Apple QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming Server manual

To select the sort order, click the arrow next to the selected column label.

Changing Server Settings

You can click the labels along the left side of the Streaming Server Admin screen to display various settings panes.

To change the settings for streaming service:

1Click General Settings, Port Settings, Relay Settings, Log Settings, or Playlists.

2Make the changes you want and click Save Changes.

Controlling QuickTime Broadcaster Remotely

If you have QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) 4.1.1 or later, you can use the web-based Streaming Server Admin to control QuickTime Broadcaster remotely. This comes in handy if, for instance, the broadcaster is installed on a rack-mounted Xserve computer running “headless” (without a monitor) on the same local network or even hundreds of miles away and accessible via the Internet. You can use any computer with an appropriate web browser and a network connection to perform the broadcaster control functions.

Using Streaming Server Admin to control QuickTime Broadcaster remotely requires that the broadcaster and QTSS be installed on the same computer. A Broadcast Settings pane in Streaming Server Admin provides a simple user interface (UI) for controlling the broadcaster.

Note: This feature works only with Mac OS X version 10.2 and later.

If you want the broadcaster presets that were set by the user who initially set up the broadcaster to be accessible from Streaming Server Admin, you (or a colleague) must move the presets directory via the broadcaster UI from the Home directory of the initial user to a newly created shared folder. To specify the new presets location, choose Preferences in the QuickTime Broadcaster menu and enter the new path:

/Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Config/Broadcaster Presets/

To set up and start a broadcast remotely:

1From the remote (controlling) computer, open Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.5 or later, Netscape Navigator or Netscape Communicator version 4.x or later, or Mozilla 1.0 or later.

2Enter the URL for your Streaming Server Admin computer:

http://hostname:1220

where hostname is the hostname or IP address of your streaming server computer and 1220 is the port number. It is assumed that QTSS has been configured and is running. The Streaming Server Admin UI appears in your browser window.

3Click Broadcaster Settings to display the Broadcaster Settings pane.

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