Once you've created NetShow content, you'll need to host it. The NetShow server software is installed on a Windows NT Server® computer, and allows you to unicast or multicast live or stored content, or multicast files to users' computers.
The fact that the Microsoft NetShow server is built on Windows NT means that you can take advantage of its reliability, scalability, performance, and cost effectiveness. It is also complementary to other Windows NT-based products like the Internet Information Server, Site Server, and Internet Explorer.

There are some basic steps to serving up NetShow content. This chart is meant to be used as a guideline only. Resources are listed to provide you with more detailed information. Also, there are third-party companies that provide NetShow hosting services and stored NetShow content creation services.

Step or Option Description Resources
Create the Content Gather the media

Acquire the hardware and software

Decide live vs. stored, unicast vs. multicast, bandwidth(s) to target, target processor on client side

Pick type of NetShow content (audio, illustrated audio, video, live feeds, application)

Pick appropriate tools

Author and compress

Create HTML or application to run content from

 Creating Content

System Requirements
Set Up Server and Server Administration Set up programs

Set up channels

Set up unicasts

Set up network protocols 		NetShow Online Documentation

Running NetShow 2.0 and Microsoft Internet Information Server on the Same Box
Stored Unicast Content Put ASF files in ASFROOT on NetShow server

Create asx files

Host ASX files on HTTP server 		NetShow Online Documentation

Hosting NetShow Content on HTTP Servers
Live Unicast Content Set up NetShow Real-Time Encoder

Establish connectivity between REX and server (includes protocol issues and communications phone-line issues)

Schedule streams

Start playing 		System Requirements

NetShow Online Documentation

Guide to Live Webcasting with Microsoft NetShow 2.0
Live Multicast Content Make sure the targeted network is multicast-enabled

Set up NetShow Real-Time Encoder

Establish connectivity between REX and server (includes protocol issues and communications phone-line issues)

Set up Channels and Programs on server

Schedule streams

Start playing 		IP Multicast White Paper

Guide to Live Webcasting with Microsoft NetShow 2.0
 
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