Multicast streaming category

Multicast plug-ins enable the distribution of content using multicast streaming. By adjusting the multicast streaming plug-in properties, you can customize your multicast transmission to suit your audience and make the best use of your network capabilities.

This section contains the following topics:

• WMS Multicast Data Writer - general properties
• WMS Multicast Data Writer - advanced properties

Note

• Multicast streaming and the WMS Multicast Data Writer plug-in are available only if Windows Media Services 9 Series is running on the following editions of the operating system: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. If you are running Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, these features are not supported.

Related topics

• About properties and plug-ins