runtimesandbox 153 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 How can i set the default streaming rate for external clients? I can't see any option to set it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14959 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Server Dashboard->Playback->Streaming That will actually set a limit that will keep your external clients from requesting a rate that is higher than you want and saturating your bandwidth. Otherwise, you can set the rate individually in each client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runtimesandbox 153 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 My assumption (possibly incorrectly) was that this stops the clients requesting any bit rate above this value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14959 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 It doesn't stop them requesting it but it will limit what they actually get (minor distinction but, perhaps important). Also, I believe this only applies to WAN connections. Local LAN clients will not be limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordy 284 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 @@ebr, it actually does affect local Lan connections where transcoding happens. At least it does for me when transcoding to iPad air. Luke is aware... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runtimesandbox 153 Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) How is the default rate set then? is that hard coded somewhere? For me its seems to default to 3mb Whilst my internet can handle that, i would rather it defaulted to 1.5 so that other internet services aren't affected but I would like the option of 3 or more when I want it. Edited November 19, 2015 by spudy12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordy 284 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 As per post 2 in this thread. If you set the server at 1.5Mbps that's all you will get regardless of any other settings. That's until Luke fixes it anyway. Cheers. Sent from my HUAWEI MT7-L09 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14959 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 How is the default rate set then? is that hard coded somewhere? For me its seems to default to 3mb This would depend on the app being used but, yes, most of them will have some sort of default. Most of them will allow you to change that except maybe the Web client which, I think, made the decision to revert to the default on each instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runtimesandbox 153 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 This would depend on the app being used but, yes, most of them will have some sort of default. Most of them will allow you to change that except maybe the Web client which, I think, made the decision to revert to the default on each instance. Has this default been changed recently? From what I remember when I first tested it was that it defaulted to 1.5mb. Is it possible to add this somewhere down the line as something that can be set for the web interface on the server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37254 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 the default is Automatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3psus 3 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Server Dashboard->Playback->Streaming That will actually set a limit that will keep your external clients from requesting a rate that is higher than you want and saturating your bandwidth. Otherwise, you can set the rate individually in each client. As per post 2 in this thread. If you set the server at 1.5Mbps that's all you will get regardless of any other settings. That's until Luke fixes it anyway. Cheers. Sent from my HUAWEI MT7-L09 using Tapatalk That seems to be what I am experiencing. If I set "Internet streaming bitrate limit (Mbps): 2", whatever bitrate the user chooses when outside of the LAN, the client will get 2 and only 2Mbps (no more, no less). Is that a know issue? Should I officially report the bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty1483 453 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) That seems to be what I am experiencing. If I set "Internet streaming bitrate limit (Mbps): 2", whatever bitrate the user chooses when outside of the LAN, the client will get 2 and only 2Mbps (no more, no less). Is that a know issue? Should I officially report the bug? This is the default setting for usage remotely from outside the LAN. There is no sense that a client sets/requests 10 Mbit/s when the users WAN upload rate is e.g. just 3 Mbit/s. So the Inernet streaming rate overwrites the requested one from client if it's higher. Edited December 2, 2015 by shorty1483 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37254 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 That seems to be what I am experiencing. If I set "Internet streaming bitrate limit (Mbps): 2", whatever bitrate the user chooses when outside of the LAN, the client will get 2 and only 2Mbps (no more, no less). Is that a know issue? Should I officially report the bug? That is expected behavior, unless the user in the client app specifics a lower value. But once you configure that setting they will not be able to exceed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3psus 3 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 That is expected behavior, unless the user in the client app specifics a lower value. But once you configure that setting they will not be able to exceed it. So what is not expected behavior is that the client won't get a lower bitrate even if he specified so. I will start a new thread to report the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGMayor 88 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 That is expected behavior, unless the user in the client app specifics a lower value. But once you configure that setting they will not be able to exceed it. So if I set this to 4, and then I try to stream a show or movie while at the office, it comes up saying that it's running at 10. Is the client reporting incorrectly, or is the setting not working for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runtimesandbox 153 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 So if I set this to 4, and then I try to stream a show or movie while at the office, it comes up saying that it's running at 10. Is the client reporting incorrectly, or is the setting not working for me? i believe that is how its supposed to work. The client will be requesting 10 but the server will only give out up to 4. I don't there is any communication between the the client and server saying sorry 4 is the max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennice 19 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I know it's a late post, but can this be implemented for LAN clients, too? When opening a web browswer viewer on LAN (or on the same PC as the server), it always defaults to the hightest setting (direct).... and then I always have to reduce it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37254 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I know it's a late post, but can this be implemented for LAN clients, too? When opening a web browswer viewer on LAN (or on the same PC as the server), it always defaults to the hightest setting (direct).... and then I always have to reduce it. It should be remembering that value though. Is this not happening or are you clearing browsing data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennice 19 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) If it works for everyone else, it must be a setting in my firefox and Chrome browsers which I am not paying attention to. Would be comfortable with a server-side limit, though. Edited September 21, 2017 by Jennice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37254 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 You must be clearing browsing data and thus, starting fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
embyzone 3 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Server Dashboard->Playback->Streaming That will actually set a limit that will keep your external clients from requesting a rate that is higher than you want and saturating your bandwidth. Otherwise, you can set the rate individually in each client. I can't find this setting anywhere? I would like to set a Max on quality for transcoding when streaming through WAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14959 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Hi. It is now under the "Advanced" item in the Expert section of the Dashboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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