Administrator’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Administrator’s Guide
- Contents
- QuickTime Streaming
- Getting Started
- Managing Your Streaming Server
- User Interface
- Working With Streaming Server Admin
- Viewing Streaming Status
- Starting or Stopping Streaming Service
- Working With Connected Users
- Changing Server Settings
- Controlling QuickTime Broadcaster Remotely
- Working With General Settings
- Working With Port Settings
- Working With Log Settings
- Viewing Error Logs and Access History
- Media
- About Instant-On Streaming
- Preparing Prerecorded Media
- Preparing Audio
- Streaming Media Files With Multiple Sources
- Streaming File Formats Like .avi, .text, and .wav
- Exporting a QuickTime Movie as a Hinted Movie
- Improving the Performance of Hinted Movies
- Session Description Protocol (SDP) Files
- Streaming Live Media
- Viewing Streamed Media From a Client Computer
- Setting Up a Web Page With Streamed Media
- Creating Links to MP3 Playlists
- Bandwidth Considerations
- Playlists
- Relays
- Security
- Resetting the Streaming Server Admin User Name and Password
- Controlling Access to Streamed Media
- Creating an Access File
- What Clients Need to Access Protected Media
- Adding User Accounts and Passwords
- Adding or Deleting Groups
- Making Changes to the User or Group File
- Installing SSL
- Using Automatic Unicast (Announce) With QTSS or DSS on a Separate Computer
- Executing a Command With sudo
- Streaming on Port 80
- Firewalls and Networks With Address Translation
- Problems
- Streaming Server Admin Is Not Responding
- The Server Doesn’t Start Up or Quits Unexpectedly
- The Streaming Server Computer Crashes or Is Restarted
- Media Files Do Not Stream Properly
- Streaming Performance Seems Slow
- Users Can’t Connect to Your Broadcast
- Users See Error Messages While Streaming Media
- Users Can’t See Live Streamed Media
- You’re Having Problems With Playlists
- Advanced
- How do I bind the Streaming Server Admin computer to a single IP address if my machine is multiho...
- How do I bind QTSS or DSS to a single IP address if my machine is multihomed?
- How do I kill and restart the QuickTime Streaming Server processes in Mac OS X Server?
- How do I kill and restart Streaming Server Admin processes in Mac OS X Server?
- How do I get QTSS to re-read its preferences without killing or restarting the server?
- How do I configure QTSS to host streams from multiple user media directories?
- User Interface
- Setup Example
- Glossary
- Index
Getting Started
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Server Requirements
QuickTime Streaming Server
You can use the QTSS software on an Xserve, a Macintosh Server G4, a Power Mac G4, a
Macintosh Server G3, a Power Macintosh G3, an iMac, or an eMac.
Mac OS X Server version 10.2 or later must be installed. QTSS will also run under Mac OS X
Desktop version 10.2 and Desktop/Server version 10.1.x, although this configuration is not
eligible for AppleCare support.
Apple recommends
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at least 128 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM)
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a minimum of 512 MB of RAM and 500 megahertz or higher processor speed if you
expect heavy traffic on your server
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1 gigabyte of available disk space
Automatic hardware restart requires an Xserve, Macintosh Server G4, or Power Mac G4
released in February 2000 or later. Mac OS X Server does not support upgraded PowerPC
processors.
Darwin Streaming Server
DSS binaries and source code are available on the following platforms:
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Mac OS X
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RedHat Linux 7.2
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Solaris 8
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Windows 2000 and Windows NT
When installed on Mac OS X, DSS stores some of its binaries in the /usr/sbin/ and /usr/bin
directories (for Linux and Solaris, /usr/local/sbin/ and /usr/local/bin). If this path is not
included in your shell’s default $PATH variable, add it to your shell’s environment settings.
Otherwise, you need to type the full path to the file when starting up any of these binaries
(for example, /usr/local/sbin/DarwinStreamingServer).
Live Broadcasting Requirements
You need the following equipment to stream live audio or video:
m Source equipment for audio, video, or both, such as a VCR, video camera, and
microphone.
m A computer with QuickTime Broadcaster or other broadcast software (PowerPC G4
recommended for MPEG-4 broadcasting) and a video or audio capture card.
Note: QuickTime Broadcaster supports video capture from most FireWire-equipped
sources, including digital video (DV) cameras, some webcams, and DV converter boxes for a
fast and easy broadcasting process with professional-quality results.
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