Adding & editing Media server configurations
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Field
Field description
Usage tips
the default live URL.
for Server G2 is "en co der", and for Server 90
is "broadcast".
Use alternate live
URLs
Select to supply your own URLs
for live streaming . Enter the
URLs for Main and Dual video
streams and ch oose whether
you wish the filenam e t o be
appended to the altern ate URL.
On demand settings
Write movies to the
default media
location
Select this to write m edia to the
Content Server’s def ault media
location: this will ei t her be the E
drive of the Content Server or
an alternate storage l oc ation if
you have a NAS configu red.
Do not choose this opt ion if you are
streaming from an external streaming se rver.
You can check the defau lt media storage
location in the Server overview. The default
media location for Real Media files is (med ia
location)\data\www.
Write movies to an
alternate location
Select to write media t o an
external streaming server using
a shared drive or UNC path .
Choose this option if the streaming server i s
on an external server which has a shared
drive accessible to t he Content Server.
Enter the shared d rive or UNC path, e.g.
\\servername\share in th e Alternate path
field.
FTP movies to
location
Choose to use FTP to tran sfer
media files to the extern al
streaming server aft er the call
has ended.
Choose this option if the streaming server i s
on, or can access a sh ared drive on, an
external server that is running an FTP
service.
If you select this opt ion, complete the oth er
fields in this section. Then check the FTP
upload functionality by clicking Test FTP.
FTP upload is also test ed every time the
Media server configu ration is saved.
Server address
The IP address or DNS name of
the FTP server.
Port
The port number of th e FTP
service. Most FTP servers will
use port 21.
Directory
The directory relati ve to the root
FTP directory on th e F TP
server. The director y should be
specified using forward slashes
as in a URL, e.g. /movies/ .
If left blank, fil es will be uploaded t o the root
FTP direc t ory.
User name
The username to auth enticate to
the FTP server.
Password/Passwo rd
confirm
The password to auth enticate to
the FTP server.
Use default on
demand URLs
Select to use the defau lt on
demand URLs generat ed by the
Content Server.
If you select t his option, also ent er the
Broadcast point.
Broadcast point
The Broadcast point for the
streaming server. Thi s is used in
the default live URL.
If you have not manuall y changed it on your
external server, t h e broadcast mount poin t
for Server G2 is "en co der", and for Server 90
is "broadcast".