ADOBE FLASH MEDIA SERVER
Installation Guide
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To open the Administration Console on Linux:
1
If you aren’t running a GUI desktop environment, copy the
RootInstall
/fms_adminConsole.swf and
RootIn-
stall
/fms_adminConsole.htm files to a computer running a Linux GUI desktop environment or to a computer
running a Windows or Mac operating system and open the fms_adminConsole.htm file in a browser.
2
If you can’t log in to the Administration Console, take the following steps:
•
Verify that Flash Media Server and Flash Media Administration Server are running.
•
Verify your user name and password in the fms.ini file.
•
Check the system logs for errors.
•
Contact Adobe Support.
Run the vod service
The vod (video on demand) service is a publishing point that lets you copy audio and video files to the server and
start streaming them without building an application or configuring the server.
Publish a stream
1
Double-click the
RootInstall
/samples/applications/vod/vodtest.html file to open the application in a browser.
2
Click Go to stream the sample.flv file or select another version of the sample file from the drop-down menu and
click Go.
3
If you can’t see the video playing, take the following steps:
•
Verify that the
RootInstall
/applications/vod directory is installed and contains the following files:
allowedHTMLdomains.txt, allowedSWFdomains.txt, Application.xml, and main.far. The
RootInstall
/applica-
tions/vod/media folder should contain the media files. If any files are missing, uninstall and reinstall the server.
•
Use the Services window (Windows) or the service window (Linux) to verify that Flash Media Server and
Flash Media Administration Server are running.
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Verify that the URL in the sample vod client is rtmp://localhost/vod/sample.flv.
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Check the system logs for errors.
•
Contact Adobe Support.
For information about configuring the vod service for use in a production environment, see
Adobe Flash Media
Server Developer Guide
.
Run the live service
The live service is a publishing point that lets you use Flash Media Encoder to stream live video without building a
service or configuring the server.
Publish and view a live stream
1
Connect a camera to your computer.
2
Open Flash Media Encoder and click Start.
3
Double-click the
RootInstall
/samples/applications/live/livetest.html file to open the client application in a
browser and see the live stream.
4
If you can’t see the live stream playing, take the following steps:
