Add a publishing point using the advanced method

To add a publishing point using the advanced method

  1. In the console tree, expand the server to which you want to add the publishing point, and then click Publishing Points.

  2. On the Action menu, click Add Publishing Point (Advanced).

  3. Select the type of publishing point you want to add: on-demand or broadcast.

  4. In Publishing point name, type a unique name for the publishing point.

  5. In Location of content, enter the path to the content of the publishing point, and then click OK. For more information about the paths to content sources that you can enter, see About content sources.

    If you want to select a playlist, file, or directory as the content source, you can click Browse to browse to the file location.

    Browsing is a way for you to navigate through your files, folders, and network locations to locate the content you want to publish. The Browse dialog box supports selecting individual digital media files or entire directories. For more information about using the Browse dialog box, see Browsing for content sources.

  6. Click OK to add the publishing point to your server.

For Windows Media Services Administrator for the Web

  1. In the console tree, click Publishing Points, and then in the details pane, click the Add button.

  2. Select the type of publishing point you want to add: on-demand or broadcast.

  3. Type a unique name for the publishing point.

  4. In Content type and location, enter the path to the content of the publishing point. For more information about the paths to content sources that you can enter, see About content sources.

  5. Click OK to add the publishing point to your server.