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Chapter 4, Using the Command Center
Monarch HD provides options for using RTSP and RTMP streaming protocols
for use on Adobe Media Servers, Wowza Media Servers, software video players
such as QuickTime and VLC, or any of the popular Co ntent Delivery Networks
(CDNs), such as YouTube Live and Ustream (RTMP mode only). In RTSP mode,
Monarch HD acts as a streaming server to which clients can connect via a media
server or software video player that supports the RTSP streaming protocol.
If you want to stream to more than a handful of clients, we recommend using a
dedicated media server to send streams to clients. In RTMP mode, Monarch HD
can send stream data to a CDN or media server that supports the RTMP
streaming protocol.
¡ Important To save changes made on the Stream Settings page (Stream,
Record or Audio), you must click the
Apply button. If you leave the Stream
Settings
page before applying the settings, all changes will be lost.
Using the RTSP streaming protocol
1 Select RTSP.
2 Enter a Stream name.
3 Enter the network Port through which the clients will connect.
4 A Stream URL is automatically generated based on your settings. Provide
this URL to a client to connect to your Monarch HD network via a Wowza
Media Server or software video player that supports the RTSP streaming
protocol.
Remarks
• As soon as you apply RTSP stream settings, Monarch HD is ready to deliver
RTSP streams to clients, and will begin streaming data once a client connects
to Monarch HD using the RTSP streaming protocol. Monarch HD will
continue to do so until it is no longer in RTSP mode. There is no need to use
the Stream button located on the Monarch HD device or the Stream button in
the Command Center to start streaming.
• If you get choppy video when streaming to VLC media player, you must
enable the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) in VLC. Proceed by doing
one of the following:
$ Windows Open the VLC media player, open Tools > Preferences,
and then choose the
Input / Codecs tab. In the Network section, select
RTP over RTSP (TCP).
$ Mac Open the VLC media player, open VLC > Preferences, and then
choose the
Input / Codecs tab. In the Codecs / Muxers section, select
Use RTP over RTSP (TCP).