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Anonymous
February 11, 2009
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Help please

  • February 11, 2009
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I installed fms interactive on my computer. I upload my flash to my web hosting server. I use my ip address/myvideo. I am able to access my vod files locally but I can't access my local server over the net no video showing. How can i fix the problem. everything works locally. I'm using windows XP. I need to stream from my computer. I need a step by step instruction please. I'm getting frustrated. I also
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    Anonymous
    February 12, 2009
    I've not used mogulus, so I don't know if FMS can push a stream to their network.

    As to the live / prerecorded question, it depends on what it is you're trying to get across. If your event is live, there's no reason why you couldn't broadcast it live.

    HD is sort of a buzz word these days... do you mean true HD (a 1920x1080 image), or do you simply mean "high quality"? Let's assume you're going to encode your videos at 700kbps. To serve 50 users, that means you'd need to have about 35Mbps of bandwidth at the server. Tthat's more than most small business or residential ISP's provide, so you'll want to do one of three things:

    1. Rent a server in a datacenter, and buy an FMS license.
    2. Get an account with a CDN, like Uvault, Influxis, or Akamai.
    3. Use one of the free broadcasting services, like Justin.tv or Mogulus.

    Each option has it's own benefits and drawbacks. In your case, I suspect using a CDN would would well.
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    Anonymous
    February 12, 2009
    thanx again Jay
    what would be the best scenario?
    streaming live with flash media encoder live
    or streaming with vod for rebroadcast
    I need to setup for at least 50 users simultaneous with minimal buffering and quality HD feed
    Is it possible?
    Have you use mogulus with fms?
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    Anonymous
    February 12, 2009
    thanks Jay It was a firewall issue I got it to work now
    thanks a lot
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    Anonymous
    February 12, 2009
    Glad to hear you got it working.

    About your questions... where you should host your FMS really depends on traffic. Keep in mind that there's no sort of multicast support in FMS, so every subscriber will consume your upload bandwidth at the bitrate of the video.

    For example, let's say you're on a T1 line, so you have 1.5 Mbps to work with. Let's also say you are streaming a video encoded at 400kbps. Once you have 3 concurrent viewers, you will be using up 1.2Mbps of bandwidth. When a fourth viewer connects, you will have maxed out your internet pipe, and all of your viewers will start seeing periods where the video stops to buffer. If you'll have more than a few viewers at a time, you'll want to consider renting a server or moving to a CDN.

    As to the Windows 2003 vs XP question... if it's low traffic, you should be fine with your XP box. I've been running development servers on XP for years, and I've never had any problems.
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    mintasia
    Participant
    February 12, 2009
    i can't login in admin console, fms 3.5, linux ES5
    http://192.168.1.44/fms_adminConsole.htm

    server add: 192.168.1.44 or 192.168.1.44:1111 or 192.168.1.44:1112
    id: mint
    pd: video123

    fms.ini

    SERVER.ADMIN_USERNAME = mint

    # Password for server admin
    # For example:
    # SERVER.ADMIN_PASSWORD = bar
    #
    SERVER.ADMIN_PASSWORD = video123
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    Anonymous
    February 12, 2009
    Are you using a router?
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    Anonymous
    February 12, 2009
    how to make it bind to port 80
    Is it 1935,80?
    Would it work better on windows 2003 server instead of windows XP?
    Or do I need a fms hosting provider?
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    Anonymous
    February 12, 2009
    Chances are it has to do with your local network configuration. A few questions:


    1. Is the FMS machine behind a router? If so, did you forward port 1935 to the FMS machine?

    2. Is the FMS machine behind a firewall? If so, you need to open port 1935.

    3. did you configure FMS to bind to port 80? If so, you'll want to make the port forwarding and firewall changes on port 80 as well.
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