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Pearl-2 User Guide View the streaming URL using a media player
View the streaming URL using a media player
You can share a channel's streaming URL with viewers so they can watch your live stream using their favorite
media player, like VLC. Your viewers must be on the same network as Pearl-2 to watch a channel stream using
a stream URL.
The different stream types available for channels include: RTSP, MPEG-TS, and Flash streams, see View
supported streaming formats . The URL contains either the IP address of Pearl-2 or the serial number, see
The type of stream URL you provide to your viewers can affect their choice of media player needed to watch
the stream.
This procedure assumes that the VLC media player is used.
If a viewer password is configured, provide participants with the password to log in, along with the URL of the
stream. To set a viewer password, see
Set or change user passwords .
To share the channel's stream URL with viewers:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin or operator , see Connect to the Admin panel .
2. Open the channel's status page and copy the channel's stream URL. From the Channels menu, select a
channel and click Status . You can copy the Live broadcast URL and share that with your viewers.
To view the channel's stream URL using a VLC:
1. Launch a media player.
2. Click the Media tab and select Open Network Stream from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter the stream URL. In this example, the serial number method is shown.
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