An nVoD (Near Video on Demand) channel is a type of television channel or content delivery system that offers viewers the ability to watch specific content, such as movies or promotional programs, on a continuous, repeating basis.

1. Establishing Server Access

To begin, you'll need access to a server where you intend to upload videos. This server could be either the MW server or a separate VoD server if you have one available.

If you don't possess the login credentials required for server access, kindly reach out to our support team via email or contact your local partner for assistance.

Next, on your PC, download a tool that facilitates file uploads to the server. We highly recommend using the WinSCP tool, which you can obtain for free from the following link: WinSCP :: Official Site :: Download (Select the latest version).

Once you have WinSCP installed, you can log in to the server by entering its IP address and your login credentials.

Upon launching WinSCP, you'll notice that one half of the screen represents your PC, while the other half represents the server side. To copy files to the server, navigate to the appropriate folder on your PC, and then simply drag and drop the file onto the server side.

For added convenience, you can create a shortcut for quick and easy access to the server. Refer to the video tutorial below for guidance:

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 2. Uploading videos

1. You will be uploading files to the folder located on the server at "/data/upload/." Therefore, on the server side, navigate to this specific folder.

• Drag & Drop your video in that folder. You can select multiple files and then wait until all upload.

WinSCP example: Left side is my PC, right side is server

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2. Once the videos have been uploaded, access the Streamer Manager by using the server's IP address followed by port 8008. Next, navigate to "Content repository" and select "Uploaded content."

To add specific files to the system, place a checkmark in front of each file you wish to include. Then, click on "Index selected" to proceed.

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3. After that, you can check the status of indexed content in "Content Repository" under "Indexer status." Once it's done, the video will be scanned and ready to use.

4. To create an NVoD channel, which is a channel that repeats content, Navigate to Streamer Manager, then click on "NVoD menu," and select "Create NVoD Channel." Enter the channel name, a unique UDP address (starting with 239.x.x.x), and set the Output type to "RAW."

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• Click the "Add" button to proceed to the next step, where you can choose your video content.

  On the following screen, make your selection of the video content you wish to use as filler. Simply click the "FILLER" button next to the desired content to add it.

• Click Save button and Start button above.

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A brief clarification: Filler content is the content that continuously plays on the multicast you're creating. If you click the "ADD" button next to a video, it adds that video to the Timestrip on the left, not to the filler content. The Timestrip is used to schedule a specific video to play at a particular hour or minute. If you don't require scheduling and want your content to play continuously, simply add it as filler.

If you do want to schedule a video for a specific time, input the desired time in the provided boxes and then click "Add." However, remember that you still need to include filler content to ensure that something plays when the scheduled video is not active. Additionally, all videos within one channel should be in the same format.

5. Include this multicast address (URL) within the IPTV administration as a new TV channel. This will enable STBs (Set-Top Boxes) to include it in their channels list. Ensure that you begin by typing "udp://" and not "igmp."

Here's how you can do it:

1. Navigate to Services → Entertainment → TV menu.

2. Click the "Add" button to create a new TV channel with your provided data.

3. Be sure to assign it to a TV group to make it visible on the TV screens.

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• After you are done editing, press the Refresh Devices button on the top menu line. Then go to TV and move between menus, press home button on STB remote 5 times or reboot it to see the new changes.

2. Uploading own HLS videos

You can also upload own videos, and we convert them to HLS format for streaming on mobile devices.

1. You will be uploading files to folder on server /data/upload/new/ so on server-side position yourself to that folder. If not created, you create that folder and also output folder /data/upload/new/hls

2. Drag&Drop your video in that folder. You can select multiple files and then wait till all upload.

3. When videos are uploaded, open ssh terminal of server and write three commands:

If the command doesn’t work, write to support@nevron.eu to upload you this scrip.

This will trigger converting of videos and because you run it in SCREEN mode, you can close the ssh terminal and process will play on the server. In case you didn’t put in Screen mode, then you need to keep window open, because closing window will also mean closing the process.

1. When process finished, you will see movie in new location /data/upload/new/hls

2. Each movie in that hls folder will have the own folder that will contain hls frames. From the Administration side, where you need to insert a link, you choose the first file to link.

Example: /data/upload/new/hls/movie1/movie1.m3u8

1. Already indexed file is automatically removed from the /new folder, so you won’t see it here. If all videos disappeared, it means they were already indexed.

If you have any problems with the upgrade process, please contact support@nevron.eu