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T To create a Microsoft Windows Media FTP server
On the Microsoft Windows Media Server:
1. Install the FTP server.
2. Set the default FTP directory to the Microsoft Windows Media Server's default
Publishing Point directory.
3. Create and configure an FTP user account with full permissions (read/write, rename/
delete etc.) on the directory specified above. If using the VBrick default, this account's
user name is
vbrickuser and the password is vbrickuser. Hint: use the settings of the
anonymous account as an example.
4. Verify that the directory specified in Step 2 above is set to allow the FTP user account
full permissions.
On the Portal Server:
5. When the Microsoft Windows Media Server is created or modified, specify the user name
and password created in Step 3 above in the
FTP User Name and FTP Password fields on
the
Add/Modify VOD/FTP Servers page.
Creating a VOD-D FTP Server
If you are using a VOD-D (Darwin) server, you must install and configure a standard FTP
server on the VOD-D server as explained below. (For more about Darwin servers see ETV
VOD Servers on page 6.)
T To create a Darwin FTP server
On the Darwin Server:
1. Install a standard FTP server on port 21.
2. Set the default FTP directory to the Darwin Server's Media Folder directory (also called
the Publishing Point) or create a virtual directory of the FTP root pointing to the Darwin
server's Media Folder.
3. Create and configure an FTP user account with full permissions (read/write, rename/
delete etc.) on the directory created above. If using the VBrick default, this account's user
name is
vbrickuser and the password is vbrickuser. Hint: use the settings of the
anonymous account as an example.
4. Verify that the directory created in Step 2 above is set to allow the FTP user account full
permissions.
On the Portal Server:
5. When the Darwin Server is created or modified, specify the user name and password
created in Step 3 above in the
FTP User Name and FTP Password fields on the Add/Modify
VOD/FTP Servers
page.
Adding File Servers
Any Windows computer with an FTP server running can be configured as a progressive
download file server (for Windows Media files only). Progressive download is a method of
delivering audio and video that involves caching and playing the downloaded portion of a file
while a download is still in progress via FTP. Recorded WM files are automatically ingested to
all VOD and file servers if the user has access rights and publishing permissions. A
progressive download file server can provide secure (encrypted) playback if configured for
SSL. (Note: You can also use a WM encoder with a hard drive for progressive download. See