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ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide 37
access, while others can only view certain live channels and may not have permission to
record live channels or add videos to the VoD server.
Access control also lets you specify which folders are used when individual users record live
broadcasts, add videos, or autoingest content. If you do not enable
Authentication and
Authorization
, all of these actions default to the root folder (which can quickly get cluttered).
Administrators have the option of using the onboard
VBrick database for authentication,
using an
LDAP database, or using both. VBrick supports major LDAP vendors but only
Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory, and OpenLDAP are fully tested and supported. If
authenticating against Microsoft's Active Directory, check the
LDAP Server is Microsoft
Active Directory
check box and enter the path to the LDAP server in the LDAP Path box. If
authenticating against a directory other than Microsoft Active Directory, do not check
LDAP
Server is Microsoft Active Directory
. LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a
standardized method to access directories from multiple vendors. A complete discussion of
LDAP is beyond the scope of this document.
Note As soon as you check
Enable Authentication and Authorization, users will be
prompted for User Names and Passwords. VBrick recommends configuring the
system prior to user access or during off hours when the network is idle.
Enable Authentication and
Authorization
Enable authentication and authorization which requires users
to login and be authenticated. If not checked, all users have
access to all functionality and content.
Use VBrick database Use the VBrick (non LDAP) database provided with ETV
Portal Server.