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<li>If your proxy server requires authentication, provide the proxy server user name and password:</li> | <li>If your proxy server requires authentication, provide the proxy server user name and password:</li> | ||
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− | <li>Select the Enabled check box next to licenseServerProxyUsername and enter the proxy server user name in the box.</li> | + | <li>Select the <b>Enabled</b> check box next to <b>licenseServerProxyUsername</b> and enter the proxy server user name in the box.</li> |
− | <li>Select the Enabled check box next to licenseServerProxyPassword and enter the proxy server password in the box.</li> | + | <li>Select the <b>Enabled</b> check box next to <b>licenseServerProxyPassword</b> and enter the proxy server password in the box.</li> |
− | <li>Click Save, and then restart Wowza Streaming Engine.</li | + | </ol> |
− | + | <li>Click <b>Save</b>, and then [[Restarting Wowza | restart Wowza Streaming Engine]].</li> | |
</ol> | </ol> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
==Configure license server proxy properties in XML== | ==Configure license server proxy properties in XML== | ||
+ | <div class="section"> | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>Use a text editor to open the <code><b>[install-dir]</b>/conf/Server.xml</code> file and add the following properties to the server-level <b><Properties></b> container at the bottom of the file:</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | <!-- Properties defined here will be added to the IServer.getProperties() collection --> | ||
+ | <Properties> | ||
+ | <Property> | ||
+ | <Name>licenseServerProxyAddress</Name> | ||
+ | <Value>myproxyhost</Value> | ||
+ | </Property> | ||
+ | <Property> | ||
+ | <Name>licenseServerProxyPort</Name> | ||
+ | <Value>8080</Value> | ||
+ | <Type>Integer</Type> | ||
+ | </Property> | ||
+ | </Properties> | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | Be sure to supply the appropriate <b>licenseServerProxyAddress</b> and <b>licenseServerProxyPort</b> values for your environment. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li>If your proxy server requires authentication, add the following properties to the same <Properties> container as above and provide the proxy server user name ([<b>proxy-user-name</b>]) and password ([<b>proxy-password</b>]) values:</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | <Property> | ||
+ | <Name>licenseServerProxyUsername</Name> | ||
+ | <Value>[proxy-user-name]</Value> | ||
+ | </Property> | ||
+ | <Property> | ||
+ | <Name>licenseServerProxyPassword</Name> | ||
+ | <Value>[proxy-password]</Value> | ||
+ | </Property> | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="floating_card"><b>Note:</b> The connection made to the license server is a permanent connection. The port specified in <b>licenseServerProxyPort</b> must be open permanently for authentication.</div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li>[[Restarting Wowza | Restart Wowza Streaming Engine]].</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="floating_card"><b>Note:</b> The licensing server tries to communicate with one of the following domains: | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li>wowzalicense1.wowzamedia.com</li> | ||
+ | <li>wowzalicense2.wowzamedia.com</li> | ||
+ | <li>wowzalicense3.wowzamedia.com</li> | ||
+ | <li>wowzalicense4.wowzamedia.com</li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | </div> |
Latest revision as of 09:51, 8 August 2022
This article describes how to add server properties to Wowza Streaming Engine™ media server software so that it uses a proxy server to communicate with the Wowza licensing server.
You can configure server properties in Wowza Streaming Engine Manager or by editing [install-dir]/conf/Server.xml
. If you make changes to Server.xml
, any supported settings are displayed in Wowza Streaming Engine Manager the next time it's started.
Configure license server proxy properties in Wowza Streaming Engine Manager
- Click the Server tab at the top of the page.
- In the Server contents panel, click Server Setup.
- On the Server Setup page Properties tab, click License Server Proxy in the Quick Links bar.
- Click Edit in the License Server Proxy area and make the following changes:
- Select the Enabled check box next to licenseServerProxyAddress and enter the appropriate value for your environment in the box.
- Select the Enabled check box next to licenseServerProxyPort and enter the appropriate value for your environment in the box.
- If your proxy server requires authentication, provide the proxy server user name and password:
- Select the Enabled check box next to licenseServerProxyUsername and enter the proxy server user name in the box.
- Select the Enabled check box next to licenseServerProxyPassword and enter the proxy server password in the box.
- Click Save, and then restart Wowza Streaming Engine.
Configure license server proxy properties in XML
- Use a text editor to open the
[install-dir]/conf/Server.xml
file and add the following properties to the server-level <Properties> container at the bottom of the file: - If your proxy server requires authentication, add the following properties to the same <Properties> container as above and provide the proxy server user name ([proxy-user-name]) and password ([proxy-password]) values:
- Restart Wowza Streaming Engine.
- wowzalicense1.wowzamedia.com
- wowzalicense2.wowzamedia.com
- wowzalicense3.wowzamedia.com
- wowzalicense4.wowzamedia.com
<!-- Properties defined here will be added to the IServer.getProperties() collection --> <Properties> <Property> <Name>licenseServerProxyAddress</Name> <Value>myproxyhost</Value> </Property> <Property> <Name>licenseServerProxyPort</Name> <Value>8080</Value> <Type>Integer</Type> </Property> </Properties>
Be sure to supply the appropriate licenseServerProxyAddress and licenseServerProxyPort values for your environment.
<Property> <Name>licenseServerProxyUsername</Name> <Value>[proxy-user-name]</Value> </Property> <Property> <Name>licenseServerProxyPassword</Name> <Value>[proxy-password]</Value> </Property>
Note: The connection made to the license server is a permanent connection. The port specified in licenseServerProxyPort must be open permanently for authentication.
Note: The licensing server tries to communicate with one of the following domains: