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
Glossary 73
N, O
NAT (Network Address Translation) A technique sometimes used so that multiple
computers can share a single IP address.
open source A term for the cooperative development of software by the Internet
community. The basic principle is to involve as many people as possible in writing and
debugging code by publishing the source code and encouraging the formation of a large
community of developers who will submit modifications and enhancements.
P
packet A unit of data information consisting of header, information, error detection, and
trailer records. QTSS uses TCP, UDP, and IP packets to communicate with streaming clients.
pixel A single dot in a graphic image with a given color and brightness value.
playlist A set of media files in the QTSS or DSS media folder specified to play one after the
other or in random sequence.
port A sort of virtual mail slot. A server uses port numbers to determine which application
should receive data packets. Firewalls use port numbers to determine whether or not data
packets are allowed to traverse a local network. "Port" usually refers to either a TCP or UDP
port.
privileges Settings that define the kind of access users have to shared items. You can
assign four types of privileges to a share point, folder, or file: read and write, read only, write
only, and none (no access).
progressive download Movie data that is pushed via HTTP to the client. The movie can
be viewed by the user as it is being transferred. This is not a form of media streaming.
protocol A set of rules that determines how data is sent back and forth between two
applications.
proxy server A server that sits between a client and server and negotiates communication
between those two hosts. The client and server only communicate with the proxy server and
never interact with each other. There are proxy applications for many network protocols,
including HTTP (for web traffic) and RTSP (for streaming traffic).
Q
qtaccess The name of the plain text access file that contains information about users and
groups who are authorized to view media in the directory in which the access file is stored.
QTSS (QuickTime Streaming Server) A technology that lets you deliver media over the
Internet in real time.
QuickTime A set of Macintosh system extensions or a Windows dynamic-link library that
supports the composition and playing of movies.
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