VBrick Systems ETHERNETV V4.4.3 - Manual (Page 45)

Global Settings
ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 33
Configuring a QuickTime Streaming Server
A Darwin Streaming Server runs on Windows Server and other platforms and is configured
on the Portal Server Admin pages. A Darwin server is the open source version of Apple's
QuickTime Streaming Server. It is supported by the open source community and not by
Apple. Darwin servers are compatible with Linux, Windows, and Macintosh desktops. They
ingest and play MPEG-4 content only and require an FTP server (see Creating a VOD-D
FTP Server on page 38.) For more about downloading, installing, and configuring a Darwin
server, go to http://developer.apple.com/opensource/server/streaming/index.html
A QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) is a Unix-based device that runs on Mac OS X. QTSS
is delivered as part of Mac OS X Server and provides enhanced administration and media
management tools that are not available as part of the open source project. The following
instructions explain how to configure a QuickTime Server so that it is fully compatible with
the VBrick Portal Server. When properly configured, the Portal Server will recognize, display,
and play content stored on the QTSS and will record content to the QTSS. A QuickTime
Streaming service is part of Mac OS X Server. It is not related to the Portal Server
application and is configured separately. This procedure has been tested on Mac OS X 10.5. It
may work on other Mac OS X versions but this has not been verified by VBrick.
A typical installation of QuickTime Streaming Service (QTSS) under Mac OS X Server will
set the default content to be served from
\Library\QuickTimeStreaming\Movies . A typical
installation of FTP service will set the default
Authenticated users see
to FTP Root And Share
Points and the
FTP Root
to /Library/FTPServer/FTPRoot . These defaults must be modified as
explained below.
Supports HTTP
Tunneling? VOD-W only. Determines whether or not the server supports
HTTP tunneling. Default = checked. Go to Global Assignments to
actually enable HTTP tunneling. See "Assign LAN/Internet
Address Range > Always use TCP protocol for MPEG-4 content"
in Global Assignments on page 21. Uncheck if you are using a
VOD-W server installed before Portal Server v4.2.
Web Service Port
(HTTP) The Portal Server and the VOD-W communicate using a web
service configured to use port 80 by default. If you choose to
tunnel over port 80, you must use a different port for the web
service communication using this parameter. You must configure
the VOD-W to use this same port for the web service. See "Using
HTTP Tunneling" in the VOD-W Admin Guide for more details.
Enable URL Password
Protection VOD-W only. Default = unchecked. To enable URL password
protection, check the box and enter and confirm a password. The
password must match the password configured on the VOD-W server.
Default password =
vbrickkey . If checked, all video requests sent to
VOD-W servers by the ETV Portal Server will have a security
token embedded in the URL. The VOD-W server will validate and
deny the request if the token is absent or invalid.
Note This procedure explains how to configure the QTSS to work with the ETV Portal
Server. It assumes you have a working administrator knowledge of Mac OS X. You can
use other methods but this is the only method used and tested by VBrick.