Publishing Your RealMedia Presentation to a Web Server
Another primary feature of the RealPresenter Plug-in is the Publish to Server Wizard, which allows you to publish your RealMedia-enabled web page to a remote server. The wizard leads you through a series of prompts to help you specify the type of server and the directory where you will upload your page. You can also specify the name of the Web server and the URL path where your web page will be located. Finally, the wizard allows you to preview the finished page.
Remember that when you upload your web pages to a remote server, RealPresenter automatically updates your web page and metafile to point to the appropriate server addresses, directories and files.
| Publishing to an HTTP Server | ||
| FTP Server | The name or IP address of the FTP server where your web page will be uploaded. | For example: lamar.colostate.edu |
| Directory | The name of the directory on the file server where your web page will be uploaded. In some cases, this may be left blank. |
For example: |
| Web Server | The name or IP address of the Web server that users will use to locate your web page. | For example: lamar.colostate.edu |
| URL Path | The URL path on the Web server that users will use to locate your web page. | For example: ~jsmith |
To help you complete the publishing process as quickly as possible, take a moment now to identify the server andWeb URL information appropriate for your server. You may need to ask your network administrator for assistance.
After converting your PowerPoint presentation to a RealMedia file and creating a web page on which to play it, click on the Publish Web Page button.
The Introduction page of the wizard appears. To begin the process of publishing your RealMedia presentation to a server, click Next.
Click Next to accept the default file name, or type the path and name of the HTML document you wish to publish. You may browse for the file if you do not know it name and path.
Click Next to continue.
Select an Internet Service Provider, or select Any Standard Web Server to publish to one of the CSU Web servers.
Select Stream media clip from a standard Web server, then click Next.
Type in the name or IP address of the FTP server where you are uploading your files.
Next, enter the directory on the FTP server where your page will be sent.
Finally, type in your user name and password, and click Next.
Type in the name or IP address of the Web server and the URL directory that users will use to locate your page on the Internet.
Note: the URL for Web access is, in most cases, different from the FTP server address where the files are physically stored. For example, compare the Web URL shown on this screen to the FTP address on the previous screen.
A confirmation screen appears. Simply click Next to begin uploading your files to the server.
Your files will be uploaded to the Web server. If any errors occur while uploading your files, you will receive an error message describing the problem and potential solutions.
When the process is complete, you may view your published presentation in your web browser by clicking the View Now! button.
You can also e-mail the URL of your new presentation to yourself or others.
Click Finish when you are done.
