Getting started

Software version: Mediasite 7.6

Mediasite Video Platform automates the capture, management, delivery, and search of live and on-demand videos and content. You will use Management Portal to configure and secure Mediasite Platform and set up workflows that allow your users to create, aggregate, publish, and share their content.

We will also refer to Mediasite Video Platform as “Mediasite Platform” or simply “Mediasite” throughout this guide.

Using this guide

The Mediasite Configuration Guide provides detailed instructions for configuring Mediasite Video Platform as well as managing and securing the system.

Audience

Administrators and power users responsible for configuring, securing, and managing Mediasite Platform should have a solid background in all the technologies mentioned in this guide including the following:

• Role-based security

• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS): FTP and HTTP

• Microsoft IIS Media Services

Without this background, we strongly advise you to find a more qualified IT professional to set up Mediasite 7.6. All other users, at minimum, should have experience using web-based applications.

Many of the features described in the Mediasite Configuration Guide are not available to Mediasite Video Cloud customers. This will be noted throughout the documentation.

Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout the guide to indicate important information that should be read and understood to effectively use Mediasite:

UI Text	This font indicates user interface elements as they appear in Mediasite applications.
	Notes with this symbol include cross-references to resources that will provide additional information and/or instructions.
	Notes with this symbol provide tips that will help you further understand or use the feature being discussed.
	Notes with this heading provide information and warnings that will help you to avoid losing content or breaking your system.