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1. 2 Although a full deployment should take roughly 5 hours Acme pads its schedule to compensate for any problems that might slow down its deployments Procedures e Configure ACNS or WAAS page 19 15 e Configure DMS CD page 19 16 Configure ACNS or WAAS pP Tip See our integration white paper on Cisco com Cisco Digital Media Suite Deployments for Digital Signage with Cisco ACNS Software Before You Begin e To see and use the Settings tab you must be logged in an administrator User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 19 15 Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Procedures Procedure Step1 Choose Settings gt Media Delivery and then choose the options that meet your requirements cisco Digital Media Manager Dashboard Media Library Digital Signage Cast Schediles Digital Media Piay Settings Proof Of Play User Accounts Server Settings Media Delivery External Media delivery options Would you like to configure settings for WAAS ACNS or CDS at this time No O Yes Please select from the options below WAAS ACNS cos Save Cancel Step2 Click Save Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Define WAAS ACNS or ECDS Settings page 19 25 Configure DMS CD e Configure Deployment Threshold Preferences page 19 17 e Check Disk Space Capacity for Deployments page 19 17 e Create a Deployment Package
2. Name A unique username The name is unique in the sense that you have not used it as the name for any other user account that you created in DMM You must enter the username Description Optional brief description of the user account and its purpose Password The password for the user account You must enter a password and then reenter it Repeat Administrator The check box to check if this account belongs to an administrator When a user account belongs to an administrator the corresponding user is granted full permissions to create read write and delete every object type without limitation Otherwise uncheck this check box After you uncheck it you must manually change the permissions for each user role and each object type that pertain to this user account Because we recommend that you follow a best practice in which you create only a few users this check box is checked by default each time that you add a user account User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter16 DMP User Permissions HI Reference Table 16 1 Elements for Configuring User Rights and Permissions continued Element Description Role The list of user role types Each type of role is associated with some of the features in DMM Choose a role to see or change the corresponding permissions for the user whose account you are adding or editing After you choose a role you can set the permissions to cr
3. Chapter17 Media Assets and Embedded Software Reference Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 17 7 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Manage Assets and Categories page 17 7 e Elements to Add Categories and Rename Them page 17 9 e Elements to Add Assets and Edit Their Attributes page 17 10 e Elements To Describe and Preview One Asset page 17 11 Elements to Manage Assets and Categories Navigation Path Digital Signage gt Media Library Table 17 1 Elements for Managing a Media Library Element Icon and Description Media Types A complete list of the types of assets that are supported The supported assets are e DMP Firmware e Audio B e HTML im e Images 4 e Shockwave Flash i e UDP ei e Video i e RTSP e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 2 RTP 9 e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 SDP When you click the name of a media type an untitled table on the right side of the page is updated automatically to describe assets of the relevant type that your library contains Categories A hierarchical list of categories in your media library A category can contain assets or it might be empty You can create new categories edit existing categories delete categories or click a category whose assets the untitled table should describe You can add almost any number of nested categories to your media library Options A menu from which you can choose amo
4. levels e Click an opened group to collapse its level in the object selector Add a new group e Add and Edit DMP Groups page 12 3 Edit an existing group e Understand the Effect of Nesting One DMP Group Inside Another page 12 2 Populate a group with DMPs e Automatically in a production network Add and Edit DMP Groups page 12 3 e Manually in a lab Add DMPs Manually to DMP Groups page 12 4 Delete a group Delete DMP Groups page 12 4 Remove DMPs from groups Remove DMPs Manually from DMP Groups page 12 5 Related Topics e Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups page 12 6 Understand the Effect of Nesting One DMP Group Inside Another We recommend that you create DMP groups to organize your DMPs according to characteristics that they have in common such as where or how you will use them according to whatever logic works best for you For example the logical basis for your DMP groups might be geographic or corporate DMP Groups Expand Collapse All Taiwan New York Moscow Johannesburg One DMP group can contain another Each choice that you make for centralized management propagates from parent DMP group to child DMP subgroup or DMP to grandchild DMP There is no maximum number of levels that you can add to the hierarchy but a simpler organization is more scalable than an unreasonably complex one would be We recommend that you do not assign any DMP to the root level in the hierarchy due to th
5. Before You Begin Complete the workflow in Cisco Unified Communications Manager to provision the emulator to your IP phones Procedure Step 1 Choose Cast gt Remote Control Step2 Choose an option from the Display Security PIN on screen list to set how many of your DMPs should support the emulator e All DMPs e Selected DMPs e None Step 3 As Needed Did you choose Selected DMPs in Step 2 If so click Display DMP Selections to refine your list of which DMPs should support the emulator a Use check boxes to select and deselect DMPs b Click Save Selection Changes to save your work c Click Close to dismiss the dialog box Step4 Choose an option from the Security PIN behavior list Although Cisco Cast randomly generates all of its emulator PINs the fixed and dynamic types differ in their persistence e Fixed These PINs persist until the PIN management type is changed e Dynamic These PINs expire and are then regenerated after an update interval that you define No two DMPs in your network will use the same PIN at any one time User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 a i57 Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation HI Procedures Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 As Needed Did you choose the dynamic PIN type in Step 4 If so enter at least one digit in the Security PIN update interval minutes field The interval cannot be any less than 2 min When
6. CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 Cisco Digital Media Suite Administration Welcome to DMS Admin 1 1 Concepts 1 1 Glossary 1 2 Procedures 1 2 Learn Your DMM Appliance Serial Number 1 2 Start DMS Admin 1 3 Set a User Session Timeout for Components of Cisco DMS 1 5 Reference 1 6 FAQs and Troubleshooting 1 6 FAQs 1 6 DMS Admin Dashboard 2 1 Concepts 2 1 Dashboard Overview 2 1 Understand the Alerts Gauge 2 2 Understand the System Information Gauge 2 3 Understand the Status Gauge 2 3 Understand the Licensed Features Gauge 2 4 Understand the Users Logged In Gauge 2 4 Procedures 2 4 View Dashboard Gauges 2 4 Licenses 3 1 Concepts 3 1 Understand Licenses 3 2 Procedures 3 2 Obtain License Keys 3 2 Install License Keys 3 3 View Installed Licenses 3 4 Check the Dashboard Gauge for Licenses 3 4 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 E Contents Reference 3 4 Base Licenses for Cisco DMS Appliances and Endpoints 3 5 Optional Module Licenses 3 6 CHAPTER 4 Server Operations 4 1 Procedures 4 1 Check Processes Remotely 4 1 Restart Appliances Remotely 4 2 Reference 4 3 Server Processes 4 3 CHAPTER 5 Cisco Hinter for RTSP 5 1 Concepts 5 1 Overview 5 1 Workflow 5 2 Restrictions 5 3 Procedures 5 3 Download Cisco Hinter 5 4 Windows 5 4 Install Cisco Hinter on Windows 5 4 Run Cisco Hinter on Windows 5 5 Linux 5 5 Install Cisco Hinter on Linux 5 5 Run Cisco Hinter on Linux 5 5 Reference 5 6
7. Bandwidth capacity in your WAN determines how long you must wait After the deployment is finished Cisco Digital Signs autogenerates the Go To URL action for this deployment package Choose Digital Signage gt Digital Medial Players gt Advanced Task gt Go to URL Check that a Go to URL action was autogenerated which adds the prefix LOCAL to the name that you entered or edited in Step 5 Deploy this autogenerated Go to URL action e Use the Actions list to deploy immediately e Use the Play Now feature to deploy immediately e Use the Play in Future feature to schedule a future deployment When you use Play in Future the scheduled start and stop times are derived from the clock in your DMM appliance Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Check Disk Space Capacity for Deployments page 19 17 e Configure Deployment Threshold Preferences page 19 17 e Create a Deployment Package page 19 18 e Delete a Deployment Package page 19 20 Delete a Deployment Package Before You Begin e You must have saved at least one DMS CD deployment package e Use the Reports feature at Schedules gt Reports to search your schedule for any instances of the deployment package that you will delete Remove each scheduled instances of it from your schedule User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Med
8. Chapter10 DMP Dashboard E Concepts Concepts e Overview page 10 2 e Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 2 e Understand the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 3 e Understand the Cast Gauge page 10 4 e Understand the Settings Gauge page 10 5 Overview Cisco Digital Signs and Cisco Cast share a dashboard that shows various gauges This shared dashboard summarizes and centralizes important features to monitor DMPs schedules assets and settings for content delivery Gauge data is not updated in real time you must refresh your browser to refresh the data When problems of any kind interfere with the data collection processes that populate these gauges they show question marks in addition to the best data that is available Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge The Media and Schedules gauge represents differing types of data on its left and right sides e Understand the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 3 e Use the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 6 e Use the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 7 e Elements on the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 9 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P02 E OL 15762 03 Chapter10 DMP Dashboard Concepts W Understand the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge The left side of the Media and Schedules gauge shows a read only version of the deployment schedule that Ci
9. Playlists Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 20 1 e Procedures page 20 2 e Reference page 20 3 Fe a We prepared this material with specific expectations of you Audience You will organize media assets for sequential playback on presentation systems that your DMPs control udience wy Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Guidelines page 20 1 e Restrictions page 20 2 Guidelines e Best Practices to Optimize DMP Settings for Playlists page 20 1 Best Practices to Optimize DMP Settings for Playlists e Improve Transition Speeds page 20 2 e Reduce or Resolve Black Screen Delays After Video Playback page 20 2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter 20 Playlists W Procedures Improve Transition Speeds We recommend that you disable the video failover feature on DMPs Reduce or Resolve Black Screen Delays After Video Playback We recommend that you enable syslog on DMPs long enough to configure its settings even if you have no plans to use it When you will not use syslog 1 Set the syslog server address to 127 0 0 1 Save your changes Disable syslog Save your changes Restart the DMP oF N Restrictions You cannot add an advanced task or a system task to a playlist However you can schedule them to occur between playlists Procedures e Create and O
10. Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Manage VoD Categories page 25 7 Delete a VoD Category Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Procedure Choose Video on Demand gt Categories The Categories area is on the left and after you click a category a table on the right describes the videos that are mapped to that category Click the name of the category that you want to delete Click Actions gt Delete Category The Delete Confirmation dialog box opens User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x n OL 15762 03 Chapter 25 Video on Demand Step 4 Step 5 Procedures W Click Yes to delete the category OR Click No to retain it Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Manage VoD Categories page 25 7 Map a Video to a VoD Category Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Each video that you map to a category will be listed as a VoD in the interactive menu system at sites where you deploy Cisco Cast Before You Begin e Add the video to your shared Media Library for digital signage and Cisco Cast e Create the category See Add a New VoD Category page 25 3 Procedure Click the Video on Demand tab In the Categories area click the name of the category to which you will add a video In the area that lists videos click Map Videos to Category The VoD Mapping dialog box opens A tree on the left shows the hier
11. Tip Does a message on the touchscreen say that it must download a characterization file This happens only when your touchscreen uses technologies from Elo TouchSystems and when you have never turned it On previously or after its CF card is reformatted When you see this message please disregard it The touchscreen will obtain its characterization file automatically during a later stage of DMP setup Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Procedures Related Topics e Video and Audio Signal Interfaces page 14 23 Connect to an Analog Display or Projector pP Tip DMPs support connections to analog presentation systems However we recommend strongly that you use digital presentation systems whenever possible Procedure Step 1 Make connections for video a Plug one yellow jack from the RCA video cable into the CVBS interface on the back panel of your DMP b Connect the free end of this cable to the corresponding interface on your presentation system Step2 Make connections for audio a Plug the 3mm jack on the RCA audio cable into the AUDIO interface on the back panel of your DMP b Connect the free end of this cable to the corresponding interface on your presentation system Step3 Ifthe presentation system is not already turned on turn it On now Step4 Stop You
12. AA fetch IS_CDP_DETECTION_ENABLED config interface INTERFACE detection_method DETECTION_CDP macro_auto_detection_cntr1l if IS_CDP_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 x fi fetch CURRENT_TRIGGER config interface SINTERFACE macro description fetch CURRENT_AP125xX config interface SINTERFACE macro device_descr Predefine the trigger in case no capabilities match DEVICE_TYPE Default device User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs HI Reference NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_CDPDEVICE_EVENT if _nd_cdp_capabilities_bit_4 eq YES then DEVICE_TYPE Host NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_HOST_EVENT if _nd_cdp_platform CIVS IPC 2 45 CIVS IPC 4 35 J then DEVICE_TYPE Camera NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_IPVSC_EVENT fetch IS_IPVSC_DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE device_trigger S IPVSC macro_auto_device_cntrl if IS_IPVSC_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi if _nd_cdp_platform CTS 13 000 then DEVICE_TYPE CTS NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_CTS_EVENT fi if _nd_cdp_platform Cisco DMP 4305G Cisco DMP 4400G Cisco DMP 4310G J then NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_DMP_EVENT DEVICE_TYPE DMP fetch IS_DMP_DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE device_trigger DMP m
13. Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Click System Tasks in the Application Types list Find your editing target in the Applications table Click its named row in the Applications table Click Edit Application The page is refreshed so that you can choose options and enter values As needed e Edit the name e Edit the RS 232 command string in the Request field e Edit other optional values as needed I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Reference Step7 Click Submit to save your work so that you might someday use it OR Click Cancel to discard your work Step8 Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Would you like to delete what you edited Proceed to the Delete Equipment Settings That Use RS 232 Syntax section on page 14 22 Related Topics e RS 232 Command Reference for Cisco LCD Displays page 14 29 Delete Equipment Settings That Use RS 232 Syntax You can delete any of your named and saved RS 232 command strings Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Step2 Click System Tasks in the Application Types list Step3 Find your editing target in the Applications table Step4 Click its named row in the Applications table Step5 Click Delete Application Step6 Click Submit to commit this deletion OR Click Cancel to abandon this deletion Step7 Stop Y
14. DMP List All DMPs at or below a level that you highlight in the DMP Groups tree Or the DMPs that match your filtering criteria To see every registered DMP in your network click the group that represents the root level By default its name is All DMPs but this name is editable When there are more DMPs than there are rows the list might straddle multiple pages In this case use pagination controls under the table to move from one page to another Run Task Opens a dialog box where you can choose commands or assets for delivery to DMPs Add DMP Shows the Add New DMP pane Edit DMP Shows the Edit DMP pane Delete DMP Deletes the DMP that you highlighted Control TV Opens the LCD Control dialog box Assign DMP to Group Creates an association between at least one DMP and at least one group Remove DMP from Group Severs the association between at least one DMP and at least one group Filter A method to redraw the DMP List table so that it includes only the DMPs that match your filter mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter12 Organize DMPs in Groups Table 12 2 Element Elements for Managing DMPs and DMP Groups continued Icon and Description Display Number The maximum number of rows that the table should show per page if it straddles multiple pages Status Says whether a DMP is reachable e A gree
15. Elements to Schedule Synchronization Navigation Path Administration gt Security gt Authentication gt Synchronize Users Table 6 4 Elements for Scheduling Element Description Scheduling property sheet Synchronization Mode Enables one synchronization mode to receive updated user account information from an Active Directory server We support two such modes but they are mutually exclusive Whenever you enable one you disable the other Click either Manual Synchronization or Automatic Synchronization Command Buttons Update Submits your selections for the type of synchronization and the scope of access that you chose and configured Synchronization of the specified type starts immediately Cancel Resets all entries to their previous values on the Scheduling property sheet e Discards all changes to the configuration of behaviors for synchronizations e Discards all changes to the scope of access Related Topics e Configure the Settings for Automatic LDAP Synchronization page 6 27 e Choose an Authentication Method page 6 23 e Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode page 6 31 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Reference e Elements to Define Validate and Add LDAP Filters page 6 33 e Elements to Manage Attributes page 6 36 Elements to Manage Attributes Navigation Path Administra
16. Fe a We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You will administer Cisco DMS Audience You have already purchased at least the license key to activate one Cisco DMS software feature module wy Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Understand Licenses page 3 2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 o Chapter3 Licenses HI Procedures Understand Licenses Features of Cisco DMS are licensed and activated separately Until you obtain and install license keys their corresponding features are hidden from all users including you the administrator wy Note Even then some features remain hidden from users whose privilege levels are low What to Do Next e OPTIONAL Would you like to learn which feature licenses we sell See http www cisco com go dms e MANDATORY Would you like to obtain license keys Proceed to the Obtain License Keys section on page 3 2 e MANDATORY Would you like to install feature licenses Proceed to the Install License Keys section on page 3 3 Procedures e Obtain License Keys page 3 2 e Install License Keys page 3 3 e View Installed Licenses page 3 4 e Check the Dashboard Gauge for Licenses page 3 4 Obtain License Keys Before You Begin e Obtain the serial number for your DMM appliance Procedure Step 1 Compose an emai
17. Table 17 2 Elements for Managing Media Library Categories Element Description Name A unique and human readable name for a category Description A brief description of the category and its purpose User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software HI Reference Elements to Add Assets and Edit Their Attributes Features of the Add Media Asset and Edit Media Asset dialog boxes help you to populate and manage your media library Options are sorted under two tabs Single and Batch which help you to manage either one asset or multiple assets respectively Navigation Path e Digital Signage gt Media Library gt Add Media Asset e Digital Signage gt Media Library gt Options gt Add Media Asset e Digital Signage gt Media Library gt Options gt Edit Media Asset Table 17 3 Elements for Adding and Editing Assets Element Description Single tab Elements to add or edit one asset Source The full local pathname or remote HTTP URL of the asset We do not support any use of spaces in filenames or URLs File Type Choose the type that best describes the asset e Video A video file in MPEG 1 MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 format e Shockwave Flash An Adobe Shockwave Flash 6 or 7 file if your DMP is a 4300G or a 4305G Alternatively if your DMP is a 4400G and then a file in the format of Shockwave Flash 6 7 8 9 or 10 e Images A standard ima
18. Veg t lt gt Step5 Click Update wy Note Please wait Your request might take as long as 1 minute to process The authentication settings that you changed are now in effect Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e OPTIONAL Would you like to associate a set of imported users with a new group Proceed to the Derive LDAP Group Membership Dynamically from a Query section on page 6 28 e OPTIONAL Would you like to configure the schedule for synchronization Proceed to the Define the LDAP Synchronization Schedule section on page 6 25 Related Topics e Define LDAP Filters page 6 23 e Derive LDAP Group Membership Dynamically from a Query page 6 28 e Elements to Use LDAP Bookmarks for Synchronization page 6 34 Define the LDAP Synchronization Schedule Before You Begin e Choose LDAP or SSO as your authentication method e Define LDAP filters e Define LDAP bookmarks Procedure Step1 Choose Administration gt Security gt Synchronize Users gt Scheduling Step2 Choose between manual synchronization and automatic synchronization Note You will not see any of the elements that Table 6 3 on page 6 34 describes until after you define at least one filter on the Define Filter property sheet User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 g c25 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Procedures Step 3 Step 4 Click
19. ieee Proof of Play Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts e Procedures e Reference We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You will audit and run reports that demonstrate your playback of media assets on your Cisco Digital Signs Note Concepts Overview This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Overview page 21 1 e Glossary page 21 2 e Insertions page 21 2 e Workflow page 21 3 You can audit which assets your DMPs play and where and when and for how long across any supported range of dates that you specify Proof of play reports are available per DMP per DMP group and per insertion We use a dedicated proof of play service to collect these records and generate these reports I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter21 Proof of Play E Concepts Restrictions A Caution Proof of play features fail unless e The Syslog Collector IP Address entry in DMPDM points to your DMM appliance e The fully qualified domain name of your DMM appliance contains fewer than 30 characters Glossary Timesaver Go to terms that start with I R l insertion The campaign or other common goal among any one set of presentations playlists and assets that you consider an affinity group R Return to Top requestor The agency or other entity that requests an
20. 1 Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP Artifact Location http DMMSP example com 8080 opensso Consumer metaAlias sp gt lt AssertionConsumerService index 2 Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings PAOS Location http DMMSP example com 8080 opensso Consumer ECP metaAlias sp gt lt SPSSODescriptor gt lt EntityDescriptor gt Sample IdP Configuration Files e Exported IdP Configuration Sample from OpenAM page 6 38 e Exported IdP Configuration Sample from Shibboleth page 6 39 Exported IdP Configuration Sample from OpenAM lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 standalone yes gt lt EntityDescriptor entityID dmsIdp xmlns urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 metadata gt lt IDPSSODescriptor WantAuthnRequestsSigned false protocolSupportEnumeration urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 protocol gt lt KeyDescriptor use signing gt lt ds KeyInfo xmlns ds http www w3 org 2000 09 xmldsig gt lt ds X509Data gt lt ds X509Certificate gt MJEwVF ggTTQ1MUwD9WOkQACIQNICQQWBGBY 1AqqAMBGUZAWAEkVs i agAELKkCBkDCADdhAUIQIGE CYABEMTxwVZNBKQ1NQZDMA1NCEQ1ADJ zAKCOE4QgQSBExwGGVwzM0AAgGQOVDUDTOA8cCNTXMFBVV Bxxj NambbJAQRbThnMxj 1MNFYMm8 cpT2mDovLMTVENv4pAJ Ilw2yNDRAYDMMTAGOWOyET3MLExgMw ZEMAAVk8 OJDVMVT1TSghThEMxBwj AU1 zkwFMYEODCAQgHOMGQQGAJCNLEUNBQEBsCCBAWQVMLQAx DGgwkJ 5 EAY9VMADP2y0NbJ1Q00jV5RaxXw8YbsQsTVQDj x5 ZNKNZaUgMBByUDj hcYjN2wJBSWQObNABmA02eD4JQ10A hEVyPDgAQEMZBUIAtNdgrxA0BcYIB9QuG4aWYHGX
21. Guidelines for LDAP Filters e Use OU values to impose rough limits on a filter page 6 15 e Use memberOf values to pinpoint a filter more precisely page 6 16 e Use objectClass values to match all user records page 6 16 Use OU values to impose rough limits on a filter e Never use a filter that defines the user base at the domain level For example this filter is not acceptable DC example DC com e Instead use filters that define the user base at a lower level as this one does OU SanJose DC example DC com e LDAP returns matched records from all levels within the user base that your filter defines Would a filter for ou sangose Dc example DC com ever include any users from OU RTP DC example DC com No OU Milpitas 0OU SanJose DC example DC com Yes ou Sunnyvale OU SanJose DC example DC com Yes 1 Research Triangle Park NC does not have any physical connection to San Jos CA 2 Milpitas CA and Sunnyvale CA are suburbs of San Jos CA which affects them directly and in multiple ways User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 g eis Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity E Concepts Use memberOf values to pinpoint a filter more precisely e But what if you did not want to include any members of Milpitas or Sunnyvale If your Active Directory server considered these cities organizational units to be subsets
22. LDAP Bookmarks property sheet Synchronization One of the following types e Initial e Update e Overwrite e Delete Note When you click Delete on the LDAP Bookmarks sub tab we ask you whether to delete groups and policies When you choose Yes we delete all of the following from Cisco DMS e All user accounts that match the filter e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 1 The particular user group that is associated to the filter e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 1 All access policies associated to the particular user group The deletion process can take as long as 1 minute to finish User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Poss E OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Reference W Table 6 3 Elements for Bookmarks continued Element Description Command Buttons Update Submits your selections for the type of synchronization and the scope of access that you chose and configured Synchronization of the specified type starts immediately Cancel Resets all entries to their previous values on the LDAP Bookmarks property sheet e Discards all changes to the configuration of behaviors for synchronizations e Discards all changes to the scope of access Related Topics e Choose an Authentication Method page 6 23 e Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode page 6 31 e Elements to Define Validate and Add LDAP Filters page 6 33 e Elements to Manage Attributes page 6 36
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24. Servers that use EAP to provide dynamic session specific wireless encryption keys central user administration and authentication between clients and access points EAP MD5 uses MDS hashing on client and challenge passwords See also AAA and EAP wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings Concepts W P Return to Top PEAP server Protected EAP server which combines centralized two way authentication with dynamically generated wireless equivalent privacy keys or WEP keys See also AAA EAP MDS server and WEP keys PSK Pre Shared Key S Return to Top SSID Service Set ID It is a unique identifier that client devices use to associate with the access point The SSID helps client devices distinguish among multiple wireless networks in the same vicinity The SSID can be any alphanumeric entry up to 32 characters long A Caution The Broadcast SSID setting must be enabled on your wireless access points Otherwise your DMPs are prevented from connecting to your WLAN or obtaining IP addresses A Caution When you change SSID settings for your WLAN your DMPs lose their wireless network connections Because they are disconnected they cannot reconnect automatically In this case affected DMPs will appear to associate to your WLAN access point but will not receive any IP address T Return to Top TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol also known as key hash
25. The method multicast or HTTP that your DMPs will use to receive the video stream for this channel Choose an option from the list to enter the correct kind of address Your choice determines which other fields appear on this page The options are e Multicast Address The routable IP address and UDP port for a streaming server as described in the Multicast Address Port row elsewhere in this table e HTTP URL The full HTTP URL for one video file of a supported type as described in the HTTP URL row elsewhere in this table Multicast Address The IP address and port number of the streaming server from which your DMPs will receive the Port multicast stream for this channel You must specify the port number This field is visible only after you choose Multicast Address from the Address Type list Later if you choose any other option from the Address Type list Cisco Cast will ignore the values in this field HTTP URL The exact URL and path that points to one MPEG video file on an HTTP server You must use HTTP as the protocol and the filename extension must be MPG This field is visible only after you choose HTTP URL from the Address Type list Text to Show if Program Guide is Not Available Text that describes this channel The electronic program guide EPG shows this text when no other information is available When the EPG uses this text it does not describe individual programs for this channel EPG Pro
26. To transfer the assets for multiple playlists and presentations repeat the preceding step 6 Click Submit to save this task so that it becomes available for deployments amp Note Even though you created and saved a file transfer task you have not used it yet Your DMPs will not have local copies of the emergency assets until after you run this task successfully Step2 Provision the emergency assets to your DMPs Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Use the Run Task Feature to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately page 22 3 e Use the Play Now Feature to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately page 22 5 e Schedule the Future Staging of Emergency Assets page 22 6 Provision Emergency Assets Immediately to DMP Local Storage e Use the Run Task Feature to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately page 22 3 e Use the Play Now Feature to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately page 22 5 Use the Run Task Feature to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately Before You Begin e Create and save deployable messages for playback during emergencies Procedure Step 1 Click the DMP Manager tab Step2 Use check boxes in the table to mark DMPs that should immediately show the emergency message Step3 Click Run Task User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 E 223 Chapter 22 Plan for and Manage Emergencies HI Procedures The
27. You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P28 E ieee Chapter 21 Proof of Play Procedures W View Previous Reports Before You Begin e Complete the Run a Report section on page 21 7 Procedure Step1 Click View previous reports von ne an Sao Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure Use the Proof of Play Dashboard Procedure Step1 Choose Proof of Play gt Dashboard v Sign Out Hel ahaj 129 l cisco Digital Media Manager Dashboard Media Library Digital Signage Cast Schedules Digital Media Players Settings Proof Of Play Dashboard Reports Configuration Asset and Application Summary Recent Log Acti og Report Space Usage x Error Summary Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 SEN Chapter21 Proof of Play E Reference Use Deployment Reports You can view configure and export additional reports for the presentations and tasks that you have deployed in your digital signage network Procedure Step 1 Choose Schedules gt Reports Step2 Check the check boxes for the relevant DMP groups Step3 Enter date range values in the From field and the To field Step4 From the Report Type list select the report type Step5 Click Go Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure Reference e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 21 10 FAQs
28. You have completed this procedure Configure DMM to Trust the Active Directory Root CA Procedure Step1 Choose Administration gt Security gt Authentication gt Select Mode Step2 Enter the details for your Active Directory server P Tip Be sure to use the logical port where your Active Directory server listens for SSL connections The port number by default is 636 Step3 Upload the root CA certificate file that you saved locally a Click Upload and then click Add b Browse to the file on a local volume c Click the filename and press Enter d Click OK to save your work and dismiss the dialog box Step4 As prompted use DMS Admin to restart Web Services Tomcat The installed certificate cannot take effect until after you restart Tomcat Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x e22 E OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Procedures W Choose an Authentication Method Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Security gt Authentication Step2 Use elements on the Select Mode property sheet to choose an authentication mode Step3 Click Update wy Note Migration from one mode to another takes as long as 1 minute to finish The authentication settings that you changed are now in effect Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e OPTIONAL Did you choose LDAP or SSO Proceed to th
29. admin e password default Did you use a recycled or duplicate ACNS channel name You cannot duplicate or recycle channel names See Why do I see an HTTP 500 error when I use ACNS 1 Changing the time settings after you add content to the schedule might affect the availability of that content Troubleshoot ACNS Assets That Your DMPs Do Not Play e Is the ACNS channel origin server misconfigured e Is the ACNS channel quota misconfigured e Is the ACNS channel fully configured to use an external manifest file e Have you checked if any other content acquisition problems affect the external manifest file e Did anyone change the Time setting for your DMM appliance but not restart it Is the ACNS channel origin server misconfigured You must associate each origin server for any ACNS channel with the public IP address that one of these devices uses e Your DMM appliance e The external publishing server that you use with Digital Signs e The root Content Engine in your content delivery network User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P1934 OL 15762 03 Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery Reference W Is the ACNS channel quota misconfigured Consider the following points when you configure the channel quota for DMS in CDM e On each Content Engine the total disk space for the channel must not exceed the CDNFS disk space allocation e The combined size of all cont
30. e Are not available until after you choose an option from this list e Vary according to your choice from this list Name A unique and human readable name for these settings It is unique in the sense that you have not used it previously as the name for anything that can be scheduled You must enter a name Description A brief description The description is optional Contrast A contrast setting value in the range from 0 to 100 Set the contrast Then check Apply Brightness A brightness setting value in the range from 0 to 100 Set the brightness Then check Apply User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P1424 OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Reference W Table 14 2 Elements for Menu driven Configuration of Supported Presentation Systems continued Element Description Sharpness A sharpness clarity setting value in the range from 0 to 100 Set the sharpness Then check Apply Color A color setting value in the range from 0 to 100 Set the color Then check Apply Tint A tint setting value in the range from 0 to 100 Set the tint Then check Apply TV Channel An analog TV signal frequency value in the range from 0 to 99 Set the signal Then check Apply Audio Volume An audio volume level setting value in the range from 0 to 100 Set the volume Then check Apply Mute Choose whether to mute your presentation system Input Cho
31. e Procedures page 25 3 e Reference page 25 7 wm We prepared this material with specific expectations of you Audience You will make prerecorded video assets available for playback on demand through IPTV services to your presentation systems udience wy Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Overview page 25 1 e Guidelines page 25 2 e Restrictions page 25 2 Overview Categories help you to manage how VoDs are organized within the interactive menu system at sites where you deploy Cisco Cast User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EZEN Chapter 25 Video on Demand E Concepts Guidelines e Site Assessment for VoD Programming page 25 2 Site Assessment for VoD Programming Remote branch offices are better suited to VoD programming than they are to live video programming Common use cases for VoD programming include training and executive communications We recommend that you use a content delivery system to provision the assets for your VoD programming particularly if your remote sites have low bandwidth capacity Restrictions e Channel Count Restrictions page 25 2 Channel Count Restrictions Features of this Cisco Cast release support 99 or fewer channels of live broadcast programming and VoD programming combined Workflow to Stage VoD Assets to DMP Local Storage You can stage Cisco Cast assets
32. gt Play in Future will be restored for the group and children that you chose To confirm your selections and start playback immediately of your emergency presentation or emergency playlist click OK Emergency conditions might prevent messages from playing on your DMP displays Alternatively to discard your selections without playing any assets for any emergency click Cancel A message tells you whether you submitted the emergency successfully After you dismiss the message the page is refreshed If you submitted the emergency the DMP group that you chose in Step 4 is colored red in the Select DMP Group tree Stop You have completed this procedure I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 22 Plan for and Manage Emergencies HI Procedures je Tip You can submit an emergency to a DMP group while it is showing a playlist or presentation that describes some other emergency There is no need to explicitly stop playback of the current emergency message before you start another one Related Topics e Schedule the Future Staging of Emergency Assets page 22 6 e Stop Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 8 Stop Playback of an Emergency Message Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Before You Begin e Start playback of an emergency message Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt Emergencies OR Choose Schedules gt Emergencies Click Stop Emergency
33. in rare instances You can configure bandwidth restrictions in your WAN that should help to alleviate these symptoms or eliminate them completely depending on the system load of each DMP Best Practices We recommend that you apply these DMS CD best practices in your network whenever possible e Create and maintain only one deployment package for any DMP group whose constituent DMPs should play assets from local storage Simply configure its deployment to recur nightly or whatever other time has the least possible impact on your audience Then modify it as necessary to Include all new or changed assets that member DMPs should obtain or keep for playback Remove obsolete assets that member DMPs should autoclean from local storage DMS CD syncs DMP storage with the current version of the deployment package and applies all changes automatically amp Note This method is simpler and more scalable than developing and maintaining a new package and scheduling a new deployment each time that your needs change Also it increases the likelihood that large deployments will resume and be completed successfully on a slow connection Furthermore it prevents deployments from becoming too numerous to manage e Even if you have not imposed any bandwidth restrictions upon DMS CD avoid scheduling deployments and playback to run in parallel on DMPs Otherwise deployments can take longer to finish than you anticipate This delay occurs bec
34. standard formats for public key certificates and a certification path validation algorithm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x lt OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts W Understand the Requirement to Authenticate Users Although Cisco DMS always authenticates users we support three authentication methods a _ SSO LDAP pn Embedded e Embedded authentication is completely native to Cisco DMS It does not depend on any external servers e LDAP authentication causes Cisco DMS products to rely on one and only one Microsoft Active Directory server and a Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS Thus setup and operation with this method are more complex than with embedded authentication e NEWIN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Federation mode also known as single sign on SSO causes Cisco DMS products to rely on a SAML 2 0 compliant IdP in combination with a Microsoft Active Directory server and IIS Thus setup and operation with this method are more complex than with LDAP authentication wy Note You must choose one of these methods The method that you use determines which login screen your users will see je Tip e After a user session times out we prompt the affected user to log in twice e An unresponsive Active Directory server can hang a login prompt for 20 minutes without any error message EMBEDDED MODE LDAP MODE FEDERATION SSO MODE
35. video streams and deploying large assets often requires an average data transfer rate of greater than 6 million bits per second Mbps or megabits Media networks can compound your need for bandwidth There is a practical maximum limit in any WAN for how much bandwidth each of its remote sites can use and a content delivery solution can help you to manage multicast file distribution efficiently to the DMPSs that operate at your remote sites In this way content delivery solutions can enhance the scalability of your existing network infrastructure and adapt it for media deployments Table 19 1 Comparison of Supported Content Distribution Methods Method UseCases SS DMS CD Consider DMS CD when You do not use Cisco Show and Share Your DMPs do not show live video or high definition video Each site in your WAN contains a maximum of three DMPs Your whole network contains a maximum of 300 DMPs Each site in your WAN has bandwidth capacity of less than T1 E1 On average each site in your organization downloads less than 200 MB daily It takes longer than 5 hours in your WAN to download 300 MB at 128 Kbps User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P32 W OL 15762 03 Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery Concepts Table 19 1 Comparison of Supported Content Distribution Methods continued Method Use Cases ECDS Consider ECDS when e You use DMPs and Cisco Show and Share e Your DMPs show
36. 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Procedure Choose Administration gt Users Click Create Group Create Gr Group Name Group Description Save _ Cancel Enter values to name and describe the group p Tip The name that you enter for a user group must not contain any spaces or special characters Click Save to save your work Stop You have completed this procedure OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x j Chapter7 Users and Groups HI Procedures Delete User Groups Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Users Step2 Click a group name to highlight it cisco Digital Me 4 Dashboard Failover Loaded Group Show and Share Users sug Step3 Choose Options gt Delete Group Delete Confirmation x Ay Are you sure you want to delete the selected group s j Step4 Click Yes in the Delete Confirmation dialog box Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure Create User Accounts Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Users Step2 Click Add New User User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P74 g ieee Chapter 7 Users and Groups Step3 Enter the required values in the Add New User dialog box First Name Last Name Email Address e g user domain com Username Must be at least 8 characters long include a lower case and an uppercase letter and a number Re enter p
37. 11 15 e Delete Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 16 e Add or Edit One DMP Manually page 11 17 e Delete DMPs Manually from Your Device Inventory page 11 17 Use DMPDM to Prepare a DMP for Manual Registration Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 When somehow neither autoregistration type is suitable such as for testing purposes you can perform the required steps manually to register a DMP in DMM However you must first prepare the DMP Procedure Point your browser to the IP address of a DMP that you will manage centrally At the DMPDM login prompt enter the username and the password that you configured for the DMP Click DMP Management in the Administration area and then enter the required values Administration DMP Management a Enter in the DMM Appliance IP Address field the full and correct IP address of your DMM appliance b Enter in the DMM Server Timeout in seconds field the maximum number of seconds that your DMP should wait for a response from your DMM appliance Click Apply to confirm your entries Click Save and Restart DMP in the Administration area and then click to confirm Administration Save and Restart DMP Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ua OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs Procedures W Related Topics e Add or Edit Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration pa
38. 15762 03 Caution eS Audience amp Emergency conditions might prevent messages from playing through your DMPs e Concepts page 22 1 e Procedures page 22 2 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You will use Cisco Digital Signs for public safety messaging Note Concepts Overview This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Overview page 22 1 When emergencies of any kind affect sites where you deploy digital signage you can use DMP displays to alert your viewers warn them about dangers that might affect them and direct them to safety Or you can provide other kinds of information to them as you see fit Until you stop playing emergency messages they override all events that were scheduled to run automatically It is important to remember that emergency message insertions in your schedule will override only the events that are scheduled to run automatically Furthermore such insertions will override these events on only the DMPs that the emergency message insertion affected All other DMPs in your network will abide by their schedule without disruption Emergency conditions might prevent messages from playing on your DMP displays I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 22 Plan for and Manage Emergencies HI Procedures Note Consider very carefully which DMM users should hav
39. 18750 00 05 12 Site B DMP B2 Site C DMP C2 Site D DMP D2 Site E DMP E2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ca OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Procedures W Table 19 4 DMS CD Deployment Details for Acme continued Regularly scheduled deployment for Group 3 recurs overnight each Wednesday from 10 00 p m to 6 00 a m Group 3 Site A DMP A3 Package 3 300 MB 128 Kbit sec 640 Kbit sec 18750 00 05 12 Site B DMP B3 Site C DMP C3 Site D DMP D3 Site E DMP E3 Regularly scheduled deployment for Group 4 recurs overnight each Thursday from 10 00 p m to 6 00 a m Group 4 Site A DMP A4 Package 4 300 MB 128 Kbit sec 640 Kbit sec 18750 00 05 12 Site B DMP B4 Site C DMP C4 Site D DMP D4 Site E DMP E4 Regularly scheduled deployment for Group 5 recurs overnight each Friday from 10 00 p m to 6 00 a m 2 Group 5 Site A DMP A5 Package 5 300 MB 128 Kbit sec 640 Kbit sec 18750 00 05 12 Site B DMP B5 Site C DMP C5 Site D DMP D5 Site E DMP E5 1 Ina full deployment where the target DMPs have not stored any assets whatsoever that are part of the latest deployment package In many cases packages will combine new assets with ones that have already been deployed When this occurs less time is required because only the new assets or the changed ones are actually deployed
40. 9 cuapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software 17 1 Concepts 17 1 Overview 17 1 Restrictions 17 2 User Permission Restrictions 17 2 Media Restrictions 17 2 File Size Restrictions 17 3 Local Storage Restrictions 17 3 Procedures 17 4 Work with Assets and Categories in Your Media Library 17 4 Add One Asset at a Time to Your Media Library 17 4 Add Multiple Assets Simultaneously to Your Media Library 17 6 Reference 17 7 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 17 7 Elements to Manage Assets and Categories 17 7 Elements to Add Categories and Rename Them 17 9 Elements to Add Assets and Edit Their Attributes 17 10 Elements To Describe and Preview One Asset 17 11 Contents User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 a E Contents cHapter 18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run 18 1 Concepts 18 1 Overview 18 1 Understand Future Deployments for Presentations 18 2 Understand Time Zones in the Schedule 18 2 Understand Tooltips in the Schedule Timeline 18 3 Understand Inline Status Messages for Deployed Events in the Schedule 18 3 Guidelines 18 3 Best Practices to Prevent Unscheduled DMP Restarts 18 3 Best Practices to Manage and Maintain the Schedule 18 3 Best Practices to Stop Playback of a Scheduled Job 18 4 Restrictions 18 4 External Server Restrictions 18 4 Content Delivery Network Restrictions 18 5 Scenarios 18 5 Methods to Pre empt Only One Instance of a Recurring Event 18 5 Procedures 18 7 Use Play
41. CISCO DIGITAL MEDIA SYSTEMS MIB my e The agent capabilities file that describes which MIB objects we support in this release In this framework you can define alarms that associate system events with methods to deliver notification messages Timesaver The Alerts gauge at Administration gt Dashboard shows the total count of notification messages delivered in the past 1 hour Click View Alerts to jump directly to the Alerts page Restrictions e SNMP features in this release are read only Your NMS can use SNMP to submit queries to DMS Admin but cannot use SNMP to edit the configuration of any Cisco DMS component You cannot edit the default community string of your DMM appliance e SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c are not secure protocols You cannot use a firewall to secure SNMP traffic e In this release the SNMP Notification Module does not support The SNMPVv3 protocol Any monitoring of Cisco Digital Media Encoders DMEs User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Pe OL 15762 03 Chapter8 Events and Notifications Concepts W Understand SNMP Concepts Your fully licensed and equipped DMS Admin software can use SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c to e Respond to Cisco DMS MIB schema compliant queries from your NMS e Send notification messages automatically to your NMS whenever predefined system event types occur Understand MIB and NMS Concepts Any dedicated NMS that supports SNMP can load CISCO DIGITAL MEDIA SYSTE
42. Configuration File from DMM lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 standalone yes gt 5 DMS SAML2 Service Provider Metadata Actual Service Provider configuration for the IDP will be instantiated from this template and be deposited onto the IDP Auto generated on at Wed May 11 16 58 14 PDT 2011 Copyright c 2011 Cisco Systems Inc gt EntityDescriptor entityID http DMMSP example com 8080 opensso xmlns urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 metadata gt lt SPSSODescriptor AuthnRequestsSigned true WantAssertionsSigned true protocolSupportEnumeration urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 protocol xmilns ds http www w3 org 2000 09 xmldsig gt A lt KeyDescriptor gt lt ds KeyInfo gt lt ds KeyName gt tomcat lt ds KeyName gt lt ds X509Data gt lt ds X509SubjectName gt C US ST CA L SJ O0 CISCO OU CISCO CN DMMSP example com lt ds X509Subject Name gt lt ds X509IssuerSerial gt lt ds X509IssuerName gt DMMSP example com lt ds X509IssuerName gt lt ds X509SerialNumber gt 1304558251 lt ds xX509SerialNumber gt lt ds X509IssuerSerial gt lt ds X509Certificate gt Mk6g1VAwAIGUk0QTNwaEzqUECAczVzAMCSDsSUIgAQELICqwFQhOABhGJ iQwgBBYCkAHAIB 9DGMQE COBECGAATOQg4wBBMMVTzVzC1DEQAM8K1AQVKNDWDMBGF 0TxWJACA0 YNENgQxCSADEVN1QUwQxDV BDbAQOM8pvGTNUFyMt zwTYxTAMVTMMAxx3 EMLECTDDFMvzNEmwcTMNco2 LmhgTVw2MTaMAmvx1ALMOQADBkjVwACMB GNThOF1BQVJJQAAUM1 BSDQWTHASxAVgM1NMj TCVEQEEg zCwEUCAAQxh8 YOGkKMMBZZgTwSVNX0EUBglb
43. DMPs in Cisco DMS release 5 2 3 However you can turn this support Off or back On again at your discretion D Note We do not support any Medianet features on DMP 4305G endpoints je Tip You can deactivate Medianet support on one or more DMPs Simply reverse step 3b in this workflow 1 Issue the command to enable Medianet 2 1 on a supported network switch that runs Cisco IOS 12 2 55 0 36 SE Switch config macro auto global processing 2 Enable the Auto Smartports feature globally on the switch 3 Use either DMPDM or Digital Signs to enable Medianet features on your DMP 4310G or 4400G DMPDM a Click Network in the Settings area b Choose On from the Medianet Enabled list in the Medianet Services area MediaNet Enabled Timeout ms Switch IP Address Switch Name VLAN 320 Location ID Switch Port Gigabitethernet2 3 Location URL c Save this changed setting and then restart your DMP User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Pais E OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs Concepts W Digital Signs a Create and save a system task that uses e Set as its request type e init startService_msi yes amp mib save 1 amp mng reboot 1 as its request string Create New System Task Name Description Request Type Request b Schedule and deploy the system task to run on your DMP 4310G or 4400G The r
44. Description A brief description The description is optional Mount Point Choose whether the assets should be provisioned to the flash memory card inside the DMP usb_1 or to the one external USB drive that you attached to the DMP usb_2 Tip To learn which external USB drives we support and have tested see Cisco DMS compatibility information on Cisco com http www cisco com en US products ps668 1 products_device_support_tables_list html Emergency Alarm Check tick this box if the transferred files will be used during emergencies Otherwise do not check this box Assets for emergencies are saved to a special partition User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P1924 OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Reference W Table 19 6 Understanding the Advanced Task to Define a DMS CD Deployment Package continued Application Name Description Icons and Options Deployment Package continued Configure a DMS CD deployment to DMP local storage continued Application Types The list of categories for advanced tasks Click a category to see its tasks Available Applications Advanced tasks in the category that you clicked Click anywhere in a row to select the corresponding task e Select Applications Moves from the Available Applications table to the Selected Applications table the tasks that you selected e Name The unique and human readable name that id
45. Expand the Select DMP Group tree click the DMP group that is colored red and then click Stop If you choose a DMP group that has child groups the child groups and their member DMPs are also selected automatically To confirm your selections which will stop playback of your emergency message and restore normal scheduling for the DMP group and children that you chose click OK Alternatively to discard your selections without stopping the emergency click Cancel A message tells you whether you stopped the emergency successfully After you dismiss the message the page is refreshed If you stopped the emergency the DMP group that you chose in Step 3 is no longer colored red in the Select DMP Group tree Stop You have completed this procedure If you selected a DMP group whose member DMPs were not showing emergency messages these DMPs will stop and then restart their playback of whatever asset they are scheduled to show If separate emergencies were in effect simultaneously across multiple DMP groups and you stopped the emergency for only one group remember that the event scheduling features at Schedule gt Play in Future still are suspended for all groups where emergencies remain in effect Related Topics e Start Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 7 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 otfoctdn CISCO PART 4 Deliver IPTV Programming with Cisco Cast E A Welcome to Ci
46. FAQs and Troubleshooting 5 6 Troubleshoot RTP Over RTSP 5 6 CHAPTER 6 Authentication and Federated Identity 6 1 Concepts 6 1 Overview 6 2 Glossary 6 2 Understand the Requirement to Authenticate Users 6 9 Decide Which Authentication Method to Use 6 10 LDAP and Active Directory Concepts 6 10 LDAP is Highly Complex 6 11 Plan Ahead 6 11 Restrictions 6 11 Synchronization Concepts 6 11 wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 LDAP Concepts 6 14 Password Concepts 6 16 Understand Authentication Property Sheets for LDAP 6 16 Federated Identity and Single Sign on SSO Concepts 6 17 IdP Requirements 6 17 Configuration Workflow to Activate Federation SSO Mode 6 17 Authentication Scenarios for User Sessions in Federation SSO Mode 6 18 Migration Between Authentication Methods 6 20 Understand Migration from Either LDAP or SSO to Embedded 6 20 Understand Migration from Embedded to Either LDAP or SSO 6 21 Procedures 6 21 Export the Root CA X 509 Certificate from Your Active Directory Server 6 22 Configure DMM to Trust the Active Directory Root CA 6 22 Choose an Authentication Method 6 23 Configure LDAP Settings 6 23 Define LDAP Filters 6 23 Define LDAP Bookmarks 6 24 Define the LDAP Synchronization Schedule 6 25 Manage LDAP Attributes 6 26 Configure the Settings for Automatic LDAP Synchronization 6 27 Derive LDAP Group Membership Dynamically from a Query 6 28 Configure Federation Services for SSO 6 29 E
47. Forgot your usemame or password Forgot your usemame or password Contact your administrator Contact your administrator IdP specific login screen NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 1 When any of your federation servers uses a self signed certificate we show your users two SSL warnings during login Related Topics e LDAP and Active Directory Concepts page 6 10 e Federated Identity and Single Sign on SSO Concepts page 6 17 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 a eo Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts Decide Which Authentication Method to Use Your options for authentication are Embedded LDAP Do you have an LDAP server Are you an LDAP expert Your options for authentication are A Embedded Do you need the complexity and scale of LDAP Your options for authentication are Embedded LDAP Federated Do you have a SAML 2 0 compliant IdP Are you a SAML 2 0 expert Your options for i authentication are a Embedded the complexity LDAP SAMET e 4 a 4 e _s LDAP and Active Directory Concepts e LDAP is Highly Complex page 6 11 e Plan Ahead page 6 11 e Restrictions page 6 11 e Synchronization Concepts page 6 11 e LDAP Concepts page 6 14 e Password Concepts page 6 16 e Understand Authentication Property Shee
48. Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Piss OL 15762 03 Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run Concepts W e You cannot use the Schedules gt Play Now feature with external deployment servers e All deployments to external servers require that you use Schedules gt Play in Future e Video files do not play at all when you deploy to an FTP server a presentation whose MPEG files are Requested through Microsoft Proxy Server Requested through Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server e When your media library in DMM is the source for a file that you deploy as part of a presentation and when you choose an FTP server as the target to receive that file DMM transfers copies of the relevant file to all of the FTP servers that you have registered After the transfer is completed DMM deletes the original file from its media library and then changes the relevant presentation so that it uses a URL instead of a local path The URL that DMM enters automatically is specific to whichever FTP server you registered first e When an HTTP URL is the source for a deployed file and when the pathname on the source server contains subdirectories that do not exist on the target FTP server DMM automatically creates the required subdirectories on the FTP server Content Delivery Network Restrictions ACNS e We recommend that you avoid using immediate deployments with ACNS due to the amount of time required to distr
49. Medianet ready switch gt Yes You can use the DMM native autoregistration that we have always supported or you can configure your DHCP server to support option 125 and thereby advertise to your DMPs the IP address of their trusted DMM appliance Can I use a Cisco switch or router as my DHCP server No Cisco switches and routers do not support DHCP configurations that include option 125 Can a DMP that uses a static IP address autoregister itself to DMM gt P gt P It depends Although a DMP with a static IP address does not communicate with any DHCP server and thus is blind to information that it might otherwise receive via DHCP option 125 it should still be possible to use DMM native autoregistration as described elsewhere in this chapter User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 1 25 Chapter11 Register DMPs HI Reference Q Can l obtain the serial number of a DMP A NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Yes you can but only for a DMP 4310G whose installed firmware version is at least 5 2 3 There are two methods e Use DMM 1 Define an advanced task in DMM 2 Choose Get as its request type 3 Enter exactly this request string init serial 4 Name and save your advanced task 5 Send your advanced task to one or more DMP 4310G endpoints e Use HTTP Follow exactly this syntax http DMP_IP_address 7777 get_param p init serial User Guide for Cisco Digital Media
50. New Application The page is refreshed so that you can choose options and enter values Step4 Enter a name User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P1420 OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Procedures W Choose Set from the Request Type list Enter an RS 232 command string in the Request field D Note Manufacturers implement RS 232 commands as they see fit Command syntax is likely to differ between any two manufacturers and might even differ among device models that share their manufacturer in common Check the manufacturer s product documentation for your equipment to learn about its RS 232 support and syntax Set other optional values as needed Click Submit to save your work so that you might someday use it OR Click Cancel to discard your work Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Would you like to edit what you saved Proceed to the Edit Equipment Settings That Use RS 232 Syntax section on page 14 21 e Would you like to delete what you saved Proceed to the Delete Equipment Settings That Use RS 232 Syntax section on page 14 22 Related Topics e RS 232 Command Reference for Cisco LCD Displays page 14 29 Edit Equipment Settings That Use RS 232 Syntax Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 You can edit any of your named and saved RS 232 command strings Procedure
51. Now to Transmit Assets or Commands Immediately 18 7 Use the Run Task Feature to Transmit Assets or Commands Immediately 18 8 Schedule the Time Slot fora Future Event 18 8 Reference 18 10 Software UI and Field Reference Tables 18 10 Elements of a Tooltip in the Schedule Timeline 18 10 Elements to Describe the Status of Deployed Events 18 11 FAQs and Troubleshooting 18 12 FAQs 18 12 cHaPTER 19 Content Distribution and Delivery 19 1 Concepts 19 1 Overview 19 1 Understand DMP Support for the CIFS Protocol 19 2 Choose a Content Delivery System to Use with DMPs 19 2 DMS CD Concepts 19 3 DMS CD Overview 19 4 Retry Timeout 19 4 Concurrent Deployments 19 4 DMS CD Performance Factors 19 4 Understand Shared Scheduling Features for Deployments 19 6 Understand DMS CD Alert Reports 19 6 wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Guidelines 19 7 DMS CD Guidelines 19 7 Restrictions 19 11 DMS CD Restrictions 19 11 CIFS Restrictions 19 12 ACNS Restrictions 19 12 ECDS Restrictions 19 12 Example Scenario 19 13 Organizational Logic at Acme 19 13 Deployment Scheduling Logic at Acme 19 14 Procedures 19 15 Configure ACNS or WAAS 19 15 Configure DMS CD 19 16 Configure Deployment Threshold Preferences 19 17 Check Disk Space Capacity for Deployments 19 17 Create a Deployment Package 19 18 Edit a Deployment Package 19 19 Delete a Deployment Package 19 20 Reference 19 21 Software UI and Field Label Reference
52. OR Click Cancel to discard your work P Tip Menu customizations do not take effect until you deploy them to DMPs Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Deploy Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs page 27 5 Choose the Date and Time Formats for Your Menu System Procedure Step 1 Click the Skin Customization tab Step2 Choose either mm dd yyyy or yyyy mm dd from the Date Format list e mm is the month e dd is the date in the month e yyyy is the year Step3 Check the Use Military Time check box when your menu system should use a 24 hour clock that counts from 00 00 to 23 59 the hours that pass from one midnight to the next OR Uncheck this check box when your menu system should use a 12 hour clock that counts from 12 00 to 11 59 the hours that pass from midnight to noon designated as a m and again from noon to midnight designated as p m User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 274 OL 15762 03 Chapter 27 Look and Feel Procedures W Step4 Click Save to save your work OR Click Cancel to discard it je Tip Menu customizations do not take effect until you deploy them to DMPs Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Deploy Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs page 27 5 Deploy Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Step2 Use check boxes in the table to m
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54. Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 18 10 e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 18 12 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements of a Tooltip in the Schedule Timeline page 18 10 e Elements to Describe the Status of Deployed Events page 18 11 Elements of a Tooltip in the Schedule Timeline Navigation Path Schedules gt Play in Future Table 18 1 Schedule Timeline Tooltips Category Description Status One of the following e New You made selections to define a new deployment However because you have not yet clicked Save the schedule will discard your selections if you refresh your browser or load any other page in it e Saved You made selections to define a new deployment and you clicked Save You created a permanent record for the deployment but have not scheduled it yet to run e Published You made selections to define a deployment you saved your selections and the deployment is scheduled to run at the times that you specified e Scheduled The deployment is occurring now e Finished The deployment occurred at the scheduled time and is now stopped App The selection that you made from the Applications list Group The selection that you made from the DMP Groups list From The date and time when the deployment is or was scheduled to start To The date and time when the deployment is or was scheduled to stop Repeat The number of times that the deployment is sc
55. Step 4 When you use an HDMI cable or a DVI cable to connect your DMP to a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD display you can use Digital Signs to centrally manage the LCD display When unmodified HDMI is the connection type from a DMP to either of these display models centralized management from DMM works immediately without any prerequisites However when you combine HDMI with a DVI adapter you must complete a simple task at the physical installation site for your display before you can start to centrally manage it Before You Begin e Activate RS 232 command access for your 40 inch or 52 inch display Procedure Press Menu on the remote control for your 40 inch or 52 inch LCD display OR Press Menu on the LCD display front panel Choose Input gt Source List gt DVI and then press Enter Choose Input gt Edit Name gt DVI gt HD STB and then press Enter Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Activate RS 232 for Supported LCD Display Brands except DMTech page 14 28 e RS 232 Command Reference for Cisco LCD Displays page 14 29 e Configure and Manage Equipment page 14 15 Activate or Deactivate HDMI Autodetection Step 1 Step 2 Procedure Deploy the System Task event called HDMI Display Autotection On OR Deploy the System Task event called HDMI Display Autodetection Off Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Control HDMI Display Autodetection pag
56. Step3 Choose Options gt Edit User Step 4 First Name Phil N LastName DeBlanc Email Address phiide example com Step5 Optional Enter contact information Prions contac into Step6 Optional Assign the user to a user group riona group selection a Optional group selection Select group s for this user F Digital Signage Users Digital Signage Users E My Reports My direct reports M Groups Description D 2 4 3 Le Se Step7 Click Save Step8 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Configure User Account Settings page 7 9 e Delete User Accounts page 7 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x oL 15762 03 77 Chapter7 Users and Groups HI Procedures Delete User Accounts amp Note You cannot delete the superuser account However you can delete any other user account Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Users Step2 Click an entry in the untitled table that describes all user accounts To mark multiple user accounts for deletion Ctrl click Step3 Choose Options gt Delete User Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Create User Accounts page 7 4 e Elements to Configure User Account Settings page 7 9 Assign User Access Rights and Permissions s Note User rights and privileges are feature specific You cannot use DMS Admin to assign rights or privileges to
57. Tables 19 21 Elements to Define Deployment Thresholds 19 21 Elements to Define a DMS CD Deployment Package 19 24 Elements to Define WAAS ACNS or ECDS Settings 19 25 FAQs and Troubleshooting 19 27 Troubleshoot DMS CD 19 27 FAQs for ACNS 19 30 FAQs for WAAS 19 30 Troubleshoot ACNS 19 30 part 3 Communicate Anything with Cisco Digital Signs CHAPTER 20 Playlists 20 1 Concepts 20 1 Guidelines 20 1 Best Practices to Optimize DMP Settings for Playlists 20 1 Restrictions 20 2 Contents W User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 xii E Contents Procedures 20 2 Create and Organize Playlists 20 2 Change the Sequence of Playback 20 3 Reference 20 3 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 20 3 Elements to Define a Playlist 20 3 CHAPTER 21 Proof of Play 21 1 Concepts 21 1 Overview 21 1 Restrictions 21 2 Glossary 21 2 Insertions 21 2 Workflow 21 3 Procedures 21 3 Prepare DMPs to Support Proof of Play 21 3 Enable Syslog and NTP 21 4 Enable Proof of Play Features in DMM 21 5 Create Requestors 21 6 Create Insertions 21 6 Runa Report 21 7 Export a Report 21 8 View Previous Reports 21 9 Use the Proof of Play Dashboard 21 9 Use Deployment Reports 21 10 Reference 21 10 FAQs and Troubleshooting 21 10 FAQs 21 10 Troubleshooting 21 11 CHAPTER 22 Plan for and Manage Emergencies 22 1 Concepts 22 1 Overview 22 1 Procedures 22 2 Create Deployment Packages for Emergencies 22 2 Provision Emergency A
58. URL Cast E w cast voD a Presentation Click a wName Then repeat your selection Go to URL Cast Cast VoD Presentation 4 Assign permissions to view the schedule a From the Role list choose Publisher Manager T b Check the All check box in the Read column but uncheck every other check box y 7 Y Objects Create Read Write Delete All g M C g Selected g g O 5 Click Submit Scenario 2 Permission to Manage One DMP Group but No Content To restrict user permissions as they should be restricted in this scenario you would do the following 1 Assign permissions to manage DMPs a From the Role list choose DMP Manager W b Check the Selected check box in every column Selected m m M v c Do all of the following in the selection tree that catalogues your DMP groups e Click Greate EL ALL DMPs Then click and highlight only the one piana DMP group that this user should be Moscow empowered to manage Click Ra a a Then repeat your selection new York Moscow User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter 16 DMP User Permissions E Concepts e Click owie H ALL DMPs Taiwan Then repeat your selection ew York Moscow e Click Delte aKALL DMPs Taiwan Then repeat your selection pew York Moscow 2 Assign permissions
59. UUID among the entity s set of operational attributes F Return to Top federation NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 The whole collection of authentication servers that synchronize their user bases to one IdP in common and thereby make SSO possible within a network This mutualized pooling of user bases bestows each valid user with a federated identity that spans an array of your SPs User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 a es Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity E Concepts l Return to Top IdP NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 identity provider One SAML 2 0 compliant server synchronized to at least one Active Directory user base that authenticates user session requests upon demand for SPs in one network subdomain Furthermore an IdP normalizes data from a variety of directory servers user stores Users send their login credentials to an IdP over HTTPS so the IdP can authenticate them to whichever SPs they are authorized to use As an example consider how an organization could use three IdPs e An IdP in legal example com might authenticate user sessions for one SP by comparing user session requests to the user base records from one Active Directory server e An IdP in sales example com might authenticate user sessions for 15 SPs by comparing user session requests to the user base records from three Active Directory servers e An IdP in support example com might authenticate user session
60. access rights In the latter case your Active Directory server will reject any attempt to log in anonymously This check box is available to you only when you choose LDAP mode or federation mode Host Enter the routable IP address or DNS resolvable hostname for the Active Directory server This field is available to you only when you choose LDAP mode or federation mode Port Enter the TCP port number that your Active Directory server uses for communications This field is available to you only after you choose LDAP mode or federation mode The Active Directory port number by default is e 389 for LDAP communications e 636 for LDAPS Secure LDAP or LDAP over SSL and SSO communications Administrator DN Enter the distinguished name of the Active Directory server administrator This field is available to you only after you choose LDAP mode or federation mode and uncheck the Anonymous check box Tip See administrator DN page 6 3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x lt OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Reference W Table 6 1 Elements for the Authentication Mode continued Element Description Password Enter the password that is associated with the Administrator DN This field is available to you only after you choose LDAP mode or federation mode and uncheck the Anonymous check box Use SSL Encryption The check box to enable or disable encrypted sign on This c
61. access to a protected resource on an SP Bo Your federation will not approve or deny this request until it knows more 2 The SP asks its IdP if the browser is currently authenticated to any valid user account in the CoT 3 The IdP verifies that e The browser is already connected to an SP elsewhere in the CoT having authenticated successfully to a valid user account and having received a SAML token or passport that authorizes at least some access e The user account DOES NOT have sufficient permissions 4 The IdP redirects the browser to the SP where an HTTP 403 Forbidden message states that the user is not authorized to access the protected resource SSO Scenario 3 Nothing Known NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 1 A web browser requests access to a protected resource on an SP H e Your federation will not approve or deny this request until it knows more 2 The SP asks its IdP if the browser is currently authenticated to any valid user account in the CoT User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 g eio Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity E Concepts 3 The IdP reports that e The browser is not yet connected to any SP in the CoT e The browser is not yet authenticated to any valid user account e We cannot tell if the browser s human operator is a valid and authorized user a valid but confused user or an intruder 4 The SP redirects the browser autom
62. any user Before You Begin e Obtain and install the license keys to activate licensed features e Create or import user accounts Procedure Step 1 Assign access rights and privileges to users in the individually licensed features they will use Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P73 E OL 15762 03 Chapter7 Users and Groups Reference W Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 7 9 e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 7 10 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Configure User Account Settings page 7 9 Elements to Configure User Account Settings Navigation Path Administration gt Users Table 7 2 Elements for Creating and Editing User Accounts Manually Element Description First Name This required value might be identical for multiple users Note NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 We no longer validate that this value is strictly alphanumeric Specifically we support your use of opening and closing quotation marks forward slashes and back slashes Last Name This required value might also be identical for multiple users Note NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 We no longer validate that this value is strictly alphanumeric Specifically we support your use of opening and closing quotation marks forward slashes and back slashes Email Address The email address to be associated with this user account Username A
63. com 8080 idp profile SAML2 SOAP ArtifactResolution index 2 gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn mace shibboleth 1 0 nameIdentifier lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 nameid format transient lt NameIDFormat gt lt SingleSignOnService Binding urn mace shibboleth 1 0 profiles AuthnRequest Location http sso example com 8080 idp profile Shibboleth SSO gt lt SingleSignOnService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP POST Location http sso example com 8080 idp profile SAML2 POST SSO gt lt SingleSignOnService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP POST SimpleSign Location http sso example com 8080 idp profile SAML2 POST SimpleSign SSO gt lt SingleSignOnService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP Redirect Location http sso example com 8080 idp profile SAML2 Redirect SSO gt lt SingleSignOnService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings SOAP Location http sso example com 8080 idp profile SAML2 SOAP SSO gt lt IDPSSODescriptor gt lt AttributeAuthorityDescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 protocol urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 protocol gt lt KeyDescriptor gt lt ds KeyInfo gt lt ds X509Data gt lt ds X509Certificate gt MIICRTCCAa6gAwI BAgIETOrk jANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBmMMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUZELMAkKGA1UE CBMCQOExXCzAJBgNVBAcTAI1NKMQ4wDAYDVQQKEWVDSVNDTzEOMAwWGA1UECxXMFQ0
64. content for use on Show and Share Show and Share Content Publishing Successes List recently successful deployments of content for use on Show and Share mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter8 Events and Notifications Procedures Mi Failover Cluster Event Categories Categories Notification Messages Cluster Node Outages List instances when either node in any failover pair is not responsive Cluster Node Activations List instances when either node in any failover pair becomes responsive WAAS Event Categories Categories Notification Messages WAAS Connections Lists instances when DMM established a connection to a WAAS share WAAS Disconnections Lists instances when DMM lost its connection to a WAAS share WAAS Low Disk Space Lists instances when the WAAS share was low on disk space Understand Notification Methods Email Activates automatic delivery of email notification messages for all corresponding event types SNMP Activates automatic delivery of SNMPv2c notification messages to your NMS for all corresponding event types Syslog Activates automatic delivery of notification messages to your Syslog collector All All of the above Workflow 1 Configure SNMP Server Settings for Your DMM Appliance page 8 6 2 Populate the MIB Browser in Your NMS page 8 7 Procedures e Enable or Disable Email page 8 6 e Configure
65. directly to a DMP for local storage on e Its internal SD flash memory card usb_1 e An external USB drive usb_2 This technique conserves WAN bandwidth and avoids latency that might detract from the quality of your Cisco Cast VoD programming It is useful also if you do not have any dedicated content delivery solution in place Create the DMP group whose member DMPs should store VoD assets Define the channel lineup Customize the menu system Define VoD categories Add video assets to the media library Populate VoD categories with video assets from the media library Verify that the FTP service is enabled on target DMPs Create a DMS CD deployment package for the EPG o o N oF FF YC DN Stage your EPG to DMPs that should serve VoDs from local storage _ gt Transfer your customized menu system channels list VoD playlist and video assets to DMPs Monitor progress and the current status of your deployment User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x M252 OL 15762 03 Chapter 25 Video on Demand Procedures W Procedures e Adda New VoD Category page 25 3 e Adda New VoD Subcategory page 25 3 e Edit a VoD Category page 25 4 e Delete a VoD Category page 25 4 e Map a Video to a VoD Category page 25 5 Add a New VoD Category Procedure Step1 Choose Video on Demand gt Categories The Categories area is on the left and after you click a category a table on the r
66. e DMS CD Performance Factors page 19 4 e Understand Shared Scheduling Features for Deployments page 19 6 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery E Concepts DMS CD Overview Q Activation Retry Timeout Anyone who has purchased a valid license to use this release of Cisco Digital Signs also has a perpetual license to use its built in implementation of DMS CD No additional software is required and there is no recurring cost Cisco DMS Content Distribution DMS CD is a file delivery and management mechanism It conserves network bandwidth and optimizes playback performance by provisioning creative assets directly to your DMPs You can use FTP or SFTP to transfer multiple playlists and presentations to DMP local storage e Store assets locally on the flash memory card that is preinstalled inside a DMP e Store assets locally on an external USB hard drive or flash drive that you attach to a DMP e The factory default Retry Count value is 5 e The factory default Retry Timeout duration is 300 seconds Given these values you can expect that DMS CD when it uses default values takes as long as 1 500 seconds 25 minutes to detect assets or determine that a DMP is unreachable and give up In cases when this duration is too long you might try changing the Retry Timeout value from 300 to 30 Concurrent Deployments Most DMS CD deployment pre
67. e USB also known as usb_2 is an external USB hard drive or flash memory drive that is attached to a DMP je Tip To learn which external USB drives we support and have tested see Cisco DMS compatibility information on Cisco com ttp www cisco com en US products ps6681 products_device_support_tables_list html I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Procedures Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 Step 15 Step 16 Does this job consist of assets for an emergency notification e If so check the Emergency Alarm check box e If not uncheck it Optional Would you like to repopulate this deployment package Repopulate and save it now Click the name of a category in the Applications list Choose at least one option from the Available Applications list and then click Select Applications Click Submit Use the Play in Future feature to schedule deployment of this package to your DMPs that should receive it and then wait for the file transfer to finish DMS CD does not prevent you from using the Actions list or the Play Now feature to start transferring a DMS CD deployment package immediately However using either of these methods defeats many of the most important benefits of using DMS CD We recommend instead that you use the Play in Future feature to schedule all of your DMS CD deployment packages
68. each such deployment targets only one DMP Otherwise when any deployments target multiple DMPs this constraint limits how many DMPs can possibly receive deployments concurrently in your WAN Tip When you use DMS CD it is a best practice that none of your DMP groups should contain more than this number of DMPs If you ever reduce this value check that doing so has not caused any of your DMP groups to contain more DMPs than the new number The permitted value is any whole number in the range from 1 to 1000 The factory default value is 100 threads We recommend that you avoid using any value greater than 100 Each incrementally higher value authorizes more concurrent DMS CD deployments to DMPs and an increased load on your DMM appliance You might try reducing this value if you notice that the CPU load is high on your DMM appliance during DMS CD deployments Note Any time that you change this value you must restart your DMM appliance before the changed setting takes effect on your DMPs Deployment time limit per file in minutes The count of how many minutes will be allowed to elapse after a DMS CD deployment package begins to provision any file Upon reaching this threshold the file moves to the back of the queue and its transfer is deferred The next file advances to the front of the queue and the deployment continues DMS CD applies this threshold to a deployment package as many times as necessary until it has cycled through a
69. for Synchronization page 6 14 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 m Chapter 6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts Synchronization Replication Overview When you choose LDAP authentication or SSO authentication user account data originates from your Active Directory server However Cisco DMS does not synchronize replicate this data automatically in real time Instead we cache it Therefore you must resynchronize user account data when you think it is appropriate to do so You can e Resynchronize manually e Schedule synchronizations to recur in the future at set intervals amp Note Features of Digital Signs and Show and Share Administration help you to manage user access privileges and permissions for Cisco DMS DMS Admin synchronizes all user accounts in the Active Directory user base that your filter specifies except users whose accounts are disabled on your Active Directory server Synchronization Types We support four types of Active Directory synchronization in LDAP mode or federation mode Initial Update Overwrite Delete Runs a one time synchronization for a new filter that you never synchronized previously Runs an incremental fast update to find and make up for any differences between user accounts that match your Overwrites your local copy of user accounts that correspond to your Active Directory filter
70. gt Digital Medial Players gt Advanced Task gt Go to URL Check that a Go to URL action was autogenerated which adds the prefix LOCAL to the name that you entered in Step 4 Deploy this autogenerated Go to URL action e Use the Actions list to deploy immediately e Use the Play Now feature to deploy immediately e Use the Play in Future feature to schedule a future deployment When you use Play in Future the scheduled start and stop times are derived from the clock in your DMM appliance Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Check Disk Space Capacity for Deployments page 19 17 e Configure Deployment Threshold Preferences page 19 17 e Edit a Deployment Package page 19 19 e Delete a Deployment Package page 19 20 Edit a Deployment Package Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before You Begin e Configure download threshold preferences for DMS CD e Check the free disk space on your DMPs for storing provisioned assets e Create at least one DMS CD deployment package Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Choose Deployment Package from the Application Types list Click the name of the deployment package to be edited Click Edit Application As needed edit the name or description for this deployment package Choose the mount point for this deployment You can choose only one e Flash Storage also known as usb_ is the SD memory card installed inside a DMP
71. high definition video e Each site in your WAN has a minimum of three DMPs or three Show and Share users e Each site in your WAN has less bandwidth capacity than T2 E2 e On average each site in your organization downloads 200 300 MB of video daily e You need a comprehensive platform for media delivery including a Flash streaming server ACNS Consider ACNS when e You use DMPs and Cisco Show and Share e Your DMPs show high definition video e Each site in your WAN has a minimum of three DMPs or three Show and Share users e Each site in your WAN has less bandwidth capacity than T2 E2 e On average each site in your organization downloads 200 300 MB of video daily e You need a comprehensive platform for media delivery excepting a Flash streaming server WAAS Consider WAAS when You use DMPs and Cisco Show and Share You use Windows Media for live Show and Share streams Each site in your WAN has a minimum of three DMPs or three Show and Share users Each site in your WAN has less bandwidth capacity than T2 E2 On average each site in your organization downloads more than 300 Mbps of video daily You want to use the CIFS protocol when provisioning assets to your DMPs Related Topics e DMS CD Overview page 19 4 e Understand DMP Support for the CIFS Protocol page 19 2 e Configure ACNS or WAAS page 19 15 DMS CD Concepts e DMS CD Overview page 19 4 e Retry Timeout page 19 4 e Concurrent Deployments page 19 4
72. insertion or prepares resources for an insertion Insertions Cisco Digital Signs includes methods to identify and assemble an affinity group from any combination of presentations playlists and assets We call this affinity group package an insertion Mingled elements within an insertion all share one clear and unifying purpose For example the elements of your first insertion might all advertise a community celebration even though they use various languages or differ in other key ways However you recognize for your own purposes that at least one significant factor the community celebration in this example unites them as an affinity group The benefit of insertions is that you can audit and verify the scope of playback individually and collectively for all elements that support one goal initiative policy campaign or event On a DMP by DMP basis you can discover and demonstrate exactly which assets e Played successfully and when e Were interrupted or prevented from playing and when Note Proof of play features in Cisco Digital Signs ignore the playback of assets that Cisco developed including all samples and templates that you receive with DMM e Syslog data provides the start and stop times for playback User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P22 E OL 15762 03 Chapter 21 Proof of Play Procedures W A populated insertion audits the playback of e Each asset that you reference di
73. loudly or softly your DMP outputs sound in the left audio channel Channel Volume Volume can range from 0 to 100 where 0 is silent The default is 50 Right Audio The setting to control how loudly or softly your DMP outputs sound in the left audio channel Channel Volume Volume can range from 0 to 100 where 0 is silent The default is 50 Related Topics Define DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio page 14 15 Elements to Control HDMI Display Autodetection Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks gt System Tasks gt HDMI Display Autodetection Table 14 4 Elements to Activate or Deactivate Attribute Autodetection Application Name Description Icons and Options HDMI Display Enable or disable DMP display type autodetection See eteC ots e HDMI Display Autodetection On e HDMI Display Autodetection Off Related Topics Activate or Deactivate HDMI Autodetection page 14 14 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 1427 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Reference Elements to Control Screen Resolution Autodetection Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks gt System Tasks gt Screen Resolution Autodetection Table 14 5 Elements to Activate or Deactivate Screen Resolution Autodetection Application Name Description Icons and Options Screen Resolution Enable or disable autodetection of the resolutions that your DM
74. not support Session Announcement Protocol SAP e We do not support Session Description Protocol SDP or its announcements Procedures e Download Cisco Hinter page 5 4 e Windows page 5 4 e Linux page 5 5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 a 53 Chapter 5 Cisco Hinter for RTSP W Procedures Download Cisco Hinter Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Windows Procedure Start DMS Admin Choose Settings gt Hinter AU Digital Media Manager Dashboard Failover Settings To download the Cisco Hinter package choose For Windows Cisco Hinter Windows zip For Linux Cisco Hinter Linux tar gz Click to download either the Windows or the Linux version e Cisco Hinter Windows zip e Cisco Hinter Linux tar gz Decompress the archive Stop You have completed this procedure e Install Cisco Hinter on Windows page 5 4 e Run Cisco Hinter on Windows page 5 5 Install Cisco Hinter on Windows Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Procedure Open a command prompt where you decompressed the archive Type the command cd CiscoHinter and then press Enter Type the command install bat and then press Enter Stop You have completed this procedure mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter5 Cisco Hinter for RTSP Procedures W Run Cisco Hinter on Windows Procedure Step 1 Open a command prompt where you decompressed the ar
75. occurring now e Finished The deployment occurred at the scheduled time and is now stopped Group The selection that you made from the DMP Groups list Start Command Summary Total OK Failed NININ where e The first N is a color coded white numeral that counts the total number of times that DMM tried to deploy the command to start the designated task e The second N is a color coded green numeral that counts the number of times that DMM succeeded in deploying the command to start the designated task e The third N is a color coded red numeral that counts the number of times that DMM failed to deploy the command to start the designated task Stop Command Summary Total OK Failed NININ where e The first N is a color coded white numeral that counts the total number of times that DMM tried to deploy the command to stop the designated task e The second N is a color coded green numeral that counts the number of times that DMM succeeded in deploying the command to stop the designated task e The third N is a color coded red numeral that counts the number of times that DMM failed to deploy the command to stop the designated task In addition a status bar at the bottom of the popup window counts the number of errors associated with the described deployment FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs e FAQs page 18 12 Can I schedule an event that has no stop date Not exactly However whe
76. of San Jos how could you exclude their members To do so you would use the memberOf attribute It stops LDAP from matching records at any lower level than the one you name explicitly In this scenario for example you would use memberOf OU SanJose DC example DC com to match only the direct members of the SanJose OU Use objectClass values to match all user records e You can define a comprehensive filter that matches all user records objectClass user Password Concepts Note NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 User passwords in Cisco DMS are no longer case sensitive e Understand the Effects of a Changed Password in Active Directory page 6 16 e Understand the Effects of a Blank Password in Active Directory page 6 16 Understand the Effects of a Changed Password in Active Directory After you change a user password on your Active Directory server there is no requirement to resynchronize the affected user account in DMS Admin Understand the Effects of a Blank Password in Active Directory e Even though it is possible in Active Directory to use a blank value for a password Cisco DMS does not allow it e When you choose LDAP authentication any user whose Active Directory password is blank is prevented from logging in to any component of Cisco DMS e Access is enabled or restored after the password is populated on the Active Directory server Understand Authentication Property Sheets for LDAP The Authe
77. of a DMP select a named UTC offset option such as America Los Angeles from the untitled list above the schedule The schedule is then updated immediately to show designated hours from the second time zone that you selected in addition to the designated hours that it always shows for your DMM appliance e Small plain numerals designate hours for the UTC offset locale that you selected e Large boldface numerals designate hours for the locale where your DMM appliance is installed User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Mis W OL 15762 03 Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run Concepts W Understand Tooltips in the Schedule Timeline Whenever your pointer hovers over a event in the timeline the schedule shows a tooltip Information in the tooltip describes the current status of the corresponding event and summarizes its most important attributes Information in the tooltip is organized as follows Related Topics e Elements of a Tooltip in the Schedule Timeline page 18 10 Understand Inline Status Messages for Deployed Events in the Schedule Whenever you let your pointer hover over a scheduled deployment in the timeline we describe the current status and summarize its most important attributes Related Topics e Elements to Describe the Status of Deployed Events page 18 11 Guidelines e Best Practices to Prevent Unscheduled DMP Restarts page 18 3 e Best Practices to Manage and Maint
78. page 19 18 e Edit a Deployment Package page 19 19 e Delete a Deployment Package page 19 20 wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Procedures W Configure Deployment Threshold Preferences Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt Deployment Manager gt Preferences Step2 Define the DMS CD thresholds that should be applied by default in the future when you transfer deployment packages e Enter or edit the requested values e Choose the file transfer protocol FTP or SFTP e Enable or disable a maximum transfer rate Changes to the maximum transfer rate will have no effect on deployments that are running already They are applied to deployments that start after you save your changes Step3 Click Update to save your work and put it into effect OR Click Cancel to discard your work and restore the previous entries Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Define Deployment Thresholds page 19 21 e Create a Deployment Package page 19 18 e Troubleshoot DMS CD page 19 27 Check Disk Space Capacity for Deployments Before You Begin e Create DMP groups and populate them with DMPs Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Step2 Click in the DMP Groups object selector the name of the DMP group that contains the target DMP The DMP List table is repopulated with the corres
79. range from 00 to 59 when DMPs should start this event and then enter either AM or PM as the period e In the Stop Time area Use the same method to specify when DMPs should stop this event Step 5 From the Repeat list choose the recurrence interval for this event The intervals are e Never e Every Day e Every Week e Every Month e Every Year Step 6 To save your selections click Save All S Note e Ifyou do not click Save All the schedule discards your selections immediately after you refresh your browser or load any other page e You must click Save All even if you do not plan to deploy the event right away Later when you are ready to deploy the event click Publish All Step7 Optional To make copies of an event in the schedule so that it recurs as many times as you want and at any interval that you specify a Click the event description on the timeline and then choose Add an Event gt Duplicate All b Click the first Select button to choose the group whose event will be copied and then click OK c Click the second Select button to choose the group that should receive the copy and then click OK d Click Save Step8 Click Publish All to transmit the deployment according to your defined schedule and synchronize it if you use ACNS or WAAS Step9 Stop You have completed this procedure OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x j Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run HI Reference
80. s Group Group Description Jenni s Group x a Application Information Fa Application Name Test Playlist F Application Type Playli h ri Application Descrjpkig 8 SSR Error time Tue Feb 03 15 57 22 PST 2009 rn Endpoint Id 4 Error Message Operation CONNECT Result Failed Device State NOT_PROCESSED f 4 ContextMessage file transfer exception while trying to connect to X z exception message 530 Login incorrect So Z R lt N A a aS UT a an For example an error message in Figure 19 1 states that DMP login credentials were incorrect Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Troubleshoot DMS CD page 19 27 Check Appliance System Logs for Deployment Errors Procedure Step1 Log in to AAI on your DMM appliance Step2 Choose DMM _CONTROL gt DMM_LOG_ LEVEL gt DEBUG and ensure that the logs are verbose Step3 Choose APPLIANCE_CONTROL gt GET_SYSLOG Step4 Choose a method to receive the logfiles mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Step5 Search through the DMS CD log and catalina out logfiles for messages about e DMS CD deployment events e DMP deployment events e Application deployment events in this case application means deployment package e File management events e Error events e Debug logs Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure
81. signal resistance is not relevant Knowing this can help you to manage and reduce expenses without necessarily lowering your standards High cost is not inevitable Nor is it proof of high quality Sometimes in fact high quality low signal resistance is irrelevant Even mediocre signal cables are sometimes sufficient and such cables are often very affordable Figure 14 1 illustrates the most important factors to consider when you choose signal cables User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x EzE OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Concepts W Figure 14 1 Signal Cable Purchasing Factors to Consider Professional non consumer display resolution Lower resolution Higher resolution Weak error correction Proximity of display to your DMP gt sin T P o wn o To D Cc E o oO D d W gt amp a 2 xo _ a gt Strong error correction Less need for high end More need for high end signal cables signal cables Low expense 196259 High expense Beyond the general guidelines that Figure 14 1 illustrates two additional factors might constrain which types of signal cable you can use e The technology brand and model of your display Check its product documentation to understand its compatibility with various signal cable types e Your DMP model See its datasheet at http www cisco com go dms dmp datasheets Also your packing list
82. states which signal cables Cisco planned to ship with your DMP Related Topics e Connect to an Analog Display or Projector page 14 10 e Connect to a Digital Display or Projector page 14 7 e Connect to a Touchscreen page 14 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 g ias Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Concepts Understand and Prevent Image Retention Burn in Turn off your display at regular intervals After any LCD panel shows a fixed pattern for more than 12 hours slight voltage differences can develop among electrodes that power the liquid crystals Therefore after you show a fixed image for an extended period of time it might become blurred or might leave a residual image on an LCD display This occurs when charged liquid crystal becomes stuck in one position Nonetheless image retention should not occur when you follow our recommended best practices After using your display for 20 hours turn it off for 4 hours After using your display for 12 hours turn it off for 2 hours Rotate colors and color schemes at regular intervals Cycle between colors every 30 minutes Avoid extreme differences in luminance Do not use foreground and background colors that differ greatly in their luminance Do not use gray Use bright colors that are identical in their luminance or that differ only slightly in their luminance Apply motion every 30 minutes to regio
83. streams over Cisco ECDS networks when the multicast host is a Cisco MDE 1100 e Alternatively we can play other MPEG TS RTP UDP multicast streams whose protocol is HTTP e The SDP file must be generated by Cisco ECDS We do not support SDP optional values e k p r u or z Nor do we support SAP Note When you tell DMM the location of an SDP file on an ECDS server you must enter the ECDS Delivery Service Service Routing Domain Name Do not enter the real host FODN or the real host IP address Also you must specify the TCP port Shockwave Flash Support and Restrictions D Note This release does not support audio in Shockwave Flash media If your media library contains any Shockwave Flash files that use audio their playback will be silent The filename extension must be SWF and you must enter the estimated duration User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ea OL 15762 03 Chapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software Concepts W MPEG 4 Support and Restrictions Our support for MPEG 4 requires that you use the MPEG 4 Part 2 or Part 10 H 264 codec and that you multiplex audio and video in an MPEG 2 Transport Stream e When your DMP is a 4400G we support MPEG 4 Part 10 H 264 video in MPEG 2 TS e Neither the 4300G nor the 4305G supports MPEG 4 Part 10 H 264 The filename extension must be MPG or MPEG and you must enter the estimated duration PNG Support and Restrictions A DMP 430
84. they differ you know that your latest such attempt actually failed SP Configuration File Export Provides the means to export configuration metadata from DMM Click Export to begin browsing for a locally mounted drive and folder where you can save the exported config file Later you will import this file into your IdP This element is visible only in federation mode Enable Authentication Test Helps you to test whether your federation mode settings are correct and will allow SSO for your ordinary users Check this check box to expose UI elements that are otherwise hidden Clear this check box to hide such elements Test Username Enter a username that your IdP already knows Do not use the superuser username This element is visible only while the Enable Authentication Test check box is checked Test User Password Enter the password that corresponds to the test username This element is visible only while the Enable Authentication Test check box is checked LDAP Configuration Area Anonymous Enables or disables an anonymous connection between your DMM appliance and your Active Directory server e An anonymous connection is suitable when you want to see or use public information on the Active Directory server e In contrast if you want to see or use privileged information on your Active Directory server the server will require you to enter login credentials to prove that you have sufficient
85. to Autoregister DMPs page 11 19 e Elements to Add or Edit One DMP Manually page 11 19 e Elements to Delete One DMP Manually page 11 20 e Elements to Configure Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 20 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ua OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs Reference W Elements to Autoregister DMPs Navigation Path Either of these e Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager gt Create Group e Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager gt More Actions gt Edit Group Table 11 1 Elements to Add and Edit DMP Groups Element Description Name A unique and human readable name for the group Description A brief description of the group and its purpose Add Range IP address subnet ranges in which to find and autoregister DMPs e The netmask typically is 24 e To find every DMP in a subnet use 0 zero as the only digit in the fourth quad such as 192 0 2 0 24 e To find one DMP whose address is already known to you enter its IP address and the netmask but use a comma instead of the fourth dot such as 192 0 2 50 24 e To find all of the DMPs in a narrow range of addresses substitute a range for the fourth quad such as 192 0 2 1 254 e The address range can span one subnet or multiple subnets Delete a Range Deletes the range that you highlighted Range CIDR The field where you edit one CIDR address range at a time Automatic Grouping Shows a list of all th
86. to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately page 22 3 e Schedule the Future Staging of Emergency Assets page 22 6 e Start Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 7 e Stop Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 g 225 Chapter 22 Plan for and Manage Emergencies Hi Procedures Schedule the Future Staging of Emergency Assets Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Before You Begin e Create and save deployable messages for playback during emergencies Procedure Choose Schedules gt Play in Future From the calendar choose the year month and day when the assets should be transferred The timeline is updated automatically so that it shows the schedule for that day Choose Advanced Tasks from the Add an Event list which is located under the timeline Use features of the Schedule Task dialog box to choose the DMPs or the external servers a Click Select Group and then click the name of the group whose members should have local copies of the emergency assets b Click OK to confirm your selection and close the Select DMP Group dialog box Click Select System Tasks and wait until the Select Event dialog box opens Click Deployment Package in the Type column if you created a DMS CD deployment task for this emergency OR Click File Transfer to DMP or Server in the Type column if you
87. unique username The name is unique in the sense that you have not used it as the name for any other user account for any component of Cisco DMS You must enter the username Note NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Usernames are now case insensitive and the minimum username length is lowered to two characters Previously the minimum username length was four characters Password The password for the user account You must enter a password then reenter it Re enter password Active list Signifies whether the account holder is an active or inactive user of Cisco DMS Alternatively signifies whether the account holder is active in your organization Optional Contact Info Company The agency corporation nonprofit organization or other such institution to be associated with this user account Department The department within the institution Phone The telephone number to be associated with this user account Optional Group Selection Unlabeled check box Marks the groups to which this user should belong Groups column Shows the group name Description column Optional brief description of the group and its purpose I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter7 Users and Groups HI Reference FAQs and Troubleshooting e FAQs page 7 10 FAQs Q What might prevent a user from logging in to DMM with an account that created in DMS Admin A By de
88. values for the Left or Right audio channels e Edit other optional values as needed Click Submit to save your work so that you might someday use it OR Click Cancel to discard your work Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x za OL 15762 03 Chapter 14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Procedures W Related Topics e Elements to Configure DMP Audio Video Settings page 14 27 Delete DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 You can delete any of your named and saved settings for DMP audio and video output Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Click DMP Audio Video Settings in the Application Types list Find your deletion target in the Applications table Click its named row in the Applications table Click Delete Application Click Submit to commit this deletion OR Click Cancel to abandon this deletion Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Configure DMP Audio Video Settings page 14 27 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Procedures Use Simple Menus to Control Equipment That We Support Explicitly You can define and save a customized bundle of device configuration settings for certain popular presentation system models We provid
89. we recommend generally that you restart your DMP after you switch its mode from any content distribution method to another it is mandatory only when you switch from ACNS to ECDS CSCto35473 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ka OL 15762 03 Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery Concepts W A Caution Never delete an ECDS channel that Cisco DMS uses Otherwise you cannot see select edit or delete in your schedule any events that use the deleted channel In this case content substitution occurs on your DMPs because scheduled events call upon missing assets So before you delete any ECDS channel be sure that you have deleted from your schedule all events that will be disrupted by its absence Example Scenario Acme might be almost any kind of organization that uses digital signs In this scenario Acme uses digital signs at five of its sites The scenario describes how Acme organizes its DMPs across these sites and then optimizes its schedule and settings for efficient delivery of strategic assets to DMPs Because the standard floorplan at Acme allows for five signs per site the Acme signage network combines 25 DMPs with 25 digital signs As there are five weeknights per week and coincidentally five DMP groups at Acme its technical staff use a streamlined deployment strategy They create and save just five deployment packages in total merely one per DMP group They update the assets i
90. with the purchase of any Cisco DMS appliance or endpoint These licenses are unit specific and perpetual We do not impose any non support fees and do not obligate you to purchase other licenses With a DMM appliance base license you can Install feature licenses for components of Cisco DMS Gain access to features after you license them Create user accounts and user groups for components of Cisco DMS Configure a user authentication framework for use throughout Cisco DMS Configure event notifications and alarms for components of Cisco DMS Check processes remotely Monitor and restart servers remotely With a Show and Share appliance base license and a DMM appliance you can set up a Show and Share site Authors 5 Viewers Unlimited Category managers Unlimited Featured video managers Unlimited Video reviewers publishers Unlimited With a DMP endpoint base license you can set up the DMP itself from its embedded device manager DMPDM 1 Including Show and Share if you have and use it 2 Managed in isolation without involving DMM or any other DMPs I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter3 Licenses HI Reference Optional Module Licenses amp Note Module or Pack To obtain and activate any license for any component of Cisco DMS you must have a DMM appliance Description Show and Share Author License Packs Part Number 10 a
91. work so that you might someday use it OR Click Cancel to discard your work I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Hi Procedures Step8 Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Would you like to delete what you edited Proceed to the Delete Equipment Settings That You Chose from Menus section on page 14 20 Related Topics e Prepare a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD to Support Centralized Management through DVI page 14 13 e Elements to Choose Configuration Settings from Menus page 14 24 Delete Equipment Settings That You Chose from Menus You can delete any of your named and saved RS 232 command strings Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Step2 Click DMP Display Controls in the Application Types list Step3 Find your deletion target in the Applications table Step4 Click its named row in the Applications table Step5 Click Delete Application Step6 Click Submit to commit this deletion OR Click Cancel to abandon this deletion Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Use RS232 Syntax to Control Equipment page 14 20 Use RS232 Syntax to Control Equipment You can define and save any RS 232 command string Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Step2 Click System Tasks in the Application Types list Step3 Click Add
92. write access to all users and user groups in DMS Admin and can manage settings for them Group Admin This user role is assigned automatically to any user who is a content author for Show and Share but is not an administrator in any DMM software module These users cannot see information about user accounts and groups in DMS Admin nor can they create edit or delete them However these users can create user groups as part of the workflow in Show and Share Administration when they assign the rights to view a new or preexisting video ReadOnly A Caution Each user account has only the user role ReadOnly until you assign additional access rights and privileges User accounts with this role have severely limited access This user role in DMS Admin is assigned automatically to any user who has not been granted any explicit access settings or privileges in any DMM software module or who can log in to Show and Share but has no other privileges These users are prevented from logging in to any DMM software module Procedures e Create User Groups page 7 3 e Delete User Groups page 7 4 e Create User Accounts page 7 4 e Assign Users to Groups page 7 6 e Edit User Accounts page 7 6 e Delete User Accounts page 7 8 e Assign User Access Rights and Permissions page 7 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x u OL 15762 03 Chapter7 Users and Groups Procedures W Create User Groups Step
93. 03 EN Chapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software Hi Procedures Add Multiple Assets Simultaneously to Your Media Library The amount of time that a batch download operation requires depends on the speed of your connection the number of directory levels that you search for downloadable files and the total combined file size of all files that you transfer D Note e After you start to import an asset do not click any browser button or navigate away from this page until the import is finished When you do the import will not finish successfully e We recommend that you do not use your DMM appliance as if it is a storage server It has limited capacity to store files and DMM might not function as designed when space runs low Procedure Step 1 Click the Batch tab Step 2 Enter in the Base URL area the root level URL for the batch download operation We do not support any use of spaces in URLs Step 3 Enter in the Pattern area a filename pattern that identifies which files to download For example to download every file that uses the three letter MPG filename extension the pattern is MPG Note Do not enter the filename pattern to use any unsupported file type Step4 Make choices and enter values to add assets to your library Step5 Click Save OR Click Cancel to discard your work Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x EI OL 15762 03
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95. 10G endpoints in Cisco DMS 5 2 2 do not support discovery via DHCP or autoregistration to your DMM server Nor do they know their physical location NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Expanded support e In addition to their earlier support of some Medianet features these DMPs can now receive and parse enough information from Medianet through DHCP to autoregister themselves with your DMM server They support discovery via DHCP and they can learn their physical location e After a successful autoregistration the splash screen on these DMPs includes key parameters and states explicitly that setup succeeded NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Medianet 2 1 feature support by DMP 4400G endpoints running firmware release 5 2 3 is equivalent to support by DMP 4310G endpoints with just one exception Ordinarily a DMP 4400G can participate in DMP 4400G networks via either an Ethernet connection or a Wi Fi connection However A Wi Fi connection by a DMP 4400G prevents it from obtaining or using any Location Services information that Medianet might be configured to provide 1 With DHCP option 125 V I Vendor Specific Information for service discovery after you configure your supported DHCP server to support this option See RFC 3925 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ie E OL 15762 03 Chapter 11 Register DMPs Concepts W Understand Medianet Autoconfiguration for DMPs Some DMP models can use CDP to announce
96. 15 5 e Expose the Service to IP Phones page 15 6 In Cisco Cast e Configure Emulator Settings in Cast page 15 7 On Phones e Configure an IP Phone to Emulate the Remote Control page 15 8 e Start the Emulator on an IP Phone page 15 9 e Start the Emulator on a Mobile Phone page 15 10 e Use the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone page 15 10 Activate Services Procedure Step 1 Log in to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Step2 Choose Cisco Unified Serviceability from the Navigation list and then click Go Step3 Choose Tools gt Service Activation Step4 Examine the Server list Step5 Choose from it a server that should support remote control emulation Step6 Click Go Step7 Check the Check All Services check box Step8 Click Save and then click OK Step9 Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Proceed to the Start Services section on page 15 4 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EEN Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation HI Procedures Start Services Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Before You Begin e Activate services Procedure Choose Tools gt Control Center Feature Services Click the Server list and choose from among its options the server where the remote control emulation service should be started for Cisco Cast Click Go Repeat as many times as necessary until every service is r
97. 19 Content Distribution and Delivery E Concepts Content distribution technologies can make perfect copies of important files from your origin server and store the duplicates on multiple nodes in your network Later anyone who needs one or more of these cached files can obtain them quickly from a node that is closer to them than the origin server and less heavily loaded Such methods improve network scalability and user experience Topics in this chapter explain how to use content distribution technologies with Cisco Digital Media Player DMP endpoints Your understanding these important concepts will help you to use content distribution successfully Understand DMP Support for the CIFS Protocol Common Internet File System CIFS is a network protocol for sharing files and for obtaining remote access to those files A CIFS share is a mount point on a network attached storage device that supports the CIFS protocol When you choose WAAS as your content distribution method Cisco Digital Signs instructs DMPs to use the CIFS protocol and mount a network share such as a Windows shared folder that uses CIFS Related Topics e Configure ACNS or WAAS page 19 15 e Procedures page 19 15 Choose a Content Delivery System to Use with DMPs In media networks it is sometimes necessary to distribute large files where bandwidth capacity is moderately or severely constrained The challenge of doing this successfully is that delivering HD or SD
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99. 2S from the TV Type list Alternatively anyone at its physical location can use the remote control unit to unlock front panel controls on your LCD Professional Series Display by entering the safety lock PIN correctly when prompted to enter it Related Topics Use Simple Menus to Control Equipment That We Support Explicitly page 14 18 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P1426 OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Reference Elements to Configure DMP Audio Video Settings Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks gt DMP Audio Video Settings Table 14 3 Elements to Manage DMP A V Settings Element Description Name A unique and human readable name for these settings It is unique in the sense that you have not used it previously as the name for anything that can be scheduled You must enter a name Description A brief description The description is optional Brightness The setting to compensates for deficiencies in on screen brightness Brightness compensation values can range from 128 to 127 Contrast The setting to compensate for any deficiencies in on screen contrast Contrast compensation values can range from 0 to 255 The default is 128 Saturation The setting to compensate for any deficiencies in on screen color saturation Saturation compensation values can range from 0 to 255 The default is 128 Left Audio The setting to control how
100. 3 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Procedures W Configure Federation Services for SSO e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Export an SP Configuration File from DMM page 6 29 e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Import an IdP Configuration File into DMM page 6 29 e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Bypass External Authentication During Superuser Login page 6 30 Export an SP Configuration File from DMM NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Before you can use Cisco DMS in federation mode you must export data from it in the form of an SP configuration file Later you will import this file into your IdP Procedure Step 1 Make sure that your DMM appliance is running in embedded authentication mode or LDAP mode Step2 Log in as superuser Step3 Choose Administration gt Security gt Authentication Step4 Check the Federation check box Step5 Click Export Step6 Save the exported file to your client PC or laptop computer as dms_sp_config xml amp Note See the technical documentation or tutorials for your IdP to understand how it imports SP configuration files like this one Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Import an IdP Configuration File into DMM page 6 29 Import an IdP Configuration File into DMM NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Before you can use Cisco DMS in federation mode you must export data from your IdP in the form of an IdP configuration file This topic explains how to use the exported file after you
101. 5 code 125 string default lease time 600 max lease time 7200 authoritative log facility local7 subnet 192 168 1 0 netmask 255 255 255 0 range 192 168 1 200 192 168 1 210 option routers 192 168 1 1 option subnet mask 255 255 255 0 class DMM match if option option 125 x00 x00 x00 x09 x06 x13 x04 x01 x44 x4d x4d option option 125 x00 x00 x00 x09 x0b x14 x09 x01 x80 x6b xe0 xbc x1f x90 x00 x01 Tip The Linux CLI can easily convert IP address octets from decimal to hexadecimal echo ibase 10 obase 16 be Remember to use a closing quote mark before the pipe And so in keeping with the previous conversion example shown in red e 128 becomes x80 e 107 becomes x6b e 224 becomes xe0 e 188 becomes xbe In contrast the DHCP offering in Windows Server 2008 and likewise Windows Server 2003 cannot handle DHCP option 125 queries natively Therefore you must install a callout DLL that injects this ability into the server before you can configure it to advertise the availability of any service Note For 32 bit Windows Server the DLL filename is DHCPSDDLLx86 DLL For 64 bit Windows Server the DLL filename is DHCPSDDLLx64 DLL Afterward you must edit Medianet msi apps dhcpsddll src dhcpsdconfig reg to include a 3 tuple IP port transport converted to hexadecimal that identifies your DMM appliance as a provider of centralized management for DMPs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Cisco HKEY_LO
102. 5G in this release does not support use of PNG images File Size Restrictions e Before you add any asset confirm that its file size is not more than 1 9 GB which is the maximum stream size for any asset that you include in the layout for a DMD presentation e For purposes of stage one failover the combined size of all assets cannot exceed the capacity of the SD card in a DMP Local Storage Restrictions Locally Stored Presentations Should Not Include Remote Assets We recommend as a best practice that you avoid calling upon any remote assets from a playlist or presentation to you store locally to a DMP Otherwise any network disruptions will interfere with playback of media that should be impervious to all such disruptions Local Storage Restrictions for DMP 4310G A DMP 4310G that uses an attached USB storage volume might corrupt or erase data on this attached volume Likewise a DMP 4310G might lose its ability to mount this attached volume After the DMP reaches this general state it sometimes reports incorrectly that the attached volume is still mounted and working These problems can occur when you disconnect the external volume from the upper USB interface on a DMP 4310G and then without any delay plug it immediately into the lower USB interface on the same DMP However these problems do not occur in every such case In our tests they occurred approximately 1 percent of the time To reduce your possible exposure to these pro
103. 6 e Add and Edit DMP Groups page 12 3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 Chapter 12 Organize DMPsinGroups HI Reference Elements to Delete DMP Groups Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Table 12 4 Element to Delete DMP Groups Element Icon and Description This element loads above the DMP Groups object selector Delete DMP Deletes the group that you highlighted Group Related Topics e Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups page 12 6 Elements to Add DMPs Manually to a DMP Group Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Table 12 5 Elements to Associate DMPs with a DMP Group Element Icon and Description This element loads above the DMP List table Assign DMP Creates an association between at least one DMP and at least one group to Group Related Topics e Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups page 12 6 e Add DMPs Manually to DMP Groups page 12 4 Elements to Remove a DMP from a DMP Group Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Table 12 6 Elements to Remove a DMP from a DMP Group Element Icon and Description This element loads above the DMP List table Remove Deletes the association between at least one DMP and at least one group DMP from Group wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter12 Organize DMPs in Gr
104. Alert Reports and Notification Settings page 8 7 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 on Chapter8 Events and Notifications Hi Procedures Enable or Disable Email You can enable or disable the email service SMTP on your DMM appliance When this service is enabled DMS Admin can send email notifications automatically to you or other interested parties whenever system events of predefined types occur Before You Begin e To see and use the Settings tab you must be logged in as an administrator Procedure Step1 Choose Settings gt External Servers gt SMTP Step2 Enter the required values to start or stop email service on your DMM appliance You must enter these values or you cannot send notification messages Value Description Server Status Click the radio button to enable or disable the email service Host The routable IP address or DNS resolvable hostname Port The number to identify which TCP port is reserved for SMTP traffic Step3 Click Save Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Configure SNMP Server Settings for Your DMM Appliance Cisco DMS can convey its notifications to an external SNMP server Procedure Step1 Choose Settings gt SNMP Step2 Click the Server Status radio button to enable or disable SNMP monitoring Step3 Enter in the Host field the routable IP address or DNS resolvable hostname of your NMS Step4 Enter in the Port field the
105. CAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Cisco DhcpSd Settings DebugLevel dword 00000000 Ignor eProcessiItFromchain dword 00000001 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Cisco DhcpSd Records 1 pMM hex 0a C2 33 2a 1f 90 00 01 And finally you must add two keys to the Windows registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services DHCPServer Paramters e CalloutEnabled REG _DWORD 1 e CalloutDlls REG_MULTI_SZ lt full_path_to_DLL gt Note See the Medianet documentation on Cisco com for detailed instructions I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter11 Register DMPs E Concepts Partial Support for Cisco Medianet 2 1 Features Some DMP endpoints support some Cisco Medianet 2 1 features wy Note We do not support any Medianet features on DMP 4305G endpoints je Tip e To assess your network for Medianet readiness see http cisco com go mra e To review solution reference network designs SRNDs for Medianet see http www cisco com en US solutions ns340 ns414 ns742 ns819 landing_vid_medianet html NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 2 Support for some Medianet features re e Running firmware release 5 2 2 these DMPs know and can broadcast their product type model and software version DMP 4310G e In turn they can receive their IP address VLAN assignment and network configuration settings automatically in anticipation of you registering them to your DMM server e DMP 43
106. Cast and when they should be available You can make programming available that suits your purpose at a particular location for a particular audience at a particular time of day Live news and financial Sales and marketing messages Educational or training content information for classrooms Corporate communications Entertainment Any other programming that suits your purpose Hospitality and healthcare providers might even use Cisco Cast in support of in room IPTV Related Topics e Start Cisco Cast page 23 3 On Premises Operation Easy navigation logic helps your on premises operator to choose among your program offerings for Cisco Cast Its on screen menus categories and program guides support interaction through handheld remote control units telephones and touchscreens all sold separately Your on premises operator can change channels adjust audio volume levels play live streams or play VoD streams Workflow 1 Install the license for Cisco Cast on your DMM appliance 2 Deploy DMPs and presentation systems to sites where you will show IPTV programming 3 When your IPTV programming will include live TV User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x M232 OL 15762 03 Chapter 23 Welcome to Cisco Cast Procedures W e Negotiate with a cable or satellite TV service in your region for the right to redistribute their package of TV channel signals in whole or in part e Configure one encoder apie
107. Click Submit to save your work so that you might someday use it OR Click Cancel to discard your work Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Would you like to edit what you saved Proceed to the Edit Equipment Settings That You Chose from Menus section on page 14 19 e Would you like to delete what you saved Proceed to the Delete Equipment Settings That You Chose from Menus section on page 14 20 Related Topics e Prepare a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD to Support Centralized Management through DVI page 14 13 e Elements to Choose Configuration Settings from Menus page 14 24 e Elements to Activate RS 232 for Supported LCD Display Brands except DMTech page 14 28 e Elements to Activate RS 232 for LCD Displays by DMTech page 14 28 Edit Equipment Settings That You Chose from Menus Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 You can edit any of your named and saved RS 232 command string bundles Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Click DMP Display Controls in the Application Types list Find your editing target in the Applications table Click its named row in the Applications table Click Edit Application The page is refreshed so that you can choose options and enter values As needed e Edit the name e Edit values for contrast brightness sharpness color or tint e Edit values for audio e Edit other optional values Click Submit to save your
108. DMP Step7 Click the name of your Cisco Cast program guide and then click Select Application Step8 Click Submit Step9 Stop You have completed this procedure Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 25 7 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Manage VoD Categories page 25 7 Elements to Manage VoD Categories Navigation Path Cast gt Video on Demand gt Categories Table 25 1 Elements for Managing VoD Categories Element Description Categories selector A hierarchical tree an object selector of VoD categories Highlight the name of a category to designate it as the one that should contain a VoD that you will map to it Actions Options that you can choose whose effect is relative to the category that you chose e Create a Category e Modify Category e Delete Category User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 TEZE Chapter 25 Video on Demand HI Reference Table 25 1 Elements for Managing VoD Categories continued Element Description untitled table Each row describes one VoD asset that is mapped to a category for Cisco Cast Asset attributes that these columns describe are derived from records in your media library e Title e Description e Duration e Source Map Videos to Category Opens a dialog box in which you can choose the videos to be mapped User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 taia Aud
109. DMS products Procedures e Learn Your DMM Appliance Serial Number page 1 2 e Start DMS Admin page 1 3 Learn Your DMM Appliance Serial Number A Caution You cannot obtain any Cisco DMS software feature licenses until you know your DMM appliance serial number Procedure Step 1 Use SSH or a keyboard connected your DMM appliance to log in to the admin account in AAI wy Note You alone know the password for this account User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter1 Welcome to DMS Admin Procedures W In the top level menu for AAI the SHOW_INFO option is highlighted by default BACKUP AND RESTORE Back up and restore DMM configuration APPLIANCE CONTROL Configure advance options NETWORK SETTINGS Configure network parameters DATE_TIME_SETTINGS Configure date and time CERTIFICATE_MANAGEMENT Manage all certificates in the system FAIL OVER Configure high availability parameters Kk OK gt lt LOG OUT gt Step2 Press Enter to load the Show Info screen Show Info BIOS NETWORK Step3 Write down the appliance serial number that AAI shows to you Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Start DMS Admin Procedure Step1 Point your browser at your DMM appliance e Use HTTPS and specify port 8443 OR Use HTTP and specify port 8080 which redirects immediately to the secured HTTPS connection e Be sure to use the fully qualified applianc
110. EN Chapter8 Events and Notifications E Concepts Understand Supported Event Types e Global Event Categories page 8 4 e DMP Event Categories page 8 4 e Show and Share Event Categories page 8 4 e Failover Cluster Event Categories page 8 5 e WAAS Event Categories page 8 5 Global Event Categories Categories Notification Messages All Internal Events List all signals exchanged between and among the internal components of Cisco DMS Note Most users attribute little or no significance to these events All Notifiable Events List all Deployment Failures Messages list recently failed deployments of content for all components of Cisco DMS Deployment Successes Messages list recently failed deployments of content for all components of Cisco DMS DMP Event Categories Categories Notification Messages Outages List all registered but unreachable DMPs Restarts List all registered DMPs that restarted recently IP Conflicts List all registered DMPs with IP address conflicts IP Registrations List all newly registered DMPs Show and Share Event Categories Categories Notification Messages Show and Share Outages List registered but unreachable Show and Share appliances Show and Share Restarts List registered Show and Share appliances that restarted recently Show and Share Content Publishing Failures List recently failed deployments of
111. Elements to Activate RS 232 for LCD Displays by DMTech 14 28 RS 232 Command Reference for Cisco LCD Displays 14 29 FAQs and Troubleshooting 14 31 FAQs 14 31 Troubleshoot Cisco Professional Series LCD Displays 14 32 cHapter 15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation 15 1 Concepts 15 1 Overview 15 1 Workflow to Provision Emulator Service for IP Phones 15 2 Procedures 15 3 Activate Services 15 3 Start Services 15 4 Configure URL Parameters 15 4 Enable IP Phone Autoregistration 15 5 Define IP Phone Service Attributes 15 5 Expose the Service to IP Phones 15 6 Configure Emulator Settings in Cast 15 7 Configure an IP Phone to Emulate the Remote Control 15 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Start the Emulator on an IP Phone 15 9 Start the Emulator on a Mobile Phone 15 10 Use the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone 15 10 cuapter 16 DMP User Permissions 16 1 Concepts 16 1 Overview 16 1 Scenarios That Illustrate Specialized User Permissions 16 2 Scenario 1 Permission to Manage Content but Not Schedules 16 2 Scenario 2 Permission to Manage One DMP Group but No Content 16 3 Scenario 3 Permission to Manage One DMP Group Assets and Schedules 16 5 Scenario 4 Permission to Manage Only the Schedule for One DMP Group 16 7 Procedures 16 8 Configure User Rights and Permissions 16 8 Reference 16 9 Software UI and Field Reference Tables 16 9 Elements to Configure User Rights and Permissions for DMPs 16
112. GGER to remove the configuration if SNEW_TRIGGER eq CISCO_WIRELESS_AP EVENT then trigger SNEW_TRIGGER TRIGGER SNEW_TRIGGER INTERFACE SINTERFACE LINKUP YES LIMIT SLIMIT SW_POE SSW_POE AP125X SIS_AP125X NATIVE_VLAN SNATIVE_VLAN send log facility AUTOSMARTPORT severity 5 mnemonics INSERT Device S DEVICE_TYPE detected on interface S INTERFACE executed NEW_TRIGGER return 0 fi LE SNEW_TRIGGER eq CISCO_WIRELESS_LIGHTWEIGHT_AP_EVENT then trigger SNEW_TRIGGER TRIGGER NEW_TRIGGER INTERFACE SINTERFACE LINKUP YES LIMIT LIMIT SW_POE SW_POE AP125X IS_AP125X ACCESS_VLAN ACCESS_VLAN else trigger SNEW_TRIGGER TRIGGER NEW_TRIGGER INTERFACE SINTERFACE LINKUP YES AUTH_ENABLED S IS_AUTH_ENABLED ACCESS_VLAN SACCESS_VLAN VOICE_VLAN SVOICE_VLAN NATIVE_VLAN SNATIVE_VLAN fi send log facility AUTOSMARTPORT severity 5 mnemonics INSERT Device DEVICE_TYPE detected on interface INTERFACE executed NEW_TRIGGER fi FAQs and Troubleshooting e FAQs page 11 25 FAQs Q Why does DMM report that a DMP is down within 5 minutes of my registering the DMP successfully in DMM A Make sure that the Servlet Server Address value is correct in DMM See the Establish Trust Between Digital Signs and your Centrally Managed DMPs section on page 11 14 Q Canl take advantage of DMM autoregistration without any
113. I to hexadecimal D Note Many third party converters are available We do not offer any Cisco converter for this purpose The typical workflow is as follows 1 Pick an ASCII passphrase For example PassphraseWEP128 2 Convert your string of ASCII characters to the hexadecimal key or keys for your network e WEP 64 uses four short hexadecimal keys e WEP 128 uses one long hexadecimal key 3 Configure your DMP to use the ASCII from which you derived the hexadecimal 4 Configure your wireless router to use the appropriate hexadecimal key or keys Related Topics e Establish a Wireless Network Connection 802 11 page 13 6 Workflow It is not necessary useful or correct to restart a DMP immediately after you define its Wi Fi settings Instead the typical workflow is as follows 1 Define 2 Save 3 Apply Wi Fi settings 4 Get WLAN WiFi i Wi Fi a Use DMPDM to restart DMP IP address settings settings b Immediately unplug StoP 2 D DMP Ethernet cable OR a Unplug DMP power cord b Unplug DMP Ethernet cable c Plug in the DMP power cord gt User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x EEN OL 15762 03 Chapter13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings Procedures W 1 Verify that the Broadcast SSID setting is enabled on your wireless access points Otherwise your DMPs are prevented from obtaining IP addresses Restrictions e Ethernet connections take priority over
114. IFS mount point which all DMPs use in common You cannot set DMPs or DMP groups to mount any CIFS share except this one Either your DMPs all use CIFS or none of them do We do not support use of the Cast plugin for Digital Media Designer with any content distribution system or network SCto35473 Note You must restart your DMP after you switch it from ACNS mode to ECDS mode Although we recommend generally that you restart your DMP after you switch its mode from any content distribution method to another it is mandatory only when you switch from ACNS to ECDS CSCto35473 A Caution Never delete an ACNS channel that Cisco DMS uses Otherwise you cannot see select edit or delete in your schedule any events that use the deleted channel In this case content substitution occurs on your DMPs because scheduled events call upon missing assets So before you delete any ACNS channel be sure that you have deleted from your schedule all events that will be disrupted by its absence ECDS Restrictions We do not support use of the Cast plugin for Digital Media Designer with any content distribution system or network SCto35473 Intra playlist transitions take longer by 1 or 2 seconds apiece during playback in ECDS mode than they take in any other mode Also a gray screen is visible briefly between videos CSCtI143456 Note You must restart your DMP after you switch it from ACNS mode to ECDS mode Although
115. K g Deploy to all DMPs that should support proof of play e Would you Use elements in DMPDM to enable these services like to enable these a Click Browser in the Settings list services b Enter the routable IP address of your DMM appliance in the Syslog from Collector IP Address field DMPDM c Click Apply d Click NTP in the Settings list and then choose On from the Enable NTP Service list e Enter pool ntp org in the Hostname 1 field if you have not already done so f Choose your locale from the Time Zone list and then click Apply g Save Configuration h Restart Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P24 OL 15762 03 Chapter 21 Proof of Play Procedures W Enable Proof of Play Features in DMM Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step7 Step 8 Step 9 Procedure Log in as superuser Choose Proof of Play gt Configuration Enter the fully qualified DNS resolvable DMM appliance domain name in the DMM FQDN field For example dmm example com Click Register Use fields in the Authentication area to enter the superuser name and password for your DMM appliance Define settings in the Data Size Rotation Rules area Choose an option in the Archiving Rules area to set how many days of playback data to accumulate before archiving it Configuration Licensing DMM FQDN Authentication User
116. L command to stop at 6 00 p m The recurring event begins again as expected at 9 00 a m the next day User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Piss W OL 15762 03 Chapter 18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run Procedures Procedures e Use Play Now to Transmit Assets or Commands Immediately page 18 7 e Use the Run Task Feature to Transmit Assets or Commands Immediately page 18 8 e Schedule the Time Slot for a Future Event page 18 8 Use Play Now to Transmit Assets or Commands Immediately Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 You can deploy immediately to one DMP or to one DMP group Before You Begin e You must already have created and saved what you will deploy e You must already have created the group whose member DMPs should receive the deployment Procedure Choose Schedules gt Play Now Choose one of these from the Event Type list according to your need e Digital Signs e Cast e System Tasks Your choice reveals a button whose name is derived from your choice Click the button to choose particular assets or particular commands A dialog box opens Its name and elements vary by event type Click the name of the command or asset to be deployed Click OK to confirm your selection and close the dialog box OR Click Cancel to discard your selection and close the dialog box Expand a group in the DMP Groups tree to list its me
117. MM to check server Click DMM Server in the far left column processes on your DMM appliance A list tells you which processes are running or stopped e Would you like View the processes for Show and Share to check server Click Show and Share Server in the far left column processes ona Show and Share appliance A list tells you which processes are running or stopped Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Restart Appliances Remotely Procedure Step 1 Start DMS Admin Step2 Choose Administration gt Services Step3 Click a server name in the far left column Alali cisco Digital Medi Dashboard NIM ser a User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x a2 E een _ Chapter 4 Server Operations Step4 Choose Options gt Restart Server Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure Reference Server Processes page 4 3 Server Processes Each of these server processes runs on at least one type of Cisco DMS appliance ActiveMQ Apache Cast Web Application Cast Admin Web Application Cast EPG Collector Web Application Cast Flash Web Application Cast Remote Control Web Application DMS Admin Web Application DSM Web Application Event Management System IFMS Web Application OpenAM Web Application Postgresql Scheduled Backup Services Streaming Server Tomcat Reference I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapt
118. MP Group but No Content page 16 3 e Scenario 3 Permission to Manage One DMP Group Assets and Schedules page 16 5 e Scenario 4 Permission to Manage Only the Schedule for One DMP Group page 16 7 Scenario 1 Permission to Manage Content but Not Schedules To restrict user permissions as they should be restricted in this scenario you would do the following 1 Assign permissions to view DMPs a From the Role list choose DMP Manager W b Check the All check box in the Read column but uncheck every other check box Objects Create Read Write Delete All g o g Selected g z g g 2 Assign permissions to manage content a From the Role list choose Content Manager 1 b Check the All check box in every column All wv ic v 3 Assign permissions to use the advanced tasks that pertain to content a From the Role list choose Application Manager T b Check the Selected check box in every column Selected mM m g v c Do all of the following in the table that associates permissions with advanced tasks Click M Then repeat your selection Go to URL Cast m E F cast VoD a Presentation Click B S Name Then repeat your selection Go to URL Cast Cast VoD Presentation User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x miez E OL 15762 03 Chapter16 DMP User Permissions Concepts W Click a Then repeat your selection Go to
119. MP successfully just as you configured it to do Why might I see references to DHCP after configure my DMPs to use static IP addresses on my WLAN A This is a known issue Although the Digital Signs software user interface might state that you use DHCP your DMPs continue to use the static IP addresses that you configured I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings HI Reference User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x EEE OL 15762 03 mieten 14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 14 1 e Procedures page 14 7 e Reference page 14 22 wm We prepared this material with specific expectations of you e You will use Cisco Digital Signs to manage and operate remote presentation systems that are connected Audience to DMP endpoints Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 521 522 523 Concepts e Overview page 14 2 e Presentation System Concepts page 14 3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 EN Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays E Concepts Overview A DMP transmits signals to a public presentation system that you choose such as a flat panel display or projector that is connected to the DMP e This system might use projection or display technologies that are analog or d
120. MS MIB my into its MIB browser CiscoWorks is one example Your NMS can then send SNMP queries to DMS Admin and represent its responses correctly to monitor objects from our MIB schema e Cisco DMS server appliances e Cisco DMPs in the sense that when your DMPs report their events to your DMM appliance it forwards the appropriate SNMP alerts e Cisco Digital Media Manager software e Cisco Show and Share software Our MIB schema models three object groups Object Group Description DMS Systems Group Models all distributed component parts of this Cisco DMS installation as a single abstract system DMS Features Group Categorizes licensed and unlicensed features DMS Inventory Group Lists the devices that constitute your Cisco DMS installation and describes their operational status Understand IP Address Conflict Events An address conflict occurs when a DHCP server assigns to one registered DMP the exact dynamic IP address that some other registered DMP used previously When the DMP that previously used the address is no longer in active use you should delete the record of it in Digital Signs When the DMP that previously used the address is one that should remain active confirm that it is still running and still connected to the network then restart it and confirm that its DHCP server does not assign IP addresses with expiration dates User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03
121. Manager 5 2 x ua OL 15762 03 onarren i Organize DMPs in Groups Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 12 1 e Procedures page 10 5 e Reference page 12 6 Fe a We prepared this material with specific expectations of you Autlience You want to manage and organize your DMPs and presentation systems centrally and effectively udience wy Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Overview page 12 1 e Understand the Effect of Nesting One DMP Group Inside Another page 12 2 Overview Features of the DMP Manager page can help you to e Organize your DMPs in groups e Manage DMPs collectively instead of managing only one DMP at a time e Deploy assets or instructions to DMPs immediately e Manage the presentation systems in your network When you choose options anywhere on the DMP Manager page it is updated automatically to show the options and features that are relevant to your selection User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter12 Organize DMPsinGroups E Concepts Table 12 1 Tasks That You Can Perform on the DMP Manager Page Task To Learn More DMP Group Management Tasks View the group hierarchy and e Click a group in the DMP Groups tree to list its member DMPs in the DMP table collapse or expand any of its e Click a closed group to expand its level in the object selector
122. NABLED LIMIT SLIMIT ACCESS_VLAN SACCESS_VLAN VOICE_VLAN SVOICE_VLAN NATIVE_VLAN SNATIVE_VLAN fi send log facility AUTOSMARTPORT severity 5 mnemonics INSERT Device SDEVICE_TYPE detected on interface SINTERFACE executed NEW_TRIGGER trigger SDEF_TRIGGER TRIGGER SDEF_TRIGGER INTERFACE SINTERFACE LINKUP YES AUTH_ENABLED S 1IS_AUTH_ENABLED return 0 f i Check the reset pending state and only then trigger the new event to apply new device configurations fetch IS_CFG_RESET_PENDING_STATE oper interface INTERFACE macro_cfg_reset_pending_state fetch IS_INT_MACRO_CFG_STICKY config interface INTERFACE auto sticky STICKY IS_INT_MACRO_CFG_STICKY if IS_CFG_RESET_PENDING_STATE eq YES then set_oper oper interface INTERFACE macro_cfg_reset_pending_state NO fetch ACCESS_VLAN config trigger NEW_TRIGGER vlan_access fetch VOICE_VLAN config trigger NEW_TRIGGER vlan_voice User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ua OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs Reference W fetch NATIVE_VLAN config trigger NEW_TRIGGER vlan_native trigger SCURRENT_TRIGGER TRIGGER SCURRENT_TRIGGER INTERFACE SINTERFACE LINKUP NO AUTH_ENABLED S IS_AUTH_ENABLED LIMIT SLIMIT SW_POE SSW_POE AP125X SCURRENT_AP125xX STICKY SSTICKY send log facility AUTOSMARTPORT severity 5 mnemonics REMOVE Device on interface SINTERFACE executed SCURRENT_TRI
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124. P displays support Autodetection e Screen Resolution Autodetection On e Screen Resolution Autodetection Off Related Topics e Activate or Deactivate Resolution Autodetection page 14 15 Elements to Activate RS 232 for Supported LCD Display Brands except DMTech P Tip Before you pass RS 232 commands through your DMPs and to your DMP displays first confirm that each DMP is connected to its display by a signal cable that supports RS 232 signals Otherwise your displays will never receive the commands that you define for them Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks gt System Tasks gt RS 232 Control Supported Non DMTech Displays Table 14 6 Elements to Activate DMP Support for RS 232 for non DMTech Displays Element Description RS 232 Control Cause DMPs to send RS 232 management instructions to an LCD display manufactured by Cisco supported Samsung LG NEC or other supported manufacturers non DMTech displays Related Topics e Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD page 14 11 Elements to Activate RS 232 for LCD Displays by DMTech pe Tip Before you pass RS 232 commands through your DMPs and to your DMP displays first confirm that each DMP is connected to its display by a signal cable that supports RS 232 signals Otherwise your displays will never receive the commands that you define for them Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt Advan
125. Related Topics e Troubleshoot DMS CD page 19 27 Use Snapshot Mode or Live Monitor Mode to Check for Deployment Errors Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Alerts gt Alert Reports Step2 Do one of the following e Would you like When you will use live mode to review 100 a Click Live Monitor Mode recent errors b Choose an option from the Type list Would you like When you will use snapshot mode to review errors a Click Snapshot Mode between two time stamps b Set a range of dates and a range of times c Choose an option from the Type list Step3 Click Apply Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Troubleshoot DMS CD page 19 27 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Reference I OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Reference FAQs for ACNS Q A je Soon after send copies of assets to my Content Engines what prevents their playback on DMPs Your network topology and available bandwidth affect how long it takes for content replication to finish Before your DMPs can play assets from a Content Engine these assets must reach the Content Engine Delay the playback of replicated assets from your content distribution network until you know that ACNS replication is finished Tip Q A FAQs for WAAS Troubleshoot ACNS Remember to click Publish on the Schedules page Otherwise playback cannot occur How c
126. Run Task dialog box opens You have selected the following DMP s ee EE T w 2 DMP s selected Add More DMPs Search by Title z Go Clear Filter Tite Description Doc Vids What s New in Cisco Show and Share 5 2 2 wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Presentation Go To URLs DMP Audio Video Settings L DMP Discovery DMP Display Controls Page 4 of 1 gt rl j4 4 Showing 1of1 per page Jew e Use options in the top pane to add DMPs to or remove them from your emergency deployment e Use options in the Select Tasks pane to filter which advanced tasks the table shows e Use pagination controls under the table to control how many advanced tasks you see e Use the Search function above the table to locate particular tasks quickly Click to highlight the best system tasks for the type of emergency Click OK The Run Task dialog box closes and a message tells you that your selected task was deployed DMP Manager Task successfully submitted to 2 DMPs e DMM transfers assets to your DMPs e DMM creates as many Go to URL entries as the number of presentations and playlists that are part of the deployment e DMM applies the prefix Alarm to each of these Go to URL entries Stop You have completed this procedure OL 15762 03 Chapter 22 Plan for and Manage Emergencies Procedures W Related To
127. S 5 2 3 Why would user sessions time out for Show and Share or DMM users after a different interval than I set in DMM This can happen when session timeout values differ between your DMM appliance and your IdP Reconfigure these servers to share one identical session timeout value Why does an error message state that an Active Directory password is not valid Explanation A User must change password at next login flag might be set on your Active Directory server While this flag is set the affected user cannot log in to any Cisco DMS component DMS Admin cannot change any password on your Active Directory server Recommended Action Use features that your Active Directory server provides for this purpose Why does an error message state that filter validation has failed Explanation Filters fail when they point to empty containers They also fail in response to filter expressions that includes any spaces Recommended Action Make sure on your Active Directory server that your filter did not refer to an empty organizational unit OU container Confirm also that your filter expression does not contain even one space NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Why would my API calls receive an HTTP 401 Unauthorized error Recommended Action When you use federation mode enable ECP on your IdP server When I use LDAP authentication with Cisco DMS which ports must remain open in my network Your DMM appliance accepts user authenticati
128. Step2 Do any of the following In the All Digital Signage area All Digital Signage 30 EG Presentation 29 H piayiist 1 Create Presentation In the All Assets area All Assets 209 wer HTML 2 IMAGES 181 w UDP 0 Click Presentation to jump to Digital Signage gt Presentations Click Playlist to jump to Digital Signage gt Playlist Click Create Presentation to start Digital Media Designer Click HTML to list HTML URLs only Click IMAGES to list image files only Click UDP to list UDP URLs only NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Click SDP to list SDP URLs only Click FIRMWARE to list DMP firmware and kernel files only Click FLASH to list SWF files only Click VIDEO to list MPEG videos only Click RTSP to list RTSP videos only Click AUDIO to list audio assets only NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 2 Click RTP to list RTP URLs only Step3 Optional Would you like to populate your media library with assets or URLs If so click Add Asset Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements on the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 9 e Use the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg DMP Dashboard HI Procedures Use the Digital Media Players Gauge Before You Begin e You must be logged in as a
129. Step4 Choose the range of dates Step5 Choose an event type from the Type list and then click Apply Step6 Click Save Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 a 87 Chapter8 Events and Notifications Hi Procedures Define Notification Rules Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Before You Begin e Before you can deliver notification messages to any email recipent you must configure SMTP and enable notification operations for it e Before you can deliver notification messages to any NMS you must purchase and install a license key that activates the SNMP Notification Module Then you must configure SNMP and enable both notification operations and query operations for it e Before you can deliver notification messages to any Syslog collector you must configure Syslog and enable notification operations for it Procedure Choose Alerts gt Notification Rules Check the check boxes to turn On one or more notification methods for each listed event type OR Uncheck every check box for an event type to stop its delivery of no tication messages through any medium or channel Optional Did you check Email If so you activated the Recipent field which is now editable Enter the email address that should receive notification messages je Tip You can enter a unique recipient address for each notification rule Click Save Stop
130. Update The authentication settings that you changed are now in effect Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e OPTIONAL Would you like to associate attribute names in DMS Admin and Active Directory If so proceed to the Manage LDAP Attributes section on page 6 26 e OPTIONAL Should Cisco DMS expect that your Active Directory server uses factory preset attribute names If so proceed to the Manage LDAP Attributes section on page 6 26 e OPTIONAL Should Cisco DMS expect that your Active Directory server uses custom attribute names If so proceed to the Manage LDAP Attributes section on page 6 26 Related Topics e Define LDAP Bookmarks page 6 24 e Elements to Schedule Synchronization page 6 35 Manage LDAP Attributes Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Before You Begin e Choose LDAP or SSO as your authentication method e Define LDAP filters e Define LDAP bookmarks e Configure the LDAP synchronization schedule Procedure Click Administration gt Security gt Authentication gt Manage Attributes je Tip Is the Manage Attributes tab disabled dimmed so that you cannot click it If so refresh your browser Use elements on the Manage Attributes property sheet to e Set the associations between DMS Admin attribute names and their corresponding Active Directory attribute names e Use the predefined and typical names for Active Directory attributes shown in grey text o
131. Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ez OL 15762 03 Chapter10 DMP Dashboard Procedures W Understand the Settings Gauge The Settings gauge summarizes the most basic attributes of configured settings for your DMM appliance and your content delivery network Figure 10 4 The Settings Gauge 2 1 Users 2 External Publishing Servers Public Server Address Ss cisco com Media Delivery Mode None Manage Settings Related Topics e Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 2 e Use the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 Procedures e View Dashboard Gauges for DMPs page 10 5 e Use the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 View Dashboard Gauges for DMPs Step 1 Step 2 Procedure Choose Digital Signs gt Dashboard OR Choose Cast gt Dashboard Work with gauges as needed e Click in the title bar of a collapsed gauge to expand it e Click E in the title bar of an expanded gauge to collapse it e Drag a gauge by its title bar to rearrange the dashboard I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter10 DMP Dashboard W Procedures P Tip e All gauges are made wide that load on the left side e All gauges are made narrow that load on the right side Step3 Stop You have completed this procedur
132. User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter 20 Playlists HI Reference Table 20 1 Elements to Define a Playlist continued Element Description Estimated Planned Respectively e An estimate of the actual running time from start to finish of the described asset without regard for the amount of time the playlist has reserved to show it e The amount of time that is reserved in the playlist to show this asset A planned duration of 0 zero seconds in the playlist causes a video to play from beginning to end To skip a video instead of playing it you must remove it from the playlist Nonvideo assets must have a duration of 1 second or more for each that you include in a playlist Size The file size Delete Resolution Choose the resolution of your DMP display from the Select list or enter its width and height in pixels Options Randomize Enables or disables a randomized sequence of playback for assets in this playlist To turn randomization on check the check box To turn randomization off uncheck the check box Description A description of this playlist The description is optional Playlist Owner Your name or the name of the person who manages this playlist 1 To choose more assets from your media library that this playlist should include click Add Assets User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 20 4 E OL 15762 03 eS Audience wy
133. V Channels page 24 6 List Only the Defined Active or Undefined Inactive TV Channels You can filter the TV Channels table so that it describes defined channels only or undefined channels only By default the table describes all channels Procedure Step 1 Click the TV Channels tab Step2 From the Channel View list above the column headings choose one option e All Channels default Shows the combination of all defined and undefined channels e Active Channels Shows only the defined channels e Inactive Channels Shows only the channels that are not yet defined Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Manage TV Channels page 24 6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 SEN Chapter 24 _Redistribute Live TV HI Reference Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 24 6 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Manage TV Channels page 24 6 Elements to Manage TV Channels Navigation Path Cast gt TV Channels The TV Channels table describes the defined and undefined TV channels for your network and includes features that help you to manage these channels Table 24 1 Elements of the TV Channels Table Element Description Channel View list Enables or disables a filtered view of which channels this table describes based on which option you choose e All Channels Shows the combination of all defined and und
134. VoD programming combined Codec Restrictions Any digital encoders that you use for live broadcast channels must adhere to the MPEG2 TS standard for streaming and must support at least one of these codecs e MPEGI e MPEG2 e MPEG4 h 264 supported on DMP 4400G endpoints only For this reason we recommend that you use a Scientific Atlanta 9032SD encoder or 9050HD encoder to encode the video streams that your DMPs use for Cisco Cast channels Procedures e Add Channels page 24 3 e Edit Channels page 24 3 e Reassign Channel Numbers page 24 4 e Delete Channels page 24 5 e List Only the Defined Active or Undefined Inactive TV Channels page 24 5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ka OL 15762 03 Chapter 24 Redistribute Live TV Procedures Mi Add Channels Edit Channels Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 You can define many attributes for a new TV channel in your lineup Permitted channel assignments range from 1 to 99 Procedure Click the TV Channels tab In the Channel Number column identify the channel to be defined and then in the corresponding row click Set Up Channel in the Actions column The Add a New Channel dialog box opens Choose the options or enter the values that meet your requirements Click Add a Channel to save your entries OR Click Cancel to discard your entries Stop You have complet
135. W_TRIGGER CISCO_SWITCH_EVENT fetch IS_SWITCH_DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE device_trigger SSWITCH macro_auto_device_cntrl if IS_SWITCH_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi if DEVICE_TYPE Default device Host then NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_LAST_RESORT_EVENT fetch IS_LASTRESORT_TRIGGER_ENABLED config interface INTERFACE trigger_type LAST_RESORT macro_auto_trigger_cntrl if IS_LASTRESORT_TRIGGER_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi With config persistency the macro applied interface commands are not removed on linkdown But when interface comes up and a new device has been detected the config should change Checks for current_trigger new_trigger and triggers being null are required so that the new trigger event is generated and configs applied without having changing configs when eH HEHE H H I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gy Chapter11 Register DMPs HI Reference multiple devices are connected to the same interface Configs for only the first device that is detected will be applied fetch SW_POE oper interface INTERFACE switch_poe_support if SNEW_TRIGGER eq SCURRENT_TRIGGER then if SW_POE eq YES then if SCURRENT_AP125X eq SIS_AP125X then set_oper oper interface SINTERFACE macro_cfg_reset_pending_st
136. We support the XMLTV and TMS data formats for subscriptions to electronic program guide EPG data e XMLTV page 26 2 e Tribune Media Services page 26 2 XMLTV XMLTV is an emerging open source format for EPG data based in part on RFC 2838 and maintained by the XMLTV Project An EPG data file that complies with this format contains structured records that describe the attributes of episodes and channels individually Cisco DMS supports EPG data subscriptions that retrieve a single GZIP compressed XMLTV file from an ftp server Many subscription providers compile and deliver EPG data in this way including these providers based in the United States e FYI Television Inc http www fyitelevision com 1901 N State Hwy 360 3rd Floor Grand Prairie TX 75050 e Schedules Direct http www schedulesdirect org 8613 42nd Ave S Seattle WA 98118 Tribune Media Services Tribune Media Services TMS http tms tribune com products k epgs html sells subscriptions to EPG data in several proprietary data formats that it controls Cisco DMS supports only one of these data formats Specifically e The name of the supported product is TV Schedules United States e The scope of the supported product is Fourteen 14 rolling days e Subscriptions that use this format are available only within the United States Other EPG subscription products from TMS use data formats that we do not support If you are already a TMS customer check whether your
137. Wi Fi connections on DMPs where both are active e The Broadcast SSID setting must be enabled on your wireless access points also known as wireless routers or WLAN controllers Otherwise your DMPs cannot connect to your WLAN and are prevented from obtaining IP addresses e We do not support open Wi Fi networks They are a security risk e We do not support multicast or other streams over Wi Fi e DMP 4305G endpoints and DMP 4310G endpoints do not support Wi Fi e When your wireless DMP will not have access to any DHCP server you must configure its wireless access point to issue a static IP address You cannot use DMM or DMPDM for this purpose Procedures e Establish a Wired Network Connection page 13 5 e Establish a Wireless Network Connection 802 11 page 13 6 Establish a Wired Network Connection amp Note See the printed documentation that shipped with your DMP to understand its reliance on DHCP A DMP must already be reachable before it can receive Wi Fi settings Therefore you must establish a wired connection before you can deploy Wi Fi settings Before You Begin e Verify that the Broadcast SSID setting is enabled on your wireless access points Otherwise your DMPs cannot connect to your WLAN and are prevented from obtaining IP addresses e Does a security policy in your network restrict DHCP address assignments to known MAC addresses If so locate the MAC address printed on a sticker that is affixed to yo
138. You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 8 8 OL 15762 03 Chapter8 Events and Notifications Reference Reference W FAQs and Troubleshooting page 8 9 FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs SMTP FAQs Q SNMP and MIB FAQs FAQs page 8 9 SMTP FAQs page 8 9 SNMP and MIB FAQs page 8 9 What might interfere with the delivery of configured email notifications for events that the Alert Browser shows Explanation This might happen when DMM cannot connect to your SMTP server due to either a misconfiguration or a service outage SMTP error 421 To determine the cause get copies of your DMM system logs from AAI and inspect var log dms EmsService log file Recommended Action Make sure the SMTP server configuration is correct in DMS Admin If the configuration is correct test with a different mail server Which SNMP versions does the MIB support SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 amp Note This release does not support SNMPv3 if multiple DMPs become unreachable at the same time will receive separate SNMP notifications for each Maybe This can occur when you configure DMS Admin to send SNMP notifications for unreachable DMPs amp Note This release does not support notification throttling Where can I download the MIB and its agent capabilities file Log in to your Cisco com account and go to ftp ftp cisco com pub mibs v2 Alternatively g
139. a DMP group whose schedule this user should be empowered to manage Click Ra Repeat your selection Click ie Repeat your selection Click bee Repeat your selection 5 Click Submit Taiwan New York Moscow Johannesburg Taiwan New York Moscow Johannesburg Taiwan New York Moscow Johannesburg Taiwan New York Moscow Johannesburg Scenario 3 Permission to Manage One DMP Group Assets and Schedules To restrict user permissions as they should be restricted in this scenario you would do the following 1 Configure permissions to manage DMPs a From the Role list choose DMP Manager W b Check the Selected check box in every column Selected M M M M c Do all of the following in the selection tree that catalogues your DMP groups e Click Se Then click and highlight a DMP group whose schedule this user should be empowered to manage Click W Repeat your selection SKALL DMPs Taiwan New York Moscow SKALL DMPs Taiwan New York Moscow User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 ECN Chapter 16 DMP User Permissions E Concepts e Click We Repeat your selection Click RRR Repeat your selection 2 Configure permissions to manage content a From the Role list choose Content Manager F b Check the All check box in every co
140. acro_auto_device_cntrl if IS_DMP_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi if _nd_cdp_platform Cisco IP Phone Cisco IP Confe then DEVICE_TYPE Phone NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_PHONE_EVENT fetch IS_PHONE_DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE device_trigger PHONE macro_auto_device_cntrl at al if IS_PHONE_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi fi if _nd_cdp_capabilities_bit_7 eq YES then DEVICE_TYPE Phone NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_PHONE_EVENT fetch IS_PHONE_DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE device_trigger PHONE macro_auto_device_cntrl if IS_PHONE_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fe fi if _nd_cdp_qos_tlv_bandwidth eq then BANDWIDTH_LIMIT 0 else BANDWIDTH_LIMIT _nd_cdp_qos_tlv_bandwidth fi IS_AP125X LIMIT 0 if _nd_cdp_platform cisco AIR LAP then if _nd_cdp_platform cisco AIR LAP125 then TS_AP125X AP125X else IS_AP125X fa DEVICE_TYPE LightWeight Access Point NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_WIRELESS_LIGHTWEIGHT_AP_EVENT LIMIT SBANDWIDTH_LIMIT User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ua OL 15762 03 Chapter 11 Register DMPs Reference fetch IS_LWAP_DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE de
141. ager 5 2 x gg Chapter11 Register DMPs HI Procedures Step 7 d Choose from the Select an Event Type list the system task that you named in Step 2 e Click Submit amp Note After your targeted DMPs restart you must update DMM user credential entries at Settings gt Server Settings Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e MANDATORY Establish Trust Between Digital Signs and your Centrally Managed DMPs page 11 14 Establish Trust Between Digital Signs and your Centrally Managed DMPs You must tell Cisco Digital Signs what user credentials to use at 5 minute intervals when it polls your DMPs and at any other time when it sends commands queries schedules or assets to your DMPs Also you must tell your DMPs which one DMM appliance to trust with this authority Note Step 1 Step 2 This procedure assumes that you manage your DMPs centrally Furthermore it assumes that you use Cisco Digital Signs and not Cisco StadiumVision for this purpose Before You Begin e Verify that your DMPs all use identical credentials Procedure Choose Settings gt Server Settings ajiaji gt Sign Out Help cisco Digital Media Manager Dashboard Media Library Dig al Signage Cast Schedules Digital Media Players Settings Proof Of Play User Accounts Server Settings Media Delivery External Servlet Server Address DMP User Name DMP User Password pane Warranty and End User Lice
142. ain the Schedule page 18 3 e Best Practices to Stop Playback of a Scheduled Job page 18 4 Best Practices to Prevent Unscheduled DMP Restarts We designed DMPs to restart gracefully when they run out of free memory This is the fastest and most effective way to purge memory on a DMP For this reason we recommend that you restart your DMPs deliberately from time to time according to a schedule that you control Doing so can reduce or prevent unscheduled restarts which could otherwise occur at inconvenient or inopportune times Determine first if unexpected restarts occur at a predictable interval as is likely If you notice for example that your DMPs seem to restart unexpectedly after your playlists or presentations run for approximately 7 days then you could schedule a controlled restart to run once every 6 days The interval that s best for one network could be unsuitable for another Your assets and how you combine them are the greatest predictor of how much time can elapse before your DMPs run out of free memory The syntax is mng reboot 1 Best Practices to Manage and Maintain the Schedule Avoid placing entries in your schedule that recur often and persist for an unreasonably long time and also avoid all other practices that might cause your schedule to become too large Otherwise DMM might not generate your manifest files quickly enough and your ACNS CDM or root CE might time out We recommend that you apply this rough algor
143. also enter values to insert automatically when the values are blank for other attributes such as Company Department or Phone Number but this is optional Note You cannot enter a value to use by default as the Login User Name value Ignore User Account Control Flags NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Tells DMM to ignore whether your Active Directory server makes use of the User Account Control Flags attribute DMM expects to find this attribute on your Active Directory server and when the attribute is not present authentication fails Command Buttons Reset to Factory Default Returns all values in the LDAP Attribute Name column to the most commonplace values that Active Directory servers use If you entered different values manually because the labels for these attributes differ on your Active Directory server or because you prefer to import user accounts that use other Active Directory attributes DMS Admin deletes what you entered Update Saves and applies your work in the Manage Attributes property sheet Related Topics e Choose an Authentication Method page 6 23 e Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode page 6 31 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Pose OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Reference W e Elements to Define Validate and Add LDAP Filters page 6 33 e Elements to Use LDAP Bookmarks for Synchronization page 6 34 Sample SP
144. an I verify when content replication is finished in CDNFS You can telnet to a Content Engine to verify this To learn how see your Content Engine product documentation In Cisco DMS 5 2 2 why would a DMP 4310G in WAAS mode stop playing a video after 1 or 2seconds A combination of factors might trigger this behavior To recover from it one time restart your DMP Or to prevent this from happening turn failover Off set the recovery failover timeout to 1 millisecond and the number of retries to 1 CSCtj85446 https DMP_IP_address 7777 set_param ciscocraft mv_failover_timeout 1 amp ciscocraft mv_ failover_retries 1 amp mib save 1 amp mng reboot 1 Troubleshoot Choppy Playback of Videos from Your ACNS Network page 19 30 Troubleshoot Unlisted or Missing ACNS Channels in Digital Signs page 19 33 Troubleshoot ACNS Assets That Your DMPs Do Not Play page 19 34 Troubleshoot Choppy Playback of Videos from Your ACNS Network e Is the HTTP bit rate bandwidth setting too low on your Content Engine e Are too many DMPs using your Content Engine e Are HTTP requests from DMPs redirected correctly to your Content Engine e Is the HTTP proxy setting wrong in DMPDM to use a Content Engine as the proxy User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ea OL 15762 03 Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery Reference W Is the HTTP bit rate bandwidth setting too low on your Content Engine The factory default ba
145. and DMP Groups E Show and Share Appliance Up 1 Down 0 Go to Show and Share Internal Operations Scheduled to Publish 0 Publishing Complete 4 Manage Show and Share DMM Cluster Primary UpiActive Secondary Up Standby Show and Share Cluster Primary UpiActive Secondary Up Standby Users Logged In A 1 Users Logged In Past One Hour View All Users System Information Digital Media Manager Version 5 2 3 Used 1 0768 Usi Free 1876 2808 Free 1877 04 Show and Share Used 0 31 GB Licensed Features Digital Media Manager Base License SNMP Notifications Module Proof of Play Module Show and Share Live Event Module Digital Signs Module Show and Share Module Cast Module Digital Media Player Pack _ Show and Share Content Author Pack Clustering Module No constraints on license No constraints on license No constraints on license No constraints on license No constraints on license No constraints on license No constraints on license Limit 110 elements Limit 105 elements No constraints on license NEW IN CISCO DMS RELEASE 5 2 3 The Failover Cluster gauge monitors your use if any of failover Sometimes a monitoring gauge might leave out a value that you expect it to show When this occurs we mark any missing values with a placeholder symbol 4 to indicate which values we could not show A Exclamation marks on this page sho
146. and Paused File Transfers File transfer resumption in DMS CD helps to compensate for bandwidth throttling and other constraints that might limit how many assets you can provision at a time Such constraints commonly include a limited number of nighttime hours when deployments are certain not to disrupt the digital signage messages or Cisco Cast programs that your organization shows to its targeted audiences Values that you define at Deployment Manager gt Deployment Preferences determine in part how DMS CD responds to any incomplete file transfers but its response also considers the size of individual files within a deployment package Finally a DMP might generate a queue for itself if it is the target of multiple deployments because a DMP can receive data from only one deployment package at a time Outages and Other Disruptions When the scheduled delivery of a deployment package is interrupted by a power failure or a network outage for example while you are provisioning assets the file transfer process might resume automatically at a later time e When sufficient time remains during the same deployment window that was interrupted your file transfer resumes after your retry interval has elapsed je Tip You set this interval in the Deployment retry time in seconds field e When the interruption extends past the end of the scheduled deployment window and the deployment is scheduled to recur file transfer resumes auto
147. and Troubleshooting e FAQs page 21 10 e Troubleshooting page 21 11 FAQs Q What might prevent proof of play features from working at all A The fully qualified domain name FQDN for your DMM appliance must not exceed 30 characters dmm example com lt VALID for Proof of Play 123456789012345678901234567890 digitalmediamanager example com lt NOT VALID for Proof of Play Q How do insertions differ from presentations and playlists A They are fundamentally different e Before playback can start for a presentation or playlist you must target DMP groups and reserve timeslots for playback e After a reserved timeslot has elapsed you can verify whether playback occurred as scheduled for its programming Q Are insertions required in proof of play A No Insertions are just one of three supported report types You can also obtain proof of play reports per DMP or per DMP group User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P21 10 I OL 15762 03 _ Chapter 21 Proof of Play gt P PP Can associate one asset with multiple insertions Yes What triggers universal proof of play auditing for an asset Reference W There are two scenarios in which we validate each instance of playback for an asset Scenario Details Exceptions Your insertions already include all presentations and playlists that use the asset In this case because you have not used the asset anywhere outside of an inserti
148. and identify themselves on networks NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 2 DMP 4310G NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 DMP 4400G And you might use Ethernet cables to connect such DMPs to switches where the autoconfiguration Auto Smartports features of Medianet are enabled When you do these switches recognize from the CDP announcements that the newly connected devices are DMPs After recognizing that a DMP is attached to one of its Ethernet ports the switch can apply to this port a set of built in configuration macros Auto Smartports that are optimized specifically for DMPs By configuring so many settings automatically Medianet can accelerate and simplify DMP mass deployments QoS configuration and asset tracking In turn these simplified deployments can lower your operating costs Information That Medianet and DMPs Exchange Medianet and a DMP can exchange these types of data name of the chassis system name system object hardware revision firmware revision software revision serial number manufacturing name model name asset identifier CDP timeout VLAN assignment switch port assignment switch name and model switch IP address location string If you would like to learn more about Medianet see http cisco com go medianet I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter11 Register DMPs E Concepts Medianet Activation Workflow for a DMP 4310G or 4400G Medianet support is enabled by default on
149. and populate DMPs groups e Organize a library of digital assets e Distribute assets to content engines storage servers or DMP local storage e Schedule events to occur on DMPs e Manage presentation systems that are connected to your DMPs e And more User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter9 Welcome to Centralized DMP Management HI Procedures Procedures e Start Digital Signs page 9 2 Start Digital Signs Procedure Step 1 Point your browser at your DMM appliance e When you use HTTP be sure to specify port 8080 e When you use HTTPS be sure to specify port 8443 e Be sure to use the fully qualified appliance DNS name and not merely its IP address For example https dmm example com 8443 Step2 Choose Digital Signs from the global navigation or click Digital Signs on the DMM landing page Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x lt OL 15762 03 CHAPTER DMP Dashboard Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 10 2 e Procedures page 10 5 e Reference page 10 9 wm We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You want a fast way to assess the health and performance of your DMPs Audience wy Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg I OL 15762 03
150. and their group a number from to 5 e DMPs at Site A use the names Al A2 A3 A4 and AS e DMPs at Site B use the names B1 B2 B3 B4 and B5 e DMPs at Site C use the names Cl C2 C3 C4 and C5 e DMPs at Site D use the names D1 D2 D3 D4 and DS e DMPs at Site E use the names El E2 E3 E4 and ES Group Assignments Each DMP group includes one DMP apiece from each site e Group includes Al B1 C1 D1 and El e Group 2 includes A2 B2 C2 D2 and E2 e Group 3 includes A3 B3 C3 D3 and E3 e Group 4 includes A4 B4 C4 D4 and E4 e Group 5 includes A5 B5 C5 D5 and E5 Deployment Scheduling Logic at Acme Table 19 4 explains how Acme organizes its scheduled deployments Table 19 4 DMS CD Deployment Details for Acme Maximum Aggregate Estimated Length of Locations of Package Name Bandwidth Bandwidth per a Full Deployment DMP Group Targeted DMPs and Total Size per DMP DMP Group In Seconds In DD HH MM Regularly scheduled deployment for Group 1 recurs overnight each Monday from 10 00 p m to 6 00 a m Group 1 Site A DMP A1 Package 1 300 MB 128 Kbit sec 640 Kbit sec 18750 00 05 12 Site B DMP B1 Site C DMP C1 Site D DMP D1 Site E DMP El Regularly scheduled deployment for Group 2 recurs overnight each Tuesday from 10 00 p m to 6 00 a m Group 2 Site A DMP A2 Package 2 300 MB 128 Kbit sec 640 Kbit sec
151. appliances from seizing control of your DMPs Simply configure your network firewall to restrict which devices can send inbound traffic to your DMPs over TCP port 7777 Understand the Sequence of Operations for Non Medianet Autoregistration DMM native non Medianet autoregistration operations follow this sequence 1 DMM scans every device in the specified address range looking for devices where TCP port 7777 is open DMM confirms which such devices are DMPs DMPs receive information about your DMM server and are then instructed to restart Upon restarting DMPs transmit updated information about themselves to DMM and set their own status to Up DMM generates new database records for all DMPs that are newly autoregistered DMM assigns newly registered DMPs to any DMP groups that match the address range that you entered DMM assigns newly registered DMPs to the All DMPs group Related Topics Add or Edit Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 15 Elements to Autoregister DMPs page 11 19 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter11 Register DMPs HI Procedures Procedures e Use DMPDM to Prepare a DMP for Manual Registration page 11 12 e Usea System Task to Normalize DMP Passwords page 11 13 e Establish Trust Between Digital Signs and your Centrally Managed DMPs page 11 14 e Add or Edit Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration page
152. archy of categories for assets in your shared Media Library and after you click a category an untitled table on the right describes each asset in that category Click the Media Library category that contains the video that you want to use as a VoD The videos in this category are described in the untitled table on the right Click the name of the video and then drag and drop it to the area below je Tip To choose more than one video hold down the Shift key while you click each name Click Submit Mapping to add the video The category that you chose is now part of the categories tree on the Video on Demand page Later whenever you choose this category in the tree an untitled table on the left side of the page will describe each video that you added to it as a VoD OR Click Cancel to discard your entries Stop You have completed this procedure I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 25 Video on Demand HI Procedures Organize Videos in VoD Categories When you organize the videos in a VoD category you set the order in which Cisco Cast plays the videos at your deployment sites Procedure Step 1 Click the Video on Demand tab Step2 In the Categories area click the name of the category that includes the videos to be organized The videos in this category are described in the untitled table on the right Step3 Click the name of the video then drag and drop it to its
153. are turned on Problem The image rolls vertically Solution Check if the signal cable is securely connected Re connect it if necessary User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x zra OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Reference W Problem The image is blurred Solution Run Frequency Coarse and Fine tuning Solution Turn Off the display remove all accessories cables etc and then turn display back On again Solution Set the resolution and frequency to the recommended ranges Problem The image is too light OR too dark Solution Adjust the brightness and contrast Problem Colors are not consistent OR shadows are too dark OR white areas are too white Solution Adjust the color Troubleshoot Audio Quality Problem Sound is too quiet OR is not audible Solution Check the volume level Problem Sound frequency is too high OR too low Solution Check the levels for treble and bass Troubleshoot the Handheld Remote Control Unit Problem Buttons do not respond Solution Check e Battery polarities e If batteries have lost their charge e If the power is turned On e If the power cord is connected securely e Ifa fluorescent or neon lamp is turned On nearby Note When you use Digital Signs to lock your remote control and the front panel controls for your display the remote control cannot unlock them Instead you must switch the Safety Lock Remote Control Lock a
154. ark DMPs that should use this menu skin Step3 Click Run Task The Run Task dialog box opens You have selected the following DMP s a amp 2 DMP s selected Add More DMPs Title Go l Clear Filter v Digital Signs Tasks Title Description Doc Vids What s New in Cisco Show and Share 5 2 2 Presentation Go To URLs v Advanced Tasks DMP Audio Video Settings 41 DMP Discovery F DMP Display Controls Select Task PEENE System Tasks Wie Page 4 off Showing 1 of 1 per page OK Cancel e Use options in the top pane to add DMPs to or remove them from your menu skin deployment e Use the Search function above the table to locate your Cast PG task in particular Step4 Click to highlight your Cast PG task User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x oL 15762 03 EN Chapter27 Look and Feel HI Procedures Step5 Click OK The Run Task dialog box closes and a message tells you that your selected task was deployed DMP Manager Deployment Manager Advanced Tasks Task successfully submitted to 2 DMPs e DMM transfers assets to your DMPs e DMM creates as many Go to URL entries as the number of presentations and playlists that are part of the deployment Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P2768 E een
155. assword Active Active x Optional contact info Optional group selection ee 5 Step4 Optional Enter contact information Step5 Optional Assign the user to a user group rons group selection a Optional group selection Select group s for this user Groups Description Digital Signage Users Digital Signage Users E My Reports My direct reports E Show and Share Users Step6 Click Save Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Procedures W I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter7 Users and Groups HI Procedures Related Topics e Elements to Configure User Account Settings page 7 9 e Delete User Accounts page 7 8 Assign Users to Groups When you first create a user account in DMS Admin you can associate the account with a user group immediately or you can do so after you assign access rights and permissions to the user Procedure Step 1 Drag a user from the table to the group name OR Use the Edit User dialog box Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure Edit User Accounts You can edit user account settings manually Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Users Step2 Click an entry in the untitled table that describes all user accounts User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x re E een Chapter7 Users and Groups Procedures W
156. ate NO return 0 else set_oper oper interface SINTERFACE macro_cfg_reset_pending_state YES fi else set_oper oper interface SINTERFACE macro_cfg_reset_pending_state NO return 0 fi fi DEF_TRIGGER CISCO_CUSTOM_EVENT trigger DEF_TRIGGER TRIGGER DEF_TRIGGER INTERFACE INTERFACE LINKUP YES UTH_ENABLED 1S_AUTH_ENABLED D Apply the new trigger as there is none already applied on interface if CURRENT_TRIGGER eq then set_oper oper interface INTERFACE macro_cfg_reset_pending_state NO fetch ACCESS_VLAN config trigger NEW_TRIGGER vlan_access fetch VOICE_VLAN config trigger NEW_TRIGGER vlan_voice fetch NATIVE_VLAN config trigger NEW_TRIGGER vlan_native if SNEW_TRIGGER eq CISCO_WIRELESS_AP EVENT then trigger SNEW_TRIGGER TRIGGER SNEW_TRIGGER INTERFACE SINTERFACE LINKUP YES LIMIT SLIMIT SW_POE SSW_POE AP125X SIS_AP125X NATIVE_VLAN SNATIVE_VLAN send log facility AUTOSMARTPORT severity 5 mnemonics INSERT Device DEVICE_TYPI detected on interface SINTERFACE executed NEW_TRIGGER return 0 fi if SNEW_TRIGGER eq CISCO_WIRELESS_LIGHTWEIGHT_AP_ EVENT then trigger SNEW_TRIGGER TRIGGER SNEW_TRIGGER INTERFACE SINTERFACE LINKUP YES LIMIT SLIMIT SW_POE SSW_POE AP125X SIS_AP125X ACCESS_VLAN SACCESS_VLAN else a trigger SNEW_TRIGGER TRIGGER SNEW_TRIGGER INTERFACE SINTERFACE LINKUP YES AUTH_ENABLED IS_AUTH_E
157. ategorizes assets of various types that are saved in your media library and also counts the playlists and presentations that are saved In addition it shows 10 categorized shortcuts Shortcut Description All Digital Signage area All Digital Signage Shows the sum total count of how many assets presentations and playlists are saved Presentations Counts the number of presentations that your organization has designed and saved in DMD Also a shortcut to Digital Signage gt Presentations The dashboard does not show this information to you unless you are logged in as an administrator or as a user with sufficient permissions to see presentations Playlists Counts the number of ordinary playlists that your organization has populated and saved in DMM Also a shortcut to selecting Digital Signage gt Playlists The dashboard does not show this information to you unless you are logged in as an administrator or as a user with sufficient permissions to see playlists Create Presentation A shortcut that starts Digital Media Designer The dashboard does not show this information to you unless you are logged in as an administrator or as a user with sufficient permissions to create presentations User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 g ioo Chapter10 DMP Dashboard Reference Shortcut Description All Assets area e HTML Shortcuts to open your media library filteri
158. atically to an HTTPS login prompt on the IdP where one of the following occurs e The browser s human operator successfully logs in to a valid user account The IdP attaches a SAML token or passport to the browser session authorizing at least some access And The user account has permission to access the protected resource So the IdP acts on the SP s behalf and redirects the browser immediately to the protected resource OR The user account DOES NOT have permission to access the protected resource So the IdP redirects the browser to the SP where an HTTP 403 Forbidden message states that the user is not authorized to access the protected resource e The browser s human operator fails to log in So lacking any proof that this person is authorized we block access to every protected resource until the human operator can log in successfully Migration Between Authentication Methods e Understand Migration from Either LDAP or SSO to Embedded page 6 20 e Understand Migration from Embedded to Either LDAP or SSO page 6 21 Understand Migration from Either LDAP or SSO to Embedded When you migrate from LDAP or federation mode to embedded authentication mode you must explicitly choose whether to keep local copies of the e User accounts that were associated to LDAP filters e Groups and policies that were associated to LDAP filters wy Note e Unless you choose explicitly to keep the local copy of a u
159. ause the load is doubled on DMPs For best results schedule DMS CD deployments to run when no playback is scheduled During such times there is little or no load on DMPs e When playback and deployments must overlap configure an upper threshold for DMS CD bandwidth consumption The value that you enter should be less than your network s maximum transfer rate Adjust and test values as necessary until you determine exactly how much bandwidth DMS CD can use in your WAN without affecting DMP performance je Tip Use the Enable maximum transfer rate field at Digital Media Players gt Deployment Manager gt Deployment Preferences to limit DMS CD bandwidth consumption amp Note In our tests we found that using 5 Mbps as the upper threshold provided adequate bandwidth restriction in most cases However this is not necessarily a value that you should use Results will vary depending on network capacity and the load placed on a DMP User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x cu OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Restrictions Concepts W Related Topics Configure Deployment Threshold Preferences page 19 17 DMS CD Restrictions page 19 11 CIFS Restrictions page 19 12 ACNS Restrictions page 19 12 ECDS Restrictions page 19 12 DMS CD Restrictions DMS CD Capacity Category Maximum Threshold WAN size 100 sites DMP count per site 3 DMPs Data transfer p
160. aware MSI Media Services Interface Announces services to a DMP or any other Medianet ready device that you connect to a Medianet enabled switch MSI tells devices about their neighbors and their civic location MSI registration Medianet feature by which service e Devices send encrypted registration requests to management servers e Servers receive such requests respond to them and store records in a local database User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Pais OL 15762 03 Chapter 11 Register DMPs MSI service discovery Concepts Mechanism that applies DHCP option 125 packets to advertise and poll for the availability of particular services in a network Service Discovery also notes which hosts provide these services For your purposes as a DMP administrator Medianet should know that a DMM server is available and know exactly which addressable node it is on your network So naturally you must configure your DHCP server to facilitate this information sharing model Configuration methods vary among platforms and implementations An example here shows entries in the dhcpd conf file for a Linux based DHCP server called dhcpd Entries like these advertise the IP address of your authoritative DMM appliance converted here from decimal to hex and shown in red to any DMPs that should trust its directives implicitly option domain name example com option domain name servers 192 168 1 1 option option 12
161. bes the channel in a broad and general sense and straddles all time slots User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 TEN Chapter 26 Electronic Program Guide E Concepts Channel Descriptions You can enter descriptions into a CSV file for each program that a channel will show from a CSV File ous or With this method you can have and use an EPG without entering into a subscription contract To populate an EPG completely you must create and upload a separate CSV file for every channel that your EPG should include EPG provider related prerequisites do not apply if your channel will use programming data from a CSV file There are strict requirements for what constitutes a valid CSV file It must use syntax and formatting that are perfectly consistent with output from a downloadable Microsoft Excel format template that we provide for your use We strongly recommend that you derive your CSV files from the free template Click Download the CSV Template to obtain a copy of the template and start using it to define the EPG attributes for programs on one channel You can define the attributes for only a few programs or for as many as 14 days of programs Populate fields in the template as follows where each table row contains the attributes for one program in the EPG for the corresponding TV channel e Date The date and time of day when one described program will start Start times for programs in your CSV f
162. bjectClass attribute Otherwise validation fails The process to verify if a directory service entity has correctly claimed its own identity Return to Top certification authority Authority that issues and manages security credentials and public keys which any directory service entity relies upon to encrypt and decrypt messages exchanged with any other directory service entity As part of a public key infrastructure PKI a CA checks with a registration authority RA to verify information that certificate requestors provide After the RA verifies requestor information the CA can then issue a certificate common name An attribute value pair that names one directory service entity but indicates nothing about its context or position in a hierarchy For example you might see cn administrator But cn administrator is so commonplace in theory that it might possibly recur many times in an Active Directory forest while referring to more than just one directory service entity An absence of context means that you cannot know which device site realm user group or other entity type requires the implied administration or understand why such administration should occur Therefore use of a standalone CN is limited in the LDIF grammar Absent any context a standalone CN is only ever useful as an RDN Note An LDAP expression must never include a space immediately to either side of a sign Similarly it must never include a
163. blems wait no less than 3 seconds after you connect or disconnect an attached volume before you do the reverse In our tests this best practice eliminated the risk Restart the DMP if it merely unmounts its attached volume There is no workaround after the attached volume is erased or its data becomes corrupted All that you can do after the fact is reformat the volume and restore its data from a recent backup I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software HI Procedures Procedures e Work with Assets and Categories in Your Media Library page 17 4 e Add One Asset at a Time to Your Media Library page 17 4 e Add Multiple Assets Simultaneously to Your Media Library page 17 6 Work with Assets and Categories in Your Media Library Procedure Step 1 Click the Media Library tab A tree on the left side of the Media Library page names the types of media that are supported and shows the hierarchy of categories that you have created to organize assets without regard for their media type Step2 Click the name of a media type or of a category An untitled table on the right side of the page is updated automatically to describe assets of the relevant type that your library contains Step3 Enter the values and choose the options that meet your requirements Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Manage Assets and Categor
164. cation http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso SSORedirect metaAlias idp gt lt SingleSignOnService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP POST Location http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso SSOPOST metaAlias idp gt lt SingleSignOnService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings SOAP Location http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso SSOSoap metaAlias idp gt lt NameIDMappingService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings SOAP Location http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso NIMSoap metaAlias idp gt lt AssertionIDRequestService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings SOAP Location http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso AIDReqSoap IDPRole metaAlias idp gt lt AssertionIDRequestService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings URI Location http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso AIDReqUri IDPRole metaAlias idp gt lt IDPSSODescriptor gt lt EntityDescriptor gt Exported IdP Configuration Sample from Shibboleth A EntityDescriptor entityID https sso example com idp shibboleth xmlns urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 metadata xmlns ds http www w3 org 2000 09 xmldsig xmlns shibmd urn mace shibboleth metadata 1 0 xmlns xsi http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema instance gt lt IDPSSODescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration urn mace shibboleth 1 0 urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 protocol urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 protocol gt lt KeyDescriptor gt lt ds KeyI
165. ce for each TV channel signal that you will stream in real time Use a Scientific Atlanta 9032SD encoder for standard definition signals Use a Scientific Atlanta 9050HD encoder for high definition signals 4 Use Skin Customization options to enable or disable the electronic program guide EPG for Cisco Cast a When you will use an EPG choose a population method for each channel b When you will use an EPG and populate its channel descriptions from an EPG data subscription define the subscription settings c When your DMM appliance does not have direct Internet access and should use a proxy server to obtain EPG data from your data service provider configure a SOCKS proxy for Cisco Cast Procedures e Start Cisco Cast page 23 3 Start Cisco Cast Procedure Step 1 Point your browser at your DMM appliance e When you use HTTP be sure to specify port 8080 e When you use HTTPS be sure to specify port 8443 e Be sure to use the fully qualified appliance DNS name and not merely its IP address For example https dmm example com 8443 Step2 Choose Cast from the global navigation or click Cast on the DMM landing page The TV Channels tab is preselected by default Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 PEN Chapter 23 Welcome to Cisco Cast Hi Procedures User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x n OL 15762 03 CHAPTER R
166. ced Tasks gt System Tasks gt RS 232 Control DMTech Displays User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ka OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Reference W Table 14 7 Elements to Activate DMP Support for RS 232 for DMTech Displays Application Name Description Icons and Options System Tasks RS 232 Control DMTech displays Cause DMPs to send RS 232 management instructions to an LCD display manufactured by DMTech Related Topics e Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for DMTech Equipment page 14 13 RS 232 Command Reference for Cisco LCD Displays You can use RS 232 command strings to manage Cisco LCD Professional Series displays Before You Begin e Prepare Cisco displays for centralized management e Deploy the system task that activates RS 232 command access for your display Table 14 8 RS 232 Commands to Manage Cisco LCD Professional Series Displays RS 232 Syntax Task 32 inch 40 inch 42 inch 47 inch 52 inch 55 inch Power On rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex ka0x2000x201 aallfe010111 ka0x2000x201 ka0x2000x201 aallfe010111 200001 Off rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex ka0x2000x200 aal1lfe010010 ka0x2000x200 ka0x2000x200 aal1fe010010 200000 x Mute On rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex rs232 tx_hex ke
167. ceive civic location id This value describes the physical site zincluding the municipality street address floor designation and so on where a switch and its attached nodes are deployed additional location information This value describes any additional details to inject into the encapsulated CDP message As this is a data injection it depends wholly on the presence of a defined civic location id value Absent that value there is no way for this value to reach any endpoint Later when you plug a Medianet ready DMP into a properly configured switch the Location Services feature of MSI populates the Location URL field automatically in DMPDM MediaNet Enabled On v Timeout ms 30000 Switch IP Address 172 26 195 162 Switch Name me v austin 3 me com Switch Port Gigabit thernet1 0 12 VLAN 282 Location ID Location URL 34 Research_blvd 28 Broken_Spoke amp 27 2825 2824 33301019 1251583 Austinal Texas Note CDP and LLDP constrain how much location information you can store on a Medianet enabled switch Make sure that this information never exceeds 255 bytes Note A DMP 4400G cannot receive or use Location Services information over Wi Fi Its connection type to your Medianet enabled switch must be Ethernet M Return to Top Medianet End to end intelligent architecture for optimized delivery of rich media to a variety of endpoints throughout an enterprise Cisco Medianet is media aware endpoint aware and network
168. chedules Gauge Register DMPs 11 1 Concepts 11 2 Overview 11 2 Glossary 11 2 10 3 10 9 I OL 15762 03 Contents W User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg E Contents CHAPTER 12 Partial Support for Cisco Medianet 2 1 Features 11 6 Understand Medianet Autoconfiguration for DMPs 11 7 Information That Medianet and DMPs Exchange 11 7 Medianet Activation Workflow fora DMP 4310G or 4400G 11 8 Restrictions 11 9 Guidelines 11 10 Limit Your Use of Manual Registration 11 10 General Best Practices for Non Medianet Autoregistration 11 10 Best Practices to Schedule Non Medianet Autoregistration Events 11 10 Understand the Sequence of Operations for Non Medianet Autoregistration 11 11 Procedures 11 12 Use DMPDM to Prepare a DMP for Manual Registration 11 12 Use a System Task to Normalize DMP Passwords 11 13 Establish Trust Between Digital Signs and your Centrally Managed DMPs 11 14 Add or Edit Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration 11 15 Delete Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration 11 16 Add or Edit One DMP Manually 11 17 Delete DMPs Manually from Your Device Inventory 11 17 Reference 11 18 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 11 18 Elements to Autoregister DMPs 11 19 Elements to Add or Edit One DMP Manually 11 19 Elements to Delete One DMP Manually 11 20 Elements to Configure Non Medianet Autoregistration 11 20 Prevent DHCP Address Assignments to the Wrong VLAN 11 21 FAQs and Tro
169. chive Step2 Type the command runHinter bat and then press Enter Step3 Enter the MPEG2 TS filename in the Source MPEG field OR Click Browse or Choose File depending on which browser you use to find your MPEG2 TS file We populate the Output Name field automatically It is identical to the name in the Source MPEG field except that the filename extension is MOV and not MPG Step4 Click Generate and then wait for the Hinting finished successfully message Step5 Find your hinted MOV output file in the hinted files subdirectory Step6 Move or copy both the MPG file and its MOV derivative to the DSS root directory Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Linux e Install Cisco Hinter on Linux page 5 5 e Run Cisco Hinter on Linux page 5 5 Install Cisco Hinter on Linux Procedure Step 1 Open a command prompt where you decompressed the archive Step2 Type the command run Install sh and then press Enter Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Run Cisco Hinter on Linux Procedure Step 1 Open a command prompt where you decompressed the archive Step2 Type the command run runHinter sh and then press Enter Step3 Enter the MPEG2 TS filename in the Source MPEG field OR User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 g 5s Chapter5 Cisco Hinter for RTSP HI Reference Click Browse or Choose File depending on your browser to find your MPEG2 TS file We populate the O
170. ck Edit A dialog box opens in which you can define or edit the attributes for this subscription Step3 Choose the options or enter the values that meet your requirements as described in Table 26 1 on page 26 7 Step4 Do one of the following e To save your entries do one of the following If you are defining a new subscription click Add Provider If you are editing a subscription that you defined previously click Update Provider e To discard your entries click Cancel Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Would you like to associate a subscription with a channel Proceed to the Add Channels section on page 24 3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 265 Chapter 26 Electronic Program Guide HI Procedures Delete Settings That Define a Subscription Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Procedure Click the EPG Providers tab In the EPG Provider Name column identify the subscription to be deleted then click the corresponding arrow in the Actions column The Actions menu expands so that you can see and choose among its options Click Delete Click Yes to delete the subscription OR Click No to retain the subscription Stop You have completed this procedure Synchronize EPG Channel Schedules and Program Descriptions Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Procedure Click the EPG Providers tab Examine entries in t
171. created a file transfer task for this emergency Click the task name in the Application Name column amp Note You cannot use DMS CD to deploy to an external server DMS CD supports deployments to DMPs only Click OK to confirm your selection and close the Select Advanced Tasks dialog box P Tip You can use the provided controls to adjust the start and stop time for this task Remember to allow sufficient time for the transfer to complete The amount of time required can vary according to the cumulative file size of the selected assets the capacity of your network any congestion in your network and possibly other factors Do not use any of the provided controls for repeating a task Click Save to confirm your selections and close the Schedule Task dialog box Click Save All to save your work in the schedule before you try to publish it Click Publish All to transmit the deployment according to the schedule that you defined Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P26 E OL 15762 03 Chapter 22 Plan for and Manage Emergencies Procedures W Related Topics e Provision Emergency Assets Immediately to DMP Local Storage page 22 3 e Start Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 7 e Stop Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 8 Start Playback of an Emergency Message Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before You Begin e Create an
172. d dimmed so that you cannot click it If so refresh your browser Step2 Do any or all of the following e Would you like to import user accounts to Cisco DMS because they correspond to an Active Directory filter that you will define If so Choose the synchronization type for these user accounts Specify which default access privileges you will assign to them e Should Cisco DMS synchronize user accounts that correspond to a defined Active Directory filter If so use the synchronization type that you chose e Would you like to sever your ties to a User Base or Active Directory server If so Delete from Cisco DMS all user accounts that correspond to a defined Active Directory filter Delete the entry for that filter from DMS Admin e Would you like to create a new group in DMM AND Populate it automatically with user accounts that correspond to an Active Directory filter that you defined previously If so delete the entry for that filter from DMS Admin and then recreate it while associating it to the new group Step3 Validate the filter User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Procedures W Step4 Validate the DMM group name e Group names in DMM can include alphanumeric characters 0 9 a z a z hyphens underscores _ and periods e Spaces are forbidden e Other forbidden characters include 1 HSSE H CL
173. d Event Types 8 4 Global Event Categories 8 4 DMP Event Categories 8 4 Show and Share Event Categories 8 4 Failover Cluster Event Categories 8 5 WAAS Event Categories 8 5 Understand Notification Methods 8 5 Workflow 8 5 Procedures 8 5 Enable or Disable Email 8 6 Configure SNMP Server Settings for Your DMM Appliance 8 6 Populate the MIB Browser in Your NMS 8 7 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x i E OL 15762 03 Configure Alert Reports and Notification Settings 8 7 Define Alert Report Parameters 8 7 Define Notification Rules 8 8 Reference 8 9 FAQs and Troubleshooting 8 9 FAQs 8 9 PART 2 CHAPTER 9 cHaPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 Control DMPs and Presentation Systems Welcome to Centralized DMP Management 9 1 Concepts 9 1 Overview 9 1 Procedures 9 2 Start Digital Signs 9 2 DMP Dashboard 10 1 Concepts 10 2 Overview 10 2 Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge 10 2 Understand the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge Understand the Digital Media Players Gauge 10 3 Understand the Cast Gauge 10 4 Understand the Settings Gauge 10 5 Procedures 10 5 View Dashboard Gauges for DMPs 10 5 Use the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge 10 6 Use the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge 10 7 Use the Digital Media Players Gauge 10 8 Use the Cast Gauge 10 8 Use the Settings Gauge 10 8 Reference 10 9 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 10 9 Elements on the Right Side of the Media and S
174. d save deployable messages for playback during emergencies e Provision assets for the emergency message to DMP local storage or a network server Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt Emergencies OR Choose Schedules gt Emergencies Click Start Emergency From the Select Emergency list choose the playlist or presentation that your DMPs should play during the type of emergency that is now in progress Entries that you see in the Select Emergency list are derived from file transfer tasks that you saved after checking the Emergency Alarm check box You cannot add the ALARM prefix manually to the name of a Go to URL task to make the task appear in the Select Emergency list Nor can you delete the ALARM prefix manually from the name of a Go to URL task to exclude the task from the Select Emergency list Expand the Select DMP Group tree click the entry for the DMP group whose member DMPs should all announce the emergency and then click Start When you choose a DMP group that has child groups the child groups and their member DMPs are also selected automatically While this emergency is in progress the event scheduling features at Schedule gt Play in Future will be suspended temporarily for whichever group and children you chose However your other DMP groups will not be affected You still can schedule events for those other groups Later after you stop this emergency the event scheduling features at Schedule
175. de for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 a 19 7 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery E Concepts Gather the Essential Data to Develop a Deployment Strategy DMS CD deployments and deployment packages are all unique in their own ways However a repeatable process supports your development of the strategy for any such deployment After you gather and record the numeric values that describe key factors simple arithmetic leads you to a deployment strategy that we expect should be effective in your network The worksheet in this section explains and records these numeric values and guides you through the simple equations to plan a successful deployment Note This worksheet assumes that all targeted DMPs in a deployment have identical network bandwidth capacity available to them Table 19 2 Pre Planning Worksheet for One DMS CD Deployment Factor Definition and Supporting Data A DMP incoming Either the maximum transfer rate that you defined for DMS CD or the result of transfer rate factors that further constrain this rate e Al What value is in effect for the Maximum Transfer Rate Table 19 5 on page 19 22 e A2 If any factors reduce bandwidth capacity per DMP to a lower rate than Al what is the actual rate Q The lower of these values is exactly what C B Total data to be The product of two values that you multiply deployed B1 In this deployment the pac
176. defined channels The arrow points down because higher rows are reserved for higher numbered channels b Proceed to Step 4 e Would you like When you will choose a specific number to specify the number for this channel a Notice where the Channel Number column intersects a row that describes the targeted channel b Click the arrow in that row s Actions column The Actions menu expands so that you can see and choose among its options c Click Reassign to Any Unused Channel d Choose from the list in the Actions column which channel number to assign to the targeted channel e Proceed to Step 4 Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P24 OL 15762 03 Chapter 24 Redistribute Live TV Procedures Related Topics e Elements to Manage TV Channels page 24 6 e Reassign to Nearest Unused Channel in Table 24 1 on page 24 7 Delete Channels Procedure Step 1 Click the TV Channels tab Step 2 In the Channel Number column identify the channel to be deleted then click the arrow in the Actions column for that row The Actions menu expands so that you can see and choose among its options Step3 Click Delete This Channel The Delete Confirmation dialog box opens Step4 Click Yes to delete the channel OR Click No to retain the channel Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Manage T
177. displays even while its status polling feature is enabled On Cisco price lists we identify our 32 inch display model as Cisco LCD 100L Pro 32N amp Note This limitation affects only one maintenance release 5 2 2 of Cisco DMS Other releases do not exhibit this behavior Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD Procedure Step1 Deploy the System Task event called RS 232 Control supported non DMTech displays Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Activate RS 232 for Supported LCD Display Brands except DMTech page 14 28 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 wait Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Procedures Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 42 or 47 inch Cisco LCD amp Note Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 This procedure applies exclusively to our 42 inch and 47 inch LCD display models You can disregard this procedure if the advertised diagonal measurement of your Cisco LCD display is 32 40 52 or 55 inches Our factory default settings for this equipment save power by turning Off most of its support for remote management and polling Almost any attempt to use these features will fail while our energy saving settings remain in effect Would you like to manage or poll this equipment remotely from Cisco DMS Before you can do so reliably you must complete a simple procedure that
178. e Related Topics e Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 2 e Usethe Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 Use the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge Before You Begin e You must be logged in an administrator or as a user who has at least read only permissions for the schedule Procedure Step 1 Examine the gauge Step2 Do any of the following e Click Now to center the timeline on the current hour e Move the slider left or right to adjust magnification of the schedule timeline The far left position zooms out to show schedule magnification in 6 hour increments The far right position zooms in to show schedule magnification in 5 minute increments e When your browser window is small enough that it shows a horizontal scrollbar above the timeline use this scrollbar to scroll the timeline left or right where left is earlier in the day and right is later in the day Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Understand the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 3 e Use the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ioe W OL 15762 03 Chapter10 DMP Dashboard Procedures W Use the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge Procedure Step 1 Examine the gauge
179. e Define LDAP Filters section on page 6 23 Related Topics e Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode page 6 31 Configure LDAP Settings e Define LDAP Filters page 6 23 e Define LDAP Bookmarks page 6 24 e Define the LDAP Synchronization Schedule page 6 25 e Manage LDAP Attributes page 6 26 e Configure the Settings for Automatic LDAP Synchronization page 6 27 e Derive LDAP Group Membership Dynamically from a Query page 6 28 Define LDAP Filters Before You Begin e Choose LDAP or federation as your authentication method Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Security gt Authentication Step2 Click Define Filter User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 E 623 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Procedures Step3 Do the following a Use elements on the Define Filter property sheet to define validate and add one LDAP filter b Click Update c Repeat this step for each filter to be added The authentication settings that you changed are now in effect Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Define Validate and Add LDAP Filters page 6 33 Define LDAP Bookmarks Before You Begin e Choose LDAP or SSO as your authentication method e Define LDAP filters Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Security gt Synchronize Users gt LDAP Bookmarks p Tip Is the Synchronize Users tab disable
180. e egress interference from over the air signals ingress or crosstalk between cables that are in close physical proximity User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays E Concepts Special considerations apply when you obtain a signal cable that is longer or of a different type than cables that we included in your product kit For DMP models that support the following signal cable types the maximum supported lengths are e Composite 10 ft approximately 3 m e HDMI 1 1 16 ft approximately 5 m e RCA 10 ft approximately 3 m e S Video 10 ft approximately 3 m e SPDIF 10 ft approximately 3 m gt Note When image signals are transmitted through a composite cable image quality suffers When you use a composite cable and your DMP shows any web based media small text might be difficult to read in TVzilla the web browser that runs on some DMP models To work around this limitation you can lower the browser resolution setting in DMPDM Cable Quality The best signal cables objectively are those with the lowest signal resistance Factors that affect signal resistance include wire gauge cable shielding quality and cable connector quality However the same materials and engineering designs that reduce signal resistance add to the cost of manufacturing This added cost is passed along to a consumer So it is useful to understand when
181. e 14 27 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x za OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Procedures Activate or Deactivate Resolution Autodetection Before You Begin e Activate HDMI autodetection Procedure Step1 Deploy the System Task event called Screen Resolution Autotection On OR Deploy the System Task event called Screen Resolution Autodetection Off Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Control Screen Resolution Autodetection page 14 28 Configure and Manage Equipment Configure DMP Output Settings e Define DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio page 14 15 e Edit DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio page 14 16 e Delete DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio page 14 17 Manage Presentation Systems e Use Simple Menus to Control Equipment That We Support Explicitly page 14 18 Edit Equipment Settings That You Chose from Menus page 14 19 Delete Equipment Settings That You Chose from Menus page 14 20 e Use RS232 Syntax to Control Equipment page 14 20 Edit Equipment Settings That Use RS 232 Syntax page 14 21 Delete Equipment Settings That Use RS 232 Syntax page 14 22 Define DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio You can configure the audio and video signals that DMPs send to their attached presentation systems Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Step2 Click DMP Audio Video S
182. e 15 2 Topics in this section describe a software based emulator that you can use in place of or in addition to the remote control unit for a DMP Note e Although Cisco sells a physical remote control device for use with DMPs that deliver Cisco Cast programming to their attached displays the remote control unit is an optional accessory for a DMP e To learn about the remote control unit see its documentation on Cisco com e The emulated remote control supports changing channels for Cisco Cast navigating in the Cisco Cast menu system and adjusting audio volume settings for a DMP I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation E Concepts Workflow to Provision Emulator Service for IP Phones You can provision a service from Cisco Unified Communications Manager that emulates the handheld DMP remote control unit on Cisco IP phones This workflow assumes that you are experienced as an administrator in Cisco Unified Communications Manager and that you use it already to manage a network of IP phones je Tip Skip this workflow if you will not use any IP phones to emulate the remote control 1 Complete these tasks in CUCM a b Cc Activate Services page 15 3 Start Services page 15 4 Configure URL Parameters page 15 4 Enable IP Phone Autoregistration page 15 5 Define IP Phone Service Attributes page 15 5 Expose the Servic
183. e DNS name and not merely its IP address For example https dmm example com 8443 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 0L 15762 03 EEN Chapter1 Welcome to DMS Admin HI Procedures Step2 When the login page loads sign in to your account afiafi cisco Digital Media Manager Version 5 2 Narranty and End User License Agreement Note The appearance of the login screen can differ from this illustration Its actual appearance depends on which Cisco DMS software release you use and which user authentication method embedded LDAP or federation Cisco DMS uses in your network Step3 Click Log In Step4 Choose Administration from the global navigation or click Administration on the landing page a S Sign Out Help cisco Digital Media Manager Digital Signs Cast Show and Share Welcome to Digital Media Manager 5 2 DMM Digital Signs Manage all creative and technical aspects of your digital signage network Show and Share Manage all assets and settings for and deployments to your desktop Show and Share a nce AMR atta aE Stel Shane BO SOE RS OO hn inen User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ia g ieee Chapter1 Welcome to DMS Admin Procedures W What happens next depends on what happened before e Is your No licenses are installed appliance We take you first to the page where you can install a license key factory new or r
184. e Simple property sheet in the Add Asset dialog box b Enter your stream s address in the URL field c Choose RTSP from the File Type list d Click Save User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter5 Cisco Hinter for RTSP Procedures W Restrictions RTSP Variants e There are many variants of RTSP and we support only one of them You must use RTP over RTSP which is also called RTP over TCP or Interleaved TCP In this variant RTP RTCP and RTSP data stream together over one logical port typically port 554 e Our RTSP does not support live streaming multicast or unicast in this release e Our RTSP does not support trick mode This means that you cannot pause video during playback fast forward through it or fast rewind through it You can merely start or stop playback Darwin Streaming Server e DSS cannot read any file whose file size is greater than 2 1 GB You must split such large files into smaller ones before you derive hinted MOV output from them e Although DSS is an open source streaming media platform and available for multiple operating systems we have tested DSS on Linux exclusively Cisco Hinter e Cisco Hinter software is available for Windows and Linux exclusively e We do not support any other hinter e We do not support playback of hinted files that you output from any other hinter Protocols e We do not support User Datagram Protocol UDP e We do
185. e We update and clean these groups automatically during synchronization Their membership will change after synchronization runs when the corresponding records in Active Directory show that a user s membership should start or stop e Animported Active Directory group is always read only in DMS Admin By protecting it we ensure that it is always correct relative to the original and subject to any delay between synchronizations For this reason you cannot edit their memberships rolls manually e When you try to delete a user from a group of this type DMS Admin shows an error message A You cannot remove any user from a group associated with an LDAP Bookmark OK Before You Begin e Choose LDAP as your authentication method Procedure Choose Administration gt Security gt Authentication Click Define Filter Use elements on the Define Filter property sheet to define validate and add one LDAP filter Would you like to add users to a group that exists already If so choose that group name from the User Group in DMM list OR Would you like to create and populate an entirely new group If so choose Create a New User Group from the User Group in DMM list Then use the Group Name field to enter a name for the new group Would you like to check your filter s syntax If so click Validate Click Update Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 0
186. e complexity of management but we do not prevent you from doing this User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P22 E OL 15762 03 Chapter 12 Organize DMPs in Groups Procedures W Procedures e Add and Edit DMP Groups page 12 3 e Delete DMP Groups page 12 4 e Add DMPs Manually to DMP Groups page 12 4 e Remove DMPs Manually from DMP Groups page 12 5 e Filter the DMP List Table page 12 5 Add and Edit DMP Groups amp Note DMM uses TCP port 7777 to communicate with DMPs This port is open on DMPs You cannot close it When you create or edit a DMP group the least that you must do is name the group In addition you can populate the group automatically with all of the DMPs in any NMAP address range that you specify or you can manually add DMPs to a group Tip Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 You can save a named group for use in the future even if you have not yet assigned any DMPs to it Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Do either of the following e Click Create Group e Click a group to highlight it in the tree and then choose More Actions gt Edit Group Enter a name and a description for the group Define the network ranges from which to autoregister DMPs that should join this DMP group OR You can skip this step if you will not autoregister DMPs now je Tip DMM runs each autodiscovery job one time It does not look conti
187. e defined NMAP address ranges Click a range to edit it Range Related Topics e Add or Edit Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 15 e Understand the Sequence of Operations for Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 11 Elements to Add or Edit One DMP Manually Navigation Path Either of these e Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager gt Add DMP e Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager gt Edit DMP je Tip Is the Add DMP button missing from your DMP Manager page If so something has blocked port 843 on your switch or router Open port 843 and try again User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 E 1119 Chapter11 Register DMPs HI Reference Table 11 2 Elements to Add and Edit One DMP Element Description Name A unique and human readable name for the DMP IP Address The public IP address that receives instructions and data from DMM MAC Address The MAC address that the DMP NIC uses Description Optional brief description of the DMP its deployment site or other details that are relevant or meaningful to you WLAN The WLAN address of a DMP 4400G Note We do not provide this value for other DMP models Serial No The serial number of a DMP 4310G Note We do not provide this value for other DMP models Elements to Delete One DMP Manually Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager gt Delete DMPs Table 11 3 Elemen
188. e number of rows from the list below the table Optional Does the table straddle multiple pages If so use pagination controls above the table to move between pages Click Go Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups page 12 6 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter12 Organize DMPsinGroups HI Reference Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 12 6 e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 12 9 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups page 12 6 e Elements to Add or Edit DMP Groups page 12 7 e Elements to Delete DMP Groups page 12 8 e Elements to Add DMPs Manually to a DMP Group page 12 8 e Elements to Remove a DMP from a DMP Group page 12 8 Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Table 12 2 Elements for Managing DMPs and DMP Groups Element Icon and Description DMP Groups A hierarchical tree of DMP groups and subgroups Here you can create new groups edit existing groups and choose which DMPs the DMP List table should describe Create Group Shows the Create DMP Group pane Edit DMP Group Shows the Edit DMP Group pane where you can edit attributes of the group that you highlighted Delete Group Deletes the group that you highlighted
189. e permission to work with your schedule and manage your DMP groups Although all of the Play in Future features are suspended for affected DMPs only while an emergency is in progress none of the Play Now features or DMP Manager features are suspended Therefore it is possible for a careless user or malicious user with sufficient permissions to start another event manually on the DMPs where an emergency message should play If policies in your organization require of you that one or more screen zones must show assets that are editable you can stage the editable assets remotely on one of your external deployment servers instead of staging them locally on your DMPs Then the people in your organization who are entrusted to edit these assets can change them to update the emergency message for example in real time After an emergency has stopped and normal scheduling has resumed on a DMP group and its children any playlist or presentation that was scheduled for playback at that time will start from the beginning Procedures e Create Deployment Packages for Emergencies page 22 2 e Provision Emergency Assets Immediately to DMP Local Storage page 22 3 e Schedule the Future Staging of Emergency Assets page 22 6 e Start Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 7 e Stop Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 8 Create Deployment Packages for Emergencies Before You Begin e Populate the playlist or design the prese
190. e recommend that you use the Update option whenever e A new user account in Active Directory should have login access to DMM or Show and Share User attributes change in Active Directory for a user account in DMM or Show and Share A user account is disabled in Active Directory and should be deleted from DMM and Show and Share Overwrite Note The Overwrite option is CPU intensive for your DMM appliance and might lower its performance temporarily We recommend that you use this option during off peak hours only After a user account is deleted from Active Directory this option deletes the corresponding user account from DMM and Show and Share After a user account is associated to a new first name last name or username this option overwrites the outdated user account attributes Delete A Caution The Delete option is destructive by design We advise that you use it sparingly and with great caution Among other effects your deletion of an LDAP bookmark can affect user access to videos in Show and Share Note Typically the deletion process takes about 1 minute to finish However when there are more than 50 000 users in the Active Directory database this process might run in the background and take about 30 minutes to finish In this case the user interface in DMS Admin can show that a bookmark was deleted even though the actual process has not finished If you observe this behavior simply allow 30 minutes for t
191. e space on the SD memory card in a DMP choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager and then look in the DMP List table for the amounts of free space in internal and external storage Alternatively log in to the local instance of DMPDM and then click Internal Storage Understand Time Zones in the Schedule Displayed times for deployments in the schedule are relative to the time zone where you deployed your DMM appliance not the time zone where you deployed any DMP and not the time zone for any other locale You set the time zone value for your DMM appliance when you used AAI to configure it and you can use AAI to correct the time zone value if it is wrong Future time slots that the schedule describes will always designate hours in boldface numerals according to the UTC time zone offset for the locale where your DMM appliance is installed When you work from any other time zone and view the schedule this offset will differ from the offset at your location and the difference might be confusing Furthermore the offset might be confusing even when you and your DMM appliance are together in one time zone but you want to schedule time slots for a DMP that is in some other time zone Tip In either of these scenarios you can cause the schedule to designate hours from two time zones simultaneously One of these time zones is always the one for your DMM appliance To choose the second time zone whether it is for your personal locale or the locale
192. e this option for models that pass our tests for DMP compatibility Procedure Step 1 Do one of the following e Would you When you will start from your DMP inventory prefer to start a Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager from your DMP inventory b Choose an option from the Filter list to restrict which DMPs the table describes OR Browse in the DMP Groups tree to restrict which DMPs the table describes c Click a DMP in the table to choose it OR Use check boxes to choose multiple DMPs whose attached presentation systems are identical d Click Control TV above the DMP List table e Proceed to Step 2 e Would you When you will start from your collection of advanced tasks 3 refer to start a Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks rom your collection of b Click DMP Display Controls in the Application Types list advanced tasks c Click Add New Application d The page is refreshed so that you can choose options and enter values Proceed to Step 2 Step2 Choose your display s make and model from the TV Type list Step3 Enter a name for the bundle of device configuration settings that you are about to define Step4 Set values for video attributes Step5 Set values for audio attributes Step6 Set other optional values as needed mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Step 7 Step 8 Procedures W
193. e to IP Phones page 15 6 amp Note Emulator related configuration changes that you make on your Cisco Unified Communications Manager server do not become useful until after you also configure Cisco Cast to serve the emulator and configure at least one IP phone to run the emulator 2 Complete these tasks in Cisco Cast Configure Emulator Settings in Cast page 15 7 3 Complete these tasks on phones as needed a b c d amp Configure an IP Phone to Emulate the Remote Control page 15 8 Start the Emulator on an IP Phone page 15 9 Start the Emulator on a Mobile Phone page 15 10 Use the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone page 15 10 Note This workflow is based on Cisco Unified Communications Manager release 6 1 When you use any other release the workflow might differ slightly in your network We recommend that you read on Cisco com the particular revisions of these guides that apply to your network e Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide e Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Mis E OL 15762 03 Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation Procedures W Procedures In Cisco Unified Communications Manager e Activate Services page 15 3 e Start Services page 15 4 e Configure URL Parameters page 15 4 e Enable IP Phone Autoregistration page 15 5 e Define IP Phone Service Attributes page
194. e type for video output User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 14 23 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Reference Supported Touchscreen Drivers DMP Model Supported Drivers DMP 4400G e 3M MicroTouch e ELO Acoustic Pulse Recognition systems and non APR systems e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 ELO non Acoustic Pulse Recognition systems e GeneralTouch ST6001S and ST6201 e Zytronic Zybrid DMP 4310G e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 ELO non Acoustic Pulse Recognition systems e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 GeneralTouch ST6001S and ST6201 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Choose Configuration Settings from Menus page 14 24 e Elements to Configure DMP Audio Video Settings page 14 27 e Elements to Control HDMI Display Autodetection page 14 27 e Elements to Control Screen Resolution Autodetection page 14 28 e Elements to Activate RS 232 for Supported LCD Display Brands except DMTech page 14 28 e Elements to Activate RS 232 for LCD Displays by DMTech page 14 28 Elements to Choose Configuration Settings from Menus Navigation Path Either of these e Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager gt Control TV e Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks gt DMP Audio Video Settings Table 14 2 Elements for Menu driven Configuration of Supported Presentation Systems Element Description TV Type Choose the manufacturer and the model Tip Other elements on this page
195. eate read write and delete objects that are relevant to that role Depending on the role that you choose an object might be a registered DMP a registered FTP server a category in your digital media library an application that you configured or the target device DMP or FTP server to receive a scheduled deployment e DMP Manager A user with permissions to manage every DMP in your digital signage network only the DMPs within particular DMP groups that you specify or no DMPs whatsoever e Content Manager A user with permissions to manage every category in your media library only the particular categories that you specify or none of the categories e Application Manager A user with permissions to work with every application type only the particular application types that you specify or no applications of any kind e Publisher Manager A user with permissions to schedule media deployments to all of your registered DMPs and external FTP deployment servers only the particular DMPs and FTP servers that you specify or none of the registered DMPs or FTP servers untitled table Rows in the untitled table describe user account permissions Objects Contains the Create Read Write and Delete buttons To see or edit any one of these types of permissions as it applies to the specified user you must first click the corresponding button If you uncheck both the All check box and the Selected check box in the column unde
196. ecently restored e Have you At least one license is installed activated even one licensed feature We take you first to the DMS Admin Dashboard whose gauges can inform you at a glance Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Chapter 2 DMS Admin Dashboard e Chapter 3 Licenses Set a User Session Timeout for Components of Cisco DMS We log inactive users out of their sessions automatically after an interval which you set has elapsed This interval applies to all users without exception Procedure Step1 Choose Administration gt Security gt Session ajiaji Home My Profile Sign out Heip cisco Digital Media Manager Dashboard Failover Settings i Licensing Session Configure Session Parameters To configure the session timeout modify the value and click Update Session Timeout in minutes 60 Step 2 Use the Session Timeout in minutes field to enter or edit a session timeout value Step3 Click Update Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter1 Welcome to DMS Admin HI Reference Reference e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 1 6 FAQs and Troubleshooting e FAQs page 1 6 FAQs Q What might prevent me from logging in A Check the following and then try again to log in e Is your username wrong or mistyped e Is your password wrong mistyped or expi
197. ed for DMP autoregistration events Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Step2 Click the DMP Discovery row in the Application Types list Step3 Click the Applications list row whose settings should be deleted Step4 Click Delete Application Step5 Click Submit to save your work OR Click Cancel to discard your work Step6 Schedule when to deliver or run this event Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Configure Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 20 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ka OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs Procedures W Add or Edit One DMP Manually Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Step2 Do either of the following e Click the Add DMP icon above the DMP List table OR e Click the name of a DMP group to choose it in the object selector and then click the Edit DMP icon above the DMP List table To Tip Is the Add DMP button missing from your DMP Manager page If so something has blocked port 843 on your switch or router Open port 843 and try again Step3 Choose options and enter required values for the DMP Step4 Click Submit to save your work Alternatively click Clear to discard your work Step5 Optional Add the DMP to a DMP group Step6 Schedule when to deliver or run this event Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elem
198. ed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Manage TV Channels page 24 6 Procedure Click the TV Channels tab Notice where the Channel Number column intersects a row that describes the targeted channel Click the arrow in that row s Actions column The Actions menu expands so that you can see and choose among its options Click Edit Channel Setting The Edit an Existing Channel dialog box opens Choose the options or enter the values that meet your requirements Click Update Channel to save your entries OR Click Cancel to discard your entries Stop You have completed this procedure I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 24 _Redistribute Live TV HI Procedures Related Topics e Elements to Manage TV Channels page 24 6 Reassign Channel Numbers Procedure Step 1 Click the TV Channels tab Step 2 In the Channel Number column identify the channel to be edited Step3 Do one of the following e Would you like When you will use the nearest number to reassign this channel to the nearest unused a Click the up arrow to associate this channel definition with whichever lower numbered channel is nearest among the Da undefined channels number The arrow points up because lower rows are reserved for lower numbered channels OR Click the down arrow to associate this channel definition with whichever higher numbered channel is nearest among the un
199. edistribute Live TV Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 24 1 e Procedures page 24 2 e Reference page 24 6 wm We prepared this material with specific expectations of you Autlience You will use Cisco Cast to deliver live television feeds to presentation systems at high bandwidth sites udience wy Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Guidelines page 24 2 e Restrictions page 24 2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter 24 _Redistribute Live TV HI Procedures Guidelines e Site Assessment for Live Video Programming page 24 2 Site Assessment for Live Video Programming Organizations that use Cisco Cast tend to show live video programming at their sites with the greatest bandwidth capacity such as their main site Live video programming is not suitable for remote branch offices with low bandwidth capacity When you plan how many TV channels to configure consider the actual bandwidth capacity in your WAN and at each remote site where you will use Cisco Cast The typical rate of bandwidth consumption will be in the range from 2 Mbps to 16 Mbps per channel per site Restrictions e Channel Count Restrictions page 24 2 e Codec Restrictions page 24 2 Channel Count Restrictions Features of this Cisco Cast release support 99 or fewer channels of live broadcast programming and
200. efined channels e Active Channels Shows only the defined channels e Inactive Channels Shows only the channels that are not yet defined Channel Number One numeral per row in the range from 1 to 99 where any numeral can be the TV channel number that you associate with a particular multicast stream The default behavior for this table is that it shows all 99 possible channel numbers one per row Your choice from the Channel View list might limit how many rows the table contains and this can affect indirectly how many channel numbers you see When you sort the table by clicking a column heading channel numbers might be rearranged temporarily into an unrecognizable sequence To sort channels back into the expected sequence if their sequence has become unrecognizable click the Channel Number column heading Channel Name Blank when the corresponding row describes an undefined TV channel Otherwise shows a value that Description you entered or an option that you chose from a list when you defined the channel To understand these values see Table 24 2 on page 24 8 Multicast Address Port Call Letters for Channel User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P2468 E OL 15762 03 Chapter 24 Redistribute Live TV Reference Table 24 1 Elements of the TV Channels Table continued Element Description Reassign to Nearest Unused Channel Two buttons either of which can change the as
201. em 27 4 Deploy Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs 27 5 I OL 15762 03 Contents User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg E Contents User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x avii OL 15762 03 otfoctdn CISCO PART 1 Cisco Digital Media Suite Administration onarren i Welcome to DMS Admin Revised May 21 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 1 1 e Procedures page 1 2 e Reference page 1 6 Fe a We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You will administer Cisco DMS Audience amp Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Glossary page 1 2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 EN Chapter1 Welcome to DMS Admin HI Procedures Glossary Timesaver Go to terms that start with A D A AAI Appliance Administration Interface Text based menu driven user interface and command shell on all Cisco DMS appliances Administrators use AAI to set up connect and maintain an appliance D Return to Top DMS Admin Digital Media Suite Administration Web based graphical user interface on a DMM appliance Administrators use DMS Admin to e Activate and monitor features throughout the full range of Cisco DMS products e Exchange information with network entities outside Cisco DMS e Centrally manage user accounts for Cisco
202. ements for Adding and Editing Assets continued Element Description File Type Choose the type that best describes these assets e Video A video file in MPEG 1 MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 format e Shockwave Flash Any Adobe Shockwave Flash 6 or 7 file if your DMP is a 4300G or a 4305G Alternatively if your DMP is a 4400G any Adobe Shockwave Flash 6 7 8 9 or 10 file e Images Any standard image file such as a nonprogressive JPEG image The filename extension must be JPG JPEG GIF or PNG e HTML Any web page The filename extension must be HTM or HTML e Firmware Any firmware image for the DMP The filename extension must be FWIMG or BIN for firmware or TTVELLA for kernels e UDP The routable IP address and UDP port for a streaming server Levels The number of levels below the specified base URL to search for and download files with filenames that match the specified pattern Category Click the name of the one category that should contain these assets 1 See the MPEG 4 Support and Restrictions section on page 17 3 2 See the Shockwave Flash Support and Restrictions section on page 17 2 Elements To Describe and Preview One Asset The View Asset dialog box describes the attributes of one asset in your Media Library and in some cases shows a preview Attribute information is sorted under two tabs Overview and Usage Click a tab to see the asset attributes that it describes To close t
203. ence to IT staff who spend less time on user support password fatigue compliance audits and so on e We DO NOT support single sign off in Cisco DMS 5 2 3 e We support only SP initiated SSO in Cisco DMS 5 2 3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 a 67 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity E Concepts U Return to Top user base The location of the user subtree in the LDAP directory tree For example pc ad Dc com Note An LDAP expression must never include a space immediately to either side of a sign Similarly it must never include a space immediately to either side of an objectClass attribute Otherwise validation fails user base DN The DN for an Active Directory user base Note An LDAP expression must never include a space immediately to either side of a sign Similarly it must never include a space immediately to either side of an objectClass attribute Otherwise validation fails user filter A user filter limits the scope of an agreement to import filtered records from an Active Directory user base Note An LDAP expression must never include a space immediately to either side of a sign Similarly it must never include a space immediately to either side of an objectClass attribute Nor can a group name include any spaces Otherwise validation fails x Return to Top X 509 A standard for public key infrastructure X 509 specifies among other things
204. ent files in a channel must not exceed the amount of disk space that you allocated for the channel in the Channel Quota field at Contents gt Channels gt Definition Worksheet Due to overhead a file uses more disk space than its own size You can anticipate how much space to reserve for a file 1 What is the actual file size in kilobytes KB File size in KB 2 Divide the file size in KB by the file system s fixed block size in bytes a 4096 byte unit File size in KB 4096 3 Round up the quotient to the nearest integer The result counts exactly how many 4 KB blocks the file has filled or partially filled Used file system blocks 4 Multiply the total number of used file system blocks by 4096 bytes The result measures actual disk space consumption in bytes Total disk usage in bytes Note 4096 bytes x 4 16384 The integer 4 represents disk space that is reserved for internal system usage 5 Add 16384 to the total disk space consumption in bytes Minimum disk space to reserve Tip We recommend that you reserve 10 percent more space than you estimate the file will consume This cushion ensures that space remains available to other internal system functions I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Reference Is the ACNS channel fully configured to
205. entifies a particular task e Description A brief description The description is optional Selected Applications Advanced tasks that you selected from the Available Applications table so that you could include them in the file transfer operation that you are configuring Click a file transfer task to select its assets for deployment e lt gt Move Selected Item Up Down Reorders the list so that the highlighted item moves up or down one row exchanging places with the item that was above it or below it e Delete Selected Item Moves from the Selected Applications table to the Available Applications table the applications that you selected e Q Zoom In Out Shows only the Selected Applications table hiding the Available Applications table Alternatively shows the Selected Applications table and the Available Applications table simultaneously Elements to Define WAAS ACNS or ECDS Settings Table 19 7 Elements for Using WAAS ACNS or ECDS Element Description Would you like to Either Yes or No configure settings for e Yes You will use one of these content distribution methods WAAS ACNS or CDS at this time e No You will not use any of these methods WAAS User The username for mounting the CIFS share Password The password for mounting the CIFS share Share The name of the CIFS share Hostname IP The hostname or IP address of the CIFS share server User Guide
206. ents to Add or Edit One DMP Manually page 11 19 e Add or Edit Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 15 Delete DMPs Manually from Your Device Inventory Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Step2 Do either of the following e Browse the DMP Groups tree until you find the parent group whose member DMP should be deleted Then click the name of this DMP group OR e Choose an option from the Filter list to restrict which DMPs the DMP List table describes Step3 Click to highlight the DMP to be deleted User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 SIE Chapter11 Register DMPs HI Reference Step4 Choose More Actions gt Delete from System More Actions Remove From Group Delete From System DMM shows a warning message and asks that you either confirm or cancel your request A You are attempting to delete a DMP that belongs to the following Groups Are you sure you want to proceed NY 001 B ALL DMPs New York B ALL DMPs Ox Cancel Step5 Click OK to save your work OR Click Cancel to discard your work Step6 Schedule when to deliver or run this event Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Delete One DMP Manually page 11 20 Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 11 18 e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 11 25 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements
207. eo on Demand e Live TV Channels User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x M272 E OL 15762 03 Chapter 27 Look and Feel Step 3 Step 4 Click Save to save your work OR Click Cancel to discard it je Procedures Tip Menu customizations do not take effect until you deploy them to DMPs Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Deploy Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs page 27 5 Show a Custom Logo in Your Menu System Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Procedure Click the Skin Customization tab In the Upload a Custom Logo area click Browse Choose the file to be uploaded and then click Open Click Preview to view the logo file Check the Display Custom Logo check box The logo appears in the upper right of the menu system Click Save to save your work OR Click Cancel to discard it je Tip Menu customizations do not take effect until you deploy them to DMPs Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Deploy Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs page 27 5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 Chapter27 Look and Feel HI Procedures Show the Cisco Logo in Your Menu System Procedure Step 1 Click the Skin Customization tab Step2 Check the Display Cisco Logo check box The logo appears in the lower left of the menu system Step3 Click Save to save your work
208. equest string includes a command to restart your DMP Restrictions Non Medianet Autoregistration e DMM native autoregistration which does not use any Medianet technologies depends upon the Cisco TAC Troubleshooting Access option for DMPs and fails unless this option is enabled DHCP e As of May 2011 these DHCP servers have passed our tests for using Medianet with DMPs Linux ISC dhcpd The DHCP implementation in Windows Server 2003 The DHCP implementation in Windows Server 2008 Cisco Network Registrar amp Note This Cisco DMS release does not support any DHCP server that runs on any Cisco router or switch Login Credentials e All DMPs that you manage centrally in DMM must share one identical set of DMPDM login credentials Medianet e A DMP 4310G might come to use the wrong IP address when it relies upon a Medianet switch where more than one VLAN uses DHCP For the switch to bungle IP address assignment in this way temporary conditions that do not sever the DMP s AC power connection must nonetheless interrupt its network connection through the switch Thus this problem cannot possibly occur while the DMP uses PoE Specifically the Medianet switch assigns its default VLAN to your DMP But then after your DMP s network connection is interrupted and restored your Medianet switch assigns to your DMP a dynamic IP address from another VLAN on this same switch The mismatch disrupts centralized managemen
209. er possible F1 What Total Data to Be Deployed value did you record in row B duration for a parallel deployment bd F2 What Total DMS CD Throughput value did you record in row E Q What is the quotient counted in hours when you divide F1 by F2 a 1 Potentially including any QoS policies that limit how much of your total bandwidth capacity DMS CD is permitted to use 2 Because your DMM appliance uses a 1 GB network adapter for Ethernet its throughput is likely to be at least 40 mbits in any modern network that is not overloaded If you do not know how to measure server throughput contact your network administrator I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Concepts Limit DMS CD Disruptions to DMP Performance Improper scheduling practices and improper WAN bandwidth parameters in your media network might cause DMS CD to disrupt playback performance temporarily on DMPs The disruption affects multicast video streams HD videos Shockwave Flash animations and image assets that these DMPs show on their attached presentation systems while simultaneously downloading newly provisioned large assets When this disruption occurs e Videos might become fragmented contain artifacts drop frames or cut out during playback e SWE animations might play slowly e Images might redraw slowly e DMPs might restart unexpectedly
210. er day per DMP 300 MB Concurrent sessions per DMM appliance 75 DMS CD sessions 1 2 3 This value is approximate and variable from one network to another This threshold might be lower in your WAN depending on its total bandwidth capacity This threshold might be lower in your WAN depending on your Enable maximum transfer rate value We do not support use of the Cast plugin for Digital Media Designer with any content distribution system or network CSCto35473 Even though Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS is not case sensitive any use of IIS can trigger case sensitive behaviors in DMS CD This occurs because DMS CD uses all lowercase letters during its creation of a local folder whose name matches the FQDN of the external IIS host When any asset URL includes even one uppercase letter in reference to the IIS host FQDN DMS CD cannot find any local folder by that name and so cannot find its local copy of assets to render The error message in this case is Size Not Available is not available with the File Access Service The status is FAILED CSCtn07580 This DMS CD release does not support live video It provisions assets that already exist This DMS CD release provisions assets to DMPs exclusively You cannot target any other device type This DMS CD release does not delete files from any DMP that belongs to multiple DMP groups For autocleaning to occur on a DMP it can belong to one DMP gr
211. er4 Server Operations HI Reference User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x maa E OL 15762 03 eS Audience wy CHAPTER Cisco Hinter for RTSP Revised May 21 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 5 1 e Procedures page 5 3 e Reference page 5 6 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You administer Cisco DMS Note Concepts Overview This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Overview page 5 1 e Workflow page 5 2 e Restrictions page 5 3 A streaming media framework called RTP over RTSP makes it possible for DMPs to play streaming video on demand through RTSP connections This framework prevents data loss inside streams and maintains proper synchronization of audio to video even in high definition You must maintain two data files for each VoD that you will stream in this way e An MPEG2 TS source file which uses the filename extension MPG Its program stream might be encoded as MPEG 1 MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 Part 10 H 264 e A hinted MOV file which is derived from your MPG source file and imposes order upon it I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter5 Cisco Hinter for RTSP E Concepts amp Note Workflow You must use our Cisco Hinter utility to output each hinted MOV file Cisco Hinter prepares MPEG2 TS files for interleaved RTP transmiss
212. ers for TV channels that your EPG subscription includes The list is variable according for Channel to your location in the United States the package of channels that you receive from your cable or satellite TV provider the nature of your contract with TMS and possibly other factors Your list might include some or all of these call letters possibly among others e ABC American Broadcasting Company e AZA Azteca Am rica e CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation e CBS CBS Broadcasting e CW The CW Television Network e FOX Fox Broadcasting Company e MNT MyNetworkTV e NBC National Broadcasting Company e PAX ION Television e PBS Public Broadcasting Service e SRC SRC e TEL Telemundo e TLF TeleFutura e TQS T l vision Quatre Saisons e TVA Tele Vida Abundante e UNI Univision This list is visible only after you choose Tribune Media Services from the EPG Provider list Related Topics e Generic Channel Descriptions page 26 3 e Channel Descriptions from a CSV File page 26 4 e Channel Descriptions from a Data Subscription page 26 4 e Add or Edit Subscriptions to Data from an EPG Provider page 26 5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 nE Chapter 24 _Redistribute Live TV HI Reference User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 2410 I OL 15762 03 evel Video on Demand Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 25 1
213. ettings in the Application Types list Step3 Click Add New Application The page is refreshed so that you can choose options and enter values User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 g 1415 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Procedures Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Enter a name For example the name might identify a locale where the lighting is dim for which you must adjust the brightness Set values for brightness contrast and saturation Set values for the Left and Right audio channels Set other optional values as needed Click Submit to save your work so that you might someday use it OR Click Cancel to discard your work Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Configure DMP Audio Video Settings page 14 27 Edit DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 You can edit any of your named and saved settings for DMP audio and video output Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Click DMP Audio Video Settings in the Application Types list Find your editing target in the Applications table Click its named row in the Applications table Click Edit Application The page is refreshed so that you can choose options and enter values As needed e Edit the name e Edit values for brightness contrast or saturation e Edit
214. ew page 27 1 Overview You can customize the interactive menu system that is presented to viewers at your deployment sites and choose which features this menu should include User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 EN Chapter27 Look and Feel HI Procedures Procedures e Choose the Color Scheme for Your Menu System page 27 2 e Specify Which Features Your Menu System Should Include page 27 2 e Show a Custom Logo in Your Menu System page 27 3 e Show the Cisco Logo in Your Menu System page 27 4 e Choose the Date and Time Formats for Your Menu System page 27 4 e Deploy Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs page 27 5 Choose the Color Scheme for Your Menu System Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Procedure Click the Skin Customization tab In the Choose a Skin area click the radio button for the color scheme that you want Click Save to save your work OR Click Cancel to discard your work p Tip Menu customizations do not take effect until you deploy them to DMPs Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Deploy Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs page 27 5 Specify Which Features Your Menu System Should Include Step 1 Step 2 Procedure Click the Skin Customization tab In the Features to Include in the Cisco Cast Main Menu area check the check box for each feature that the menu system should include e Electronic Programming Guide e Vid
215. ew Failover Status to open the Failover Configuration page Understand the Licensed Features Gauge This gauge lists software feature module licenses that are installed on your DMM appliance and describes constraints that your licenses impose Licensed Features Digital Media Manager Base License SNMP Notifications Module No constraints on license Proof of Play Module No constraints on license Snow ano Snare ENS Even No constraints on license Module Digital Signs Module No constraints on license Show and Share Module No constraints on license No constraints on license Cast Module No constraints on license Digital Media Player Pack Limit 110 elements Show and Share Content Author Pack Clustering Module No constraints on license Limit 105 elements Understand the Users Logged In Gauge Counts the total number of users who logged in to your Cisco DMS appliances over the past 1 hour Users Logged In i 4 Users Logged In Past One Hour View All Users Timesaver Click View All Users to open the Users page in DMS Admin Procedures e View Dashboard Gauges page 2 4 View Dashboard Gauges Procedure Step 1 Click the Dashboard tab Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P24 g OL 15762 03 CHAPTER Licenses Revised May 21 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 3 1 e Procedures page 3 2 e Reference page 3 4
216. f you You will populate and manage a library of DMP compatible media assets for playback as well as firmware and kernel files Audience that expose and expand upon DMP features amp Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Overview page 17 1 e Restrictions page 17 2 Overview To simplify management you can organize your assets for Cisco Digital Signs and Cisco Cast We recommend that you create categories for sets of characteristics that your assets have in common such as their file type intended audience or genre User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 EN Chapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software E Concepts Restrictions e User Permission Restrictions page 17 2 e Media Restrictions page 17 2 e File Size Restrictions page 17 3 User Permission Restrictions To see and use the Media Library you must belogged in with at least read only permissions for at least one category Media Restrictions e SDP Support and Restrictions page 17 2 e Shockwave Flash Support and Restrictions page 17 2 e MPEG 4 Support and Restrictions page 17 3 e PNG Support and Restrictions page 17 3 SDP Support and Restrictions NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 We support ECDS live streams for digital signage through the use of SDP files However our support for SDP is limited e We can play MPEG TS RTP UDP multicast
217. fault DMS Admin assigns all newly created user accounts to a user role called ReadOnly Users with this role cannot log in to DMM To grant this right to users you must assign module specific rights to them in Digital Signs or Show and Share Administration Afterward their user role changes to Admin User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x cu OL 15762 03 taia Audience wy CHAPTER Events and Notifications Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 8 1 e Procedures page 8 5 e Reference page 8 9 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You monitor events for components of Cisco DMS Note Concepts This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Overview page 8 2 e Restrictions page 8 2 Understand SNMP Concepts page 8 3 Understand MIB and NMS Concepts page 8 3 e Understand IP Address Conflict Events page 8 3 Understand Supported Event Types page 8 4 U nderstand Notification Methods page 8 5 e Workflow page 8 5 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter8 Events and Notifications E Concepts Overview DMS Admin supports email SMTP natively In addition you can purchase and install a license key to activate our SNMP Notifications Module After you activate this module you can start to use e A network management MIB file called
218. features for server failover Show and Share and your DMPs If so this gauge summarizes their current state in three summaries side by side Digital Media Players DMPs 2 Show and Share Appliance DMM Cluster Up 2 Up 1 Primary UpiActive Down 0 Down 0 Secondary Up Standby Show and Share Failover Cluster Show and Share Cluster Primary Up Active __ Internal Operations Secondary Up Standby Scheduled to Publish 0 Publishing Complete 4 Go to Show and Share View All DMPs and DMP Groups Manage Show and Share View Failover Status e Counts the total number of registered DMPs e Specifies how many DMPs were reachable or unreachable when this gauge loaded in your browser e States whether your Show and Share appliance was unreachable at any time in the past 1 hour This release supports your use of only one Show and Share appliance e Counts the number of Show and Share publishing operations that were pending or completed when this gauge loaded in your browser e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Indicates the status of Cisco DMS appliances in your failover cluster I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter2 DMS Admin Dashboard HI Procedures Timesaver Click e View All DMPs and DMP Groups to open the DMP Manager page e Go to Show and Share to open Show and Share e Manage Show and Share to open Show and Share Administration e Vi
219. ference settings that you define take effect during the next scheduled DMS CD deployment However any time that you change the Number of concurrent deployments value you must restart your DMM appliance and run a scheduled DMS CD deployment before the changed setting takes effect on your DMPs DMS CD Performance Factors e Differential Download Intelligence page 19 4 e Bandwidth Consumption page 19 4 e Resumption of Interrupted and Paused File Transfers page 19 5 Differential Download Intelligence Differential download intelligence in DMS CD prevents the needless provisioning of any asset more than once to any DMP that uses it and already has downloaded it even if you have used the asset repeatedly in multiple playlists or presentations Your DMPs retain their valid assets and download only what is new or has changed Bandwidth Consumption A systemwide threshold that you define limits in your WAN how much bandwidth is used per session when DMS CD provisions assets to one of your DMPs For example a limit of 1 2 mbits means that file transfer speeds for DMS CD deployments cannot exceed the maximum threshold of 1 2 mbits per DMP Thus if your deployment provisions assets to 20 DMPs the maximum WAN bandwidth that DMS CD uses is 24 mbits because 20 x 1 2 24 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x E OL 15762 03 Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery Concepts W Resumption of Interrupted
220. for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 19 25 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Reference Table 19 7 Elements for Using WAAS ACNS or ECDS continued Element Description ACNS CDM Address The routable IP address or resolvable DNS hostname of the appliance or services module blade that runs ACNS and Content Distribution Manager software Port The TCP port for login access to CDM The port number by default is 8443 User The username for login access to CDM Password The password that corresponds to the CDM username that you entered Default ACNS Choose from the list of channels Channel ECDS CDM Address The routable IP address or resolvable DNS hostname of the appliance or services module blade that runs ECDS and Content Distribution Manager software Port The TCP port for login access to CDM The port number by default is 8443 User The username for login access to CDM Password The password that corresponds to the CDM username that you entered Default CDS Service Choose from the list of services Related Topics Configure ACNS or WAAS page 19 15 mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Reference W FAQs and Troubleshooting e Troubleshoot DMS CD page 19 27 e FAQs for ACNS page 19 30 Troubleshoot DMS CD Check Deployment Status Detai
221. for your LCD Professional Series display When anyone at its physical location presses buttons on the remote control while it are locked an on screen message explains that the lock is engaged There is no effect when anyone at its physical location uses the remote control unit to enter the safety lock PIN Choose Off to unlock the remote control It does not matter how you locked it When you use Digital Signs to remotely unlock a remote control it is not necessary to enter the safety lock PIN Any option that you choose from this list clears your choice if any in the Safety Lock and Panel Lock lists You can choose only one option among all three of these lists which are hidden unless you chose CISCO_40N or CISCO_52S from the TV Type list Panel Lock Note Tip Choose On to lock the front panel controls for your LCD Professional Series display When anyone at its physical location uses controls on the display front panel while they are locked an on screen message explains that the lock is engaged Choose Off to unlock the front panel controls It does not matter how you locked them When you use Digital Signs to remotely unlock these controls it is not necessary to enter the safety lock PIN Any option that you choose from this list clears your choice if any in the Safety Lock and Remote Control Lock lists You can choose only one option among all three of these lists which are hidden unless you chose CISCO_40N or CISCO_5
222. g presentations and the start time might be disrupted for your scheduled events e Instead of creating a presentation that is similar to one that used to be in your schedule simply modify the old presentation and reschedule it e Avoid extending the playback window for your customer facing presentations and playlists beyond the actual hours when customers will see them e If you are not sure when or how many times a task or presentation occurs in your schedule you can use the Schedule Reports feature Best Practices to Stop Playback of a Scheduled Job A Caution Do not delete an event from your schedule to stop a presentation from playing on your DMPs When you do this your DMPs continue to use the presentation as if nothing has changed This occurs because each deployment job includes an instruction to stop which you delete along with the job that contains it Instead use Play Now to deliver the Stop All Applications command Restrictions e External Server Restrictions page 18 4 e Content Delivery Network Restrictions page 18 5 External Server Restrictions A Caution It is important to understand all possible limitations and effects of deploying to an FTP server as well as the exact circumstances that lead to these effects Files are sometimes unplayable or deleted automatically subdirectories are sometimes created automatically and values that you enter in DMM are sometimes changed automatically User
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224. ge 11 15 e Add or Edit One DMP Manually page 11 17 Use a System Task to Normalize DMP Passwords Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Do the management passwords on any of your DMPs differ from your norm for DMPs If so you must edit these values to normalize them Centralized management of DMPs is possible in DMM only when your DMPs all use one identical username admin and one identical password Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks gt System Tasks and then click the blank page icon to create a new system task Sign Out Hek pie Digital Media Manager Dashboard Media Library Digital Signage Cast Sch Gules Digital Media Players Settings Proof Of Play DMP Manager Deployment Managet Advanced Tasks Emergencies The Create New System Task form opens Create New System Task Enter a name and description for your new task Choose Set from the Request Type list Enter this command string in the Request text box init WEB_password _new_password amp mib save 1 amp mng reboot 1 Click Submit to save the task and make it available to use Send the password changing instruction simultaneously to multiple DMPs in your network a Choose Schedules gt Play Now b Choose a group from the DMP Groups object selector c Check the check box for each DMP where the DMP Web Account password should change I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Man
225. ge file such as a nonprogressive JPEG image The filename extension must be JPG JPEG GIF or PNG e HTML A web page The filename extension must be HTM or HTML e Firmware A firmware or kernel image for the DMP The filename extension must be FWIMG or BIN for firmware or TTIVELLA for kernels e UDP The routable IP address and UDP port for a streaming server Title A unique and human readable name for the asset Estimated Duration The estimated duration for playback counted in hours minutes and seconds Category Describes each of the categories that should contain this asset To add a category to the list click Select Category Description Optional brief description of the asset Owner Your name or the name of the person who added the asset Batch tab Elements to add or edit multiple assets simultaneously Base URL An HTTP URL that points to a directory on a server The directory that you point to serves as the root level URL for the batch download operation every file that you download is retrieved from this directory or from one of its children at a lower level We do not support any use of spaces in URLs Pattern The filename pattern that identifies which files to download We do not support any use of spaces in filenames User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Kau OL 15762 03 Chapter17 Media Assets and Embedded Software Reference W Table 17 3 El
226. generate and save it Before You Begin e See the technical documentation or tutorials for your IdP to understand how it exports configuration files for an SP such as DMM to import e Rename the exported IdP configuration file dms_idp_config xml Procedure Step 1 Choose Administration gt Security gt Authentication Step2 Click Federation to choose it as your authentication mode User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 6 29 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Procedures Step3 Click Import Step4 Choose and upload the IdP file that you saved previously Step5 Enter the necessary LDAP information to use your Active Directory server Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Define LDAP Filters e Export an SP Configuration File from DMM page 6 29 Bypass External Authentication During Superuser Login NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Your DMM server features a special login form which rejects every username except superuser You use this special form whenever Cisco DMS runs in federation mode or an error has prevented migration from one authentication mode to another Procedure Step1 Go to http lt FQDN gt 8080 dmsadmin admin login a Enter superuser in the Username field b Enter the corresponding password in the Password field c Click Log In Usemame superuser Password seese Log in Forgot your usemame or password Contact your ad
227. gines to synchronize their time settings to an NTP server CDM Procedure 1 Log in to Content Distribution Manager 2 Choose Devices gt Device Groups 3 Expand the table of contents so that you see General Settings gt Services gt Date Time gt NTP and then click NTP 4 Check the Enable check box in the NTP Settings area 5 Enter one ordinary IPv4 IP address In the NTP Server text box to specify which NTP server you use OR Enter as many as four such addresses where each IP address is separated from its neighbor by one space 6 Click Submit AAI Procedure 1 Log into AAI on your DMM appliance 2 Choose DATE_TIME_SETTINGS and then press Enter 3 Choose NTP and then press Enter 4 Enter or choose the NTP settings and then confirm each individual change 5 Press Enter User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 E 1933 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Reference Did you enter the wrong CDM port number username or password in Digital Signs A Caution Well known factory default values for Content Distribution Manager CDM become wrong in your network as soon as a CDM administrator overwrites them with secure values You must use values that are actually correct in your network Be sure in Digital Signs to enter correct CDM values at Settings gt ACNS Settings These are the factory default values for CDM e port number 8443 e username
228. gure User Rights and Permissions Before You Begin e To see and use the Settings tab you must be logged in an administrator Procedure Step1 Choose Settings gt User Accounts Step2 Click a username to highlight it in the Users list DMM automatically shows the Change User pane for the corresponding user account where you can edit the permissions that apply to the user Step3 Choose options to limit any or all of the permissions that you will grant to the user Step4 Click Submit Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Configure User Rights and Permissions for DMPs page 16 9 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Pies i OL 15762 03 Chapter16 DMP User Permissions Reference W Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 16 9 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Configure User Rights and Permissions for DMPs page 16 9 Elements to Configure User Rights and Permissions for DMPs Navigation Path e Settings gt User Accounts Table 16 1 Elements for Configuring User Rights and Permissions Element Description Users List Choose an account whose digital signage or Cisco Cast access rights and permission levels you will edit When you click a username DMM automatically shows the Change User pane for the corresponding user account Change User pane A worksheet where you edit attributes of the selected user account
229. have completed this procedure Related Topics e Video and Audio Signal Interfaces page 14 23 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x au OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Procedures W Prepare Equipment Support RS 232 Syntax e Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 32 Inch Cisco LCD on a DMP 4400G page 14 11 e Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD page 14 11 e Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 42 or 47 inch Cisco LCD page 14 12 e Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for DMTech Equipment page 14 13 e Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for NEC Presentation Systems page 14 13 Support DVI Management e Prepare a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD to Support Centralized Management through DVI page 14 13 Support Autodetection e Activate or Deactivate HDMI Autodetection page 14 14 e Activate or Deactivate Resolution Autodetection page 14 15 Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 32 Inch Cisco LCD on a DMP 4400G amp Note Cisco DMS release 5 2 2 You must disable status polling on a DMP 4400G in this release before the DMP can transmit RS 232 commands reliably to our 32 inch LCD flat panel displays When the status polling feature is enabled on a DMP 4400G it cannot reliably transmit RS 232 signals to operate a Cisco LCD Professional L Series 32 inch display Even so this same DMP model can transmit RS 232 signals successfully to operate our other flat panel
230. he EPG Provider Name column a Identify the subscription whose TV channel schedules and program descriptions should be synchronized to your EPG b Click the corresponding arrow in the Actions column The Actions menu expands so that you can see and choose among its options Click Synchronize The Performing EPG Synchronization dialog box opens It shows a progress indicator 3 lt that spins until synchronization has finished This dialog box closes itself automatically upon completion unless you dismiss it manually before that Optional Would you like to dismiss the dialog box If so click Run in Background Synchronization finishes in the background so that you can continue your work Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 266 W OL 15762 03 Chapter 26 Electronic Program Guide Reference Reference W e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 26 7 e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 26 8 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Define EPG Provider Settings page 26 7 Elements to Define EPG Provider Settings Table 26 1 Element Elements for Defining EPG Subscription Settings Description Provider Name The name that you use to distinguish this provider from all other providers Data Format The file format for your subscription data after you download and decompress it One of these e Tribune Media Services TV Sc
231. he View Asset dialog box click Close Navigation Path Digital Signage gt Media Library gt Options gt View Media Asset Table 17 4 Elements for Viewing Asset Attributes Element Description Overview tab Attributes that are derived from information in your media library include the elements with these field labels Title Description File Type Estimated Duration Owner Category Names and Source To understand these elements see Elements to Add Assets and Edit Their Attributes page 17 10 Other elements on the Overview tab are as follows Preview Either a generic icon that represents the asset type or a thumbnail that you can click to view this asset assuming that its file type is viewable in your browser Path The full HTTP pathname for this asset Size The file size Playlist Count The total count of playlists that contain and are dependent upon this asset To learn more about these playlists click the Usage tab Presentation Count The total count of presentations that contain and are dependent upon this asset To learn more about these presentations click the Usage tab Date Modified Time stamp in the format pp mm yyyy hh mm ss that says when the file was last modified User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 STEIN Chapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software HI Reference Table 17 4 Elements for Viewing Asset Attributes continued Element Descr
232. he channel and its programs e lt XMLTV gt Your EPG will use data in the XMLTV format to describe the channel and its programs The provider name here is not necessarily XMLTV Instead it matches exactly what you entered for the provider name when you configured your subscription settings assuming that you have an XMLTV data subscription User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 264 OL 15762 03 Chapter 26 Electronic Program Guide Procedures W Related Topics e Add Channels page 24 3 Procedures e Add or Edit Subscriptions to Data from an EPG Provider page 26 5 e Delete Settings That Define a Subscription page 26 6 e Synchronize EPG Channel Schedules and Program Descriptions page 26 6 Add or Edit Subscriptions to Data from an EPG Provider You use elements on the EPG Providers page to define the settings for your EPG data subscriptions view a summary of all subscriptions that you have defined and optionally choose whether to edit delete or synchronize a subscription Procedure Step 1 Click the EPG Providers tab Step2 Do one of the following e To define the settings for a new subscription click Add an EPG Provider e To edit a subscription that you defined previously a In the EPG Provider Name column identify the subscription to be edited then click the corresponding arrow in the Actions column The Actions menu expands so that you can see and choose among its options b Cli
233. he factory default maximum size is 600 MB Note Although it is technically feasible to enter a file size as great as 1024000 MB playback fails for any file that is larger than 1 9 GB regardless of the DMP model type This size is constrained by the limits of streaming I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Reference Table 19 5 Elements to Configure DMS CD Deployment Thresholds continued Deployment retry The count of how many seconds must elapse before DMS CD tries again to transfer a deployment time in seconds package to a DMP on which the transfer failed or was interrupted DMS CD will never try to resume an interrupted or failed transfer until at least this many seconds have elapsed When you edit this value you change how quickly DMS CD works around a failed or disrupted deployment The permitted value is any whole number in the range from 5 to 10800 where 10800 is equal to 3 hours The factory default value is 300 seconds Enable Resume Enables or disables the option to resume a DMS CD file transfer that was interrupted The factory default behavior is to resume interrupted transfers This behavior supports incremental transfer of large files through slow or unreliable networks over days However DMPs in this release do not have any ability to compare file modification time stamp values remotely Our default behavior assumes that any
234. he operation to finish 1 Attributes that you entered on the Manage Attributes property sheet in DMS Admin Related Topics e Manage LDAP Attributes page 6 26 LDAP Concepts e Understand LDAP Attributes page 6 15 e Guidelines for LDAP Filters page 6 15 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Moia E OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts W Understand LDAP Attributes Ordinarily DMS Admin will not import any user account from your Active Directory server when the value in it is blank for any of these attributes e Login User Name This required value always must be unique e First Name This required value might be identical for multiple users e Last Name This required value might also be identical for multiple users However you can import and synchronize all of the Active Directory user accounts that match your filters You can do this even when some of the user accounts are incomplete because one or more of their attributes have blank values To prevent these undefined attributes from blocking the import of the user accounts they are meant to describe you can enter generic values for most attributes in the Values to Use by Default column DMS Admin takes the generic values that you enter and then inserts them automatically where they are needed je Tip Nonetheless you cannot enter a default value for the Login User Name attribute Usernames are unique
235. heck box is available to you only when you use LDAP mode or federation mode Note Whenever you enable SSL you must restart Web Services Tomcat from AAI And if your DMM server is one half of a failover pair the Tomcat restart will trigger immediate failover e Check the check box to enable encryption e Uncheck it to disable encryption Enabling SSL causes the connections between your DMM appliance and your Active Directory server to use LDAPS An LDAPS connection is suitable when you want to prevent untrusted third parties from reading credentials that the servers exchange Active Directory Certificate File Helps you to upload the digital certificate that your Active Directory server uses for LDAPS communications This field is available to you only while the Use SSL Encryption check box is checked Command Buttons Update Saves and applies your work on the Authentication Mode property sheet Cancel Discards your work on the Authentication Mode property sheet and resets all values to their previous configuration Related Topics Choose an Authentication Method page 6 23 Elements to Define Validate and Add LDAP Filters page 6 33 Elements to Use LDAP Bookmarks for Synchronization page 6 34 Elements to Manage Attributes page 6 36 Elements to Define Validate and Add LDAP Filters Navigation Path Administration gt Security gt Authentication gt Define Filter Table 6 2 Elements for Fil
236. heduled to recur User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x cau OL 15762 03 Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run Reference W Table 18 1 Schedule Timeline Tooltips continued Category Description Start Cmd Result N NIN where Total OK Failed e The first N is a color coded black numeral that counts the total number of times that DMM tried to deploy the command to start the designated task e The second N is a color coded green numeral that counts the number of times that DMM succeeded in deploying the command to start the designated task e The third N is a color coded red numeral that counts the number of times that DMM failed to deploy the command to start the designated task Stop Cmd Result NI NIN where Total OK Failed e The first N is a color coded black numeral that counts the total number of times that DMM tried to deploy the command to stop the designated task e The second N is a color coded green numeral that counts the number of times that DMM succeeded in deploying the command to stop the designated task e The third N is a color coded red numeral that counts the number of times that DMM failed to deploy the command to stop the designated task Elements to Describe the Status of Deployed Events Navigation Path Schedules gt Play in Future Table 18 2 Elements to Describe the Current Status of Scheduled Events Category Description Applicat
237. hedules e XMLTV Host or IP Address The routable IP address or DMS resolvable hostname of the ftp server where you obtain EPG data from your subscription provider Username Your username to log in to the specified ftp server Password The password to authenticate your username to the specified ftp server Remote Path The ftp server subdirectory path where EPG data files are stored for your subscription Enter the full pathname including the actual filename for the gz gzipped archive if the data format is XMLTV For example you might enter pub xmltv xml gz Proxy Settings Optional Proxy Hostname Proxy Port The routable IP address or DNS resolvable hostname and port number of the proxy server that your DMM appliance should use if it does not have direct Internet access Note Do not enter a colon before the port number Note Do not configure proxy settings for DMM appliances that have direct access to the Internet Automatic Synchronization Time Hour Minute The exact time of day when your DMM appliance should synchronize its program guides for Cisco Cast with the latest available EPG data from your service provider OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x j Chapter 26 Electronic Program Guide HI Reference FAQs and Troubleshooting e Troubleshoot EPG Highlighting page 26 8 Troubleshoot EPG Highlighting A DMP 4310G does not alway
238. ia Players gt Advanced Tasks Step2 Choose Deployment Package from the Application Types list a Click the name of the action to be deleted b Click Delete Application c Click Submit Step3 Choose Go to URL from the Application Types list a Click the name of the action to be deleted b Click Delete Application c Click Submit Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Reference Related Topics e Create a Deployment Package page 19 18 e Edit a Deployment Package page 19 19 Reference e Software UI and Field Label Reference Tables page 19 21 e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 19 27 Software Ul and Field Label Reference Tables e Elements to Define Deployment Thresholds page 19 21 e Elements to Define a DMS CD Deployment Package page 19 24 e Elements to Define WAAS ACNS or ECDS Settings page 19 25 Elements to Define Deployment Thresholds Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt Deployment Manager gt Preferences User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Reference Table 19 5 Elements to Configure DMS CD Deployment Thresholds Element Description Number of The maximum allowed number of FTP or SFTP threads or sessions that can run concurrently when concurrent DMS CD provisions assets to DMPs Therefore the maximum number of DMS CD deployments that deployments might possibly run concurrently in your WAN if
239. iately Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run page 18 1 e Use Play Now to Transmit Assets or Commands Immediately page 18 7 Schedule the Time Slot for a Future Event 18 8 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Before You Begin e You must already have created and saved the elements that you will deploy e You must already have created the DMP group that should receive a deployment Procedure Choose Schedules gt Play in Future From the calendar choose the year month and day when the deployment should start The timeline is updated automatically so that it shows the schedule for that day From the Event Type list under the timeline choose the deployment type User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter 18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run Procedures W Step4 When the Schedule Task dialog box opens complete these steps a Click Select Group click the group name for the DMPs or the external FTP deployment servers that should receive this deployment and then click OK b Click the Select lt event_type gt Tasks button click the name of the specific event to be deployed and then click OK c To designate the start and stop times for this event e In the Start Time area For the deployment date that you chose in Step 2 enter the hour numeric in the range from 1 to 12 and minute numeric in the
240. ibute assets throughout your network and to its edge If you do so despite this recommendation DMM always uses the default ACNS channel You cannot use any other channel ECDS e We recommend that you avoid using immediate deployments with ECDS due to the amount of time required to distribute assets throughout your network and to its edge If you do so despite this recommendation DMM always uses the default ECDS channel You cannot use any other channel WAAS e We recommend that you avoid using immediate deployments with WAAS due to the amount of time required to distribute assets throughout your network and to its edge Scenarios e Methods to Pre empt Only One Instance of a Recurring Event page 18 5 Methods to Pre empt Only One Instance of a Recurring Event In some cases you might want to do something one time or for a limited time that overlaps with a recurring event For example you might schedule a presentation to run from 9 00 a m to 6 00 p m every weekday in the month of March but want to show a different presentation on the second Tuesday in March The challenge is that your DMP cannot prioritize contradictory events that are scheduled to start simultaneously However there are several ways to pre empt a recurring event User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EEN Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run E Concepts e Method One page 18 6 e Method Two page 18 6 e Me
241. ience wy P a e Electronic Program Guide Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 26 1 e Procedures page 26 5 e Reference page 26 7 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You will configure and populate the channel and program listings for IPTV services to your presentation systems Note Concepts Overview je This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Overview page 26 1 e Guidelines page 26 2 e Understand EPG Data Formats page 26 2 e Understand Methods to Describe EPG Channels page 26 3 Electronic program guide EPG data is not required for Cisco Cast to work You can enable or disable the EPG for Cisco DMS You are not required to subscribe to any EPG data service Tip To have and use an EPG without entering into a subscription contract you can create and upload a CSV file that contains program descriptions that you have entered I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 26 Electronic Program Guide E Concepts Guidelines amp Note When you negotiate a subscription contract to receive EPG data in any format tell your data provider that you will use its EPG data with Cisco Cast Knowing this your provider can ensure that your license grants you sufficient permissions so that you are not in violation of its terms Understand EPG Data Formats
242. ies page 17 7 Add One Asset at a Time to Your Media Library amp Note e After you start to import an asset do not click any browser button or navigate away from this page until the import is finished When you do the import will not finish successfully e We recommend that you do not use your DMM appliance as if it is a storage server It has limited capacity to store files and DMM might not function as designed when space runs low User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x EzE OL 15762 03 Chapter17 Media Assets and Embedded Software Procedures W Procedure Step1 Click the Single tab Step2 Do one of the following in the Source area to specify the full local pathname or remote HTTP URL of the asset e Click URL enter the URL and then check or uncheck the Download URL check box to control whether you download a local copy of the asset or use the version of it that is stored remotely amp Note The URL must be encoded properly using 20 instead of spaces for example according to the principles set forth in RFC 2396 e Click Local File and then click Browse or enter the full local pathname Step3 Choose the option in the File Type area that best describes the asset Step4 Enter a title for the asset Step5 Enter the estimated duration for playback A Caution NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Before a DMP 4305G or 4400G will render any video asset for playback make sure that the video du
243. ies a maximum data transfer rate of 1 1Mbps and an operating frequency of 2 4GHz 802 11g A wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps an operating frequency of 2 4GHz and backward compatibilitywith 802 11b devices A AAA Authentication Authorization and Accounting access point CCMP EAP EAP FAST EAP MD5 server See also EAP FAST EAP MD5 server LEAP server and PEAP server A device that allows wireless equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network Also used to expand the range of a wireless network Return to Top Based on the Advanced Encryption Standard AES defined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology s FIPS Publication 197 AES CCMP is a symmetric block cipher that can encrypt and decrypt data using keys of 128 192 and 256 bits AES CCMP is superior to WEP encryption and is defined in the IEEE 802 1 1i standard See also WEP keys Return to Top Extensible Authentication Protocol A protocol that WPA uses to authorize user access to wireless networks Common implementations include EAP FAST and EAP MDS EAP FAST is a two phase implementation of the EAP authentication protocol e Phase 0 provisioning Provision client with a credential called PAC Protected Access Credentials e Phase 1 authentication Use the PAC to establish a tunnel with the server and authenticate the username and password See also AAA and EAP
244. ight describes the videos that are mapped to that category Step2 Click Actions gt Create a Category Step3 Enter a descriptive name for the category Step4 Click Save OR Click Cancel to discard your work Step5 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Manage VoD Categories page 25 7 Add a New VoD Subcategory Procedure Step1 Choose Video on Demand gt Categories The Categories area is on the left and after you click a category a table on the right describes the videos that are mapped to that category Step2 Click the category that should contain the subcategory Step3 Choose Actions gt Create a Category Step4 Enter a descriptive name for the subcategory User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 TEZEN Chapter 25 Video on Demand HI Procedures Step 5 Step 6 Click Save OR Click Cancel to discard your work Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Manage VoD Categories page 25 7 Edit a VoD Category Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Procedure Choose Video on Demand gt Categories The Categories area is on the left and after you click a category a table on the right describes the videos that are mapped to that category Click the name of the category to be edited Choose Actions gt Modify Category Edit the values Click Save OR Click Cancel to discard your work
245. igital e It might support Standard Definition SD High Definition HD or both e Its output fidelity depends in part upon which signal cables and adapters connect it to your DMP With most modern digital presentation systems you can use an HDMI cable for both video and audio Other such systems including the 40 inch and 52 inch models in our LCD Professional Series might not connect until you combine the HDMI cable with an HDMI to DVI adapter for video However DVI does not support the transmission of audio signals In this case you can use the provided audio cable for audio When you use a Cisco branded LCD display a feature of Cisco Digital Signs software can detect automatically when your display is turned On or Off To connect one of these models to your DMP you must use an RS 232 serial cable in addition to the video signal cable Our centralized management features help you to manage a global IP network of digital signs for any purpose in conference rooms public venues or executive offices User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ma OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Concepts W Presentation System Concepts e Understand Which Displays Work Best with DMPs page 14 3 e Understand How to Choose Media Signal Cables page 14 3 e Understand and Prevent Image Retention Burn in page 14 6 Understand Which Displays Work Best with DMPs We certify that DMPs work a
246. ile must use the format MM DD YY HH mm e Duration The total running time for the described program Duration values for programs must use numerals which indicate the total duration in minutes e Title The title that the program guide should show for the described program Program titles are limited to a maximum of 23 characters When the text to be displayed in a program title should show any visible quotation marks you must enter exactly for each quotation mark that should be visible e Description The actual description that the program guide should show for the program Descriptions are limited to a maximum of 50 characters When the text to be displayed in your program guide should show any visible quotation marks you must enter exactly for each quotation mark that should be visible Define the attributes for programs on one channel and then save and upload your CSV file Channel Descriptions You can negotiate with a vendor of programming data to establish a paid subscription by which you from a Data will gain automatic access to current program schedules and descriptions for multiple channels Before Subscription your channel can use any EPG data from a subscription provider you must enter your subscription details and synchronize data on the EPG Providers tab Then you must configure the channel on the TV Channels tab The supported data formats are e TMS Your EPG will use Tribune Media Services data to describe t
247. in the table to mark assets that you might use e Use options on the left to filter what the table shows e Use pagination controls under the table to control how many assets you see e Use the Search function above the table to locate particular assets quickly Click OK to populate your insertion with the assets that you marked Stop You have completed this procedure Procedure Choose Proof of Play gt Reports Choose reporting criteria e Report Type options are Insertion DMP or DMP Group e Reporting scope options are Summary and Detailed A summary report counts successes and failures A detailed report counts either successes or failures e You must specify the date range User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 Chapter21 Proof of Play E Procedures ajaj i gt Sign Out Help cisco Digital Media Manager Dashboard Media Library Digital Signage Cast Schedules Digital Media Players Settings Proof Of Play Dashboard Reports Configuration Report Type Per DMP or DMP Group x _ Select Summary report Detailed report Errors only Successes only Step3 Click Run Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Export a Report Before You Begin e Complete the Run a Report section on page 21 7 Procedure Step1 Choose a format from the Export list View previous reports Run Emon gt Reset Step2 Stop
248. ing is used as part of server based EAP authentication wW Return to Top WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is a method to encrypt data transmitted on a wireless network WEP keys Wired equivalent privacy WEP keys are the IEEE 802 11b standard that offers a mechanism for securing wireless LAN data streams The goals of WEP include access control to prevent unauthorized users who lack a correct WEP key from gaining access to the network and privacy to protect wireless LAN data streams by encrypting them and allowing de encryption only by users with the correct WEP keys WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is a standards based interoperable security enhancement that strongly increases the level of data protection and access control for existing and future wireless LAN systems It is derived from and will be forward compatible with the upcoming IEEE 802 111 standard WPA leverages TKIP for data protection and 802 1X for authenticated key management User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings E Concepts ASCII Passphrases and Hexadecimal Keys for WEP P Tip You can ignore this topic if your Wi Fi network uses WPA and not WEP Many Wi Fi access points wireless routers accept only a hexadecimal passphrase for WEP 64 and WEP 128 And yet DMPs accept only an ASCII passphrase for WEP For this reason it might be necessary at times to translate your WEP passphrase from ASCI
249. ion Name The selection that you made from the Applications list Application Type Either Digital Media Designer or one of the following e Go to URL e Deployment Package e DMP Audio Video Settings e DMP Discovery autoregistration e DMP Display Controls e DMP Failover Retry e DMP Firmware Upgrade e DMP Startup URL e File Transfer to DMP or Server e System Tasks From The date and time when the deployment is or was scheduled to start To The date and time when the deployment is or was scheduled to stop How Often The number of times that the deployment is scheduled to recur User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 HEN Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run HI Reference Table 18 2 Elements to Describe the Current Status of Scheduled Events continued Category Description Status One of the following e New You made selections to define a new deployment However because you have not yet clicked Save DMM will discard your selections if you refresh your browser or load any other page in it e Saved You made selections to define a new deployment and you clicked Save DMM created a permanent record for the deployment but has not scheduled it yet to run e Published You made selections to define a deployment you saved your selections and DMM has scheduled the deployment to run at the times that you specified e Scheduled The deployment is
250. ion through open source software called Darwin Streaming Server DSS Hinter adds delivery information to a media track which tells DSS how to pack and stream multiplex or mux data from the audio channel and the video channel This method improves audiovisual synchronization because these channels traverse the network together Your DSS can then deliver such hinted video to your DMPs upon demand after you stage the MPG MOV pair to its media serving directory Cisco Hinter versions for Windows and Linux users are downloadable from your DMM appliance We do not develop maintain sell or support Darwin Streaming Server Nor do we warrant its suitability for any purpose eo Aa o Download and set up Cisco Hinter Download Darwin Streaming Server DSS amp Note The official repository for DSS is http dss macforge org Alternatively you can use http developer apple com opensource server streaming index html Install and configure DSS on equipment other than any Cisco DMS server appliance Process each of your MPG files with Cisco Hinter to output a small hinted MOV file Stage your MPG and MOV files together in the DSS serving directory Request streams from rtsp lt DSS_IP_address gt lt optional_port_number gt lt filename gt mov In DMPDM a Enter your stream s address in the URL field at Display Actions gt Media URL b Click Start In Digital Signs a Click the URL recommended radio button on th
251. iption Usage tab Shows either the Playlists for Asset table or the Presentations for Asset table depending on whether you click Playlist or Presentation respectively The table sorts information into the following columns Name The name of the presentation or the playlist that is dependent upon this asset Time Referenced Date Modified The total count of instances when the described presentation or playlist includes this asset Time stamp in the format pp mm yyyy hh mm ss that says when the described presentation or playlist was last modified User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x a OL 15762 03 tata Audience amp evan LO Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 18 1 e Procedures page 18 7 e Reference page 18 10 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You work in the centralized DMP schedule to render media for timed playback issue commands that operate and maintain equipment guide your audiences to safety during public emergencies and so on Note Concepts This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Overview page 18 1 e Guidelines page 18 3 e Restrictions page 18 4 e Scenarios page 18 5 Overview Our scheduling service helps you to control exactly when particular DMPs play your choice of assets or execute your saved c
252. ithm e An entry that recurs daily should persist in your schedule for no more than 3 days e An entry that recurs weekly should persist in your schedule for no more than 3 weeks User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run E Concepts e Almost never schedule event instances that extend more than 60 days into the future The exceptions to this rule are An entry that recurs monthly can persist in your schedule for as long as 3 months An entry that recurs annually can persist in your schedule for as long as 3 years Furthermore we recommend these additional best practices e Avoid deploying assets to any given DMP more than once per day Ideally all deployments should occur outside your normal business hours You can schedule a deployment package that contains assets for more than one presentation if the target DMP has sufficient local storage to save the entire package Applied outside normal business hours this simple method reduces your dependence on daytime deployments which might otherwise disrupt your digital signage temporarily e Avoid having any more than approximately 200 events of all kinds combined saved in your schedule at any one time e Avoid having any more than approximately 100 presentations saved in DMD at any one time If your presentations database grows too large you might be prevented from designing saving and deletin
253. kage size per DMP is exactly what bd B2 This deployment targets exactly how many DMPs that should receive its package Q What is the product in gigabytes when you multiply B1 by B2 C Maximum Q What value is in effect for the Number of concurrent deployments preference setting concurrent deployments User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x mios W OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Table 19 2 Pre Planning Worksheet for One DMS CD Deployment continued Factor Definition and Supporting Data Concepts W D Duration of opportunity for deployment The product of two values that you multiply D1 How many hours per day are available for nondisruptive deployments D2 How many days remain until all assets in the deployment package must be provisioned and available for playback on all targeted DMPs Q What is the product counted in hours when you multiply D1 by D2 E Total DMS CD Gather these values throughput E1 What is the throughput of your DMM appliance e E2 What value is in effect for the Concurrency preference setting E3 What DMP Incoming Transfer Rate value did you record in row A e E4 What is the sum when you add E2 to E3 Q Compare the values of E1 and E4 The lower value is exactly what F Shortest The quotient when you divide one value by anoth
254. km0x2000x200 5dff01005d 203000 1 An image with a colorfulness value of zero percent is grayscale while the same image with a colorfulness value of 100 percent has vivid colors 2 Control the display exclusively through your DMP Neither the handheld remote control nor buttons on the display can override your off site management wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Reference W FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs FAQs page 14 31 Troubleshoot Cisco Professional Series LCD Displays page 14 32 FAQs About Cleaning and Maintenance page 14 31 FAQs About Daily Operation page 14 31 FAQs About RS 232 page 14 31 FAQs About Touchscreens page 14 31 FAQs About Product Quality page 14 32 FAQs About Cleaning and Maintenance Q A How should I clean and maintain a Professional Series display How should I clean and maintain a Professional Series display For cleaning and maintenance guidelines see the Safety Instructions section called Cleaning the Display Its Plug and Its Outlet Safely in User Guide for Cisco LCD Professional Series Displays on Cisco com FAQs About Daily Operation Q FAQs About RS 232 FAQs About Touchscreens Why might display autodetection fail Why might display autodetection fail The display autodetection feature in DMPDM fails unless you use an HDMI signal cable with or without a DVI ada
255. l Media Manager 5 2 x E OL 15762 03 Chapter17 Media Assets and Embedded Software Reference W Table 17 1 Elements for Managing a Media Library continued Element Icon and Description pagination controls Buttons and fields clustered under a table by which you e Set how many rows a table should show per page before it starts to span multiple pages e Move from one page to another in a table that spans multiple pages e Cause the table to show refreshed data Options Choose the option if any that meets your requirements Add Media Asset Opens the Add Asset dialog box View Media Asset Opens the View Asset dialog box Edit Media Asset Opens the Edit Asset dialog box Remove Media Asset Deletes the asset that you highlighted Add Media Asset Opens the Add Asset dialog box Create Playlist Opens the New Playlist dialog box in a popup window 1 Or kernel Related Topics e Elements to Add Categories and Rename Them page 17 9 e Elements to Add Assets and Edit Their Attributes page 17 10 Elements to Add Categories and Rename Them The Add Category and Rename Category dialog boxes help you to manage the categories for organizing assets in your media library Navigation Path e Digital Signage gt Media Library gt Create Category e Digital Signage gt Media Library gt Options gt Create Category e Digital Signage gt Media Library gt Options gt Rename Category
256. l message that includes or identifies all of the following e All Cisco sales order numbers that were associated with your Cisco DMS purchase such as appliances software modules for DMM and DMPs including even the sales order numbers for all purchased products and services that are not components of Cisco DMS e Your DMM appliance serial number e Your email address e The name of your organization e The department name within your organization e The DMM software feature module or modules that you purchased e Did you purchase DMM software feature modules for Cisco Digital Signs or Cisco Cast If so include the number of DMPs that you will manage centrally Step2 Send the email message to dms softwarekeys cisco com User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x E OL 15762 03 Chapter3 Licenses Procedures W Step3 After you receive a license key file from Cisco save a local copy of it Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e MANDATORY Install License Keys page 3 3 Related Topics e Learn Your DMM Appliance Serial Number page 1 2 e View Installed Licenses page 3 4 Install License Keys Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Procedure Start DMS Admin Choose Licensing gt Install Upgrade Licensing Click Browse or Choose File depending on your installed browser Find and click the license file where you saved it Click Open Click In
257. ll of its files and then the transfer is resumed for a deferred file after it returns to the front of the queue This threshold might cause the transfer of any especially large file to be distributed across days Bottlenecks are prevented and as many assets are provisioned as can be provisioned When you derive this value from the maximum transfer rate large files in DMS CD deployment packages are more likely to transfer quickly The permitted value is any whole number in the range from 1 to 10080 where 10 080 minutes is the same as 168 hours or 7 days The factory default value is 1440 minutes which is exactly 24 hours Deployment retry count The count of how many times DMS CD should try again to restart a failed deployment until DMS CD stops trying In combination with the deployment retry time this setting has significant impact on how long it takes DMS CD to detect failed deployments For example 5 retries x 300 seconds 1 500 seconds 25 minutes while 5 retries x 30 seconds 150 seconds 2 5 minutes The permitted value is any whole number in the range from 1 to 100 The default value is 5 retries We recommend that you do not change this value User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ra OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Reference W Table 19 5 Elements to Configure DMS CD Deployment Thresholds continued Enable maximum transfer rate Enforces or ignores a maximum
258. ls page 19 27 Check Appliance System Logs for Deployment Errors page 19 28 Use Snapshot Mode or Live Monitor Mode to Check for Deployment Errors page 19 29 Check Deployment Status Details je Tip Values in the Timestamp column always signify one of these e The moment when you clicked Publish All to provision the described deployment package e When the described deployment succeeded e When the described deployment failed Procedure Step 1 Choose Digital Signage gt Digital Media Players gt Deployment Manager gt Deployment Status Step2 Optional Would you like to limit how many deployment packages the table describes If so use filtering options above the table Step 3 Examine the Status column for any use of the word Failed a Whenever you see that a deployment package has failed click its icon in the far right column b Examine the Deployment Details popup window for any error message that might help you to troubleshoot the failure I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Reference Figure 19 1 Deployment Details al dn flict settee Octal taint acd SA iaaea s Filter by Select v Clear Filter r gt y DMP Groups Application Application Type Status A SALL DMPs ETV PG rp Deployment Details x A EE coo iormation a Group Name Jenni
259. lumn Ai 4 v v v 3 Configure permissions to manage advanced tasks a From the Role list choose Application Manager T b Check the All check box in every column Mi v v v 4 Configure permissions to manage the schedule a From the Role list choose Publisher Manager I5 ajALL DMPs Taiwan New York Moscow FALL DMPs Taiwan New York Moscow b Check the Selected check box in every column Selected M m m M c Do all of the following in the selection tree that catalogues your DMP groups e Click Bea Then click and highlight the same DMP group that you highlighted for the DMP Manager role Click W Repeat your selection Click We Repeat your selection Click bee Repeat your selection 5 Click Submit EN amp ALL DMPs Taiwan New York Moscow ajALL DMPs Taiwan New York Moscow ALL DMPs Taiwan New York Moscow ALL DMPs Taiwan New York Moscow wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter16 DMP User Permissions Concepts W Scenario 4 Permission to Manage Only the Schedule for One DMP Group To restrict user permissions as they should be restricted in this scenario you would do the following 1 Configure permissions to manage DMPs a From the Role list choose DMP Manager _ b Check the All check box in the Read column but uncheck ever
260. matically the next time that the deployment is scheduled to run e When the interruption extends past the end of the scheduled deployment window but you did not schedule the deployment to recur file transfer stops without success and does not recur Likewise the maximum number of times that DMS CD tries to provision assets for an interrupted deployment package is constrained by the Deployment retry count value File Size When your deployment is scheduled to recur DMS CD will either pause or stop the transfer of assets whose transfer did not finish during the deployment window DMS CD uses file size to determine whether an incomplete file is paused or stopped e Transfer is stopped for any partially transferred file whose size is less than 6 MB no matter how much of it was transferred Transfer of a 100 KB file for example must start over again from the first byte when the deployment recurs e Transfer is paused for any partially transferred file whose size is greater than 6 MB no matter how little of it was transferred A file whose size is 1 6 GB for example is paused when none of your DMPs can download more than 200 MB per day Tip e Calculations of this kind can help you to estimate how far in advance you should schedule the first instance of a recurring deployment When you know already for example that one fifth of the data within a deployment package can transfer to DMP local storage during the deployment window tha
261. mber DMPs Ctrl click in this list the name of each DMP that should receive the deployment Click Submit to confirm your selections and deploy the element immediately OR Click Cancel to discard your work for this deployment Stop You have completed this procedure I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run HI Procedures Related Topics e Understand Future Deployments for Presentations page 18 2 e Use the Run Task Feature to Transmit Assets or Commands Immediately page 18 8 Use the Run Task Feature to Transmit Assets or Commands Immediately Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Navigate in the DMP Groups object selector expanding its levels as necessary until you find in its hierarchy the parent group for a DMP that should receive assets or instructions Then click the name of this DMP group in the object selector OR Choose an option from the Filter list to restrict which DMPs the DMP List table describes Optional If DMP data in the table straddles multiple pages use pagination controls above the table to move between pages Choose which DMPs in the DMP List table should receive the assets or instructions that you will deploy Choose an action from the Action list above the DMP List table Click Go The specified action starts immed
262. mediate failover when you submit the command in AAI to restart Web Services This occurs by design so there is no workaround LDIF LDAP Data Interchange Format A strict grammar that SPs and IdPs use to classify and designate named elements and levels in Active Directory User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x lt OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts W Oo Return to Top OpenAM NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 SAML 2 0 compliant identity and access management server platform written in Java OpenAM is open source software available under the Common Development and Distribution CDDL license OpenAM is derived from and replaces OpenSSO Enterprise which also used CDDL licensing See http www forgerock com openam html OU organizational unit An LDIF classification type for a logical container within a hierarchical system In LDIF grammar the main function of an OU value is to distinguish among superficially identical CNs that might otherwise be conflated For example CN John Doe OU sales DN example DN com CN John Doe OU marketing DN example DN com Note An LDAP expression must never include a space immediately to either side of a sign Similarly it must never include a space immediately to either side of an objectClass attribute Otherwise validation fails R Return to Top RDN relative distinguished name The CN for a directory service entity as used excl
263. mesaver Is your display a touchscreen If so this topic is not for you Instead see the Connect to a Touchscreen section on page 14 8 HDMI and DVI differ in their support for audio signals and use connectors that are shaped differently but otherwise are identical Thus an adapter can help you to connect to your DMP any presentation system that supports DVI but not HDMI When you do this however you must also use a separate signal cable to transmit audio signals or there will not be any audio Before You Begin e Obtain an HDMI to DVI adapter if your presentation system uses DVI Procedure Step 1 Do only one of the following e Does your When you will use HDMI presentation a Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI interface on the back panel of system use an your DMP j PM TE ACE b Connect the other end of the cable to your presentation system e Does your When you will use DVI presentation a Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI interface on the back panel of system use a your DMP j DVi interface b Fasten an HDMI to DVI adapter to the free end of the cable c Connect the free end of the DVI adapter to the corresponding interface on your presentation system d Plug the 3 5mm audio jack into the Audio interface on the back panel of your DMP e Connect the other end of the audio cable to the corresponding interface on your presentation system Step2 Ifthe presentation system is not already turned on turn it On now Step3 Stop Y
264. metaAlias idp gt lt ManageNameIDService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP Redirect Location http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso IDPMniRedirect metaAlias idp ResponseLocation http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso IDPMniRedirect metaAlias idp gt lt ManageNameIDService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP POST Location http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso IDPMniPOST metaAlias idp ResponseLocation http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso IDPMniPOST metaAlias idp gt lt ManageNameIDService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings SOAP Location http OpenAM example com 8080 opensso IDPMniSoap metaAlias idp gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 nameid format persistent lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 nameid format transient lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 nameid format emailAddress lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 nameid format unspecified lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 nameid format WindowsDomainQualifiedName lt NameID Format gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 nameid format kerberos lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 nameid format X509SubjectName lt NameIDFormat gt lt SingleSignOnService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP Redirect Lo
265. meters for this application Verify that your DMPs have IP addresses as nodes on the wireless network After the deployment is successful unplug the Ethernet cables from your DMPs Otherwise their Ethernet connections will take priority over their Wi Fi connections I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings HI Reference Reference After you unplug their Ethernet cables restart these DMPs Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics Establish a Wired Network Connection page 5 DMP Network Interfaces page 13 8 FAQs and Troubleshooting page 13 8 DMP Network Interfaces Table 13 1 Network Interfaces Category Subcategory Chassis Label Wired Gigabit Ethernet 10 100 1000 e RJ45 Wireless WiFi 802 11b g Antenna e Antenna l Category 5 or better Maximum length 328 ft 100 m For any distance greater than 165 ft 50 m we recommend that you use Category 5e or Category 6 certified Ethernet cabling We do not ship any Ethernet cable with any DMP model You must obtain this cable separately FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gt po PP FAQs page 13 8 What configuration errors might cause the following combination of symptoms to occur simultaneously e cannot ping DMPs on my WLAN e cannot open any instances of DMPDM for DMPs on my WLAN e Digital Signs
266. ministrator Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Federation Mode SSO FAQs page 6 42 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x e30 I OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Reference W Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 6 31 e Sample SP Configuration File from DMM page 6 37 e Sample IdP Configuration Files page 6 38 e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 6 41 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode page 6 31 e Elements to Define Validate and Add LDAP Filters page 6 33 e Elements to Use LDAP Bookmarks for Synchronization page 6 34 e Elements to Schedule Synchronization page 6 35 e Elements to Manage Attributes page 6 36 Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode Navigation Path Administration gt Security gt Authentication gt Select Mode Table 6 1 Elements for the Authentication Mode Element Description Authentication Mode Area Embedded Requires users who log in to DMM or Show and Share to authenticate against a user account database that is native to DMM This database is independent of every other type of authentication that you might use in your network LDAP Automatically deletes all user accounts except superuser Requires future users to authenticate against the user account data from your Active Directory server when they log in to DMM o
267. must Management e DMP FL l combine a Digital Signs Module license with at least one DMP feature license 10 DMPs e DMP FL 10 DMP feature licenses are cumulative If you are already e DMP FL 10 licensed to manage 500 DMPs before you install an 50 DMPs e DMP FL 50 additional 50 unit license your DMM installation will DMP FL 50 support managing as many as 550 DMPs 500 DMPs e DMP FL 500 e DMP FL 500 1 000 DMPs e DMP FL 1000 e DMP FL 1000 1 During your initial order use part numbers that omit the character Only later numbers that end with when you want to extend what you ordered initially should you use part mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Server Operations Revised May 21 2011 OL 15762 03 e Procedures page 4 1 e Reference page 4 3 CHAPTER wn We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You administer Cisco DMS Audience D Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 Procedures e Check Processes Remotely page 4 1 e Restart Appliances Remotely page 4 2 Check Processes Remotely Procedure Step 1 Start DMS Admin Step2 Choose Administration gt Services User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter4 Server Operations HI Procedures Step3 Do one of the following e Would you like View the processes for D
268. n Use the keypad to enter the PIN code Tap Submit on the touchscreen The touchscreen is refreshed and the emulator starts Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Workflow to Provision Emulator Service for IP Phones page 15 2 e Configure Emulator Settings in Cast page 15 7 e Use the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone page 15 10 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation HI Procedures Start the Emulator on a Mobile Phone Before You Begin e Configure emulator settings in Cisco Cast e Make note of the generated PIN code in the top right corner of a DMP display that is showing Cisco Cast The emulator cannot control the corresponding DMP without this PIN e This procedure assumes that you are using a supported platform To learn which mobile phone platforms we support in this release see our release notes on Cisco com An unsupported platform might not be capable of running the emulator Procedure Step 1 Start the Internet browser on your mobile phone Step2 Go to the URL that you see on the DMP display that is showing Cisco Cast You are prompted to enter the PIN Step 3 Enter the PIN and then click Go The emulator starts Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Configure Emulator Settings in Cast page 15 7 e Use the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone page 15 10 Use
269. n 125 Concepts Return to Top Cisco Discovery Protocol DMPs and other devices that support CDP can communicate facts about themselves amongst themselves over any physical network medium that supports Subnetwork Access Protocol SNAP encapsulation CDP uses the data link layer which connects physical network media to upper layer protocols And because CDP operates at this level two or more CDP devices that support different network layer protocols for example IP and Novell IPX can learn about each other Specifically CDP causes devices to advertise not only their existence but also their platform types protocols IP addresses and SNMP agent addresses to neighboring devices on their LAN switch or WAN And when their connected switch is Medianet ready device identification can also trigger an Auto Smartports macro to run automatically Thus CDP facilitates discovery by network management applications of Cisco devices that are neighbors of known devices And this is particularly useful when such previously undiscovered neighbors use lower layer transparent protocols After they possess information about such devices network management applications can send SNMP queries to them In addition CDP detects native VLAN and port duplex mismatches Return to Top Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A standard method for devices to request and servers to allocate IP addresses in a network without human intervention An op
270. n administrator or as a user with sufficient permissions to see at least one DMP or one DMP group Procedure Step 1 Examine the gauge Step2 Optional Would you like to learn more If so click View All DMPs and DMP Groups Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 2 e Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 Use the Cast Gauge Procedure Step 1 Examine the gauge Step2 Click Manage Cast to learn more Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 2 e Use the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 Use the Settings Gauge Procedure Step 1 Examine the gauge Step2 Click Manage Settings to learn more Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter10 DMP Dashboard Reference W Related Topics e Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 2 e Use the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 10 9 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements on the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 9 Elements on the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge The right side of the Media and Schedules gauge counts and c
271. n each package according to a schedule for planned changes They configure each package deployment to recur once per week on a weeknight Then as needed they can use the Play Now feature to deploy urgent or mission critical changes in real time if the standard timeslot is not appropriate e Organizational Logic at Acme page 19 13 e Deployment Scheduling Logic at Acme page 19 14 Organizational Logic at Acme Table 19 3 Organizational Logic for DMPs and Digital Signs at Acme Item Description at Acme Locations Acme calls its locations with digital signs Site A Site B Site C Site D and Site E DMP Groups Acme sorts its 25 DMPs into five DMP groups e The five DMPs in Group 1 receive their scheduled deployment every Monday e The five DMPs in Group 2 receive their scheduled deployment every Tuesday e The five DMPs in Group 3 receive their scheduled deployment every Wednesday e The five DMPs in Group 4 receive their scheduled deployment every Thursday e The five DMPs in Group 5 receive their scheduled deployment every Friday User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 19 13 Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery E Concepts Table 19 3 Organizational Logic for DMPs and Digital Signs at Acme Item Description at Acme DMPs There are five DMPs per site and each DMP belongs to only one group The names of DMPs are always derived from a combination of their site a letter from A to E
272. n icon tells you that the DMP is connected to a power source uses a known IP address and is reachable e A red icon tells you that the DMP is unreachable Name A unique and human readable name that you entered or that DMM chose If DMM chose the name it is either the DMP IP address or MAC address IP The public IP address at which the DMP receives instructions and data from DMM Version The release number for the installed firmware version on the DMP Description The description that you entered Internal Storage MB Total Free available capacity Measures the total storage capacity of the internal flash drive and then measures the External Storage MB Total Free and then measures the available capacity Measures the total storage capacity of the external USB drive if the DMP is connected to one WAAS Status Says that a DMP has mounted a CIFS share or does not say anything Related Topics e Add and Edit DMP Groups page 12 3 Elements to Add or Edit DMP Groups Table 12 3 Element Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Elements to Add and Edit DMP Groups Icon and Description These elements load when you click Create Group or Edit Group under the DMP Groups tree Name A unique and human readable name for the group Description A brief description of the group and its purpose Related Topics e Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups page 12
273. n rows that describe defined TV channels Edit Channel Settings Opens the dialog box where you can edit the values and attributes of a channel that is already defined Reassign to Any Unused Channel Associates the channel definition that the corresponding row describes with whichever channel is nearest among the undefined channels The new channel number might be higher or lower than whichever channel number was in effect until you changed it Delete This Channel Deletes all entries and attribute values from the definition of the channel that the corresponding row describes The relevant channel number will not be associated with any defined channel unless or until you define a new channel for it or associate an existing channel with it Related Topics e Add Channels page 24 3 e Edit Channels page 24 3 e Reassign Channel Numbers page 24 4 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 mw 247 Chapter 24 _Redistribute Live TV HI Reference Elements to Define Channel Settings Table 24 2 Element Navigation Path e Cast gt TV Channels gt Set Up Channel e Cast gt TV Channels gt gt Edit Channel Settings Elements for Channel Definition Description Your Name for This Channel A meaningful brief and unique description of the channel that the corresponding row describes such as China Central Television Univision Al Jazeera BBC 1 Star Cricket HBO or CNN Address Type
274. n you use Play Now to initiate an event it runs until another event starts What prevents me from seeing the software user interface for Play in Future gt OP gt P Refresh you browser If the problem persists make sure that your client OS browser and JRE are all set to English User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ea OL 15762 03 onarren i Content Distribution and Delivery Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 19 1 e Procedures page 19 15 e Reference page 19 21 Fe a We prepared this material with specific expectations of you Audience You will configure and manage how DMP endpoints use content distribution network technologies udience wy Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Overview page 19 1 e Understand DMP Support for the CIFS Protocol page 19 2 e Choose a Content Delivery System to Use with DMPs page 19 2 e DMS CD Concepts page 19 3 e Guidelines page 19 7 e Restrictions page 19 11 e Example Scenario page 19 13 Overview Commonly the bandwidth capacity required to deliver an HD video stream ranges from 10 Mbps to 15 Mbps In contrast an average SD video stream uses approximately one third as much capacity However these parameters are highly configurable and will vary from one WAN to another User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EEN Chapter
275. nagement On Off a Click Select Advanced System Task a Click Select Advanced System Task b Browse your list of applications and then b Browse your list of applications and then highlight this name in the list highlight this name in the list LCD_MANAGE_POLL_TURN_ON LCD_MANAGE_POLL_TURN_OFF Step5 Click OK to confirm your choice and close the selector Step 6 Click the name of whichever DMP is connected to your LCD and then click Submit two times Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for DMTech Equipment Procedure Step1 Deploy the System Task event called RS 232 Control DMTech displays Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Activate RS 232 for LCD Displays by DMTech page 14 28 Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for NEC Presentation Systems Procedure Step1 Deploy the System Task event called RS 232 Control supported non DMTech displays Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Activate RS 232 for Supported LCD Display Brands except DMTech page 14 28 Prepare a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD to Support Centralized Management through DVI amp Note Only our 40 inch and 52 inch LCD display models support DVI connections User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 E 1413 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Procedures Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
276. name Password Data Size Rotation Rules Maximum number of log records in the database 100000 Size of log data to be deleted in percent B 20 Archiving Rules Time for which archived reports are available a i Click Update Stop You have completed this procedure OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x j Chapter 21 Proof of Play HI Procedures Create Requestors Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Procedure Choose Digital Signage gt Insertions and then click Manage Requestors The Manage Requestors dialog box opens Click Add New Requestors The Add New Requestor dialog box opens Add New Requestor x Requestor Name Description Save Cancel Enter at least a name but also optionally a description Click Save Stop You have completed this procedure Create Insertions Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Procedure Choose Digital Signage gt Insertions and then click Create Insertion The Create New Insertion dialog box opens Create New Insertion x Insertion Name Requestor Select Description Active Date Range From a To Content Name File Type Add Content O total Save Cancel Enter a name for this insertion Associate a requestor with this insertion Choose when this inserti
277. nce of actions for each phone that should subscribe to the emulator a Click the name in the Device Name Line column of the managed IP phone that you will configure By default this name is just SEP prefixed to the MAC address of the phone However your server might be configured to use some other naming format b When the page refreshes choose Subscribe Unsubscribe Services from the Related Links list A popup window opens c Choose Cast from the Select a Service List and then click Next d Choose Cast from the ASCII Service Name list and then click Subscribe e Verify that the message in the Status area says Add successful and that the Subscribed Services area includes Cast f Close the popup window Click Go Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation Procedures W What to Do Next e Proceed to the Configure Emulator Settings in Cast section on page 15 7 Related Topics e Enable IP Phone Autoregistration page 15 5 Configure Emulator Settings in Cast amp Note Options on the Remote Control page might sometimes be dimmed and not available to you e Click Save to activate dimmed options if this occurs during Step 1 e This occurs during Step 2 only when your choice is None Choose either All DMPs or Selected DMPs to reactivate options that your choice dimmed
278. nd Panel Lock toggles all to Off in Digital Signs Note When you use Digital Signs to lock your remote control the remote control cannot unlock itself Instead you must switch the Safety Lock and Remote Control Lock toggles both to Off in Digital Signs Run a Diagnostic Self Test on a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD Display Procedure Step1 Turn Off your display and turn Off every device connected to it Step2 Disconnect all devices from your display User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 14 33 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Reference Step3 Turn On your display The self test runs immediately e PASS The LED power indicator remains green e FAIL An on screen message moves around on the screen which says Check Signal Cable Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P1434 OL 15762 03 lata Audience amp E he DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 15 1 e Procedures page 15 3 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You want to emulate the DMP remote control on mobile phones or Cisco IP phones Note Concepts Overview amp This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Overview page 15 1 e Workflow to Provision Emulator Service for IP Phones pag
279. ndwidth setting for HTTP sessions up to 1 5Mbps on a Content Engine is not sufficient for MPEG 2 video e SD MPEG 2 video requires approximately 5Mbps e HD MPEG video requires approximately 15Mbps Use the bitrate command as follows to increase the maximum bandwidth on a Content Engine to 6Mbps per HTTP session bitrate http default 6000 Are too many DMPs using your Content Engine Two factors affect the upper limit for how many DMPs should use one Content Engine e The resolution of the MPEG 2 files that you use SD or HD e The designed capacity of the Content Engine model that you use For example the HTTP caching throughput is approximately 40Mbps on a Content Engine565 which means that this model cannot support any more than e Eight DMPs that play SD MPEG 2 video at 5Mbps e Two or three DMPs that play HD MPEG 2 video at 15Mbps Are HTTP requests from DMPs redirected correctly to your Content Engine 1 Telnet to your Content Engine and issue this command show statistics http savings 2 Verify that the HTTP savings level is high OR When you see that the HTTP savings level is low verify that you have correctly configured your router and if you use it on your Content Engine transparent WCCP mode I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Reference Is the HTTP proxy setting wrong in DMPDM to use a Con
280. new location in the list Videos that are higher in the list will be shown before videos that are lower in the list Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Remove a Video from a Category When you remove a video from a category on the Video on Demand page you remove it also from the interactive menu system at sites where you deploy Cisco Cast Procedure Step 1 Click the Video on Demand tab Step2 In the area that lists videos click Map Videos to Category The VoD Mapping dialog box opens Step3 Click the Remove link that corresponds to a video that should be removed Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Stage an EPG to DMP Local Storage Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Step2 Choose Deployment Package from the Application Types list Step3 Click Add New Application Step4 Choose Cast from the Applications list Step5 Enter Deploy Local Cast in the Name field User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x a OL 15762 03 Chapter 25 Video on Demand Reference W Step6 Choose an option from the Mount Point list e Should usb_1 When you will use usb_1 be the local Choose Flash Storage default mount point Should usb_2 2 When you will use usb_2 be the local Choose USB mount point 1 usb_1 is the CF SD or SSD memory card inside your DMP 2 usb_2 is an external hard drive or flash drive that you have attached to your
281. nfigure SSID settings in your WLAN your DMPs will lose their network connections If this occurs simply restart your DMPs to restore normal operation Choose from the Security list the security method for your network The options are e WEP 64bit e WEP 128bit e WPA PSK e WPA EAP e WPA2 PSK e WPA2 EAP The security method that you choose controls in part which other fields and options you see Do the following as needed e Did you choose a WEP based security method And do you see the Passphrase field If so enter in it the key from which your 64 bit or 128 bit passphrase is cryptographically derived e Did you choose a WPA based or WPA 2 based security method And do you see the Passphrase field If so enter in it the pre shared key for your network e Do you see the Encryption list If so choose from it either TKIP or CCMP e Do you see the EAP list If so choose from it either FAST MDS or PEAP ver 0 e Do you see the Username and Password fields If so enter in them respectively a valid username for your wireless network and the password to authenticate that username Click Submit to save this application Deploy this application to your DMPs as appropriate e Immediately Click the DMP Manager tab choose which DMPs to reconfigure choose this named application from the W Fi Configuration options in the Actions list and then click Go e In the future Click the Schedules tab and define deployment para
282. nfo gt lt ds X509Data gt lt ds X509Certificate gt MIICRTCCAa6gAwI BAgIETOrk jANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBmMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUZELMAkKGA1UE CBMCQOExCzAJBgNVBAcTAI1NKMQ4wDAYDVQQKEWVDSVNDTzEOMAwWGA1UECXMFQ01TQ08xHTAbBgNV BAMTFGZydw1 0bG9vcHMuY21zY28uY29tMCAXDTEWMTEyMj IxNDczOFoYDzIxMTAxMDI5Mj EONzM4 Wj BmMQswCQYDVQQGEwWJVUzZELMAkGA1UECBMCQOEXxC zAJBgNVBAcTAI1NKMQ4wDAYDVQQKEwVDSVND TZEOMAwGA1UECXMFQ01TQ08xHTAbBgNVBAMTFGZydw1 0ObG9vcHMuY21zY28uY29tMIG MANGCSqG SIb3 DOEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCX0tT1iXR7pGh9NNEKbIkChNBOt H 2ysm4xr1Y60 hFssJGGx qnNv 8UEQH7 S1Ik7Z9eDBW61JreiH3 Kt SWIJBvtV1LhLGZA1wPTu b6GzVHGX9uZaj 370 ywON8rul8k8 BoTsdNag7ZhQ7v1If cQ1Hj Lw9RT3u n5ZkD hbwEKtKePEwI DAQABMA0NGCSqGS1b3 DOQEBBQUAA4GB User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Reference AA9I32G E51EY1c3w ALUEXiDdtLnzRrNZxF7ZneDP nj ygNMOLgYTwCARdj dw40Xurd2RGSJC3MYJ bhqMIStSTbYPBB6KLUEWKk AW uprxX5T49SY6hS918tcErmWdWOCYF1IiRa2hMaJz6AbWAqKR8 0 n5 IWxwEO1kmOPdWd1B lt ds X509Certificate gt lt ds X509Data gt lt ds KeyInfo gt lt KeyDescriptor gt lt ArtifactResolutionService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 1 0 bindings SOAP binding Location http sso example com 8080 idp profile SAML1 SOAP ArtifactResolution index 1 gt lt ArtifactResolutionService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings SOAP Location http sso example
283. ng it to describe assets of only one type Also e IMAGES counts how many assets of each type are saved in your media library e UDP The dashboard does not show this element to you unless you are logged in as an administrator or as a user with sufficient permissions to see assets in the media library e SDP Note Support for RTP assets is NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 2 e FIRMWARE Support for SDP assets is NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 e FLASH e VIDEO e RTSP e AUDIO e RTP Add Asset Opens the Add Asset dialog box from which you can add assets to your media library The dashboard does not show this element to you unless you are logged in as an administrator or as a user with sufficient permissions to add assets to at least one category within the media library Related Topics Use the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 7 Use the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 10 10 OL 15762 03 taia Audience Note CHAPTER Register DMPs Revised May 25 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 11 2 e Procedures page 11 12 e Reference page 11 18 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you Everyone You understand IP addresses subnets and other LAN fundamentals v Everyone Your user account permissions allow you to manage DMPs Medianet Users You understand Mediane
284. ng these options e Create Category Opens the Add Category dialog box e Rename Category Opens the Edit Category dialog box e Delete Category Deletes the category that you highlighted Create Category Opens the Add Category dialog box User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 m Chapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software HI Reference Table 17 1 Elements for Managing a Media Library continued Element Icon and Description Filter by Methods by which you can cause the untitled table to describe only the assets from your media library that match parameters you have specified Choose the filtering method specify the parameters and then click Go You can use only one filter per query You cannot apply a second filter to results that are already filtered Title Enter at least one word that the title contains Filename Enter a string of characters that the filename contains Description Enter at least one word that the description contains File Type Enter the file type to be matched Estimated Duration Enter in hours minutes and seconds the duration to be matched Date Modified Click the first calendar icon to choose the start date for the range of modification dates to be matched and then click the second calendar icon to choose the end date for the range Owner Enter the DMM username for the asset owner to be matched Source Choose whethe
285. nly a digital certificate includes the following e One DN to authenticate the directory service entity e One DN to authenticate the CA e A serial number to identify the digital certificate itself e An expiration date after which any entity that receives the certificate should reject it e A copy of the certificate holder s public key e The CA s digital signature so recipients can verify that the certificate is not forged User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x lt OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts W directory service Any single named unit at any level within a nested hierarchy of named units relative to a network An entity entity s essence depends upon its context This context in turn depends upon interactions between at least two service providers one apiece for the naming service and the directory service in your network Theoretically an entity might represent any tangible thing or logical construct e By tangible thing we mean something that a person could touch which occupies real space in the physical world For example this entity type might represent one distinct human being device or building e By logical construct we mean a useful abstraction whose existence is assumed or agreed upon but is not literally physical For example this entity type might represent one distinct language subnet protocol time zone or ACL An en
286. nly one of the following e Does your When you will use HDMI touchscreen a Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI interface on the back panel of use HDMI your DMP b Connect the other end of the cable to your touchscreen e Does your When you will use DVI touchscreen a Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI interface on the back panel of use DVI your DMP b Fasten an HDMI to DVI adapter to the free end of the cable c Connect the free end of the DVI adapter to the corresponding interface on your touchscreen d Plug the 3 5mm audio jack into the Audio interface on the back panel of your DMP e Connect the other end of the audio cable to the corresponding interface on your touchscreen Step2 Do only one of the following e Does your When touchscreen interaction relies on USB touchscreen a Connect a USB cable to the USB interface on the back panel of use USB your DMP b Connect the other end of the cable to your touchscreen Note If your DMP model has only one USB connector you might prefer to connect an external hard drive there for added local storage In this case an RS 232 serial cable would be the better choice for connecting a touchscreen to your DMP e Does your When touchscreen interaction relies on RS 232 touchscreen a Connect an RS 232 serial cable to the RS232 interface on the back use RS 232 panel of your DMP b Connect the other end of the cable to your touchscreen Step3 Turn On the touchscreen je
287. not set the Number of concurrent deployments value any higher than 3 because 21 x 3 64 The permitted value is any whole number in the range from 28 to 102400 where 102400 Kbps is the same as 100 Mbps The factory default setting ignores this threshold If you prefer to enforce it check the check box Deployment Protocol FTP or SFTP according to your security requirements When you choose SFTP connections are encrypted between your DMM server and your DMPs Otherwise these sessions use clear text Even though the factory default setting is FTP we recommend that you use SFTP Maximum file size in MB The maximum number of megabytes per file that DMS CD will transport inside a multifile deployment package to your DMPs before the file that reached this threshold is moved to the back of the queue and its transfer is deferred The next file advances to the front of the queue and the deployment continues DMS CD applies this threshold to a deployment package as many times as necessary until it has cycled through all of its files and then the transfer is resumed for the deferred file after it returns to the front of the queue This threshold might cause the transfer of any especially large file to be distributed across days Bottlenecks are prevented and as many assets are provisioned as can be provisioned The permitted value is any whole number in the range from 10 to 1024000 where 1 024 000 MB is the same as TB T
288. ns that show text Apply 1 minute of motion to any region that has shown a logo for 4 hours Use built in features to prevent image retention Some Cisco LCD models support these features while others do not Check your Cisco LCD documentation Use the Scroll feature to move a solid black bar up and down the display Set its interval in the rage from 1 to 10 hours We recommend a 1 hour interval Set its duration in the range from 1 to 5 seconds We recommend a 5 second duration Use the Pixel Shift feature to move a dotted black rectangle from top to bottom Set its interval in the rage from 1 to 10 hour We recommend a 1 hour interval Set its duration in the range from 10 to 50 seconds We recommend a 50 second duration Use the Bar feature to move a black crosshair around your display Set its interval in the range from 1 to 10 hours We recommend a 1 hour interval Set its duration in the range from 10 to 50 seconds We recommend a 50 second duration wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter 14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Procedures W Procedures e Connect to a Digital Display or Projector page 14 7 e Connect to a Touchscreen page 14 8 e Connect to an Analog Display or Projector page 14 10 e Prepare Equipment page 14 11 e Configure and Manage Equipment page 14 15 Connect to a Digital Display or Projector Ti
289. nse Agreement Enter the required values e Servlet Server Address If you have not already done so enter the DNS resolvable hostname and domain for your DMM appliance such as dmm example com e DMP User Name Enter admin or when you have changed the DMP Web Account username from the default value enter the new username that you assigned e DMP User Password Enter the password that corresponds to the username User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ua ieee Chapter11 Register DMPs Procedures W Step3 Click Save Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure A Caution DMP credentials must match exactly in DMPDM and Cisco Digital Signs f you ever use a system task in Cisco Digital Signs to change DMP credentials you must then return here and enter matching values Otherwise Cisco Digital Signs will use the wrong credentials when it tries to communicate with your DMPs Then after communication fails it will consider your DMPs to be unreachable and unmanageable Add or Edit Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration Even without access to Cisco Medianet technologies you can autoregister all of the DMPs in any NMAP address range that you specify Afterward the registered DMPs support centralized management from DMM Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Step2 Click the DMP Discovery row in the Application Types list Step3 Do one of the following e Wo
290. ntation whose assets you will transfer to your DMPs Procedure Step 1 Define a deployment task for DMS CD to provisioning emergency assets to DMP local storage Alternatively do the following to define a file transfer task that you can deploy a Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks and then click File Transfer to DMP or Server b To create a new file transfer task click Add New Application c After the page is refreshed do the following to define behaviors for and save the file transfer task 1 Enter a specific name such as Fire or Flash Flood for the type of emergency You might want to use a less specific name such as Emergencies if this task will transfer the assets for multiple presentations or playlists or if your organization uses one playlist or presentation for emergencies of all kinds 2 From the DMP Publishing Protocol list choose FTP or HTTP and then check the Emergency Alarm check box User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P22 E OL 15762 03 Chapter 22 Plan for and Manage Emergencies Procedures 3 Click Presentations in the Applications list if the assets are part of a saved presentation OR Click Playlists if the assets are part of a saved playlist 4 After the page is refreshed click in the Available Applications list the name of the presentation or playlist whose assets should be transferred and then click Select Applications 5 Optional
291. ntication page contains four tabbed property sheets a N Embedded LDAP or NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 SSO Select Mode is by default the only active tab Your choices on the Select Mode property sheet determine whether you have access to the other three property sheets Define Q LDAP or NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 SSO ne Your choices on the Define Filter property sheet help you to configure and add a new agreement User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Peis OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts W Synchronize Q LDAP or NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 SSO U ai Your choices on the Synchronize Users property sheet help you to submit a new agreement Manage LDAP or NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 SSO Attributes E 1 In most production environments you can expect to use the Select Mode property sheet only one time Federated Identity and Single Sign on SSO Concepts e IdP Requirements page 6 17 e Configuration Workflow to Activate Federation SSO Mode page 6 17 e Authentication Scenarios for User Sessions in Federation SSO Mode page 6 18 IdP Requirements NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 To use federation SSO mode in Cisco DMS you must have access to an IdP that meets our requirements Your IdP must e Support SAML 2 0 e Support these two SAML profiles Web Browser SSO Profile Enhanced Client or Proxy ECP Profile e Generate assertions in which the SAML UID at
292. nually in the specified network range for DMPs that you might add in the future When you plan to add DMPs to your network continually you can schedule an autodiscovery event to recur as often as necessary Click OK to save your work Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Add or Edit DMP Groups page 12 7 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter12 Organize DMPs in Groups HI Procedures Delete DMP Groups Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Step2 Navigate in the DMP Groups tree expanding levels until you find the group Step3 Click the group name in the tree Step4 Choose More Actions gt Delete Group Step5 Click OK to delete the group OR Click Cancel to stop this deletion Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Remove DMPs Manually from DMP Groups page 12 5 Add DMPs Manually to DMP Groups Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Step2 Navigate in the DMP Groups tree expanding levels until you find a group that already includes the DMP Step3 Click to highlight this group in the tree The DMP List table is refreshed It now describes DMPs in your highlighted group Step4 Click Edit in the row whose DMP should join a group The Edit DMP dialog box opens Step5 Navigate in the DMP Groups tree expanding levels until you find the group that should contain
293. numeric UDP port assignment reserved for SNMP traffic Step5 Apply the community string Step6 Enter in the Community String field the password to identify that community je Tip The default Community String value is public Step7 Click Save Step8 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter8 Events and Notifications Procedures W Populate the MIB Browser in Your NMS Procedure Step1 Log in to your Cisco com account on ftp cisco com Step2 Navigate to ftp Ftp sj cisco com pub mibs v2 Timesaver Alternatively go to http cisco com go dms mib Step3 Download these files Step4 Load both files into your network management system NMS P Tip Manufacturer documentation for your NMS should tell you how to do this Step5 When your NMS prompts you to enter the SNMP port number for your DMM appliance use the port number 161 Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure Configure Alert Reports and Notification Settings e Define Alert Report Parameters page 8 7 e Define Notification Rules page 8 8 Define Alert Report Parameters Procedure Step 1 Click the Alerts tab Step2 Click Alert Reports Step3 Click the radio button to choose a monitoring mode e In Live Monitor Mode we refresh displayed values in something close to real time e In Snapshot Mode we do not refresh displayed values
294. o to http cisco com go dms mib Which object groups does the MIB support This release supports e cdmsSystem e cdmsFeatures e cdmsInventory OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x g Chapter8 Events and Notifications HI Reference To understand these object groups see the agent capabilities file Q Can configure the community for my e SNMP agent to accept get requests A Yes from the public community e SNMP agent to accept set requests A No not in this release e external SNMP server which receives traps A No not in this release wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 otfoctdn CISCO PART 2 Control DMPs and Presentation Systems CHAPTER Welcome to Centralized DMP Management Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 9 1 e Procedures page 9 2 we We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You want to manage Cisco DMPs and their attached presentation systems centrally Audience amp Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Overview page 9 1 Overview Although we sell and license features separately for Cisco Digital Signs and Cisco Cast they rely on a shared set of common services that help you to e Discover DMPs in your network e Create
295. ocedures page 16 8 e Reference page 16 9 CHAPTER We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You want to manage access rights precisely for particular uses of particular DMPs Note Concepts Overview This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Overview page 16 1 e Scenarios That Illustrate Specialized User Permissions page 16 2 After you assign users to the Digital Signage user group in DMS Admin you can manage their access rights and permission levels that pertain to Cisco Digital Signs and Cisco Cast You can restrict the permissions that you grant to particular user accounts in DMM For example you might grant a user the permission to use only the advanced tasks that you choose or to deploy presentations to only the DMPs that you choose Note Each Cisco Cast user must have at least read only permission to the Cast application which pertains to the electronic program guide I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 16 DMP User Permissions E Concepts Scenarios That Illustrate Specialized User Permissions You can assign highly specialized permissions to any DMM user Examples in this section state how you might customize user permissions in various scenarios e Scenario 1 Permission to Manage Content but Not Schedules page 16 2 e Scenario 2 Permission to Manage One D
296. ommands You can schedule these events to occur at any time You can even set them to recur as often as needed Moreover you can schedule hundreds of future events Now You can trigger such events to start manually and run only once We call this method Play Now User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EEN Chapter18 Schedule Media to Play and Commands to Run E Concepts Later Or you can set them to run automatically from a schedule with or without recurrence We call this method Play in Future Topics in this section tell you how to plan deliveries of assets and commands that you prepare for DMPs The schedule can manage multiple deployments simultaneously and assuming that a DMP has a fast network connection and you send deployments to it that are not mutually exclusive a DMP can receive multiple deployments simultaneously You can schedule future time slots for elements that you will deploy once or repeatedly to e One registered DMP if it belongs to a DMP group which does not contain any other DMPs e Multiple registered DMPs that all use the same one DMP group as their parent e All of your registered external FTP deployment servers the schedule treats all of your registered external servers identically Understand Future Deployments for Presentations You can deploy only one presentation at a time if the assets that it uses should be stored directly on your DMPs To check the fre
297. on we verify its every instance of playback This universal verification becomes conditional when you use the asset anywhere outside an insertion You added the asset explicitly to an insertion In this case we audit playback for this asset no matter how or when you play it or in what context When you play it as just one part of a presentation or playlist that is not in its own right part of any insertion e We do not verify playback for the playlist as a whole e We do not verify playback for any other assets than the one that you audit explicitly What triggers conditional proof of play auditing for an asset We might validate some instances of playback but not others We cannot audit playback consistently for an asset whose instances of playback occur sometimes outside any insertion What prevents proof of play auditing for an asset We cannot validate instances of playback for an asset whose every instance of playback occurs outside any insertion OQ What are the implications for emergency events A See CSCtd23249 Troubleshooting The log file location for proof of play features is var apache tomcat proofofplay core log User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x oL 15762 03 EEN Chapter 21 Proof of Play HI Reference User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P2112 OL 15762 03 A weve Plan for and Manage Emergencies Revised May 31 2011 OL
298. on requests securely through port 443 DMM then passes these requests securely to your Active Directory server through port 389 Also SSL uses port 636 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Pea OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Reference W User Exclusion FAQs Q Can block Cisco DMS access to one particular Active Directory user account when it is among the matched results for an otherwise useful LDAP filter A Yes Extend your query to include a logical NOT operator for an attribute whose value is unique to this user This example uses the LDAP samaccountName attribute name which DMM uses by default to populate the corresponding login name for DMM However if your Active Directory server uses any other attribute name than samaccountName for this purpose you must update the example syntax accordingly when you extend your query amp currentFilter samAccountName username to be excluded je Tip Information on the Manage Attributes property sheet in DMS Admin confirms whether your Active Directory server uses the samAccountName attribute name User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 a 6 43 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Reference User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Peas W OL 15762 03 a A Users and Groups Revised May 22 2010 OL 15762 03 e Concepts
299. on should become active and then choose when it should stop Click Add Content wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter 21 Proof of Play Step 6 Step7 Step 8 Run a Report Step 1 Step 2 Procedures W The Select Resources dialog box opens Search by Title z Go Clear Filter Assets By Type C Title File Name Description File Type All Assets What s New in Cisco Sh ShowAndShare5 2 2 Wh VIDEO Q Audio V_red_768x1366_acib3 V_red_768x1366 jpg CISCO default content IMAGES Q DMP Firmware V_red_1920x1080_2d0ft V_red_1920x1080 jpg CISCO default content IMAGES Q HTML V_logo_bank_rates768x V_logo_bank_rates768x CISCO default content IMAGES Q mage Virtua1_3d106521 4ab2 virtua1 jpg CISCO default content IMAGES o RTSP Video_frame_60e54385 video_frame jpg CISCO default content IMAGES Q RTP V_grey_table_1920x108 V_grey table_1920x108i CISCO default content IMAGES a Shockwave Flash UDP i V_grey_rates768x1366_ V_grey_rates768x1366 j CISCO default content IMAGES Q I oad Video V_green_1920x1080_32 V_green_1920x1080 jpg CISCO default content IMAGES a Assets By Category V_creamy_768x1366_61 V_creamy_768x1366 jpg CISCO default content IMAGES QJ gt Media Playlists Presentations Go To URLs 4 Page f1 of21 C fon Showing 1 10 of 209 per page OK Cancel Use check boxes
300. or the DMP User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 a io Chapter10 DMP Dashboard E Concepts Figure 10 2 The Digital Media Players Gauge Digital Media Players 2DMPs oup T 2 DMP Groups 2 Down View all DMPs and DMP Groups Tip DMM might report temporarily that a newly added DMP is unreachable Most commonly this occurs before the first polling session The interval between DMP polling cycles is 5 minutes In this case wait a few minutes and then check again Note Configure your DHCP servers to expire leased IP addresses for DMPs only when DMPs are restarted A registered DMP might become unavailable for centralized management if it receives a new dynamic IP address from the DHCP server at its deployment site In this case you should restart the DMP or edit the IP address record that DMM maintains for the DMP Related Topics e Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 2 e Use the Cast Gauge page 10 8 e Use the Settings Gauge page 10 8 Understand the Cast Gauge The Cast gauge shows whether Cisco Cast is configured and tells you whether the most recent synchronization succeeded with your preferred EPG provider Figure 10 3 The Cast Gauge Cast is Configured Last Sync Status 7 Successful 2010 09 16 08 06 44 068421 Manage Cast Related Topics e Understand the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 2 e Use the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 8 e
301. ose the method that corresponds to your video signal cable such as HDMI or S Video Power Choose whether to power your presentation system User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 14 25 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Reference Table 14 2 Elements for Menu driven Configuration of Supported Presentation Systems continued Element Description Cisco Displays Only Safety Lock Choose On to lock the front panel controls and the remote control buttons for your LCD Professional Series display When anyone at its physical location presses buttons on the remote control or uses controls on the display front panel while they are locked an on screen message explains that the lock is engaged There is no effect when anyone at its physical location uses the remote control unit to enter the safety lock PIN Choose Off to unlock these controls It does not matter how you locked them When you use Digital Signs to remotely unlock the remote control unit and controls on the display front panel it is not necessary to enter the safety lock PIN Note Any option that you choose from this list clears your choice if any in the Remote Control Lock and Panel Lock lists You can choose only one option among all three of these lists which are hidden unless you chose CISCO_40N or CISCO_52S from the TV Type list Remote Control Lock Note Choose On to lock the remote control unit
302. otfoctdn CISCO User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Part 1 Cisco Digital Media Suite Administration Part 2 Control DMPs and Presentation Systems Part 3 Communicate Anything with Cisco Digital Signs Part 4 Deliver IPTV Programming with Cisco Cast Revised May 31 2011 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems Inc 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose CA 95134 1706 USA http www cisco com Tel 408 526 4000 800 553 NETS 6387 Fax 408 527 0883 Text Part Number OL 15762 03 THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALL STATEMENTS INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET FORTH IN THE INFORMATION PACKET THAT SHIPPED WITH THE PRODUCT AND ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOFTWARE LICENSE OR LIMITED WARRANTY CONTACT YOUR CISCO REPRESENTATIVE FOR A COPY The Cisco implementation of TCP header compression is an adaptation of a program developed by the University of California Berkeley UCB as part of UCB s public domain version of the UNIX operating system All rights reserved Copyright 1981 Regents of the University of California NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
303. ou have completed this procedure Related Topics e RS 232 Command Reference for Cisco LCD Displays page 14 29 Reference e Video and Audio Signal Interfaces page 14 23 e Supported Touchscreen Drivers page 14 24 e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 14 24 e RS 232 Command Reference for Cisco LCD Displays page 14 29 e FAQs and Troubleshooting page 14 31 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ra OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Reference W Video and Audio Signal Interfaces DMP 4305G Power Reset HDMI fi USB Extension Audio RS232 Console RJ45 DC 12V DMP 4400G cvss Antanna O OO SPDIF Table 14 1 Media Signal Interfaces Category Chassis Label o o o D S S o v S fr ft a a a i ile a a Video connectors HDMI 1 1 e HDMI 1 0 1 HDMI 1 3 o j1 Jo Component e YPbPr S Video 0 1 O e VIDEO YPbPr 1 0 0 e S Video o 0 1 Composite e CVBS 1 O Audio connectors 3 5mm jack e Audio Oo 1 1 RCA e SPDIF 0 J0 i e RIGHT 1 0 J0 e LEFT 1 0 0 1 Backward compatible to HDMI 1 1 2 Use an S Video signal cable with a YPbPr to S Video adapter to transmit and receive YPbPr data signals 3 There is no Composite CVBS connector on a DMP 4310G Its YPbPr S Video connector supports Composite CVBS via an S Video to Composite adapter 4 Stereo audio output irrespective of the cabl
304. ou have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 a a7 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Procedures Related Topics e Video and Audio Signal Interfaces page 14 23 e Connect to a Digital Display or Projector page 14 7 Connect to a Touchscreen P Tip Some touchscreens work as designed only after they are calibrated manually If your touchscreen is one of these its calibration occurs during a later stage of DMP setup The list of related topics for this procedure states where you can learn about calibration DMP connections to a touchscreen are mostly the same as for other digital displays However touchscreens employ a special cable that supports interactivity through touch This might be either an RS 232 serial cable or a USB cable depending on the touchscreen model Although some models support both cable types for interactivity you can use only one type at a time Before You Begin e Verify that your DMP model supports touchscreen technologies and that we support the touchscreen brand model and device driver that you will use e Check the documentation for your touchscreen to learn whether it requires a serial connection or a USB connection to your DMP or if it supports both User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x mias E OL 15762 03 Chapter 14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Procedures W Procedure Step 1 Do o
305. oup only Alternatively you can use Play Now to deploy a job to DMPs You can attach only one external USB flash drive or external USB hard drive to a DMP We do not support USB hubs or any other method that you might use to attach multiple drives or other device types to a DMP I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery E Concepts CIFS Restrictions ACNS Restrictions amp DMS CD does not prevent you from using the Actions list or the Play Now feature to start transferring a DMS CD deployment package immediately However using either of these methods defeats many of the most important benefits of using DMS CD We recommend instead that you use the Play in Future feature to schedule all of your DMS CD deployment packages You cannot use the Deployment Status feature at Digital Media Players gt Deployment Manager gt Deployment Status to check the progress or status of immediate deployments We do not support use of the Cast plugin for Digital Media Designer with any content distribution system or network SCto35473 When the password for a CIFS volume contains even one symbol a DMP 4310G cannot mount CIFS This behavior is by design Playback is choppy for HD video that a DMP 4310G renders from a mounted CIFS volume However a DMP 4400G can render the identical file without difficulty CSCtj00686 There can be only one C
306. oups Reference W Related Topics e Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups page 12 6 e Remove DMPs Manually from DMP Groups page 12 5 FAQs and Troubleshooting e FAQs page 12 9 FAQs Q How many DMPs can centrally manage from one DMM appliance A Approximately 4 000 However it is not possible to pinpoint an exact count that is correct for every organization The ways that you use your DMPs affect their cumulative load on a DMM appliance User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter12 Organize DMPs in Groups HI Reference User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Lau OL 15762 03 tata Audience wy CHAPTER 1 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 13 1 e Procedures page 13 5 e Reference page 13 8 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You have deployed DMP 4400G endpoints at sites with WLANs Note Concepts Glossary Timesaver This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Glossary page 13 1 e ASCII Passphrases and Hexadecimal Keys for WEP page 13 4 Go to terms that start with numerals AICIEIPISITIW I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings E Concepts numerals 802 11b A wireless networking standard that specif
307. page 7 1 e Procedures page 7 2 e Reference page 7 9 Fe a We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You manage user accounts and user groups for components of Cisco DMS Audience amp Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Understand User Accounts page 7 1 e Understand User Roles page 7 2 Understand User Accounts You can create user accounts manually or you can import them from an Active Directory server Imported accounts and created accounts can coexist You cannot create any new user accounts manually while your authentication method is LDAP User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 ga Chapter7 Users and Groups HI Procedures Understand User Roles User roles in DMS Admin are the automatic result of a logical operation You cannot use DMS Admin to assign a user role directly to any user In some cases users who are authorized to use more than one licensed feature of Cisco DMS The DMS Admin user role that you see for a user account is based on all privileges and access settings that the user has combined across all of your licensed and activated features Table 7 1 Logic That Determines User Role Designations in DMS Admin User Role Logic Admin This user role is assigned automatically to any user who is an administrator in any DMM software module These users have full read
308. pes list Click Add New Application Enter a name and description for this deployment package Choose the mount point for this deployment You can choose only one e Flash Storage also known as usb_ is the SD memory card installed inside a DMP e USB also known as usb_2 is an external USB hard drive or flash memory drive that is attached to a DMP je Tip To learn which external USB drives we support and have tested see Cisco DMS compatibility information on Cisco com ttp www cisco com en US products ps6681 products_device_support_tables_list html Does this job consist of assets for an emergency notification e If so check the Emergency Alarm check box e If not uncheck it Populate and save the deployment package Click the name of a category in the Applications list Choose at least one option from the Available Applications list and then click Select Applications Click Submit Use the Play in Future feature to schedule deployment of this package to your DMPs that should receive it and then wait for the file transfer to finish Bandwidth capacity in your WAN determines how long you must wait After the deployment is finished Cisco Digital Signs autogenerates the Go To URL action for this deployment package User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ca OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 Step 15 Procedures Mi Choose Digital Signage
309. pics e Provision Emergency Assets Immediately to DMP Local Storage page 22 3 e Schedule the Future Staging of Emergency Assets page 22 6 e Start Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 7 e Stop Playback of an Emergency Message page 22 8 Use the Play Now Feature to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately Before You Begin e Create and save deployable messages for playback during emergencies Procedure Step 1 Choose Schedules gt Play Now Step2 From the Select an Event Type list choose System Tasks Step3 Click Select System Tasks and wait until the Select Event dialog box opens Step4 Click Deployment Package in the Type column if you created a DMS CD deployment task for this emergency OR Click File Transfer to DMP or Server in the Type column if you created a file transfer task for this emergency Step5 Click the task name in the Application Name column Step6 Click OK to confirm your selection and close the Select Event dialog box Step7 Click the name in the DMP Groups tree of the group whose member DMPs should have local copies of the emergency assets Step8 Click Submit to issue the command immediately e It transfers assets to your DMPs e It creates as many Go to URL entries as the number of presentations and playlists that you chose e It applies the prefix Alarm to each of these Go to URL entries Step9 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Use the Run Task Feature
310. ponding group membership list Step 3 Optional Would you like to limit how many DMPs the DMP List table describes Use filtering options above the table Step4 Add together the values that you see in the Internal Storage MB Total Free column and the Internal Storage MB Total Free column The combination of these values is the total free capacity User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 19 17 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery HI Procedures Step 5 Step 6 Compare the total free capacity to the expected size of your deployment package e When the total free capacity is sufficient provision the assets in a deployment package as planned e When the total free capacity is not sufficient do one of the following Reduce the size of the deployment package Delete unused or unimportant assets from the DMP Attach one external USB drive to the DMP if you have not attached one already Replace the external USB drive with one that has greater capacity Stop You have completed this procedure Create a Deployment Package Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Before You Begin e Configure download threshold preferences for DMS CD e Check the free disk space on your DMPs for storing provisioned assets Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Choose Deployment Package from the Application Ty
311. preexisting subscription contract already authorizes you to obtain and use EPG data in the supported format User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P26 E OL 15762 03 Chapter 26 Electronic Program Guide Concepts W S Note e To learn more about the supported TMS data format or to negotiate the commercial contract for a subscription contact Amy Mann the director of new media sales at Tribune Media Services Her toll free telephone number is 800 833 9581 ext 2333 and her email address is aamann tribune com To ensure that your contract includes sufficient permissions be sure to say that you intend to use TMS data for Cisco Cast e t might be necessary to adjust security settings in your network so that you can receive EPG data from TMS The ftp server on your DMM appliance must be able to reach the TMS ftp server e Data from TMS is proprietary copyrighted and licensed Although TMS compiles this licensed data in good faith neither Cisco nor TMS makes any express or implied warranties regarding the data or its merchantability or fitness for any purpose Understand Methods to Describe EPG Channels Generic Channel You can disassociate a channel from all EPG data sources Descripti ee eee In this case the only information that an EPG will show about the channel is exactly the text that you enter in the Text to Show if Program Guide is Not Available field This brief message which you enter one time descri
312. pter to connect a presentation system to your DMP Why does my DMP 4400G run very slowly while its RS 232 features are enabled Why does my DMP 44006 run very slowly while its RS 232 features are enabled The likeliest explanation is that your signal cable is faulty Try substituting the equivalent cable from a DMP that operates as expected when RS 232 features are enabled If doing this has no effect restore your DMP to its factory default settings and then configure it once more to support RS 232 What should I do when a message states that my touchscreen must download a characterization file When is it necessary to repeat the calibration of a touchscreen What can cause a properly calibrated touchscreen to operate as if it is not calibrated What should do when a message states that my touchscreen must download a characterization file Do not disturb or interrupt the automated process It occurs only once and takes approximately 10 minutes to finish When it is finished your touchscreen will clear the message automatically I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays HI Reference When is it necessary to repeat the calibration of a touchscreen You must repeat this calibration whenever you e Rotate a touchscreen or change its resolution e Replace a touchscreen What can cause a properly calibrated touchscreen to opera
313. r Show and Share Federation Automatically deletes all user accounts except superuser Requires future users to authenticate themselves to your IdP when they log in to DMM or Show and Share Federation Mode Elements Area Last Successfully This value becomes populated for the first time after you succeed at least once in importing Configured IdP configuration metadata into DMM from your IdP This element is visible only in federation mode IdP Configuration File Provides the means to import configuration metadata that you previously exported from your IdP and saved to a file Click Import to browse for the file which you can then import This element is visible only in federation mode User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Reference Table 6 1 Elements for the Authentication Mode continued Element Description Last Configured IdP While it names an IdP explicitly this value does not necessarily identify the IdP in current use Instead this value describes only your most recent attempt to import configuration metadata from an IdP without regard for whether the attempt failed or succeeded This element is visible only in federation mode It becomes populated for the first time after you attempt at least once to import IdP metadata Tip Compare this value to the Last Successfully Configured IdP value When
314. r a button DMM automatically shows the words No permissions in red to signify that the user does not have any permissions of that type in relation to the objects that are relevant to the role that you selected from the Role list All Contains the check box that you select to assign global permissions to the user so that he or she can always create see edit and delete objects that pertain to whichever user role you selected from the Role list Click the relevant button and then check the corresponding check box in the All row Selected Contains the check box that you select to assign limited permissions to the user so that he or she can create see edit and delete only a subset of the objects that pertain to the user role that you selected from the Role list Click the relevant button select the corresponding check box in the Selected row and then choose the subset where the user permissions should apply Depending on the object type you might choose the subset by clicking its name in an object selector or clicking its name in a table DMM automatically shows either an object selector or a table from which to choose the subset User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x cu OL 15762 03 NE T Media Assets and Embedded Software Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 17 1 e Procedures page 17 4 e Reference page 17 7 Fe a We prepared this material with specific expectations o
315. r edit those attribute names so they match the names that your Active Directory server uses e Enter the values to use by default in DMS Admin when a user account attribute is not defined on your Active Directory server You must enter a value for each mandatory attribute You cannot enter a value to use by default for user names because each user name is unique Click Update The authentication settings that you changed are now in effect User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x u OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Procedures W Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Define the LDAP Synchronization Schedule page 6 25 e Elements to Manage Attributes page 6 36 Configure the Settings for Automatic LDAP Synchronization Procedure Step 1 Click the calendar icon to choose the start date for synchronization Step2 Choose the hour and minute when synchronization should begin and then choose either AM or PM as the period Step3 From the Repeat Interval list choose the interval of recurrence Interval Description Never Synchronization occurs once and does not recur Every Day Synchronization recurs once every 24 hours You must set the hour and minute when it should start Every Week Synchronization recurs once every 7 days You must set the hour and minute when it should start Every Synchronization recurs once each month Yo
316. r has wrong IP User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ioe W OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Concepts W e Deployment was interrupted network outage DMM down etc e Deployment was not completed during its window Alert Types Successes or failures exclusively These options from the Type list cause a filtered report to describe only the DMS CD deployments that failed or succeeded e Deployment Failures e Deployment Successes DMP specific These options from the Type list cause the filtered report to describe only the events that DMPs reported Therefore some of them might pertain to disrupted or failed deployments with DMS CD e DMP Outages e DMP Restarts e DMP IP Conflicts Internal to DMS CD When you choose the All Internal Events option from the Type list these event types also pertain to DMS CD deployments e Deployment error e Deployment started e Deployment ended Guidelines amp Note You must restart your DMP after you switch it from ACNS mode to ECDS mode Although we recommend generally that you restart your DMP after you switch its mode from any content distribution method to another it is mandatory only when you switch from ACNS to ECDS CSCto35473 e DMS CD Guidelines page 19 7 DMS CD Guidelines e Gather the Essential Data to Develop a Deployment Strategy page 19 8 e Limit DMS CD Disruptions to DMP Performance page 19 10 User Gui
317. r the asset is stored locally File or remotely URL Path Enter a string of characters that the path contains untitled table Describes all assets contained in the category or of the media type that you clicked in the list The table sorts information into columns Asset Title A unique and human readable title that you entered Filename The filename for this asset File Type Identifies the format of the asset that the corresponding row describes Size The file size in bytes Estimated Duration A Caution NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Before a DMP 4305G or 4400G will render any video asset for playback make sure that the video duration is at least 3 seconds Otherwise the extreme brevity triggers DMP failover which unloads the current playlist or presentation and causes your DMP to render its failover URL instead e To avoid this behavior altogether use only video clips whose full duration is 3 seconds or more e To prevent this behavior temporarily when extremely brief video is somehow essential disable video failover e To recover from this behavior restart the application A DMP 4310G does not exhibit this behavior The duration value that you entered when you added this asset to your media library or when you edited attributes of this asset Date Last Modified Time stamp in the format DD MM YYYY hh mm ss that says when the file was last modified User Guide for Cisco Digita
318. ration is at least 3 seconds Otherwise the extreme brevity triggers DMP failover which unloads the current playlist or presentation and causes your DMP to render its failover URL instead e To avoid this behavior altogether use only video clips whose full duration is 3 seconds or more e To prevent this behavior temporarily when extremely brief video is somehow essential disable video failover e To recover from this behavior restart the application A DMP 4310G does not exhibit this behavior D Note The user interface in Cisco Digital Signs sometimes shows a mistaken estimate of 0 zero seconds as the full duration of a video playlist Even though the estimate is wrong the error does not have any practical consequences Playback starts and stops as scheduled without disruption This occurs after you set any video asset in the playlist to use 0 seconds as its planned duration A video asset whose planned duration is 0 zero seconds will play from beginning to end When you want to skip a video instead of playing it you must remove it from the playlist Any playlist s constituent nonvideo assets must have a planned duration of at least 1 second Step6 Choose at least one category Step7 Optional Enter a description Step8 Optional Enter an owner for the asset Step9 Click Save OR Click Cancel Step10 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762
319. rect metaAlias sp gt lt ManageNameIDService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP POST Location http DMMSP example com 8080 opensso SPMniPOST metaAlias sp ResponseLocation http DMMSP example com 8080 opensso SPMniPOST metaAlias sp gt I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Reference lt ManageNameIDService Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings SOAP Location http DMMSP example com 8080 opensso SPMniSoap metaAlias sp ResponseLocation http DMMSP example com 8080 opensso SPMniSoap metaAlias sp gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 nameid format transient lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 nameid format emailAddress lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 nameid format unspecified lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 nameid format WindowsDomainQualifiedName lt NameID Format gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 nameid format kerberos lt NameIDFormat gt lt NameIDFormat gt urn oasis names tc SAML 1 1 nameid format X509SubjectName lt NameIDFormat gt lt AssertionConsumerService index 0 isDefault true Binding urn oasis names tc SAML 2 0 bindings HTTP POST Location http DMMSP example com 8080 opensso Consumer metaAlias sp gt lt AssertionConsumerService index
320. rectly as a single element regardless of its context e Each asset that you reference indirectly as one element within the context of a playlist or presentation Workflow 1 Add assets to your media library Develop schedule and publish presentations and playlists Define report collection parameters for proof of play e v N Run reports Procedures e Prepare DMPSs to Support Proof of Play page 21 3 e Create Requestors page 21 6 e Create Insertions page 21 6 e Runa Report page 21 7 e Export a Report page 21 8 e View Previous Reports page 21 9 e Use the Proof of Play Dashboard page 21 9 e Use Deployment Reports page 21 10 Prepare DMPs to Support Proof of Play e Enable Syslog and NTP page 21 4 e Enable Proof of Play Features in DMM page 21 5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 PEEN Chapter 21 Proof of Play Hi Procedures Enable Syslog and NTP Procedure Step 1 Do one of the following e Wouldyou Use elements in Digital Signs to enable these services like to enable these a Choose Advanced Tasks gt System Tasks services b Create a new system task from Digital Signs c Enter a meaningful name in the Name field such as Enable PoP access on DMPs d Choose Set from the Request Type list and then enter this string init syslog on amp init syslog_collector lt DMM_routable_IP gt amp mib save 1 amp mng reboot 1 e Click Submit f Click O
321. red e Is your user account suspended e Is your user account locked after too many failed login attempts User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 eM Audience amp CHAPTER DMS Admin Dashboard Revised May 21 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 2 1 e Procedures page 2 4 We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You will administer Cisco DMS You have already installed at least the license key to activate one Cisco DMS software feature module Note Concepts This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 e Dashboard Overview page 2 1 Dashboard Overview The dashboard for DMS Admin centralizes many features for system monitoring and log collection When problems of any kind interfere with the data collection processes that populate its gauges they show question marks in addition to the best available data In this case check that your systems and network are configured and working correctly I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter 2 DMS Admin Dashboard E Concepts These are the dashboard gauges ajaj cisco Dashboard Failover Email Notifications Digital Media Manager Settings 0 SNMP Notifications Syslog Notifications Digital Media Players Show and Share Failover Cluster A DMPs 2 Up 2 Down 0 View All DMPs
322. ree collectively on behalf of the Internet domain s constituent subdomains Thus the tree at example com might encompass all of the IdPs to authenticate user sessions within subdomains such as these e legal example com e sales example com e support example com User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x E OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity administrator DN authentication CA CN CoT Concepts The DN to authenticate your Active Directory server s administrator Note NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 This release is more strict than any prior release in its enforcement of proper LDAP syntax Now when you specify the administrator DN you must use proper syntax which conforms exactly to LDIF grammar e Proper syntax CN admin1 OU Administrators DC example DC com e Poor syntax EXAMPLE admin1 OTHERWISE When you use poor syntax here for the first time while your DMM appliance runs DMS 5 2 3 we show you the administrator this error message Invalid username or password But if you used and validated poor syntax here before upgrading to Cisco DMS 5 2 3 we do not repeat the validation process Therefore even though we do not show an error message to anyone LDAP users simply cannot log in Note An LDAP expression must never include a space immediately to either side of a sign Similarly it must never include a space immediately to either side of an o
323. rganize Playlists page 20 2 e Change the Sequence of Playback page 20 3 Create and Organize Playlists Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Signage gt Playlists Step2 Select the options and enter the values that meet your requirements When you choose options anywhere on the Playlists page it is updated automatically to show the options and features that are relevant to your selection Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Table 20 1Elements to Define a Playlist page 20 3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 202 E OL 15762 03 Chapter 20 Playlists Reference W Change the Sequence of Playback Procedure Step 1 Click an asset that should be moved Step2 Click either Move Playlist Item Up or Move Playlist Item Down Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Reference e Software UI and Field Reference Tables page 20 3 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables e Elements to Define a Playlist page 20 3 Elements to Define a Playlist Navigation e Digital Signage gt Playlists Table 20 1 Elements to Define a Playlist Element Description Title The title for this playlist Assets A table in which each row describes one asset Attributes are sorted into these columns Title A unique and human readable name for the asset File Type The type that best describes the asset e Video e Shockwave Flash e Images e HTML e Firmware
324. roup Furthermore there is no way for you to delete the Digital Signs user group It is built in to Cisco DMS Manual Synchronization Manual synchronization mode requires you to choose Administration gt Settings gt Authentication gt Synchronize Users gt LDAP Bookmarks during all future synchronizations Afterward you must click Update S Note Manual synchronization mode deletes your schedule for automatic synchronizations Understand Automatic Synchronization Automatic synchronization mode automates and schedules incremental updates to user accounts that match Active Directory filters that you defined in DMS Admin When you use automatic synchronization mode new fields and elements become available to you These help you to configure the settings for automatic synchronization Tip See the Understand Synchronization of a DMM Group to an LDAP Filter section on page 6 13 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity E Concepts Guidelines for Synchronization We recommend that you synchronize your LDAP bookmarks periodically Synchronization ensures that user and group membership associations are current and correct Sync Type Best Practices Initial The Initial option is CPU intensive for your DMM appliance and might lower performance temporarily We recommend that you use it during off peak hours only Update W
325. rts A collection of interface level switch commands bundled together as a macro that configures a switchport without human intervention Upon detecting a connection to one of its physical interfaces or ports a Medianet ready switch uses CDP packets or a similar mechanism in tandem with a port based network access control PNAC standard such as 802 1x MAB to learn what type of device has connected to it Device identification triggers the appropriate Auto Smartports macro to run automatically on the switch and configure its interface appropriately for the detected device type This behavior eases the administrative burden of configuring multiple switchports manually Similarly when there is a link down event on the port the switch removes the macro In the ITU model and framework for network management known as FCAPS Auto Smartports macros act in support of what s called configuration management See Auto Smartports Configuration Guide Release 12 2 58 SE at http cisco com en US docs switches lan auto_smartports 12 2_58_se configuration guide aspcg html 1 Infrequently abbreviated as ASP 2 Such as Link Level Discovery Protocol LLDP packets packets that include specific MAC addresses or Organizational Unique Identifiers OUIs or attribute value pairs within a RADIUS response User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Pit g OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs CDP D DHCP DHCP optio
326. s section on page 11 9 Tip To learn about shell script execution on your switch see the documentation for your switch on Cisco com cisco eem event_register_neighbor_discovery interface cdp update Say Sa a Re ae a a Sk ak ak al Sk ab al Bal ab a ha al aE al a ak ate eal eae aa ae Sake ae ae ae a ad at a ae ae a mt ee February 2009 Cisco EEM team Copyright c 2009 2010 by Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved fetch IS_MASTER oper platform stack manager all role if IS_MASTER eq NO then return 0 fi INTERFACE _nd_local_intf_name fetch IS_ASP_ENABLED config interface INTERFACE macro auto processing enabled if IS_ASP_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fa fetch IS_AUTH_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE macro auto processing auth enabled if IS_AUTH_ENABLED eq YES then fetch CDP_CHECK_ENABLED config interface INTERFACE macro auto processing cdp fallback if CDP_CHECK_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi DETECTION_CDP cdp ROUTER CISCO_ROUTER_EVENT SWITCH CISCO_SWITCH_EVENT LWAP CISCO_WIRELESS_LIGHTWEIGHT_AP_EVENT AP CISCO_WIRELESS_AP_ EVENT PHONE CISCO_PHONE_EVENT IPVSC CISCO_IPVSC_EVENT LAST_RESORT last resort DMP CISCO_DMP_EVENT
327. s designed with Cisco LCD flat screen displays All displays in this series are engineered for intensive use in public settings See http cisco com go dms lcd In most cases DMPs can use displays that comply with modern international standards We recommend the following if you must use a third party display e Digital not analog e High definition not standard definition e Professional grade not consumer grade Digital signs and public IPTV installations run many more hours each day than a consumer grade display is engineered to run A consumer grade system is likely to fail years sooner than a professional grade system would under these circumstances e LCD not plasma Digital signage uses static images more often than it uses full motion video Most often content is web based or animated in Flash The nature of these media types means that some pixels are not updated frequently in digital signage LCDs are less susceptible to burn in than plasma displays are Even though image persistence is sometimes a problem on LCD displays it is almost always self correcting and is unlikely to occur when you follow manufacturer guidelines for managing your displays correctly e Built in support for RS 232 signalling This recommendation is important in direct proportion to the number of displays that you will manage Understand How to Choose Media Signal Cables A Caution Poorly shielded cable can sometimes promote undesired signal leakag
328. s for four SPs by comparing user session requests to the user base records from two Active Directory servers Note Only a well known CA can issue the digital certificate for your IdP Otherwise you cannot use SSL HTTPS or LDAPS in Federation mode and thus all user credentials are passed in the clear Tip We have tested Cisco DMS federation features successfully against OpenAM and Shibboleth We recommend that you use an IdP that we have tested with Cisco DMS We explicitly DO NOT support Novell E Directory or Kerberos based custom directories If your IdP fails you can switch your authentication mode to LDAP or Embedded L Return to Top LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol A highly complex data model and communications protocol for user authentication LDAP provides management and browser applications with access to directories whose data models and access protocols conform to X 500 series ISO IEC 9594 standards LDAPS Secure LDAP The same as ordinary LDAP but protected under an added layer of SSL encryption Note Before you try to configure SSL encryption and before you let anyone log in with SSL you MUST e Activate SSL on your Active Directory server and then export a copy of the server s digital certificate e Import into DMM the SSL certificate that you exported from Active Directory e Restart Web Services Tomcat in AAI A Caution Is your DMM appliance one half of a failover pair If so you will trigger im
329. s in the Starting Directory Number field and ends in the Ending Directory Number field Step5 Click Save Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Proceed to the Define IP Phone Service Attributes section on page 15 5 Related Topics e Configure URL Parameters page 15 4 Define IP Phone Service Attributes Before You Begin e Enable IP phone autoregistration Procedure Step1 Choose Cisco Unified CM Administration from the Navigation list and then click Go Step2 Choose Device gt Device Settings gt Phone Services Step3 Click Add New Step4 Enter Cast in these fields e Service Name e ASCII Service Name User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EEN Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation HI Procedures Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Enter this URL in the Service URL field http lt DMM_hostname gt 8080 etv remotecontrol webapp app getpin Click Save Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Proceed to the Expose the Service to IP Phones section on page 15 6 Related Topics e Enable IP Phone Autoregistration page 15 5 Expose the Service to IP Phones Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before You Begin e Define IP phone service attributes Procedure Choose Cisco Unified CM Administration from the Navigation list and then click Go Choose Device gt Phone Click Find Repeat this seque
330. s render yellow highlighting correctly in the electronic program guide EPG listings for Cisco Cast As you navigate through EPG program listings yellow highlights on screen should always indicate which listing is the current focus of your navigation However this highlighting can become offset from your true focus Before the EPG reaches this state all of the following must be true simultaneously e A DMP 4310G controls the digital sign that shows your EPG e Your EPG navigation focus reaches to the outermost edge of your navigable EPG whether top bottom left or right e You use an arrow button or other control that is not valid for your current focus e The reason this control is not valid in this context is that it would move focus beyond the outermost edge To recover from this state press any valid button Alternatively double press the same arrow button or other control that you previously invoked in error The yellow highlight is then restored to your true focus User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 268 W OL 15762 03 enn Z i Look and Feel Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 27 1 e Procedures page 27 2 we We prepared this material with specific expectations of you You will define and apply a skin to your IPTV menus Audience amp Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Overvi
331. s that are new to your DMM appliance they restart immediately even when they are known already to another DMM appliance and even when they are running an event Therefore when your organization uses more than one DMM appliance be careful to autoregister only those DMPs that you are not already managing centrally elsewhere Otherwise you might temporarily disrupt media playback for the signs in your network Best Practices to Schedule Non Medianet Autoregistration Events Stagger Deployment Schedules DMP autoregistration operations that are native to DMM as opposed to the superficially similar operations in a Medianet occur in a sequence that does not tolerate disruption e You can schedule multiple DMP autoregistration operations to run simultaneously only when they will all search the same one subnet e However when you define DMP autoregistration operations to search more than one subnet you must not schedule them to run simultaneously or even to overlap When they overlap only the first of them can run at all Furthermore DMM does not show any error message to explain why the similar operations all failed User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x 1 10 OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs Concepts W Therefore you should plan to stagger the start times by at least 35 minutes apiece when you schedule DMP autoregistration tasks that will search multiple subnets amp Note In a very large network that con
332. sco Cast Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 23 1 e Procedures page 23 3 we We prepared this material with specific expectations of you Audience You will manage the delivery of IPTV services to presentation systems connected to your DMP endpoints udience amp Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Overview page 23 1 e Restrictions page 23 2 e Centralized Administration page 23 2 e On Premises Operation page 23 2 e Workflow page 23 2 Overview Features of Cisco Cast help your organization to deliver video on demand and live broadcast TV channels over IP networks to presentation systems that you connect to DMPs These DMPs might be in your conference rooms public venues executive offices or other settings User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 EN Chapter 23 Welcome to Cisco Cast E Concepts Restrictions e Feature License Restrictions page 23 2 Feature License Restrictions Q Activation See the Understand Licenses section in Part 1 Chapter 3 Licenses Centralized Administration Cisco Cast includes powerful features for administrators e Customize on screen menus with a logo and a skin e Configure video channel assignments e Specify what channels and programs should be available to the DMP displays where your organization will deploy Cisco
333. sco Digital Signs and Cisco Cast share You can browse through the schedule timeline here and increase or decrease the magnification level for the range of hours that the gauge shows without your ever scrolling Figure 10 1 The Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge Media and Schedules Schedule for March 3 2009 2 00PM 2 30PM 3 00PM 3 30PM 4 00PM 4 30PM ALL DMPs Jenni s Group ETV PG V PG External Servers Goto Now Zoom This gauge describes only the midnight to midnight 24 hour schedule for today You can center it on the current hour and you can filter it to show only the events that are scheduled for a particular DMP group Related Topics e Use the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge page 10 6 e Understand the Digital Media Players Gauge page 10 3 e Understand the Cast Gauge page 10 4 e Understand the Settings Gauge page 10 5 Understand the Digital Media Players Gauge The Digital Media Players gauge shows a colored bar chart to summarize the health of registered DMPs in your network and counts the number of configured DMP groups e The color green represents registered DMPs that are reachable e The color red represents registered DMPs that are unreachable A registered DMP might become unreachable when it receives a new dynamic IP address from the DHCP server at its deployment site In this case you should restart the DMP or edit the IP address record that DMM maintains f
334. ser a group or a policy we discard the local copy e Migration from one mode to another takes as long as 1 minute to finish User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Procedures W The result varies according to the combination of your choices When You Keep Local Copies of a S e S s 2 amp S The Result e We preserve all local information Yes Yes Yes e We overwrite all LDAP derived user account passwords with CiscoDMMvp99999 e We preserve all local user accounts However we overwrite all LDAP derived user account passwords with CiscoDMMvp99999 Yes em We discard all LDAP derived groups e We discard all LDAP derived policies e We discard all LDAP derived user accounts e We preserve all LDAP derived groups However they are empty om ves Yes We preserve all LDAP derived policies Although they no longer apply to anyone you can reuse them and apply them to any remaining user accounts and any future user accounts as you see fit No No No e We discard all LDAP derived users groups and policies 1 This security feature protects your network and user data If anyone gains unauthorized access to the exported file and tries to use it Active Directory rejects the invalid passwords Understand Migration from Embedded to Either LDAP or SSO Ss Note Before you migrate from embedded a
335. sociation between a channel definition and a channel number The channel definition in the corresponding row becomes associated instead with the closest channel of a higher number or a lower number respectively that is undefined These buttons have no effect when every channel is already defined The first row and last row of this table will only ever show one of these buttons apiece These rows differ from all other rows in the table because you cannot use any channel number that is lower than the lowest supported channel number or higher than the highest supported channel number The first row shows only J while the last row shows only amp e Associates the channel definition that the corresponding row describes with whichever lower numbered channel is nearest among the undefined channels The arrow points up because table rows above this row are reserved for lower numbered channels e s Associates the channel definition that the corresponding row describes with whichever higher numbered channel is nearest among the undefined channels The arrow points down because table rows above this row are reserved for higher numbered channels Actions One of these e Set Up Channel Opens the dialog box where you can enter values and define attributes for a TV channel This button is visible only in rows that describe undefined TV channels e A list from which you can choose one of the following options This list is visible only i
336. software on my DMM appliance shows that DMPs are rea on my WLAN e can deploy commands and assets from my Digital Signs software to DMPs in my WLAN It is likely that your DMPs are configured correctly Please check for errors in the network security settings for your WLAN What might prevent my DMPs from connecting to my WLAN or obtaining IP addresses The Broadcast SSID setting must be enabled on your wireless access points Why did my DMPs lose their wireless network connectivity This can occur after you change SSID settings for your WLAN Please restart your DMPs to restore their connections OL 15762 03 Chapter 13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings Reference W Can overcome the SSID broadcast requirement if wait until my DMP is connected before I turn off the SSID broadcast A No Your DMP will lose its connection to your WLAN gt p gt P PP p What prevents my DMPs from receiving IP addresses even after they have associated to my WLAN access point This can occur whenever you change SSID settings for your WLAN Please restart your DMPs to restore their connections How can my wireless DMP use a static IP address Configure your wireless access point to assign the address Why might I see references to TKIP after configure my DMPs to use WPA2 EAP with AES CCMP This is a known issue Although the Digital Signs software user interface might state that you use TKIP your DMP uses WPA2 EAP with AES CC
337. sourceforge net e WinHex http www winhex com winhex User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 CHAPTER Authentication and Federated Identity Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 6 1 e Procedures page 6 21 e Reference page 6 31 wm We prepared this material with specific expectations of you Embedded Mode You understand fundamental principles of user authentication v LDAP Mode YOU ARE A MICROSOFT ACTIVE DIRECTORY EXPERT with real world experience in its configuration and administration Federation Mode YOU ARE A SAML 2 0 EXPERT with real world experience in its configuration and administration including import and export of SAML 2 0 compliant IdP and SP configuration files Audience Note This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Concepts e Overview page 6 2 e Glossary page 6 2 e Understand the Requirement to Authenticate Users page 6 9 e Decide Which Authentication Method to Use page 6 10 e LDAP and Active Directory Concepts page 6 10 e Federated Identity and Single Sign on SSO Concepts page 6 17 e Migration Between Authentication Methods page 6 20 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity E Concepts Overview User authentication features of DMS Admin help you to e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 0 Authen
338. space immediately to either side of an objectClass attribute Otherwise validation fails NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 circle of trust The various SP that all authenticate against one IdP in common I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity E Concepts D M Return to Top DC domain component An attribute to designate one constituent part of a fully qualified domain name FQDN Suppose for example that you manage a server whose FQDN is americas example com In this case you would link together three DC attribute value pairs pc Americas DC example dc com Note An LDAP expression must never include a space immediately to either side of a sign Similarly it must never include a space immediately to either side of an objectClass attribute Otherwise validation fails digital certificate Uniquely encrypted digital representation of one directory service entity whether physical or logical This trustworthy representation certifies that the entity is not an imposter when it sends or receives data through a secured channel The CA normally issues the certificate upon request by the entity or its representative The requestor is then held accountable as the certificate holder To establish and retain credibility a certificate must conform to requirements set forth in International Organization for Standardization ISO standard X 509 Most commo
339. ssets Immediately to DMP Local Storage 22 3 Use the Run Task Feature to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately Use the Play Now Feature to Provision Emergency Assets Immediately 22 3 22 5 wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Schedule the Future Staging of Emergency Assets 22 6 Start Playback of an Emergency Message 22 7 Stop Playback of an Emergency Message 22 8 pant amp Deliver IPTV Programming with Cisco Cast CHAPTER 23 Welcome to Cisco Cast 23 1 Concepts 23 1 Overview 23 1 Restrictions 23 2 Feature License Restrictions 23 2 Centralized Administration 23 2 On Premises Operation 23 2 Workflow 23 2 Procedures 23 3 Start Cisco Cast 23 3 CHAPTER 24 Redistribute Live TV 24 1 Concepts 24 1 Guidelines 24 2 Site Assessment for Live Video Programming 24 2 Restrictions 24 2 Channel Count Restrictions 24 2 Codec Restrictions 24 2 Procedures 24 2 Add Channels 24 3 Edit Channels 24 3 Reassign Channel Numbers 24 4 Delete Channels 24 5 List Only the Defined Active or Undefined Inactive TV Channels Reference 24 6 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 24 6 Elements to Manage TV Channels 24 6 Elements to Define Channel Settings 24 8 24 5 Contents W User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 EN E Contents CHAPTER 25 Video on Demand 25 1 Concepts 25 1 Overview 25 1 Guidelines 25 2 Site Assessment for VoD Programming 25 2 Re
340. stall License Repeat these steps until all of your licenses are installed Features that you licensed are now activated Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Start DMS Admin page 1 3 e View Installed Licenses page 3 4 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter3 Licenses W Reference View Installed Licenses Before You Begin e Install license keys Procedure Step 1 Start DMS Admin Step2 Choose Licensing gt View Licensing Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure Tip The License Features gauge on the DMS Admin dashboard summarizes this information Related Topics e Start DMS Admin page 1 3 e Install License Keys page 3 3 Check the Dashboard Gauge for Licenses Before You Begin e Install license keys Procedure Step 1 Start DMS Admin Step2 Choose Administration gt Dashboard Step3 Check the License Features gauge It tells you which of your e Licensed features are activated e Feature licenses impose restrictions Step4 Stop You have completed this procedure Reference e Base Licenses for Cisco DMS Appliances and Endpoints page 3 5 e Optional Module Licenses page 3 6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x P34 Ds OL 15762 03 Chapter3 Licenses Reference W Base Licenses for Cisco DMS Appliances and Endpoints DMM appliance Show and Share appliance DMP endpoint We include a base license at no additional cost
341. static filename that persists at a static URI identifies a file that has never changed So long as we retain a copy of the complete file as it existed while we transferred it we will not check its URI again This design does not consider that some assets might be dynamic not static You should deselect this check box and disable this feature when your assets are dynamic After you disable this feature DMS CD will overwrite its copy of every asset whose file size has changed 1 Each such thread maintains a transfer rate that is equal to or less than the maximum transfer rate in your WAN 2 Although you can schedule deployments to run concurrently among your various DMP groups a DMP will serialize in a queue any overlapping deployments that it is targeted to receive See DMP Group Memberships page 19 6 Related Topics e Configure Deployment Threshold Preferences page 19 17 Elements to Define a DMS CD Deployment Package Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Table 19 6 Understanding the Advanced Task to Define a DMS CD Deployment Package Application Name Description Icons and Options Deployment Package Configure a DMS CD deployment to DMP local storage Name A unique and human readable name for the deployment task that you are configuring for DMS CD You must enter a name The name is unique in the sense that you have not used it previously as the name for anything that can be scheduled
342. strictions 25 2 Channel Count Restrictions 25 2 Workflow to Stage VoD Assets to DMP Local Storage 25 2 Procedures 25 3 Add a New VoD Category 25 3 Add a New VoD Subcategory 25 3 Edit a VoD Category 25 4 Delete a VoD Category 25 4 Map a Video to a VoD Category 25 5 Organize Videos in VoD Categories 25 6 Remove a Video from a Category 25 6 Stage an EPG to DMP Local Storage 25 6 Reference 25 7 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 25 7 Elements to Manage VoD Categories 25 7 CHAPTER 26 Electronic Program Guide 26 1 Concepts 26 1 Overview 26 1 Guidelines 26 2 Understand EPG Data Formats 26 2 XMLTV 26 2 Tribune Media Services 26 2 Understand Methods to Describe EPG Channels 26 3 Procedures 26 5 Add or Edit Subscriptions to Data from an EPG Provider 26 5 Delete Settings That Define a Subscription 26 6 Synchronize EPG Channel Schedules and Program Descriptions Reference 26 7 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 26 7 Elements to Define EPG Provider Settings 26 7 FAQs and Troubleshooting 26 8 Troubleshoot EPG Highlighting 26 8 mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 CHAPTER 27 Look and Feel 27 1 Concepts 27 1 Overview 27 1 Procedures 27 2 Choose the Color Scheme for Your Menu System 27 2 Specify Which Features Your Menu System Should Include 27 2 Show a Custom Logo in Your Menu System 27 3 Show the Cisco Logo in Your Menu System 27 4 Choose the Date and Time Formats for Your Menu Syst
343. t copies of obsoleted assets This method clears local storage quickly e Alternatively when local storage contains a combination of assets some needed others not you can create and deploy a playlist that includes only the useful assets The DMPs that receive this deployment will keep what they need and delete everything else Understand Shared Scheduling Features for Deployments Because DMS CD uses the same scheduling features that are built into Cisco Digital Signs you can schedule assets to be provisioned late at night or at other convenient planned times Furthermore reporting features in Cisco Digital Signs show you which DMS CD deployments have succeeded or failed and show you which files were deployed to each DMP Understand DMS CD Alert Reports e Monitoring Modes page 19 6 e Error Conditions page 19 6 e Alert Types page 19 7 Monitoring Modes The Alert Reports feature supports modes that you can use when checking for DMS CD deployment errors e Live monitor mode describes the most recent 100 instances of an event type that you choose Its data is refreshed automatically every 90 seconds e Snapshot mode describes only the events that match the combination of all parameters that you choose Error Conditions DMS CD logging captures detects and reports these error conditions e DMS CD cannot retrieve a file e DMS CD cannot provision a file DMP out of space or missing USB e DMP is not reachable is down o
344. t fundamentals and have hands on experience in its configuration and use Or because you lack this specialization you will study technical materials on Cisco com as needed This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg I OL 15762 03 Chapter11 Register DMPs E Concepts Concepts e Overview page 11 2 e Glossary page 11 2 e Restrictions page 11 9 e Guidelines page 11 10 e Understand the Sequence of Operations for Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 11 Overview Before you can start to manage DMPs centrally for use with the features of Cisco Digital Signs or Cisco Cast you must register them with DMM You can automate this registration process or run it manually for one DMP at a time e Cisco DMS native autoregistration finds every DMP in the subnets that you specify and then configures these DMPs to recognize and trust your DMM appliance It restarts the DMPs and then registers them in DMM for centralized management e NEWIN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Medianet autoregistration finds any DMP automatically when you attach it to a Medianet ready switch in your Enterprise This method optimizes the switch port for rich media delivery and then registers the DMP in DMM for centralized management Glossary Timesaver Go to terms that start with AICIDILIM A autoregistration See MSI registration service Auto Smartpo
345. t is affixed to your DMP Then share this address with your security policy administrator e Verify that your wireless network is working correctly is available and you understand how it authenticates connection requests e Complete all steps in the Establish a Wired Network Connection section on page 13 5 Procedure Step1 Choose Digital Signs from the global navigation Step2 Choose Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks gt Wi fi Configuration gt Add New Application Sign Out Help ete Digital Media Manager Dashboard Media Library Digital Signage Cast Schouu Digital Media Players Settings Proof Of Play DMP Manager Deployment Manage Advanced Tasks Emergencies User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ie E een _ Chapter 13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Procedures W The Create New WIFI Application page opens f AA New Wil I Ap plication Pe Re SEA Name Network SSID Security WEP 128bit b Passphrase Submit Cancel EA gS ase mas Oa ea ae r E Or F E Enter a meaningful name for the Wi Fi network that this application describes For example you might use a name that specifies the locale the building and the security method for this network Enter in the Network SSID field the SSID for the network that this application describes Je Tip In the future if you reco
346. t of your DMP To prevent this problem or to recover from it you must run a shell script on your switch See the Prevent DHCP Address Assignments to the Wrong VLAN section on page 11 21 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 EN Chapter11 Register DMPs E Concepts Guidelines e Limit Your Use of Manual Registration page 11 10 e General Best Practices for Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 10 e Best Practices to Schedule Non Medianet Autoregistration Events page 11 10 Limit Your Use of Manual Registration A Caution In addition to our support for Medianet features to autoregister your DMPs DMM includes an efficient timesaving feature of its own to autoregister your DMPs Despite the presence of two robust and largely automated methods you can register a DMP manually for testing purposes We recommend that you never use the method to register a DMP manually except in a lab for testing purposes Manual registration is neither suitable for nor scalable in a production network Eventually when autoregistration finds and adds a DMP that you registered manually the device inventory database develops multiple records for the one device We see this duplication as an IP address conflict which interferes with normal operation and triggers an alarm in DMS Admin General Best Practices for Non Medianet Autoregistration Choose Network Ranges Cautiously When you autoregister DMP
347. t you reserved then you know also that the deployment must recur on at least 5 separate days or your DMPs will not receive their assets in time e We recommend that your deployments recur once each day e When a deployment is scheduled to recur at any other interval than once per day such as once per week then this is the interval after which any paused transfer will resume I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery E Concepts DMP Group Memberships Each DMP considers its group memberships when it starts to receive provisioned data from DMS CD e DMPs that are assigned to only one DMP group apiece accept provisioned data to the best of their capacity e DMPs that belong to multiple groups which are scheduled to receive differing deployments simultaneously can receive only one of these deployments at a time When they are the target of simultaneous deployments DMPs generate a queue for themselves and receive the various deployment packages one at a time Depending on the size and relative importance of one package over another such DMPs might sometimes lack assets that you planned for them to have je Tip You might notice after a DMP joins multiple groups that it runs out of local storage space on usb_1 or usb_2 faster than it did before e You can use the Play Now feature to deploy an empty playlist to any DMPs whose local storage has kep
348. tains thousands of DMPs the necessary interval might be longer than 35 minutes We recommend that you autoregister DMPs after normal business hours Autoregistration of 5 000 DMPs takes approximately 4 minutes in a fast network and does not use polling Set Events to Recur as Needed DMM runs any non Medianet autoregistration job once each time that you schedule it to run DMM does not scan the specified network range continuously for DMPs that you might add in the future Therefore when you plan to add DMPs frequently you should schedule a non Medianet autoregistration event to recur accordingly A Your DMPs must all share identical user credentials for their respective accounts Otherwise non Medianet autoregistration cannot occur Nor can DMM centrally manage DMPs whose passwords differ from your universal DMP password Verify that the Enable TAC Troubleshooting Access option in DMPDM is not disabled It is enabled by default When you disable it non Medianet autoregistration cannot occur Verify that the routers switches and firewalls between your DMM appliance and the CIDR address range for non Medianet autoregistration allow TCP port 7777 to send and receive packets Verify also that ICMP ping traffic is allowed to pass from your DMM appliance to your DMPs on this port When any of this traffic is blocked anywhere along its route non Medianet autoregistration cannot occur Caution You can stop untrusted DMM
349. te as if it is not calibrated If this happens to you unplug the serial cable or USB cable that connects this touchscreen to your DMP Then plug that cable back in again FAQs About Product Quality Why are some pixels unexpectedly bright or black Why are some pixels unexpectedly bright or black Cisco LCD displays use advanced semiconductor technology with extremely high precision Nonetheless the red green blue and white pixels might seem unexpectedly bright sometimes or you might notice some black pixels This is not the result of low quality or a malfunction and you can continue to use your display without incident Troubleshoot Cisco Professional Series LCD Displays Troubleshoot the Power Indicator page 14 32 Troubleshoot Image Quality page 14 32 Troubleshoot Audio Quality page 14 33 Troubleshoot the Handheld Remote Control Unit page 14 33 Run a Diagnostic Self Test on a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD Display page 14 33 Troubleshoot the Power Indicator Problem The screen is blank AND the power indicator is off Solution Ensure that the power cord is firmly connected and the display is turned on Problem The power indicator blinks Solution Wait for less than 1 minute The display is saving changes made to its settings Troubleshoot Image Quality Problem A message states Check Signal Cable Solution Ensure that the e Signal cable is firmly connected to the video sources e Video sources
350. tent Engine as the proxy Verify that proxy settings are correct for DMPDM and then correct them as needed 1 Click Basic in the Settings list 2 Verify in the HTTP Proxy table that each of the following is true e You enabled the Use HTTP Proxy option e Your proxy server IP address points to the closest Content Engine that you will use e You entered the correct port number 3 Did you change anything in Step 2 a Click Apply b Click Save Configuration in the Administration list c Click Save d Click Restart DMP in the Administration list e Click Restart amp Note Ensure that your proxy server is powerful enough to handle its full load of HTTP sessions User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ra OL 15762 03 Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery Reference W Troubleshoot Unlisted or Missing ACNS Channels in Digital Signs e Do time setting differ between Digital Signs and your ACNS server e Did you enter the wrong CDM port number username or password in Digital Signs e Did you use a recycled or duplicate ACNS channel name Do time setting differ between Digital Signs and your ACNS server When time settings are not synchronized between your DMM appliance and your ACNS server the differences might cause Digital Signs to reject the digital certificate from your ACNS server We recommend that you configure your ACNS server your DMM appliance and each of your Content En
351. ters Element Description Description Enter a human readable description for the filter User Base DN Enter the distinguished name of the Active Directory user base that you will search User Filter Enter a user filter to limit the number of matching user accounts to import from the user base that you specified I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Reference Table 6 2 Elements for Filters continued Element Description User Group in DMM Choose or create a user group to associate with the filter At the very least the list includes these options e All Users Group e Create a New User Group e Digital Signage Users Command Buttons Add Adds the filter exactly as entered without first validating it Validate Validates the filter to confirm before you add it that it will return meaningful results Clear Clears all entries from the Define Filters property sheet Related Topics e Choose an Authentication Method page 6 23 e Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode page 6 31 e Elements to Use LDAP Bookmarks for Synchronization page 6 34 e Elements to Manage Attributes page 6 36 Elements to Use LDAP Bookmarks for Synchronization Navigation Path Administration gt Security gt Authentication gt Synchronize Users Table 6 3 Elements for Bookmarks Element Description
352. the DMP Step6 Check that group s check box in the tree Step7 Click OK Step8 Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Add DMPs Manually to a DMP Group page 12 8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x EI OL 15762 03 Chapter 12 Organize DMPs in Groups Procedures W Remove DMPs Manually from DMP Groups Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Navigate in the DMP Groups tree expanding its levels until you find a group that should no longer include a DMP Click to highlight this group in the tree The DMP List table is refreshed It now describes DMPs in your highlighted group Click Delete in the row whose DMP should leave a group Choose Remove DMP from Group Click OK Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Elements to Remove a DMP from a DMP Group page 12 8 Filter the DMP List Table Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Procedure Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager Click the entry in the DMP Group tree for a group whose list of member DMPs you will filter Choose one option from the Filter list above the DMP List table The DMP List table straddles multiple pages when there are more DMPs than there are rows per page Optional Would you like to specify how many rows of data the table should load per page If so choose th
353. the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone Before You Begin e If you will use the emulator on an IP phone Complete the workflow in Cisco Unified Communications Manager to provision the emulator to your IP phones e Configure emulator settings in Cisco Cast e Start the emulator on your phone Procedure Step 1 Consult DMP remote control documentation on Cisco com and pay particular attention to sections that describe button behaviors These descriptions apply equally to the physical unit and its emulator D Note The emulator has fewer buttons than the physical remote control has You cannot invoke behaviors from the emulator which correspond to any buttons that it does not have Step2 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x is 10 OL 15762 03 Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation Procedures W Related Topics e Workflow to Provision Emulator Service for IP Phones page 15 2 e Configure Emulator Settings in Cast page 15 7 e Start the Emulator on an IP Phone page 15 9 e Start the Emulator on a Mobile Phone page 15 10 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 EN Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation Hi Procedures User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Ea OL 15762 03 taia Audience wy DMP User Permissions Revised May 31 2011 OL 15762 03 e Concepts page 16 1 e Pr
354. thod Three page 18 6 Method One Workflow 1 Schedule and deploy a recurring event for the first uninterrupted span of dates 2 Schedule and deploy the one time event 3 Schedule and deploy a copy of the first recurring event for the second uninterrupted span of dates Method Two Background Assume that you have created two DMP groups This scenario calls them Group_A and Group_B e For Group_A schedule an event that recurs throughout the entire span of dates e For Group_B schedule the one time event Workflow 1 Move targeted DMPs from Group_A to Group_B when the one time event should begin 2 Return the DMPs to Group_A when the one time event should end 3 Choose Schedules gt Play Now 4 Click Group_A in the DMP Groups tree 5 Ctrl click each DMP that should start again to show the recurring presentation 6 Choose Select an Event Type gt Digital Signs 7 Click Select Digital Signage 8 Click the name of the recurring presentation name 9 Click OK Method Three Background Assume that the one time event is live streaming video of an important meeting or conference You can schedule the interruption far ahead of time and simply set it to occur once Workflow 1 Schedule a recurring event to run every weekday as you might expect from 9 00 a m to 6 00 p m 2 Schedule the Go to URL command to start at 9 05 a m so that it interrupts the recurring event but does not conflict with its start time 3 Schedule the Go to UR
355. ticate all user sessions We now we prevent you from disabling mandatory authentication even though we allowed this in Cisco DMS 5 1 x and prior releases e Choose and configure an authentication method e Import user account settings from an Active Directory server e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 1 Synchronize user groups from an Active Directory server e NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Use federation services with a SAML 2 0 compliant IdP to support SP initiated single sign on login authentication in your network following an initial synchronization to a Microsoft Active Directory Server that populates the DMM user database gt Note We support your use of one and only one ldP server with Cisco DMS 5 2 3 Glossary Timesaver Go to terms that start with AICIDIFIIILIOIRISIUIX A Active Directory Microsoft implementation of LDAP A central authentication server and user store Active Directory A domain straddling combination of Active Directory trees within an organization that operates forest multiple Internet domains Thus the forest at Amalgamated Example LLC might straddle all trees across example com example net and example org Or to use Cisco as a real world case study one forest could straddle cisco com and webex com among others Note This Cisco DMS release does not support Active Directory forests Active Directory A subdomain straddling combination of IdPs throughout one Internet domain These IdPs operate t
356. tion gt Security gt Authentication gt Manage Attributes Table 6 5 Elements for Attributes Management Element Description DMM Attribute Name Values that DMS Admin uses to describe and identify various attributes that it associates with each user account You cannot change the values in this column They are for your reference only to help you enter suitable values and recognize suitable values when you see them in the LDAP Attribute Name column and the Values to Use by Default column LDAP Attribute Name Values that your Active Directory server uses which correspond one to one with values in the DMM Attribute Row column to describe and identify attributes of each user account In its factory default configuration DMS Admin prepopulates all fields in this column with the most commonplace values that Active Directory servers use for this purpose When the values for these attributes differ on your Active Directory server or when you prefer to import objects that use other Active Directory attributes you can edit the values in this column Values to Use by Default Enter text to insert automatically when the value is blank for the corresponding attribute in an Active Directory user account that you import or synchronize To ensure that DMS Admin imports each valid user account that matches a filter we recommend that you enter values for these attributes e First Name e Last Name For your convenience you can
357. tional DHCP relay class that e Injects vendor identifying vendor specific information into the request within a DHCP DISCOVER message to receive a dynamic IP address e Identifies the type of client sending the DHCP DISCOVER message In turn a DHCP server that is configured to support Option 125 can relay the client generated request to some other DHCP server This mechanism allows an organization to designate DHCP servers for clients that meet particular criteria For example you might want all of your DMPs to receive their IP addresses from a DHCP server that you reserve for this purpose exclusively I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter11 Register DMPs E Concepts L Return to Top Location Services Mechanism by which a device can learn its actual physical civic location through its connection to a Medianet ready switch Upon learning its location the device can then share this information with peers management servers and other equipment on its network The physical location of a DMP is almost always an important factor in which central management server it should trust which assets it should play which commands it should run and which schedule it should follow Someone must configure two essential values on your Medianet enabled switch civic location id and additional location information These values are encapsulated into a CDP message that endpoints re
358. tity s purpose is broad and flexible within the hierarchical context that defines it DN distinguished name A sequence of attributes that help a CA to distinguish a particular directory service entity uniquely for authentication Distinct identity in this case arises from a text string of comma delimited attribute value pairs Each attribute value pair conveys one informational detail about the entity or its context The comma delimited string is the actual DN It consists of the entity s own CN followed by at least one OU and then concludes with at least one DC For example CN username OU California OU west OU sales DC Americas DC example DC com Note An LDAP expression must never include a space immediately to either side of a sign Similarly it must never include a space immediately to either side of an objectClass attribute Otherwise validation fails Thus each DN represents more than merely one isolated element A DN also associates the element to its specific context within the Active Directory user base that your IdP depends upon Note ADN can change over the lifespan of its corresponding entity For example when you move entries in a tree you might introduce new OU attributes or deprecate old ones that are elements of a DN However you can assign to any entity a reliable and unambiguous identity that persists beyond such changes to its context To accomplish this merely include a universally unique identifier
359. to manage content a From the Role list choose Content Manager 1 b Uncheck every check box All ee o o 0 g Selected g g 0 g A message explains that this user has No permissions to manage content 3 Assign permissions to use advanced tasks for content a From the Role list choose Application Manager 1 b Do all of the following in the table that associates permissions with advanced tasks Click eae Then check only these check boxes DMP Audio Video Settings DMP Discovery DMP Firmware Upgrade System Tasks QIRAJA Click 3 Then repeat your selection DMP Audio Video Settings DMP Discovery DMP Firmware Upgrade System Tasks QIRAQ e Click ae Then repeat your selection DMP Audio Video Settings DMP Discovery DMP Firmware Upgrade System Tasks QIRARAQ e Click BRE B Name Then repeat your selection F DMP Audio Video Settings F DMP Discovery DMP Firmware Upgrade E System Tasks 4 Configure permissions to manage the schedule a From the Role list choose Publisher Manager T b Check the Selected check box in every column Selected a a a v mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter16 DMP User Permissions Concepts c Do all of the following in the selection tree that catalogues your DMP groups Click ee Then click and highlight
360. transfer rate that you specify This rate is the upper threshold allowed for bandwidth consumption by DMS CD during its deployments to any one DMP in your WAN We measure this rate in kilobits per second Kbps The value that you enter should be less than the maximum transfer rate of your network In combination with the Number of concurrent deployments value and the number of DMPs in a group that you target this threshold limits how much bandwidth DMS CD can consume during a deployment For example assume for a moment that QoS policies in your network limit DMS CD bandwidth utilization to a maximum of 64 Kbps and you have enabled the maximum transfer rate setting with a value of e 64 Kbps Individual DMPs will each consume 64 Kbps per deployment So if you then set the number of concurrent deployments value to 10 you will use 64 Kbps x 10 640 Kbps Furthermore you cannot set the Number of concurrent deployments value any higher than 1 because 64 x 1 64 e 32 Kbps Individual DMPs will each consume 32 Kbps per deployment So if you then set the number of concurrent deployments value to 10 you will use 32 Kbps x 10 320 Kbps Furthermore you cannot set the Number of concurrent deployments value any higher than 2 because 32 x 2 64 e 21 Kbps Individual DMPs will each consume 21 Kbps per deployment So if you then set the number of concurrent deployments value to 10 you will use 21 Kbps x 10 210 Kbps Furthermore you can
361. tribute is mapped to the local portion of an authenticated user s username e Use a digital certificate from a well known CA but only if you will use HTTPS Configuration Workflow to Activate Federation SSO Mode NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 1 Configure and set up an Active Directory server 2 Configure and set up a SAML 2 0 compliant IdP amp Note When you use a fresh install of Cisco DMS 5 2 3 as opposed to an upgrade your DMM appliance is configured to use embedded authentication mode by default But when you upgrade a DMM server that was already configured for an earlier Cisco DMS release it might use either embedded mode or LDAP mode Obtain a digital certificate from a trusted CA and install it on your IdP Use DMS Admin to configure Cisco DMS for federation mode Export SAML 2 0 compliant metadata from your DMM server and import it into your IdP Export SAML 2 0 compliant metadata from your IdP and import it into your DMM server Configure Active Directory exactly as you would in LDAP mode o Nn OF FF pW Click Update to save your work and then advance to the Synchronize Users property sheet User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 a e17 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity E Concepts 9 Synchronize DMM with your Active Directory server to populate the DMM user database amp Note You MUST configure at least one LDAP bookmark 10 Synchronize
362. tributeAuthorityDescriptor gt EntityDescriptor gt FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs FAQs page 6 41 LDAP Active Directory FAQs page 6 41 Federation Mode SSO FAQs page 6 42 Error Message FAQs page 6 42 Network Policy FAQs page 6 42 User Exclusion FAQs page 6 43 LDAP Active Directory FAQs Q A Which Active Directory releases does Cisco DMS support Our completed tests succeeded as follows Windows Active Directory Server 2000 e Cisco DMS 5 2 1 e Cisco DMS 5 2 2 e Cisco DMS 5 2 3 Windows Active Directory Server 2003 e Cisco DMS 5 2 1 e Cisco DMS 5 2 2 e Cisco DMS 5 2 3 Windows Active Directory Server 2008R2 e Cisco DMS 5 2 3 OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x j Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Reference Federation Mode SSO FAQs Error Message FAQs Network Policy FAQs NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Are there any special APIs to use federation mode No We support one set of API calls that work identically across all supported authentication modes See http developer cisco com NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Can I use one browser to connect simultaneously to more than one DMM appliance or more than one Show and Share appliance No Each time that you connect to an additional instance you are logged out of any prior instance in that browser However you can use multiple browsers together for this purpose NEW IN CISCO DM
363. ts for LDAP page 6 16 mi User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts W LDAP is Highly Complex A Caution LDAP related features of Cisco DMS are meant for use by qualified and experienced administrators of Microsoft Active Directory Unless you are an Active Directory and LDAP expert we recommend that you use embedded authentication Plan Ahead e Install and configure Active Directory and Internet Information Services IIS before you try to configure LDAP authentication mode or federation mode in DMS Admin Tip We support IIS 6 on Windows Server 2003 e Pair your DMM appliance and your Show and Share appliance in AAI before you configure Cisco DMS to use LDAP authentication Otherwise video tutorials for Show and Share are not loaded onto your Show and Share appliance e Make sure that you have generated or imported certificates as necessary and activated SSL on the Active Directory server before you try to configure SSL encryption Restrictions Support for Active Directory Cisco DMS Release Trees Forests 5 2 0 v 4 Yes No 5 2 1 v Yes No 5 2 2 v Yes No 5 2 3 v 4 Yes No Synchronization Concepts e Synchronization Replication Overview page 6 12 e Synchronization Types page 6 12 e Understand Manual Synchronization page 6 13 e Understand Automatic Synchronization page 6 13 e Guidelines
364. ts to Delete One DMP Element Description Delete DMP Deletes from your inventory database all records of the DMP that you highlighted Related Topics e Delete DMPs Manually from Your Device Inventory page 11 17 Elements to Configure Non Medianet Autoregistration Navigation Path Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks gt DMP Discovery Table 11 4 Elements to Configure Autoregistration Element Description Name A unique and human readable name for this autoregistration IP address range task You must enter a name The name is unique in the sense that you have not used it previously as the name for anything that can be scheduled Description A brief description The description is optional Discovery IP Range The NMAP syntax to describe one or multiple ranges of IP addresses WLAN The WLAN address of a DMP 4400G Note We do not provide this value for other DMP models Serial No The serial number of a DMP 4310G Note We do not provide this value for other DMP models User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ua OL 15762 03 Chapter 11 Register DMPs Reference W Prevent DHCP Address Assignments to the Wrong VLAN amp Note je You can run the following shell script mandatory cdp sh on a Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series switch This shell script can prevent a type of DHCP VLAN misalignment problem that we describe under the Medianet heading in the Restriction
365. ttings on your Cisco IP phone Press A confirmation message at the bottom of the touchscreen says Settings Unlocked User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x Piss W OL 15762 03 Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Procedures Go to Network Configuration and then press Select Go to Alternate TFTP and then press Yes je Tip If Alternate TFTP is not an option in the Network Configuration menu contact the administrator for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Click Save The IP phone is restarted automatically so that its configuration changes can take effect Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Workflow to Provision Emulator Service for IP Phones page 15 2 e Use the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone page 15 10 Start the Emulator on an IP Phone Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before You Begin e Provision the emulator for use on Cisco IP phones e Configure emulator settings in Cisco Cast e Configure your IP phone to emulate the remote control e Make note of the generated PIN code in the top right corner of a DMP display that is showing Cisco Cast The emulator cannot control the corresponding DMP without this PIN Procedure Press Services on your Cisco IP phone Highlight the remote control option in the services list and then press Select Tap the PIN field on your touchscree
366. turns On the support for these features Later at your discretion you can again turn Off this support Otherwise when you leave it turned On this is a one time procedure Before You Begin e Connect this equipment to the DMP that will drive it e Plug in this equipment and turn it On Procedure Choose Digital Signs gt Digital Media Players gt Advanced Tasks Click Add New Application a Name the new application Are you turning On or turning Off the support for centralized management On Off e Use the Name field to enter a unique name e Use the Name field to enter a unique name for your new application such as for your new application such as LCD_MANAGE_POLL_TURN_ON LCD_MANAGE_POLL_TURN_OFF b Choose Set from the Request Type list c Enter the necessary command in hexadecimal Are you turning On or turning Off the support for centralized management On Off e Use the Request field to enter exactly this e Use the Request field to enter exactly this hexadecimal string hexadecimal string rs232 tx_hex 64612030302030310D rs232 tx_hex 64612030312030300D d Click Submit Choose Schedules gt Play Now and then choose Advanced Tasks from the Select an Event Type list Choose which application to run User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x za OL 15762 03 Chapter14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays Procedures W Are you turning On or turning Off the support for centralized ma
367. u must set the hour and minute when it Month should start Custom Synchronization recurs at an interval of your choosing You must set the hour and minute when it should start Choose Days Weeks or Months as the interval type e Choose a day of the month from 1 to 30 when the interval type is Days e Choose a day of the week when the interval type is Weeks e Choose an interval of recurrence from 1 to 6 when the interval type is Months Step4 Optional e Did you click the Automatic Synchronization radio button e And should a one time synchronization start immediately in addition to the start date and time that you specified If so check the Synchronize users immediately check box Step5 Click Update The authentication settings that you changed are now in effect Step6 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 m Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Procedures Derive LDAP Group Membership Dynamically from a Query amp NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 1 You can populate a user group with the returned output from a User Base DN query However a group of this kind differs in important ways from a group that you populate manually Note Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 e Membership of such groups is dynamic based on shared characteristics among the group of Active Directory users who match your query
368. ubleshooting 11 25 FAQs 11 25 Organize DMPsinGroups 12 1 Concepts 12 1 Overview 12 1 Understand the Effect of Nesting One DMP Group Inside Another 12 2 Procedures 12 3 Add and Edit DMP Groups 12 3 Delete DMP Groups 12 4 Add DMPs Manually to DMP Groups 12 4 Remove DMPs Manually from DMP Groups 12 5 Filter the DMP List Table 12 5 wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Reference 12 6 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 12 6 Top Level Elements to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups 12 6 Elements to Add or Edit DMP Groups 12 7 Elements to Delete DMP Groups 12 8 Elements to Add DMPs Manually toa DMP Group 12 8 Elements to Remove a DMP froma DMP Group 12 8 FAQs and Troubleshooting 12 9 FAQs 12 9 cuapter 13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings 13 1 Concepts 13 1 Glossary 13 1 ASCII Passphrases and Hexadecimal Keys for WEP 13 4 Workflow 13 4 Restrictions 13 5 Procedures 13 5 Establish a Wired Network Connection 13 5 Establish a Wireless Network Connection 802 11 13 6 Reference 13 8 DMP Network Interfaces 13 8 FAQs and Troubleshooting 13 8 FAQs 13 8 cHAPTER 14 Touchscreens Projectors and Displays 14 1 Concepts 14 1 Overview 14 2 Presentation System Concepts 14 3 Understand Which Displays Work Best with DMPs 14 3 Understand How to Choose Media Signal Cables 14 3 Understand and Prevent Image Retention Burn in 14 6 Procedures 14 7 Connect to a Digital Display or Projector 14 7 Connect toa To
369. uchscreen 14 8 Connect to an Analog Display or Projector 14 10 Prepare Equipment 14 11 Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 32 Inch Cisco LCD ona DMP 4400G 14 11 Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD 14 11 Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for a 42 or 47 inch Cisco LCD 14 12 Contents W User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 ix E Contents Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for DMTech Equipment 14 13 Activate RS 232 Syntax Support for NEC Presentation Systems 14 13 Prepare a 40 or 52 inch Cisco LCD to Support Centralized Management through DVI 14 13 Activate or Deactivate HDMI Autodetection 14 14 Activate or Deactivate Resolution Autodetection 14 15 Configure and Manage Equipment 14 15 Define DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio 14 15 Edit DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio 14 16 Delete DMP Output Settings for Video and Audio 14 17 Use Simple Menus to Control Equipment That We Support Explicitly 14 18 Use RS232 Syntax to Control Equipment 14 20 Reference 14 22 Video and Audio Signal Interfaces 14 23 Supported Touchscreen Drivers 14 24 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 14 24 Elements to Choose Configuration Settings from Menus 14 24 Elements to Configure DMP Audio Video Settings 14 27 Elements to Control HDMI Display Autodetection 14 27 Elements to Control Screen Resolution Autodetection 14 28 Elements to Activate RS 232 for Supported LCD Display Brands except DMTech 14 28
370. uld you like When you will define a new range for autoregistration to define an a Click B Add New Application NMAP range b The page is refreshed c Name and describe the deployable event that should use these settings e Would you like When you will edit a saved range for autoregistration to edit an iAP 3 a Click the Applications list row whose settings should be edited range b Click Edit Application c The page is refreshed Step4 Set the necessary values Step5 Click Submit to save your work OR Click Cancel to discard your work Step6 Schedule when to deliver or run this event Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 g 1115 Chapter11 Register DMPs HI Procedures Timesaver Did you know that you can also use DMM native non Medianet autoregistration to populate a specific DMP group It s easy 1 Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager 2 Click a group in the table to highlight it 3 Choose More Actions gt Edit DMP Group 4 Proceed as you would with any other non Medianet autoregistration Related Topics e Understand the Sequence of Operations for Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 11 e Elements to Autoregister DMPs page 11 19 e Elements to Configure Non Medianet Autoregistration page 11 20 Delete Address Ranges for Non Medianet Autoregistration You can delete network range definitions you sav
371. unning Click the radio button for any service that is not yet running and then click Start Stop You have completed this procedure What to Do Next e Proceed to the Configure URL Parameters section on page 15 4 Related Topics e Activate Services page 15 3 Configure URL Parameters Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Before You Begin e Start services Procedure Choose Cisco Unified CM Administration from the Navigation list and then click Go Choose System gt Enterprise Parameters and then scroll to the Phone URL Parameters area Verify that you have not changed the factory default values for these parameters e URL Authentication e URL Directories e URL Information e URL Services Click Save Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x EI OL 15762 03 Chapter15 DMP Remote Control and Its Emulation Procedures W What to Do Next e Proceed to the Enable IP Phone Autoregistration section on page 15 5 Related Topics e Start Services page 15 4 Enable IP Phone Autoregistration Before You Begin e Configure URL parameters Procedure Step 1 Choose System gt Cisco Unified CM and then click Find Step2 Click the name of the server whose managed IP phones should be autoregistered Step3 Uncheck the Auto registration disabled on this Cisco Unified Communications Manager check box Step4 Edit the range of values that start
372. ur DMP Then share this address with your security policy administrator Procedure Step 1 Plug one end of a standard Ethernet cable into the corresponding socket on your DMP Step2 Plug the other end of this cable into a network hub network switch or router that participates in an IP network that uses DHCP for dynamic address allocation Step3 Stop You have completed this procedure User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x I OL 15762 03 EEN Chapter13 Configure DMP Wi Fi Settings HI Procedures What to Do Next e Go to the Establish a Wireless Network Connection 802 11 section on page 13 6 Related Topics e DMP Network Interfaces page 13 8 Establish a Wireless Network Connection 802 11 You can create and save applications that describe the important attributes of wireless 802 11 networks throughout your organization After you define and save these settings you can deploy them to centrally managed DMPs individually or to any of your DMP groups Before You Begin e Do your DMPs all support wireless connectivity Some models do not See their datasheets on Cisco com e Verify that the Broadcast SSID setting is enabled on your wireless access points Otherwise your DMPs cannot connect to your WLAN and are prevented from obtaining IP addresses e Does a security policy in your network restrict DHCP address assignments to known MAC addresses If so locate the WLAN address printed on a sticker tha
373. use an external manifest file 1 Log in to CDM Choose Services gt Channels Click Channel Content in the table of contents Click Change Method Check Specify external manifest file and then click Save Enter any arbitrary text in the Manifest URL text box Enter 0 zero in the Check Manifest Every N mins text box Click Submit gt Nn oe FPF YY DN Later each time that you publish content from Digital Signs to ACNS your ACNS server automatically fills in the correct manifest location Have you checked if any other content acquisition problems affect the external manifest file 1 Log in to CDM Choose Services gt Channels Click Channel Content in the table of contents PF N Click Validate and then consider the following while you read the validation report e Does any message at the end of the report say that your manifest file is correct e Are your Content Engines in sync with the device that hosts your manifest file e Does the manifest file refer to files that you use in the affected ACNS channel Did anyone change the Time setting for your DMM appliance but not restart it You must restart your DMM appliance after the time setting is changed in AAI or in Digital Signs Otherwise some scheduled deliveries might not occur User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ra OL 15762 03 otfoctdn CISCO PART 3 Communicate Anything with Cisco Digital Signs E a i
374. users exactly as you would in LDAP mode amp Note Whenever you change any setting or value on your IdP or any of your SPs you must reestablish their pairing to restore mutual trust among them 11 Click Update to save your work Authentication Scenarios for User Sessions in Federation SS0 Mode e SSO Scenario 1 Trusted Valid Authorized e SSO Scenario 2 Trusted Valid NOT Authorized e SSO Scenario 3 Nothing Known SSO Scenario 1 Trusted Valid Authorized NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 1 A web browser requests access to a protected resource on an SP e Your federation will not approve or deny this request until it knows more 2 The SP asks its IdP if the browser is currently authenticated to any valid user account in the CoT 3 The IdP verifies that e The browser is already connected to an SP elsewhere in the CoT having authenticated successfully to a valid user account and having received a SAML token or passport that authorizes at least some access e The user account has sufficient permissions to access the protected resource 4 The IdP acts on the SP s behalf and redirects the browser immediately to the protected resource User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity Concepts W SSO Scenario 2 Trusted Valid NOT Authorized NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 1 A web browser requests
375. usively and still without any explicit context by the one IdP that has synchronized this entity against an Active Directory user base When an IdP encounters any RDN attribute in an LDIF reference the IdP expects implicitly that its SAML 2 0 synchronized federation is the only possible context for the CN It expects this because an IdP cannot authenticate and logically should never encounter a directory service entity whose RDN is meaningful to any other federation S Return to Top SAML NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 Security Assertion Markup Language XML based open standard that security domains use to exchange authentication and authorization data including assertions and security tokens We support SAML 2 0 Shibboleth NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 A SAML 2 0 compliant architecture for federated identity based authentication and authorization SP NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 service provider Server that requests and receives information from an IdP For example SPs in Cisco DMS include your DMM server and your Show and Share server SSO NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 3 single sign on And sometimes single sign off The main user facing benefit of federation mode is that SPs begin and end in some implementations user sessions on behalf of their entire federation SSO is a convenience for users who can log in only once per day as their work takes them between multiple servers that are related but independent Furthermore SSO is a conveni
376. uthentication mode to federation mode you must install a digital certificate from a trusted CA on your IdP server Otherwise you cannot migrate to federation mode at all After you migrate from embedded authentication mode to either LDAP mode or federation mode the locked property sheets become unlocked You must use them Migration from one mode to another takes as long as 1 minute to finish Procedures Export the Root CA X 509 Certificate from Your Active Directory Server page 6 22 Configure DMM to Trust the Active Directory Root CA page 6 22 Choose an Authentication Method page 6 23 Configure LDAP Settings page 6 23 Configure Federation Services for SSO page 6 29 I OL 15762 03 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg Chapter6 Authentication and Federated Identity HI Procedures Export the Root CA X 509 Certificate from Your Active Directory Server Procedure Step 1 Open a web browser on your Active Directory server and connect to http localhost certsrv Step2 Click Download a CA certificate Step3 Choose the current CA certificate Step4 Choose DER encoded The X 509 certificate that you export must be DER encoded and it can be binary or printable Base64 However when you use Base64 the certificate file must include these lines Step5 Click Download CA certificate Step6 Save this certificate in a file For example you might call the certificate ADcertificate cer Step7 Stop
377. uthors e DV AUTHOR FL 10 e DV AUTHOR FL 10 50 authors e DV AUTHOR FL 50 DV AUTHOR FL 50 500 authors DV AUTHOR FL 500 DV AUTHOR FL 500 Author licenses are cumulative For example the base license for Show and Share includes 5 authors so if you purchase and install a 10 author pack your Show and Share will support as many as 15 authors 1 000 e DV AUTHOR FL 1000 authors e DV AUTHOR FL 1000 10 000 e DV AUTHOR FL 10000 anions e DV AUTHOR FL 10000 25 000 e DV AUTHOR FL 25000 authors e DV AUTHOR FL 25000 Show and Share Live Event e DMM LEM52 K9 Activates Show and Share abilities to host and produce Features Module e DMM LEM52 K9 managed live webcasts including audience polling moderated Q amp A audio video and synchronized slides DMS Admin SNMP e DMM SNMP52 K9 Activates support for SNMP interaction with network Features Notifications DMM SNMP52 K9 monitoring applications Also activates support for event notifications and alerts DMM Features DigitalSigns DMM SIGNSMS52 K9 Activates DMM baseline features to centrally manage and Module DMM SIGNSMS52 K9 operate a digital signage network with Cisco DMPs Cast Module DMM CAST52 K9 Activates DMM abilities to deliver on demand video and e DMM CASTS2 K9 live broadcast TV channels over IP networks to DMPs and their attached presentation systems Centralized DMP 1 DMP e DMP FL 1 To centrally manage DMPs from DMM you
378. utput Name field automatically It is identical to the name in the Source MPEG field except that the filename extension is MOV and not MPG Step4 Click Generate and then wait for the Hinting finished successfully message Step5 Find your hinted MOV output file in the hinted files subdirectory Step6 Move or copy both the MPG file and its MOV derivative to the DSS root directory Step7 Stop You have completed this procedure Reference FAQs and Troubleshooting page 5 6 FAQs and Troubleshooting Troubleshoot RTP Over RTSP page 5 6 Troubleshoot RTP Over RTSP These general troubleshooting ideas might help you to diagnose and resolve problems with this feature Verify that both the MPG source file and its hinted MOV derivative are present together in the media root directory on your DSS Use a utility like openRTSP to test both the MPG source file and its hinted MOV derivative The correct Linux command line syntax in this case is openRTSP V v t rtsp DSS_server_IP_address filename mov Use HexEdit WinHex or a similar utility to open your hinted MOV file and verify that it contains An explicit reference to the full and literal filename of your MPG source The signature for MOV output from Cisco Hinter Hinted MPEG1 Muxed Track The signature for interleaved RTP m OTHER 0 RTP AVP 96 Check the system logs on your DSS amp Note e openRTSP http www live555 com openRTSP e HexEdit http hexedit
379. vice_trigger SLWAP macro_auto_device_cntrl if IS_LWAP_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi if _nd_cdp_platform cisco AIR AP then if _nd_cdp_platform cisco ATR AP125 then ITS_AP125X AP125X else IS_AP125X fi DEVICE_TYPE Autonomous Access Point NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_WIRELESS_AP_EVENT LIMIT SBANDWIDTH_LIMIT fetch IS_AP_ DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE device_trigger SAP macro_auto_device_cntrl if IS_AP_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi if _nd_cdp_platform cisco AIR SAP then DEVICE_TYPE Autonomous Access Point NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_WIRELESS_AP_EVENT LIMIT SBANDWIDTH_LIMIT fetch IS_AP_ DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE device_trigger SAP macro_auto_device_cntrl if IS_AP_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi if _nd_cdp_capabilities_bit_0 eq YES then DEVICE_TYPE Router NEW_TRIGGER CISCO_ROUTER_EVENT fetch IS_ROUTER_DETECTION_ENABLED config interface SINTERFACE device_trigger SROUTER macro_auto_device_cntrl if IS_ROUTER_DETECTION_ENABLED eq NO then return 0 fi fi if _nd_cdp_capabilities_bit_3 eq YES then DEVICE_TYPE Switch NE
380. vider Associates or disassociates this channel with one EPG data source and specifies the nature of that source if you associate one with this channel You can choose whether to use any data source The options are similar to these e TMS Your EPG will use data from Tribune Media Services to describe this channel and its programs e lt XMLTV gt Your EPG will use data in the XMLTV format to describe this channel and its programs e Upload CSV Your EPG will use data from a CSV file to describe this channel and its programs e None Your EPG will use a brief generic statement to describe this channel and its programs Note EPG data is not required for Cisco Cast to work You can use options at Cast gt Skins Customization to enable or disable the EPG You are not required to subscribe to any EPG data service CSV File Browse The method to find and select a CSV file that you have stored locally and will upload to your DMM appliance Download the CSV Template A downloadable template file in Microsoft Excel format that you can use to define the EPG attributes for programs on one channel This link is visible only when you have chosen Upload CSV from the EPG Provider list wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter 24 Redistribute Live TV Reference W Table 24 2 Elements for Channel Definition continued Element Description Call Letters A list of call lett
381. w where errors prevented data retrieval Please check that your systems and network are configured and working correctly je Tip Until you install at least one license key the DMS Admin dashboard cannot retrieve data to populate its gauges Understand the Alerts Gauge This gauge shows the total count of notification messages delivered in the past 1 hour Email Notifications 0 SNMP Notifications 0 Syslog Notifications Timesaver Click View Alerts to open the Alerts page wm User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 Chapter2 DMS Admin Dashboard Concepts W Understand the System Information Gauge The System Information gauge System Information i Digital Media Version 6 2 3 Manager Appliance Serial mietere Number _ Disk Space DMM Show and Share Used 1 07 GB Used 0 31 GB Free 1876 28GB Free 1877 04 GB e Tells you the installed release version of your DMM server software e Tells you the serial number of your DMM appliance e Measures free space and used space for The content partition on your DMM appliance hard drive The content partition on your Show and Share appliance hard drive Understand the Status Gauge je Tip Digital Media Players Show and Share Appliance Failover Cluster Refresh your browser to update the data that this gauge shows Have you set up the hardware and activated the separately licensed software
382. with new copies of those user accounts In Deletes your local copy of user accounts that correspond to a defined Active Directory filter and deletes the entry for that filter from Active Directory filter addition deletes your DMS Admin and your local copy of local copy of each user those user accounts account that has been deleted from Active Directory since the last time that you ran a synchronization User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x ca OL 15762 03 Chapter 6 Authentication and Federated Identity Understand Synchronization of a DMM Group to an LDAP Filter Understand NEW IN CISCO DMS 5 2 1 Is the Active Directory Filter Associated to a DMM User Group Concepts W We Sync All Matching LDAP User Accounts to the All Users Group in DMM Associated User Group in DMM Yes Y Yes Y Yes No Y Yes N A e In most cases you can associate one LDAP filter apiece to one DMM user group Likewise in most cases you can associate one DMM user group apiece to one LDAP filter The Digital Signs user group is an exception to both of these principles It is built in to Cisco DMS e After you associate a DMM user group to an LDAP filter you cannot use features on the Users tab to delete the DMM user group until after you delete the LDAP filter However even when you delete an LDAP filter there is no requirement to delete its associated DMM user g
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384. xport an SP Configuration File from DMM 6 29 Import an IdP Configuration File into DMM 6 29 Bypass External Authentication During Superuser Login 6 30 Reference 6 31 Software UI and Field Reference Tables 6 31 Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode 6 31 Elements to Define Validate and Add LDAP Filters 6 34 Elements to Use LDAP Bookmarks for Synchronization 6 35 Elements to Schedule Synchronization 6 36 Elements to Manage Attributes 6 37 Sample SP Configuration File from DMM 6 38 Sample IdP Configuration Files 6 39 Exported IdP Configuration Sample from OpenAM 6 39 Exported IdP Configuration Sample from Shibboleth 6 40 FAQs and Troubleshooting 6 42 FAQs 6 42 I OL 15762 03 Contents W User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x gg E Contents CHAPTER 7 Users and Groups 7 1 Concepts 7 1 Understand User Accounts 7 1 Understand User Roles 7 2 Procedures 7 2 Create User Groups 7 3 Delete User Groups 7 4 Create User Accounts 7 4 Assign Users to Groups 7 6 Edit User Accounts 7 6 Delete User Accounts 7 8 Assign User Access Rights and Permissions 7 8 Reference 7 9 Software Ul and Field Reference Tables 7 9 Elements to Configure User Account Settings 7 9 FAQs and Troubleshooting 7 10 FAQs 7 10 CHAPTER 8 Events and Notifications 8 1 Concepts 8 1 Overview 8 2 Restrictions 8 2 Understand SNMP Concepts 8 3 Understand MIB and NMS Concepts 8 3 Understand IP Address Conflict Events 8 3 Understand Supporte
385. y other check box Objects F Create 1 Read Write 5 Delete 4 All o v o g Selected a a g g 2 Configure permissions to manage content a From the Role list choose Content Manager 5 b Uncheck every check box All Selected og dig o og A message explains that this user has No permissions to manage content 3 Configure permissions to manage advanced tasks a From the Role list choose Application Manager b Check the All check box in the Read column but uncheck every other check box Objects Create Read write Delete All o M g O Selected s 4 Configure permissions to manage the schedule a From the Role list choose Publisher Manager T b Check the Selected check box in every column Selected m 4 v v c Do all of the following in the selection tree that catalogues your DMP groups Click Bea GALL OMPs Then click and highlight a DMP group a whose schedule this user should be Moscow empowered to manage e Click R sr purs Repeat your selection new York Moscow User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5 2 x OL 15762 03 E e7 Chapter 16 DMP User Permissions HI Procedures e Click We a til Repeat your selection fnew York Moscow Click BRE am oun Repeat your selection new York Moscow 5 Click Submit Procedures e Configure User Rights and Permissions page 16 8 Confi
386. you do not enter any value Cisco Cast uses its factory default interval of 5 min Enter a shortened URL in the Access URL field for a page that will redirect ultimately to http lt DMM_hostname gt 8080 etv remotecontrol webapp app index htm S Note The shortened URL must not be more than 24 characters long Click Save OR Click Cancel to discard your selections and start over again Deploy the new emulator settings to your DMPs a Choose Digital Media Players gt DMP Manager b Choose the DMP or DMP group that should use these settings c Choose Cast from the Actions list and then click Go Stop You have completed this procedure Related Topics e Workflow to Provision Emulator Service for IP Phones page 15 2 e Configure an IP Phone to Emulate the Remote Control page 15 8 e Start the Emulator on an IP Phone page 15 9 e Start the Emulator on a Mobile Phone page 15 10 e Use the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone page 15 10 Configure an IP Phone to Emulate the Remote Control Step 1 Step 2 You can configure a Cisco IP Phone from the 7960 series or the 7970 series to emulate the remote control for Cisco Cast and then use keys drawn on its touchscreen to choose options from the electronic program guide change channels and adjust audio volume levels Before You Begin Complete the workflow in Cisco Unified Communications Manager to provision the emulator to your IP phones Procedure Press Se

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