When creating an ASF-based multicast you can also:
- Specify a unicast source for the stream using Configure Channels. This allows clients that are unable to receive the multicast to connect to NetShow Server and receive the stream.
- Set up the channel to distribute the stream to additional NetShow servers using Configure Channels. Because a distribution stream is not a multicast, this allows you to bypass portions of your network that are not multicast enabled and then multicast on local subnetworks.
- Add additional ASF streams to the program using Manage Programs. Additional ASF streams must use the same channel. You can, for example, switch to other stored ASF files, or to streams coming from a Real-Time Encoder.
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