Apple QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming Server See also errors, valid-user tag 41 video

viewing server activity 22 working with 21–22

streaming servers

See also Darwin Streaming Server; QuickTime Streaming Server; servers

administering. See Streaming Server Admin application

advanced topics 49–53changing settings for 23 connected users 22–23considerations 59–62creating user accounts on 43–44general settings 24–25

log settings 25–27mailing lists 14 overview 7–8port settings 25 problems with 46 remote administration 18 requirements for 17, 59–60restricting access to 62 setting up 15–19,59–62testing setup 19

viewing activity 22 streaming service

changing settings for 23 starting 22

stopping 22

streaming service providers 14 Streaming Transport settings 46 sudo 44–45

T

T1 lines 58

TCP

broadcasts over 24 relay via 38

.text format 28–29time-to-live (TTL) 38 tracks, hint 29–30 tripod 62, 63 troubleshooting 45–49

See also errors

live streamed media 48 media files 46–47

playlists 48–49

Streaming Server Admin 46 streaming servers 46

TTL (time-to-live) 38

U

UDP packets 45 UDP ports 38 UDP streams 37 unicast 10 URLs

HTTP 31 media files 32 RTSP 31, 32, 53

specified in SRC attribute 32 Streaming Server Admin computer 22 unable to locate 47

user accounts adding 42 broadcaster 25, 43, 62 creating 43–44passwords 42

User Datagram Protocol. See UDP user file 41, 42–43

“User Name/Password” setting 37 user names

authorized users 41

Streaming Server Admin 18, 22, 25, 39 users

access control 40–43broadcast 25

changing password 42–43connected 22–23

deleting from user/group file 42 messages for 41

multiple media directories 52–53 unable to connect to broadcast 47 unable to see live streamed media 48 viewing media 41

working with 22–23

V

valid-user tag 41 video

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