NCast Presentation Recorder Reference Manual
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(S)FTP username - FTP server username
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(S)FTP password - FTP server password
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FTP anonymous login - login as anonymous (username & password are not used)
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(S)FTP upload directory - directory where to upload archives, which may be absolute or relative
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Private key to upload – SSH2 secure key for use with the SFTP protocol
4.7.2. (S)FTP Upload Directory – Special Parameter
The (S)FTP upload directory name may include special codes (%n, %t) which will modify the directory name
based on the Channel number or Transcode variable. For example, if the FTP upload directory path is
written as:
pr720/Class-%n/archives
then for files completing a Channel 1 session the effective upload directory will be
pr720/Class-001/archives
and for files completing a Channel 2 session the effective upload directory will be
pr720/Class-002/archives
This provides for automatic placement of uploaded files into directories based on the channel number which
was used for recording. Changing directories based on Channel number or Transcode variable may help
ease the administration of many incoming files being recorded and uploaded by a single Presentation
Recorder.
Directory based access rights (as implemented on the N-Way server) will automatically restrict viewers rights
to the directory/channel for which they are entitled.
4.7.3. Connection Test
The PR-720 will try to connect to the (S)FTP server and list contents of the upload directory. It uses the
current configuration of all parameters.
4.7.4. Multiple Upload Locations
The (S)FTP information is specified on a Channel basis. Since each Channel has its own unique (S)FTP
information, different (S)FTP sites may be accessed by starting or using different Channels.
For example, if the Session starting at 9:00 am needs to be uploaded to Dept. A's server, and the Session
starting at 10:00 am needs to be uploaded to Dept. B's server, this is easily accomplished by specifying
different (S)FTP sites in the Channel Table. Or if some uploads go to a local, on-campus server and if other
uploads go to a remote CDN server, the Channel Table settings may be used to differentiate the upload
repository for each different recording.
Information about what Channel was used to record an archive is retained with the archive. If later, from the
Archives page, a new upload or re-upload is requested, the system extracts current (S)FTP settings from the
Channel Table entry and uses that (S)FTP site information to upload the recording. Thus, the “Upload All
Archives” button may result in the transfer of existing archives to many different (S)FTP sites.
4.8. C
HANNEL
S
ETTINGS
– N
OTIFICATIONS
The Presentation Recorder has an extensive system of notifications by e-mail for routine and extraordinary
events related to Channel operation. Events can be informational, like “Archive uploaded” or “Recording
Started Normally”, or they can be error reports such as “Recording Start Failed - Disk Full” or “Archive
Upload Failed”. See Section 3.9. for information on how to setup system-wide error notifications.
4.8.1. Channel N Settings - Notifications
Each Channel provides for entry of an e-mail to be associated with that Channel. Channels are often used in
conjunction with specific presenters or Departments, so the person or Department most closely associated
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