![]() If you do not have an AIM or ICQ username, or do not wish to include it along with your stream, you should leave these fields blank. The field labeled "AIM" is provided for people who have an AOL Instant Messenger screen name which are available free at This is also the same for the field labeled "ICQ" which is available at The purpose of these fields is to allow your listeners to make instant music requests or leave feedbacks on your stream. If you were broadcasting a Rock show you could specify Rock and so forth. For example, if you were broadcasting a live talk show you could enter in this field talk or live talk radio. Under the field labeled "Genre" you should specify what type of music or content you are streaming. You must format this field with a prefix (If you do not have a website or a website with content applicable to your stream, you should specify either or or leave this field blank. For example, if you were broadcasting a talk show about current or news events you could either link to your website or you could link to. Under the field labeled "URL" you should enter the website of your radio station, your personal website, or a website that pertains to the stream itself. An example would be "Server Room sample radio station" or "Johns Music" - this field can contain any alphanumeric entry including general punctuation (periods, semi-colons, asterisks, etc.). Under the field labeled "Description", you should enter the title of your radio station or broadcast. Making a server private does not password protect it, it simple does not list it on the shoutcast website. An example of a scenario in which you would want to uncheck this option would be if you were streaming a audio conference for your business in which you only wanted your business associates to have access to the stream. ![]() If you would like to make your radio station (server) public, or in other words listed on the Nullsoft Shoutcast website at you should check the checkmark labeled "Make this server public". You should now see a dialogue window that looks like the screenshot above. To access the Directory configuration, click the button labeled Directory to the right of the "Connection" button. The Directory setting is optional but will allow your station to be listed on the Nullsoft Shoutcast website at The Directory setting also allows your listeners to see what is currently playing and what the name of your station is. You will now need to set the Directory setting for your broadcast. If you do not wish to immediately reconnect but wish to wait x number of seconds, you should set this value to the one of your choosing. If you wish for the Shoutcast Source plug-in to attempt to reconnect to the server upon being disconnected, you should set this to 0. Also, by default the value "Reconnection Timeout" is set to 30 seconds. By default, the value of "Connect at Startup" is unchecked however, if you wish to start broadcasting as soon as you load Winamp you will want to check this option. The other options presented to you on screen are optional but recommended. An example of a correct password would be changeme or pasword1234. Notice that the password is masked, so make sure you type carefully. Do not reveal your password to others! Enter your servers password into the field labeled "Password". You will not be able to broadcast if you lose or forget your password so make sure to store it in a safe place at all times. This too was given to you at the time your server address and port were given to you. You will also need to provide Shoutcast Source with the valid password to your Server Room server. You should enter this information under the field labeled "Port". ![]() ![]() An example of a correct port configuration would be 8000 or 1234. This should be a number entry only and entering a value other than a number will produce an error when connecting. Next you need to provide the Shoutcast source with your servers port information, which would have been provided to you at the time that your server address was also provided to you. Under the field labeled "Address" you will need to enter the address of your Server Room server. Now insert the required information on the DSP page that you just opened.Īdd the Server Hostname, Port and Streaming password, make sure you leave the Username field Blank. ![]()
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