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  1. In the Zixi Broadcaster Outputs page, click . The New Output window is displayed.
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  2. Type in the unique identifier for this output in the Output Name.
  3. Select an Input Stream to be made available on this output from the adjacent drop-down list.
  4. Select the Show in Matrix check box to display this stream in the Matrix (see Using the Matrix). Default: Selected.
  5. Select Push.
  6. Do one of the following:
    1. Stream to multiple destinations - you can stream the same identical stream to multiple destinations by entering the destination parameters and then clicking the  "+" button to add another destination (see Output Stream Parameters Table).
    2. Bonded link to a single destination - you can split the stream into multiple links, which will be forwarded to a single Zixi Broadcaster by selecting the Bond Links checkbox (see Broadcaster Output with Network Bonding).  
  7. Click OK. The new Push Output with its settings is created and now appears on the screen.

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ParameterDescription
Output Parameters

Stream ID

Specify the unique Stream ID that the remote ZiXi Broadcaster expects.

Links

Host

The destination host for the push stream.

Note that additional failover destinations can be added by clicking the adjacent “+” button.

Port

Specify the ports to listen on for Push streams.
Default: 2088.

IPSpecify the local IP address.
Max BitrateRelevant for Bond Links option. Specify the max bitrate in Kbps for the specific link.
BackupRelevant for Bond Links option. Select this checkbox to define the link as a backup. The backup will be used only if the accumulated bandwith of the non-backup links is not sufficient.

Password

Optional - Specifies Specify a string  to be used   at the receiving ZiXi Broadcaster to authenticate that the pushing Broadcaster is allowed to push this stream.

Max Latency [ms]

Specify the buffer size that ZiXi Broadcaster is keeping for error correction. For example, 6000 milliseconds would ensure that the stream is protected for six seconds of errors in the network.

Default:6000

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