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Pearl-2 User Guide View the streaming URL using a media player
View the streaming URL using a media player
You can share a channel's streaming URLwith viewers so they can watch your live stream using their favorite
media player, like VLC. Your viewers must be on the same network as Pearl-2 to watch a channel stream using
a stream URL.
The different stream types available for channels include: RTSP, MPEG-TS, and Flash streams, see View
supported streaming formats. The URL contains either the IPaddress of Pearl-2 or the serial number, see
The type of stream URLyou provide to your viewers can affect their choice of media player needed to watch
the stream.
This procedure assumes that the VLC media player is used.
If a viewer password is configured, provide participants with the password to log in, along with the URL of the
stream. To set a viewer password, see Set or change user passwords.
To share the channel's stream URL with viewers:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin or operator, see Connect to the Admin panel.
2. Open the channel's status page and copy the channel's stream URL. From the Channels menu, select a
channel and click Status. You can copy the Live broadcast URL and share that with your viewers.
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To view the channel's stream URLusing a VLC:
1. Launch a media player.
2. Click the Media tab and select Open Network Stream from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter the stream URL. In this example, the serial number method is shown.
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