Standalone VGA Grid User's Guide

Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to viewers
Stream to viewers
Streaming to viewers allows people to connect directly to your Standalone VGA Grid via their web browser or
media player to view the live stream.
You can configure whether or not streaming is enabled for viewers. See Disable (and enable) streams for
viewers.
Publishing Options Use this option to...
HTTP
Quickly stream content to viewers simultaneously. No set up is required. The
Standalone VGA Grid is ready to stream content as soon as it is has power
and a configured channel. No other settings are required. Your audience
need only access the URL of the broadcast and they are instantly connected.
This viewing method is ideal for a small number of viewers. For each viewer,
you are using the full stream bandwidth and a small amount of system
overhead on the Standalone VGA Grid. For more information about using a
HTTP streaming, refer to Stream content using HTTPor RTSP.
RTSP
Quickly stream content to viewers. No set up is required. The Standalone
VGA Grid is ready to stream content as soon as it has power and a
configured channel. No other settings are required. Your audience need only
copy and paste the URL of the stream into a media player. For more
information about using a RTSP and HTTP streaming, refer to Stream
content using HTTPor RTSP.
HTTP Live Streaming
(HLS)
Stream live over the standard HTTPport 80, making it possible to cross
firewalls and proxies that are normally accessible to other HTTPtraffic and
facilitates content delivery to CDNs. See Stream content using HLS(HTTP
Live Streaming).
There is approximately a 30 second delay when streaming using HLS.
To stream video outside of your LAN, configure port forwarding on your router. Work with your
Network Administrator on this task. Network configuration is beyond the scope of this guide.
Stream content using HTTPor RTSP
The quickest and simplest way to deliver your content is to send the broadcast's URL to your viewers. You can
provide separate URLs for each channel being streamed.
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