WMS Network Data Source - general properties

The WMS Network Data Source plug-in permits the server to communicate with and receive streams from encoders or publishing points on other Windows Media servers. This plug-in is enabled by default. You can configure the following options for this plug-in.

Item	Description
Protocols	Settings in this area identify which protocols will by used by the server for RTSP-based streaming.
UDP	Select this check box to use RTSP-based User Datagram Protocol (UDP) distribution to receive data. This type of transmission does not require that the server acknowledge receipt of the data packets.
Receive data on ports	Select this check box to allow the server to receive data on a range of ports; for example, 2037-2046.
TCP	Select this check box to use RTSP-based Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) distribution to receive data. This type of distribution requires that the server acknowledge receipt of the data packets and is considered fully reliable. Even if this check box is not selected, TCP will be used when streaming content using the HTTP protocol.
Proxy settings	Settings in this area control how your server interacts with proxy servers.
Proxy settings	Select the protocol your server will use when it connects to another Windows Media server through a proxy server. Click the Configure button to specify settings for the protocol.

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Changes made to the properties of this plug-in take effect the next time a new data path is created. For on-demand publishing points, this is the next time a client requests a stream. For broadcast publishing points, this is the next time the publishing point is started.
Windows Media Services is Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) enabled. IPv6 is the newest version of the Internet Protocol and was designed to accommodate the rapidly increasing demand for unique IP addresses. IPv6 increases the IP address size from 32 bits to 128 bits to support more levels of addressing hierarchy and a greater number of addressable nodes. Not all networks are configured to use IPv6, but Windows Media Services will automatically use it when it is available. For more information about IPv6, refer to IPv6 page at the Microsoft Web site.