VideoQuota from Flicks Software

VideoQuota
The essential tool for audio/video access management. Minimum requirements: Intel, NT4 or W2K, WMS4/WMS9, IIS3+.
[Easy to Install] [Minimal Requirements] [Generate Revenue]
[Expandable, scalable] [E-Commerce - Free] [Integrated WMS/IIS Protection]
[Free trial download] [Unicast live-streams] [Protect by referrer] [Pay-per-minute]
[Kickstart instructions]

Supports WMS9
Plus: Protect by Referrer
Free trial download
VideoQuota for WMS9 provides user authentication for IIS and Windows Media Services Videos or Streams independent of NT Accounts.
Protect Videos or Live Streams. Validate against internal database, text file or external ODBC datasources. Protect by referrer.
Download the free trial.
Note: as of 6/1/04 Microsoft has declared that software based on Windows 2003 WMS9 plug-ins, such as VideoQuota, require Windows 2003, Enterprise Edition or higher. VideoQuota will not run on Windows 2003, Standard Edition. Flicks Software regrets this Microsoft policy.
VideoQuota Pricing
Per machine license. VideoQuota/WebQuota and WMS/IIS reside on same machine.
Includes WebQuota (a $645 value)
Internal Database (max ~6k users recommended).
Features: Limit Concurrent logins,
Dictionary Attack Protection,
By User Agent.
Protection By Referrer,
Protection By ODBC,
Pay-per-minute.

Buy now.
Now, Internet Content Administrators have a single integrated solution for password protecting streaming video/audio as well as website membership areas.
VideoQuota allows you to protect WMS media files as well as IIS directories from a single, integrated application control panel.
Easy to Install
VideoQuota is a snap to install and manage. Installation is based on the familiar Installshield technology. Its easy to manage users, groups and protected directories via a browser (see picture) or from the console with easy to understand Windows dialogs.
And best of all, its completely integrated with IIS WebQuota website protection!
Minimal Requirements

Requires: Windows NT/2003; IIS; WMS
VideoQuota doesn't need anything that's not already part of the base Windows 2000/2003 operating system. IIS and Windows Media Services come with W2K/W2K3.

You don't need SQLServer.

You don't need the "Internet Connector".

You don't need Site Server Commerce Edition.

You don't need Site Server at all!

Expandable, scalable.
When your userbase grows, you can migrate to any ODBC compatible database:

And there's more: you can create your own custom COM component to protect your premium content directories with usernames and password according to your own specific requirements.
Flexible, scalable and expandable.

E-Commerce - Free!
Free "SubscriptiX" ASP scripts available for selected preferred on line credit card clearers. Permits instant credit-card subscriptions to protected content directories. SubscriptiX, in combination with Flicks Software's Membership Systems is a commerce solution, and allows you to transform your digital assets into a revenue producing business
These little VB scripts (just one is needed: the one that matches your credit card clearer) are simple to understand. They eliminate the need for complex and unwieldy commerce schemes.
Yet they are as expandable as you need them to be, to handle any situation you could devise.
Helpful help
VideoQuota has Windows helpfiles as well as browser based help pages to assist you setup and manage your protected areas.
An extensive "frequently asked questions" page draws on a decade of experience with typical setup and deployment issues that will back you up when times get tough.
Easy management
With its intuitive directory based protection you can easily protect hundreds, thousands of files. With a few clicks of the mouse, you can protect one directory with one group of users, and another directory with a different group. If you need to, you can specify protection settings right down to the individual file! Its the best choice: VideoQuota
The essential tool for audio/video access management.
Browser based:
From the console:
Download the free trial now!

VideoQuota provides user authentication for IIS and Windows Media Services Videos or Streams independent of NT Accounts.
Validate against internal database, text file or external ODBC datasources. Download the free trial.
Now, Internet Content Administrators have a single integrated solution for password protecting streaming video/audio as well as website membership areas.
VideoQuota allows you to protect WMS media files as well as IIS directories from a single, integrated application control panel.
Full Web-based remote-administration Authentication Control Panel built with ASP and the comprehensive OCX/COM control module.
VideoQuota allows you to arrange your streaming media content into multiple directories, and separately protect these directories as well as individual media files. Each protected file or directory can have its own set of authenticated members and parameters, allowing for multiple levels of access permission.
Free trial download
With the VideoQuota OCX ActiveX control, usernames and passwords can be managed from Visual Basic or ASP. Full OCX documentation - click here.
Each user can be given their own expiration date - just the thing for subscriptions. Use ocxQmail, a separate product from Flicks Software, to schedule email warning of account expiration.
Free integration scripts connect with major on-line credit card clearers, providing a hassle-free commerce solution for membership videos.

Known limitations with WMS 4.1:

Protection by Domain-name not supported.

By IP address not supported.

Basic Authentication or by referrer only - cookies not supported.

Pricing Schedule

VideoQuota
Per machine license. VideoQuota/WebQuota and WMS/IIS reside on same machine.
Includes WebQuota (a $645 value)
Internal Database (max ~6k users recommended).
Features: Limit Concurrent logins,
Dictionary Attack Protection,
By User Agent.
Protection By Referrer,
Protection By ODBC,
Pay-per-view (with Stored Procedures).

Buy now.

Additional Customer Licenses
If you are providing services for business other than your own, on the same machine, there is an additional Customer License Fee of 25% of the main license, per additional customer.

Protecting live streams.

In Version 6.2 and above, you can now select the Publishing Point itself, which is more convenient than the method below. In the Directory textbox, expect to see text of the form:
"astream (publishing point)\"

In Windows Media Administrator, set up the Publishing point.

When specifying the alias, you also specify the path. Make a note of the path.
Likely it will be of the form
msbd://21.21.21.21:7007 or
msbd://100.100.200.200/avmedia_23
http://100.215.127.74:8080

In VideoQuota, add an access restriction. Instead of specifying a directory on your system via the browse button, enter the path noted above directly into the path text-box.
But remember to REPLACE FORWARD SLASHES with BACKSLASHES.
So the examples above would become:
msbd:\\21.21.21.21:7007 or
msbd:\\100.100.200.200\avmedia_23
http:\\100.215.127.74:8080\
Confusion Alert: Although the software asks for a directory to protect, and has a browse button to select a directory - don't do that.
INSTEAD use the exact string you used in your Broadcast Unicast Publishing Point.
You may have to experiment with adding the port number, usually you will have to.

If none of the above work, try adding the directory that the streams are located in, like you would for a normal Webquota site you want to protect.

Grant permissions to users/groups as usual.

New in V6.1 - Pay-per-minute.
A basic pay-per-minute capability is included in the current version of VideoQuota - V6.1.
To enable, in the By ODBC tab, set the per minute price you wish for this directory. Then open the dialog. If the per minute price is not zero, the Balance button will be enabled, and you can specify the penny-balance field. This field will be decremented by the per minute price times the number of minutes viewed. This happens at the end of each view. The software is smart enough to cut off viewing when and if the balance is drained while the viewer is still watching.

"Kickstart" instructions

Set yourself up at the console of the machine you are installing on.

Install the software, following the instructions provided.

Create a directory that contains asf files (NOT asx files).

Make sure Enable Fast Cache is turned off.

Caching can disable Basic Authentication, because it necessarily bypasses the usual processing channels.

Run the Windows GUI application (Start/Flicks/VideoQuota).

Add some users.

Click the Access button,

Add, then use the browse button to select the directory.

Using the "By Internal DB" tab, select the users you want to grant access, and add them to the list of permitted users.

The protected directory is now set up!

If this does not appear to work, clear the Application Event Log, restart Windows Media Services from the Control Panel, Services. Check the (refreshed) Application Event Log again to make sure the VideoQuota startup messages are present.

Other Notes
The Referer, IPAddress and UserAgent fields are not available in VideoQuota for the By Com and Advanced database features at this time.
Changing the realm from "Protected by VideoQuota":
There should be a dialog: Options/VideoQuota Options/Realm, which is missing (it'll be in the next version).
In the meanwhile, you can change this in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
/Software
/Flicks Software
/AuthentiX
/1.0
/AuthentiXConfig
create a value called defaultRealm, of type REG_SZ, and set it to be the realm you want.

VideoQuota is a trademark (TM) of Flicks Software. All other brand and product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders. Other product and corporate names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies, and are used only for explanation and to the owner's benefit, without intent to infringe.




	VideoQuota The essential tool for audio/video access management. Minimum requirements: Intel, NT4 or W2K, WMS4/WMS9, IIS3+. [Easy to Install] [Minimal Requirements] [Generate Revenue] [Expandable, scalable] [E-Commerce - Free] [Integrated WMS/IIS Protection] [Free trial download] [Unicast live-streams] [Protect by referrer] [Pay-per-minute] [Kickstart instructions] Supports WMS9 Plus: Protect by Referrer Free trial download VideoQuota for WMS9 provides user authentication for IIS and Windows Media Services Videos or Streams independent of NT Accounts. Protect Videos or Live Streams. Validate against internal database, text file or external ODBC datasources. Protect by referrer. Download the free trial. Note: as of 6/1/04 Microsoft has declared that software based on Windows 2003 WMS9 plug-ins, such as VideoQuota, require Windows 2003, Enterprise Edition or higher. VideoQuota will not run on Windows 2003, Standard Edition. Flicks Software regrets this Microsoft policy. VideoQuota Pricing Per machine license. VideoQuota/WebQuota and WMS/IIS reside on same machine. Includes WebQuota (a $645 value) Internal Database (max ~6k users recommended). Features: Limit Concurrent logins, Dictionary Attack Protection, By User Agent. Protection By Referrer, Protection By ODBC, Pay-per-minute. Buy now. Now, Internet Content Administrators have a single integrated solution for password protecting streaming video/audio as well as website membership areas. VideoQuota allows you to protect WMS* media files as well as IIS directories from a single, integrated application control panel.* Easy to Install VideoQuota is a snap to install and manage. Installation is based on the familiar Installshield technology. Its easy to manage users, groups and protected directories via a browser (see picture) or from the console with easy to understand Windows dialogs. And best of all, its completely integrated with IIS WebQuota website protection! Minimal Requirements Requires: Windows NT/2003; IIS; WMS VideoQuota doesn't need anything that's not already part of the base Windows 2000/2003 operating system. IIS and Windows Media Services come with W2K/W2K3. You don't need SQLServer. You don't need the "Internet Connector". You don't need Site Server Commerce Edition. You don't need Site Server at all! Expandable, scalable. When your userbase grows, you can migrate to any ODBC compatible database: And there's more: you can create your own custom COM component to protect your premium content directories with usernames and password according to your own specific requirements. Flexible, scalable and expandable. E-Commerce - Free! Free "SubscriptiX" ASP scripts available for selected preferred on line credit card clearers. Permits instant credit-card subscriptions to protected content directories. SubscriptiX, in combination with Flicks Software's Membership Systems is a commerce solution, and allows you to transform your digital assets into a revenue producing business These little VB scripts (just one is needed: the one that matches your credit card clearer) are simple to understand. They eliminate the need for complex and unwieldy commerce schemes. Yet they are as expandable as you need them to be, to handle any situation you could devise. Helpful help VideoQuota has Windows helpfiles as well as browser based help pages to assist you setup and manage your protected areas. An extensive "frequently asked questions" page draws on a decade of experience with typical setup and deployment issues that will back you up when times get tough. Easy management With its intuitive directory based protection you can easily protect hundreds, thousands of files. With a few clicks of the mouse, you can protect one directory with one group of users, and another directory with a different group. If you need to, you can specify protection settings right down to the individual file! Its the best choice: VideoQuota The essential tool for audio/video access management. Browser based: From the console: Download the free trial now! VideoQuota provides user authentication for IIS and Windows Media Services Videos or Streams independent of NT Accounts. Validate against internal database, text file or external ODBC datasources. Download the free trial. Now, Internet Content Administrators have a single integrated solution for password protecting streaming video/audio as well as website membership areas. VideoQuota allows you to protect WMS* media files as well as IIS directories from a single, integrated application control panel.* Full Web-based remote-administration Authentication Control Panel built with ASP and the comprehensive OCX/COM control module. VideoQuota allows you to arrange your streaming media content into multiple directories, and separately protect these directories as well as individual media files. Each protected file or directory can have its own set of authenticated members and parameters, allowing for multiple levels of access permission. Free trial download With the VideoQuota OCX ActiveX control, usernames and passwords can be managed from Visual Basic or ASP. Full OCX documentation - click here. Each user can be given their own expiration date - just the thing for subscriptions. Use ocxQmail, a separate product from Flicks Software, to schedule email warning of account expiration. Free integration scripts connect with major on-line credit card clearers, providing a hassle-free commerce solution for membership videos. Known limitations with WMS 4.1: Protection by Domain-name not supported. By IP address not supported. Basic Authentication or by referrer only - cookies not supported. Pricing Schedule VideoQuota Per machine license. VideoQuota/WebQuota and WMS/IIS reside on same machine. Includes WebQuota (a $645 value) Internal Database (max ~6k users recommended). Features: Limit Concurrent logins, Dictionary Attack Protection, By User Agent. Protection By Referrer, Protection By ODBC, Pay-per-view (with Stored Procedures). Buy now. Additional Customer Licenses If you are providing services for business other than your own, on the same machine, there is an additional Customer License Fee of 25% of the main license, per additional customer. Protecting live streams. In Version 6.2 and above, you can now select the Publishing Point itself, which is more convenient than the method below. In the Directory textbox, expect to see text of the form: "astream (publishing point)\" In Windows Media Administrator, set up the Publishing point. When specifying the alias, you also specify the path. Make a note of the path. Likely it will be of the form msbd://21.21.21.21:7007 or msbd://100.100.200.200/avmedia_23 http://100.215.127.74:8080 In VideoQuota, add an access restriction. Instead of specifying a directory on your system via the browse button, enter the path noted above directly into the path text-box. But remember to REPLACE FORWARD SLASHES with BACKSLASHES. So the examples above would become: msbd:\\21.21.21.21:7007 or msbd:\\100.100.200.200\avmedia_23 http:\\100.215.127.74:8080\ Confusion Alert: Although the software asks for a directory to protect, and has a browse button to select a directory - don't do that. INSTEAD use the exact string you used in your Broadcast Unicast Publishing Point. You may have to experiment with adding the port number, usually you will have to. If none of the above work, try adding the directory that the streams are located in, like you would for a normal Webquota site you want to protect. Grant permissions to users/groups as usual. New in V6.1 - Pay-per-minute. A basic pay-per-minute capability is included in the current version of VideoQuota - V6.1. To enable, in the By ODBC tab, set the per minute price you wish for this directory. Then open the dialog. If the per minute price is not zero, the Balance button will be enabled, and you can specify the penny-balance field. This field will be decremented by the per minute price times the number of minutes viewed. This happens at the end of each view. The software is smart enough to cut off viewing when and if the balance is drained while the viewer is still watching. "Kickstart" instructions Set yourself up at the console of the machine you are installing on. Install the software, following the instructions provided. Create a directory that contains asf files (NOT asx files). Make sure Enable Fast Cache is turned off. Caching can disable Basic Authentication, because it necessarily bypasses the usual processing channels. Run the Windows GUI application (Start/Flicks/VideoQuota). Add some users. Click the Access button, Add, then use the browse button to select the directory. Using the "By Internal DB" tab, select the users you want to grant access, and add them to the list of permitted users. The protected directory is now set up! If this does not appear to work, clear the Application Event Log, restart Windows Media Services from the Control Panel, Services. Check the (refreshed) Application Event Log again to make sure the VideoQuota startup messages are present. Other Notes The Referer, IPAddress and UserAgent fields are not available in VideoQuota for the By Com and Advanced database features at this time. Changing the realm from "Protected by VideoQuota": There should be a dialog: Options/VideoQuota Options/Realm, which is missing (it'll be in the next version). In the meanwhile, you can change this in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /Software /Flicks Software /AuthentiX /1.0 /AuthentiXConfig create a value called defaultRealm, of type REG_SZ, and set it to be the realm you want. VideoQuota is a trademark (TM) of Flicks Software. All other brand and product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders. Other product and corporate names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies, and are used only for explanation and to the owner's benefit, without intent to infringe.