Once you have installed RealProxy, this chapter gives step-by-step instructions on putting RealProxy into production.
In this chapter, you'll use RealPlayer to first play content directly from a RealServer, and then you'll configure and use RealPlayer to go through RealProxy to get the same content.
Before you begin, you'll need the following software on your system:
The software can be installed on different computers, but the computer on which RealPlayer is running needs a sound card and speakers (so that you can see and hear that all the software is working).
The steps for getting started are:
Step 1: Use RealPlayer to Play Content from a RealServer
Step 4: Configure RealPlayer To Use Your RealProxy
Step 6: Monitor RealProxy Again
Using RealPlayer, test your network connection by playing sample content from a RealServer. You can use any of the following as sources for the test material:
Make a note of which clips you played; you'll use this again later, to test RealProxy in Step 5.
Common methods for starting RealProxy are listed below.
There are also other options for startup, and more details, described in Chapter 3, "Starting and Stopping RealProxy".
When you install RealProxy on Windows NT, by default it installs itself as a service, and runs automatically. If it isn't running, on the Start menu, click Programs, then click RealProxy, and finally click RealProxy. This starts the rmserver.exe program.
Move to the main RealProxy directory and type the following:
Bin/rmserver rmserver.cfg
If your RealProxy does not start, consult Chapter 15, "Troubleshooting RealProxy"
Start RealSystem Administrator, the web-based console for configuring and monitoring your RealProxy, and use its Monitor to see that RealProxy isn't in use.
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address and AdminPort:
http://address:AdminPort/admin/index.html
The setup program generates a random value for AdminPort if you did not supply one. If you're not sure what number to use, refer to "How do I figure out which port number to use for RealSystem Administrator?".
If you don't remember your user name or password, consult "How do I look up my user name and password?".
The monitor page appears in the right-hand frame. Notice that all the numbers in the columns show a value of zero.
RealProxy doesn't tell clients to contact it; you must explicitly configure clients to use RealProxy. Use the steps below to configure your RealPlayer to use your RealProxy.
1090.
554.
Now that RealPlayer is configured to always contact RealProxy, use RealPlayer to play the same content you used in Step 1.
Look at the Monitor in RealSystem Administrator. The numbers are different, demonstrating that your RealPlayer is now sending its requests to RealProxy, rather than directly to the RealServer.