Optibase MGW 2400 WMT - Manual (Page 103)

Chapter 3 • Operating Channels
To play a unicast stream:
1. Verify that the desired channel is transmitting to a unicast
target.
2. On the Desktop of the receiving client, click ,
Windows Media Player appears.
3. From the menu, select File and then Open URL; the Open
URL window appears.
4. Type the URL for the desired unicast stream into the Open
field in the Open URL, for example:
mms://172.16.100.44/Test0. You can use one of the
following three protocols.
• mms:// Uses a UDP network connection (default).
• mmst:// Uses a TCP/IP network connection and
ensures packet recovery. This protocol requires very
large CPU resources.
• http:// Supports every network infrastructure, but
encounters staggering at high traffic.
This URL reflects the following:
•
172.16.100.44. IP address of the WMS server. If you
did not configure a WMS server, type the respective
MGW 2400 unit's IP address. You can use the
hostname instead, if your network is DNS enabled and
you added the relevant DNS server(s) under DNS
Options in the Configuration Utility.
• Test. The WMT Channel's name that you assigned.
• 0. Target index (target number). '0' is the number for
the first target in the list and '7' for the eighth one.
The URL is displayed on the Unicast Target Parameter
page under Host URL, showing the host name instead of
the IP address.
5. Click OK; Windows Media Player starts playing the
stream.
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