Adding & editing Media server configurations

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.

 

 

 

Server address

The IP address or DNS name of

 

 

the server.

 

 

 

 

Support live unicast

Select whether the server is to

Unicast connections are one-to one

streaming

support live unicast streaming

connections between each client and the

 

and to display the Live unicast

server: therefore, each unicast client that

 

streaming settings section.

connects to the server takes up additional

 

 

bandwidth.

 

 

 

Support On Demand

Select whether the server is to

 

 

support on demand streaming

 

 

and to display the Live on

 

 

demand settings section.

 

 

 

 

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 the default live

If you select this option, also enter the

URLs

URL for this Media server.

Application directory.

 

 

 

Application

The name of the directory

If the Wowza Media server has been set up

directory

created under applications on

following Cisco recommendations, this

 

the Wowza Media Server to

directory is called live.

 

stream live. This directory is

 

 

used in the default live URL.

 

 

 

 

Use alternate live

Select to supply your own URLs

 

URLs

for live streaming. Enter the

 

 

URLs for Main and Dual video

 

 

streams and choose whether

 

 

you wish the filename to be

 

 

appended to the alternate URL.

 

 

 

 

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