Symbols
* (asterisk)
in backup splitting, 169, 173
in content browsing, 104
in ISP hosting, 263, 264, 265
in live archiving, 152, 154, 155, 156
in user list files, 266
/ (slash)
in content browsing, 104
in view source list, 430
mount point, 72
~ (tilde)
in ISP hosting, 264, 404
access log, 258, 301
links, 255, 261
user list format, 263, 264
A
Access control
ad streaming and, 37
authentication and, 37, 215, 226
described, 214
firewalls and, 119
G2SLTA and, 37, 51, 215
ISP hosting and, 37, 215, 257
Java Monitor and, 215
list, 385, 396
live archiving and, 37
logs and, 37, 216, 286
monitoring and, 37
multicasting and, 37, 189, 215
RealProxy and, 37, 105, 215
setting up, 219, 220
splitting and, 37, 162, 215
streaming and, 37, 138, 215
troubleshooting, 337, 341, 342, 344, 345
unicasting and, 37, 145, 215
versus authentication, 224
Access log, 129, 206, 283
cache log and, 305
configuration file, 419
customizing, 297
described, 283
firewalls and, 119, 129
format, 288, 292
ISP hosting and, 258, 259
multicasting and, 190, 208
reading, 288
rolling, 304
Access variable, 385
access_log table, 250, 253
accesslog.txt, 246, 248, 249
Account-based hosting, 256, 259, 261
AcquisitionDataInterval variable, 424, 425, 427, 429
"Ad Application" error messages
"Ad Insertion failed!", 346
"Error retrieving the following image", 348
"No AdRetrievalMountPoint ", 348
"No AdURL was specified...", 348
"No appropriate Ad anchor...", 347
"No HTTP file system mount point...", 348
"No RotationMountPoint...", 348
"The Ad Insertion Plugin...", 347
"The AdURL specified...", 347
"The connection to the AdURL timed out...", 347, 348
Ad streaming
access control and, 37
ad "type" explanation, 310
ad server integration
direct, 312
overriding target through SMIL, 325
through HTML page, 313
ad server type
background, 321
setting, 320
AdForce brand ad serving, 320
audience targets, 311
base mount point
choosing, 317
security risks, 317
clickthrough URLs, 312
content creation issues, 310
cookies, 312
DoubleClick brand ad serving, 320
Engage brand ad serving, 320
firewalls and, 37
G2SLTA and, 37
in license, 38
latency reduction, 314
mount points
creating, 318
overriding, 325
overview, 316
NetGravity brand ad serving, 320
overview, 307
<RealAdInsert\xda > tags, 315
relative URL resolution, 320
rotating banner ads
formats, 311
overriding settings, 325
rotation interval
overriding, 325
setting, 322
setting up, 322
SMIL generation, 330
start-up image
overriding, 325
setting, 323
streaming bit rate
overriding, 325
setting, 322
SMIL generation
ad types, 330
background color, 331
height and width, 330
inner and outer padding, 331
layout, 330
limitations, 326
mount points
creating, 328
overview, 327
relative to ad mount point, 327
options, 330
overview, 326
playlist disabling, 332
rotating banner ads, 330
streaming media formats, 308
target HTML page
assigning mount points to, 319
generating through ad server, 314
image URLs, 320
overriding URL through SMIL, 325
realad variable, 314
setting up, 313
target URL, 310
timeouts
connection, 324
server, 324
troubleshooting, 346
Address
in links, 70
reserving for multicasting, 191
Address Range
multicasting, 197, 202
variable, 414, 415, 416, 417
Address translation firewall, 131
Address variable, 425
Address_01 variable, 408
Admin mount point, 212
in HTTP Delivery list, 400, 401
Admin Port, 96
variable, 338, 420
Admin/html mount point, 422
base mount point, 423
Admin/includes mount point, 423
Adminfs mount point, 423
AdminPort variable, 338
Advertising, see Ad streaming
Alerts, in NT performance monitor, 281
Allow Duplicate IDs, 345
variable, 390, 391
Allow variable, 415
Allowance plugin, 386
AllowDuplicateIDs variable, 390
AllowViewSource variable, 430
Alternate URL, 206
variable, 416, 417
AnnounceSAP variable, 414, 416, 417
Announcing multicasts, 201
Application-level proxy firewall, 128, 131
Archiving, 340
described, 30
in configuration file, 408
view source and, 101
Archiving live broadcasts, 150
Asterisk (*)
as list name, 409
in live archiving, 409
Authentication
access control and, 37, 211, 214, 215, 226
access log, 301
caches and, 107
described, 223
firewalls and, 37, 119, 225
G2SLTA and, 37, 51, 225
in configuration file, 387
in license, 38, 39
ISP hosting and, 226, 257
Java Monitor and, 226
link format
archive live content, 369
live content, 370
live archiving and, 37, 225
location of clips, 82
logs and, 37, 226, 286, 288
monitoring and, 37
mount point, 72
multicasting and, 37, 183, 184, 186, 189, 225
of encoder users, 223, 227
of RealSystem Administrator users, 223, 228
of users, 223
RealProxy and, 37, 106, 225
splitting and, 37, 162, 225
streaming and, 37, 138, 224
troubleshooting, 345, 346
unicasting and, 37, 45, 145, 147, 225
variable, 421
view source and, 101
Authentication Realm variable, 388, 390
Authorized_User_Group variable, 421
B
"Back-channel multicast is enabled..." error message, 344
Back-channel multicasting
defined, 182
See also multicasting
Bandwidth
limiting, 212
negotiation, 141, 142, 156, 157
variable, 409
Banner ads, see Ad streaming
Base Path, 140
in ISP hosting, 405
in local file system, 399
setting up, 96
variable, 400, 421
in ISP hosting, 404, 406, 407
in RealAdministrator list, 422
Base path, 72
described, 73
BaseMountPoint variable, 422, 423
broadcast
mount point, 424
Broadcast mount point, 72
BroadcastReceiver list, 427
BrowsableMountPoints list, 431
C
Cache log, 306, 397
Cache Port, 107, 397
Cache Requests, 108, 397
cache.log file, 305, 397
Channels, 120
Chart See graph
CLICK, in access log, 296
Client Access List, 197
Client Connections, 212
variable, 386, 387
Client IP Address, 197, 199
Client Netmask, 197, 200
CloakingHint variable, 114
cloakport, 114
Clustering See splitting
Comment tag, 379
CommerceRules list, 390
Configuration file
components, 379
editing with text editor, 94, 379, 433
Connections
in ISP hosting, 256, 263
license, 38
limiting, 212, 350
"The content you requested..." message, 352
Control channel
described, 120
Control List, 344
variable, 415
"Could not open port 7070" error message, 334
D
Daisy-chaining, 173
Data channel
described, 120
Data types
license, 38
Database ID
variable, 389, 390, 391, 392
Databases, 241
DB Name variable, 394
DBLoginName variable, 394
DBLoginPassword variable, 394
in Database list, 394
DBLoginUsername variable, 394
DBName variable, 394
Dedicated hosting, 259
described, 259
directory structures, 261
Delivery Only, 343
variable, 414, 415
De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) See firewalls
Destination Path, 156, 341
Directory_01 variable, 397
DisableClientGUID variable, 411
Distributed licensing, 109
E
Edit Client Access List Number, 199
Enabled variable, 395, 414, 416, 417
in Multicast list, 414
in Scalable Multicast list, 416
Encoder Authentication Realm, 228
Encoder mount point, 72, 340, 361
in configuration file
in scalable multicast, 417
inG2_Encoders list, 398
in links to back-channel multicasts, 375
in links to G2SLTA content, 370
in links to live content, 367
in links to live unicast, 148
in links to pull split content, 374
in live unicasting, 146
in SecureLiveContent list, 391
Encoder_RN5 list, 393
EncoderRealm variable, 397, 398
Error log, 39, 208, 419
described, 283
format, 303
rolling, 304
See also logs
use in troubleshooting, 333, 340, 342, 343
Error Log Path
variable, 419
Error Log Roll Frequency, 304
variable, 412
Error Log Roll Size, 304
variable, 412
Error messages See text of message
"Error retrieving URL..." error message, 354, 340
ErrorMessage variable, 396
Evaluate Permissions
variable, 390
Evaluate permissions, 237
variable, 390, 391
Ext variable, 431
Extensible Markup Language (XML) See XML
Extension_01 variable, 381, 413
F
Features in RealServer, 6
FECLevel variable, 425, 427, 429
"File not found" error message, 113, 335, 351
File Size
variable, 409, 410
File systems, 399
File Time
variable, 409, 410
File variable, 402
in ISP Hosting list, 403
"The file you requested cannot be streamed..." error message, 353
Firewalls, 117, 119
access control and, 37, 119
ad streaming and, 37
authentication and, 37, 119, 225
described, 117
encoders and, 27
G2SLTA and, 37
ISP hosting and, 37, 120
multicasting and, 119, 189
poor service, 354
RealProxy and, 119
RealServer and, 26
splitting and, 119, 123, 162
streaming and, 37, 119, 138
types, 128
unicasting and, 37, 119, 145
From variable, 385, 386
FSMount list, 399, 416
Authentication Realms and, 388
described, 399
in ISP hosting, 405
ISP hosting and, 402, 404
scalable multicasting and, 415
G
G2 Java Monitor See Java Monitor
G2SLTA
access control and, 37, 51, 215
access log, 301
authentication and, 37, 51, 225
Java Monitor and, 274
live archiving and, 50
logs and, 37, 51, 284
monitoring and, 37, 51
multicasting and, 187
splitting and, 37, 50, 161
streaming and, 50, 138
syntax, 54
troubleshooting, 341
unicasting and, 37, 50, 145
view source and, 101
G2SLTA_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable, 54
G2SLTA_SUPPORT_PATH environment variable, 54
GET, in access log, 289
"GIF (or JPEG)..." error messages
"Bad URL-encoded reliable flag.", 349
"Bad URL-encoded background color.", 349
"Bad URL-encoded bitrate.", 349
"Bad URL-encoded target.", 349
"Bad URL-encoded url.", 349
"Cannot target browser...", 350
"Illegal time formatting...", 350
"Unknown player command...", 350
Graph of RealServer activity
Java Monitor, 273
Windows NT Performance Monitor, 281
Group
in authentication, 240
variable, 115, 389
in AuthenticationRealms list, 388
UNIX group name, 429
GUID Registration Prefix variable, 391, 392
H
HidePaths variable, 430, 431
Host Address variable, 414
Host Name
variable
in Database list, 393, 394
HTTP Delivery
described, 212
HTTP download, 124
Ramgen, 351
scalable multicasting, 207, 208
HTTP Directories, 212
HTTP Port, 95
described, 95
firewalls and, 125
in Access control list, 222
in access control list, 222, 386
in links, 361
in on-demand streaming, 140
links, 65, 141, 148
reasons for changing, 113, 125
variable, 386, 420
Web server and RealServer on same system, 113
HTTPDeliverable
list, 401
variable, 416, 430
Httpfs mount point
in HTTP Delivery list, 401
HTTPPostable list, 401
changing, 433
I
IndexExtensions list, 431
"Insufficient bandwidth" error message, 352
Invalid license file, 39
"Invalid player" error message, 352
"Invalid player IP Address" error message, 345
"Invalid version" error message, 352
IP Address Range, 197
IP Bindings
described, 113
list, 408
use in troubleshooting, 334
ISP hosting
access control and, 37, 215
and firewalls, 120
authentication and, 226
configuration file elements, 402
dedicated hosting, 261
described, 255
firewalls and, 37
in access log, 301
in license, 38
Java Monitor and, 258
list, 402
logs and, 37, 286
monitoring and, 37
RealProxy and, 106, 258
setting up, 262
streaming and, 37
unicasting and, 146
J
Java class files, 279
Java Monitor, 340, 420, 422
access control and, 37, 215
applet mode, 279
application mode, 279
authentication and, 37, 226
back-channel multicasting, 182
described, 273
file system, 422
G2SLTA and, 37, 51, 274
ISP hosting and, 258
live archiving and, 274
logs and, 286
Monitor Port, 420
MonitorPassword variable, 418
changing, 433
multicasting and, 190
splitting and, 274
streaming and, 37, 139
troubleshooting, 346
troubleshooting and, 340
unicasting and, 37, 146
Javascript
errors, 339
L
License Directory
variable, 38, 418, 419, 420
"License exceeded" error message, 351
License information, 6, 333, 351
LicenseDirectory variable
changing, 433
Licensing, distributed, 109
Limiting access
by bandwidth, 212
by IP address, 214
by player version, 213
to HTML pages, 212
to multicast clients, 197
Limiting connections, 212
Links
authentication, 231
ad streaming, 365
archiving, 369
back-channel multicasting, 375
format, 360
G2SLTA, 370
scalable multicasting, 376
streaming, 362
unicasting, 367, 368, 371
back-channel multicasting, 198
dedicated ISP hosting, 259
G2SLTA, 57
ISP hosting, 255, 267
live archiving, 153
ports, 70
protocols, 70
pull splitting, 178, 179
push splitting, 169
scalable multicasting, 204
streaming, 141
unicasting, 148
List tag, 380
ListenAnnouncement variable, 414
ListenPort variable, 427
Live Archive list, 409
Live archiving
ad streaming, 37
authentication and, 225
G2SLTA and, 50
Java Monitor and, 274
links, 153
multicasting and, 152, 187
splitting and, 37, 152, 161
streaming and, 138, 152
troubleshooting, 341
unicasting and, 37, 144
Live mount point
(pre-G2 content), 368, 398
(pre-G2), 147
"Livefile codec" error message, 354
LiveSourceTimeout variable, 395
Local file system, 399
Log file, 128
Log Path
variable, 418, 419
location of error log, 303
process id, 116
Log Roll Frequency, 304, 305
variable, 411, 412
Log Roll Size
variable, 412
Log Roll Size variable, 411, 412
Logging Style
format, 292
options, 297, 298
scalable multicasting and, 207
variable, 411
LogRollSize variable, 411
Logs
access control and, 37, 216, 286
access log, 283
customizing, 297
format, 288
rolling, 304
accesslog.txt, 249
authentication and, 37, 226, 286
cache log
in configuration file, 396
cache requests log, 305
cached requests log, 305
error log, 283
format, 303
rolling, 304
G2SLTA and, 37, 51, 284
ISP hosting and, 37, 258, 286
Java Monitor and, 286
monitoring and, 37
multicasting and, 37, 190, 285
NT Performance Monitor, 281
reglog.txt, 248
reporting and, 101
SMIL files and, 286
splitting and, 37, 284
streaming and, 37, 139, 284
unicasting and, 37, 146, 284
Windows NT Performance Monitor, 281
M
Master Settings, 102
MaxBandwidth variable, 386, 387
Maximum Bandwidth, 212, 213, 350
Maximum Client Connections, 212
MIME types
configuring on Web server, 97
list, 380, 381, 413
setting up RealServer, 97
troubleshooting, 337, 351
MinPlayerProtocol variable, 352, 387
changing, 433
Monitor Password variable, 275, 418
changing, 433
Monitor Port, 95
variable, 275, 420
Monitoring
ISP hosting and, 37
RealProxy and, 106
troubleshooting, 346
Mount point, 71
/ (forward slash), 72
/broadcast/, 372
/admin/, 212
/broadcast/, 169
in ISP Hosting list, 402, 404, 407
in links, 68, 72
/live/, 147
main, 140
multiple, 72, 360
/ramgen/, 212
/redundant/, 371, 396, 64
/scalable/, 203
variable
in G2_Encoders list, 397, 398
in ISP hosting, 406
in local file system, 399, 400
in Pre_G2_Encoders list, 398
in RAM_File_Generator list, 421
in RealAdministrator_Files list, 423
in RealAdminsitrator list, 422
in scalable multicast list, 416
/viewsource/, 212
Mount variable, 430, 431
mSQL, 254
Multicast Delivery Only, 200
error message, 343
MulticastAddress variable, 427, 428
Multicasting
access control and, 37, 189, 215
access log, 302
announcing via SAP, 195
authentication and, 189, 225
compared to other delivery methods, 31
described, 181
firewalls and, 119, 189
G2SLTA and, 30, 50, 187
HTTP Postable list, 401
in access log, 283, 289, 295
in configuration file
back-channel, 414
scalable, 415
ISP hosting and, 257
Java Monitor and, 275
license, 38
links, 198, 204
live archiving and, 152, 187
logs and, 190, 285
minimum settings, 39
monitoring and, 190
mount point, 72
PNA, 183
RealProxy and, 105, 188
requiring use of, 213
RTSP, 183
SAP information, 413
scalable, 184
splitting and, 37, 161, 187, 342
streaming and, 138, 186
troubleshooting, 343
unicasting and, 145, 187
when to use, 144
N
Name variable, 393, 394
Naming convention one See account-based hosting
Naming convention two See dedicated hosting
Network address translation firewall, 128, 130
NoArchive variable, 410
No-Cache Paths, 107
NoCacheDir list, 397
NT See Windows NT
NTLMAuthenticator list, 388, 389
O
ODBC compliance, 253
OriginSpec variable, 427
P
Packet filter firewall, 128, 129, 131
Password
for content users, 223
for encoder users, 33, 223
for encoders, 398
for Java Monitor, 418
for pre-G2 encoders, 147, 228
for RealSystem Administrator users, 93, 223, 228
in G2SLTA, 52
mkpnpass, 242
variable, 398
in Database list, 393, 394
in splitting, 426, 428
Password variable, 426
Path
in ISP hosting user list file, 262, 263, 266, 404, 407
in scalable multicasting, 202
variable, 393
in Databases list, 392, 393, 394
in View Source list, 430
Path_01 variable, 401
in HTTP Postable list, 401
in HTTPDeliverable list, 401
PathPrefix variable, 425, 427, 429
PathToDBPlugin variable, 394
PAUSE, in access log, 296
Permissions table, 251
Pid Path variable, 89, 419, 420
changing, 433
described, 116
"This player doesn't support user authentication" error message, 346
"Player Plus only" error message, 352
Player validation, 233
Player version, 213, 387
changing, 433
troubleshooting, 352
Playlist
changing while in use, 59
creating, 52
"Please download a new RealPlayer" error message, 352
"Please make sure you have downloaded the latest RealPlayer" error message, 353
Plugin Directory variable, 418, 419
changing, 433
described, 419
G2SLTA and, 61
Plugin ID
in AuthenticationRealms list, 388, 389
options, 389
in Databases list, 393
options, 393
variable, 389, 392, 393
PlusOnly variable, 387
PNA multicasting
defined, 183
PNA Port, 95, 196, 361
in live broadcasting, 147
in on-demand streaming, 140
variable, 414, 420
PNA protocol, 26, 69, 121
"PNA unsupported for requested data type" error message, 353
pn-admin, 423
pn-broadcast-receiver-fs, 424
pn-encoder, 398
pn-includer, 423
pn-live3, 398
pn-local, 400, 404, 421, 422
PNM, 70
pn-ramgen, 421
pn-redundant variable, 396
pn-vsrcfsys, 431
pn-vsrctaghdlr, 423, 432
pn-xmltag, 423, 432
Port
described, 70
for live broadcasts, 146, 147
in links, 68, 70
variable
in G2_Encoders list, 397, 398
in Pre_G2_Encoders list, 398
Port hinting, 113
Port Range, 202
variable, 416, 417
Port_01 variable, 386
PortRange variable, 427
Ports
in multicasting, 202
list, 386
reserving for multicasting, 192
use by RealServer, 133
used through firewalls, 124
variable, 385
ppvbasic.txt
defined, 246
warning, 246
Pre-RealSystem G2 Encoders, 398
Process ID, 116
ProtectedVirtualPath variable, 390, 391
Protocol, 26, 69
in links, 70
variable, 425, 428
Protocol variable, 425, 427
Provider, 240
variable, 388, 389
Pull splitting
access log, 302
described, 176
links, 178, 179
See also splitting
PullSplitEnabled variable, 428
Push splitting
See splitting
PushBufferingTime variable, 428
R
Ram files, 351
described, 75
troubleshooting, 351
Ramgen
back-channel multicasting, 375
described, 72, 76
G2SLTA, 370
in configuration file, 420
in links to ISP hosted content, 364
in links to live content, 65, 148, 153, 154, 367, 368, 371
in links to on-demand content, 141, 362
in links to pull split content, 374
in links to push split content, 169, 372, 373
links, 369
live archiving, 369
mount point, 360, 421
in HTTP Delivery list, 400
in HTTP delivery list, 212, 401
in links, 351
scalable multicasting, 360
Real Time Streaming Protocol See RTSP
RealAdministrator_Files list, 423
Realm
defined, 239
variable, 390
in AuthenticationRealms list, 388, 389
in CommerceRules list, 390
in Pre_G2_Encoders list, 398
in RealAdministrator_Files list, 421, 424
Realm variable, 390
RealPix, 69
RealPlayer Plus, 213
RealPlayer Plus Only, 213
RealPlayer version, 213
RealProducer Plus, 192, 193
RealProxy, 37
access control and, 37, 105, 215
administrators, 123
authentication and, 37, 106, 225
communication with RealServer, 127
described, 104
in configuration file, 396
ISP hosting and, 106, 258
logs and, 37, 106, 305
monitoring and, 106
multicasting and, 105, 188
restricting, 107
splitting and, 105, 161
streaming and, 138
unicasting and, 105, 145
RealProxy and firewalls, 119
RealSystem Administrator, 92, 396
authenticating users, 93
in access log, 301
starting, 92
troubleshooting, 338, 339
RealSystem Administrator HTML list, 421
RealSystem Broadcast Distribution list, 424
RealSystem Broadcast Redundancy list, 396
RealSystem Broadcast Redundancy Plugin list, 395
RealSystem G2 Encoders list, 398
Receivers list, 427
RECEND, appearance in access log, 296
Reconnect variable, 395
Recording live broadcasts, 150
RECSTART, in access log, 296
Redirect directory, 249
RedundancySendInterval variable, 424, 425, 433
Redundant sources
described, 61
register_log table, 252
Registration Prefix, 233
reglog.txt, 246, 248
RelayMode variable, 426
Reporting, 208
cache log, 107
Reports See logs
Resend, 197
variable, 414
ResendSupported variable, 425, 426, 427, 428
Restricting access, 212
RESUME, in access log, 296
Reuse Address, 202
variable, 416
rm files
bandwidth negotiation, 142
rmserver.pid, 116
RN5Authenticator list, 389
rn-db-flatfile, 392, 393
rn-db-msql, 393
rn-db-odbc, 394
rn-db-wrapper, 394
RTP, 186
additional reading, 190
ports, 194
RTSP, 70, 121
RTSP multicasting
defined, 183
RTSP Port, 95, 196
in Access control list, 222
in ISP hosting, 95, 361
in live broadcasting, 147
in on-demand streaming, 140
variable, 386, 414, 420
in Multicast list, 414
use in on-demand streams, 140, 147
S
SAP, 190, 195, 201, 413, 414
SAPTransmissionEnabled variable, 428, 433
Saving live broadcasts, 150
Scalable mount point, 72, 201, 376, 416
in HTTP Deliverable list, 212, 401
in HTTP Delivery list, 400
in links to scalable multicasts, 376
Scalable multicasting
configuring, 200
defined, 182, 184
list, 416
SDP
access log, 302
additional reading, 190
troubleshooting, 344
Secure mount point, 72, 361
back-channel multicasting, 375
G2SLTA, 370
live archiving, 369
scalable multicasting, 376
streaming, 362
unicasting, 367, 368, 371
SecureAdmin
adding a user, 227
SecureContent
adding a user, 227
list, 389
SecureContent list, 390
SecureEncoder
adding a user, 227
SecureLiveContent list, 391
SEEKSTART, in access log, 296
Send Client Statistics, 208
SendAnnouncementEnabled variable, 414
SendClientStatistics variable, 416, 417
SeparatorCharacter variable, 395
"The Server has reached capacity" error message, 350
"Server not responding properly
Heartbeat check disabled" message, 334
Session Announcement Protocol See SAP
SessionTimeout variable, 426, 427, 428, 433
ShiftToUnicast variable, 416, 417
ShortName variable, 396
described, 399
in G2_Encoders list, 397, 398
in ISP hosting, 406
in Pre_G2_Encoders list, 398
in Ramgen list, 420
in RealAdministrator list, 421
in RealAdministrator_Files list, 421, 423
in RealContent list, 399
in Scalable Multicast list, 416
SIGHUP command, 116
Simulated Live Transfer Agent See G2SLTA
Simultaneous content creation See live archiving
SLTA See G2SLTA
SMIL file
authentication and, 238
defined, 41
in access log, 284, 286, 291, 292, 300
multicasting and, 192, 415
SMIL generation, see Ad streaming
SOCKS firewall, 128, 130, 131
Source Access, 102
SourceName variable, 425
Sources list, 416
Split mount point
in links to pull Split content, 374
Splitting
access control and, 37, 162, 215
and authentication, 162
authentication and, 37, 162, 225
compared to other delivery methods, 31
described, 159
firewalls and, 119, 122, 123, 162
G2SLTA and, 30, 50, 161
ISP hosting and, 257
Java Monitor and, 274, 277, 279, 280
license, 38
live archiving and, 152, 161
logs and, 37, 284, 301
minimum settings, 39
monitoring and, 37
mount point, 72
multicasting and, 37, 161, 187
RealProxy and, 105, 161
See also pull splitting
streaming and, 138, 161
troubleshooting, 341
unicasting and, 145, 161
view source and, 101
Starting RealServer, 85
Stat1
location in access log, 288
syntax, 293
Stat2
location in access log, 288
syntax, 294
Stat3
location in access log, 288
syntax, 295
Stateful packet filtering firewall, 128, 129, 131
Statistics, 201
collecting in access log, 283
displaying in Java Monitor, 273
scalable multicasting, 206
See also logs
Statistics type 1
gathering with StatsMask, 299
syntax, 293
Statistics type 2
gathering with StatsMask, 299
syntax, 294
Statistics type 3
gathering with StatsMask, 299
syntax, 295
Stats Mask
default value, 287
options, 293, 298
RealPlayer and, 299
variable, 5, 288, 411
STOP, in access log, 88, 296
Stopping RealServer
UNIX, 89
Windows NT, 88
Streaming, 25
access control and, 37, 138, 215
ad streaming and, 37
authentication and, 37, 138, 224
firewalls and, 37, 119, 138
G2SLTA and, 50
in access log, 300
ISP hosting and, 37
Java Monitor and, 139
live archiving and, 138, 152
logs and, 37, 139, 284
monitoring and, 37
multicasting and, 186
RealProxy and, 37, 138
splitting and, 138, 161
troubleshooting, 339
unicasting and, 138, 144
Support See Technical Support
SupportPluginDirectory
variable, 419
SupportPluginDirectory variable, 419
changing, 433
G2SLTA and, 61
SureStream
in G2SLTA playlists, 53
multicasting, 183, 185, 186
RTSP, 69, 121
streaming, 141
T
TableNamePrefix variable
in Database list, 393, 394
Tables
access_log, 250, 253
permissions, 250, 251
redirect, 250, 252
register_log, 250, 252
users, 250
TAC
in playlist, 58, 59
TagHandlers list, 423
Target Directory
variable, 409
Technical support, 7, 355
See also individual troubleshooting topics
"This server is configured to support only multicast connections..." error message, 343
Time to Live, 197, 202
Timeout
in scalable multicasting, 202
variable
in scalable multicast, 416
in scalable multicast list, 417
Title, author, and copyright information See TAC
To variable, 385
TranslationMounts list, 402, 405
in ISP hosting, 407
Transparent proxy firewall, 128, 129, 131
Transport variable, 385
Troubleshooting, 333
access control, 345
ad streaming, 346
archiving, 341
authentication, 345
G2SLTA, 341
license issues, 351
monitoring, 346
multicasting, 343
RealSystem Administrator, 338
SMIL files, 348
splitting, 341
streaming, 339
unicasting, 340
ts.log file, 106
TSEnable variable, 396, 397
TSLog variable, 397
TSLogPath variable, 397
TSPort variable, 397
TTL variable, 197, 414, 416, 417, 425, 428
Type variable, 426, 428
U
Unicasting
access control and, 37, 145, 215
access log, 301
authentication and, 37, 145, 225
compared to other delivery methods, 31
firewalls and, 37, 119, 145
G2SLTA and, 37, 50, 145
ISP hosting and, 146
live archiving and, 37, 144
logs and, 37, 146, 284
monitoring and, 37
multicasting and, 145, 187
RealProxy and, 105, 145
scalable multicasting and, 37
splitting and, 145
streaming and, 138, 144, 161
switching from multicasts, 201
troubleshooting, 340
UNIX
Group variable, 115
PID, 116
SIGHUP, 116
special features, 115
starting RealServer, 88
stopping RealServer, 89
user name, 334
UseGUIDValidation variable, 390, 391
User authentication, 227
administrators, 228
content, 228
encoders, 227
User List
file, 262
in dedicated hosting, 266
using multiple files, 265
variable
in 5.0, 267
User list file
example, 405
User Name, 116
User Path
in ISPHosting list, 402
User variable, 115
in Database list, 393, 394
UNIX user name, 430
UserLists list, 402
UserPath variable, 402
UseTCPForPullBackchannel variable, 427, 429, 433
V
ValidPlayerOnly variable, 386, 387
Variable tag, 380
Version number, 357
View source, 99
access control and, 101
G2SLTA and, 101
live archiving and, 101
logs and, 101
mount point, 401, 432
SMIL files, 99
splitting and, 101
streaming and, 101
ViewSourceLongName variable, 430
Virtual path, 46
described, 47
variable, 416, 417
Vsrcfsys mount point, 432
W
Web server
firewalls and, 125
log format, 288
MIME types on, 97
RealServer and, 71, 95, 112
Web Server Address
variable, 416, 417
Web Server Address or IP Address, 207, 208
Web Server CGI Path, 208
variable, 416, 418
Web Server Port, 207, 208
variable, 416, 418
Windows NT
Performance Monitor, 115, 280
running multiple RealServers, 87
services, 85, 334
special features, 114
starting RealServer, 85
stopping RealServer, 88
X
XML
configuration file, 94, 379
declaration tag, 379
license files, 38
Y
"You cannot receive this content..." error message, 353
"You have connected to a RealMedia Server" error message, 352
"You need to obtain a new player to play this clip..." error message, 352
"Your account has been locked..." error message, 345