Allow or Disallow Video Transcoding

Revised: March 2015

 

Procedures


Note Although visible in the Cisco DMM user interface, Release 5.5 and 5.6 software does not support Cisco Digital Signs, Cisco Digital Media Players (DMPs), Cisco Cast, Cisco Digital Media Designer, or the Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager.


Procedures

Enable Show and Share Use of MXE Features

Procedure


Step 1 Start DMS-Admin.

Step 2 Choose Settings > External Servers > MXE .

Step 3 Click Enabled .

Step 4 Enter the fully qualified (DNS-resolvable) domain name of your MXE appliance.

Step 5 Enter the ftp login credentials for your MXE appliance.

Step 6 Enter the MXE-relative directory paths where MXE should:

    • Find incoming video files from Show and Share (“input”).
    • Save its transcoded versions of these files (“output”).

The factory-default directory locations are prepopulated for your convenience.

Step 7 Click Save .


 

Disable Show and Share Use of MXE Features

Procedure


Step 1 Start DMS-Admin.

Step 2 Choose Settings > External Servers > MXE .

Step 3 Click Disabled .

Step 4 Click Save .