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====== Streaming Outside Your Home ====== | ====== Streaming Outside Your Home ====== | ||
+ | Before you can start streaming outside your home, you have to configure your router and Mezzmo. Follow these steps to get up and running. | ||
===== Step 1. Determining your computer's IP address ===== | ===== Step 1. Determining your computer's IP address ===== | ||
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- This will display a Command window. | - This will display a Command window. | ||
- Type **ipconfig** and press **Enter** key.\\ {{:commandwindowipconfig.png?nolink|Command Window > ipconfig.exe}} | - Type **ipconfig** and press **Enter** key.\\ {{:commandwindowipconfig.png?nolink|Command Window > ipconfig.exe}} | ||
- | - Look at the output from ipconfig and you will see your computer's IP address next to **IPv4 Address**. In the above example, it is 192.168.1.2. | + | - Look at the output from ipconfig and you will see your computer's IP address next to **IPv4 Address**.\\ In the above example, it is 192.168.1.2. |
===== Step 2. Setting up port forwarding in your modem/router ===== | ===== Step 2. Setting up port forwarding in your modem/router ===== | ||
- | You need to access the Setting page of your router/modem. This is typically done via a web browser and a specific IP address for your router. For example, for D-LINK routers, the typical IP address to access the Settings page is <nowiki>http://192.168.1.1</nowiki>. Consult your router's documentation to determine teh IP address of it's Settings page and the password to access it. | + | You need to access the Setting page of your router/modem. This is done by accessing your router's IP address in a web browser. For example, for D-LINK routers, the common IP address to access the router's Settings page is <nowiki>http://192.168.1.1</nowiki>. Consult your router's documentation to determine the IP address of your router's Settings page. You will also need to know the password to access your router's Settings page. |
- | **Tip:** Click [[http://www.techspot.com/guides/287-default-router-ip-addresses/|here]] to see a list of common IP addresses for popular routers. | + | **Tip:** Click [[http://www.techspot.com/guides/287-default-router-ip-addresses/|here]] to see a list of common IP addresses for popular router models. |
Once you have entered your router's Settings page, then you need to find the section that lets you set up **Port Forwarding** or **Virtual Server**. In this section, you need to create a rule for your Mezzmo server as follows: | Once you have entered your router's Settings page, then you need to find the section that lets you set up **Port Forwarding** or **Virtual Server**. In this section, you need to create a rule for your Mezzmo server as follows: | ||
- | * **Application Name:** Mezzmo server (any name here is OK) | + | * **Application Name:** Mezzmo server (**Tip:** any name here is OK) |
* **Public Port:** a port number that is not being used by your computer or other software apps on your computer (example, 2477). **Important:** Make a note of this public port value. You will need to use it in Step 3. | * **Public Port:** a port number that is not being used by your computer or other software apps on your computer (example, 2477). **Important:** Make a note of this public port value. You will need to use it in Step 3. | ||
* **IP Address:** the IP Address of your computer (as collected in Step 1) | * **IP Address:** the IP Address of your computer (as collected in Step 1) | ||
- | * **Private Port:** the Media server port defined in the Media Server Settings dialog in Mezzmo Windows (by default, 53168) | + | * **Private Port:** the Media server port defined in the **Media Server Settings** dialog in Mezzmo Windows (by default, 53168) |
**Example:** D-LINK router Settings page\\ | **Example:** D-LINK router Settings page\\ | ||
{{:dlinkportforwarding.png?nolink|D-LINK router settings}} | {{:dlinkportforwarding.png?nolink|D-LINK router settings}} | ||
- | After creating this port forwarding rule, save your changes in your router. It is recommended to reboot your router. | + | After creating this port forwarding rule, save your changes in your router. It is recommended to reboot your router to make sure your router's firmware is using this new port forwarding rule. |
===== Step 3. Entering the Remote Port in Mezzmo Windows ===== | ===== Step 3. Entering the Remote Port in Mezzmo Windows ===== |