Domain
,
Server Description
(optional),
FTP User Name
(default =
vbrickuser
) and
FTP Password
(default =
vbrickuser
).
4. Accept the default
Publishing Point
parameters and click
Add
when done.
This completes the Portal Server Configuration. However in order to verify the installation as
explained below, you must sync the VOD-W server with the ETV Portal server as follows:
T
To manually sync the VOD-W server with the ETV Portal Server
1. Launch the ETV Portal Server admin tool and go to
Global Settings > Global
Assignments > Assign VOD Polling Interval
.
2. Click
Sync Now
. Do not change anything else and exit when done.
Step 5. Verify the Installation
Use the following sequence of steps to verify the VOD-W server is installed properly and can
communicate with the ETV Portal Server. If you can use the ETV Portal Server to launch a
video stored on the VOD-W Server, you have tested connectivity and verified the installation.
For more information about ETV Portal Server, see the
ETV Portal Server Admin Guide .
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To verify the installation
1. Ping the IP address of the VOD-W server from any PC in the same network.
2. Launch an ETV Portal Server client. (Open a browser and enter the ETV Portal Server
hostname or IP address (e.g.
http://portalserveripaddr
) in the address bar.
3. Go to
Browse Video Library
and launch any video in the
Demo
folder. The video should
display in the preview window.
4. On the VOD-W server, go to
Start > Program > QuickVideo OnDemand Server > Monitor
QVOD Server
to launch the QVOD Server Console.
5. In the navigation pane on the console, click on Sessions to view playback data for the
video you just launched. Important : You must view the Session Manager while playback
is in progress. If the video ends, no data will be shown.
6. Verify that the
Host Name
IP address matches the computer from which you launched
the video. If the IP address matches and a
DataRate
is shown, you have verified
connectivity between the VOD-W server and the ETV Portal server.