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How to Set Up Microsoft's Expression Encoder for Windows Media

Note: Microsoft Expression Encoder is available as a free download from Microsoft. Before installing Expression Encoder, you will also need to download and install the Microsoft .NET Framework Runtime 4.0.

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Setting up Windows Expression Encoder

To set up Microsoft Expression Encoder with your SpacialNet Windows Media stream hosting account:

Open Expression Encoder
Select Live Broadcasting Project from the start up window.
Select a live or a file input from the left hand panel (see Microsoft documentation for details)
Select the output tab on the right hand panel.
For push distribution
- Tick the publishing point check box.
- Enter the details for your streaming account in the Location field, using the following format:
```
http://wn01.audio-stream.com:port/alias
```
  Note: The port is the actual Windows Media Server port, not the statistics relay port for your account. For almost all streaming accounts, this will be port 80.
- Click the Connect button to test the connection. A separate window should now appear, requesting your username and password. Enter the username and password for your stream.
- Check the Remember Password box and click OK.
- If you have entered your details correctly, the connect button will change to green and Connected will be displayed to the right.
Click Start in the center panel.