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Network-Pull from Server

The Network-Pull from Server option turns your local computer into a mini Windows

Media Server. This enables you to broadcast immediately from your computer, rather

than through an ISP. There are, however, some limitations:

1. User Requirement You cannot have more than 50 users connected at any one time.

2. Bandwidth Requirement You must have enough bandwidth on your computer to

supply all of your viewers.

3. CPU Requirement Since your computer is acting as a server, the CPU must be fast

enough to handle all of the user connections.

The largest issue is with using this method is bandwidth. If, for example, all of your

viewers are on a local network (a business or school), then you should be able to use

this method. However, if you have a DSL connection to the internet and you want to

broadcast a 200k stream to 20 viewers, you might not have enough upload bandwidth

to accommodate this.

Note: Be aware that when you use Wirecast with an internet connection, the limiting

factor is your upload bandwidth. Most ISP businesses offer packages that have a

higher download than upload bandwidth. For example, a 512k DSL package is often

limited to 256k of upload bandwidth.

To use the Network-Pull from Server option, set the port number your users use to

connect to your computer. They connect by using the Open URL option in Windows

Media Player and enter a URL. For example, mms://192.168.1.67:8080 represents a

computer IP address of 192.168.1.67 and a port number of 8080.

Note: The URL "mms://" does not work with the Macintosh version of Windows Media

Player, and you must use "http://" instead.