YouTube Connector 23.4

# Install YouTube Connector on Windows

To install the YouTube Connector on Windows, use the following procedure.

To install the YouTube Connector

1. Run the YouTube Connector installation program.

   The installation wizard opens.

2. Read the installation instructions and click Next.

   The License Agreement dialog box opens.

3. Read the license agreement. If you agree to its terms, click I accept the agreement and click Next.

   The Installation Directory dialog box opens.

4. Choose an installation folder for YouTube Connector and click Next.

   The Service Name dialog box opens.

5. In the Service name box, type a name to use for the connector’s Windows service and click Next.

   The Service Port and ACI Port dialog box opens.

6. Type the following information, and click Next.

   Service port | The port used by the connector to listen for service actions.
   ACI port | The port used by the connector to listen for actions.

   The License Server Configuration dialog box opens.

7. Type the following information, and click Next.

   License server host | The host name or IP address of your License server.
   License server port | The ACI port of your License server.

   The IDOL database dialog box opens.

1. In the IDOL Database box, type the name of the IDOL database that you want the connector to index data into, and click Next.

   The Proxy Server dialog box opens.

2. If you have installed the connector on a machine that is behind a proxy server, type the following information and then click Next.

   Proxy host | The host name or IP address of the proxy server to use to access the repository.
   Proxy port | The port of the proxy server to use to access the repository.
   Proxy username | The user name to use to authenticate with the proxy server.
   Proxy password | The password to use to authenticate with the proxy server.

   The Youtube Configuration dialog box opens.

3. In the API Key box, type the API key to use to retrieve information from YouTube.

4. Choose how to retrieve information from YouTube, and then click Next.

   - To retrieve information about videos that are returned as results to a search, click Query and type the search query to use.

   - To retrieve information about videos that belong to a specific channel, click Channel ID and specify the channel ID.
   - To retrieve information about videos that belong to a specified user, click Username and specify a user name.

   The YouTube VideoParts dialog box opens.

5. Select the check boxes for the metadata that you want to retrieve from YouTube, and click Next. For more information about the options that you can choose, refer to the YouTube developer documentation.

6. Type the following information and click Next.

   Max Results | The maximum number of videos to process.
   Max Comments | The maximum number of comments to retrieve for each video.

7. Choose whether to install a new CFS.

   - To install a new CFS, select the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

     The Installation directory dialog box opens. Go to the next step.

   - To use an existing CFS, clear the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

     The CFS dialog box opens. Type the Hostname and Port of your existing CFS. Click Next and go to step 19.

1. Choose an installation folder for the Connector Framework Server and then click Next.

   The Installation name dialog box opens.

2. In the Service name box, type a unique name for the Connector Framework service and click Next. The name must not contain any spaces.

   The CFS dialog box opens.

3. Type the following information, and click Next.

   Service port | The port used by CFS to listen for service actions.
   ACI port | The port used by CFS to listen for actions.

4. Type the following information and click Next.

   IDOL Server hostname | The host name or IP address of the IDOL server that you want to index documents into.
   ACI port | The ACI port of the IDOL server.

   The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens.

5. Review the installation settings. If necessary, click Back to go back and change any settings. If you are satisfied with the settings, click Next.

   The connector is installed.

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Version 23.4 | Last updated September 2023

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Product: IDOL YouTube Connector 23.4

Topic Title: Install YouTube Connector on Windows