Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Configure Your Server Wizard
Press Next until you get the following screen
Click Application server (IIS, ASP.NET) and press Next
Enable FrontPage Server Extensions and ASP.NET (optional)
Have your Windows Server 2003 CD ready.
Follow the prompts and you will have IIS6 installed in your system.
Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
Click Add/Remove Windows components
Select Windows Media Services
Have your Windows Server 2003 CD ready.
Follow the prompts and you will have Windows Media Services installed in your system.
Start > Administrative Tools > Windows Media Services
Right click Publishing Points > Add Publishing Wizard
Use a meaningful name for the Publishing Point Name. The users will see this name in one of the following ways you specify:
(This guide will cover the option of playing files in a directory and its all sub-directories. )
If you choose On-demand publishing point, the client can fast-forward the song, choose the next track of the play list etc.
Keep the default settings unless you know what you doing
If you selected Broadcast publishing point, you will get a window as in left, otherwise a window as in right
Browse for the folder where you music is located.
Set options to loop and/or shuffle
Click Next and Enable logging if necessary, otherwise click Next again
The Summary will be shown as below
Click Finish
The next Wizard will start
If you need your server to allow WWW connections, then you will have to change the Server name.
The default name is the computer name. Change it to a static IP address or a DNS name (you can get one for free from www.no-ip.com).
Click Modify to change the Server Name
Type your static IP address or a DNS name
Press OK after you are done and you will be resumed to the previous wizard
Follow the prompts to save the ASX file
You can edit the metadata which is shown during playback
Click Test and it will launch the local Windows Media Player and attempt to play your stream. (If you specified a DNS name to your Windows Media Server name and you are not online, the stream will not play)
Go to the Announce tab
Copy the URL
In Windows Media Player > File > Open URL
Paste the URL
Enjoy your new Windows Media Server!
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