Servers; Add/Modify Vod/Ftp Servers - VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.1 Admin Manual

Live Stream
Max. Concurrent
Viewers
Viewing Period of
Stream Recordings

Servers

Use the

Servers

Note that you can cluster multiple servers to increase throughput. The ETV Portal Server
will automatically load balance all servers defined on the
configuration is necessary. Note that content added by users in the Internet zone will only be
ingested to VOD servers in the Internet zone for which they have permissions. Content
added by users in the LAN zone will be ingested to all VOD servers to which they have
permissions. See ETV Video-on-Demand Servers on page 6 for more about ETV servers.

Add/Modify VOD/FTP Servers

Use this window to add Video-On-Demand Server(s) to the ETV Portal Server. If the
network supports Windows 98 users, you must use the IP address of the VOD server—not
the host name. After selecting a
settings for FTP Password, Publishing Local Path, Publishing Directory, etc. unless there is a
compelling reason to change them. Nor is it necessary to create a Streaming Alias. Unless you
are using HTTP Tunneling, leave this parameter blank.
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Click on any live stream shown in the list to populate this field.
Set the maximum number of concurrent viewers for this stream to
unlimited or any number greater than zero.
Set the length of the viewing period for a file recorded with this
stream in hours, days, weeks, months, or years. The file will no
longer be available for viewing at the end of the period and will be
deleted or saved as configured in Global Assignments > Set
Expired VOD Content Treatment.
page to add/modify VOD servers or to add/modify VOD content folders.
Server Type
page; no additional
Servers
VBrick recommends you keep the default
Global Settings
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