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Multicast Streaming
VIA gateway units (such as VIA Campus², VIA Campus² PLUS ) can stream their screens as
a multicast so that multiple devices can view the gateway’s display.
Creating a Multicast URL
To create a Multicast IP URL:
1. Select an IP address in the following range:
224. 0. 0. 0 to 239. 255. 255. 255
2. Select any allowed port number from 1
–65536.
3. For example, for an IP address of 224. 0. 0. 5 and an allowed port of 2222, define the
UDP URL as: udp://224. 0. 0. 5:2222/
Feeding Multicast IP Information to VIA Unit
To feed multicast information to the VIA unit:
1. In the Streaming tab in the VIA settings template (see Configuring VIA Settings
Template on page 39 ), paste a URL in the Streaming URL text box in the format
described in Creating a Unicast Streaming URL on page 128 .
2. Click the Streaming switch ON.
Streaming is activated, and the Streaming URL field is disabled.
To change the receiver URL while streaming, click the Streaming switch OFF, paste the new
URL in the box and click the Streaming switch ON again.
Starting Multicast Stream
1. Launch the VIA client application on a Windows / Mac computer.
2. Make sure the client computer is on the same network as the VIA gateway.
3. Take moderator rights if Moderator Mode is on.
4.
Click the VIA icon in this computer’s taskbar and select
Start Streaming .
The Multicast Stream starts.
Receiving a Multicast Stream on Multiple VIA Units
1. Login through the VIA Client to the target VIA unit.
2. On the dashboard, click Features > Multimedia .
3. Click the Streaming tab.
4. Type the streaming URL as udp://@<IPAddress>:<port number>
5. Click Add Media . The URL is added to the list.
6. Select the added URL and click Play .
Streaming begins from one VIA’s display to another VIA gateway.
Repeat steps 1
–6 to stream to another VIA unit.