About the Source tab for a publishing point

The Source tab provides the following information about the content you want to stream from your publishing point.

Item	Description
Location	Displays the path to the content and identifies the content type. For example, C:\Wmpub\Wmroot identifies a directory as the source of the content. In Windows Media Services Administrator for the Web, type the location of the content, and then click Apply to change the source of the content.
Change	In the Windows Media Services snap-in, click to specify the type and source of the content.
Content toolbar	In the Windows Media Services snap-in, use to modify the contents and behavior of items in the Source details area. This toolbar is primarily used when you are working with an existing playlist source. If the content source is not a playlist, many of the buttons in the toolbar are unavailable. For more information, see Creating and editing playlists.
Content details	In the Windows Media Services snap-in, displays details about the content source. For example, if the source is a directory, the files and file types in the directory are listed in this area. If the source is a playlist, the playlist elements and properties are displayed in a tree structure. For more information, see the Windows Media Services SDK Playlist Reference.

On this tab, you can use the following buttons to perform publishing point tasks:

Start publishing point. (Broadcast publishing point only) Starts broadcasting the content.
Stop publishing point. (Broadcast publishing point only) Stops broadcasting the content.
Start archiving. (Broadcast publishing point only) Starts storing the content being broadcast to an archive file.
Stop archiving. (Broadcast publishing point only) Stops storing the content and closes the archive file.
Allow new unicast connections. (On-demand publishing point only) Allows new client connections to the publishing point.
Deny new unicast connections. (On-demand publishing point only) Denies new client connections to the publishing point.
View playlist editor. (Windows Media Services snap-in only)Starts the Windows Media Playlist Editor. You can create a playlist or modify an existing playlist by using the Playlist Editor.
Test stream. (Windows Media Services snap-in only) Starts the Test Stream utility, which tries to connect to the publishing point to verify that the publishing point is streaming the selected content and is configured correctly.

For Windows Media Services Administrator for the Web

Use the following buttons and setting to configure additional publishing point options:

Allow new unicast connections. Allows new client connections to the publishing point.
Deny new unicast connections. Denies new client connections to the publishing point.
Select interval. Sets how often the page is refreshed. This setting is found in the Page Loaded area. Select an interval value from never to 60 minutes.

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