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Typically a Push Stream is transmitted from a Zixi Feeder. In In this mode Zixi Broadcaster will receive a Transport Stream over TCP from an HTTP server.  In this case, the stream is initiated by the Zixi Feedersource HTTP Server, while the Zixi Broadcaster remains in “listening mode” until the stream (with the specified stream ID) is initiated. 

To Add a an HTTP Push Stream:

  1. In the Zixi Broadcaster Navigation menu, click the Inputs tab.
  2. In the Menu bar, click New Input. The Add a new input stream window is displayed.Image Removed
  3. Enter the unique Stream ID for the Broadcaster.

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    Note this must be identical (case sensitive) to the stream name configured in the Zixi Feeder.


  4. Select  the maximum concurrent connections to this stream from the Max. Outputs  drop-down list. Default: Unlimited.
  5. Select the Show in Matrix checkbox to display this stream in the Matrix (see Using the Matrix). Default: Selected.
  6. Select Select HTTP Push for this input stream.
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  7. Specify the Stream Parameters (see Input Stream Parameter Table).
  8. If you want to Enable time shift, select this checkbox (see Input Stream Parameter Table). The stream will be recorded and broadcasted after the specified delay. The time shift feature is typically used to broadcast a live event across time zones (due to the time differences between locations).   
  9. If you want to Transmit as multicast, select this checkbox (see Input Stream Parameter Table).
  10. If you want to record the stream, you can configure the Recording Parameters (see Input Stream Parameter Table).
  11. You can decrypt an encrypted stream as it enters the Zixi Broadcaster. To decrypt a stream, select the Decrypt Stream checkbox and fill in the parameters as describes in the Input Stream Parameter Table below. For more information, see Decrypting an Input Stream in Zixi Broadcaster 
  12. Click OK. The “Input added” message appears on the top of the screen. The Push Stream from the Zixi Feeder is added to the Zixi Broadcaster and now appears in the list of input streams available in the  Zixi Broadcaster input UI.

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