Loading


Knowledgebase: Beyond TV Link
How to force the Link client to display a list of available servers
Posted by - NA - on 17 February 2009 11:36 AM

DESCRIPTION:

This article gives instructions for forcing Beyond TV Link or Enterprise TV Link to display a list of specific SnapStream Enterprise TV Servers when it starts up. This procedure can be useful for users with multiple servers, that do not show up in the server list displayed by Enterprise TV Link on startup. Note: this feature is only available in version 4.9.2 or later of Beyond TV Link and Enterprise TV Link.

Note: This procedure will hard-code the IP addresses of the servers. If those addresses change, a client machine modified using this procedure will not account for that change, and the IP address will need to be changed manually using the instructions below.

ARTICLE:

  • Create BTVLinkServerList.xml
    Go to the Application Data folder on your Link client(usually C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SnapStream\Beyond TV\ for Windows XP and C:\ProgramData\SnapStream\Beyond TV\ for Windows Vista) and make a new text file called BTVLinkServerList. Then, change the extension of the file you have created from TXT to XML.


  • Add the Connection Information
    Using the text or XML editor of your choice, open BTVLinkServerList.xml and enter the following text:

    <SSPropsCollection>
         <PropertyCollection>
              <Property>
                   <Name>FriendlyName</Name>
                   <Value>Server Name</Value>
              </Property>
              <Property>
                   <Name>Address</Name>
                   <Value>127.0.0.1</Value>
              </Property>
              <Property>
                   <Name>Port</Name>
                   <Value>8129</Value>
              </Property>
         </PropertyCollection>
    </SSPropsCollection>

    Change the Server Name and Address fields to reflect the name and IP address of your SnapStream server.


  • Adding Additional Connections:
    If you want to add additional connections, add a Property Collection inside the SSPropsCollection category like so:

    <SSPropsCollection>
         <PropertyCollection>
              <Property>
                   <Name>FriendlyName</Name>
                   <Value>Server Name</Value>
              </Property>
              <Property>
                   <Name>Address</Name>
                   <Value>127.0.0.1</Value>
              </Property>
              <Property>
                   <Name>Port</Name>
                   <Value>8129</Value>
              </Property>
         </PropertyCollection>
         <PropertyCollection>
              <Property>
                   <Name>FriendlyName</Name>
                   <Value>Server Name</Value>
              </Property>
              <Property>
                   <Name>Address</Name>
                   <Value>127.0.0.1</Value>
              </Property>
              <Property>
                   <Name>Port</Name>
                   <Value>8129</Value>
              </Property>
         </PropertyCollection>
    </SSPropsCollection>

    • If you need further assistance, please submit a ticket to technical support.
    SnapStream Media, Inc.