Administrator Help

 

 

General Operation

To View or Change a Property Value

  1. Select the item in the navigation pane, and click Configure.
  2. Click the down arror to the right of the property's current value.
  3. Either choose a value from the menu, type a new value, or click Default to choose the default value.
  4. Click Apply.

Note: Changes to VideoBeans property values do not take effect until a user selects the bean in a client, such as the Player or Recorder.

To Constrain a Property's Values

Note: Constraints are not enforced in Release 1.

  1. Select the item in the navigation pane and click Configure.
  2. Click the property twirl to the left of the property's name.
  3. Change the values in the constraint editor that appears:
    • To add a value, type the value, and then click Add Entry.
    • To delete a value, choose the value from the drop-down menu, and then click Delete.
    • To permit any numeric value that is in range, select Range Constraint.
    • To provide a list of numeric values the user must choose from, select List Constraint.
    • To force a user to choose from the offered values, select Hard Constraint.
    • To permit a user to choose an offered value or enter one, select Suggested Value.
  4. Click Apply.

To View Events

To Create a VTR VideoBeans Component

  1. Select the video server to which the VTR is connected.
  2. Click Add/Remove Device.
  3. Enter the new VTR's name. The form of the name is /dev/ttyx/nodey, where:
    • x is the ID of the serial port to which the V-LAN controller is connected.
    • y is 1, 2, 3, etc., corresponding to the V-LAN port to which the VTR is connected.
  4. Click New Instance.

To Delete a VTR VideoBeans Component

  1. Select the video server to which the VTR is connected.
  2. Click Add/Remove Device.
  3. Click the Delete Instance Button adjacent to the VTR's name.