Connect your videos
To connect your videos to Image and Video Manager, you must create an Image and Video Manager rule for the appropriate property. Rules include match criteria and behaviors. If a request fulfills the conditions in the match criteria, your web performance product applies the behaviors in the rule.
Create the rule
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Log in to Akamai Control Center.
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Go to ☰ > CDN > Properties.
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Click the property to which you want to add the Image and Video Manager rule.
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On the property details page, click the version of the property configuration you want to edit.
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Click Add Rule in the Property Configuration Settings section.
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Search for and select Image and Video Manager (Videos) in the list of available rules.
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Click Insert Rule.
Specify the match criteria
In the Criteria section, create an If statement by:
- Selecting File Extension from the first list
- Selecting is one of from the second list
- Selecting all of the required video file extensions for your videos
Add the behavior
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Click Add Behavior.
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Search for and select Image and Video Manager (Videos) in the list of available behaviors.
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Click Insert Behavior.
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Configure the behavior as indicated in the following table.
Setting | Action |
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Enable | Toggle On to allow Image and Video Manager to apply optimization settings to your videos and to generate the API keys. |
Scale for Mobile | Toggle On to let the Image and Video Manager algorithms choose the best derivative video width for the requesting device's screen size and resolution. |
Use Best File Type | Toggle On to automatically convert videos to the best file type for the requesting device. This results in the smallest file size that retains video quality, based on the user agent and the original pristine video. |
Region | Choose the location closest to your website's heaviest traffic. If this varies, choose United States. |
Pristine Videos CP Code | Select the CP code to track video traffic between IM and your origin. |
Derivative Videos CP Code | Select the CP code to track traffic serving derivative videos to end users. |
Apply Existing Policy Set | Toggle to No to automatically create a new policy set to associate with this property. |
Policy Set Type | Toggle to Standard to use the standard policy set name, which is based on your property name. |
Policy Set Name (API Key) | Note this name and record it somewhere you can find it later. This name associates a set of Image and Video Manager policies with this instance of the Image and Video Manager (Videos) behavior. |
- Click Save.
Updated over 1 year ago