Configuring proxy server settings

You can configure proxy server settings to enable your server to connect to another Windows Media server using either HTTP or RTSP. You can configure the following options for each protocol that uses a proxy server.

Item Description

Use a proxy server

Select this check box to use a proxy server with the selected protocol and complete the following items.

Address

Type the IP address or DNS name of the proxy server.

Port

Type the port through which the proxy server connects to the network.

Proxy server requires authentication

Select this check box if your proxy server requires authentication information from the server, and then type the appropriate information in the space provided.

Note

Changes made to the properties of this plug-in take effect the next time a new data path is created. For on-demand publishing points, this is the next time a client requests a stream. For broadcast publishing points, this is the next time the publishing point is started.

See Also

Concepts

WMS Network Data Source