Stream viewing guide

The AssemblyTV streams are broadcast using two different methods. The recommended method to use is RTP. If it does not work, the second option is to use our MMS streams. Simply follow the instructions below. If you still have problems, please join !assemblytv (!ZKGT8assemblytv) on IRCnet or email .

Quick step by step guide

1. Click on the links

• First you can try just clicking on one the the RTSP links below. If a player opens and the stream starts you are done. If this does not work, try one of the MMS links. If this doesn't work either, go to step 2.

Stream links can be found here

2. VLC automatically

• Download the VLC 0.8.2 (older versions are not supported) installer from here and run it. Choose to install the plugins as well. Now try step 1 again. If this does not work, try step 3.
  

3. VLC manually

• Try opening one of the RTSP links by dragging them into the main VLC window or copying them into the RTSP editbox in the "Open Network Stream..." window. If this does not work, look at the Firewall and NAT guide.
• If RTP does not work, try opening one of the MMS links by copying them into the HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/MMS editbox in the "Open Network Stream..." window, modifying the link to begin with mmsh instead of mms and then clicking ok. If this does not work, see the HTTP proxy guide.

4. Ask for help

• Join !assemblytv (!ZKGT8assemblytv) on IRCnet or email . Using IRC is probably faster as we may not have time to answer emails quickly, but other users can help you on IRC.
  

Guides for specific issues

Firewall and NAT with RTP streams
RTP uses UDP transfer to push the stream to the player. The ports used on it must be open on your firewall. If you use NAT (Network Address Translation), these ports need to be forwarded to the machine viewing the stream. Both features are common in household routers. The specific ports needed are UDP 1234-1236 for VLC and UDP 6970-6999 for Quicktime Player.
Please refer to your router manual for instructions on how to make these ports pass through.
HTTP proxies
If the MMS stream fails to open, you may need a HTTP proxy to access HTTP content (common in enterprise networks).

• In VLC you can enter the proxy address in "Settings ; Preferences.." under "Access modules" and "HTTP/HTTPS" using the format address:port.
• In Windows Media Player 9 proxy settings are in "Tools ; Options" in the "Network" tab. After clicking "Configure..." you can ask Windows Media Player to use the settings from your web browser. Alternatively you can enter the proxy server address and port by hand.
  

Complete player compatibility guide

VLC
VLC 0.8.2 is used to create our streams and is thus the most compatible player. It is also supported on many platforms. You can use VLC 0.8.2 to watch all our streams. Older versions than 0.8.2 will probably not work and are unsupported.
On Max OS X you should have the newest version of Quicktime installed for VLC to work properly.
Quicktime Player
Quicktime Player 6 and newer versions support the RTP streams which are in MPEG-4 video + AAC audio format native to Quicktime.
Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player 9 supports the MMS streams out of the box. They are in the Windows Media Video 2 + MP3 format.
RealOne Player
RealOne Player v10 (and possibly older versions) supports the MMS streams atleast on Windows 2K/XP when Windows Media Player 9 is installed. This might not be a requirement and the streams might work on other platforms as well, but we cannot guarantee it.