Introduction
    Overview
    How This Manual Is Organized
    Conventions in This Manual
    Available Features
    Additional RealSystem Resources
    Technical Support

1 What's New in RealServer G2?
    New Features
    Compatibility With Previous Releases

2 Overview
    How RealServer Works
    Communication Between RealServer and RealPlayer
    SMIL Files
    Linking to RealSystem Content
       Protocols
       Port Settings
       Mount Points
       Ram Files and Ramgen
       Virtual Paths
    Storing Files and Presentations
    Linking to Files and Presentations
       Links from Web Pages to Streamed Media Clips
       Linking from SMIL or Ram Files to Media Clips
       Linking from RealPlayer
    Working with Content Creators

3 Starting and Stopping RealServer
    Windows NT
       Starting RealServer Under Windows NT
       Stopping RealServer Under Windows NT
    UNIX
       Starting RealServer Under UNIX
       Stopping RealServer Under UNIX
    Configuring MIME Types
    License Information

4 Customizing RealServer Features
    Customizing RealServer
       Configuration File
       Editing the Configuration File with a Text Editor
    Common Settings
       Port Variables
       Mount Points

5 Advanced Features
    RealServer Caching Features
       Making Your Content Cacheable
    Reserving IP Addresses for RealServer's Use
    Running Web Servers and RealServer on the Same System
    Firewalls andRealServer
       Communicating with Clients Behind Firewalls
       Locating RealServer Near the Firewall
    Features Specific to the Operating System
       Windows NT
       UNIX

6 Streaming Presentations On Demand
    Overview
    Streaming On-Demand Clips
    Working with SureStream Files

7 Broadcasting Presentations
    Overview
    Live Broadcasting
    Archiving Live Files
    Simulating a Live Broadcast

8 Splitting and Multicasting
    Overview
    Splitting
       RealServer Splitting Methods
    Multicasting
       RealServer Multicasting Methods
       Logging Multicasts
       Setting Up Multicasting
    Combining Splitting and Multicasting

9 Limiting Access to RealServer
    Overview
    Controlling Access to HTTP Streams
    Limiting Access by Number of Connections or Bandwidth
    Limiting Access by RealPlayer Version
    Limiting Access to Back-Channel Multicast Reception
    Limiting Access Via IP Address

10 Authenticating RealServer Visitors
    Overview
    Authentication Components
       Realms
       Databases
       Secure Virtual Paths
    Encoder User Authentication
    RealSystem Administrator User Authentication
    Content User Authentication
       Creating Secure Virtual Paths
       Allowing Users to Self-Register
       Linking to Authenticated Content
    Combining Authentication with Other RealServer Features

11 Storing Authentication Data
    Overview
    RealServer Data Storage
       Using Text Files
       Using a Database
    Setting Up Other Types of Data Storage

12 Monitoring Activity
    G2 Java Monitor
       Using G2 Java Monitor
       Configuring G2 Java Monitor Settings
    Using Windows NT Performance Monitor

13 Reporting
    Access Log
       Reading an Access Log
       Customizing Information Reported by the Access Log
    Log File Rolling
       Disabling Log File Rolling
    Error Log
    Cached Requests Log

A Configuration File Syntax
    Configuration File Components
       XML Declaration Tag
       Comment Tags
       List Tags
       Variable Tags

B Configuration File Contents
    Editing the Configuration File
    Elements of the Configuration File
       Ports
       Paths
       Passwords
       MIME Types
       Caching
       IP Binding
       Live Archiving
       Allowance
       HTTP Support
       Access Control
       File Systems
       Ramgen
       Encoders
       Splitting
       Multicasting
       Authentication and Commerce
       Logging

C Configuration File Equivalents

Index