Appendix G: Network Encoding

= Appendix G: Network
Encoding =
SageTV can be used to control recordings made with an
encoding device that is installed on another computer on the same network. Two
full installations of SageTV are used for this purpose: 
For the installation of SageTV that is going
to be the network encoder, set this
property: enable_encoding_server=true.
Start this installation of SageTV. Note:
To also use SageTV on this system as a client, start a second instance of
SageTV.exe, using the ‘client’ command line parameter. See Appendix D: SageTV Command Line Parameters.
For the main installation of SageTV (the one
that is to be the server for all your clients), set this property: network_encoder_discovery=true. Start
SageTV. 
 Note: Each installation of
SageTV will require a separate registration license. 
 Note: The SageTV server will
need access through any software firewall for port 8271 (UDP), while the network encoders will need access for port 6969 (TCP). These ports are the same no
matter how many network encoder devices are in use, on one or multiple
computers. See Firewall Settings for more port
information. 
Previous method, using SageTVRecorder: 
SageTVRecorder is used on the networked PC to control the
encoding device, while SageTV instructs SageTVRecorder regarding which shows are
to be recorded. When used in this way, SageTV will make use of the network
encoder as if it were a local encoder, with the entire process being
transparent to the user once it is all configured. 
For further information regarding setting up a network
encoding in this manner, please see the SageTV Configuration web site at www.sagetv.com/configuration.html.
Look for the section titled: Setting Up Network Encoders. 
Note:
SageTVRecorder is no longer updated and does not support the use of newer
encoding devices. It is recommended that SageTV now be used for this purpose,
above. 
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