Using Darwin Streaming Server with Windows NT and Windows 2000 Server
- There are some differences in the way you use Darwin Streaming Server with Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 Server. These differences are summarized here.
Installing the server package
- To install Darwin streaming services:
1
Unzip the server package.
2
Double-click the install script, named "Install.bat".
The install script installs the server software and associated files in the following directory on the server computer:
c:\Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\
Inside this directory, you'll find these files:
Name
Description
DarwinStreamingServer.exe
Server executable
PlaylistBroadcaster.exe
PlaylistBroadcaster executable
qtpasswd.exe
Command-line utility for generating password files for access control.
streamingserver.cfg
Default server configuration file
streamingrelay.cfg
Default relay configuration file
QTSSModules\
Folder containing QTSS API modules
Movies\
Media folder
Starting and stopping streaming services
- You can start or stop streaming services using the Service Manager or from the command line.
To start Darwin streaming services using the Service Manager:
1
Open the Services control panel.
2
Select the Darwin streaming services item.
3
Click the Start button.
To start Darwin streaming services from the command line:
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At the command line, enter:
DarwinStreamingServer -d
To stop Darwin streaming services using the Service Manager:
1
Open the Services control panel.
2
Select the Darwin streaming services item.
3
Click the Stop button.
To stop Darwin streaming services from the command line:
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At the command line in a window where Darwin Streaming Server is running, press:
Control-C
Server configuration file
- The Darwin Streaming Server package comes with a default configuration file for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Server. The file system paths in this configuration file are in Windows NT format. Because Windows NT path formats are different from those on UNIX systems, a configuration file from a UNIX Darwin Streaming Server will not work on Windows NT.
The default streaming services configuration file is installed in this directory:
c:\Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\streamingserver.cfg
The spaces must be present, and the directory delimiters must be backslashes (\).
Note that in the Windows NT configuration file, you must specify directory paths, and if they have spaces, you must enclose them in quotation marks. For example:
movie_folder "c:\Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\movies\"
Case is not important in NT directory/file names, but the spaces are.
Removing Darwin Streaming Server as a service
- To remove Darwin streaming services:
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At the command line, enter:
DarwinStreamingServer -r
Using PlaylistBroadcaster with Windows NT and Windows 2000 Server
- Each PlaylistBroadcaster needs its own dedicated command prompt window to run as a process.
The -list and -stop commands are not supported within Darwin Streaming Server on NT.
Access control passwords are not encrypted
- Passwords created using the qtpasswd.exe utility are not encrypted. Keep the password file in a secure location.
