2 Day Course
Introduction
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Preliminary Course Syllabus. This course is not yet available. Because some
parts of the course are currently in development, some elements of this
syllabus are subject to change.
This two-day instructor-led
course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage
Windows Media Services.
Audience Profile
This course is intended for
existing Windows Media Services (WMS) Streaming Media Services Technology Specialists
and other Technology Specialists interested in expanding their job skills to
include WMS.
At Course Completion
After completing this course,
students will be able to:
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Configure
Live Streaming solutions.
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Configure
On-Demand Streaming solutions.
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Configure
service roles.
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Configure
logging and plug-ins.
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Configure
Advanced Streaming solutions 7.0.
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Configure
WMS availability solutions.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course,
students must have:
Internet Information Services
(IIS) 6.0 experience:
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1 Year
of experience administering and supporting IIS
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1 Year
of experience administering and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network + certification
Course Outline
Module 1: Configuring Live Streaming Solutions
This module explains how to
configure Live Streaming solutions.
Lessons
•
Overview
of Windows Media Server
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Implementing
Windows Media Server
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Implementing
Live Content Streaming
Lab: Configuring Live Streaming Solutions
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Exercise
1: Configuring the Encoder Connection
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Exercise
2: Configuring the Broadcasting Points
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Exercise
3: Testing the Live Streaming Solution
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Identify
considerations for using unicast versus multicast distribution methodologies.
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Describe
the steps for configuring a publishing point for live streaming media that will
distribute content to an Edge server using a unicast publishing point on an
Origin server
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Describe
the steps for connecting a WMS Origin server to a live encoder.
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Describe
the steps for connecting a WMS Origin server publishing point to an Edge server
publishing point using unicast.
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Describe
the steps for configuring a publishing point for live streaming media that will
distribute content to clients using multicast publishing points on an Edge
server
Module 2: Configuring On-Demand Streaming Solutions
This module explains how to
configure On-Demand Streaming solutions.
Lessons
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Configuring
Data Sources for On Demand Streaming
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Implementing
On Demand Streaming Solutions
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Implementing
Distribution Servers
Lab: Configuring On-Demand Streaming Solutions
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Exercise
1: Preparing the Content for Publishing
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Exercise
2: configuring the On Demand Publishing Points
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Exercise
3: Configuring a Distribution Server
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Exercise
4: Testing the On Demand Media Streaming
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Configure
an on demand publishing point that distributes both unicast and multicast
traffic.
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Copy a
media file to the on demand publishing point.
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Validate
the client is able to connect to the on demand publishing point to view
content.
Module 3: Configuring Service Roles
This module explains how to
configure service roles.
Lessons
•
Installing
Service Roles
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Configuring
Protocols and Limits
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Troubleshooting
Connectivity
Lab: Configuring Service Roles
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Exercise
1: Modifying Service Roles
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Exercise
2: Configuring the Multicast and Advertisement Logging Agent
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Exercise
2: Configuring Protocols and Limits
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Configure
multicast logging service roles to enable WMS logging.
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Configure
WMS web administration service role to support protocols.
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Configure
connection limits from the origin server to the edge server.
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Configure
connection limits from the edge server to the client.
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Validate
client to server connectivity for an on demand stream.
Module 4: Configuring Logging and Plug-Ins
This module explains how to
configure logging and plug-ins.
Lessons
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Configuring
Client Logging
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Configuring
Event Notification
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Configuring
Caching and Proxy
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Configuring
Bandwidth Limits
Lab: Configuring WMS Logging
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Exercise
1: Configuring Logging and Bandwidth Limitations
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Exercise
2: Configuring On Demand Caching
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Enable
WMS client logging and event notification to receive alerts for each publishing
point.
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Configure
event notification for the WMS Server
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Configure
on demand publishing point bandwidth limitations.
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Configure
on demand caching rules.
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Identify
the benefits of using 3rd party custom plug-ins for WMS.
Module 5: Configuring Advanced Streaming Solutions
This module explains how to
configure advanced streaming solutions.
Lessons
•
Overview
of Playlists
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Creating
and Editing Playlists
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Configuring
Advertising
Lab: Configuring Advanced Streaming Solutions
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Exercise
1: Configuring Advertisements
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Exercise
2: Configuring Playlists
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Configure
publishing point properties to add advertisements.
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Create
an advertisement playlist for use in a publishing point.
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Add
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) based playlists to a
publishing point.
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Edit an
existing playlist to add an advertisement.
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Edit an
existing playlist to replace an advertisement.
Module 6: Configuring WMS Availability Solutions
This module explains how
configure WMS availability solutions.
Lessons
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Overview
of High Availability
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Server
to Server Publishing Points
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Configuring
Authentication
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Configuring
Content Access
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Digital
Rights Management
Lab: Configuring WMS Availability Solutions
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Exercise
1: Configuring WMS Security Settings
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Exercise
2: Designing a Migration Strategy
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Explain
the performance impact when using on demand replication from an origin to an
edge server versus from an edge to an edge server.
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Identify
the steps for configuring on demand replication between servers.
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Explain
why you would use rollover publishing points to improve service levels in the
event of a server failure.
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Identify
best practices for configuring server to server publishing points for on demand
or live streaming.
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Identify
troubleshooting considerations for resolving server to server connectivity.
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Configure
authentication to the publishing point based on domain.
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Configure
content restrictions based on domain.
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Configure
content expiration based on content retention policy.
