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    QuickTime Streaming Server 3 Public Preview: Read Me
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DISCUSSION

    About QuickTime Streaming Server 3 Public Preview

    Contents

    • Introduction
    • Seed Software Disclaimer
    • Giving Apple Feedback About the Software
    • Requirements for Running QTSS 3 Public Preview
    • Installing and Setting Up
    • Documentation
    • Troubleshooting

    Introduction

    This document provides an overview of the QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) 3 Public Preview software, installation instructions, and information on how to give feedback to Apple. This software is a preview of the next QuickTime Streaming Server release.

    What's new in the QuickTime Streaming Server 3 Public Preview?

    • Quality of Service Enhancements: Streaming with QuickTime has always been powerful, reliable, and of the highest quality. New features make streaming even better, such as packet retransmission and reliable transmission of broadcast streams.
    • New Web-based Administration: Configuring QuickTime Streaming Server is easy and straightforward with a new, web-based interface.
    • Support for Mac OS X: Run QuickTime Streaming Server on the next-generation Mac OS. Beneath the appealing, easy-to-use interface of Mac OS X is a rock-solid foundation-an industrial-strength modern operating system engineered for stability, reliability and phenomenal performance.

    And as always, QuickTime Streaming Server is opensource, allowing the highest level of customizability and community involvement.

    Please refer to the online Help (see Documentation section below) included in this seed package for more detailed information about using the features of this seed.

    Seed Software Disclaimer

    The QuickTime Streaming Server 3 Public Preview software is being released for evaluation of its technology and will expire on 2001-02-15. This software is in development.

    The seed software is not a supported product, but we encourage you to use it, evaluate it, and give us feedback. This copy is for evaluation purposes only and is offered at no charge. We cannot guarantee that any subsequent releases will be offered free of charge, but we suggest that you check periodically for any revisions to this release.

    Important: The software is in development. There are inherent risks in installing unreleased software on your computer. You should not use this product in production or mission critical operations or where 100% reliability is required. As much as possible, we will respond to issues and provide updates to address issues, but we cannot guarantee all issues will be addressed. You should back up your system and hard disks prior to installing and testing this software. Then you should save your work often and back up your hard disks regularly to protect your data. Apple cannot accept liability for any lost data or other injury.

    Giving Apple Feedback About the Preview Software

    You can give feedback to Apple about the QuickTime Streaming Server 3 Public Preview. Refer to http://www.apple.com/quicktime/servers/ for the details.

    Requirements for Running QTSS 3 Public Preview

    • Power Macintosh G4, Macintosh Server G4, Power Macintosh G4 Cube, Power Macintosh G3, Macintosh Server G3, and iMac. The iBook and PowerBook are not supported as QuickTime Streaming Servers.
    • The Mac OS X Public Beta software must be installed. You can obtain the Public Beta software via www.apple.com and refer to the Apple Store tab.
    • At least 128 MB of random-access memory (RAM). If you anticipate heavy traffic on your server, Apple recommends 512 MB of RAM and 350 MHz or higher processor speed.
    • Streams media to any computer that has QuickTime 4 or later installed. While not required, it is recommended that QuickTime 5 is used for viewing streams from Darwin Streaming Server 3 Public Preview. You can download QuickTime client software from the QuickTime web site at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime .

    Installing and Setting Up

    To install and set up QuickTime Streaming Server Public Preview software, follow these steps on the server computer:


      1. Install the Mac OS X Public Beta software by following the instructions provided with the software.

      2. After downloading the QTSS 3 Public Preview to the server computer, perform the following steps to decompress the downloaded file:

      • Launch the Terminal app
      • "cd" into the directory containing the downloaded QTSS3_Preview.pkg.tar file
      • Enter the following command: tar -xf QTSS3_Preview.pkg.tar

      3. From the Desktop, double-click the QTSS3_Preview.pkg file. This will launch the installer.

      4. Click the "lock" to make changes when prompted during installation. You will need to authenticate with the administrator username and password.

      5. Follow the onscreen instructions. After you have read and agreed to the license, you can proceed with the installation.


    To configure and administer your server from either the server computer or a remote client computer, follow these steps.

    1. From the server computer launch Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 4.5 or later.


      - or -

    From a remote computer launch Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communicator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer, versions 4.5 or later.

    2. Enter the following URL for your Streaming Server Admin: http://myserver.com:1220

      • Replace "myserver.com" with the name of your Streaming Server computer. 1220 is the port number
    3. Follow the onscreen instructions to log into the server as user "Administrator". The first time you log in, the "Administrator" password will be "default".

    4. Choose the Settings tab to start configuring your server.

    The preview version of the server is configured with the "Administrator" password set to "default". Immediately after installing, you should reset the "Administrator" password.

    Note: The "Administrator" password can only be set from a web browser running on the local server computer using the following URL:


    Documentation

    For help on using the QTSS administration and setting up your server to stream hinted media, refer to the online Help by selecting the Question Mark button from the Streaming Server Admin.

    Troubleshooting

    • If you have used previous versions of QTSS, please note that some of the file locations have changed with the QTSS 3 Public Preview. You may find it helpful to know these locations for troubleshooting issues.

    /usr/sbin/QuickTimeStreamingServer        - Streaming Server app

    /usr/local/bin/streamingadminserver.pl    - QTSS Web Admin server

    /usr/sbin/StreamingServerModules/         - Dir for QTSS plugins

    /etc/streaming/                           - Dir for QTSS config files

    /Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Movies/       - Dir for media files

    /Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Logs/         - Dir for logs

    • If the Streaming Server Admin is not responding, you should verify that the streamingadminserver.pl script is running first. If not, then start it up by opening the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities) and become the root administrator by typing "su root" and then the administrator password. Then start up the process by typing "streamingadminserver.pl" into the Terminal application.


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Product Area: Apple Software
Category: QuickTime
Sub Category: General Topics

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