Completing the Add Publishing Point Wizard

Before completing the Add Publishing Point Wizard, you have several options.

Select the After the wizard finishes check box to do any of the following:

  • Create an announcement.Click this option to launch an announcement wizard that takes you through the process of creating an announcement. The announcement wizard can also be started at any time from the Announce tab of the publishing point.

  • Create a wrapper playlist. Click this option to launch the Create Wrapper Wizard, which helps you create a wrapper playlist for your content. The Create Wrapper Wizard can also be started at any time by clicking the Wrapper Editor button on the Advertising tab of the publishing point.

  • Create both a wrapper playlist and an announcement. Click this option to start the Create Wrapper Wizard and the corresponding announcement wizard, in that order.

  • Start publishing point when wizard finishes. (Broadcast unicast publishing points only) Select this check box to start broadcasting the content from your publishing point immediately after the wizard finishes. If you want to start it later instead, you can click Start on the Action menu of the publishing point.

  • Start archiving when publishing point starts. (Broadcast unicast publishing points only) Select this check box to begin recording your broadcast to an archive file when the publishing point is activated. You can change the properties of the WMS Archive Data Writer plug-in on the Properties tab of your publishing point. You can also manually start and stop archiving using the buttons on the Source tab of your publishing point.

After the Add Publishing Point Wizard has finished, a new publishing point will be visible in the console tree of the Windows Media Services snap-in. Click the publishing point name to monitor and modify the settings for that publishing point.

Note

Selecting the Start publishing point when wizard finishes check box on this page may interfere with the Start publishing point when first client connects property. If you want your broadcast publishing point to start and stop automatically based on client connections, do not select the Start publishing point when wizard finishes check box and do not start the publishing point manually.

See Also

Concepts

Archiving