Quick Start
for IP/TV 3.0

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Getting Started

Setting Up IP/TV Server, IP/TV Content Manager, and IP/TV Viewer

Creating an OnDemand Program

Creating a Scheduled Program

Quick Start
for IP/TV 3.0

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Getting Started

Follow these step-by-step instructions to quickly set up IP/TV and begin defining on-demand and scheduled programs.

IP/TV has three separate components: IP/TV Content Manager, IP/TV Server, and IP/TV Viewer.

IP/TV Content Manager sets up and manages scheduled and on-demand programs, recordings, and file transfers between servers.
IP/TV Server transmits scheduled and on-demand programs, records scheduled programs, and performs file transfers.
IP/TV Viewer displays a list of scheduled and on-demand programs, and plays the programs that users subscribe to or request.

Setting Up IP/TV Server, IP/TV Content Manager, and IP/TV Viewer

A sample media file is installed with IP/TV Server. If you set up the IP/TV components correctly and define the sample program in the IP/TV Content Manager, you can view the sample program in IP/TV Viewer.

Follow these steps to set up and begin using the IP/TV Server, IP/TV Content Manager, and IP/TV Viewer:

Step 1 Determine which computers you will install IP/TV Server, IP/TV Content Manager, and IP/TV Viewer on, and note the host names.

Step 2 Install IP/TV Server.

Refer to the IP/TV Administration and Configuration Guide for instructions.

Step 3 Configure IP/TV Server to receive its program information from the IP/TV Content Manager.

1 Double-click the Cisco IP/TV Server shortcut on the desktop.

2 Pull down the Settings menu and click Configure IP/TV Server.

3 In the left side of the Server tab, enter the host name of the IP/TV Content Manager.

4 Click OK.

Step 4 Install the IP/TV Content Manager.

Refer to Chapter 3 of the IP/TV Administration and Configuration Guide for instructions.

Step 5 From your browser, access the IP/TV Content Manager at the following URL: http://<contentmanagerhost>/

where contentmanagerhost is the host name of the IP/TV Content Manager.

Step 6 Define IP/TV Servers.

1 On the IP/TV Content Manager main page, click the Server Clusters link.

2 On the Server Clusters page, click the New Server link on the task bar.

3 On the New Server page, enter server information.

4 Click Add Server.

Step 7 Check server status.

1 From the IP/TV Content Manager main page, click the ServerWatch link.

2 Confirm that the server you defined is listed.

Note Several seconds are required for the IP/TV Content Manager to communicate with the IP/TV Server.

Step 8 Install IP/TV Viewer.

Refer to the IP/TV Viewer User Guide for instructions.

Step 9 Configure IP/TV Viewer to receive program information from the IP/TV Content Manager installed in step 4.

1 Double-click the IP/TV Viewer shortcut on the desktop.

2 Pull down the Settings menu and click Content Managers.

3 On the Content Managers tab, click Add Content Manager.

4 In the Primary Server pane, enter the host name of the IP/TV Content Manager.

5 Click OK twice.

Creating an OnDemand Program

Follow these steps to create an on-demand program:

Step 1 On the IP/TV Content Manager main page, click the OnDemand Programs link. The OnDemand Programs page appears.

Step 2 Click the New Program link on the task bar. The New OnDemand Program page appears.

Step 3 Enter on-demand program information.

1 In the Title field, enter Sample Program.

2 In the Multimedia Information section, click Select media file and select the file sample.avi.

3 In the Contact section, enter contact information.

4 Click Add OnDemand Program.

Step 4 View the program.

1 Open IP/TV Viewer.

2 Double-click the OnDemand Videos category.

3 Double-click Sample Program.

If you have installed the IP/TV components correctly, the sample on-demand program begins to play in the IP/TV Viewer window.

Refer to "Creating an OnDemand Program" in the IP/TV Content Manager User Guide for detailed information about on-demand programs.

Creating a Scheduled Program

Follow these steps to create a scheduled program:

Step 1 On the IP/TV Content Manager main page, click the Scheduled Programs link. The Scheduled Programs page appears.

Step 2 Click the New Program link on the task bar. The New Scheduled Programs page appears.

Step 3 Leave the Channel set to None, select Basic Media File Program, and click Create Program.

Step 4 Enter scheduled program information.

1 In the Program Name field, enter Sample Program.

2 In the Description field, enter Sample.

3 In the Schedule section, select Play Continuously.

4 In the Multimedia Information section, click Select media file and select the file sample.avi.

5 In the Contact section, enter contact information.

6 Click Create Program.

Step 5 View the program.

1 Open IP/TV Viewer.

2 Double-click the Scheduled Programs category.

3 Double-click Sample Program.

If you have installed the IP/TV components correctly, and if there is multicast connectivity, the sample scheduled program begins to play in the IP/TV Viewer Window.

Refer to "Creating a Scheduled Program" in the IP/TV Content Manager User Guide for detailed information about scheduled programs.

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