Administering Windows Media Services
You can administer Windows Media Services in a variety of ways depending on your needs and your environment. Windows Media Services can be administered by using the following interfaces:
- Windows Media Services snap-in. This interface enables you to use Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to manage your Windows Media server. You can add the snap-in to Microsoft Management Console on any computer running Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, or Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, or you can access the snap-in by using a Remote Desktop connection.
- Windows Media Services Administrator for the Web. This interface makes remote administration of your server easy through the use of a Web browser. Using a Web interface allows you to administer Windows Media Services over a firewall, on a low-bandwidth network connection, or in a non-Windows environment.
- Command-line scripts. This interface enables you to manage your server quickly by using a Telnet connection or batch programs.
Once you have selected an administration method, you can manage the settings of your Windows Media server. These setting control the delivery of content to your client and may apply to properties, plug-ins, publishing points, and server-side playlists.
- Properties are used to set rules that apply to the core behavior of Windows Media Services. You can apply properties to either the entire server or to specific publishing points. Plug-ins are used to supply additional features, such as logging, authentication, data sources, and control protocols. You can apply plug-ins to an entire Windows Media server or to specific publishing points. To learn more about properties and plug-ins, see About properties and plug-ins.
- Publishing points are used to manage and distribute your content. There are two types of publishing points: or . To learn more about administering publishing points, see Understanding publishing points.
- Server-side playlists are collections of content that the server streams to clients. Users perceive playlists as a single streaming experience. To learn more about playlists, see Understanding playlists.
If you use a network management console, such as Hewlett Packard HP OpenView, Compaq Insight Manager XE, and Dell OpenManage, you can receive events through Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). With these events, you can keep apprised of server activity and react quickly to situations as they arise. To learn more about options for monitoring events, see Monitoring performance.
Note
- Regardless of the interface you use to access your server, you must have administrative rights and privileges for the server to manage it or change its settings. For more information about administrative rights and privileges, see Limiting user rights.
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