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How to Live Stream using the Livebox Instacast Encoder Device?

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The  Livebox  Instacast  is a  portable hardware encoder device  that can live stream even with the low-internet connectivity. It is just enough to have this encoder device fixed to the camera to start the live streaming from anywhere. Even in the absence of a camera, live streaming can still be carried out with the help of a USB device. So, to live streaming using this Livebox Instacast encoder device, Note:   To access the Encoder settings page from your browser, you can use the  IP  visible on your  Encoderdevice  along with the port URL ( :3978 ) provided by the IVB7 team. E.g.,  127.0.0.1:3978 Turn on your  Livebox Instacast device . Make sure that you have connected your camera/USB device to the  Livebox  Instacast encoder. For the  network connectivity , you can use it through the LAN or  Wi-Fi connection . Now login to the Encoder settings page from your browser. In the Encoder settings, select a Preset by clicking the drop-down menu. You can also create your own preset by usin

How to Set Up the Livebox Internet Bonding Device?

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Double, triple, quadruple your Internet speed by using the  Livebox  Internet Bonding device. If you are facing network failover or if you want to maintain the bandwidth robustness while on live, you can gallop your current Internet connections to new speeds by using this bonding device. To initially set up your Livebox Bonding device, Turn On the Livebox Internet  Bonding   device . And access the device interface on your PC using the IP 192.168.95.1. On the device interface, pick up the Device ID and Hardware Key and send it to the IVB7 support team through Email. The IVB7 support team, in turn, will send you the License Key. So, after entering the License Key, you can click Save. Now you will be taken to the Livebox Bonding device login interface and you can login. (The IVB7 team will provide you the login credentials) Back on your system interface, you have to reboot the server first. Then go to “Settings” to configure your Bonding device. To configure the device, enter the  Server

How to Create the Client Portal Access Role on the Livebox Streaming Server?

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The Client Portal Access option can be used to permit the users permission to use  Restream the  Livebox server  contents  and to access the  Livebox Video Conferencing app  through the Client Portal login. So, to create the Client Portal role and user for both restreaming & video Conferencing app, follow the below steps. Go to  Users& Roles  from the navigation menu.  Go to ‘Add Role’ in  User& Roles . Then click the ‘Create Role Now’ button. A dialog box Add Role opens, where you can enter a role name. Select  Restream  or  Video Conferencing  option under ClientPortal. If you select Video Conferencing role, a few more options appear where you can select any of them based on your preference. Note: Dedicated Conference – If you select this option, then the user can create video conferencing rooms within the limits you allocate. Shared – This option gives permission to make use of the video conferencing rooms created by the master admin. The user cannot create their own vid

How to Get Started with the Livebox TV Mobile App?

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The  Livebox  TV is available to the user in both websites and in the mobile app. In today’s scenario, most of the world’s population uses mobile phones, so the presence of a mobile app of your channel can make you connected with your viewers 24/7. Thus by not constraining yourself only to the website, you can also switch between a mobile app for your Livebox TV. The  Livebox TV mobile app  is user-friendly and the following steps will help you to understand the Livebox TV better. Install the Livebox mobile app. Now you are looking at the first step of your mobile app. Wait for few seconds and you will be connected to the login portal. Through this login portal, the user can register to subscribe your TV channels. Note:   If your user registers from their mobile to subscribe to your channel, it is enough of you to activate your user’s device in your  Livebox  TV  Manage Device  option. In the Livebox TV app, the user can get their mobile “device ID” by clicking the option provided at t

How to Embed Video Conferences on Websites/Blogs?

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Now you have the option to embed the  video conferencing  app on your websites/blogs so that your viewers can join you on the video conferencing call with you. To embed the video conferencing app on your website/blogs, Create your conference by installing the video conferencing app from the Livebox  App Store . Near you conference name, click the iFrame icon. A dialog box opens, where you’ll be provided Conference URL and Embed Code. Copy the Embed code and use it on your website to embed the app on your website/blogs. On publishing the embed code, this is how the app gets embedded on your website player. And your viewers can login or sign up to join you on video conferencing right from you website. If your website is of WordPress, then you can embed the app by following the below steps. Login to your  WordPress website . Go to “New Post” page. In the new post page, click the “Add block” menu. A dialog box with options to add block gets listed. Under the formatting menu, select the “Cu

How to Live Stream Using the Livebox Encoder and Playout Software?

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Livebox is the only  streaming server  that comes with many inbuilt features that are all needed for the complete live streaming process. Livebox doesn’t stop with streaming, transcoding, and Multi-Bitrate but also performs other role-plays like playout, video mixer, and encoder. Let’s get started with how to stream using playout and encoder software provided by Livebox. Go to  Playout  window. Click “Add File” to browse video source from your PC and to add video source in your  Schedule Playlist . Your video source is added. So, now click “Play” to play your video in  Playout Preview . You can preview your source and also enable and adjust the audio of your video source. Now go to Livebox  streaming  server. Create your channel in Livebox. Then go to  Channel Dashboard  under  Manage Channels  from the navigation menu. In  Channel Dashboard  click  Streaming URL  to copy the streaming RTMP URL. Go to  Encoder-Mixer-Playout  and minimize your playout window and then get into  Encoder. 

How to Create a Single Page App for the 24/7 Live Streaming Purpose?

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creating a mobile app for your   live streams   is simple and same as creating an IPTV mobile app. To create a single page app for your live streaming You have to create a  stream group  for your streaming channel in  MultiCDN settings . And then in  APK Builder , under  SPA- Live Streaming , click on the “Create an app” button. In the app creation form, give your app name, display name, and app description. Note:   In  App Name,  there shouldn’t be any space or special characters given. In the Server URL, the app creation form will automatically read your server URL and display it on the bar. Then in  Stream Group ID , give the stream ID you have created in the MultiCDN settings. Now browse and set your app icon and logo. Finally, click on the “Generate App”. Your app creation process begins and when it says at the end like “Click the below button to edit the files” ,  click on the “Edit Files” button below. Now you have to undergo few settings that involve replacing the custom value