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Table 2. Global Assignments
Function Description
Assign a Global Message The global message will be displayed in the message area of
the Portal Server user interface, when there is no program
information available. Enter the message text and click
Submit. Example: There will be an all hands meeting today at
4:00 p.m. in the boardroom. Note that if you are running the
Portal Server on a Set Top Box, the message area will not
display more than 4 lines of text.
Define Set Top Box Startup
Channel
When an STB (in ETV Portal Server Start mode) accesses the
"Watch live broadcasts" page, it can be set to automatically
play a defined channel in the Preview Window. Highlight that
channel from the list and click Submit. If there are no
channels listed, channels must first be defined as Customized
Live Streams.
Change Admin User Name Change the default admin user name of
admin.
Change Admin Password Change the default admin password of
admin.
Define FTP User Name ETV Portal Server is defaulted for "anonymous" FTP access,
which is configured in Windows IIS Default FTP Site. If a
more secure FTP access is desired, the User Name can be
changed in IIS (please reference the Windows Server
documentation for instructions on how to change the FTP
User Name). The same User Name should be entered here.