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Configuring the stream
Get Microsoft's FrontPage 2000 & start by making a generic web
page. You can go back and tweak it later. Working with FrontPage is like working
with a regular document in MS Word, & everyone’s used a word-processing
program. We simply started by making a page that said ‘Welcome to
OurWebSite.com’ and went from there. Save the document you create in FP2K as a
file named index.html (not .htm) & write down where (directory) you saved it to -
cuz you’ll need to find this file when you upload it to your new server (CT, in Kansas City) with
(prgrm called) an FTP client.
We use CuteFTP.
Most say it's the best, but there are many good ones out there. CT recommends
(and supports only)
WSFTP, but I’ve never liked WS. Most people already know
how to use an FTP client, but if you don’t, it’s not hard, & it’s
something everybody should know. You simply need the following bits of info, in order
to connect to your web server & upload files (all info provided by CT or
your web-hosting provider):
*IP address
* Login name: (If you use CT, login will likely be 1st
seven letters of your DN)
* Password (CT will give you, you don't choose, like with Domain
Discover)
After entering the required info, connect to your web server
and navigate to where you saved the index.html file that you created in
FrontPage. Transfer the file to the directory (folder, on your new server) named
‘Public_html’. This is done with the FTP client. It will ask you if you want to
overwrite. Say ‘yes’. Ding! You just posted your first web page. Congratulations!
I was stoked the first time I saw my web page posted on my own domain.
Next, put your Real media movie file in the FrontPage documents
folder. {Mine is in folder C:\My Documents\My Webs\}. Then, in FP2K, drag
the Real media movie from the My Webs folder to where you want the link
on your new web page. Right-click on the file/link that’s been created on your
web page, & select Hyperlink. You want the hyperlink to look like
the following:
rtsp://yourdomainname.com/realmediafilename.rm
In other words, if your domain name is sgtpeppers.com & your
Real media movie file is named mymovie.rm, your link would look like this:
rtsp://sgtpeppers.com/mymovie.rm
rtsp stands for Real Time Streaming Protocol,
and is Real newest streaming format. It helps to know what rtsp stands for, so
you don’t accidentally write rstp, which looks fine, but will give you an
error when you try to stream. If people have trouble streaming your movies, they
typically need to update their version of Real Player, which they can get
here.
Look for the small words that say, “RealPlayer 8 Basic beta
is our free
player.” (and latest version) They make you hunt for the freebie. If they
don’t have at least Real Player v6, they definitely get an error, cuz Real
change the streaming format then. They strongly suggest that you use the new
& improved one, but folks might have to upgrade their players.
Finally, you’ll need to upload both the new web page (index.html
file) and the Real media movie – to your Public_html folder on your web
server. Overwrite as necessary. When you return to your website via your
browser, you may have to hit the ‘refresh’ button to see your changes
displayed. You're streaming video, hoss, for all the world to see.
Congratulations!
The end.