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This section contains the following topics:

• Quick starts. Contains procedures for common streaming media tasks performed using Windows Media Services.
• Manage servers. Contains procedures that explain how to start or stop Windows Media Services on a server, add or remove a server by using an administrative interface, and control client connections to a server.
• Work with groups of servers. Contains procedures that explain how to manage groups of Windows Media servers using the Windows Media Services snap-in.
• Work with plug-ins. Contains procedures that explain how to use plug-ins with Windows Media Services.
• Work with publishing points. Contains procedures that explain how to add or remove a publishing point, control client connections to a publishing point, and set up archiving for a broadcast publishing point.
• Set up content to stream. Contains procedures that explain how to create and use playlists and how to set up and stream content such as files, an encoder stream, and a stream from a remote publishing point.
• Monitor and set limits. Contains procedures that explain how to set limits in order to manage server and network resources and how to monitor performance for a server or publishing point.
• Log data about clients. Contains procedures that explain how to log data about clients that are receiving content as either a unicast or multicast stream and how to configure the event handler plug-ins.
• Control access to content. Contains procedures that explain how to configure the authentication and authorization plug-ins.
• Secure the Windows Media Administration site. Contains procedures that explain how to configure Internet Information Services (IIS) to add security to the Windows Media Administration site.
• Implement streaming scenarios. Contains procedures for implementing the scenarios described in the Scenarios section.

Related topics

• Windows Media Services