fms url in adobe flash media live encoder 3.2

Wowza Developer Dojo
1

Hello,

I am new to live steaming. I signed up for the Wowza Media Server 3 Trial Edition. I am trying to stream live but cannot find the correct url that I place into adobe flash media live encoder 3.2. I have entered the following:

rtmp://mycompany.com/live/myStream

and

rtmp://mycompany.com:1935/live/myStream

When I click “connect” I receive an error message as follows:

"Problem with Primary Server

Failure to connect to primary server. Please verify that your Server URL and application name are valid and that your Internet connection is working and retry"

I know there is of course of simple fix but I cannot find it in the documentation. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Bob

2

Bob,

On the machine running FMLE, open a browser and enter:

http://[wowza-address]:1935

If you do not see Wowza version and build number displayed, then either Wowza is not running or port 1935 is blocked or not properly mapped in your network to the server running Wowza.

It is helpful at this stage to run Wowza in stand-alone (/bin/startup.bat) mode so that you can see log output in the console, where you see a publish event when you successfully start publishing.

Richard

3

On the Wowza server, open a browser and go to http://dnsstuff.com. You will see your external IP address at top.

You will have to map requests that come in to that address on port 1935 to the server running Wowza. In a router this is usually called “port forwarding”. These guys keep track of 100s of routers and how to do that http://portforward.com

Richard

4

To playback from the same network, it is the URL you just mentioned. Try entering that into one of the Wowza LiveVideoStreaming example players.

5

This part of the puzzle i solved. I have the adobe encoder 3.2 along with wowza up and running very nicely. I have in adobe encoder under FMS URL: the following: "rtmp://192.168.1.2/live/mystream.

I now have to put in a wowza address into the jwplayer so that the jwplayer can connect to wowza. I have searched all of the wowza forums and user manual along with internet search BUT I cannot find how to type out my wowza address. What is my wowza address and how do I find it?