Cisco Systems D14595.03 manual Server therefore, each unicast client that

Adding & editing Media server configurations

•Live multicast streaming: This does not require an external QuickTime or Darwin Streaming Server to relay streams to clients - the multicast stream is sent directly from the Content Server.

Field		Field description	Usage tips
Server settings
Name		A descriptive name for the	The server name is used in the Template
		Media server configuration.	and Manage outputs pages when selecting a
			Media server configuration. This is a
			required field.
Support live unicast		Whether the server is to support	If selected, enter the Server address.
streaming		live unicast streaming and to	Unicast connections are one-to one
		display the Live unicast	connections between each client and the
		streaming settings section.	server: therefore, each unicast client that
			connects to the server takes up additional
			bandwidth.
Support live		Whether the server is to support	In multicast delivery, the server sends only
multicast streaming		live multicast streaming and to	one stream which reaches all player clients
		display the Live multicast	simultaneously. There is no additional
		streaming settings section.	overhead for the server regardless of
			whether one or more clients are connected.
			Multicast delivery is generally used for
			broadcasting live streams on a corporate
			network and only works if all routers on the
			network are multicast enabled.
Support On Demand		Whether the server is to support	If selected, enter the Server address.
		on demand streaming and to
		display the Live on demand
		settings section.
Server address		The IP address or DNS name of
		the server.
Live unicast streaming settings
Streaming port		The port number for the start of	The ports used by the Content Server are
range start		the streaming port range, e.g.	listed in Port Information.
		30000. The start port must be
		an even number. The Content
		Server will use the streaming
		start port + 30 for streaming live
		calls; for example, a port range
		from 30000 to 30030. Ensure
		that you select ports that are
		NOT being used by the Content
		Server.
User name		The user name to authenticate
		to the streaming server.
Password/Password		The password to authenticate to
confirm		the streaming server.
Use default live		Select to use live URLs
URLs		generated by the Content
		Server.
Use alternate live		Select to supply your own URLs	(A Session Description Protocol or sdp file is
URLs		for live streaming. Enter the	automatically generated by the Content
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