Black Box iCompel ICOMP-ICC User Manual page 116

7. Channels and Signage Networks
Now, to configure the channel for publication, click the
following settings and click the
Channel Name Enter a unique name for the channel. This appears at the top of the page on the subscriber and in the iCC
Channels Details column.
Description Optional. A meaningful description to further identify the channel and its content.
Publish Mode Select the mode of publication you want:
Manual – You publish by clicking a button on the Manage Channels page. Selecting this mode enables the
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Publish Policy options.
Automatic – The iCC publishes at the time you specify. Selecting this mode enables the Publish options.
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Publish Policy Only enabled if you set Publish Mode to Manual. Select the publication policy you want:
Allow at any time – Allows the channel to be published at any time (whether it has changed or not).
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Allow only after change complete notification – Prevents a change to the channel being published until the
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user completes a notification. Use this as a change control mechanism.
Publish Only enabled if you set Publish Mode to Automatic. Select the time you want the iCC to publish the channel:
at – Publish each day at the time you choose (00:00 is midnight).
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every – Publish regularly at the interval you choose (in hours and minutes).
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Important: Before choosing the timing, take into account when the iCC is publishing other channels in your
configuration. Consider staggering the timings to balance the load on the iCC and on your network.
Channel Server Select how you want to publish the channel:
The iCC /channel/1 folder – The iCC publishes the channel to one of its own channel folders. The iCC
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displays the folder details on the Manage Channels page. Subscribers access the content through FTP,
HTTP, or HTTPS.
The USB Flash Memory's / channel folder – The iCC publishes the channel to the channel folder on an
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attached USB stick.
FTP Site – The iCC uploads the channel to an FTP site. If you need to provide a username and password, do
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so in the Authentication panel.
Publishing Root If you chose to publish using the FTP Site option, the iCC enables this box. Enter the URL required.
URL
A valid FTP URL begins with ftp:// followed by the host name or address and the full path to the publication
location. Examples of valid FTP URLs are:
ftp://example.com/mychannel/
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ftp://192.168.0.23/channel/
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ftp://somehost/a/b/c/
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Note these points:
If the folders do not exist on the FTP server, the iCC attempts to create them. This will fail if you do not provide
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a login name and password with appropriate write access.
To test the setup, the iCC attempts to log into the FTP server you have defined. It notifies you if this is
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successful or not.
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button. The iCC displays the Edit Channel page. Complete the
button: