View the streaming url using a media player – Epiphan Pearl Mini Live Video Production System with 512GB SSD (NA/JP) User Manual

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Pearl Mini User Guide

View the streaming URL using a media player

If a viewer password is configured, provide participants with the password to log in, along with the URL of the
stream. To set a viewer password, see

Change user passwords

.

If HTTPS is enabled on Pearl Mini, replace

http with https in the URL of the stream.

Share the live broadcast URL with viewers

1. Login to the Admin panel as admin or operator, see

Connect to the Admin panel

.

2. From the Channel(s) menu, select the channel and click Status. The Live broadcast link is listed under

Stream info. You can copy the Live broadcast URL and share that with your viewers.

3. Alternatively, open the Info page to get the live broadcast URL. From the Configuration menu, click Info

and then click View on the far right of the channel you want to share the broadcast URL.

A page opens displaying the live broadcast and the broadcast URL. Copy the URL and share that with

your viewers.

Watch a stream using a web browser and the live broadcast URL

1. From your web browser, enter the IP address of the live broadcast stream.

If the IP address of the broadcast is 172.20.1.33, then browse to:
http:// 172.20.1.33/preview.cgi?channel=<channel number>

2. Enter viewer as the user name and the password when prompted and press Enter. The stream plays in a

new tab in your web browser.

View the streaming URL using a media player

You can share a channel's streaming URL with viewers so they can watch your live stream using their favorite
media player, like VLC. Your viewers must be on the same network as Pearl Mini to watch a channel stream

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