Table Of Contents
Using IP/TV Viewer as a Helper Application
Launching the Helper Application
Running the Helper Application
Using IP/TV in a Web Browser
5ChapterIP/TV can be incorporated into a Web browser as either a plugin or helper application. This chapter describes the procedures for using IP/TV Viewer as a browser plugin and helper application.
There are two ways to incorporate IP/TV into your Web environment, each requiring varying levels of customization on your part. The two methods are using IP/TV Viewer as a browser plugin and as a helper application.
Using the IP/TV Viewer as a plugin lets you watch an IP/TV program that is embedded directly in your browser web page.
Using IP/TV Viewer as a helper application lets you launch IP/TV Viewer directly from your browser so that it runs in its own window. Most users create a web page that automatically launches the plugin.
Refer to the IP/TV Administration and Configuration Guide for detailed information on how to create and customize an IP/TV plugin or helper application.
Using IP/TV as a Plugin
The following sections describe how to launch and run an IP/TV program plugin, and how to access the IP/TV sample plugin.
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To run a browser plugin, an IP/TV Content Manager must be running in your network. You need to have IP/TV Viewer installed on your system with plugins. Note also that the IP/TV Viewre demo CD has an HTML page that you can load into your browser that works with the demo installation.
Launching the Plugin
To launch IP/TV Viewer as a plugin, open your browser and enter the plugin's URL. Ask your system administrator for the exact location and name of the browser plugin web page. For example, the URL: http://<mywebserver>/yourplugin.htm will jump to the web page named yourplugin.htm, which is located on the web server named webserver.
Running the Plugin
After you launch the plugin, the browser web page with the embedded IP/TV plugin window appears. If your system administrator has not changed the default toolbar parameter settings, your plugin will look similar to .
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Figure 7-1 IP/TV as a Plugin—On-Demand Program
The VCR controls for an on-demand program include: Stop/Play, positioning buttons, Position Control slider, Mute button, and volume control. For a scheduled program, the VCR controls include: Stop/Play, Mute button, and volume control.
See the "" appendix for a complete listing of viewer plugin toolbar buttons and icons.
Using the IP/TV Sample Plugin
If desired, you can use the sample plugin that comes with IP/TV which is useful if you want to launch and run IP/TV Viewer solely from a browser without any customization. Follow these steps:
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where mywebserver is the name of your Content Manager.
The IP/TV Viewer window plugin appears with the title IP/TV Web Video. All programs on the Content Manager are listed in the Change Program list.
Using IP/TV Viewer as a Helper Application
You can set up IP/TV Viewer to be used as a helper application. The following sections describe how to launch and run the IP/TV helper application.
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Launching the Helper Application
To launch IP/TV Viewer as a helper application, open your browser and go to the web page that contains the IP/TV Viewer helper application link. Ask your system administrator for the exact location and name of the web page that contains this link. Click the link to launch IP/TV Viewer.
Running the Helper Application
After you launch the IP/TV helper application by clicking its web link, the IP/TV Viewer main window and then viewer window appear. The designated program begins to play in the viewer window. The program behaves exactly the same as when you launch IP/TV Viewer as a standard application.
