[1566] Uploading audio/video to the media streaming server on Mac OS X

Uploading audio/video to the media streaming server on Mac OS X

You must map network drives to the media streaming server. Then you can upload audio and video files.

Before You Begin

To upload files to the campus media streaming server, you must have already been granted access by completing a media streaming server request. For more information, refer to 1564: How do I get access to the media streaming server?.

Make sure the file types you upload are supported by the media streaming server. For a list of supported file types, refer to 1563: Overview of media streaming server.

To upload files from off campus, you must first connect using either the Cisco VPN client or Network Connect in WebVPN. For more information, refer to:

Map Network Drives to the Media Streaming Server

To upload audio and video files to the media streaming server, do the following:

On the Finder menu bar, click Go > Connect to Server....
The Connect to Server window will appear.
In the box labeled Server Address:, type the network path to your shared folder on the media streaming server. If you have been granted access to embed streaming media using both object code and web addresses, you will have one network path for each option.
- Network Path: smb://streaming.ilstu.edu/yourShareName
  The ShareName you use was given to you when you were granted access to the media streaming server.
Click Connect.
Enter your ULID and password when prompted to do so.

The network share you connected to will automatically open.

On Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4, the network share will appear on your desktop.
On Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, network shares do not automatically appear on the desktop. To show connected shares on the desktop, refer to 1375: Network drives do not appear on the desktop in Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6.

Upload Audio and Video Files

After you've mapped network drives to the media streaming server, you can copy your audio and video files into your shared folder. Copy and paste files into your shared folder on the media streaming server just as you would copy and paste files into any other Mac OS X folder.

If you requested access to embed streaming media using both object code and a web address, you must copy your audio and video files into the appropriate shared folder on the media streaming server. If you requested access to only one of the streaming media options, you will only have one shared folder on the media streaming server.

Once your audio and video files have been uploaded to your shared folder(s) on the media streaming server, they can be displayed on your website as streaming media.

For instructions on adding streaming media to your website or blog, refer to: