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Mon 13 Nov 06 @ 2:04 pm
image of option screen use this if u get stuck on where to place things :)
Bits you need
1 x computer
A connection to the internet preferably a USB modem
USB modem :
Router:
I will talk more about routers near the end of this guide as they have a different setup
At least 128 upload speed
Speed Test
And port 8000 unblocked on your firewall or the port you wish to use (not sure which port don’t worry il explain in moment :) )
There Are two basic options you can choose when using a USB modem
Please now proceed to the recording Tab of Vdj and go to broadcasting
And then broadcasting options
You will notice 2 options …
1.
Use Virtual DJ as a server :
this option allows you to use your own computer to broadcast ,
Available formats for this mode :
Are Shoutcast - mp3 or ice cast .ogg
Shout cast is in my opinion the best option here as mp3 will play in any player that supports streaming
Now you are asked to pick a bit rate , try 96kbs to start with and if you find this lags lower it , especially on slower connections
You are now asked to give a name to your stream
Call it what u wish to
Then you are asked to pick a number of listeners :
to work out how many listeners you can support , use this sum every listener takes up 14 kb of your memory so if you have 512 of ram and then you consider how much ram your applications need of this
You can have a rough idea of how many to choose , start low until you have that many tuned in ,
Remember the amount of bandwidth you have and your upload speed are also very important factors in picking the number of listeners you will allow
Please also take a moment to read the legal advise in the next section..:)
another important thing is
its crucial that on your firewall you unblock port 8000 or you cannot stream!
Here is the guide to adding an exception to windows firewall
http://www.brooksnet.com/setup/firewallsetup-sp2.html
for other firewalls consult your manual or ask your system admin still not sure email me at admin@skyfxlmedia.com il do my best to help 
Option Two:
Stream to an external server
For this you need a host to host your external servers
International copyright law states that to play copyrighted music you need to pay royalties and have a licence for non private purposes , so if you intend your station to be listened to by any one else except your friends (about 10 of them)
You need to apply for a internet broadcasting licence
This can be done in two ways
You can pay for a hosting service which acquires a licence for you up to a certain number of listeners ie
Live 365!
however if you wish to make money from the station or advertise or have larger listener numbers you need to arrange to pay royalties also via a pro package.
or you can use a free host such as listen 2 my radio
such as listentomyradio!
and pay for a licence separately
for citizens of the Eu you can purchase a licence here
prslicencing
Now lets talk about the setup ..
in this mode you have the same options again
Available formats for this mode :
Are Shoutcast - mp3 or ice cast .ogg
Most Hosts prefer that you use Shoutcast
Now again you are asked to pick a bit rate , try 96kbs to start with and if you find this lags lower it , especially on slower connections
Now you will notice the box called host :
Your hosting company will provide the following info
Address : 70.84.232.223
Port : 8000
Place the address in the host box and the port in the port box
Now its crucial that on your firewall you unblock this port or you cannot stream!
Here is the guide to adding an exception to windows firewall
http://www.brooksnet.com/setup/firewallsetup-sp2.html
for other firewalls consult your manual or ask your system admin still not sure email me at admin@skyfxlmedia.com il do my best to help 
You will also be asked to name the stream pick the name you wish
On sign up your host will have asked or provided a password to access the server
Place this in the box called password
Now press ok
You are now ready to stream  to your external server
Broadcasting behind a router
a router is a device which allows a connection to be shared between computers ,
however this comes at a cost , your connection to the internet is not direct
your connection is routed
so broadcasting ports are not accessible on the internet so you cannot stream from vdj as a local server
unless you go to your router config and forward port 8000
you will find instructions for this in your router manual
if you find this to confusing or you do not want to bother with this simply broadcast to an external server it will work fine :)
I hope you have found this guide usefull
If you have any questions post them here or email me or msn me at
admin@skyfxlmedia.com
