Installation guide

IntheApplication.xml le, you can specify one or more folders on the server to hold these
SWF verication les locally. is is done within the node <SWFVerification>. You can also
congure the versions to check the length of time the verication data is held in cache, and any
exceptions(suchasFlashMediaLiveEncoder).Youcanalsocongurehowoentheservershould
check for updated SWF verication les. Here is a sample from the Application.xml le. By
default SWFVerification is turned o.
<SWFVerification enabled=”true”>
<SWFFolder />
<MinGoodVersion />
<UserAgentExceptions>
<Exception from=”” to=”” />
</UserAgentExceptions>
<Cache>
<TTL>1440</TTL>
<UpdateInterval>5</UpdateInterval>
</Cache>
</SWFVerification>
WithFlashMediaInteractiveServer3.5,youcannowusetheFileplug-intoperformverication
on SWF les that are stored in remote locations. is gives you even greater exibility and
eciency in securely deploying applications. For more information, see the Flash Media
Interactive Server Plug-in Developer Guide.
Allow domains to connect to a virtual host
Feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash Player
6 or later.
You can specify a list of domains that are allowed to connect to a particular virtual host. By default,
connections are allowed from all domains. Set the V H O S T.A LL O W parameter in the fm s.ini le
toacomma-delimitedlistofhostnames,domainnames,andfullorpartialIPaddressesthatyou
want to allow access to the virtual host.
Limit access to Flash Media Administration Server
Feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash Player
6 or later.
By default, a client can connect to Flash Media Administration Server from any domain or
IPaddress,whichcanbeasecurityrisk.YoucanchangethisbyeditingtheAdminServer
parameter in the Server.xml le. Simply add a comma-delimited list of host names, domain
names,andfullorpartialIPaddressesthatyouwanttoallow.edefaultvalueis“all.”
Administration API via HTTP
Feature available in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires
Flash Player 6 or later.
You can monitor Flash Media Server via simple HTTP commands. e Flash Media
AdministrationAPImethodscanbecalledoverHTTPconnections.Inthefm s.ini le, set the
USERS.HTTPCOMMAND _ ALLOWparametertoacomma-delimitedlistofAPIs.Youcanalso
specify methods on a more granular user-based level in the Users.xml le.
Most users leverage this feature to write custom monitoring applications. You can monitor the
capacity of the server, including the number of connections, bandwidth used, and number of
streams in cache, and even restart the server.
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