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Configuring the Cisco TelePresence Content

Server Release 5.x to Use an External Windows

Media Streaming Server

Revised: December 7, 2012

This guide describes how to configure the Cisco TelePresence Content Server (Content Server)

Release 5.x to use an external Windows Media streaming server for live unicast and on-demand

streaming.

• Introduction, page 1

• How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server, page 2

• Example Configuration, page 12

• Troubleshooting, page 14

• Related Documentation, page 14

• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 15

Introduction

The Content Server default installation has an embedded Windows Media streaming server that supports

live and on-demand streaming of Windows Media content. You can also configure an external Windows

Media streaming server to stream content from the Content Server (Figure 1). Streaming off an external

server will increase the streaming capacity and the maximum concurrent number of users who are able

to view content without affecting other services running on the Content Server.

Summary of content (16 pages)

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Configuring the Cisco TelePresence Content Server Release 5.x to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Revised: December 7, 2012 This guide describes how to configure the Cisco TelePresence Content Server (Content Server) Release 5.x to use an external Windows Media streaming server for live unicast and on-demand streaming.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Figure 1 Note Topology 1 Content Server—Set to push to external media 3 server 2 Windows Media Server—Configured with broadcast publishing point; waiting for push to start Viewers—Receive stream — — The Content Server creating the recording will not be live streaming in this scenario. Live multicast streaming of Windows Media content is supported only from the local Windows Media server.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Step 3 Create a new local user account. The example in Figure 2 shows a user called wmspush. Figure 2 Step 4 Computer Management: Local Users In Properties for the user, specify Password never expires to prevent the password from expiring automatically.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Configure Windows Media Services Step 1 Choose Windows Media Services from the Start menu. Step 2 Choose Manage the Streaming Media Server, select the server name from the panel on the left, and from the Properties tab select Authorization > WMS Publishing Points ACL Authorization as shown in Figure 3.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Step 4 In the resulting dialog, add the local user that you created. Step 5 After adding the user, select the user and enable permissions to Allow Read, Write and Create, as shown in Figure 4; then, click OK. Figure 4 WMS Publishing Points ACL Authorization Properties Configuring the Cisco TelePresence Content Server Release 5.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Step 6 From the Properties tab, select Authentication, and verify that the status for WMS Negotiate Authentication is Enabled, as shown in Figure 5. Figure 5 WMS Negotiate Authentication Enabled Configuring the Cisco TelePresence Content Server Release 5.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Step 7 Windows Server 2008 only: From the Properties tab, select Control protocol and double click WMS HTTP Server Control Protocol to bring up the Properties window, shown in Figure 6. Figure 6 Step 8 WMS HTTP Server Control Protocol Properties Specify the IP addresses and port to use. Note Beware of port conflicts that might be running on the remote Windows Media Server.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Create a media server The following steps will create a new media server on the Content Server with support for live unicast and on-demand streaming from an external Windows Media streaming server. If you require support for one type of streaming, complete the steps as needed to create only a live streaming or an on-demand media server. Step 1 Log in to the Content Server as administrator.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Step 6 In Server Push, enter either 80 or a port that the external Windows Media server listens to for incoming push media. Step 7 Select Create new in the Publishing Points section, as shown in Figure 9. You can create a new or use an existing publishing point. The key source formatting requirement syntax is Push:*.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Figure 10 Step 9 Specify the on-demand URLs to use. • Use default on demand URLs—In most cases, you can use default on-demand URLs to view streaming content. • Use alternate on demand URLs—Alternate Uniform Resource Locator (URLs) are used to provide a location for the Content Servers’ content viewer.
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How to Configure the Content Server to Use an External Windows Media Streaming Server Step 6 In the On demand media server configuration settings for Windows Media, choose a Content Server media server that supports on-demand streaming off an external Windows Media server. Step 7 Select Live Stream if you want the call to be available for live streaming.
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Example Configuration Step 6 Save the alias. You have now configured the Content Server to use an external Windows Media streaming server. Step 7 Make a test call on your configured recording alias to verify setup.
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Example Configuration Content Server: Windows Media Server Configuration 1 IP address for external Windows Media Server 2 3 Publishing point name on external Windows Media Server — — Port number for HTTP server control as configured in the external Windows Media Server Configuring the Cisco TelePresence Content Server Release 5.
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Troubleshooting Publishing Point on External Windows Media Server 1 Publishing point is started 2 Source is Push:* Troubleshooting Problem Publishing point verification Recommended Action Verify that the broadcast publishing point shows ‘started’ on the remote windows media, which indicates a successful publish.
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request • Cisco TelePresence Content Server API Guide • Video on Demand Integration for Cisco TCS to Cisco Show and Share All documents are located here: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11347/tsd_products_support_series_home.
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Configuring the Cisco TelePresence Content Server Release 5.