Redirect Script

VBPresenter allows you to enter just one video viewing URL. This is the URL that is presented to a "player" on viewer's desktops.

But sometimes, you need the URL to be different for different viewers.
For example, let's suppose you have a VBrick Reflector located at branch office A, B, C and D. These Reflectors receive a "Push" stream from the primary VBrick located at headquarters.

What you want is for player to see the URL from Reflector A if you are on network A, from Reflector B if you are on network B, etc.

This is what the Videoalive "Redirector" software is for http://www.videoalive.com/redirectcreator/formmail/form.php

The software allows you to enter the actual URL to be used when the the request comes from a particular subnetwork. For example

Network	Use This URL
192.168.1.xxx	http://172.16.2.75:8080/vbrickvideo1
192.168.2.xxx	http://172.1.1.7:8080/vbrickvideo1
192.168.3.xxx	http://172.1.2.7:8080/vbrickvideo1
192.168.4.xxx	http://192.168.1.19:8080/vbrickvideo1

The script generator allows you to match the network address by octet. So, a match can occur based on the first octet, the first two octets, or the first three octets. It also allows you to enter a default URL for any network that does not match the table.

After completing the table and generating the Redirect script, place the script on a IIS web server (it must have ASP enabled). Simply use the script path and name in place of the video URL. For example, your URL to the video would be http://server/redirect.asp. Redirect.asp returns a ASX mime type with the URL that matches the one entered for the subnet that made the request. Simple!

You can use the redirect for non-VBPresenter applications too. And while it is intended for use with VBrick WM appliances, it can be used for any VBrick video type with some limits.