JVC GY-DV300U - 1/3" 3-ccd Dv Camcorder Installation and operating instructions

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Application Note 5
Subject: Using Streamcapture/Internet Explorer with a Microsoft® Media
Server
This application note applies to both the GY-DV300/KA-DV300 and GY-DV5000/KA-
DV5000 Streamcorders
AlthoughitispossibletostreamvideodirectlytotheinternetfromtheKA-DV300or alocallyattachedcomputer,if
you need to provide connectivity to more than a few
users,youmustuseaMediaServer.
Describedhere,isamethodforconfiguringa Media
Server forstreamingfrom a singleGY-DV300/KA-
DV300 orGY-DV5000/KA-DV5000.This can be
done either with a second network interface in the
server, or connecting through aninfrastructure,as
discussed here.
NOTE:Even if you are using Internet Explorer and
Streamcapture, you must first install Streamproducer
ontheserver.
1. Thecamerasand servers’ network
interfacecardsshouldbeconfiguredwith
staticIPaddresses.
If you only want to have clients accessing the video from the server, and not beable to connect directly to
the camera, then either use two NICs in the server, or assign two IP addresses to the single NIC in the
server. This is the method that will be illustrated here. Please refer to your NIC and operating system
documentation for assigning multiple IP addresses to a network interface.
In this case, the server should have a local and a global IP address. In this example the local IP address
willbe10.0.10.1,andtheglobaladdressis206.229.18.130.Thecamerasaddresshasbeenset to
10.0.10.2, in the same network group as the servers’ local IP address.
2. Open Internet Explorer, put the IP address of the camera in the address bar andclick ‘Go’.
3. After you’ve connected to the camera, click onSTREAMCAPTURE to open the Streamcapturewindow.
In order to use Streamcapture as a publishing point, you must change the streaming port from the factory
default of port 80 to another free port. In this example, we’ll change it to port 2170.
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4. Click on the ‘VIEW’ button to stop the video display. The button turns from green to
grey.

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5. Click on the ‘PROP’ button to open the properties window.
6. From the ‘Properties’
windowthatopens,click
CAST.
7. Youcanchange the HTTP
port from the window that
opens. Also, please take
noteoftheglobal IP
address
(206.229.18.130:2170)
shown in the ‘Internet URL’
window. You will need to
knowthislater.
8. Once you’ve changed the
port, click ‘OK’ to close the
Cast window, and then
click ‘OK’ to close the
Properties window.
9. Start Streamcapture
castingby clicking the
‘VIEW’ button and then the
‘CAST CAM’ button.
You are now ready to create a Publishing Point for your Windows Media Server using Streamcapture. The
example below shows the setup sequence for Windows 2000 Server. Other operating systemsshouldbesimilar.
1. Click ‘Start’, then
‘Programs’, then
‘Administrative Tools’ and
finally ‘WindowsMedia’. The
‘Windows Media
Administrator, shown
below,opens.
2. From theWindows Media
Administrator,select
‘Unicast Publishing Points’
as shownabove.
3. In the ‘Broadcast Unicast
Publishing Points’ dialog
box(the lower of the two),
select‘Usewizard…’
4. Click on the Broadcast bar
andselect‘New’. Thewizardwillmakeiteasy
to configure the server for this application.
5. Whenasked,select‘Createabroadcasting
publishingpoint’andclick‘Next’.
6. Select‘RemotePublishingPoint’andclick‘Next’.

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7. Assign an alias to the publishing point. Intheexample shownhere, an alias of ‘demo’hasbeenused.
The choice of an alias is entirely arbitrary, but any aliasshosenshouldbeeasytoremember,andeasyto
type…remember, anyone
connecting to your server
will need to enter this alias!
8. Enter a full path pointing to
theremotepublishingpoint
as shownhere. When
enteringaport,selectany
port other than 80 (we’ve
already set up
Streamcapture for port
2170). The full path
includes ‘http://’,the IP
address, the port number,
andthealias.
Determining a valid IP
addresswasshownearlier.
9. In the next window, “Select
publishing Method”, the
defaults work fine and do not need to be changed. The MMS radio button should be active, and the
‘Create an .asx file…’ box should be checked. Click ‘Next’.
10. In the next window, ‘Ready to Finish’. Click
‘Finish’.Save the .asx file in the default location
(My Documents),Click‘Save’.
11. Click ‘Test URL’, this opens Windows Media
Player. After a few seconds, you should see the video in the player. If you get an error message, verify
thatStreamcaptureisactuallyopen,viewing,andstreaming. Click‘Close;.

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Viewing the video stream fro the Internet
If the server is connected to the Internet with a global IP address (an address reachable from outside the LAN)
anyone, from anywhere in the world with broadband Internet access can view the video using Windows Media
Player 7.1 or later (WMP). WMP is now available for all platforms, including MAC, Linux and UNIX.
1. Open Windows Media Player.
2. Clickon‘File’ then ’OpenURL’.
3. In the window that opens, enter the address of
the server and the alias, as shown here. Click
‘OK’.
4. Windows Media Player will need to download
and install the required codecs from the Microsoft Web Site. If asked if you want to do this, you must
click ‘Yes’.
5. After the codecs are downloaded and installed, you will see the video. There is about a 30 seconddelay
duetothebuffering involvedat bothends.
This completes the configuration of a typical Media Server with Streamcapture as a publishing point. This is just
one example, and the cameras that Streamcapture connects to can be local or anywhere in the world. JVC is
sorry, but beyond this application note, we cannot support your server configuration. There are just too many
possible server variations and configurations for us to be able to support. If you have a problem, you can call me
(that’sme in the picture above) at 973.317.5128 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern time.
JVC wants you to get the most from your Streamcorder. If you have any question or
concerns, please feel free to contact us.