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Portal Server v5.0 User Guide
This Portal Server User Guide is written for anyone who will be using or evaluating the VBrick
Enterprise Media System Portal Server. This includes system administrators, software
developers, network technicians, and end users in a variety of business environments. The
VEMS Portal Server is a web-based portal for accessing and managing video assets including
both live or stored audio and video files. The VEMS Portal Server is a key component in
VBrick's Enterprise Media System. The VEMS Portal Server provides a simple, intuitive
interface that easily discovers available media assets in your network. Key components in
VBrick's VEMS solution include:
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VOD Servers – VOD-W and VOD-WM servers provide standard video-on-demand
features for H.264 and Windows Media files respectively.
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VBrick Hardware Encoders/Decoders – network video appliances that can reside
anywhere on your network to provide either distributed or high-density centralized
encoding/decoding for Windows Media and H.264 video.
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WM IP Receiver – digital set top boxes that provide a low-cost standalone decoder for
DVD-quality Windows Media video assets.
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Important Note
VEMS v5.0 supports Windows Media and H.264 technology (content, encoders and VOD
servers). Existing MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 devices and content are compatible with VEMS
5.0 but have not been tested and will not be initially supported by VBrick. This means you
can use existing MPEG content and devices at your own risk and that some VEMS
functionality (e.g. video conferencing) that requires MPEG devices will not be available in
VEMS v5.0 unless you have existing MPEG encoder/decoder assets. VBrick will provide
full support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 in VEMS v5.1.
Similarly, the Portal Server client has not been tested and will not be initially supported on
Macintosh PCs. Macintosh PCs will be supported in VEMS 5.1. Note that VBrick support
for Linux PCs has been discontinued entirely. See the Portal Server Release Notes for other
features not supported in this release.
provides a overview of the Portal Server. Describes login, logout,
help, and explains how the home page works.
explains how to play stored content and how to use all of the
functionality in the Media Library.
explains how to play live streams and how to use all of the
functionality on the Live Media page.
explains how to use the channel guide to view scheduled
programming. This is an optional module.
explains how to schedule live or stored broadcasts, recordings, video
conferences, etc. This is an optional module.