Specifying the URL to the multicast information file

Determine the method that players can use to access the multicast information (.nsc) file. The player needs to access the multicast information (.nsc) file either from an HTTP server or a UNC path. If you specify a UNC path, the player must have at least read permission to the path.

• Web server. Click this option if you will make the .nsc file available by using a Web site. Accept the default name and location or enter a different one.
• Network share. Click this option if you will be making the .nsc file available by sharing a network resource. Enter the path and file name of the multicast information file you want the player to access.

Notes

• If the Web server address of your .nsc file specifies a port other than 80, you must specify the port in the URL. The following is an example of a URL that uses a non-standard port: http://computername.domain.com:83/broadcast.nsc.
• 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.