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About the Source tab for a publishing point

Use the Source tab to identify the content you want to stream from your publishing point. The Source tab provides the following information about the publishing point.

Item Description
Location Displays the path to the content and identifies the content type. For example, C:\Wmpub\Wmroot identifies a directory as the source of the content.

In Windows Media Services Administrator for the Web, type the location of the content, and then click Apply to change the source of the content.

Change In the Windows Media Services snap-in, click to specify the type and source of the content.
Content toolbar In the Windows Media Services snap-in, use to modify the contents and behavior of items in the Source details area. This toolbar is primarily used when you are working with an existing playlist source. If the content source is not a playlist, many of the buttons in the toolbar are unavailable. For more information, see Editing online playlists.
Content details In the Windows Media Services snap-in, displays details about the content source. For example, if the source is a directory, the files and file types in the directory are listed in this area. If the source is a playlist, the playlist elements and properties are displayed in a tree structure. For more information, see the Playlist reference.

On this tab, you can use the following buttons to perform publishing point tasks:

Web administration feature  For Windows Media Services Administrator for the Web

Use the following buttons and setting to configure additional publishing point options:

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