Forward Streaming Proxy Setup

Figure 2 and Figure 3 provide a visual map for the information in this section.

NOTE:  The letters in Figure 2 and Figure 3 are referenced in the table that follows. The addresses shown are for illustration purposes only. You will need to substitute actual addresses for your network.

Figure 2

Figure 3

Set up forward proxy services as follows:

To Do This Notes

Understand Media Excelerator's features.

  1. To ensure you achieve the results you expect, we recommend you read the information in Using Streaming with Excelerator Features .

Ensure your basic network configuration is complete.
  1. See Basic Network Configuration Setup in the Volera Excelerator 2.3 Administration Guide.

Enable HTTP forward proxy services on the appliance.
  1. In the browser-based tool, click Cache > Client Accelerator.
  2. Check Enable Client Acceleration (Forward Proxy).
  3. Check the IP address for the forward proxy service.
  4. Set the Proxy Port to 8080 (the default).
  5. Click Apply.

See A in Figure 2.

Create an MMS forward proxy service.
  1. In the browser-based tool, click Cache > Streaming.
  2. Click Insert.
  3. Enter the name of the service.
  4. Select Forward as the Type.
  5. Select MMS as the protocol.
  6. In the Streaming Service dialog, enter an alternate port, if applicable.
  7. Check the IP address of the forward service.
  8. Set log options if you are logging the services.
  9. If you are filling content through another proxy server, click Upstream Proxy Configuration.

For more information, see in the Streaming Tab in Volera Excelerator 2.3 Administration Guide.

See A in Figure 2.

IMPORTANT:  If you are using the default MMS port numbers, you can only configure one MMS service per IP address.

Configure forward proxy services for Windows Media Player 7.0 or later using MMS services.

Player setup procedures vary slightly depending on the version of Windows Media Player you are using. For example, in version 7, you do the following:

  1. In the player, click Tools > Options > Network.
  2. Select the protocols you want to use.
  3. If necessary, configure forward proxy for MMS.
  4. Check Use the Following Proxy server.
  5. In the Address field, type the IP address or DNS name of the appliance's forward proxy service.
  6. In the Port field, type 1755.
  7. Click OK > OK.

See B in Figure 2.

Use the appliance's checked IP address as the address for the forward proxy server.

IMPORTANT:  Automatic detection of proxy settings is not supported for native MMS proxy services running on port 1755.

Configure forward proxy services for your Windows Media Player using HTTP.

Player setup procedures vary slightly depending on the version of Windows Media Player you are using. For example, in version 7, you do the following:

  1. In the player, click Tools > Options > Network.
  2. Select the protocols you wish to use.
  3. If necessary, configure forward proxy for HTTP.
  4. Check Use the following proxy server.
  5. In the Address field, type the IP address or DNS name of the appliance's forward proxy service.
  6. In the Port field, type 8080.
  7. Click OK > OK.

See B in Figure 2.

Use the appliance's checked IP address as the address for the forward proxy server.

(Alternative) Set up WPAD for Windows Media Player 7 or later.

The version 7 Windows Media Players on your network can be set to automatically access the streaming forward proxy.

important note: WPAD is only supported using MMS over HTTP.
  1. Refer to the instructions in Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) in the Volera Excelerator 2.3 Administration Guide.
  2. Instead of configuring client browsers, configure the player using the following steps.
  3. Open the player and click Tools > Options > Network.
  4. Under Proxy Settings, click Configure > Autodetect Proxy Settings > OK > OK.