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You can configure the Zixi Plug-in settings, such as caching, latency, and more.

To access Zixi Plug-in preferences:

1. In VLC's Main Menu, click the Tools menu Tools menu and select Preferences.

2. At the bottom left of the Preferences window, under Show Settings select All. 
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   The Advanced Preference window opens displaying a tree with all the preferences. 

3. Select the Only show current checkboxUnder Input / Codecs, click Access Modules > Zixi.
4. Click Input / Codecs and then click Access Modules.
   Click Zixi.
   The Zixi VLC plug-in preferences appear in the right pane.
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5. Configure the following settings as required:

   Setting	Description
   Decryption Key	For playback of encrypted streams, enter the key provided by your administrator (see

   ‘Playing

   Playing an Encrypted Zixi Stream).
   Zixi Log Mode	This integer value sets the log entry level mode for Zixi stream messages. Available Options

   are

   : Disabled (-1)

   ,

   Debug (0 or 1)

   ,

   Info (2)

   ,

   Warning (3)

   ,

   Error (4)

   and

   Fatal (5). Note: Set only as disable unless debugging. Additional disk writes can

   effect

   affect memory and performance.
   Max Latency [ms]	The maximum latency in milliseconds of the Zixi stream over your local connection between the source Zixi Broadcaster and the VLC player.  Increasing latency will add additional buffer space to compensate for network burst loss.
   Player

   Cache

   Caching [ms]

   The length, in milliseconds, of the VLC player cache. Using skip controls may cause the player to re-buffer

   Automatically Detect Open Ports

   The VLC Plugin will auto-detect default or common open ports at the Zixi Broadcaster

   Non-default source ports can be specified explicitly in the playback URL (supplied by you administrator)

   .

   Drop Frames

   With

   with Missing Data

   In the case of data loss, when this

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   option is turned on, any partial frames are removed by the Zixi Plug-In prior to forwarding to the player. This option can improve VLC stability.
   Fixed Latency	‘On’ is recommended. Uses Max Latency specified when off, dynamically increases to Max Latency when on.
   Allow Latency to Decrease	‘Off’ is recommended. Can dynamically lower latency when ‘On’ but may re-buffer if an increase is needed.
   Fixed end-to-end delay	When selected, this setting guarantees synchronization of all players having the same latency settings, regardless of their location. The latency settings sets the duration of the buffer size. This means that when enabling fixed end-to-end delay, the buffer will be slightly shorter, taking into account the propagation delay from the source, because the latency is from source to destination, instead of a local delay at the destination
   FEC Overhead [%] and FEC Blocksize [ms]	Do *not* alter. FEC settings are set automatically. These entries will be removed in future versions.

   
   

6. Once you have updated the preferences, click Save and close the VLC player. Restart VLC for your changes to take effect.
   

Video Codec Information

Video codec information is created at the source and is not introduced or affected by the Zixi transport protocol. This information can help ensure the source content adheres to the desired video and audio specification.

To view video codec information:

• In VLC's Main Menu, click Tools menu and select CODEC Information.
  A window appears displaying a dropdown for each elementary stream and additional data by type:

Custom Metadata

Zixi will pass through any metadata found in the source, including custom metadata that was injected into the source stream wrapper.

To view custom metadata:

• In VLC's Main Menu, click Tools menu and select Media Information.
  A window appears displaying current media information. 
• Click the Metadata tab. 

Video and Zixi Streaming Statistics

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To view statistics: