Grass Valley GV STRATUS Playout v.2.0 - Manual (Page 29)

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• In the Select Channel Type list, click the name of the channel type you want to
change.
2 Click the Media Locations tab.
3 In the Media Locations section, click Add to add new locations where media files are
stored.
4 In the New Media Location dialog box, type the URI for the media location and click
Create. The format of the URI should be http://[URI], https://[URI], or smb://[URI].
5 Define the sequence that the card should follow to download the media. In the Media
Locations section, select the URI and use the arrow buttons to change its position up or
down the list. Order the media locations closest to the card’s location at the top of the
list and the furthest to the bottom. To edit a URI, click the URI, click Edit, and type a new
URI. To delete a URI, click the URI and click Delete.
6 To provide the server credentials for the media locations, continue with Configuring
the location credentials for the channel type , on page 29.
7 Continue configuring other settings on the other tabs or click Update Channel Type.
Configuring the location credentials for the channel type
Since the servers on which the media file folders or external data source files are stored
most likely have security, the service must be configured with the login credentials for
those servers so that the SSP-3801 card can access them.
To define the server login parameters:
1 If you are continuing to configure a selected channel type, skip to step 2. To open the
Channel Settings page:
• In the top menu, click Settings.
• Click the Channel Types tab.
• In the Select Channel Type list, click the name of the channel type you want to
change.
2 Click the Credentials tab.
3 In the Credentials section, click Add to add the login credentials for the server.
4 In the New Credentials dialog box, type the required information in the following fields
to enable access to the server that contains the files and click Save changes:
• URI: type the full URL where the media file folders or external data source files
reside.
• Domain: type the name of the domain.
• Username: type the login name for the specified domain.
• Password: type the password assigned to this username.
To edit a credential, click the credential, click Edit, and enter new information in the
fields. To delete a credential, click the credential and click Delete.
5 Continue configuring other settings on the other tabs or click Update Channel Type.
Configuring the media cache for the channel type
Each channel is associated to a device to which an SSP-3801 card is registered. The SSP-
3801 card features onboard storage space that allows you to store and preload media