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ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 79
Stations
Use this page to add stations to the Channel Guide on the Portal Server "user" interface.
There are two types of stations. Custom Stations are those for which you define program
information and associate with a stream. TV Stations are those acquired through a third-party
provider.
TV Stations are also associated with a stream and already have program information
provided by a Channel Guide Server. Note that the Add TV Stations option is not shown
unless you have a Channel Guide Server license installed on the Portal Server (see Installing
Serial Numbers and License Files on page 15 for more information). All currently defined
stations are shown in the Stations List.
The Portal Server discovers all available live streams on the network. On a network with
many live streams, the administrator can keep the stream list organized by assigning channel
numbers. This also provides an environment for end users that is similar to television. When
adding stations, you can assign or change the
Icon, Name, Channel number etc. You can also
enter a searchable Description that displays in the View Info popup when you mouseover the
channel number in the user interface. You can also enter
Keywords for searching, and values
for any custom fields that have been defined (see Custom Fields
on page 28).
Channel Guide Update
Time and Day
Select the time and day when the Portal Server will connect to the
specified Channel Guide Server for program updates. This
updates the Channel Guide on the user interface. When TV
Station program data is updated, all expired Custom Station
program data (more than 14 days old) is purged.
Channel Guide Update Click
Update Now to immediately retrieve programming from the
Channel Guide Server and/or update the Channel Guide on the
user interface. An update purges all outdated programming
information from the database.