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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 your current video and audio
settings have not been modified. If so, simply change these settings back to their previous selection
and click the Submit button.
When streaming audio and video, there are two methods of delivery:
• Pull: Using this method, the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 begins to generate broadcast
packets as soon as you start the encoding. However, this method 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: In this method, the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 maintains a secure connection
to Windows Media Server. This connection allows it to pass a user name and password to
authenticate access to the server.
To enable clients to pull the stream from the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000, you simply set up a
session and begin broadcasting directly from the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000. Clients
(Windows Media servers or players) can connect to the stream at any time by using the following
one of the following URL formats:
•
http://IP_address:port
•
http://encoding_computer_name:port
NOTE: The greater the numbers of direct connections to the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000, the
more system resources are required. It is not recommend having players connect directly to the Cisco
Digital Media Encoder 2000. Streaming servers should connect to the Cisco Digital Media Encoder
2000 and, in turn, players should connect to the servers.
Select the Enable Pull check box. Then enter a port number, which will be used by the server to pull
the stream from the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000.
NOTE: Be sure to enter a port number not already assigned to another encoder. If two encoders are
starting that use the same port number, one or both encoders will fail to start.
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