Installation guide

• RTMPS—isprotocolisRTMPsentoveranSSL.SSLisaprotocolthatenablessecureTCP/IP
connections.(FlashMediaServernativelysupportsbothincomingandoutgoingSSLconnec-
tions.)edefaultportis443.
• RTMPE—Anewfeature,thisprotocolisanenhancedandencryptedversionofRTMP.RTMPE
isfasterthanSSL,anddoesnotrequirecerticatemanagementasSSLdoes.Ifyouspecify
RTMPEwithoutexplicitlyspecifyingaport,theFlashPlayerscansportsjustasitdoeswith
standardRTMP,inthefollowingorder:1935,443,80,and80(RTMPTE)(supportedwithFlash
Player9,0,115,0orlater;AdobeAIR;andAdobeMediaPlayer).
• RTMPTE—AnewfeatureinFlashMediaServer3,thisenhancedversionofRTMPencrypts
thecommunicationchannel,tunnelingoverHTTP.edefaultportis80(supportedwith
FlashPlayer9,0,115,0orlater;AdobeAIR;andAdobeMediaPlayer).ekeybenetsoverSSL
(RTMPS)areperformance,easeofimplementation,andlimitedimpactonservercapacity.
UtilizingtheappropriateRTMPtype,FlashMediaServercansendstreamsthroughallbutthe
most restrictive rewalls, and help protect rights-managed or sensitive content from piracy.
e following gure illustrates the basic architecture of a Flash Media Server connection.
Flash Media Server client/server architecture
Flash Media Server
Web server
Client
Sends SWF
Plays SWF using
Flash Player
Sends/Receives
data stream
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3
2
RTMP
HTTP
Supported le types
FlashMediaServer3iscompletelybackwards-compatiblewithFlashPlayer6orabove,Adobe
AIR,andFlashLite3clients.Additionalformatsandfeaturesaresupportedwithnewerversions
ofFlashPlayer.
FlashMediaServer3continuessupportforFLVandMP3mediaandAMF0fordatamessaging.
FlashMediaServer3combinedwithFlashPlayer9,0,115,0nowexpandssupportforanindustry-
standarddigitalvideoformat,MPEG-4.
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