Zixi VLC Plugin Setup Guide
Operation

Streaming Standard UDP from a Local Zixi Receiver

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To play a Zixi stream already being pulled to a broadcaster that is local to your machine, you must first push the stream from your local Zixi Receiver or Broadcaster to the local host network by configuring the following parameters:

Parameter

Value

Type

UDP

Primary Source

Select the desired input

Host

127.0.0.1

Port

Enter an available port (do not to use a port that conflicts with other traffic), e.g. 6000

NIC

127.0.0.1

TTL

1

PCR Smoothing [ms]

0

RTP

Unchecked

Once you are streaming to the localhost, Open VLC to play a standard UDP stream from the same local host and port.

To play a UDP stream:

  1. Open VLC Player
  2. On the Main Menu, click Media. Sub-menu options are displayed.
  3. Click Open Network Stream.
  4. In the URL field, enter a UDP stream URL (e.g. udp://@127.0.0.1:your_specified_zixi_port)
  5. Click Play.