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User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.1.x March 17, 2009 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-15762-02 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. 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CONTENTS Preface xi Document Conventions xi Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request iii-xii CHAPTER 1 Overview 1-1 Basic DMS Concepts and Vocabulary 1-1 Client System Requirements 1-1 Understanding DMM Modules and Features 1-2 CHAPTER 2 Managing Administrative Settings for Cisco DMS Components and Users 2-1 Starting DMS Administration Module (DMS-Admin) 2-1 Using Dashboard Gauges for DMS-Admin 2-2 UI Reference: Dashboard Gauges 2-2 Managing Licenses for Features and Components of Cisco DMS 2-3 Obtaining and Installing License Keys for Software Features 2-3 Viewing the List of Installed Licenses 2-5 Managing User Accounts and Authentication Settings 2-5 Understanding User Management Concepts and Workflow 2-6 Configuring User Accounts Manually 2-7 Creating and Editing User Accounts 2-7 Deleting User Accounts 2-8 Understanding User Roles in DMS-Admin 2-9 Configuring Authentication Settings 2-9 UI Reference: Elements to Choose and Enable the Authentication Mode 2-11 UI Reference: Elements to Define, Validate, and Add LDAP Filters 2-14 Configuring the Settings for Automatic Synchronization 2-14 UI Reference: Elements to Use Manual or Automatic Synchronization 2-15 UI Reference: Elements to Manage Attributes 2-17 Backing Up and Restoring 2-18 Managing Email, SNMP, Alerts, and Notifications 2-18 Enabling or Disabling Email 2-19 Enabling or Disabling SNMP 2-19 Configuring Alert Reports and Notification Settings 2-20 Understanding Event Types 2-21 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.1.x OL-15762-02 iii Contents Viewing Appliance Processes and Restarting Appliances Remotely 2-22 CHAPTER 3 Managing Digital Signage and Enterprise TV 3-1 Overview 3-2 Starting DMM-DSM 3-2 Starting DMM-ETV 3-3 Working with Dashboard Gauges for Digital Signage and Enterprise TV 3-3 Working with the Media and Schedules Gauge 3-3 Understanding the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge 3-4 Using the Left Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge 3-5 UI Reference: Elements on the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge 3-6 Using the Right Side of the Media and Schedules Gauge 3-7 Understanding and Using the Digital Media Players Gauge 3-8 Understanding and Using the Enterprise TV Gauge 3-9 Understanding and Using the Settings Gauge 3-10 Configuring Your DMPs to Support Centralized Management 3-10 Enabling the YPbPr (Component Video) Interface on DMPs 3-11 Managing and Grouping Your DMPs 3-12 UI Reference: Top-Level Settings to Manage DMPs and DMP Groups 3-14 Adding and Editing DMP Groups, and Autoregistering DMPs to Populate Them 3-15 Understanding the Sequence of Operations for DMP Autoregistration 3-16 UI Reference: Settings to Add or Edit a DMP Group and Autoregister DMPs 3-17 Understanding the Effect of Nesting One DMP Group Inside Another 3-18 Deleting DMP Groups 3-18 UI Reference: Elements to Delete a DMP Group 3-19 Adding and Editing One DMP Manually 3-19 UI Reference: Elements to Add or Edit a DMP 3-20 Deleting DMPs Manually from Your Device Inventory 3-20 UI Reference: Elements to Delete a DMP 3-21 Adding DMPs Manually to DMP Groups 3-21 UI Reference: Elements to Add DMPs Manually to a DMP Group 3-22 Removing DMPs Manually from DMP Groups 3-22 UI Reference: Elements to Remove a DMP from a DMP Group 3-23 Filtering the DMP List Table 3-23 Understanding HTTP Proxy Implications for DMPs 3-24 Configuring Multiple DMPs to Share One HTTP Proxy Server 3-24 Managing Your DMP Displays 3-24 Managing DMP Displays That Are Attached to Your Centrally-Managed DMPs 3-25 UI Reference: Elements to Manage DMP Displays 3-26 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.1.x iv OL-15762-02 Contents Using RS-232 Commands to Manage Cisco LCD Professional Series Displays 3-29 Preparing a Cisco LCD Display for Centralized Management Through DVI 3-29 RS-232 Command Reference for Cisco LCD Displays 3-30 Configuring the Settings for Enterprise TV 3-32 Understanding Restrictions for Enterprise TV 3-33 Choosing Where in Your WAN to Show Live or On-Demand Programming 3-33 Understanding the Typical Workflow for Enterprise TV 3-33 Configuring Settings for TV Channels 3-34 UI Reference: Elements to Manage TV Channels 3-34 Adding New Channels 3-37 Editing Channels 3-40 Reassigning Channel Numbers 3-41 Deleting Channels 3-41 Listing Only the Defined (Active) or Undefined (Inactive) TV Channels 3-42 Understanding Data Formats for EPG Provider Subscriptions 3-42 Configuring Subscription Settings for EPG Providers 3-43 Adding or Editing Subscriptions to Data from an EPG Provider 3-44 Deleting the Settings That Define an EPG Data Subscription 3-45 Synchronizing TV Channel Schedules and Program Descriptions for the EPG 3-46 Configuring Enterprise TV Settings for Video on Demand 3-46 Working With VoD Categories 3-46 Mapping a Video to a VoD Category 3-49 Organizing Videos in VoD Categories 3-50 Removing a Video from a Category 3-50 Using ‘Skins’ to Customize the Enterprise TV Menu System 3-50 Choosing the Color Scheme for Your Menu System 3-51 Specifying Which Features Your Menu System Should Include 3-51 Showing a Custom Logo in Your Menu System 3-51 Showing the Cisco Logo in Your Menu System 3-52 Choosing the Date and Time Formats for Your Menu System 3-52 Deploying Menu System Customizations to Your DMPs 3-53 Using DMP Local Storage for Enterprise TV VoD Playback 3-53 Emulating the DMP Remote Control for Enterprise TV 3-56 Workflow in Cisco Unified Communications Manager to Provision the Emulator for IP Phones 3-56 Configuring Emulator Settings in DMM-ETV 3-59 Configuring an IP Phone to Emulate the Remote Control 3-60 Starting the Emulator on an IP Phone 3-61 Starting the Emulator on a Mobile Phone 3-62 Using the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone 3-62 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.1.x OL-15762-02 v Contents Working with Assets and Categories in Your Media