Discover Video Devos 4 User manual

Discover Video
User Guide
June 1, 2017
V4.5
Discover Video LLC
www.discovervideo.com

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Table of Contents
Purpose.............................................................................................. 7
General Description ......................................................................... 7
System Description and Architecture ........................................... 8
Basic Concepts.................................................................................. 9
Accounts............................................................................................ 9
Active Directory ............................................................................... 9
Security Groups .............................................................................. 10
Media Settings................................................................................ 10
Categories ....................................................................................... 10
Channels .......................................................................................... 10
Delegates......................................................................................... 10
Team Share ..................................................................................... 11
Encoders .......................................................................................... 11
Streaming Protocols ...................................................................... 11
Players.............................................................................................. 11
Player Questions / Testing............................................................ 11
Playlists............................................................................................ 12
Digital Signage ............................................................................... 12
Scheduling....................................................................................... 12
Documents ...................................................................................... 12
Images ............................................................................................. 12
Podcasting....................................................................................... 12
Presentations .................................................................................. 13
Priority Alert ................................................................................... 13
Reports ............................................................................................ 13
Multi-Player .................................................................................... 13
Learning Path.................................................................................. 13
Set Top Box..................................................................................... 14
Capacity ........................................................................................... 14
Signal Flow & Network Capacity Planning ................................ 14
Clustering ........................................................................................ 15
Public Internet................................................................................ 15
Encryption ....................................................................................... 16
Installation ...................................................................................... 17
DEVOS Hardware ........................................................................... 17
DEVOS Software on Your Server or Virtual Server (VM) ......... 17
DEVOS Cloud .................................................................................. 17
Inside, Outside, and DMZ ............................................................. 17
Ports................................................................................................. 18
Getting Started............................................................................... 19
Administration ............................................................................... 20
Account Settings ............................................................................ 20
Profile .............................................................................................. 20
Account Settings ............................................................................ 21
Change Password........................................................................... 21
YouTube .......................................................................................... 21
Dropbox........................................................................................... 22

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Super Portal .................................................................................... 23
System Settings.............................................................................. 23
Landing Page Settings................................................................... 24
Transcoder Settings ....................................................................... 25
System Notification....................................................................... 25
Manage Priority Alert Zones ........................................................ 26
Media Categories ........................................................................... 26
Licenses............................................................................................ 27
System Language ........................................................................... 27
TV Channel Guide........................................................................... 28
Backup And Restore ...................................................................... 30
StreamPump ................................................................................... 31
About & Update............................................................................. 32
Active Directory ............................................................................. 32
Active Directory Groups................................................................ 33
Users................................................................................................. 34
Privileges ......................................................................................... 35
Signage Approval........................................................................... 35
Team Share ..................................................................................... 36
Manage Learning Path .................................................................. 36
Admin Style..................................................................................... 37
Mass Transfer ................................................................................. 38
Email Configuration....................................................................... 38
Cluster Setting ................................................................................ 39
Network Subnet ............................................................................. 40
Advanced Options.......................................................................... 41
Pull ................................................................................................... 41
Push.................................................................................................. 42
System Content .............................................................................. 43
Manage Channels........................................................................... 44
Community Channel Share ........................................................... 45
Channel Embed Code & API......................................................... 46
API .................................................................................................... 46
How To Create or Modify an Channel ........................................ 47
Organizing Channels ..................................................................... 48
Adding/Removing Content On Channels................................... 49
Using Channels ............................................................................... 50
Understanding Channel Map and Sub-Channels ...................... 50
Simple Channel Manager.............................................................. 51
System Channel Landing Page..................................................... 51
Channel Search ............................................................................... 52
Manage Live Streams .................................................................... 53
Multi-Player .................................................................................... 55
Live Chat, Attendance, Questions, and Polling ......................... 55
Multi-Player Recording................................................................. 59
Manage Live Video ........................................................................ 60
Edit Live Video................................................................................ 60
Live Viewer Report......................................................................... 60

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Live Questions ................................................................................ 60
Encoders .......................................................................................... 61
Add New Encoder .......................................................................... 62
CDN .................................................................................................. 64
Remote Encoder Control............................................................... 65
Manage Video On Demand .......................................................... 67
Add New (YouTube) Video........................................................... 67
Upload Video .................................................................................. 69
Download Video............................................................................. 69
Closed Captions.............................................................................. 70
Bookmarks ...................................................................................... 70
Insert Questions Into Video.......................................................... 71
Edit Video ........................................................................................ 72
Video Trim....................................................................................... 72
Video Information ......................................................................... 72
Report .............................................................................................. 73
Video Embed Code......................................................................... 73
Media Settings................................................................................ 74
Priority Alert ................................................................................... 75
Schedule .......................................................................................... 77
Scheduling Streams and Recordings........................................... 77
Live Stream ..................................................................................... 77
Encoder............................................................................................ 78
Multi-Player .................................................................................... 78
Remove Schedule........................................................................... 79
IoT Control And Scheduling ......................................................... 79
Setting Up Brands .......................................................................... 80
IR Control ........................................................................................ 81
Setting Up Devices......................................................................... 82
Setting Up Functions ..................................................................... 82
Setting Up Groups ......................................................................... 83
Testing iTach Devices .................................................................... 83
RS-232 Control ............................................................................... 84
Signage............................................................................................ 85
Create Sign...................................................................................... 85
Example Entry For Template 1 ..................................................... 86
Google Slides .................................................................................. 87
Displaying Signs ............................................................................. 88
Signage Media Player2 & SignStick2® ...................................... 88
Samsung Smart TV......................................................................... 88
Roku Box ......................................................................................... 88
Web Browser................................................................................... 88
Controlling Your Sign.................................................................... 89
Master Signage............................................................................... 90
Schedule Signage........................................................................... 90
Presentations .................................................................................. 91
Live Presentations.......................................................................... 91
Invitations ....................................................................................... 94

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Giving A Live Presentation ........................................................... 95
Polls.................................................................................................. 97
VoD Presentations ......................................................................... 99
Viewing Presentations.................................................................100
Live Presentation Viewing ..........................................................100
Playlists..........................................................................................101
Manage Images ............................................................................103
PowerPoint....................................................................................104
Manage Documents.....................................................................105
Security..........................................................................................106
Manage Groups ............................................................................106
Delegate ........................................................................................107
Reports ..........................................................................................108
Media Questions Report .............................................................109
System Report ..............................................................................110
General...........................................................................................110
System Statistics ..........................................................................110
Recording Live Streams ..............................................................111
Roku Set Top Box.........................................................................112
ADMIN STYLE INTERFACE ..........................................................113
Digital Signage .............................................................................114
How To Upload A Video Using Web Upload ...........................115
How To Upload A Video Using FTP...........................................116
HOW TO UPLOAD VIDEOS USING DROPBOX .........................117
How To Stream A Live Event......................................................118
How To Add Test Questions To A Video ..................................119
How To Record A Desktop Lecture ...........................................121
How To Record A Classroom Lecture / Single Stream ...........123
How To Record A Classroom Lecture / Multiple Streams .....124
How To Monitor Areas For Security..........................................125
How To Display Digital Signage In A Lobby............................126
How To Stream Live or Record From iPad or iPhone.............128
How To Distribute TV..................................................................129
How To Distribute Live Video using IP Multicast ...................130
How To Do Live Morning Announcements..............................131
How To Control A Broadcast Remotely....................................132
How To Conduct A Live "Webinar"...........................................133
How To Digitize A VCR Tape or DVD........................................134
Streamsie Pro................................................................................134
How To Mass Load Content From YouTube ............................135
How To Setup Common Channels.............................................136
How To Give A Live Video PowerPoint Presentation .............138
How To Use 3rd Party Encoder For Live Streaming .................140
Encoder RTMP Push.....................................................................140
Server Pull .....................................................................................140
How To Setup Lecture Capture with Multi-Player..................141
Products and Accessories ...........................................................142
Available From Discover Video..................................................142

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Available from Discover Video Partners and Suppliers .........142
Copyright Issues ...........................................................................143
Encoding Content for VoD .........................................................144
Encoding Parameters...................................................................144
Quick Response (QR) Codes .......................................................145
Web Filters ....................................................................................146
Closed Captions............................................................................146
END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR DISCOVER VIDEO LLC PROGRAMS AND
COMPONENTS..............................................................................147

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This section will describe:
Purpose
General Description
System Description
Basic Concepts
Purpose
The Discover Video DEVOS is a powerful, multifunction, live and on-demand visual
communications platform for offices, schools, corporations, departments, government
agencies, and other enterprises. In addition to providing live and on-demand video to
desktops, Smartphones, Set Top Boxes and other devices, DEVOS provides an
emergency communications system called "Priority Alert", provides Digital Signage,
can broadcast video on the public Internet, and supports IoT and scheduling and
control. DEVOS delivers content to virtually all modern devices including PC, MAC,
iPhone, iPad, Android, and Roku boxes, and it can accept upload of live and VoD
content from desktops and mobile devices.
General Description
DEVOS consists of a physical server, VM, or hosted Cloud, and is available in multiple
sizes and capacities. Any number of optional low cost Streamsie PC/Mac/iOS, Mantis,
Hornet, or 3rd party encoders, may be used to create live or recorded video streams
that are distributed to viewers via the DEVOS server. The system is self-contained and
requires no special integration. It is generally "plug and play", allowing you to be up
and operational in minutes. It is used and managed via its web page interfaces which
are compatible with virtually all modern browsers.
Chapter 1:
Introduction

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System Description and Architecture
The DEVOS system consists of one or more DEVOS servers, one or more Streamsie,
Mantis, Hornet or other live encoders, and existing desktop computers, Smartphones
and tablets, iPads/iPhones, and other clients.
The DEVOS Media Server provides live and Video-on-Demand (VoD) delivery via
HTTP, RTMP, RTSP, HLS, HDS, DASH, and progressive download technologies. It is the
heart of the system and provides all database, administration, storage, control
functions, and user interfaces.
Live video streams are created using the Discover Video Streamsie, Mantis or Hornet
which can be controlled by DEVOS. Other live video streaming encoders may also be
used, as well as compatible existing public video streams. Video files are created using
encoders when capturing live events or when encoding a file from other sources.
Viewing of live video uses HTML or optionally Flash player (Version 11 or above),
while VoD content is viewed via HTML5.
PC Desktops may be equipped with the Discover Video Priority Alert program and
DEVOS may then issue video, text, or web page alerts to one, some, or all desktops
without the desktop user needing to take any action.
DEVOS supports video signage using the Discover Video SignStick2®, Signage Media
Player, the built-in Digital Signage web player. Limited signage may be displayed
using Roku boxes, and/or Samsung Smart TV. Digital Signage allows you to display
any live or VoD content, PowerPoint, Images, etc. on unattended TV's or computer
monitors and to display text, RSS feeds, or web pages.
DEVOS allows you to add YouTube videos to your VoD list, and to incorporate many
public live streams into your live video lineup. You may also synchronize (download)
your videos from a YouTube account automatically.
DEVOS supports Active Directory, and allows you to give publishing privileges to
multiple administrators, and to enable viewers to log in using their existing
credentials.
DEVOS configurations allow StreamPump® to be deployed at remote branch offices
to distribute live and VoD content. Each StreamPump then delivers the content to
office viewers locally rather than those viewers each consuming bandwidth and
capacity from the DEVOS master. This arrangement provides a highly scalable
solution for video distribution, even on bandwidth limited networks.

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StreamPump, is completely automatic. Just plug them in and they contact the DEVOS
and exchange information. When a viewer in a location with a slave watches a live
video, it is automatically delivered from the StreamPump rather than from the master.
Clustering allows DEVOS to scale to virtually any size. When Clustering is used,
multiple DEVOS servers automatically replicate content and automatically balance the
load between the servers in a cluster.
DEVOS supports Internet of Things (IoT) to control virtually any device that can be
controlled using IP or IR (and using SignStick2 or 3rd party devices, RS232).
The DEVOS system supports full scheduling of streaming, recording, and control of 3rd
party devices. Scheduling allows you to start recording on the server, locally in the
encoder (Hornet, Mantis, Streamsie PC), or both, and to publish the recording to a
specified channel automatically. Scheduling allows you to control devices.
Basic Concepts
Accounts
The system operates with user accounts. Each user account has certain privileges.
Among the possible privileges is "Super", which provides access to the global system
configuration features, including user setup. There is no single "Super Administrator"
account. Rather, one or more users may become a Super Administrator. This allows
you to designate an alternate user to administrator the system, especially in cases
where the primary Super Administrator is not available. You should limit the Super
Admin privilege to a small number of trusted, trained, users. Accounts can be from
your Active Directory, from the DEVOS system, or from both.
An account may be set to have only certain privileges. For example, user A may be
allowed to publish VoD only, while user B may be allowed to publish VoD and also
broadcast live video.
Each user has their own account. If a user has privileges to publish content,
create Digital Signage, create Channels, and other functions, then that content
or function is "owned" by that user and other users cannot modify it. Team
Share feature allows common control of selected content.
Active Directory
Active Directory is a Microsoft directory for Windows domains and is an
implementation of the LDAP protocol. DEVOS supports Active Directory so that users
may be automatically added to the system when they log in using their domain
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DEVOS supports multiple AD domains, and AD groups and will parse many levels of
sub-groups.
Once AD groups are identified, they may be added to a DEVOS security Group.
Local uses (that is, users not within AD) may co-exist with AD users.
DEVOS operates with or without AD.
Security Groups
DEVOS allows you to create any number of Security Groups. A Security Group is
simply a list of desired AD groups and/or local users. A Security Group may be
applied to any video. For example, you may create a Security Group called "Group 1"
and add AD group "Smith", AD group "Jones", and some number of local users.
When this group is applied to a video, only members of that group may access the
content.
Media Settings
Each user may create multiple Media Settings. Media Settings are simply a collection
of values that control the behavior of a video, including whether the video will allow
viewers to comment or rate it, whether the video requires a viewer to log in to view it,
etc. This convenience allows you to select a pre-configured collection of commonly
used settings for your videos. For example, you may publish some content using a
Media Setting called "Private Content", and another template called "Public Content",
etc.
Categories
The Super Administrator may create categories and sub-categories. Once created, a
user that publishes a video may select a category for that video to make it possible
for a viewer to search and select videos by category.
Channels
Channels are collections of content and a landing pages where users can publish their
content. For example, you may create a Channel called "Science" where you publish
all science content. You may create sub-Channels to further organize your content.
For example, you can create a Channel called "Physics" under the "Science" Channel.
Delegates
A user may assign another user to manage certain features. For example, an
executive with a DEVOS account may delegate the management of VoD to an
assistant.