Apple QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming Server manual Security

Turning a Relay On or Off

You can turn a relay on or off in the Relay Settings pane of Streaming Server Admin.

To turn on a relay, click the name of the relay. Then click Edit Relay and click the Enabled checkbox to display the checkmark.

To turn off a relay, click the name of the relay. Then click Edit Relay and click the Enabled checkbox to remove the checkmark.

Security

A certain level of security is inherent in real-time streaming, since content is delivered only as the client needs it and no files remain afterward. But other security issues usually need to be addressed. Aspects of streaming security covered in this section include

msetting up password protection for content

mconfiguring qtaccess to limit access to the media folder

mencrypting communications when using the web-based Streaming Server Admin tool

mstreaming on Port 80

Resetting the Streaming Server Admin User Name and Password

If you forget the Streaming Server Admin user name and password, you can reset them.

To reset the user name and password:

1Log in to the server computer as root, open a terminal, and type the following:

qtpasswd someUserName

where someUserName is a name of your choice.

2Follow the prompts by entering the administrator user name and a password you want to assign to the user someUserName.

3Using a text editor, modify the /Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Config/qtgroups file.

For Windows, modify the c:\Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\qtgroups file. For other supported platforms, modify the /etc/streaming/qtgroups file. Modify the file so that the user name you just created or modified is included in the group Admin, as follows:

admin: someUserName

4Save the file as ordinary text (not .rtf or any other file format).

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