VBrick Systems VOD-W Server VBrick v4.2.1 - Manual (Page 40)

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• IP Address.
• Current Data Rate (Mbps).
• Utilization (current data rate/network speed) shown as a status bar.
Individual Network Interface Card
Network Manager View is a good place to see an overview of all network activity. From the
left side of the QVOD Server Console, if the Network Manager sub-tree branch is collapsed,
double-click on
Network Manager
or click on the plus sign
+
that appears to the left of
Network Manager, to expand the subtree. After the branch is expanded, you will see a tree
node showing the IP address of the server NIC. Click on the IP address of your server and
the right-hand side will display the individual network interface card view. This view has the
NIC
section and the
Performance
sections.
The NIC speed setting function allows an administrator to limit the amount of video data
that is streamed over a network segment by a QVOD Server. If, for example, the IT group in
a company only allows a portion of its network to be used for video streaming, an
administrator can use this feature to define a limit that complies with this restriction. The
Performance
window in the individual NIC view, displays more detailed information of the
NIC.
IP Address IP address of the selected NIC.
MAC Address MAC address of the selected NIC.
Slider bar Allows you to set a limit on the usage of the selected NIC. To limit the
usage, move the slider bar to select the maximum throughput allowed
(Max. Allowed Mbps) for streaming through the NIC (as a percentage
(Pct. Allowed) of the total NIC speed (Network Speed Mbps), then
click on the Set Pct. Allowed button to activate the setting.