Using Windows Media Services Management Tools
Windows
Media Services has two main administrative tools. You can launch the
Windows Media Services console by selecting Windows Media Services from
the Administrative Tools program group. (See Figure 4.)
If you have chosen to
install the Web-Based Administration option, you can also configure
Windows Media Services by using a Web browser. The default port for the
Windows Media Administration Web site is HTTP port 8080. You can start,
stop, and reconfigure the Web site, using IIS Manager. (See Figure 5.)
Once you have started
the site, you can access it by launching Windows Media Services (Web)
from the Administrative Tools program group or by navigating to its URL
directly. The default site bindings do not include an SSL-enabled site
binding, so you will receive the warning shown in Figure 6. For more information about configuring and enabling Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for a Web site. You can also continue to the Windows
Media Services administration Web site without using an SSL connection.
The Windows Media Services Administration Web site, as shown in Figure 7,
has been designed to resemble the Windows Media Services console. All
the same features and functions are available using this site. The Web
pages are configured to refresh automatically at regular intervals to
ensure that current information is displayed. In general, the
administration Web site is more convenient for performing remote
management features.
The remainder of the
screens and instructions in this lesson will focus on using the Windows
Media Services console. However, most of the same steps can be completed
using the Windows Media Services Administration Web site.