Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EtherneTV-NXG 2 VBrick Systems
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VBrick EtherneTV Media Distribution System MPEG-1, 2 & 4 VBrick Systems, Inc. Telephone: 1-203-265-004 4 12 Beaumont Road Toll Free (USA Only): 1-866-VBri ck-1 Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 www.VBrick.com VBrick EtherneTV-NXG 1 & 2 Video on Dem and Server Quick Start Guide Version 2.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 2 JUNE 23, 2004 Cop yright VBrick Systems, Inc. copyrights this manual wi th all ri ghts reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of VBrick Systems, Inc.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 3 JUNE 23, 2004 T able of Contents C OPYRIGHT .....................................................................................................................
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 4 JUNE 23, 2004 Quick Start 1. Unpack the Ether neTV -NX G1 Ser v er .
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 5 JUNE 23, 2004 2. Set up the EtherneTV -NXG Server 1. Connect monitor, keyboard an d mouse on t he back of the .
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 6 JUNE 23, 2004 You will be prompted for the following information: 1. The system hostname 2. The system ip address 3. The default gateway ip-address 4. The system netmask 5.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 7 JUNE 23, 2004 Make required entries: Enter the system’s new hostname in lowercase: • Enter the name of the.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 8 JUNE 23, 2004 At the login prompt, type “ root ” then press Enter . At the password prompt, type “ omnibase ” then press Enter . Verify entries The previous entries will be displayed.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 9 JUNE 23, 2004 NOTES: • CRITICAL NOTE: The IP address of the EtherneTV-NX G serve r must be made as a hostname entry in the DNS serve r in order for the server to be recognized by desktop clients through its domain name (ie: http://v b.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 10 JUNE 23, 2004 Changing Time & Time Zone When the EtherneTV-NXG is worki ng in conjun ction with the Ether.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 11 JUNE 23, 2004 1: Introduction Brick's EtherneTV-NXG server has b een int egrated with the Etherne TV fam.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 12 JUNE 23, 2004 Ov er view System Components These are the main components that toget her m ake up VBrick’s EtherneTV Media Distribution System: • The EtherneTV-NXG Video on Dema nd Server.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 13 JUNE 23, 2004 2: Using the EtherneTV Media Control Server Access the ser v er From a PC, enter the IP address or host name to access the MCS. Procedure (Version 1.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 14 JUNE 23, 2004 Procedure (Version 2.0.0) 1. Browse to "http ://<server name> /admin" 2. Enter User ID (admin) and Passwo rd (admin), click “L ogin” 3.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 15 JUNE 23, 2004 Do wnload Components VBrick uses its own software-base d components to decode streams on the desktop. These components include decoders and filters necessary to view MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 streams on a PC using soft ware based decoding.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 16 JUNE 23, 2004 Br o wse Vi deo Libr ar y This link provides direct access to the Ether neTV-NX G server for watching stored Video -On- Demand files.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 17 JUNE 23, 2004 Br o wse and Configure Ether neTV -NX G1 System Ether neTV -NX G Admini stration The server comes pre-l oaded with VBrick content.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 18 JUNE 23, 2004 Ho w-to Ingest content Necessary equipment: • EtherneTV-NXG server • EtherneTV-MCS server • PC • Ethernet switch or hub • Ethernet, video, and audio cables Instr uctions: 1.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 19 JUNE 23, 2004 FTP Files and File Ingestion Copy remote files and Ingest content - Necessary equipment: • EtherneTV-NXG server • PC • Ethernet switch or hub • Ethernet, video, and audio cables • CD containing video files Instructions: 1.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 20 JUNE 23, 2004 Automa tic File Backup The use of a dedicated drive 0 for the OS and VoD software b enefits customers in two ways. Firstly, OS patches or new VoD soft ware updates only get applied t o drive 0, leaving all the content drives untouched.
VBRICK ETHERN ET-NXG VOD QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 2.0.0E COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 21 JUNE 23, 2004 3: Reference Oper a tion Tips • All assets that are installed into the serv er should have backup co pies available in the event of disk corruption.
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