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CHAPTER 4: BASIC OPERATION
4.6 HLS STREAM VIEWING
To view an HLS stream, point a browser to the following address:
http://<IP_ADDRESS>/media/<name>.m3u8
Example:
http://192.168.1.15/media/MYTV-1.m3u8
You can also find the stream URL in the IP Streaming tab on the far right.
FIGURE 4-16.
NOTE: The browser used to view HLS streams must be enabled for Native HLS Playback. This may involve installing a plug-in to
enable this functionality.
For example, Chrome
®
requires a free plug-in that can be downloaded and installed.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/native-hls-playback/emnphkkblegpebimobpbekeedfgemhof
NOTE: Chrome requires audio to be in MP2 format.
Firefox
®
requires a plug-in that can be downloaded and installed.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/native_hls_playback/?src=recommended
NOTE: Firefox requires audio to be in MP2 format.
Safari
®
does not require a Plug-In as HLS playback functionality is built in.
Edge does not require a Plug-In as HLS playback functionality is built in.
NOTE: Edge requires audio to be in AC3 format.
HLS Streams can be directly sent to a Wowza server. See the following Wowza link for additional details:
https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-publish-and-play-a-live-stream-apple-hls