Test Cases for Capture Agents

This document describes a set of simple test cases which can be used to test new capture agents. As a vendor, you might want to use these to test new devices before their release.

They are meant for a setup where the capture agent is firmly installed in a venue, it runs 24/7 and automatically captures scheduled lectures.

Test Expected Result
Connection to Opencast Server Agent shows up at Opencast's admin interface with status online
Manual recording on agent Event successfully recorded and uploaded
Schedule recording Event successfully recorded and uploaded
Schedule multiple recordings Events successfully recorded and uploaded
Record 6 hours Event successfully recorded and uploaded
Network loss before recording starts Recording starts and stops without network connection
Network loss while recording Event successfully recorded and uploaded
Power loss The capture agent starts up again
Change input signal during recording Event successfully recorded and uploaded
HTTPS Devices supports HTTPS connections to Opencast

Test Servers

You can use Opencast's official test servers like stable.opencast.org , but keep in mind that these servers are reset on a daily basis at about 2am (Europe/Berlin timezone).

The default credentials for these servers are: