This guide explains how to password-protect videos imported to a VOD service.

Preamble

• Playing a video within a Player configured on the VOD service will require a password without which viewing will not be possible.
• It is not possible to specify multiple different passwords for the same video.
• Other access restrictions can be activated and concern access to the file: token | geoip

Protect a video with a password

Password protection can be configured in various ways.

1. Password at the import folder level

If the password is set once and for all at the destination folder level, all new media imports will automatically have this password for playback. However, it is still possible to modify the visibility of each video individually (read more below).

To configure this folder:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question.
3. Click on Media in the left sidebar.
4. Click on Media Management in the left sidebar.
5. Click on the icon to create a New folder:
   
6. Name the folder.
7. Click on the blue button to Create the folder.
8. Click on Configuration:
   
9. Select the encoding rules for the videos that will be imported, then proceed to the next step.
10. Configure the folder options in step 2, then proceed to the next step.
11. Set the password that will need to be entered to view a protected video:
    
12. Click on the blue button once the desired restrictions have been configured.
13. Upload new videos to this folder so that they are password-protected when played.

2. Password manually set on each video

To change the visibility of a video on a VOD service:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question.
3. Click on Media in the left sidebar.
4. Click on Media Management in the left sidebar.
5. Click on the relevant video:
   
6. Click on Edit in the Status section.
7. Click on Password to set a password.
8. Click on the blue button to Change the status:
   
9. The video becomes password-protected: