Disable or deregister from Kaltura

You can disable CMS using the Admin panel and still select Pearl Nexus as a resource using Kaltura MediaSpace. However, the events schedule won't synchronize on Pearl Nexus and any events that are scheduled to start while CMS is disabled do not start on Pearl Nexus. If CMS is re-enabled on Pearl Nexus before the event is scheduled to end, that event will start automatically after the events schedule is refreshed on Pearl Nexus, see View scheduled CMS events and history.

Existing events that are already associated with the device do not lose their association when CMS is disabled. As soon as you re-enable Kaltura CMS on Pearl Nexus, you can record and stream events as usual. CMS is disabled by default.

Deregistering removes Pearl Nexus from Kaltura's list of resources and any existing events that were associated with that resource lose their association. You must select a new resource for those events using MediaSpace.

Content Management Systems (CMSs) can change channel settings automatically. After disabling CMS on Pearl Nexus, check your channel settings or apply a configuration preset to restore your channel to known values.

Important considerations

  • You cannot start ad hoc (manual) Kaltura events when CMS is disabled or when Pearl Nexus has been deregistered.
  • When CMS is disabled or Pearl Nexus is deregistered, existing scheduled events that are associated with the device do not record or stream.
  • If Pearl Nexus is deregistered, existing events associated with that device lose the association. You must select a new resource for those events.
  • Ensure the deregistered Pearl Nexus entry in the list of encoder devices on Kaltura disappears before registering again if using the same device name.
  • Do not disable CMS while an event is in progress.

Disable Pearl Nexus as a resource or deregister from Kaltura using the Admin panel

  1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
  2. From the Configuration menu, click CMS. The Content management system configuration menu opens.
  3. To disable CMS, select none from the Choose CMS drop down and then click Apply.
  4. To deregister Pearl Nexus, click Deregister device.