Devices

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Devices

Devices Overview

Devices are external components that “talk” to Vbrick Rev and may include Vbrick Encoders/Decoders, Distributed Media Engines (DMEs), LDAP servers, and Set Top Boxes.

Through the Devices menu bar, you are also able to create Presentation Profiles that are predefined video source inputs and destination outputs for devices that your event creators may use for the Webcasts they create. The DME modules allows you to manage and monitor the health and network traffic on all DMEs assigned to your network.

Finally, Zones are used to create a series of IP Address ranges that you assign to each device in your system that maintain strict control of your network, bandwidth, and content ingestion.

This makes device control in Vbrick Rev for both admins and users alike more intuitive and easy to use than any system on the market.

Device Initial Configuration and Set Up

Before you are able to add a device to your system, you must make sure it is configured correctly with an API key first.

Note: The steps in this section must be completed first before you begin adding devices from any of the Devices modules or menu options.

To set up device configuration in Rev:

1. Create an API key for the system devices (DME and/or Encoder) you plan to add and use with Rev. You may add a key for each device or one that is used for all devices that communicate with Rev. You will also need to create an API key for your LDAP connector which must be a separate key from your system device key.

○See: Add an API Key.

○See: Configure and Import LDAP Groups in Vbrick Rev

2. For each device:

○Add the API key created to each device you plan to link to Rev.

○Add the host URL to your Rev installation to each device. May be obtained from the Account Host Name field on the Contact module or from your browser bar URL on the Log in screen minus the “#/login” text. See: View Contact and Billing Information for an Account.

○Example: To configure and link an Encoder, enter this information in the API Key and Host fields under the System Configuration > General section of the Encoder.

○Example: To configure and link a DME, enter this information in the System Configuration > Rev Interface section of the DME.

○See the corresponding device’s Admin technical manual for more information if needed.

3. You are now ready to add your devices in Rev through the All Devices module.