NewTek TriCaster Mini User Manual page 332

2. You can use the tools and integrated web browser in the Streaming
Configuration panel, but you may want to confirm using an external system,
too.
3. Open Windows Media Player
(in some versions, you need to right-click WMP's title bar to present the
menu).
4. Enter the IP address and port number for your stream here.
5. You should be able to connect and view your program stream.
Success at this point does not necessarily mean you're done. You may be able to see
the stream locally, but can someone outside the local environment connect to it over
the Internet? The best way to find out is to have someone at a remote location verify
that your stream is streaming properly. If it is, great! Otherwise, keep reading...
Unfortunately, there are cases in which Flash Media Live Encoder® fails to report
significant error conditions. For example, no error message is displayed if the
network cable is disconnected while streaming, or if the connection to the remote
server is lost.
Note: If the connection to a server is lost after initial success, the encoder attempts to
resume streaming automatically if the connection becomes available again during the
session.
Before your stream can be seen - whether on a local intranet or the Internet - client
computers (or your service provider) need to be able to establish a network
connection with your TriCaster.
Ping is a humble but effective tool to ensure the basic connection exists, thus it can
help you with streaming, iVGA™ and LiveText™ connection issues, too (and it works
just fine in a multi-platform environment!)
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