Difference between revisions of "Streaming Client howtos"

Latest revision as of 13:16, 22 June 2010

How to play Windows Media streams

How to monitor devices

How to configure Barimon

How to use remote updates

How to set the stream check period

See the Stream Switching page.

How to switch streams based on a day-time

How to use channels

See the Channel Selection howto.

What protocol shall I use?

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

See the Streaming Client Server Authentication howto.

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 == How to monitor devices ==
-== How to configure MTELL ==
+== How to configure Barimon ==
 == How to use remote updates ==
 == How to set the stream check period ==
+See the [[Stream Switching]] page.
-=== 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 use channels ==
+See the [[Channel Selection]] howto.
 == What protocol shall I use? ==
 == 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 ==
+See the [[Streaming Client Server Authentication]] howto.