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Brain: /* How do I configure multicast? */

2010-06-22T13:16:22Z

How do I configure multicast?

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	== How do I configure multicast? ==		== How do I configure multicast? ==

			Enter the address of the multicast stream you want to listen into the URL line. E.g.
			rtp://240.1.1.2:10000/
			Streaming Client will automatically register to the group to receive the stream.

	== How to authenticate the Streaming Client to the server ==		== How to authenticate the Streaming Client to the server ==
	See the [[Streaming Client Server Authentication]] howto.		See the [[Streaming Client Server Authentication]] howto.

David at 16:45, 27 October 2009

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	== How to monitor devices ==		== How to monitor devices ==

	== How to configure ~~MTELL~~ ==		== How to configure Barimon ==

	== How to use remote updates ==		== How to use remote updates ==

Brain: /* How to authenticate the Streaming Client to the server */

2009-05-22T13:21:01Z

How to authenticate the Streaming Client to the server

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	== How to authenticate the Streaming Client to the server ==		== How to authenticate the Streaming Client to the server ==
			See the [[Streaming Client Server Authentication]] howto.

Brain at 13:20, 22 May 2009

2009-05-22T13:20:29Z

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	== How do I configure multicast? ==		== How do I configure multicast? ==

			== How to authenticate the Streaming Client to the server ==

Brain: added a link to the Channel Selection howto, added "How to set the stream check period"

2009-01-22T10:50:13Z

added a link to the Channel Selection howto, added "How to set the stream check period"

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	== How to use remote updates ==		== How to use remote updates ==

			== How to set the stream check period ==
	See the [[Stream Switching]] page.		See the [[Stream Switching]] page.

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	== How to use channels ==		== How to use channels ==
			See the [[Channel Selection]] howto.

	== What protocol shall I use? ==		== What protocol shall I use? ==

	== How do I configure multicast? ==		== How do I configure multicast? ==

Brain: /* How to set the stream check period - howto moved to the Stream Switching page */

2009-01-12T16:06:25Z

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 == How to switch streams based on a day-time ==

Brain: /* How to set the stream check period */

2009-01-12T16:00:00Z

How to set the stream check period

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	== How to set the stream check period ==		== How to set the stream check period ==

			=== What is the Stream Check Period and how does the stream switching work? ===

			The Streaming Client can be configured up to three sources. Normally only one would be set but for a fail-safe streaming two backups (URL2 and URL3) are available.

			If a stream fails the backup immediately kicks in (first the URL2 and then URL3). While playing a backup, the main stream (and the primary backup if playing the secondary backup) is monitored on the background in regular intervals. That is the '''Stream Check Period'''.

			To reduce unnecessary load of the network and potentially also the server with stream monitoring, the Stream Check Period is a configurable parameter.
			Of course a longer interval means also a longer response time if the server comes up.

			Quite often the server comes up after a short moment (within tens of seconds). If the stream is not available for a longer time the check period is automatically further advanced up to the '''Max Check Period''' to reduce the network load.

			=== What should I set the Stream Check Period to? ===

			Normally the defaults (Stream Check Period 10 seconds and Max Check Period 3 minutes) should work fine. Take them as a starting point.

			In fact, the Max Check Period defines the '''maximum''' reaction time after the stream becomes available. If you experience that the unit reacts too slowly on the stream coming back, reduce the Max Check Period.

			On the other hand the Stream Check Period defines the '''minimum''' reaction time. If the network or server load is too high increase the Stream Check Period.

			=== What if I use a USB backup? ===

			If your backup stream is a local USB with files the Max Check Period should not be shorter than a half of an average song duration.

			'''IMPORTANT:''' If the main stream becomes available while the USB is playing the current song is finished before switching to the main stream (no matter what the Check Period is set to). This is to avoid interruptions in the middle of a song.

	== How to switch streams based on a day-time ==		== How to switch streams based on a day-time ==

Brain at 16:40, 18 December 2008

2008-12-18T16:40:26Z

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	== What protocol shall I use? ==		== What protocol shall I use? ==

			== How do I configure multicast? ==

Brain at 14:32, 18 December 2008

2008-12-18T14:32:57Z

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			== How to play Windows Media streams ==

	== How to monitor devices ==		== How to monitor devices ==

Brain at 07:54, 18 December 2008

2008-12-18T07:54:37Z

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	== How to use channels ==		== How to use channels ==

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