Broadcasting Video over network
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You can broadcast (web streaming) video over internet or intranet in Windows Media 9 format. Any networked computer with Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 can watch the streamed video online.

Setup XmediaStorm for broadcasting

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Setup

Select a port to broadcast to and the maximum number of viewers allowed.
Choose a Windows Media profile. A better video quality requires more bandwidth. So select a suitable profile according to your connection speed.
You may want to save a local copy of broadcasting file. Simply check the box and choose a location to store the file.


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Connect

If you are broadcasting from a video source like camera, capture card, click clip0235 to connect the device. If you want to broadcast TV programs, you need to switch to TV panel by clicking clip0237



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Broadcast

Click clip0239 to start broadcasting. The icon clip0240 appears on the LED panel indicating the web streaming is in progress.


Watch video from client computer

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Start Windows Media Player 9

Start Windows Media Player and select menu 'File->Open URL'


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Open URL

Input your XmediaStorm computer's name or IP address followed by port number. You can also input the computer name instead of IP address.

To find out your XmediaStorm computer's IP address, type 'ipconfig' in command mode.



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DONE

Click 'OK' and you will see 'Connecting to media ...' appears in the status bar of Media Player. If the video didn't come out, please check whether your IP and port number are correct.