This guide explains how to manage any overconsumption of Streaming vidéo Infomaniak.

Preamble

• In case of exceeding the plan, an overage bill will be generated, which may result in a more or less significant additional cost.
• It is therefore important to choose the right option that will be applied in case of overconsumption.

Act before exceeding

To access the Video Streaming service:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click on the action menu ⋮ to Manage the Streaming Video product.
3. Click on Manage Overuse:
   
    

The 3 options in case of overuse are:

• A. stop the live stream
• B. set a limit (in GB or TB) before interrupting live streams
• C. keep broadcasting

This guide explains how to configure the Infomaniak encoder.

1. Default access and password configuration

Once the connections are made, the encoder will be accessible on your network at the address: 192.168.1.168

The configuration is done from a web browser at the address: http://192.168.1.168

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

First, set a strong password:

2. Network configuration

If you are satisfied with access to the address 192.168.1.168, you can skip directly to point 3.

Otherwise, if your network is configured for DHCP or if you want to set a different IP address, the System > Network page allows you to set the access parameters. You may need to contact your network administrator to make the necessary adjustments and authorize this new device at the firewall level.

3. Main stream configuration

3.1 In the case where a single stream is sent

This is the case for:

• Cloud transcoding => see point (1) and (1.3) of this guide
• or Monobitrate => see point (3) of this guide

Please adjust the following parameters:

• The bitrate (kbit) and the resolution (encoded size) should be adjusted according to your needs.
• RTMP PUBLISH URL corresponds to the publish URL indicated in your Manager in the stream configuration:

The encoder does not allow you to enter a stream key. It is therefore necessary to concatenate the latter with the URL.

Example: rtmp://stream.vprimary.infomaniak.com/livecast?key=XXXXXX/stream

The values “stream” and the password (key=XXXXXX) must be replaced with your personal data.

3.2 In the case where multiple streams are sent

For more information on this case, please refer to points (2) and (2.2) of this guide.

In the case where multiple streams are sent, you will be in a multibitrate mode with n encoded streams on the encoder.

The submenus Substream1, Substream2 and Substream3 allow configuring the encoding of up to 3 additional streams:

3.3 Audio Configuration

The audio input should be adjusted according to the connections made. The bitrate can also be adjusted according to the type of content. We recommend using the following codec: 128 Kbps AAC, at 44100 Hz.

This guide explains the possible origins of any potential latency you might experience between the source of a video and its live broadcast via the Infomaniak Video Streaming service.

Availability in the case of...

...rendering on the Manager

Once your encoder is connected to the Infomaniak master-type servers, the stream may undergo several transformations, particularly in the case of transcoding or the addition of a logo as a watermark. In these scenarios, the video must be re-encoded in one or more formats, which requires processing time that inevitably affects the final rendering.

...single bitrate stream without reprocessing

In this case, the stream is available after just a few seconds.

...transcoded stream or with watermark

This processing takes approximately 25 seconds for the transformed stream to be visible in the different qualities.

...lag between the source and the rendering for viewers

To avoid micro-cuttings during the broadcast, the player (video player) buffers several seconds of the video. You can thus easily notice a 30 to 60 second lag between the original source and the stream rendered for viewers.

To minimize this lag, the only way is to have a single bitrate stream, without transcoding, without watermark, with a bitrate not too high, and to reduce the buffer as much as possible in the player configuration. Depending on your needs, it is therefore necessary to make a compromise between the instantaneity of the broadcast and the features you want to use to enhance the experience of your viewers and personalize the branding of your live streams.

This guide explains how to stream a live video on both the Infomaniak streaming platform and Facebook Live.

Prerequisites

• Enable the Simulcast option:
  1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the name assigned to the relevant product.
  3. Click on Settings in the left sidebar.
  4. Click on Options in the left sidebar.
  5. Subscribe to the Simulcast option by clicking the ACTIVATE button.

Stream a video on Infomaniak and Facebook

To do this:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the relevant product.
3. Click on Settings in the left sidebar.
4. Click on Options in the left sidebar.
5. Click on Configure in the Simulcast box.
6. Click on Add.
7. Choose Facebook Live.
8. Choose a name for the simulcast and connect to the Facebook account that manages your page.
9. Accept the terms and click on Add:
   
10. The live broadcast on Facebook is available after 30 seconds on the selected page

In case of trouble

• Despite the visibility type defined in the simulcast options, it may happen that Facebook's internal configuration overrides the choice made. In this case, it is necessary to modify the following parameter in Facebook's options:
  
• Warning, the stream will be sent directly to Facebook at the time of addition. If you wish to schedule the simulcast:
  • Disable the option Enable this simulcast when adding a simulcast.
  • Use the scheduling tool to set your preferred times.
• The simulcast is automatically stopped at the end of the broadcast. Two options are available to you to restart the simulcast:
  • Enable the simulcast from the configuration of this option (see procedure explained above).
  • Schedule another event from the scheduling tool.

This guide explains how to stream a live video on both the Infomaniak streaming platform and YouTube Live.

Prerequisites

• Read and accept the YouTube terms of service.
• The Infomaniak platform uses the YouTube API services solely to create and stream a live broadcast on your channel; by using it, you accept the YouTube API terms of service as well as the Google privacy policy.
• Enable the "live" feature on YouTube (this may take 24 hours).
• Enable the Simulcast option:
  1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question.
  3. Click on Settings in the left sidebar.
  4. Click on Options in the left sidebar.
  5. Subscribe to the Simulcast option by clicking the ACTIVATE button.

Stream a video on Infomaniak and YouTube

To do this:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question.
3. Click on Settings in the left sidebar.
4. Click on Options in the left sidebar.
5. Click on Configure in the Simulcast box.
6. Click on Add.
7. Choose YouTube Live.
8. Choose a name for the simulcast and log in to the Google account that manages your YouTube channel.
9. Accept the terms and click on Add:
   
10. Click here to open the YouTube live streaming page.

In case of a problem / Scheduling

• Warning, the stream will be sent directly to YouTube at the time of addition.
• If you wish to schedule the simulcast:
  • Deactivate the Enable this simulcast option when adding a simulcast.
  • Use the scheduling tool to set your preferred times:
    
• Your source stream must have a framerate defined (this is not always the case with some IP cameras).
• The simulcast is automatically stopped at the end of the broadcast; two options are available to you to restart the simulcast:
  • Enable the simulcast from the configuration of this option (be aware of the procedure explained above).
  • Schedule another event from the scheduling tool.

This guide explains how to block access to Infomaniak video streaming feeds based on the IP addresses of visitors/viewers.

Restrict access to broadcasts by IP addresses

To do this:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question.
3. Click on Settings in the left sidebar.
4. Click on Restrictions in the left sidebar.
5. Click on the IP Restriction tab:
   
6. Specify the IP addresses (or IP ranges) that should be specifically allowed or blocked.
7. Click on the Save button.

Refer to this other guide to customize the replacement image offered to blocked viewers.

This guide explains how to restrict access to Infomaniak video streaming based on geographical criteria (geolocation).

Restrict access to broadcasts via GeoIP

To do this:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question.
3. Click on Settings in the left sidebar.
4. Click on Restrictions in the left sidebar.
5. Click on the GeoIP Restriction tab:
   
6. Specify the countries that should be specifically allowed or blocked.
7. Click on the Save button.

Refer to this other guide to customize the replacement image offered to blocked viewers.