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8 Connect to the
Barix Instreamer
There are differnet methods to have the Barix Instreamer
connecting to a device (like a Barix Exstreamer) or to a PC
application.
8.1 Other device pulls audio from the
Barix Instreamer (radio method)
The Barix Instreamer has an integrated livestream web
server (like an internet radio server) which can serve
streams by standard HTTP. Software applications that are
able to play internet radio URLs (like Winamp, see section
9.2) can therefore play from the Barix Instreamer like
listening to an internet radio station. For this method the
streaming URL can be configured in the "Streaming
Settings" (see section 7.5) with the parameter "Radio
Path".
Example: http://ip:port/xstream (for direct stream)
For devices that only support to play from a playlist the
playlist instreamer.m3u and instreamer.pls can be used:
Example: http://ip:port/instreamer.m3u (for m3u playlist)
Example: http://ip:port/instreamer.pls (for pls playlist)
Since the Barix Exstreamer is also able to play URLs, it can
be configured to play from the Barix Instreamer this way as
well (with rc.cgi?S=http://... command or with Mode 3
"Streaming Puller").
The number of connections in this mode is limited to 6. If
all of these 6 channels are used the webserver of the Barix
Instreamer can't be used anymore.
8.2 Barix Instreamer connects to
other device by TCP
The Barix Instreamer can also be configured that it
connects to another device by TCP (for example
connecting to a Barix Exstreamer in Mode 4 "Streaming
Receiver"). For this method up to 8 destinations can be
configured in the "Streaming Settings" (see section 7.5).
The audio is then send as MP3 stream in these connections.
The number of connections in this mode is limited to 8 (8
destination IP addresses).
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8.3 Other device connects to Barix
Instreamer by TCP
If the destination device needs to connect by TCP to the
Barix Instreamer in order to receive the audio stream, the
destination IP in the "Streaming Setting" (see section 7.5)
can be left as 0 and the port specifies the according TCP
port.
The number of connections for this mode is limited to 8 (8
transmitting ports).
8.4 Barix Instreamer sends audio data
by raw UDP
The Barix Instreamer can also send its audio stream by raw
UDP (). This can either be done with a specific receiver
address (up to 8 of these addresses can be configured in
the "Streaming Section") or with broadcast and multicast
addresses. Please note that UDP transmission does not
guarantee that the sent data will get to the receiver since
UDP does not support a secure connection.
The number of connections in this mode is limited to 8
specific destination IP addresses. If broadcast or multicast
addresses are used, the number of receivers can be
unlimited.
8.5 Mixing Modes
The above Barix Instreamer modes can be mixed as the
user needs it. If mixing these modes, the total number of 8
connections hast to be considered. So if all of the allowed 6
radio streams are used, the device can still serve 2 other
TCP streams, or one TCP stream plus a UDP stream. If
only one radio stream is used, there are 7 remaining
streams for TCP or UDP.
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