VBrick Systems VOD-W Server VBrick v4.2.3, Admin Manual

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Configuring a Macintosh for Tunneled Streams
You may need to perform certain configuration steps on a Macintosh before you can use
QuickTime to view streams tunneled over HTTP from a VOD-W server.
T
To configure QuickTime for tunneled streams
1. Launch QuickTime on a Macintosh and click on the
Apple QuickTime
player to set focus
on the task bar at the top of the screen.
2. Click
QuickTime Player
in the task bar and go to
QuickTime Preferences
.
3. On the
Advanced
tab, click on
Transport Setup
and then
Custom
.
4. Check the
Port ID
used for the HTTP
Transport Protocol
. The
Port ID
must match the
HTTP Tunneling Port
set on the Portal Server for the VOD-W server (default = 8000). If
necessary, get this port number from your system administrator. See the Portal Server
Admin Guide for more information.
Changing the Web Service Communication Port
The Portal Server and the VOD-W communicate using a web service configured to use port
80 by default. If you choose to tunnel over port 80, you must use a different port for the web
service communication.
Note The Portal Server and the VOD-W communicate using a web service configured to
use port 80 by default. If you choose to tunnel over port 80, you must use a different
port for the web service communication. To specify a different port for the web
service communication (for example 8080), configure the
Web Service Port (HTTP) on
the Portal Server
with the specified port number. Then configure the VOD-W to use
this same port for the web service as described below.