to create a new server for streaming Windows
Media.
Only Windows Media Streaming Servers are
supported for streaming Windows Media
content off the TANDBERG Content Server.
The configuration options for your Windows
Media streaming server include live and on
demand streaming.
Live streams can be sent to Windows Media
Player clients using either a unicast (

Support

Live Unicast Streaming

option) or a multicast

(

Support Live Multicast Streaming

option)

connection.
Please note that unicast streaming can be
configured for either the local or an external
Windows Media Streaming Server, but
mulitcast streaming can only be configured with
the local Windows Media Streaming Server.
Before you can start delivering your live content
as a multicast stream, you need to check with
your network administrator that your network is
multicast enabled.

Name.

Enter a descriptive name for the server.

The server name will be used in a template
when selecting a media server. This field is
required.

Server Address.

Enter the DNS name or the

IP address of the server. Use (local) if it is on
this TANDBERG Content Server. This field is
required.

Support Live Unicast Streaming.

Select if the

server is to support live unicast streaming.
Once selected the Media Server will be
available to choose in the Live Media Server
Settings for templates that stream Windows
Media.

Support Live Multicast Streaming.

Select

if the server is to support live multicast
streaming. Once selected the Media Server
will be available to choose in the Live Media
Server Settings for templates that stream
Windows Media. If you select this option, the
Unicast and On Demand options will become
unavailable, so you cannot create a multicast
and on demand streaming server as one Media
Server.

Support On Demand.

Select if the server is to

support on demand streaming. Once selected
the Media Server will be available to choose
in the On Demand Media Server Settings for
templates that stream Windows Media.

Unicast

is the default live streaming

option for the default Local Windows
Media Streaming Server. Unicast
connections are one-to one connections

between each Windows Media Player client and
the server. Each unicast client that connects to
the server takes up additional bandwidth.

multicast

delivery, the server sends only one

stream which reaches all player clients at the
same time. There is no additional overhead for
the server regardless of whether one or more
clients are connected.
Multicast delivery is generally used for
broadcasting live streams on a corporate
network and will only work if all routers on the
network are multicast enabled.

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