Apple QuickTime Streaming Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 39)

Managing Your Streaming Server 39
Turning a Relay On or Off
You can turn a relay on or off in the Relay Settings pane of Streaming Server Admin.
To turn on a relay, click the name of the relay. Then click Edit Relay and click the Enabled
checkbox to display the checkmark.
To turn off a relay, click the name of the relay. Then click Edit Relay and click the Enabled
checkbox to remove the checkmark.
Security
A certain level of security is inherent in real-time streaming, since content is delivered only as
the client needs it and no files remain afterward. But other security issues usually need to be
addressed. Aspects of streaming security covered in this section include
m setting up password protection for content
m configuring qtaccess to limit access to the media folder
m encrypting communications when using the web-based Streaming Server Admin tool
m streaming on Port 80
Resetting the Streaming Server Admin User Name and Password
If you forget the Streaming Server Admin user name and password, you can reset them.
To reset the user name and password:
1 Log in to the server computer as root, open a terminal, and type the following:
qtpasswd someUserName
where someUserName is a name of your choice.
2 Follow the prompts by entering the administrator user name and a password you want to
assign to the user
someUserName
.
3 Using a text editor, modify the /Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Config/qtgroups file.
For Windows, modify the c:\Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\qtgroups file. For other
supported platforms, modify the /etc/streaming/qtgroups file. Modify the file so that the user
name you just created or modified is included in the group Admin, as follows:
admin: someUserName
4 Save the file as ordinary text (not .rtf or any other file format).
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