Portal server configuration – VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.1 User Manual

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Windows Media and Darwin servers require no additional configuration.) Use the following
steps to configure a VOD-W server to work with ACNS.

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To configure a VOD-W server to work with ACNS:

1. Login the VOD-W server.
2. Go to

Start > Windows Explorer

.

3. Expand the tree in the left pane under the drive labeled

(C:)

.

4. Expand

Program Files

under C: and then expand

InfoValue

under that.

5. Click on

QuickVideo OnDemand Server

.

6. Double-click on the file

QvcsSetup.ini

. The system should use Notepad to open the file.

7. Locate the line that reads "

[Ingest]

".

8. Locate the lines beginning with

StoragePathN=

shortly after the "

[Ingest]

" line where N is

a number. Leave the Notepad window open.

9. Go to

Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

10. Expand the tree in the left pane and expand

FTP Sites

.

11. For each

StoragePath

line found in step 8, configure a virtual directory for it as follows:

a. Right-click on the

Default FTP Site

and then select

New > Virtual Directory

.

b. Click

Next

in the Welcome to the Wizard window.

c. For

Virtual Directory Alias

, enter the text after the first backslash (\) from the

StoragePath

line whose data is being setup. For example, if the line reads

StoragePath1=D:\Content

, enter

Content

for the

Alias

. Click

Next

.

d. For

FTP Site Content Directory

, click

Browse

and navigate to the directory specified

in the

StoragePath

line whose data is being setup. Click

OK

then

Next

.

e. In the

Access Permissions

window, click

Next

to select the default permission of

Read

.

f.

Click

Finish

to complete creation of the new Virtual Directory.

Portal Server Configuration

Portal Server integration with Cisco's ACNS Server is available with Portal Server v4.0.1 or
later software. The following procedures explain (1) how to configure a manifest file on the
Portal Server that will be used by the ACNS server to ensure that the content on the ACNS
Server matches the content on the Portal Server; and (2) how to verify that forced use of
TCP for MPEG-4 content is disabled.

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To create a manifest file on the Portal Server:

1. Install MCS v4.0.1 or later from the EtherneTV Product CD See the ETV Portal Server

Release Notes for detailed instructions.

2. After installing the Portal Server, open the Portal Server Admin Console and go to

Global Settings > Global Assignments > Set Cisco ACNS Manifest Options

.

3. Check

Enable manifest generation

, select the files (MPEG-4 and/or WM) to include,

and specify an interval (default = 10 minutes) that defines how often the file will be
regenerated.

4. Click

Submit

when done.

5. Click

Generate Now

to create an "on demand" manifest file. The Portal Server will create

(and periodically overwrite) a manifest file called

ACNSManifest.xml

in the

Program

Files\VBrick\MCS\Cisco

folder. The

Cisco

subdirectory is automatically created.

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