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Quick Start Guide for Cisco Digital Media System 4.0
OL-12463-01
Setting Up and Configuring Cisco Digital Media Manager 4.0
15. Verify that the Video Portal module configuration values are correct. Click Launching the Cisco
Video Portal. The Video Portal plugin detector page appears briefly, then the Video Portal appears.
16. Configure the values for system variables on your DMM appliance.
a. Log in with the superuser account password that you created.
b. Click the Setup tab, then enter all the following values:
• Application Administrator Contact Email — The email address that receives help requests from users.
• Deployment Email Reply To — The email address that receives any user replies to the deployment and
notication messages that DMM sends.
• Deployment CC Email Recipient — The email address that receives a copy of every deployment and
notification message that DMM sends to any user.
• Password Retrieval Email — The email address that receives user requests to retrieve and restore
lost passwords.
• Metadata Checkout Duration — The duration (in minutes) that a user can lock metadata for editing.
• Scheduled Deployment Interval — The interval (in minutes) between automated cycles when DMM
checks whether there are any scheduled deployments that it should process. This setting pertains only to
scheduled deployments; immediate deployments start immediately.
• Default Content Provider — The content provider name to assign, by default, to any new program upon
its creation. For example, you might enter the name of your organization.
• E-mail Server — The routable DNS name or IP address of the SMTP server through which DMM sends
deployment and approval email messages automatically.
• Application Server Base — The lowest-level HTTP URL (including the TCP port number) that points to
your DMM appliance. For example: http://dmm.yourdomain.com:8080 .
• Upload URL — The HTTP URL (including the TCP port number) that points to the subdirectory where
you keep uploaded binary files temporarily on your DMM appliance. For example:
http://dmm.yourdomain.com:8080/DMM/temp/video_portal/asset .
Caution You must not change the Upload Path on Local File System value from its default, even though the field
is editable. Deployments fail if you change it.
• Upload Path on Local File System — The complete file system pathname (starting from the root
directory) that points to the subdirectory where you keep uploaded binary files temporarily on your DMM
appliance. For example:
/dm2/apache-tomcat/webapps/DMM/temp/video_portal/asset .
• Preview URL — The HTTP URL (including the TCP port number) that points to the private staging area
on your DMM appliance.
Caution You must not change the Preview Path on Local File System value from its default, even though the field
is editable. Previews fail if you change it.
• Preview Path on Local File System — The complete file system pathname (starting from the root
directory) that points to the staging area subdirectory on your DMM appliance. For example:
/dm2/apache-tomcat/webapps/DMM/temp/video_portal .
c. To save and commit your entries, click Save Configuration Parameters.
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