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IPTV Install Help
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The First Time You Play IPTV Video
...on a
particular computer, some software installation will occur.
Here are the steps for different platforms:
Windows XP
- All lab computers have the necessary software installed,
but not all faculty/staff machines will. IPTV only works in
Internet Explorer.
- Launch
Internet Explorer and click on this
MCS link or type "mcs"
into the address field and press Return.
- You will be
asked five times if it is ok to install various pieces
of software it needs to run. Please authorize these
installs. When the installs complete, the Media Control
Server (MCS) will launch.
Note: On some machines,
depending on security settings, your browser's pop-up
blocker may stop this software installation until you
right-click on the yellow bar at the top of the screen and
"Allow ActiveX Install."
- Next
you will see is a login screen. Login using your usual
email name and password. Please see the following
section: Using the MCS Interface.
Macintosh (G5 processor - older)
- Launch
Safari and click
on the MCS link or
type "mcs" into the address field and press Return.
- Next
you will see is a login screen. Login using your usual
email name and password.
- The
MCS screen will open and at the bottom you will be asked
if it is okay to install the VBrick MPEG2 software for
Safari.
- Click
on the text to allow installation. The installer will
download. You will probably be asked if it's ok to
download the installer - click on OK.
- The Installer
interface will appear. Use the blue buttons to authorize
installation. When it completes, the machine will
reboot.
- Return to steps
1 and 2 above.
You only
have to install the first time you use IPTV. Please
see the following section: Using the MCS Interface.
Macintosh (Intel processor - newer)
- Find
the Safari application in the Applications folder.
- Click
on the Safari icon to select it and press command-I.
This will open the information window for the Safari
application.
- About
halfway down the info window you will see a check box
labeled Open using Rosetta. Click on the box to place a
check mark in it.
- Launch
Safari and click
on the MCS link or
type "mcs" into the address field and press Return.
- Next
you will see is a login screen. Login using your usual
email name and password.
- Click
on the text to allow installation. The installer will
download. You will probably be asked if it's ok to
download the installer - click on OK.
- The Installer
interface will appear. Use the blue buttons to authorize
installation. When it completes, the machine will
reboot.
- Return to steps 4 and
5 above.
You only
have to install the first time you use IPTV. Please
see the following section: Using the MCS Interface.
Using the
MCS Interface
The MCS
interface has two sections:
Watch Television
- this is where we webcast live TV from cable and live
events on-campus. If you click on Watch Television, you will
go to a list of available cable station that you can watch.
Click on one of the stations listed and it will begin to
play in the screen on the right.
Video on Demand
- this is where we webcast archived materials stored on our
server. If you click on Video on Demand, you will go to a
list of available archived videos. These are organized into
folders. Click on a folder to see the contents. Click on a
video file to play it back.
Typical
video playback controls are located under the video playback
window, play, pause, stop, etc. The Full button will make
the video playback full screen - to toggle back to a small
video window, press the Esc key. The slider on the right
will let you adjust the audio volume.
Troubleshooting
Problems
have been encountered on some Windows systems with two
monitors. IE will lockup when played on the screen 2 until
hardware acceleration is turned off in the Display control
panel. If you encounter an issue like this and are
uncomfortable applying this fix yourself, please call the
IITS Help Desk 750-4790, or just make sure that you are
playing IPTV video on the main monitor.
For more
information on this system, please contact
Will White (8670).
VBrick company site.
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