Quick Start for IP/TV Release 5.1

Table Of Contents

Quick Start
for IP/TV Release 5.1

Getting Started

Setting Up IP/TV Components

Setting Up IP/TV Server

Configuring IP/TV Program Manager

Setting Up IP/TV Viewer

Creating an On-Demand Program

Creating a Scheduled Program

Making IP/TV Part of an ACNS Network

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start
for IP/TV Release 5.1

1 Getting Started

To quickly set up IP/TV and begin defining on-demand and scheduled programs, follow these step-by-step instructions.

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

•IP/TV Program Manager sets up and manages scheduled and on-demand programs, recordings, and file transfers between servers.

The IP/TV Program Manager component is a Linux-based application that comes installed on Cisco Content Engine hardware (CE-565 and CE-7305). To set up IP/TV Program Manager on your network, you must install the Content Engine on your network, configure the network settings, and change the device mode of the Content Engine to IP/TV Program Manager.

•IP/TV Server transmits scheduled and on-demand programs, records scheduled programs, and performs file transfers.

The IP/TV Server comes installed on Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Server hardware.

•IP/TV Viewer displays a list of scheduled and on-demand programs, and plays the programs that users subscribe to or request.

The IP/TV Viewer component is available as software-only.

2 Setting Up IP/TV Components

Determine the computers on which you will install IP/TV Server and note their host names. You must also note the host name of the Content Engine running IP/TV Program Manager.

Setting up IP/TV components involves the following:

• Setting Up IP/TV Server

• Configuring IP/TV Program Manager

• Setting Up 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 IP/TV Program Manager, you can view the sample program in IP/TV Viewer.

Setting Up IP/TV Server

To set up IP/TV Server:

Step 1 Install IP/TV Server.

Refer to the Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Server User Guide for instructions.

Note This step is not necessary if you have Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Server hardware.

Step 2 Download Apple QuickTime Version 6 or later from the Apple website, and install it on the computer running IP/TV Server.

Refer to the "Installing Apple QuickTime Components" section in Chapter 2 of the Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Server User Guide for more information.

Step 3 Configure IP/TV Server to receive program information from IP/TV Program Manager.

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

b. Choose Settings > Configure IP/TV Server.

c. On the left side of the Server tab, enter the host name of IP/TV Program Manager.

d. Click OK.

Configuring IP/TV Program Manager

IP/TV Program Manager is a device mode of the Content Engine. You must change the default device mode of the Content Engine so that it functions as IP/TV Program Manager.

To configure the Content Engine to work as IP/TV Program Manager:

Step 1 Power up the Content Engine and open a console connection.

Step 2 Configure the network settings for the Content Engine.

Refer to Chapter 2 of the Cisco ACNS Software Program Manager for IP/TV User Guide for instructions.

Step 3 Set the device mode of the Content Engine to IP/TV Program Manager by entering the following global configuration command:

content-engine(config)# device mode program-manager

Step 4 From your browser, access IP/TV Program Manager at the following URL:

http://programmanagerhost/

where programmanagerhost is the DNS name or IP address of IP/TV Program Manager.

Note The default username is admin, and the default password is default.

Step 5 Define IP/TV Servers.

a. In the IP/TV Program Manager main window, click the Server Clusters link.

b. In the Server Clusters window, click the New Server link in the banner bar.

c. In the New Server window, enter server information.

d. Click Add Server.

Step 6 Check the server status.

a. In the IP/TV Program Manager main window, click the ServerWatch link.

b. Confirm that the server you defined is listed.

Setting Up IP/TV Viewer

To set up IP/TV Viewer:

Step 1 Install IP/TV Viewer.

Refer to Chapter 2 of the Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide for detailed instructions.

Step 2 Configure IP/TV Viewer to receive program information from IP/TV Program Manager.

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

b. Choose Settings > Program Managers.

c. On the Program Managers tab, click Add Program Manager.

d. In the Primary Server pane, enter the host name of IP/TV Program Manager.

e. Click OK twice.

3 Creating an On-Demand Program

To create an on-demand program, follow these steps:

Step 1 In the IP/TV Program Manager main window, click the OnDemand Programs link. The OnDemand Programs window appears.

Step 2 Click the New Program link in the banner bar. The New OnDemand Program window appears.

Step 3 Enter the on-demand program information.

a. In the Title field, enter Sample Program.

b. In the Multimedia Information section, click Select media file and choose the file sample.avi.

c. In the Contact section, enter contact information.

d. Click Add OnDemand Program.

Step 4 View the program.

a. Open IP/TV Viewer.

b. Double-click the OnDemand Videos category.

c. 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 the "Creating a New On-Demand Program" section in Chapter 5 of the Cisco ACNS Software Program Manager for IP/TV User Guide for detailed information about on-demand programs.

4 Creating a Scheduled Program

To create a scheduled program, follow these steps:

Step 1 In the IP/TV Program Manager main window, click the Scheduled Programs link. The Scheduled Programs window appears.

Step 2 Click the New Program link in the banner bar. The New Scheduled Programs window appears.

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

Step 4 Enter the scheduled program information.

a. In the Program Name field, enter Sample Program.

b. In the Description field, enter Sample.

c. In the Schedule section, choose Play Continuously.

d. In the Multimedia Information section, click Select media file and choose the file sample.avi.

e. In the Contact section, enter contact information.

f. Click Create Program.

Step 5 View the program.

a. Open IP/TV Viewer.

b. Click the Scheduled Programs category.

c. 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 the "Creating a Scheduled Program" section in Chapter 6 of the Cisco ACNS Software Program Manager for IP/TV User Guide for detailed information about scheduled programs.

5 Making IP/TV Part of an ACNS Network

IP/TV interoperates with an ACNS network running Cisco ACNS software. IP/TV Program Manager runs on Cisco Content Engine hardware and facilitates interaction with ACNS software. Integration with an ACNS network allows IP/TV users to make use of the content delivery features of ACNS software for effective bandwidth usage.

To set up IP/TV to interoperate with an ACNS network, follow these steps:

Step 1 In the Preferences window of IP/TV Program Manager, enter the ACNS network information in the CDN Information section.

Step 2 From the Content Distribution Manager GUI, do the following:

a. Create an ACNS network website with IP/TV Program Manager as the origin server for IP/TV programs.

b. Create an ACNS network channel with an ACNS network website that has IP/TV Program Manager as the origin server.

Note To distribute IP/TV programs over the ACNS network, you need ACNS network websites and channels that use IP/TV Program Manager as the origin server.

Step 3 On Cisco FTP Server, running on IP/TV Broadcast Server, configure host access privileges for the root Content Engine and other Content Engines.

Refer to Appendix C of the Cisco ACNS Software Program Manager for IP/TV User Guide for detailed information on setting up IP/TV to interoperate with an ACNS network.