Bridge Technologies VB330
The Bridge Technologies VB330 is the industry-standard software monitoring and analytics probe for IP media, available in the NetActuate Marketplace as a bring-your-own-license (BYOL) appliance. It provides deep real-time monitoring of transport streams, OTT and ABR (HLS and DASH), and multicast and unicast, with content verification, thumbnails, alarming, and the full VB330 web interface. Deployed from the Marketplace it boots as a ready appliance in any NetActuate PoP, placing monitoring close to where your media actually flows. It is grouped under the Media & Streaming category.
What It Does
The VB330 monitors and analyzes IP media in real time. Common uses include:
- Deep monitoring of transport streams, OTT and ABR (HLS and DASH), multicast, and unicast
- Content verification with thumbnails and alarming
- Placing probe capacity close to where media flows across your edge
Running a probe per PoP gives you monitoring at the points your media actually traverses.
Vendor and Project
The VB330 is a commercial product from Bridge Technologies, offered here as a BYOL appliance. You supply your own Bridge Technologies license key to unlock probe capacity.
- Vendor home: bridgetech.tv
- Support: bridgetech.tv/support
- Vendor contact: support@bridgetech.tv
NetActuate supports the underlying infrastructure. Application-level support follows the partner SLA class and your Bridge Technologies license agreement.
Sizing
| vCPU | RAM | Disk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 4 | 4 GB | 20 GB |
| Recommended | 8 | 16 GB | 50 GB |
No VPU (hardware acceleration) is required for this appliance.
Configuration Fields
When you deploy, you provide this field. It is written into the appliance at first boot. Secret fields are stored write-only in your account.
| Field | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Technologies license key (BYOL) | Yes | none | Your VB330 license key. Delivered to the appliance through the platform secret pipeline, never echoed back. Apply it in the VB330 UI (or with the on-box license tool) after first boot |
Using the Appliance
After the build completes:
- Open the web UI at
https://YOUR_VM_IP/. HTTP on port80redirects to HTTPS. - Your BYOL license key was delivered to the appliance in your secret list. Apply it in the VB330 UI under license administration, or with the on-box tool
/opt/btech/probe/bin/add_license, to unlock probe capacity. The license key never appears in any API response. - Configure the streams to monitor from the UI.
FAQ
Do I need my own license? Yes. The VB330 is BYOL. Supply your Bridge Technologies license at deploy and apply it to unlock probe capacity; NetActuate bills only the infrastructure and bandwidth.
Where is the web UI?
On port 443 (HTTPS). Port 80 redirects to HTTPS.
How do I apply the license?
In the VB330 UI under license administration, or with the on-box tool /opt/btech/probe/bin/add_license.
Version and Changelog
| Version | Status | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0.0-7 | Current (default) | 2026-07-10 |
Official Bridge Technologies VB330-SW 7.0.0-7 release, packaged on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Deploy
- Deploy in the portal: Deploy Bridge Technologies VB330
- View the listing: portal.netactuate.com/platform/marketplace/l/bridgetech-vb330
- Public listing: netactuate.com/marketplace/bridgetech-vb330
Need Help?
Contact support@netactuate.com or open a support ticket from the portal.