VBrick Rev Admin Guide

174 Pages·2017·4.48 MB·English

by  Tammy Butcher

Rev® Media Management Platform
VBrick Rev v7.16
Admin Guide
July 2017
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About VBrick Systems
Founded in 1998, VBrick Systems is a privately held company that has enjoyed rapid growth by helping our customers
successfully introduce mission critical video applications across their enterprise networks. Since our founding, VBrick
has been setting the standard for quality, performance and innovation in the delivery of live and stored video over IP
networks—LANs, WANs and the Internet. With thousands of video appliances installed world-wide, VBrick is the
recognized leader in reliable, high-performance, easy-to-use networked video solutions.
VBrick is an active participant in the development of industry standards and continues to play an influential role in the
Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA), the MPEG Industry Forum, and Internet2. In 1998 VBrick invented and
shipped the world's first MPEG Video Network Appliance designed to provide affordable DVD-quality video across
the network. Since then, VBrick's video solutions have grown to include Video on Demand, Management, Security and
Access Control, Scheduling, and Rich Media Integration. VBrick solutions are successfully supporting a broad variety
of applications including distance learning and training, conferencing and remote office communications, security,
process monitoring, traffic monitoring, business and news feeds to the desktop, Webcasting, corporate
communications, collaboration, command and control, and telemedicine. VBrick serves customers in education,
government, healthcare, and financial services markets among others. VBrick products are manufactured in an ISO
certified manufacturing facility.
Contents
Rev Admin Guide
Admin Guide Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
1. Rev Admin Interface Overview
Access Admin Menu Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Admin Menu Bar Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2. Account Reports
The Admin Report Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Export the Account Report Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3. Users
Users Menu Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
The Users Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Add or Edit a User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Add or Remove a Group from a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Add or Remove a Role from a User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Obtain a URL for a Lost or Blocked Registration Email for a New User Account . . . .22
Reset a User’s Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Unlock a User’s Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Reset a User’s Security Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Suspend a User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Delete a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
View License Usage Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Upload and Edit User Accounts and Groups Using a CSV File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
User Account CSV File Format and Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Upload a CSV File to Create User Accounts and Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Groups Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Add or Edit a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Add or Remove a User from a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Add or Remove a Role from a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Import an LDAP Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Edit an LDAP Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Delete or Suspend an LDAP Group or User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
The Teams Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Create and Edit a Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Add or Remove a User Account or Group from a Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Delete a Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
The Roles Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
View a Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
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Role Definitions and Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
4. Devices
Devices Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Device Initial Configuration and Set Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
The Source Devices and LDAP Connectors Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Add an Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Add an LDAP Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Add a Custom Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Add an Akamai Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Add an Akamai Secure Streaming Custom Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Add an Akamai Live Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
The Presentation Profiles Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Add a Presentation Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Presentation Profile Name and Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
The Zones Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Add a Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Zone Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Devices Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Zone Logic and Hierarchy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
DME Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME) Video Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Add a DME Video Stream Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Add a DME Video Stream Dynamically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Designate a DME Video Playback Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Preposition DME Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
View DME Network Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Synchronize DME Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Schedule an Individual DME Content Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Create a Bulk Scheduled Content Synchronization for DMEs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Designate a DME as a MF-STB Connector DME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Set Top Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Accept a Pending Set Top Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Configure Rev Channel Streams for Set Top Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Set a Channel Stream for a Current Set Top Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Edit Set Top Box Credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Device Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
View the Status of a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
View the Device Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Edit a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Delete a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Inactivate a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Reboot a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
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5. Media Settings
Media Settings Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
The Categories Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Create or Edit a Category or Subcategory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Delete a Category or Subcategory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
The Recording Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Set a Primary and Secondary DME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
The Transcoding Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Transcoding Preset Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Modify a Transcoding Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Add a New Transcoding Preset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Transcoding Name and Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Video Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audio Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
The Features Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Allow Categories on All Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Allow Tags on All Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Allow Comments on All Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Allow Ratings on All Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Allow Downloads on All Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Enable Video Embed Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Enable Add Video via URL Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Enable Prepositioning of Individual Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Enable Content Expiration Management for Video Uploads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Enable Supplemental Content Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Enable WebEx Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Enable Cisco Spark Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Enable VoiceBase Integration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Enable Tropo Integration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Add a Slide Delay for a Webcast Event Live Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
The Expiration Management Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Add or Edit a Content Expiration Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
The Approval Processes Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Create or Edit an Approval Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Approve or Reject a Video Submitted for Approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
The Approval Process Queue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
6. System Settings
System Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Manage Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Configure Security Settings and Password Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Configure User Lockout Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Set Session Inactivity or Timeout Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Enable Guest or Public Video Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Configure Single Sign On (SSO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Configure Single Sign On (SSO) with User Provisioning Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
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The DME User Location Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Enable Legal Hold Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Create a System Login Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
The API Keys Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Add an API Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Customize and Brand Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Use a Custom Logo in the Rev Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Use a Light Theme for Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Use a Custom Primary Color for Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Use a Custom Secondary Color for Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Customize and Add Help Links for Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Home Page Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Customize the Home Page in Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Manage Custom Fields in Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Set Up or Delete a Custom Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
7. Accounts
Monitor Account Information and Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
The Contact Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
View Contact Information for an Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
View Billing Information for an Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Edit Contact and Billing Information for an Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
The Child Accounts Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Navigate Between a Parent and Child Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Add or Edit a Child Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Apply a License Type to a Child Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Delete a Child Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
8. LDAP
Configure and Import LDAP Groups in VBrick Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Add an LDAP Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Add the LDAP Connector as a Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Add the LDAP Connector through a Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
LDAP Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
LDAP Server Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LDAP Groups Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
User Record Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
LDAP Server Synchronization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Edit and Run the LDAP Connector Runtime Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Edit the LDAP Connector Runtime Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Run the LDAP Connector Runtime Executable File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Reset the LDAP Connector Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Disable LDAP Authentication for Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
9. Rev Technical Requirements
Requirements and Supported Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
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Supported Video File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Supported VBrick Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Supported Player and Stream Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Supported Browser Closed Captions by Stream Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Supported Browser and OS Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Supported Supplemental File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Supported System Integrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Supported Video Conference (VC) System Integrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
10. The Rev Root Account
Rev Root Account - What is it?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
The Root User - What is it?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Initial Set Up Steps of the Rev Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Configure the Rev Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Manage Runtime Services with the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Recompose Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Root Account System Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Email Server Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
System Maintenance Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
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Rev Admin Guide
Admin Guide Preface
This guide is written for anyone who will be using or evaluating the VBrick Rev® media
management platform with administrative access. This includes system administrators,
software developers, network technicians, and others.
Rev Admin Interface Overview Describes how to log in and out of the application, access
admin functions, and explains the admin GUI.
Account Reports Details the Admin Home page and reporting metrics of Rev.
Users Details the Users menu options and how to create, activate,
and manage Users, Groups, Teams, and Roles.
Devices Details how to manage Devices, Presentation Profiles, and
Zones.
Media Settings Covers how to configure Media Settings for content in Rev
including Categories, Player Settings, Recording Settings,
Transcoding Presets, Features, and creating Approval
Processes.
System Settings Understand how to configure detailed system information
such as User Password Parameters, API Keys and your
system’s email Environment.
Accounts Explains the Accounts menu and modules in detail
including the Contact & Billing module and Child Accounts
module.
LDAP Step-by-step instructions for importing and using LDAP
groups with VBrick Rev.
Getting Help
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