Vbrick Cross Platform Functions : Add Vbrick Devices to Rev for Live Streaming : Add the Live Streaming DME to Rev
  
Add the Live Streaming DME to Rev
Using the same DME you configured previously, create it as a device in Rev.
*To add a DME device:
1. Navigate to Admin > Devices > DME Management dropdown.
2. Select Add a DME.
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. Copy the MAC Address for a DME from the System Configuration > Network Pages of VBAdmin in the DME.
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.
See: Preposition DME Content topic in Rev’s Online help.
Video Streams
Yes
In most cases, you may generate your URLs dynamically through the Create URLs tab. Particularly if you have been following this guide to set up Rev live streaming and recording with Vbrick Devices. You should also make sure the Enable HLS checkbox is selected for mobile streaming and the Add HLS Akamai Publishing Point checkbox to create HLS streams that will be used with Akamai. Keep in mind that stream names are case sensitive.
Name, URL, Encoding Type, and Multicast may also be designated through the Advanced tab > Add URL button if adding manually though the Advanced tab. However, this tab should not be used unless you are very familiar with adding streams and associated settings.
Video streams will later be selected on Presentation Profiles and Zones as viewing destinations.
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 topic Rev’s admin section of Online help and "Add HLS and HLS Akamai Publishing Point Streams" below.
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: Add a Device in Vbrick Rev - Initial Configuration and Set Up topic.
Your device is now ready to use with Rev.
Add HLS and HLS Akamai Publishing Point Streams
As noted in the Video Streams field above, when adding a DME device that you are using as a destination for Rev live streaming, make sure that you enable HLS and use the stream name you created in the Announce Session Name Override field on the encoder Transmitter page if you want to stream to mobile devices. This will also make the Add HLS Akamai Publishing Point checkbox visible so that the DME can stream to Akamai securely.
Contact Vbrick Operations for your Akamai credentials if you do not already have them.
Remember that stream names are case sensitive.
When the DME is saved and initializes, the video streams will be created automatically for you to select in your Presentation Profiles.
 
Tip: If you have zones and a zone hierarchy set up, make sure you add your new DME device to it. Otherwise, your video will not play!
Confirm HLS and HLS Akamai Publishing Point Stream Settings
Just as you verified your RTSP stream in the DME, you can verify that you have correctly added your HLS and HLS Akamai Publishing Point streams in Rev as well.
*To verify HLS and HLS Akamai Publishing Point Streams:
1. Log in to your configured DME.
2. Navigate to Output Configuration > HLS Streaming.
3. You should see the HLS stream you enabled in your Rev DME device as well as the Akamai streams distribution (if applicable).