Linux pcs – VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.2.1 User Manual

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Configuring a Macintosh for Tunneled Streams

You may need to perform certain configuration steps on a Macintosh before you can use
QuickTime to view streams tunneled over HTTP from a VOD-W server.

To configure QuickTime for tunneled streams:

1. Launch QuickTime on a Macintosh and click on the

Apple QuickTime

player to set focus

on the task bar at the top of the screen.

2. Click

QuickTime Player

in the task bar and go to

QuickTime Preferences

3. On the

Advanced

tab, click on

Transport Setup

and then

Custom

4. Check the

Port ID

used for the HTTP

Transport Protocol

. The

Port ID

must match the

HTTP Tunneling Port

set on the Portal Server for the VOD-W server (default = 8000). If

necessary, get this port number from your system administrator. See the VOD-W Admin
Guide for more information.

Linux PCs

If configured with the appropriate components, Linux PCs running Fedora or Red Hat
(on Firefox) can play MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and WM streams. However, the
Portal Server must download Linux components to each-end user desktop before any streams
will play. This should only be performed by a system administrator. When you access the
Portal Server for the first time, you will see a message in the embedded player window
indicating that the appropriate plugins are not installed. See "Installing Linux Components"
in the Portal Server Release Notes for detailed instructions. On Linux PCs, Portal Server
functionality is the same as in Windows except that the

Add Video

feature is not available.

Table 4 shows the stream types supported for each environment; Table 5 shows the operating
systems that are tested and supported. Note that there are certain performance limitations in
Linux environments; see the ETV Portal Server Release Notes for information and
recommendations.

Table 4. Supported Stream Types – Macintosh and Linux

Table 5. Supported Operating Systems and Browsers – Macintosh and Linux

Environment Supported Streams

Closed Captions

Macintosh

Safari – MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WM.

Supported for MPEG-1/MPEG-2 streams, and
for MPEG-4 and WM with VBrick plugin.

Firefox – MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WM.

Supported for MPEG-1/MPEG-2 streams, and
for MPEG-4 and WM with VBrick plugin.

Linux

Firefox – MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WM.

Supported for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
and WM streams.

Operating System

Browser †

Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)

Safari 1.2, Firefox 2.0

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)

Safari 2.0, Firefox 2.0

Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

Safari 3.0, Firefox 2.0

Linux Red Hat 9.0

Firefox 1.0

Linux Fedora Core 3

Firefox 1.0