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A

access control

defining rules,
1

Helix Administrator access,
1

overview,
1

predefined rules,
1

rule order,
1

access log

authentication log files

accesslog.txt,
1

reglog.txt,
1

client IDs,
1

client statistics

default value,
1

interval for gathering,
1

options,
1

statistics 1,
1

statistics 2,
1

statistics 3,
1

statistics 4,
1

user override,
1

customizing,
1

described,
1

file name and location,
1

GET statements,
1

information fields,
1

proxied clips,
1

ISP hosting,
1

logging style,
1

style 0,
1

style 1,
1

style 2,
1

style 3,
1

style 4,
1

style 5,
1

presentation ID,
1

proxied clip information,
1

rolling

frequency,
1

overview,
1

size,
1

ad streaming

ad server integration

direct,
1

overriding target through SMIL,
1

through HTML page,
1

ad server type

background,
1

setting,
1

ad types,
1

AdForce brand ad serving,
1

audience targets,
1

base mount point

choosing,
1

security risks,
1

clickthrough URLs,
1

content creation issues,
1

cookies,
1

DoubleClick brand ad serving,
1

Engage brand ad serving,
1

latency reduction,
1

mount points

creating,
1

overriding,
1

overview,
1

NetGravity brand ad serving,
1

overview,
1

<RealAdInsert\xda > tags,
1

relative URL resolution,
1

rotating banner ads

formats,
1

overriding settings,
1

rotation interval

overriding,
1

setting,
1

setting up,
1

SMIL generation,
1

start-up image

overriding,
1

setting,
1

streaming bit rate

overriding,
1

setting,
1

SMIL generation

ad types,
1

background color,
1

height and width,
1

inner and outer padding,
1

layout,
1

limitations,
1

mount points

creating,
1

overview,
1

relative to ad mount point,
1

options,
1

overview,
1

playlist disabling,
1

rotating banner ads,
1

streaming media formats,
1

target HTML page

assigning mount points to,
1

generating through ad server,
1

image URLs,
1

overriding URL through SMIL,
1

realad variable,
1

setting up,
1

target URL,
1

timeouts

connection,
1

server,
1

address space bit masks,
1

Admin port,
1

aliases

blind spots,
1

creating,
1

interactions with other features,
1

multiple aliases in a URL,
1

numbers in aliases,
1

overview,
1

slashes in aliases,
1

split streams,
1

uses of,
1

with Ramgen or ASXGen,
1

archiving

Archive directory,
1

legacy bandwidth negotiation,
1

limiting archives

by broadcast time,
1

by size,
1

by time or size,
1

mount point for,
1

numbers in archive file names,
1,
2

on encoder machines,
1

overview,
1,
2

path names (rules),
1

setup,
1

streaming archives on-demand,
1

SureStream archive merging,
1

ASX files

launching Windows Media player,
1

with ASXGen,
1

ASXGen

HTTP failover,
1

overview,
1

using aliases,
1

with ASX files,
1

authentication

access log,
1,
2,
3

basic setup,
1

caching publisher,
1

databases

backing up,
1

defining,
1

encoder passwords,
1

Helix Administrator,
1

interaction with other features,
1

media players supported,
1

on-demand clips,
1

overview,
1

passwords

adding,
1

case-sensitivity,
1

changing

command-line tool,
1

Helix Administrator,
1

encoder,
1

sharing,
1

protocols

Basic,
1

RealSystem 5.0,
1

Windows NT LAN manager

permissions,
1

restrictions,
1

realms

creating,
1

default realms,
1

GUID validation,
1

ID,
1

overview,
1

protocols,
1

secure directory

creating new directories,
1

default directory,
1

user names

adding,
1

case-sensitivity,
1

deleting,
1

listing all,
1

multiple words,
1

B

back-channel multicasting

access rules for player IP addresses,
1

IP address requirements,
1

overview,
1

session announcement,
1

setting up the broadcast,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

SureStream,
1

time to live

definition,
1

setting,
1

unicast failover

automatic,
1

turning off,
1

URL formats,
1

background process on UNIX,
1

bandwidth

conservation through caching,
1

legacy negotiation,
1,
2

limiting,
1

monitor,
1

unicasting limitations,
1

base path for mount points,
1

bit boundaries,
1

bit masks,
1

broadcasting

authentication,
1

broadcast quality,
1

overview,
1

redundant encoders,
1

simulated live events,
1

SMIL files,
1

standby message,
1

trial run,
1

browser version support,
1

browsing streaming content,
1

C

caching

authentication password,
1

bandwidth conservation,
1

cache

location,
1

populating manually,
1

size,
1

content loading and removal,
1

interaction with other features,
1

links to content,
1

load balancing,
1

mount point

privileges,
1

setup,
1

overview,
1

publisher

authentication,
1

overview,
1

setup,
1

security,
1

subscriber

overview,
1

rules

defining,
1

search logic,
1

setup,
1

channel negotiation,
1

command line options,
1

help,
1

redirect output,
1

server statistics,
1

version number,
1

command-line tools

mkpnpass,
1

SLTA,
1

commerce rules

creating,
1

database for,
1

default rules,
1

duplicate passwords,
1

GUID validation,
1

overview,
1,
2

permissions

granting,
1

relationship to commerce rules,
1

configuration file

backing up for reinstallation,
1

backup,
1

case-sensitivity,
1

comment tag,
1

editing,
1

list tag,
1

multiple files,
1

overview,
1

security,
1

syntax,
1

variable tag,
1

connections

limiting,
1

monitor,
1

Content directory,
1

creating subdirectories,
1

control channel for multicasts,
1

conventions in this manual,
1

cookies,
1

CPU

multiple,
1

usage monitor,
1

custom logging

outputs

assigning,
1

file,
1

HTTP post,
1

NT event log,
1

standard error,
1

standard output,
1

syslog,
1

tcp

inbound,
1

outbound,
1

UDP

multicast,
1

outbound,
1

overview,
1

registry,
1

templates

boilerplate text,
1

creating,
1

disabling,
1

errors,
1

formatting,
1

interval,
1

new lines,
1

overview,
1

predefined,
1

server stats,
1

session,
1

extended logging,
1

output format,
1

watch type,
1

tabs,
1

watch,
1

output intervals,
1

variables

list of,
1

overview,
1

D

databases

accesslog.txt,
1

adding to authentication,
1

data storage overview,
1

default databases,
1

flat file

creation on first use,
1

default files,
1

directory structure

GUIDS,
1

logs,
1

redirection,
1

users,
1

overview,
1

GUID validation,
1,
2

mSQL

overview,
1

table structure,
1

ODBC-compliant

overview,
1

table structure,
1

UNIX setup,
1

Windows setup,
1

overview,
1

ppvbasic.txt,
1

deleting,
1

reglog.txt,
1

RN5 wrapper,
1

tables

access log,
1

permissions,
1

redirect,
1

register log,
1

users,
1

Windows NT LAN manager,
1

deleting configuration values,
1

Desktop Resource Manager,
1

distributed licensing

firewall issues,
1

group startup,
1

license monitor,
1

overview,
1

publisher setup,
1

subscriber setup,
1

documentation library,
1

E

encoders

commerce rules for security,
1

default ports,
1

firewall issues,
1

overview,
1

passwords,
1

securing broadcasts,
1

end-user license,
1

error log

customizing,
1

file name and location,
1

format,
1

rolling

frequency,
1

overview,
1

size,
1

Windows Event Viewer,
1

F

feature availability,
1

firewalls

Helix Universal Server installation issues,
1

interactions with other features,
1

media player issues,
1

overview,
1

proxies,
1

receivers,
1

server placement,
1

Windows Media Encoder,
1

working with a firewall administrator,
1

Flash,
1

G

GUID logging,
1

GUID validation

commerce rules,
1

credential type,
1

database

selection,
1

setup,
1

default GUID setting,
1

intranet possibilities,
1

privacy policy,
1

protected directory,
1

protected path,
1

protocol,
1

realms,
1

redirection of unauthorized players,
1

registration prefix

setting,
1

using,
1

URLs

content access,
1

registration,
1

user names and passwords,
1

H

Helix Administrator

access control issues,
1

access log,
1

activity monitor,
1

Admin port

changing,
1

choosing at installation,
1

applying changes,
1

browser support,
1

deleting configuration values,
1

duplicating configuration values,
1

functional areas,
1

manual changes on UNIX,
1

overview,
1

password

choosing at installation,
1

creating new passwords,
1

restarting the server,
1

starting,
1

user name

choosing at installation,
1

creating new,
1

working with other administrators,
1

Helix Producer

account-based broadcasting,
1

pull mode,
1

push mode,
1

sending streams to multiple receivers,
1

splitting technology,
1

Helix Universal Server

installation directory,
1

placement in a network,
1

proxy interaction,
1

registry,
1

help for command line options,
1

HTTP

cloaking,
1

directories,
1

HTML page delivery,
1

in URLs,
1

overview,
1

port

changing,
1

conflict resolution,
1

nonstandard port use,
1

port 80 use,
1

/scalable/ mount point,
1

I

installation,
1

firewall issues,
1

multihomed machine,
1

reinstalling the server,
1

testing,
1

Windows NT service,
1

IP addresses

access control by address,
1

binding server,
1

bit masks,
1

in URLs,
1

list of connected clients,
1

local host,
1

logged for client connections,
1

virtual addressing,
1

ISP hosting

access log,
1

account-based

account information,
1

compared to dedicated,
1

directory structures,
1

available connections,
1

configuration,
1

dedicated

compared to account-based,
1

directory structures,
1

overview,
1

user list file,
1

interaction with other features,
1

logs,
1

overview,
1

user list file,
1

connections,
1

multiple files,
1

path,
1,
2

J

Java class files,
1

L

license file

delivery,
1

invalid files,
1

multiple files,
1

overview,
1

working with,
1

link formats,
1

load balancing through caching,
1

local host address,
1

logging

LogPath variable

process id,
1

M

Macromedia Flash,
1

media formats

multicasting,
1

on-demand streaming,
1

simulated live broadcasts,
1

unicasting,
1

media players

authentication support,
1

channel negotiation,
1

connection limit,
1

default ports,
1

firewall issues,
1

launch tips,
1

launching from a Web page,
1

streaming to Helix clients,
1

streaming to RealPlayer Plus only,
1

memory

maximum on UNIX,
1

usage monitor,
1

metafiles

MIME types

Helix Universal Server configuration,
1

Web server configuration,
1

MMS

in broadcasts,
1

in URLs,
1

overview,
1,
2

port,
1

monitoring Helix Universal Server activity,
1

mount points

/admin/,
1

archiving broadcasts under,
1

/asxgen/,
1

base path,
1

/broadcast/,
1

caching,
1

caching privileges,
1

/encoder/,
1

HTTP delivery,
1

in URLs,
1

/live/,
1

multiple mount points in URLs,
1

new mount point creation,
1

on-demand content,
1

overview,
1

/qtencoder/,
1

/ramgen/,
1

/redundant/,
1

/rtpencoder/,
1

/scalable/,
1

/secure/,
1

view source,
1

MPEG

authentication,
1

MP3 broadcast archives,
1

MPEG-1 support,
1

MPEG-2 support,
1

MPEG-4 support,
1

overview,
1

unicasting,
1

multicasting

access log,
1

control channel,
1

formats supported,
1

interactions with other features,
1

IP addresses,
1

multihomed machines,
1

network configuration,
1

on the Internet,
1

overview,
1,
2

packet time to live (TTL),
1

multihomed machines

installation issues,
1

multicasting,
1

N

O

on-demand streaming

authentication,
1

broadcast archive files,
1

browsing available content,
1

commerce rules for security,
1

interaction with other features,
1

overview,
1,
2

quick start,
1

subdirectories,
1

P

packet time to live,
1

passwords

caching subscriber,
1

changing,
1

duplicates,
1

encoder connection,
1,
2

encoders,
1

GUID validation,
1

Helix Administrator,
1,
2

media viewers,
1

permissions

access types

credit recorded,
1

cumulative duration,
1

directory access,
1

expiration date and time,
1

file access,
1

unlimited,
1

commerce rules relationship,
1

default enablement,
1

editing,
1

granting,
1

multiple permissions per user,
1

overview,
1,
2

revoking

all permissions for a user,
1

single permission for a user,
1

SMIL presentation issues,
1

subdirectories for,
1

turning off,
1

Windows NT LAN manager,
1

PidPath variable,
1,
2

Playlist Broadcaster,
1

plug-ins,
1

PNA

in URLs,
1

overview,
1,
2

port,
1

port hinting

Ram file,
1

Ramgen,
1

URLs,
1

ports

defaults

encoders,
1

Helix Universal Server,
1

media players,
1

proxies,
1

receivers,
1

Helix Administrator,
1

hinting,
1

HTTP

nonstandard port use,
1

setting,
1

MMS,
1

nonstandard values,
1

PNA,
1

port 80 conflict,
1

RealProducer encoder connection,
1

restricting access by IP address,
1

RTSP,
1

Server Monitor,
1

setting

after installation,
1

during installation,
1

specifying in URLs,
1

privacy policy,
1,
2

Process ID,
1

processor count

automatic test for,
1

specifying,
1

variable,
1

production tools,
1

proxies

cache control with other features,
1

cache directives

live broadcasts,
1

on-demand content,
1

default port use,
1

firewall issues,
1

interaction with servers,
1

live stream replication,
1

on-demand content delivery,
1

overview,
1

restricted server access,
1

restrictions on,
1

publisher
see distributed licensing
1

Q

quick start

broadcasting,
1

on-demand clips,
1

simulated live broadcasting,
1

QuickTime

authentication,
1

codec support,
1

hinting,
1

launching from a Web page,
1

overview,
1

Playlist Broadcaster,
1

reference movie,
1

unicasting,
1

R

Ram file

creating,
1

linking to a SMIL file,
1

with Ramgen,
1

Ramgen

mount point

in HTTP delivery list,
1

in URLs,
1

overview,
1

port hinting,
1

using aliases,
1

with Ram files,
1

RDT packet format,
1

RealMedia

broadcast archives,
1

broadcasting,
1

overview,
1

RealPix,
1

RealProducer

legacy broadcasting,
1

RealText,
1

receiver

mount point,
1

port value,
1

pull splitting

back channel transport,
1

error correction rate,
1

metadata rate,
1

session description rate,
1

setup,
1

stream path,
1

resend requests,
1

security password,
1

setup,
1

transmitter

IP address,
1

name,
1

transport protocol,
1

receivers

default port use,
1

firewall issues,
1

redundant encoders

failover timeout value,
1

interactions with other features,
1

overview,
1

reconnection method,
1

setup,
1

SLTA,
1

stream name delimiter,
1

with splitting,
1

redundant servers

alternate servers list,
1

cloned content,
1

failover rules,
1

overview,
1

requirements,
1

setup,
1

registry,
1

reinstallation,
1

authentication database backup,
1

backing up configuration file,
1

reports

restarting the server,
1

rmserver.pid,
1

RTP

additional reading,
1

packet format,
1

RTSP

in URLs,
1

overview,
1,
2

port,
1

S

SAP,
1

scalable multicasting

authentication,
1

IP address requirements

address reuse feature,
1

determining,
1

setting,
1

live channels,
1

mount point,
1

overview,
1

port requirements

determining,
1

setting,
1

SDP files

file creation,
1

overview,
1

session announcement,
1

setting up the broadcast,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

statistics,
1

configuring the multicast,
1

limiting statistics,
1

offloading to a Web server,
1

overview,
1

SureStream address requirements,
1

time to live

definition,
1

setting,
1

timeout,
1

unicast failover,
1

configuring,
1

URL format,
1

SDP files,
1

additional reading,
1

multicasting overview,
1

QuickTime and RTP-based media

directories,
1

directory scan,
1

scalable multicasting,
1

Server Monitor

connections,
1

display options,
1

files served,
1

interactions with other features,
1

modes

applet,
1

application,
1

overview,
1

performance monitoring,
1

port,
1

stand-alone window,
1

Windows NT Performance Monitor,
1

Session Announcement Protocol,
1

Shockwave Flash,
1

SIGHUP command,
1

SLTA

advanced mode

bufferless transport,
1

command line syntax,
1

compared to basic mode,
1

configuration file,
1

configuration requirements,
1,
2

example of running,
1

pull splitting

configuration,
1

multiple configuration files,
1

URL format,
1

variables,
1

push splitting

defining,
1

multiple receivers,
1

stream direction,
1

URL format,
1

variables,
1

transmitter name,
1

tutorial,
1

XML file,
1

basic mode

command line syntax,
1

compared to advanced mode,
1

configuration requirements,
1

example of running,
1

TCP transport,
1

tutorial,
1

URL format,
1

command line options,
1

environment variables,
1

setting on Windows,
1

executable file,
1

features,
1

libraries

list of,
1

moving to a different machine,
1

media formats available,
1

monitoring,
1

number of clips to play,
1

overview,
1

playlists

changing during a broadcast,
1

creating,
1

media formats and bit rates,
1

title, author, and copyright

overriding,
1

setting,
1

quick start,
1

redundant instances,
1

screen output while running,
1

shuffle play,
1

stopping,
1

wallclock synchronization,
1

SMIL

access log,
1

authentication considerations,
1

broadcasting,
1

launching through a Ram file,
1

overview,
1

view source,
1

splitting

bandwidth efficiency

calculating,
1

pull splitting,
1

SureStream,
1

encoder-to-server,
1

interaction with other features,
1

multicast distribution to players,
1

multiple splitting arrangements,
1

one-to-many,
1

one-to-one,
1

overview,
1,
2

pull splitting

access log,
1

aliases,
1

configuring,
1

latency,
1

overview,
1

URLs,
1

with push encoding,
1

push splitting

configuring,
1

overview,
1

transmitter setup,
1

URLs,
1

with pull encoding,
1

server-to-server,
1

session description information,
1

simultaneous unicast and multicast,
1,
2

split stream direction,
1

SureStream-aware

latency,
1

overview,
1

terminology definitions,
1

transmitter redundancy,
1

starting up

command line options,
1

UNIX,
1

background process,
1

memory maximum,
1

Windows,
1

statistics

command line report,
1

Server Monitor display,
1

stopping Helix Universal Server

UNIX,
1

Windows,
1

stream acquisition latency,
1

streaming quick start,
1

subscriber
see distributed licensing
1

SureStream

address requirements

back-channel multicast,
1

scalable multicast,
1

broadcasts

archive file merging,
1

overview,
1

stream number reduction,
1

overview,
1

splitting,
1

T

TCP/IP

compared to UDP,
1

control channel,
1

overview,
1

terminology,
1

test clips,
1

time to live (TTL),
1

transmitter

pull splitting

IP address,
1

listen port,
1

mount points,
1

security password,
1

setup,
1

source paths,
1

stream sources,
1

SureStream-aware,
1

push splitting

error correction rate,
1

IP address

local,
1

receiver,
1

metadata rate,
1

mount point,
1

receiver ports,
1

relay requests,
1

resend requests,
1

session description rate,
1

setup,
1

source path,
1

SureStream-aware,
1

time to live (TTL),
1

transmission security,
1

transport method,
1

redundancy,
1

TurboPlay statistics,
1

typographical conventions,
1

U

UDP

limits on incoming traffic,
1

overview,
1

resend port range,
1

unicasting

bandwidth constraints,
1

interactions with other features,
1

licensing limitations,
1

MPEG

encoder timeout,
1

overview,
1

SDP files,
1

setting up the broadcast,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

URL formats,
1

multicast failover

back-channel multicast,
1

turning off,
1

scalable multicast,
1

Windows Media,
1

overview,
1,
2

quick start,
1

QuickTime

encoder timeout,
1

overview,
1

SDP files,
1

setting up the broadcast,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

URL formats,
1

RealMedia

account-based mode

setting up the broadcast,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

legacy mode

setting up the broadcast,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

URL formats,
1

RTP-based media

encoder timeout,
1

overview,
1

SDP files,
1

setting up the broadcast,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

URL formats,
1

standby message,
1

Windows Media

disabling a broadcast,
1

encoder redundancy,
1

firewall issues,
1

setting up the broadcast,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

URL formats,
1

UNIX

authentication database setup,
1

CPU count,
1

PID,
1

SIGHUP,
1

starting Helix Universal Server,
1

stopping Helix Universal Server,
1

user and group names,
1

URLs

back-channel multicasts,
1

formats,
1

GUID authentication

content access,
1

registration,
1

ISP hosting,
1,
2,
3

scalable multicasts,
1

split content

pull splitting

aliases,
1

metafiles,
1

Web pages,
1

push splitting

metafiles,
1

Web pages,
1

unicasts,
1

Windows Media multicasts,
1

working with content creators,
1

V

version number printout,
1

view source

for local playback,
1

interactions with other features,
1

modifying source settings,
1

mount point,
1

overview,
1

security defaults,
1

selective source path display,
1

SMIL files,
1

with Web servers,
1

virtual IP addressing,
1

virtual paths,
1

W

Web pages

delivering from Helix Universal Server,
1

launching media players,
1

Web server

installing with Helix Universal Server,
1

MIME types,
1

multihomed machine installation,
1

statistics processing

scalable multicast,
1

Windows Media multicast,
1

view source feature,
1

Windows Media

aliases in splitting URLs,
1

ASX files,
1

authentication,
1

broadcasts,
1

HTTP failover,
1

multicasts

overview,
1

setting up,
1

overview,
1

Windows Media multicasting

channel definition,
1

IP address requirements,
1

live channels,
1

live source setup,
1

NSC file,
1

overview,
1

port requirements,
1

starting the broadcast,
1

statistics gathering,
1

stopping,
1

stream format file,
1

time to live

definition,
1

setting,
1

unicast failover,
1

URL formats,
1

Windows NT

Event Viewer,
1

Performance Monitor,
1

service installation

automatic,
1

manual,
1

starting Helix Universal Server,
1

stopping Helix Universal Server,
1

X

XML

comment tag,
1

configuration file,
1

declaration tag,
1