Disable and enable direct channel streaming

The channel streaming URLs are enabled by default. The URLs are listed on the Status page for the channel, which you can share with viewers. You can disable the channel's streaming URLs from the Streaming configuration page using the Admin panel. When you create a channel, the channel's streaming URLs are enabled by default.

Disabling channel streaming for viewers using their web browser or media player does not disable live streaming to a CDN.

Disabling streams for viewers does disable all viewer formats, including: HTTP/HTTPS, RTSP, HLS and UPnP.

Disable or enable the channel streaming URLs using the Admin panel

  1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to Admin panel.
  1. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Streaming. The streaming page opens.

  1. Beneath Streams for viewers, uncheck Enabled to disable direct streaming of channels to viewers using the channel's streaming URLs. Leave Enable checked to allow direct streaming using the channel's URLs.
  2. Click Apply.