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Distributing encoded content

Select the method in which you want to distribute your encoded content. You can broadcast it, encode it to a file, or both.

During a broadcast, a Windows Media server connects with the encoder through the HTTP protocol, which is based on TCP/IP. The HTTP protocol enables content to be streamed through firewalls. Click Find Free Port to select a port that is different port from the default. The Windows Media server and Windows Media Player will connect through the selected port to the URLs displayed.

Select Add index to file (to enable seeking within the file) if you want to enable users to seek specific portions of the content using the seek capabilities in Windows Media Player.

Note   The Media Stream Broadcast Distribution (MSBD) protocol is no longer supported. If your Windows Media server is configured to use MSBD when connecting to the encoder, then reconfigure it to use HTTP.


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