The idea: Instead of equipping each dorm room with its own satellite dish and set-top box, students would find a way to stream TV signals over their local network. In desperate need for an outside sponsor, the students struck a deal with a big French broadcaster, which wanted to use the campus grounds as a testbed for an early version of IP-based TV delivery. However, the university wasn't able to provide a network update. They wanted to download files, browse the web and most of all play Duke Nukem 3D, which was impossible on the ageing network architecture.

But by the mid-'90s, students wanted more. For years, the technology had done its job, offering access to email and newsgroups. The university's Token Ring network had become much too slow for students living on campus. If HTTP Streaming testing is done in VLC the URL entered in the “Open Network Stream” dialog should start with “ student staff running the campus network of the École Centrale Paris had a problem. Note: The streaming method, shown in VLC settings as “Tunnel RTSP and RTP over HTTP” is different from the HTTP Streaming mode described in the document. If none of the option in VLC is selected this is the same as selecting “RTP/UDP” for Streaming Mode in the Management Client. If “Tunnel RTSP and RTP over HTTP” is selected this is the same as selecting “RTP/RTSP/HTTP/TCP” as Streaming Mode in Management Client. If “Force multicast RTP via RTSP” is selected this is the same as selecting “RTP/UDP multicast” for Streaming Mode in the Management Client. If “Use RTP over RTSP (TCP)” is selected this is the same as selecting “RTP/ RTSP/TCP” for Streaming Mode in the Management Client. Select “All’ for “Show settings” in the lower left corner of the dialog. Open the VLC Preferences dialog – Tools->Preferences (Ctrl + P).

To see the codec of the stream in VLC select Tools->Codec Information (Ctrl+J)Īlso verify that VLC uses the same Streaming Mode as is specified in the Management Client. If the video/audio starts playing, verify that the codec is correct with the one set in the Management Client. Make sure to use the same credentials also when adding the device in the Management Client.

You might get a prompt to enter authorization credentials. In the text field enter the URL of the video/audio stream from the device. From the Media menu select “Open Network Stream” (Ctrl+N).

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