Live WMV Stream from Cisco TelePresence Content Server to Cisco Show and Share
Revised: February 26, 2013
•Prerequisites
•Cisco TCS Configuration
•Cisco Show and Share Configuration
•Testing the Configuration
•User Experience
Prerequisites
•Endpoint (E20, EX60, EX90, C-Series, or MXP), cisco MCE 4500 Series, or Cisco TelePresence Server has the ability to make an H.323 or SIP video call to the Cisco TelePresence Content Server (TCS).
Note An E20 is unable to send secondary content channel and will only send the main video.
•Cisco TCS Release 5.0 or later.
•Administrator login credentials for the Cisco TCS, Cisco Show and Share
•Cisco Show and Share software requirements:
–Version 5.2.1 or higher
–Live Event Manager License is installed.
Cisco TCS Configuration
•Configuring the Publishing Point for a WMV Unicast Stream
•Configuring the Media Server for a WMV Unicast Stream
•Configuring the Recording Alias and Template for a WMV Unicast Stream
Configuring the Publishing Point for a WMV Unicast Stream
Step 1 RDC (remote desktop connection) to the Cisco TCS.
Step 2 Click Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools >Windows Media Services.
Step 3 From the Windows Media Services window, navigate to Publishing Points > TCSUnicastTemplate.
Step 4 Right-click TCSunicastTemplate, select Duplicate.
Step 5 Enter NewLivePush as the new Publishing Point Name. You have now created a new static publishing point called NewLivePush.
Step 6 Go to the "Configuring the Media Server for a WMV Unicast Stream" section.
Configuring the Media Server for a WMV Unicast Stream
Step 1 Open up a browser session and log in as administrator to the Cisco TCS.
Step 2 Click the Management tab.
Step 3 Click Recording Setup > Media Server Configurations.
Step 4 Click + Add Windows Media Streaming Server Configuration.
Step 5 Enter a unique name, for example Show and Share New Live Push.
Step 6 In the Server Settings section:
a. For Unicast Server address, enter the Cisco TCS IP address of FQDN.
b. Click Support Live Unicast Streaming. The Live Unicast Streaming Settings section displays below the Server Settings section.
Step 7 In the Live Unicast Streaming Settings section, enter the following information:
a. For Server Push port, enter 8080.
b. For the Publishing Point, select Use Existing.
c. Enter the new publishing point NewLivePush.
Step 8 Click Save.
Step 9 Go to the "Configuring the Recording Alias and Template for a WMV Unicast Stream" section.
Configuring the Recording Alias and Template for a WMV Unicast Stream
Step 1 Click on Management tab.
Step 2 Click Recording Setup > Recording Aliases.
Step 3 Click + Add Recording Alias.
Step 4 On the Add recording alias page, enter the following information:
a. In the Recording alias section, enter a Name for the recording alias, such as TCS Live WMV to SnS, and choose System for the Recording alias type.
b. In the dialing properties section, enter the H323ID, e164alias, SIP URI, and SIP display name.
Note If the Cisco TCS is configured for gateway mode, you will see the H.323 and E.164 prefixes. If the Cisco TCS is set for terminal mode registrations to the Cisco Video Communication Server (VCS), you will not see the prefixes.
c. Click Save.
d. In the Recordings Settings section, click Add at the end of the Template line. The add template window appears.
Step 5 On the Add a template page, enter the following information:
a. In the Template section, enter a template name, such as TCS to SnS Live Template, and check Viewable in the Content Server web interface.
b. In the Outputs to view in the Content Server web interface section, choose Switching, Windows Media as the On-demand Format, and Large as the Size.
c. In the On demand media server configuration settings section, select Local Windows Media Streaming Server from the Windows Media drop down list.
d. In the Live Stream section, check the Live Stream check box to enable live streaming.
e. In the Live media server configuration settings section, select Show and Share New Live Push as the media server configuration. This is the media server that you created in the "Configuring the Media Server for a WMV Unicast Stream" section.
f. Click Save and then click Return. The Add Recording Alias page displays the TCS WMV Live to SnS recording alias that was being configured before creating a template.
Step 6 In the Default recording information, enter metadata for the recording: Name, Description, Speaker, Location, Copyright, Keywords for searching, and Category under which to the list the recording.
Step 7 Scroll to the top or bottom and click Save and then click Return.
Cisco Show and Share Configuration
•Configuring Live Event License and User Privileges
•Configuring a Live Event
Configuring Live Event License and User Privileges
Step 1 Log into Cisco Show and Share with admin or superuser privileges.
Step 2 Check that the Live Event License is installed.
Step 3 Check that the user accounts for uploading and publishing live events have LiveEventUser privileges.
Configuring a Live Event
Step 1 Sign into Cisco Show and Share with a user account that has LiveEventUser privileges.
Step 2 Click on My Show and Share in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
Step 3 Create a Live Event.
a. On the upper right click Create a Live Event.
b. Choose event type as Non-DME Live Event.
c. Enter Name of the Event. For example, Live TCS Stream - Quarterly Update.
d. Enter Description of the event.
e. Enter Tags for the event.
f. Enter the Video URL for this event—rtsp://TCS_ip_address/Publishing_Point_Name.
g. Leave the video format as WMV.
h. Enter the start and end time for the live stream. This should be same time that TCS starts and ends the live stream.
i. Upload or Choose Live Event Images. These are .jpg or .swf files.
j. Click Save as Draft.
Step 4 Publish the Live Event.
a. Click on My Live Events. The new event with name Live TCS Stream - Quarterly Update is listed.
b. Click Administer.
c. Click Start to begin the broadcast.
d. Click on My Show and Share in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
e. Click My Live Events, and and click Publish for Live TCS Stream - Quarterly Update.
f. In the Publish Live Event screen verify the information:
–If security is enforced on this video, place the appropriate users in the permissions section.
–Place the video in the proper category.
g. Click Publish to make the video available to viewers. The page refreshes.
Step 5 Click on Videos, and search for Live TCS Stream - Quarterly Update.
Step 6 Click on Live TCS Stream - Quarterly Update. The Video page appears.
Testing the Configuration
Step 1 Start a live event on Cisco TCS.
a. From an end point, call the Cisco TCS recording alias created earlier.
Step 2 Make sure that the publishing point on Cisco TCS has started automatically.
a. Open a Remote Desktop session and log in to the Cisco TCS.
b. Launch Windows Media Services window; the NewLivePush publishing point should be active.
Step 3 In about 15 minutes, the live stream should appear on the Live TCS STream - Quarterly Update video page.
User Experience
Step 1 Start a live event on Cisco TCS.
a. From an end point, call the Cisco TCS recording alias that is configured for Live WMV stream to Cisco Show and Share.
Step 2 View the live event.
a. Go to the predefined, Cisco Show and Share web URL to view the live event.