Select which of the following types of files you want the wizard
to create:
Multicast information file (.nsc) and announcement file
(.asx). Click to have the wizard create an announcement file (a file with an .asx
file name extension) and a multicast information file (a file with
an .nsc file name extension). The announcement file directs users
to the location of the multicast information file. The multicast
information file provides the player with the information it needs
to connect to the multicast and render the stream. Select this
option if this is the first time you have announced this publishing
point.
Automatically create a Web page. Select this checkbox to
have the wizard create a Web page with an embedded player control
that accesses the multicast stream.
Multicast information file (.nsc). Click to have the
wizard only create the multicast information file. This is useful
if you have already announced the content but need to update the
stream format or if you have reconfigured the WMS Multicast Data
Writer plug-in on the Properties tab of the publishing
point.
Announcement file (.asx). Click to have the wizard only
create the announcement file. This is useful if you have already
created the .nsc file but need to update the location of the
announcement file.
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.
Note