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Configuration Tip: AxisTV Media Importer
The AxisTV Media Importer replaces the old Large File Upload utility.
The media importer is a .NET 2.0 native application that must be
installed onto the client PC, it is a one-time install per PC.
Installation
 
The installer is deployed within the Web User Interface. Under System
Tools select Install Media Importer. Then follow the instructions on the
screen to download the software and save the setup.exe file to PC.
After the file has been saved, find setup.exe in its saved location and
double click to run the installer. Accept the license agreement and
follow the default steps through the installer.
When installation completes, you can immediately launch the media
importer from the installer by selecting Launch AxisTV Media Importer
and clicking Finish
or
just click Finish if you do not want to use the importer right
away.
The Media Importer can now be found under Start/All Programs/Visix
Configuring Connection
Before importing media into the AxisTV Content Server, you must
configure the Media Importer’s connection to the content server. Add the
URL of your content server in the URL field seen below:
Every time the Media Importer is launched, the connection to the content
server must be tested using the Test Connection… button. The
Media Importer saves connection information to the local PC in the
user’s private storage area. This storage area is in a directory similar
to: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Visix\MediaImporter.
Only after the connection has been tested will the Media Importer allow
the user to select and upload files
The Change AxisTV Content Server Connection button can be used
after selecting files to change which AxisTV Content Server the media
importer is expecting or to change proxy or credentials.
The URL textbox must point to the root of the AxisTV Content
Server’s Web UX. It will normally be in the form
http://server-name or
http://ip-address.
 Use
Default Proxy should be checked if there is a
proxy between the importer and the content server.
The Credentials… button invokes a dialog that can store the
credentials necessary to authenticate through the proxy server. These
credentials aren’t always needed. The IT staff will have to specify both
the default proxy usage as well as credentials.
When you click Test Connection… the media importer attempts to
communicate with the content server to verify the pathway is clear.
If the media importer fails to verify connectivity to the content server
an error dialog will appear with the underlying cause. This dialog can
be used to save the error information for diagnosis by Visix.
Selecting Files
The Selected Media Files… button opens a standard file dialog
that can be used to select multiple media files that are compatible with
AxisTV. The dialog already knows all the allowed extensions and filters
the available files based on those extensions.
All allowed file extensions can be found in the Web user interface
online help (click the ? icon at the top right .
The Selected Media Files… button can be used repeatedly to select
files from different directories. Once all the files have been selected
the user must assign each a description and select a background aspect
ratio IF the file’s type is Still Image and they want to use the image
as a background.
The selected file list can grow beyond what is visible in the form. In
that case, a scroll bar is provided.
You can elect to remove selected files from the list before starting the
import, using the red delete button on the appropriate line(s).
Importing Files
The media importer imports all the selected files in a single batch. The
import starts when you click the Import… button.
As
the import is processing, a progress dialog is displayed. This dialog
shows progress of the current file as well as of the total bytes that
are to be imported.
You can use the Cancel button to stop the import, but cancel does
not take effect immediately. The dialog will indicate that a cancel is
pending, but continue importing the current file.
Once the current file has completely imported, you are given a
confirmation dialog asking if you really wish to cancel.
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