Devices : DME Management : Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME)
  
Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME)
To optimize delivery of your content across your enterprise network, VBrick Rev easily facilitates adding a DME to your environment. DMEs are designated as the viewing destinations of your video content on the network where content may be distributed and viewed.
 
Note: Make sure you configure your VBrick devices before you begin adding them. See: Device Initial Configuration and Set Up
 
*To add a DME device:
1. Navigate to Admin > Devices > DME Management > Add DME button.
2. Complete the fields as required.
Field Name
Required
Description
Device Name
Yes
This can be a name of your choosing. This is a required field. Descriptive location or host name is recommended.
Status
 
The status of your device may be set to Active or Inactive upon adding it to your system.
MAC Address
Yes
The MAC Address is required. Refer to your device’s documentation for details on how to obtain its MAC Address.
VOD Playback Device
 
Selected if the DME is intended to be used as a Video on Demand (VOD) playback device for serving stored video content. If more than one DME is designated as available for storage, then content will be pushed to all such designated DMEs.
Preposition Content
 
Available if VOD Playback Device is selected. Enable this setting to specify which DMEs on the network receive prepositioned video files for playback; should only be used if using MESH.
Video Streams
Yes
Name, URL, Encoding Type, and Multicast are all designated [through the Advanced tab > Add URL button if adding manually] and are required fields if the DME is intended to be utilized as a streaming device. These streams will later be selected on Presentation Profiles and Zones as viewing destinations. You may also generate your URLs dynamically through the Create URLs tab.
Note: DME v3.10 and greater devices are capable of registering fully qualified domain names in order to play HTTPS content to the Rev HTML5 video player. Therefore, DME streaming URLs may or may not contain an IP address hostname. See DME documentation for set up details.
For more information on DME Video Streams in Rev, see: Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME) Video Stream.
3. Click the Create button.
4. After a few seconds, the DME status should flip from Uninitialized to Active. If it does not, check your MAC Address field to ensure it is correct and the DME configuration steps such as the API key and Host fields. See: Device Initial Configuration and Set Up.
5. Your device is now ready to use with Rev.
6. Account admins will be sent an email notification if any DME or Encoder goes into Warning or Offline status so that they may pro-actively troubleshoot the device. The email will include when the device went into warning or offline status (date/time), the device name, and a link to the device.
 
Tip: If you add more than one DME to your system, be sure to designate your primary DME recording device. A DME is required if you intend to record video in VBrick Rev.
 
*See Also:
Supported VBrick Devices
Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME)
Add a Distributed Media Engine (DME) Video Stream
View the Status of a Device
View the Device Log
Synchronize DME Content
Set a Primary and Secondary DME
Add a Presentation Profile
Add a Zone
Zone Logic and Hierarchy