TOPIC This article comprises the Read Me for the following: Name: QuickTime Streaming Server 3 Public Preview Release Date: 2000-10-10 Localized OS: English-North American It can be downloaded from the Apple Software Updates Web site at: http://www.apple.com/swupdates/ Click the following link to download the localized update: http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11851
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About QuickTime Streaming Server 3 Public Preview
Contents 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? 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 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: 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 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 /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
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