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Appendix B – Configure 3rd Party Media Servers
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2 To enable Wowza authentication, modify the configuration file as follows:
For live streaming: Open <Wowza directory>\conf\live\Application.xml, set digest
as the value for the tag PublishMethod. That is,
<PublishMethod>digest</PublishMethod>.
For VoD: Open <Wowza directory>\conf\vod\Application.xml, Polycom recommends
you not to set authentication, make sure playmethod is none,
<PlayMethod>none</PlayMethod>
Open <Wowza directory>\conf\publish.password, type the your user name and
password.
3 Install and configure a FTP server. The FTP server shares the <Wowza directory>\content directory.
You need to grant you at least the Read, Write, and Create Directories authorities.
The following example shows the configuration for a FileZilla FTP server.
4 Start the Wowza server. When you see the message Wowza media server is started!, the server is
started successfully.
To configure the RealPresence Capture Server system for working with the Wowza server:
1 Go to Server > WOWZA.
2 Click Add.
3 Configure the following basic settings
Wowza Server Parameter
4 Specify whether to select Enable Live. If enabled, also configure the following settings:
Enable Live Streaming
Application Directory <Wowza directory>\applications\live <Wowza directory>\applications\vod
Configuration File
Location
<Wowza
directory>\conf\live\Application.xml
<Wowza
directory>\conf\vod\Application.xml
Parameter Description
Server Name Specify the name of your Wowza Media Server.
Server Address Specify the Wowza server IP address.
Server Port Specify the port the Wowza Media Server used to receive live streaming. The
value is 1935 by default.
Note: Valid port values range from 1-65536. The port number must be the
same as set in the corresponding external media server.
If a firewall sits between the RealPresence Capture Server system and the
external server, make sure that rules are set to allow the two-way
communication between the RealPresence Capture Server system and the
external server.
Parameter Description
Streaming Protocol Choose between RTSP streaming and RTMP streaming.