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MPEG-TS streams using RTP/UDP push

 4. Enter the destination multicast IP address where the broadcast can be viewed.

A IPv4 multicast address range is an address between 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
Contact your System Administrator for the specific address to use.

 5. Enter the destination port number through which the media will stream.

 6. (Optional) To advertise your stream to a media player over a local network, do the following:

 a. Check

SAP announcement

to enable advertising your stream over a local network. When this is

enabled and a multicast IP address is configured, your stream is displayed in the playlist of the
local media player.

 b. Enter a multicast IP address in the

SAP announcement IP

field. If your media player is

configured to receive multicast streams from an IP address that is different from the default
address 224.2.127.254, you may need to contact your system administrator for a specific
multicast IP address.

 c. Enter a channel number in the

Channel number

field to identify your stream in the media

player. By default, the Channel number is the channel identifier.

When a channel number value is not specified, viewers cannot select a
channel from the set-top box or Smart TV .

 d. Enter a name for a group of streams in the text box next to

Group name

. Since media players

simply present a list of available streams, you can organize your streams into multiple folders or

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