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Contents
Preface 7 About This Guide
7 What’s New in QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) for Mac OS X Server Version 10.4
9 The QuickTime Suite of Products
10 What’s in This Guide
10 Using Onscreen Help
11 The Mac OS X Server Suite
12 Getting Documentation Updates
13 For More Information
Chapter 1 15 Overview of QuickTime Streaming
15 What Is Streaming?
16 Live Versus On-Demand Delivery
16 Progressive Download (HTTP) Delivery Versus Streaming (RTP/RTSP) Delivery
16 Instant-On Streaming
17 Simple Setup for Live Video
18 Ways to Receive Streamed Media
19 Multicast Versus Unicast
20 Relays
Chapter 2 23 Setting Up Your QuickTime Streaming Server
23 Hardware and Software Requirements for QuickTime Streaming
23 Viewer Computer Requirements
23 Live Broadcasting Requirements
24 Bandwidth Considerations
24 Setting Up Your Streaming Server
25 Testing Your Setup
26 Accessing Media Streamed From Your Server
Chapter 3 27 Managing Your QuickTime Streaming Server
28 Using the Web-Based Application to Manage QuickTime Streaming
29 Using Server Admin to Manage QuickTime Streaming
29 Starting or Stopping Streaming Service
29 Changing the Maximum Number of Stream Connections
29 Changing the Maximum Streaming Throughput