To embed the Player control in a Web page

1. In the console tree, select the publishing point that contains the content you want to stream in an embedded Windows Media Player ActiveX control.
2. In the details pane, click the Announce tab.
3. Click Run Unicast Announcement Wizard if your content is being streamed using unicast transmission. Click Run Multicast Announcement Wizard if your content is being streamed using multicast transmission.
4. For a unicast stream, follow the steps in the Unicast Announcement Wizard, making sure to select the following options:
   • On the Save Announcement Options page, select the Create a Web page (.htm) with embedded player and a link to the content check box and then specify a file name and location for the HTML file created by the wizard.

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     Select the Copy the syntax for embedding a player in a Web page to the clipboard check box to be able to program the commands directly into your Web page source code.

5. For a multicast stream, follow the steps in the Multicast Announcement Wizard, making sure to select the following options:
   • On the File Options page, select the Automatically create a web page check box.
   • On the Save Multicast Information File page, in Web page (.htm) with embedded player, specify a file name and location for the HTML file created by the wizard.
6. Modify the Web pages created by the announcement wizard to suit your Web site. Provide a link to your site so that your clients can view it.

Related topics

• Setting up a broadcast
• Embedding the Player in a Web page