SHOUTcast RADIO STREAM TUTORIAL Assuming youre working behind a router, (and even if youre not) setting up a SHOUT

ast stream an be somewhat frustrating, if you havent a!ready smashed your omputer to pie es" Heres the tutoria!" #!ease note that whi!e onfiguring your omputer to broad ast your SHOUT ast stream that your onne tion may short out" This is norma!" #!ease a!so note that $ A% &OT '(S#O&S$)*( for the !oss of your onne tion, espe ia!!y if you de ide to deviate from the dire tions given here" $t shou!d A*SO be noted that if you are working on a wire!ess onne tion, hanging these settings wi!! on!y a!!ow you to stream from THAT onne tion, as the settings are spe ifi to that onne tion" That means that you ant go wardriving !ooking for new networks to tap into"

1. +o to http,--www"shout ast" om-down!oad-serve"phtm! and down!oad the

!atest version of the SHOUT ast server" $t shou!d in !ude both a p!ugin for .inamp ("d!!) as we!! as S/0S('1 (the program whi h wi!! he!p you get your musi up and running" 2. 2ind out your $# address" http,--www"whatismyip" om is a good p!a e to find it" 3" 4eep that window up with the $# address, or opy it down" This number is 1$TA*" 5" +o to Start>Connect To>Show All Connections and right !i k the onne tion you use the most fre6uent!y"

Then do this,

7ou wi!! see this window ome up" S ro!! down to 8Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)9 and !i k the 8#roperties9 button"

+o ba k to your etwor! Connection (Start>Connect To>Show All Connections, or go to the system tray and find the two !itt!e b!inking omputers and right !i k that, then se!e t Stat"s)" Se!e t your a tive onne tion (the one you use most fre6uent!y) and right !i k it" +o down to 8Stat"s9 and !i k it" 7ou wi!! see this if you right !i ked the two omputers on the system tray,

7ou wi!! see this if you went to Start>Connect To>Show All Connections,

After !i king 8Stat"s9, you shou!d see this window ,

#!ease note that the duration, speed, signa! strength, and pa kets sent and re eived wi!! differ from the pi ture" The onne tion shown is wire!ess, whi h is why there are five sma!! bars to represent the signa! strength" The !onger you are onne ted, the more pa kets wi!! have been sent and re eived" Se!e t the 8S"##ort9 tab at the top" 7ou wi!! see this window,

Se!e t the high!ighted button, 8Details$9 7ou wi!! see this window,

The #hysi a! Address has been b!urred for se urity purposes" 7ou shou!d see a string of numbers and-or !etters in groups of two separated by hyphens" Any or a!! of the information shown in this pi ture wi!! most !ike!y differ from the information you have" This is norma! and e:pe ted" The on!y thing that might be the same is the Subnet %ask" /opy down a!! of the information given to you in that window, either in a s reenshot !ike $ have, or by writing it down (yes, a tua!!y using paper") /!i k the 8Close9 button on e you have finished opying down a!! the information" 7ou wi!! see this window,

%rite &own 'o"r IP a&&ress( This one is your interna! $# address ; the one that the internet ant see" The one on http,--www"whatismyip" om is the $# address that everyone sees" /!i k the 8)eneral9 tab" 7ou wi!! see this window,

/!i k the 8Pro#erties9 button" 7ou shou!d sti!! have this window open < if you do, !i king 8Pro#erties9 wi!! =ust bring it to the front where you an see it" 7ou wi!! see this window,

Se!e t 8Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)9 and !i k the 8Pro#erties9 button" 7ou wi!! see this window,

7ou wi!! probab!y a!ready have 8O*tain an IP a&&ress a"to+aticall'9 se!e ted as the defau!t ; se!e t the button be!ow it that says 8Use the ,ollowin- IP a&&ress.9 and fi!! in the information you wrote down or took a s reenshot of ear!ier" %ake sure you get a!! the numbers right, or it wont work" &e:t, se!e t the button that ne:t to it says 8Use the ,ollowin- D S ser/er a&&resses. 9 and put in the >&S server that was given to you" $t is not ne essary to put in an a!ternate >&S server" >ont mess with that" /!i k the button that says 8O09 and then in the ne:t window, the button that says 8Close9" $t is a!so ok to !ose your etwor! Connections Pro#erties window as we!!" &ow here is the tri ky part, te!!ing your router to do the right stuff" $n order to a ess your router settings, open your web browser (%o?i!!a, $nternet (:p!orer, et ") and type in the 8De,a"lt )atewa'9 $# (See above pi ture)" Usua!!y, @AB"@CD"B"@ works, but it may be different depending on your router" %ake sure you have the orre t !ogin information or permission from the administrator of the router to a ess its settings" /han es are you wont have any prob!ems" $f you do, make SU'( you have the !ogin info orre t" $t is a!so possib!e with some routers setups that you an !i k 8LO)I 9 without a !ogin or password and it wi!! !et you in anyway" These routers usua!!y su k if theyre that easy to get into, but thats a omp!ete!y different tutoria!" $n your router settings, go to the se tion that says &AT (it stands for &etwork Address Trans!ation) and !ook for 81irt"al Ser/er9" On most S%/ routers, this is what the menu !ooks !ike,

7ou shou!d see a window or se tion that !ooks !ike this,

2or the 8Pri/ate IP9 se tion, enter in the $# you saw in this window, (you shou!d have it written down with the rest of the information)

Take the !ast three numbers of the $# and put them into the 8Pri/ate IP9 se tion" 2or e:amp!e, the !ast three digits of mine are @55, so $ wou!d put in @55" 7our number maybe be one sing!e digit, or =ust two digits, or three digits, and maybe be the same from mine or omp!ete!y different" 'egard!ess, =ust take that number after the third period-dot and p!ug it in to the 8Pri/ate IP9 se tion" 2or the 8Ser/ice Port9, enter in 2333" This is the port that the SHOUT ast p!ugin wi!! be using the broad ast your musi " 2or type, se!e t 4OTH" The other options shou!d be either T/# or U>#" %ake sure you he k the bo: that says 8Ena*le9" +o down to the bottom of the s reen and find the button that says 8A##l'9 or 8Sa/e9 and !i k that button" &e:t, on the menu in your router settings, (you shou!d sti!! be under the 8 AT9 se tion) se!e t 8S#ecial A##lications9"

After se!e ting that, you shou!d see something that !ooks !ike this,

2or 8Tri--er Port/s9, put in port numbers DEEE and DEE@" 2or 8P"*lic Port9, type in DEEE" 2or 8#ub!i Type9, se!e t 8)oth9" (7ou shou!d a!so see T/# and U>#)" 2ina!!y, se!e t the bo: that says 8(nab!ed9" /!i k 8App!y9 (or 8Save9 ; what you see wi!! depend on your router") %ake sure you do &OT have a firewa!! enab!ed" A!so, make sure that in your &etwork /onne tion settings, for the onne tion you are using, that you do &OT have the .indows 2irewa!! thing on" TO turn it off, go Start>Connect

To>Show All Connections and rightF !i k your onne tion" Se!e t the 8Pro#erties9 button" Se!e t the 8A&/ance&9 tab and U&/H(/4 the bo: that enab!es the firewa!!" &OT(, This does not disab!e 7OU' firewa!!, =ust the firewa!! that .indows G# has bui!t into the network onne tions" 7ou wi!! have to turn off your 2irewa!! yourse!f" At some point, your onne tion shou!d die for a few se onds" $t shou!d then ome ba k up (if youre in A$%, you shou!d see everyone go into gray ita!i s and then go ba k to norma! when this happens) whi h means your settings were set su essfu!!y" TO CO 5I)URE THE SHOUTcast PLU)I 5OR %I AMP.

Open the program 8SC6SER19" This shou!d have been in !uded with the .inamp SHOUT ast p!ugin" A!! you have to do is run this" $t is not a ommand prompt where you an type in ommands and have it do anything for you" $t =ust shows information" Open .inamp and to go Options>Pre,erences>Pl"-7 ins>DSP/E,,ect> "llso,t SHOUTcast So"rce DSP /8929:*" Se!e t the button 8Con,i-"re Acti/e Pl"-7in9" +o to the tab that says 8O"t#"t9 and se!e t 8O"t#"t 89 in the Output !ist" %ake sure you have !i ked the bo: that says 8Connection9 (it is in the se tion that says 8O"t#"t Con,i-"ration9" 7ou shou!d see something that !ooks !ike this,

7ou shou!dnt see anything under 8Status9 e: ept for something !ike 8>is onne ted9" 2or 8Address9 type in !o a!host" 2or #ort, type in 2333" 2or #asswor&, type in chan-e+e" 2or enco&er, se!e t 889" Se!e ting 8A"to+atic Reconnection on Connection 5ail"re9 ensures that the p!ugFin wi!! try to reF onne t if that onne tion has been !ost" 4eep the 'e onne tion Timeout at BE se onds" Se!e t the 8;ellow#a-es9 bo:" /he k the bo: that says 8Ma!e this ser/er #"*lic9" This is the on!y way peop!e wi!! be ab!e to see it" 2or URL, type in the $# that http,--www"whatismyip" om gave you" Type in the orre t genre that your station offers" $f you want, you an give out your A$% s reen name as we!! as your $/H or $'/"

/he k the bo: that says 8Ena*le Title U#&ates9 and se!e t the two bo:es beneath it that say 8A"to9" This wi!! a!!ow the !istener to see what theyre !istening to" Se!e t the 8Enco&er9 tab and go to 8Enco&er 89 in the !ist" 2or en oder type, se!e t 8MP< Enco&er9" Un!ess you want your !isteners to bit h at you and te!! you how bad the musi 6ua!ity (bitrate) is, you shou!d keep it at at *(AST => !*#s ??9833 !H@A Stereo" %ono su ks too" Never set it to mono" OTE. I, 'o" want to set the *itrate hi-herA +a!e s"re 'o" ha/e eno"-h *an&wi&th to &o so9 This +eans i, 'o" are on &ial7"#A 'o" can ,or-et strea+in- A ;THI )A an& &e,initel' an'thin- a*o/e :2 !*#s9 I, 'o" are on *roa&*an&A -o to town9 Chances are 'o" wonBt *e -ettin- listeners the wa' co++ercial stations &o "nless 'o" &o a -oo& *it o, a&/ertisinor are incre&i*l' st"#i& an& *roa&cast 'o"r IP9 Se!e t the tab that says 8In#"t9 and make sure you have 8%ina+#9 se!e ted" $f youre going to be using a mi , se!e t 8So"n&car& In#"t9 and !i k 8P"sh To Tal!9" /han es are you wont be using that, but its good to know HO. to use" However, if you do hoose to use your mi , peop!e wi!! not be ab!e to hear the musi " 4eep the p!ugin window open or e!se it wont stream" %ake sure you a!so sti!! have SC6SER1 running" $f the p!ugin is not onne ted, go to the 8O"t#"t9 tab and se!e t 8Connect9" 7ou shou!d start seeing 8Sent 666666 *'tes9 and the number shou!d go up ridi u!ous!y fast" 2or peop!e to !isten to your station, give them your $# and then ,DEEE-!isten"p!s" 2or e:amp!e, my $# is CD"@EE"@AE"@3I" #ut http,-- in front of your $# and append 8,DEEE-!isten"p!s9 to it" 2or e:amp!e, this is what my station $> !ooks !ike, http,--CD"@EE"@AE"@3I,DEEE-!isten"p!s 8!isten"p!s9 is the p!ay!ist generated that the user !istens to" 7oure doneJ #!ay whatever you want and anyone whos !istening wi!! hear it" Suggestions-/omments appre iated, aro!ine"obrienKgmai!" om