Verify site settings

Once you have added a site and specified the passphrase, it is a good idea to verify the site’s settings and test the services. You can update most settings in Configuration Editor. However, you must be very careful because Mediasite Video Platform will not work if any of these settings are incorrect.

To verify the site settings:

1. Click Home and click the link for the site.

2. Once on the site’s properties page, click the link for the settings you want to view:

Settings	Details
Database	Click to view or update the database settings for the site. Click Test Connection to verify the site can communicate with the database.
Mediasite Directory	Click to view or update the Mediasite directory settings as well as to update MediasiteAdmin’s password, use SSL, test the connection, or reset the directory. To secure the connection using SSL, select the SSL check box and update the path so that it uses the SSL port. The default SSL port number is 636. SSL must already be configured on your machine. You will reset the Mediasite Directory to create a new OU in the AD LDS server. When you create a new OU, roles in your current OU will be updated to point to the new one. However, only the default Mediasite accounts and groups will be created in the new OU. You must manually re-create any additional users and groups using Management Portal. CAUTION: Please proceed with caution when resetting the Mediasite Directory as this feature is typically used as a method to recover from a failed install or an LDAP-related failure. If you have any questions or concerns, contact our technical support experts BEFORE you use this feature, on the Customer Care Portal at www.sonicfoundry.com/support.
Site Info	Click to view or update the site name or URLs as well as to verify the web services are working correctly. The Mediasite, Service Root, and Login Form URLs determine the URLs for the Mediasite Video Platform’s web applications, services, and login form respectively. You must update these URLs when you update the FQDN or IP address of Mediasite Video Platform (or the load-balancer if installing in a high-availability environment). For example, the FQDN of Mediasite Video Platform may change when the server is moved from a demonstration system to a production system. You must also update the URLs if you update its root virtual directory.
Aliases	Click to add or view the site’s aliases. Aliases are useful when your site needs to be accessible using different hostnames. With aliases, you do not have to add entries into the DNS Server; you will just enter the hostname.
Allowed Origins	Click to add hostnames to the site’s Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) allowlist (list of accepted domains).

Settings

Details

Database

Click to view or update the database settings for the site. Click Test Connection to verify the site can communicate with the database.

Mediasite Directory

Click to view or update the Mediasite directory settings as well as to update MediasiteAdmin’s password, use SSL, test the connection, or reset the directory.

To secure the connection using SSL, select the SSL check box and update the path so that it uses the SSL port. The default SSL port number is 636. SSL must already be configured on your machine.

You will reset the Mediasite Directory to create a new OU in the AD LDS server. When you create a new OU, roles in your current OU will be updated to point to the new one. However, only the default Mediasite accounts and groups will be created in the new OU. You must manually re-create any additional users and groups using Management Portal.

CAUTION: Please proceed with caution when resetting the Mediasite Directory as this feature is typically used as a method to recover from a failed install or an LDAP-related failure.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact our technical support experts BEFORE you use this feature, on the Customer Care Portal at www.sonicfoundry.com/support.

Site Info

Click to view or update the site name or URLs as well as to verify the web services are working correctly.

The Mediasite, Service Root, and Login Form URLs determine the URLs for the Mediasite Video Platform’s web applications, services, and login form respectively. You must update these URLs when you update the FQDN or IP address of Mediasite Video Platform (or the load-balancer if installing in a high-availability environment).

For example, the FQDN of Mediasite Video Platform may change when the server is moved from a demonstration system to a production system. You must also update the URLs if you update its root virtual directory.

Aliases

Click to add or view the site’s aliases. Aliases are useful when your site needs to be accessible using different hostnames. With aliases, you do not have to add entries into the DNS Server; you will just enter the hostname.

Allowed Origins

Click to add hostnames to the site’s Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) allowlist (list of accepted domains).

3. Once you make updates, click Test Services to verify all services are still working correctly.

Configuration Editor: Verify site info settings

Take note of the Service Root URL on the Site Info page since you will use it when configuring the remaining software and to connect the Recorder to the site. See the Mediasite Recorder Guide for more information.

CAUTION: Once you change the Mediasite and Service Root URLs, you must update them in every location they are specified to keep your system functioning correctly: Mediasite Deliver, Recorders connected to Mediasite Video Platform, and the Mediasite services. Also, existing links on external web pages will stop working once the Root URLs are updated so you will also need to update them to use the new URLs.

Finally, the Reset System Account and Reset System Jobs features are used to fix rarely occurring Mediasite Directory and Job Farm issues. DO NOT USE THESE FEATURES without first contacting our team at www.sonicfoundry.com/support.