About publishing points

Clicking the Publishing Points item in the console tree opens the Summary tab in the details pane where the publishing points on your server can be viewed and managed,

Summary tab

The Summary tab of the Publishing Points item displays the following information about the publishing points on your server.

After you click a publishing point from the list on the details pane, you can use the following buttons to perform publishing point tasks:

• Add publishing point. Starts the Add Publishing Point Wizard, which helps you add a new on-demand or broadcast publishing point to the server.
• Remove publishing point. Removes a publishing point from the server.
• Start publishing point. Starts a broadcast publishing point.
• Stop publishing point. Stops a broadcast publishing point, disconnecting all clients and refusing any new connection requests.
• Allow new unicast connections. Allows unicast connection requests to the publishing point.
• Deny new unicast connections. Denies new unicast connection requests, but allows currently connected unicast clients to continue receiving the stream.
• View playlist editor. (Windows Media Services snap-in only) Starts the Windows Media Playlist Editor. You can create a playlist file for a publishing point by using the Playlist Editor.

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Use the following buttons to configure additional publishing point options:

• Disconnect all clients. Disconnects all clients without stopping the publishing point.
• Rename publishing point. Enables you to rename a publishing point.
• Duplicate publishing point. Enables you to create an identical instance of the publishing point.

Related topics

• Managing your Windows Media server
• Plug-in architecture
• To access the Add Publishing Point Wizard
• To add a publishing point using the advanced method
• To allow unicast connections to a publishing point
• To deny unicast connections to a publishing point
• To duplicate a publishing point
• To remove a publishing point
• To rename a publishing point
• To start a broadcast publishing point
• To stop a broadcast publishing point
• Understanding publishing points
• Viewing publishing point details