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 19
8 Click Finish.
The Streaming Server Admin main screen appears. “Server is Running” should appear at the
top of the screen.
9 If instead “Server is Idle” appears, click the Start Server button to start the server.
The streaming server is now active and ready to stream media.
10 Click General Settings. If you want the server to start up each time you power on the server,
choose Start Server at System Startup and click Save Changes.
Testing Your Setup
Sample QuickTime movies are included with QTSS and DSS in the default movie folder so
you can test the server setup. The sample movies can be viewed from a client computer
using QuickTime Player.
Note: The included sample .mp3 file is for use in a streaming MP3 playlist only. It is not a
hinted QuickTime movie and cannot be streamed on demand via RTSP. For information on
hinted movies, see “Exporting a QuickTime Movie as a Hinted Movie” on page 29. For
information on preparing MP3 and other prerecorded media for simulated live streaming,
see “Preparing Prerecorded Media” on page 27.
To view a sample movie:
1 Choose Open URL in New Player in the player File menu and enter, for example, the
following URL:
rtsp://hostname/sample_300kbit.mov
where hostname is the host name or IP address of your server.
2 Click OK to request the sample movie.
QuickTime Player connects with the streaming server, a window appears, and the movie
plays if the streaming server is functioning correctly.
This concludes the initial setup of your streaming server software. Additional settings depend
on your hardware and software, network connections, expected number of viewers, and
media you want to stream. For guidance in determining these settings and operating your
streaming server, see Chapter 2, “Managing Your Streaming Server,” Chapter 3, “Setup
Example,” and the resources listed on page 13.
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