Discover Video Devos 4 User manual

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

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Team Share
The Super can create a special account called “Team Share” and can include specified
users in the team. Those members can then use a common “Team” account for such
things as Digital Signage, VoD, etc. Each member’s privilege limits their capabilities in
the team.
Encoders
DEVOS controls and manages Streamsie PC, Streamsie Mac, Hornet and Mantis
encoders. DEVOS also supports 3rd party encoders.
A DEVOS system can be authorized to support any number Streamsie accounts.
These Streamsie accounts can then be assigned to specific users. If more Streamsie
accounts are needed, they can be easily added by entering a product code by a Super
Administrator. If a Streamsie account is no longer needed by a user, the Super
Administrator can reassign it. Streamsie license is controlled by DEVOS and the
license is portable and may be used on any number of computers. For each Streamsie
account, only one Streamsie may be active at the same time.
Hornet and Mantis do not require DEVOS license.
Third-party encoders are supported by DEVOS, provided they support industry
standard H264/AAC, RTMP, RTSP, or AVC over TS. Windows Media, MPEG2, and
other types of live streams may be supported using the Discover Video StreamEngine.
Streaming Protocols
DEVOS delivers live video via streaming, and VoD via RTMP/T, HLS, DASH, or
progressive download (HTTP/HTTPS). Live stream ingest is typically RTMP (using port
1935).
Players
DEVOS uses HTML5 player, and optionally Flash for live. No special plug-ins, ActiveX
controls, or downloads are required.
Player Questions / Testing
Questions may be added to any video. Multiple-choice or textual questions may be
inserted at any point of a video, and the viewer is presented with your questions at
the proper point. The viewer has a certain time to answer the question and continue
to view the video until the next question. DEVOS automatically calculates the score
for each viewer and allows you to view the scores and details. Questions can be used
for learning or for actual testing, and can also be used to ensure and validate that a
viewer has actively viewed your content.

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Playlists
A Playlist is an ordered list of live and VoD content. Playlist are used for Digital
Signage and/or desktop display. Playlists allow you display content one-after-the-
other, and to control the starting and ending position of each item in the list.
Digital Signage
An unlimited number of dynamic, template-based Digital Signs may be created by
each user with Digital Signage privilege. A sign may include a playlist of live and VoD
content, images (including PowerPoint slides), web pages, or text. Sign templates
may include news feeds from RSS providers. Digital Signage may be displayed using a
web browser, a SignStick2 or Media Player (physical box), or using certain Samsung
Smart TV models and the free Discover Video Signage App (available from the
Samsung App Store), or an inexpensive Roku box. Note that Roku and Samsung
consumer devices may have important limitations.
Scheduling
DEVOS supports scheduling of server-side and local recording of live video. You may
schedule a live video to be recorded once, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. The
system will automatically start a running Streamsie PC, Hornet or Mantis at the
scheduled time. Scheduling is ideal to automatically record classroom lectures, live
TV programs, etc.
Scheduling of multi-view streaming and recording is also supported.
DEVOS also supports time-of-day scheduling of Digital Signage.
Documents
You can upload documents, such as PDF, DOC, PPT, PPTX, etc. to the DEVOS system.
Once uploaded, you can include documents with a video, thus allowing a viewer to
download additional materials.
Images
You can upload images to DEVOS. Once uploaded, you can use an image for any
video thumbnail icon, for a Channel icon, etc. You can also specify an image from a
URL (e.g. an image found from a web search), and DEVOS will automatically download
the image and add it to your image library. You can also upload PowerPoint and the
server will convert your PowerPoint presentations.
Podcasting
Video podcasting is supported for channels. Videos uploaded to DEVOS (not external
video links or YouTube videos) are automatically added to a channel podcast when
enabled. This allows viewers to subscribe to your video podcast and automatically
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can eliminate streaming bandwidth concerns because the video is downloaded to the
podcast reader and can be viewed at any time, even when the viewer is offline.
Presentations
DEVOS supports synchronized video with PowerPoint slides. You can instantly give a
live presentation to your audience, or create a new VoD presentation. Live
presentations includes audience questions, chat, polling, and recording.
Priority Alert
Priority Alert allows you to cause live video, VoD, text messages, or a web page, to
appear on one, some or all computers without user action. It is used for emergency
communications, or to force target viewers to tune in (for example, for a live "Morning
Announcement" or corporate "CEO Address"). Priority Alert is based on zones, and
you can alert all zones, one zone, or some zones. A safe, small, free program is
installed on target computers (PC and Mac) to facilitate this function. Priority Alert
also appears on one, some, or all Digital Signage displays. At the conclusion of an
alert, it automatically closes desktop alerts, and Digital Signage displays return to
prior state.
Reports
DEVOS provides several built-in reports. Users can see statistics on their content, and
can drill down to see who has viewed what, and when. Content with questions/tests
have reports that show detailed test results. Super Users can access reports to
monitor all content and discover how content is being published and consumed.
Reports also allow you to download a CSV file so you can make your own custom
report in Excel or import to your own database.
Multi-Player
DEVOS supports up to four simultaneous live and on-demand videos in a user-
adjustable, synchronized player. Multi-player is used for lecture capture, performance
assessment applications, security and monitoring, and other uses.
Learning Path
Learning Path is an optional feature that empowers you to create
training/educational courses that takes a user through a learning journey that
you define. Using a powerful drag-and-drop graphical interface, you can
create a Learning Path that includes videos, documents, images, and tests.
Based on test results, the learner may have multiple branch points where they
might go to advanced material if they have a high score, or branch to remedial
training until they achieve a score you have defined. Learning Paths may be
assigned to individuals or groups and you can track and monitor their
progress.

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Set Top Box
DEVOS supports a Discover Video Set Top Box (STB). The STB operates as a
conventional STB where the user can use a IR Remote Control to simply select
the live video they wish to view.
Capacity
System capacity is a function of available network bandwidth, network I/O, CPU, and
for VoD delivery, the disk storage system. In most cases you would reach network
capacity before the other items become meaningful factors. DEVOS is delivered as
hardware systems or as software for your server or virtual machine, and actual
capacity depends on the performance of the underlying hardware and network.
DEVOS is typically capable of supporting 2,500 or more streams. The actual number is
determined by network I/O capacity, CPU use, and by other processes. Generally, you
will run out of network I/O before you run out of DEVOS streaming capacity. To
increase simultaneous live streaming capacity, use clustering, StreamPump, or lower
the streaming rate (see below).
DEVOS places no limits on the number of accounts, users, streams, content,
signage, Channels, or other features and functions. However, unlimited does not
mean "infinite", and actual capacity depends on hardware, network, and various
configuration options.
Signal Flow & Network Capacity Planning
Live video streams flow from a remote encoder to the server, and then from the
server to the viewers. For example, a Streamsie PC may be sending a live video
stream at 500,000 bps to the server. In this case, the uplink speed from the Streamsie
encoder to the server is important.
When a viewer accesses a player (or the live video is used by Digital Signage, Priority
Alert, Roku, or other device), the server delivers 500,000 bps stream to each viewer. In
this case the downlink speed from the server to the viewer is important. The
following table illustrates theoretical network utilization for a 500 Kbps live stream:
Number Of Viewers
Network Bandwidth
1
0.5 Mbps
10
5.0 Mbps
100
50 Mbps
1,000
500 Mbps (0.5 Gbps)
5,000
2500 Mbps (2.5 Gbps)
10,000
5000 Mbps (5 Gbps)

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Because of network protocol overhead and other factors, this theoretical usage
should be supported by a network capacity that is 20% to 50% higher. For example, to
support 5,000 live viewers the network should support 3 to 3.75 Gbps, plus network
capacity for users to perform other routine network actions. Also note that this
example uses a single stream at 500 Kbps. The number doubles if the stream is 1
Mbps, and consideration must be made for the total number of live streams available.
Experience shows that while there may be 5,000 possible viewers, the actual number
at any given instant is typically much smaller (because viewers tend to come-and-go,
and not all possible viewers actually participate). It is therefore possible to be
completely successful in a de-rated configuration. Live streaming capacity can be
greatly increased by placing Discover Video StreamPump®at strategic locations.
StreamPump will automatically receive the live stream and distribute it to viewers
within a network or sub-network, vastly reducing both the server's load and the
network utilization.
Viewing of Video-on-Demand is the same as live, except usage tends to be spread
out over time (there is no compelling reason to tune in "now"). Actual network usage
cannot be well predicted because it will be different for each use case, and network
professionals should monitor network usage and make adjustments as needed.
Generally, it is good practice to provide sufficient bandwidth capacity for the worse-
case usage, but experience is the best guide.
For very large live streaming events, DEVOS also supports IP multicast, allowing
an unlimited number of viewers to view live streams using the bandwidth of
only one.
Clustering
Clustering increases performance by allowing multiple servers to behave as one.
When you add an additional DEVOS server to your system, the content is
automatically duplicated on all servers in your cluster and requests for viewing are
automatically spread out via "round robin" load balancing. Thus, if the capacity of
one server is 4 Gbps, the capacity of two such servers is 8 Gbps. Clustering also
provides increased resilience. Clustering can be configured for local on-premises
servers, or for off-premises hybrid premises/Cloud configurations.
Public Internet
If your DEVOS is available to viewers on the public Internet (e.g. home viewers,
consumers, etc.), then you should be concerned about WAN access bandwidth usage.
Your ability to serve many such viewers will be limited by how much public Internet
access capacity you have. For example, if your WAN is limited to 5 Mbps, then you
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condition, all other services that use a WAN will slow). Be sure you have enough
access bandwidth to serve your intended audience.
You can increase your streaming capacity to public Internet viewers by using
optional Arcus service, DEVOS Cloud clustering, or of course by increasing your
WAN bandwidth.
Encryption
You can install a certificate on DEVOS to enable https and configure the server to use
http/https or only https. Https (SSL, Secure Sockets Layer) provides end-to-end
encryption. Contact Discover Video for assistance.

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This section will describe:
Installation
IP Address/Ports
Installation
DEVOS Hardware
Discover Video provides a complete turn-key server configuration. In this case, you
need only provide adequate physical space (i.e. rack or table top) and the static IP
address.
DEVOS Software on Your Server or Virtual Server (VM)
Discover Video can install DEVOS on your virtual machine or stand-alone server
hardware. The server must be Windows 2012 Server, must have at least 120G storage
for Drive C, and adequate storage for content on Drive D (suggest start with at least
100 GB). Minimum of 2 CPU's, 8G RAM, and adequate network I/O (e.g. at least 1G).
DEVOS Cloud
Discover Video Cloud is very popular when the viewers are geographically dispersed,
and when purely "behind the firewall" security is not mandatory. DEVOS Cloud can
be augmented with on-premises DEVOS StreamPump to provide distribution of
content to many viewers inside your LAN. For DEVOS Cloud, Discover Video provides
a domain URL to access the system.
Note that all DEVOS installations require that the server is able to access the
public Internet periodically for license and maintenance purposes.
Inside, Outside, and DMZ
The IP address assigned to DEVOS may be purely an inside address (e.g.
192.168.1.100), an outside IP address, or an address in your DMZ.
Commonly, the DEVOS is installed on an inside address and this address is NAT'ed to
an outside address.
Chapter 2:
Installation

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Ports
The following TCP/IP ports are used by the system:
80, 8080 HTTP
443, HTTPS (optional, if you have certificate)
1935, RTMP
21, FTP (plus passive FTP ports)
3389, RDP (for maintenance)

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This section will describe:
Getting Started
Administration
Operation
Getting Started
Log in to DEVOS by entering the system's IP address or URL in a browser. Depending
on system settings, this will bring you to a default landing page. The default landing
page may be a listing of Channels, a specific Channel, or a login screen. If not the
login screen, select "Login".
For username, enter "[e-mail]". For
password, enter "asdasd". You should change this
password after logging in for the first time.
Leave Domain blank and select "Login".
This logs you in as initial setup user. You should not
use this account except for system administration.
Depending on system settings, login will bring you to
a content landing page. Because you have logged in
with an account that has special privileges, you may
select "Admin Portal" to begin to administer the
DEVOS system.
Chapter 3:
Operation

DEVOS -- Enterprise Video System
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DEVOS
Administration
All functions are accessible from the left menu panel. Selecting an item from the
menu will expose additional functions.
Account Settings
Every user has their own profile in the DEVOS system.
Profile
The profile page is illustrated below.
Access to scheduling calendar
Shows information about their media
Allows user to change their profile picture and edit their profile
Shows FTP credentials for the user account