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VBrick Systems EtherneTV-NXG 1 Quick Start Manual

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M P E G - 1 , 2 & 4
VBrick EtherneTV-NXG 1 & 2 Video on Demand Server
Quick Start Guide
Version 2.0.0
June 23, 2004
4410-0108-0000
VBrick Systems, Inc.
12 Beaumont Road
Wallingford, Connecticut 06492
V B r i c k E t h e r n e T V
M e d i a D i s t r i b u t i o n S y s t e m
Telephone: 1-203-265-0044
Toll Free (USA Only): 1-866-VBrick-1
www.VBrick.com

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  • Page 1 M P E G - 1 , 2 & 4 VBrick EtherneTV-NXG 1 & 2 Video on Demand Server Quick Start Guide Version 2.0.0 June 23, 2004 4410-0108-0000 VBrick Systems, Inc. 12 Beaumont Road Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 V B r i c k E t h e r n e T V...

  • Page 2: Disclaimer

     VBrick Systems, Inc., 2004 Disclaimer VBrick Systems, Inc. has reviewed this manual to insure it is an easy-to-use guide. All statements, technical information, and recommendations in this manual and in any guides or related documents are believed to be reliable, but accuracy and completeness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted and they are not intended to be, nor should they be understood to be, representations or warrants concerning the products described.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Table of Contents ... 2 OPYRIGHT ... 2 ISCLAIMER ... 2 RADEMARKS ABLE OF ONTENTS QUICK START ... 4 1. Unpack the EtherneTV-NXG1 Server..4 2.

  • Page 4: Quick Start

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Quick Start 1. Unpack the EtherneTV-NXG1 Server. Each shipment comes with: • An introduction letter • Quick Start Guide and Release Notes (located on CD-ROM 8250-0002-0000) •...

  • Page 5: Set Up The Ethernetv-Nxg Server

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G 2. Set up the EtherneTV-NXG Server 1. Connect monitor, keyboard and mouse on the back of the unit, following these steps: NXG-1 NXG-2 •...

  • Page 6: Configure The Ethernetv-Nxg

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G 2. When booting is complete, type “Y” and Enter to continue. Make sure the information from the “Before You Begin” section in the first part of this procedure is available, then press Enter to continue.

  • Page 7: Make Required Entries

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Make required entries: NOTE: Unix commands are all lower case and can contain no spaces. Use an underscore _ for separation. Use the values you determined in Table 1. Enter the system’s new hostname in lowercase: •...

  • Page 8: Verify Entries

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Verify entries The previous entries will be displayed. • Review the information you entered. If everything appears to be correct, type “y” and Enter to continue.
  • Page 9 V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G NOTES: • CRITICAL NOTE: The IP address of the EtherneTV-NXG server must be made as a hostname entry in the DNS server in order for the server to be recognized by desktop clients through its domain name (ie: http://vb.loc), rather than using the IP address (ie: http://172.17.6.55).

  • Page 10: Changing Time & Time Zone

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Changing Time & Time Zone When the EtherneTV-NXG is working in conjunction with the EtherneTV-MCS Media Control Server, in order for the time to appear correctly, it is necessary to set the time zone to match that of the EtherneTV-MCS server.

  • Page 11: 1: Introduction

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G CHAPTER one 1: Introduction Brick's EtherneTV-NXG server has been integrated with the EtherneTV family of ICON KEY products including the EtherneTV-MCS Media Control Server, MPEG-1/2/4 streaming encoders, Windows-based desktop computers (future Apple MAC Important support for MPEG-4 only) and the EtherneTV-STB.

  • Page 12: Overview

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Overview System Components These are the main components that together make up VBrick’s EtherneTV Media Distribution System: • The EtherneTV-NXG Video on Demand Server. (NXG1 or 2) •...

  • Page 13: 2: Using The Ethernetv Media Control Server

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G CHAPTER two 2: Using the EtherneTV Media Control Server Access the server From a PC, enter the IP address or hostname to access the MCS. EtherneTV-MCS Version 1.0.0 Version 2.0.0 is different Procedure (Version 1.0.0)

  • Page 14: Procedure (Version 2.0.0)

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Procedure (Version 2.0.0) 1. Browse to "http://<server name>/admin" 2. Enter User ID (admin) and Password (admin), click “Login” 3. Click “Global Settings” 4.

  • Page 15: Download Components

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Download Components VBrick uses its own software-based 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 software based decoding.

  • Page 16: Browse Video Library

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Browse Video Library This link provides direct access to the EtherneTV-NXG server for watching stored Video-On- Demand files. When the user accesses this page, the MCS server builds a web page of available videos on the EtherneTV-NXG server.

  • Page 17: Browse And Configure Ethernetv-Nxg1 System

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Browse and Configure EtherneTV-NXG1 System EtherneTV-NXG Administration The server comes pre-loaded with VBrick content. The only time it is necessary to reload this information would be in the event it is necessary to upgrade or restore the content.

  • Page 18: How-To Ingest Content

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G How-to Ingest content Necessary equipment: • EtherneTV-NXG server • EtherneTV-MCS server • • Ethernet switch or hub • Ethernet, video, and audio cables Instructions: 1.

  • Page 19: Ftp Files And File Ingestion

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G FTP Files and File Ingestion Copy remote files and Ingest content - Necessary equipment: • EtherneTV-NXG server • • Ethernet switch or hub •...

  • Page 20: Automatic File Backup

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G Automatic File Backup The use of a dedicated drive 0 for the OS and VoD software benefits customers in two ways. Firstly, OS patches or new VoD software updates only get applied to drive 0, leaving all the content drives untouched.

  • Page 21: 3: Reference

    V B R I C K E T H E R N E T - N X G CHAPTER three 3: Reference Operation Tips • All assets that are installed into the server should have backup copies available in the event of disk corruption.

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