General category

General properties affect the general operation of the Windows Media server. By enabling or disabling these properties, the user can control several basic functions of the server. Different sets of properties are available for servers, on-demand publishing points and broadcast publishing points.

This section includes the following topics:

• Windows Media Services version
• Enable Fast Cache
• Enable caching by cache/proxy servers
• Enable access to directory content using wildcards
• Enable stream splitting
• Start publishing point when first client connects
• Enable Advanced Fast Start

Related topics

• About properties and plug-ins