VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide
Stream to a CDN
To stream video outside of your LAN, use a CDN or configure port forwarding on your router.
Refer to your Network Administrator; network configuration is beyond the scope of this guide.
Streaming to CDNs and multicast streaming is available only when the H.264 codec is selected.
Stream to a CDN
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) relies on geo-diverse CDN servers to receive and disperse web content to
the CDN server closest to the user. The closer the server is to the user the faster the content is delivered.
Streaming your content through a CDN allows you to stream any time, anywhere, regardless of the viewing
device.
You can publish to any CDN provider that supports incoming streams sent via RTSP announce or RTMP push.
Both RTSP and RTMP can be used for live streaming, however not all CDNs or media servers support both
formats. Choose the streaming format that your CDN or media server supports. Epiphan has tested with the
CDN providers listed here:
http://www.epiphan.com/partners/cdn-partners/
. Contact your CDN for a list of
supported audio codecs and ensure your configuration uses one of the supported codecs.
To publish content to a CDN provider ensure you have:
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a path to the mount point or an XML configuration file (provided by the CDN provider);
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verify which transport protocols your CDN supports:
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a current flash player; and
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select the H.264 codec from the channel's Encoding page.
You can control when streaming to a CDN is enabled by using the Admin panel. See
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