Apple QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming Server 554, 7070 TCP or 80 TCP, 10000-65635 UDP

Specific ports need to be opened in the firewall to allow Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) requests from users, encoded video and audio from the broadcaster, and outbound streams to clients on the local network and the Internet. The table below lists the ports used by QuickTime Streaming Server and Darwin Streaming Server and for incoming and outgoing requests.

Ports used to communicate with client

554, 7070 TCP or 80 TCP

Ports used to send media 6970-6999 UDP, or 80 TCP

Ports used to receive broadcast

10000-65635 UDP

Ports server will stream through

554 RTSP 7070 TCP or 80 TCP

Default port typically used	8000 TCP
by MP3 broadcasters

Port used for remotely managing QTSS or DSS

1220 TCP

In this example setup, we’ll assume that the students connecting to the streaming server via the Internet are not behind their own firewalls. If that’s the case, we won’t enable streaming on port 80, the port typically carrying HTTP Internet traffic and allowed by most firewalls.

If some clients are behind firewalls, it may be desirable to enable streaming on port 80 for those clients to access the streams.

To enable streaming on port 80:

1Click Port Settings in Streaming Server Admin.

The Port Settings page displays.

2Click the “Streaming on Port 80” checkbox, then click Save Changes.

Important If you enable streaming on port 80, make sure that your server is not also running a web server, such as Apache. Running both QTSS or DSS and a web server with streaming on port 80 enabled can cause a port conflict that results in one or both of the servers’ not behaving properly.

Setup Example 61