Ezserver User Manual

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 Content

„ Ezserver Installation

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 Ezserver Installation

ƒ How to Install / Run Ezserver

ƒ How to Configure Ezserver
ƒ How to Add Video Input Sources
ƒ How to play WMV Channel from MS
server by EZTBox

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 How to Install / Run Ezserver
„ Install / Run Ezserver on Windows XP
„ Install / Run Ezserver on Linux

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 Install / Run Ezserver on Windows XP
ƒ Unzip ezserver5_win32_2009_xx_xx.zip
ƒ Close the Microsoft firewall
ƒ Run Ezserver5

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 Install / Run Ezserver on Windows XP
ƒ You will see the below message as below:

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 Install / Run Ezserver on a Linux
ƒ Install CentOS5.4 into a x86 PC.
ƒ Untar ezserver5_LN_2009_xx_xx.tar
into Linux
ƒ Enter terminal console
ƒ cd ezserver5
ƒ ./ezserver5
ƒ Type http://server IP:8000 in an
internet browser to connect Ezserer
ƒ Press ‘q’ or Ctrl + C to leave Ezserver

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 How to conntect Ezserver?

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 How to Configure Ezserver?

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 IPTV Channel Managemnt

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 Web Server Setting VOD Server Setting

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 IPTV Server Setting

Open IPTV Server Close IPTV Server

Open a Multicasting stream at 224.1.1.3:9001 ~ 224.1.1.3:9031 Close the Multicasting stream by 0.0.0.0

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 Player Management
• Add a Player • Reboot a Player
• Deleate a Player • Time Sync between Ezserver and Player
• Modify a Player • Download EPG, media
• Delete all Player

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 Add a Player for Connection Permission

• A player information needs to be

registered into Ezserver database
first to get the permission for
connection with Ezserver.

• Unregisterd player can not

connect Ezserver and get any
information or media from
Ezserver.
• The necessary informaion of
registration is MAC ID of a player.

•The MAC ID is in EZTBox setup

menu.

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 Group Mangement
Ezserver can support different groups. Each group can contain many players

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 Screen Layout
Ezserver can support different epg. Each epg can contain a playlist for videos ,
pictures and Marquee on different positions of the screen.

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 Media Files Upate
Ezserver can support media content download and deletion for players

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 How to Configure Ezserver?
„ By Configuration

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 Configure Ezserver by the Configuration File
MSK_Server.cfg

path=. // The path of Web/HTTP first web page

startmenu=index.htm // the filename of first Web/HTTP web page
httpport=6000 // Web/HTTP server port no.
igmpport=9001 // IGMP port staring no with increment by 1
rtspport=554 // RTSP/RTP port no.
igmpip=224.1.1.3 // 0.0.0.0 means IGMP server closed
igmpmaxno=31 // The Max IGMP streaming no.
videopath=media/videos // video path
picturepath=media/pictures // picture path
runningtextpath=media/runningtext // running text part

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 Ports used by Ezserver

TCP port:
8000: HTTP / TCP port
6001: Management Control TCP port
5554: RTSP/RTP TCP port
9001~9100: IGMP TCP port
1000: IPTV TCP port
2000: VOD TCP port

UDP port:
1001~1999: IPTV RTP/UDP port
2001~2999: VOD RTP/UDP port

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 If you can not use IE to connect Ezserver?
1. Please check who is using port 80.
2. Please enter DOS command mode to run
“netstat –N” to check http port.
3. Please run “netstat –a –o” to get PID using http
port.
4. Run “tasklist” to know which program use port 80
by PID no.

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 If you can not use IE to connect Ezserver?
Check who is using Port 6000.
DOS Command

“netstat –N”

“netstat –a –o”

“tasklist”

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 No right Side Menu for Linux Version?
1. Please check all CGI programs are exectuable.
2. Ex. “chmod 777 content_management” to let the
CGI become executable

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 How to Add Video Input Source
1. Ther are three video sources for Ezserver
• From local storage in media/videos directoty
• From IGMP
• From RTP/UDP
2. iptvepg.txt is to describe the different input source for channels as
below
Filename: iptvepg.txt
IPTV EPG
[ch1]
igmp://224.1.1.4:7001 Æ IGMP source from the other server
[ch2
rtp://8001 Æ RTP/UDP source from the other server
[ch3]
007_3M_Transport.mpeg Æ Local storage in media/videos directory

3. There are two examples: one is to use VLC1.0.3, the other is to

use VLC 0.8.6b

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? - Step1

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step2

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step3

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step4

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step5

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step6

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step7

There are two ways to input a streaming

video to Ezerver:
1. Use RTP: input Ezserver IP and
UDP port no.
2. Use IGMP: input the muticasing IP
and port no.

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step8

Ezserver IP

Filename: iptvepg.txt
IPTV EPG
[ch1] ÆUDP port no. 1001
igmp://224.1.1.4:7001
[ch2] Æ UDP port no. 1002
rtp://8001
[ch3] Æ UDP port no. 1003
007_3M_Transport.mpeg

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step9

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step10

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 How to input Video from VLC (1.0.3)? – Step11

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 How to input Video from VLC (0.8.6b)? - Step1

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 How to input Video from VLC (0.8.6b)? – Step2
• Mark the Device properties and click ok, then Vlc will show some menus, you can press
“OK”.

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 How to input Video from VLC (0.8.6b)? – Step3
There are two ways to input a streaming
video to Ezerver:
1. Use RTP: input Ezserver IP and
UDP port no.
2. Use IGMP: input the muticasing IP
and port no.

Filename: iptvepg.txt
IPTV EPG
[ch1] ÆUDP port no. 1001
igmp://224.1.1.4:7001
[ch2] Æ UDP port no. 1002
rtp://8001
[ch3] Æ UDP port no. 1003
007_3M_Transport.mpeg

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 How to play WMV9 Channel by EZTBox

RTP://192.168.1.10:7001
RTP://192.168.1.10:7001
H264 TS
VLC
VLC
IPTV Internet Ezserver
Ezserver mms://192.168.1.13
mms://192.168.1.13
CH1~CH 99
Picutre Playlist

192.168.1.10
WMV9
192.168.1.13
EZTBox

Microsoft
Microsoft
Media
Media server
server

iptvepg.txt
[ch1] Install VLC and MS
rtp://7001 server in the same PC

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