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User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2200
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Chapter 3 Using the Ease Menu and Niagara SCX Web Interface
Niagara SCX Web Interface
To enable clients to pull the stream from Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2200, you set up a session and
begin broadcasting directly from the encoder. Clients (Windows Media servers or players) can conn ect
to the stream at any time by using the following URL format:
• http://IP_address:port (for Internet connections)
• http://encoding_computer_name:port (for LAN connections)
By default, the encoder supports up to 50 direct connections during a broadcast.
Note The greater the number of direct connections to the encoder, the more system resources are required. We
do not recommend having players connect directly to Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2200. Streaming
servers should connect to the encoder and, in turn, players shoul d connect to the servers.
Select the Enable Pull check box. Then, enter a port number that will be used by the server to pull the
stream from the encoder.
Note Be sure to enter a port number that is not already assigned to another encoder. If two encoders attempt
to use the same port number, one or both encoders will fail to start.
Select Enable Push and enter a port number that is not assigned to another encoder. Then, enter the
server name or IP address, Alias (optional), user name, and passwor d.
You can also choose to output to file at the same time you are streaming to a server. However, you can
set the server to archive the file and streaming, allowing the encoder to reserve its system resources for
encoding. Refer to the Windows Media Server documentation for details.
If you check Index the file, viewers will be able to direct access any point within the Windows Media®
file using the Windows Media player. Indexing is also required for editing the Windows Media file
using Microsoft Windows Media Utilities.
After you have input your settings, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page to save your
changes.
Warning
If you click away to another web page without first clicking Submit, your changes will be lost.