Microsoft KB Archive/296104

= Using Proxy 2.0 to Server Proxy Windows Media Services =

Article ID: 296104

Article Last Modified on 11/3/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.1

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This article was previously published under Q296104



SUMMARY
It is possible to set up Windows Media Services to use Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 to server proxy Windows Media client connections. This allows clients on the outside of the proxy to play video when a Windows Media server is inside the proxy.



MORE INFORMATION
To set up a server proxy, follow these steps:  Install the Winsock proxy client from the proxy server.  In Notepad, create a Wspcfg.ini file and place it in the same folder as Nsum.exe. On Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, the path to this folder is typically C:\Winnt\System32\Windows Media\Server. On Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0, the path is typically C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Server. The Wspcfg.ini file should contain the following: [nsum] ServerBindTCPPorts=1755 ServerBindUdpPorts=1755 Persistent=1 KillOldSession=1   At the proxy server, create a custom packet filter with the following parameters: Protocol: UDP Direction: Both Local Port: Any Remote Port: 53 NOTE: Because a Windows Media server typically uses large amounts of bandwidth, a server proxy may not be an optimal setup for streaming audio or video. 

For more information on setting up a server proxy, see the Microsoft Proxy 2.0 documentation.

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