Syntax for distribution server connections
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Distribution servers connect to origin servers by using a connection protocol. Use the following information to determine the URL syntax that the distribution server should use.
| Origin server | Scenario | Syntax |
|---|---|---|
Windows Media Services 9 Series or later |
Servers are on an intranet. Some data loss between servers is acceptable, so UDP transport can be used. |
rtsp://server/publishing_point |
Windows Media Services 9 Series or later |
Servers are on an intranet. Data loss is not acceptable, so TCP transport must be used. |
rtspt://server/publishing_point |
Windows Media Services 9 Series or later |
Servers are on separate networks and need to connect through a firewall. |
https://server/publishing_point |
Windows Media Services 9 Series or later (multicast) |
Server is rebroadcasting a multicast stream to a network segment that is not multicast-enabled. |
MCast://%systemdrive%\Wmpub\Wmroot\file.nsc -or- MCast://\\computer\Inetpub\Wwwroot\file.nsc |
Windows Media Services 4.1 (unicast) |
Server is rebroadcasting unicast content from a server running Windows 2000 Server. |
https://server/publishing_point/file |
Windows Media Services 4.1 (multicast) |
Server is rebroadcasting multicast content from a server running Windows 2000 Server |
mcast://\\server\shared_folder\station.nsc |
Note
When setting up distribution servers to use Fast Streaming, use the RTSPU, RTSPT, or HTTP protocols to connect to the origin server.