To Add Push to Broadcaster Output:
- On In the Zixi Feeder Inputs page of ZiXi Feeder, click the desired row of Actions
button for the incoming stream to for which you want to add new configure an output. - Click
button on the right end of the selected row and In the drop-down menu, click New Output.
The New Output window with the settings of the selected input stream is displayed. You can modify any of these settings.
- Enter the unique Name that you want to configure on the Feeder.
- Select Push to Broadcaster as the Type of output.
- Select the Input name from the drop-down list.
Info - Select the Program from the drop-down list.
- Select the Filter for the output from the drop-down list.
- If your deployment includes a DNS Load Balancer, it is possible to group multiple outputs into a single Output Group. All the outputs created in Zixi Feeder within the same group and with the same host name, will be resolved into the same IP address. You can Create a New Output Group or Use an Existing Output Groupcan create a new output group or use and existing output group. See Output Groups.
- Enter the Parameters Properties (see table Output Parameters Table below for additional parameters).
- If desired, enter the Advanced Properties Properties (see table Output Parameters Table below for additional parameters).
- If desired, enter the Remote RTMP Output Output (see table Output Parameters Table below for additional parameters).
- Click OK.
The New Output with Output with its new settings takes effect.
Output Parameters Table
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Name |
Specify the unique name of the stream. |
Type |
Specify the output type. Select Push to Broadcaster. | |
Input | |
|---|---|
Input Name |
Select the Input which has been previously configured as Input in the Feeder. | |
Program | If you have created a filter, you can select the relevant program. |
Filter | If you have created a filter, you can select the relevant filter |
Properties | |
|---|---|
| Group | If your deployment includes a DNS Load Balancer, it is possible to group multiple outputs into a single Output Group. See Output Groups for more details. |
Stream ID | Specify the unique Stream ID that the Broadcaster expects. Must be identical to the one configured on the Broadcaster. |
Host
Specify The destination Broadcaster name or IP address to which you are pushing the 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.
Password | Optional. Specifies a password string that can be used to authenticate that the Feeder is allowed to push this stream to the configured Zixi Broadcaster. Only a Feeder who has the Password and the Stream ID of the input stream that was configured on the Broadcaster can stream into it. |
Max bitrate [kbps] |
Specify the maximum bitrate of the stream. Default: 8000. Note |
: Will be used for internal memory allocation and will not affect the transmitted bitrate. Recommended: double the bitrate of the stream. |
Max Latency [ms] |
Specify the maximum number of milliseconds for which the Zixi Broadcaster should buffer the stream. Default: 6000 |
Single Link
Select this option if you wish to transmit the stream as a single broadcast channel.
Host
Specifies the IP address of the Broadcaster to which you are transmitting.
Port
Ignore TLS certificate |
Specify this standard that supports HEVC if required. [MPEG media transport is a digital container standard that supports High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video]
Select this option when streaming to a trusted server that does not have a valid certificate. When this option is selected, Zixi Feeder will ignore the TLS certificate errors and transmit the stream to its destination. | |
Host | The destination host for the push stream. Note: additional failover destinations can be added by clicking the adjacent “+” button. |
Port | Specify the destination port (to listen on for Push streams). Default: 2088. |
NIC
Specifies which one of the local Network cards are being used to transmit on the internet.
Default: Any NIC
Bonded Link Destination
Bonding links enables you to divide a stream into several network channels and then subsequently reunite them on the Broadcaster’s side.
Host
Specifies the IP address of the Broadcaster to which you are transmitting.
Port
Specifies the Port number on which you are transmitting.
Default: 2088
NIC
Specifies which one of the local Network cards are being used to transmit on the internet.
Default: Any NIC
Bitrate Limit (kbps)
Specifies the maximum bitrate to be transmitted via this link.
Backup
Backup NIC used only when primary links cannot satisfy connection or transmission bitrate requirements.
Advanced Properties
Alternative host
Specifies an alternative host for redundancy (in the event that the Feeder senses that host is not functioning).
IP | Specify the local IP address. The default enables Any IP address. |
Bond Links | Select this checkbox to split the stream into multiple links, which will be forwarded to a single Zixi Broadcaster. |
Max Bitrate (for Bond Links enabled) | Relevant for Bond Links option. Specify the max bitrate in Kbps for the specific link. |
Backup (for Bond Links enabled) | Relevant for Bond Links option. Select this checkbox to define the link as a backup. The backup will be used only if the accumulated bandwidth of the non-backup links is not sufficient. |
Advanced Properties | |
|---|---|
PCR Smoothing delay (ms) | Enables transmission of the output at the correct rate. Required when the receiving device is sensitive and can’t lock on to the stream (in such a case, the recommended latency is 100 - 1000 ms). |
Encryption Type | Specify the type of Encryption. Options are: None (default), AES 128, AES 192, AES 256 or Automatic. Selection of Automatic will generate the encryption and exchange it securely between the applications automatically. |
DSCP |
Click Generate and the encryption key for the input stream will appear in the adjacent text box. Send it to the end-user to decipher the received encoded stream.
Run encoder feedback script
Specify the DSCP decimal value. This setting is relevant for networks that support Differentiated Services, a mechanism for classifying and managing network traffic and providing quality of service (QoS) on modern IP networks. | |
ECN | Zixi Feeder supports Explicit Congestion Notification. To enable ECN, select one of the following options that represent codepoint encoding:
ECN allows end-to-end notification of network congestion without dropping packets. If the underlying network infrastructure supports ECN, this optional feature may be used between two ECN-enabled endpoints to allow notifications of network congestions without dropping packets. Conventionally, TCP/IP networks signal congestion by dropping packets. When ECN is successfully negotiated, an ECN-aware router may set a mark in the IP header instead of dropping a packet in order to signal impending congestion. The receiver of the packet echoes the congestion indication to the sender, which reduces its transmission rate as if it detected a dropped packet. |
RTMP input feedback | For RTMP streams only. Select this checkbox to adjust the Zixi Feeder reading speed of the RTMP input according to the network connection speed (between the Zixi Feeder and Zixi Broadcaster). This can be useful if the RTMP source (encoder) can adjust its bitrate. |
| Encoder feedback script | Select this checkbox to receive reports back to the encoder about the current available bitrate according to Zixi’s network condition analysis. Supporting encoders will adjust their output bitrate accordingly |
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| Minimum bitrate [kbps] |
| If Encoder feedback script option is enabled, specify the minimal bitrate for the stream. This will be the lowest bitrate, which can be recommended by the Zixi Feeder to the encoder. | |
| Encoder address | If Encoder feedback script option is enabled, specify the IP address of the source encoder. |
Remote RTMP Output | Note: Allow automatic RTMP option must be enabled on the Broadcaster. |
URL |
Specify the Stream URL of the remote RTMP server. |
Backup URL |
Specify a backup URL (similar to the primary URL) in case the primary RTMP server is faulty, then the Broadcaster will switch and stream to the backup one. |
Stream |
Specify the unique name for the stream that the RTMP server expects at the other end of the connection. |
Username |
Specify the User name to authenticate on the remote RTMP server. |
Password |
Specify the string that is used for authorization on the remote RTMP server. |
Hot Backup |
Click this checkbox to set the Broadcaster |
to output to the |
two RTMP servers (Primary & Backup) in parallel. |