VBrick Systems ETHERNETV V4.4.3 - Manual (Page 93)

Server Administration
ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 81
Stations
Use this page to add stations to the Channel Guide on the Portal Server "user" interface.
There are two types of stations.
Custom Stations
are those for which you define program
information and associate with a stream.
TV Stations
are those acquired through a third-party
provider.
TV Stations
are also associated with a stream and already have program information
provided by a Channel Guide Server. Note that the
Add TV Stations
option is not shown
unless you have a Channel Guide Server license installed on the Portal Server (see Installing
Serial Numbers and License Files on page 15 for more information). All currently defined
stations are shown in the
Stations List
.
The Portal Server discovers all available live streams on the network. On a network with
many live streams, the administrator can keep the stream list organized by assigning channel
numbers. This also provides an environment for end users that is similar to television. When
adding stations, you can assign or change the
Icon
,
Name
,
Channel
number etc. You can also
enter a searchable
Description
that displays in the
View Info
popup when you mouseover the
channel number in the user interface. You can also enter
Keywords
for searching, and values
for any custom fields that have been defined (see Custom Fields on page 28).
Channel Guide Update
Time and Day Select the time and day when the Portal Server will connect to the
specified Channel Guide Server for program updates. This
updates the Channel Guide on the user interface. When TV
Station program data is updated, all expired Custom Station
program data (more than 14 days old) is purged.
Channel Guide Update Click
Update Now
to immediately retrieve programming from the
Channel Guide Server and/or update the Channel Guide on the
user interface. An update purges all outdated programming
information from the database.