Another way to stream to software players is using a SDP file. This feature is supported with system software version 2.1.0.50 (or later).
General
SDP stands for session description protocol. Such a SDP file includes information such as
- type of media (audio, video etc.)
- transport protocol (e.g. RTP)
- coding format (algorithm, bit rate)
- source IP address
- destination IP address
- used port
If system software version 2.1.0.50 (or later) is used then such a SDP file is created automatically on the 
Flash card (at folder www) after a SDP connection is established. The player can http-download and parse the SDP file to get connection info.
More info about SDP can be found in rfc 2327 (www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2327.txt).
Software players supporting SDP and tested with 
- VLC media player (version 0.8.2)
- Quicktime (version 7.0.3)
1. Configuration steps on side
1.1 Codec settings
Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings/Codec:
| • | Interface: IP/RTP |
| • | Encoder dependency: Remote |
| • | Encoder algorithm: Algorithm supported by the other side codec Note: With SDP streaming the supports the algorithms AAC (MPEG4)and AAC (HE) Note 2: The software player VLC media player (version 0.8.2) supports AAC (MPEG4) and AAC (HE) |
| • | Decoder dependency: Remote |
1.2. Establish Connection
Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect-dialog:
| • | Select interface to IP |
| • | Select SDP |
| • | Click on IP-address field # 1 with right mouse button to open a popup menu and select encoder or decoder |
| • | Do not(!) check SAP |
| • | Type in the IP-address Note: A special port can be selected by the optional suffix ‘:<port number>’ (e.g. 225.0.0.2:5004) Note 2: SDP connections can be unicast and multicast connections. |
| • | Click the OK-button to establish connection Note: If system software version 2.1.0.50 (or later) is used the SDP file is created automatically. The name of the SDP file depends on the selected sub codec: - sub codec 1: stream1.sdp - sub codec 2: stream2.sdp - sub codec 3: stream3.sdp - sub codec 4: stream4.sdp |
2. Configuration steps on software player side
How to establish such an SDP connection depends on the software player. Therefore please consult the referring manual.
Just to give you examples here the steps to execute at VLC media player (version 0.8.2) and at Quicktime (version 7.0.3).
VLC media player:
| • | Step to menu item <File/Open Network Stream ..> |
| • | Select tab ‘Network’ |
| • | Select radio button ‘HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/MMS’ |
| • | Type in at URL edit field: <IP-address of >/<name of SDP file> e.g.: 192.168.1.78/stream1.sdp |
| • | Click the OK-button to establish connection |
Quicktime:
| • | Step to menu item <File/Open URL ..> |
| • | Select tab ‘Network’ |
| • | Type in at ‘Enter an Internet URL to open’: http://<IP-address of >/<name of SDP file> e.g.: http://192.168.1.78/stream1.sdp |
| • | Click the OK-button to establish connection |
