NetShow Usage Scenarios

This section provides a set of NetShow scenarios that you can use to set up and run NetShow. The steps in each of these scenarios provide an outline of the tasks you need to perform.

For more detailed information on individual tasks, see the procedures in "Managing Channels," "Managing Programs," and "Managing Unicasts" in this document. For more information on using the Real-Time Encoder and stand-alone NetShow Player, see the NetShow Tools Guide. For more information on setting up embedded NetShow clients, see the NetShow Client SDK.

Scenarios present the following configurations:

Multicasting Live ASF Streams
Multicasting Stored ASF Streams
Multicasting Live RTP Audio
Multicasting Stored WAV RTP Audio
Multicasting File Transfers
Unicasting a Live ASF Stream
Unicasting a Stored ASF Stream
Unicasting ASF Streams Using a Channel
Setting Up ASF Stream Distribution Servers