ZEC Authorization

Type

None (default) - authorization will be defined in the Input and Output streams. In this case you will need to define the password in the Input and the Output streams. Unless you select the Allow automatic push inputs and/or Allow automatic pull outputs checkboxes (as described below).

Text File – this option manages authorizations in a text file. This option is useful for large OTT operations, as it does not require configuration for every user. The text file contains pairs of stream name and password that are used for the input streams. For the outputs, it contains the stream name, user and password of the viewer.

Linux Users – uses the built-in authorization of the Linux operating system.

Global Password – a single password that will be used for all access requests. 

Users Files -

HTTP Server – ZEC will generate an HTTP request to an external server on every connection.

Stream access – access authorization on the stream level. The password needs to be the same as the password to access the stream.

Windows Users – uses the built-in authorization of the Windows operating system.

Other override authorization techniques are available. For more information contact Zixi support

Allow Automatic Push inputs

If this checkbox is selected, the ZEC will automatically create an input stream each time it receives a push stream from a source.

However, if this checkbox is not selected, only predefined Push Input streams with the defined credentials will be allowed in (this is the default setting and the behavior in previous versions).   

Default: not selected.

Allow Automatic pull outputs

If this checkbox is selected, any ZEC that requests a Pull output will be granted access. In this case, a Pull output will be automatically created in the ZEC (this is the default setting and the behavior in previous versions).

However, if this checkbox is not selected, only predefined Pull output streams with the defined credentials will be pulled by the ZEC.

Default: selected.