E.4 Configuring Web Browsers to View AnswerBook2 Video

After you have installed the ShowMe TV video player software for Solaris users, and made it accessible to them (see "E.3 Obtaining and Accessing the ShowMe TV Player on Solaris Systems"), individual browsers need to be configured to use ShowMe TV. PC users should configure their browsers to use ActiveMovie, or another suitable MPEG1 video player.

The following instructions help you configure the HotJava and Netscape Navigator(TM) browsers to use ShowMe TV software.

Configuring web browsers other than HotJava or Netscape Navigator requires slightly different procedures.

E.4.1 Configuring Web Browsers to Use ShowMe TV

To view AnswerBook2 videos, users of Solaris systems must configure their browsers to use ShowMe TV software.

E.4.1.1 To Configure HotJava Browser 1.0 or 1.1

1. Log in to the client as a user:

   hostname console login: username password: password

2. Start the HotJava browser.

3. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences ä Viewer Applications...

   The Viewer Applications window opens.

4. Scroll through the large Content Types field to find MPEG Video Clip and select it.

5. At the Action selector, choose View in Application.

6. In the Application field, type the path to the ShowMe TV software. If you install the software in the default location, the path will be as follows:

   /opt/SUNWsmtv/bin/showmetv -exit %s

   The path may specify an exported file system instead, if that is how the system administrator made the ShowMe TV player accessible to users. The -exit %s option instructs the video player to shut down at the end of the movie.

7. Click Apply and then click the Back button.

E.4.1.2 To Configure Netscape Navigator 3.x or 4.x

1. Log in to the client as a user:

   hostname console login: username password: password

2. Start the Navigator browser.

3. For Navigator 4.x, go to Step 4. For Navigator 3.x, perform the following steps:

   1. From the Options menu, choose General Preferences...

      The General Preferences window opens.

   2. Click on the Helpers tab.

      The MIME Configuration Files window is displayed.

   3. Scroll through the field to find video/mpeg and select it.

   4. Go to Step 5.

4. For Navigator 4.x, perform the following steps:

   1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences...

      The Netscape: Preferences window opens.

   2. Click on the triangle next to Navigator, and then click on Applications.

      The Applications window is displayed.

   3. Scroll through the large field to find MPEG Video and select it.

5. Click the Edit button.

   The Netscape: Helper/Application window opens.

6. Choose Application and in the adjacent field, type the path to the ShowMe TV software. If you install the software locally, the default path is as follows:

   /opt/SUNWsmtv/bin/showmetv -exit %s

   The path may specify an exported file system instead, if that is how the system administrator made the ShowMe TV player accessible to users. The -exit %s option instructs the video player to shut down at the end of the movie.

7. Click OK.

8. Repeat Steps 3 through 7 to change the settings for video/*. When you have finished, or if you cannot find video/*, continue on to Step 9.

9. Click OK to complete the task.