VBrick Rev Admin Guide

140 Pages·2016·3.45 MB·English

by  Tammy Butcher

Rev® Media Management Platform
VBrick Rev v7.10
Admin Guide
June 2016
Copyright
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About VBrick Systems
Founded in 1998, VBrick Systems is a privately held company that has enjoyed rapid growth by helping our customers
successfully introduce mission critical video applications across their enterprise networks. Since our founding, VBrick
has been setting the standard for quality, performance and innovation in the delivery of live and stored video over IP
networks—LANs, WANs and the Internet. With thousands of video appliances installed world-wide, VBrick is the
recognized leader in reliable, high-performance, easy-to-use networked video solutions.
VBrick is an active participant in the development of industry standards and continues to play an influential role in the
Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA), the MPEG Industry Forum, and Internet2. In 1998 VBrick invented and
shipped the world's first MPEG Video Network Appliance designed to provide affordable DVD-quality video across
the network. Since then, VBrick's video solutions have grown to include Video on Demand, Management, Security and
Access Control, Scheduling, and Rich Media Integration. VBrick solutions are successfully supporting a broad variety
of applications including distance learning and training, conferencing and remote office communications, security,
process monitoring, traffic monitoring, business and news feeds to the desktop, Webcasting, corporate
communications, collaboration, command and control, and telemedicine. VBrick serves customers in education,
government, healthcare, and financial services markets among others. VBrick products are manufactured in an ISO
certified manufacturing facility.
Contents
Rev Admin Guide
Admin Guide Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1. Rev Admin Interface Overview
Access Admin Menu Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Admin Menu Bar Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
2. Account Reports
The Admin Report Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Export the Account Report Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
3. Users
Users Menu Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
The Users Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Add or Edit a User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Add or Remove a Group from a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Add or Remove a Role from a User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Obtain a URL for a Lost or Blocked Registration Email for a New User Account . . . .18
Reset a User’s Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Unlock a User’s Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Reset a User’s Security Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Suspend a User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Delete a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
View License Usage Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
The Groups Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Add or Edit a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Add or Remove a User from a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Add or Remove a Role from a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Import an LDAP Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Edit an LDAP Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Delete or Suspend an LDAP Group or User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
The Teams Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Create and Edit a Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Add or Remove a User Account or Group from a Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Delete a Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
The Roles Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
View a Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Role Definitions and Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
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4. Devices
Devices Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
The All Devices Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Add a Device in VBrick Rev - Initial Configuration and Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME) Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME) Video Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Add a DME Video Stream Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Add a DME Video Stream Dynamically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Designate a DME Video Playback Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Preposition DME Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
View DME Network Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Synchronize DME Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Schedule a DME Content Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Add a VBrick Encoder Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Add a Custom Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Add an Akamai Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
View the Status of a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
View the Device Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Edit a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Delete a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Inactivate a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Reboot a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Add an LDAP Connector Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
The Presentation Profiles Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Add a Presentation Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Presentation Profile Name and Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The Zones Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Add a Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Zone Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Devices Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Zone Logic and Hierarchy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
5. Media Settings
Media Settings Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
The Categories Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Create or Edit a Category or Subcategory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Delete a Category or Subcategory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
The Recording Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Set a Primary and Secondary DME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
The Transcoding Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Transcoding Preset Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Modify a Transcoding Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Add a New Transcoding Preset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Transcoding Name and Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4 Contents
Video Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Audio Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
The Features Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Allow Categories on All Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Allow Tags on All Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Allow Comments on All Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Allow Ratings on All Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Allow Downloads on All Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Enable Video Embed Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Enable Add Video via URL Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Enable WebEx Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Enable Cisco Spark Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Enable VoiceBase Integration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Enable Tropo Integration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
The Approval Processes Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Create or Edit an Approval Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Approve or Reject a Video Submitted for Approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
6. System Settings
System Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Manage Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Configure Security Settings and Password Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Configure User Lockout Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Set Session Inactivity or Timeout Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Enable Public Video Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Configure Single Sign On (SSO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
The DME User Location Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Create a System Login Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
The API Keys Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Add an API Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Customize and Brand Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Use a Custom Logo in the Rev Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Use a Light Theme for Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Use a Custom Primary Color for Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Use a Custom Secondary Color for Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Customize and Add Help Links for Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Home Page Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Customize the Home Page in Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Manage Custom Fields in Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Set Up or Delete a Custom Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
7. Accounts
Monitor Account Information and Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
The Contact Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
View Contact Information for an Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
View Billing Information for an Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
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Edit Contact and Billing Information for an Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
The Child Accounts Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Navigate Between a Parent and Child Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Add or Edit a Child Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Delete a Child Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
8. LDAP
Configure and Import LDAP Groups in VBrick Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Add an LDAP Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Add the LDAP Connector as a Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Add the LDAP Connector through a Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
LDAP Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
LDAP Server Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
User Record Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
LDAP Server Synchronization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Edit and Run the LDAP Connector Runtime Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Edit the LDAP Connector Runtime Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Run the LDAP Connector Runtime Executable File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
9. Rev Technical Requirements
Requirements and Supported Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Supported Video File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Supported VBrick Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Supported Player and Stream Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Supported Browser and OS Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Supported Supplemental File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Supported Integrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
10. The Rev Root Account
Rev Root Account - What is it?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
The Root User - What is it?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Initial Set Up Steps of the Rev Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Configure the Rev Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Manage Runtime Services with the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Recompose Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Root Account System Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Email Server Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
System Maintenance Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
6 Contents
Rev Admin Guide
Admin Guide Preface
This guide is written for anyone who will be using or evaluating the VBrick Rev® media
management platform with administrative access. This includes system administrators,
software developers, network technicians, and others.
Rev Admin Interface Overview Describes how to log in and out of the application, access
admin functions, and explains the admin GUI.
Account Reports Details the Admin Home page and reporting metrics of Rev.
Users Details the Users menu options and how to create, activate,
and manage Users, Groups, Teams, and Roles.
Devices Details how to manage Devices, Presentation Profiles, and
Zones.
Media Settings Covers how to configure Media Settings for content in Rev
including Categories, Player Settings, Recording Settings,
Transcoding Presets, Features, and creating Approval
Processes.
System Settings Understand how to configure detailed system information
such as User Password Parameters, API Keys and your
system’s email Environment.
Accounts Explains the Accounts menu and modules in detail
including the Contact & Billing module and Child Accounts
module.
LDAP Step-by-step instructions for importing and using LDAP
groups with VBrick Rev.
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8 Preface
Chapter 1
Rev Admin Interface Overview
Access Admin Menu Functions
The admin Reports page is automatically displayed when you log in with a valid Username
and Password and access the admin menu bar. All Rev functionality and menu bar commands
are available from this page but users may not have access to all depending upon the user
permissions that you have been granted.
Click the Gear icon in the upper right corner of the user menu bar to access admin menu bar
features and functions. Note: Only specific admin roles have access to the admin menu bar.
Admin menu bar functions will appear under the user account menu bar functions.
Admin Menu Bar Options
The options available on the menu bar will vary depending upon your user permissions and
account access. For example, when you first log in, the menu will display the options for a
non-admin user. However, if you log in as an Account Admin, the menu bar will display the
admin menu functions that are seen below. (Note: Media Admin options include only the
Media Settings menu.)
Option Description
Parent and Child Provides the ability to navigate between any parent and child
Menu accounts that have been created in Rev. Organization/Account
names will be displayed with the Parent account defaulted. The
image above uses a sample parent account titled “Rev Global
Solutions” as an example.
Account Reports Explains the admin Reports page and various report data available
to admins in VBrick Rev.
Users Details on creating, activating, and managing user accounts. Also
nests the Groups, Teams, and Roles menus.
Devices How to manage Devices, Presentation Profiles, and Zones.
Media Settings Covers how to configure Media Settings for content in Rev
including Categories, Player Settings, Recording Settings,
Transcoding Presets, Features, and creating Approval Processes.
System Settings Explains detailed system information such as User Password
Parameters, API Keys, and your system Environment.
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Accounts Explains the Accounts menu and user modules in detail including
the Contact & Billing and Child Accounts modules.
Role(s): Access: Account Admin (all), Media Admin (restricted)
 See Also:
User Home
User Menu Bar
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