OpenTV ENTera & OpenTV Platform Documentation

Creating accounts

To create an account:

  1. On the Account List page, click ADD ACCOUNT .

  2. Enter and select the required account details below.

  3. Click the SAVE CHANGES button to save the account details.

Account details

Field

Description

External ID

Enter an external ID  or leave blank to add a system-generated number.

Account Number

Enter the number for the account or leave blank to add a system-generated number.

Start Date / End Date

Enter dates for the account to be valid.

Account Profile

Select the required account profile. For details of how to create account profiles, see  Account profiles.

Username

Enter the user name for the account.

Password / Confirm Password

Enter and confirm the password.

Billing Country

Select the billing country. This must be the billing address, not the service address.

Billing Address

Select the fields to add to or remove from the form, and enter the relevant details.

Content Targeting

You can exclude the account from geoblocking or geofiltering applied at platform level.

  • To disable content targeting for the account, click the toggle switch to ON.

  • To allow content targeting for the account, click the toggle switch to OFF.

Network PVR

To enable and disable recording for the account, click the toggle switch on or off as required. If Network PVR is enabled, select the relevant quota profile.

In Home

This restricts subscriber access to content outside their home IP address. To prevent playback outside the home location, enter the home IP address. See also (25.52_Q4) Editing Editorial information.

FIPS

To trigger emergency alerts to the account, select the relevant FIPS code (US only).