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User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2200
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Chapter 2 Getting to Know the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2200
Encoder Preset (A, B, and C)
Windows Media Encoder SettingsWindows Media is both a storage format and a streaming format. In addition to the ability to output to a
file, the Windows Media encoder can stream to a Windows Media Server. The settings for Windows
Media encoder include the ability to set parameters for connecting and streaming to the server.
First, select a Windows Media Capture Profile from the drop-down menu.
Note Some Windows Media Capture Profiles have pre-defined video resolutions and input selections. When
you select a Windows Media Capture Profile, verify that your current video and audio settings have not
been modified. If they have been modified, simply change these settings back to their previous settings
and click the Submit button.
When streaming audio and video, there are two methods of delivery, as follows:
• Pull: Using this method, the encoder begins to generate broadca st packets as soon as you start the
encoding. However, it does not deliver the broadcast stream until Windows Media Server requests
the stream. This method does not provide a secure connection to the server and should only be used
if the encoder and server reside within the same network firewall.
• Push: Using this method, the encoder maintains a secure conne ction to Windows Media Server. This
connection allows the encoder to pass a user name and password to authenticate access to the server.
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.