Get EvoStream Media Server

Download the zipped file from here. Choose the correct Windows OS version as well as the architecture (32 or 64 bit).

Install EvoStream Media Server

2.1 Move/copy to target folder.

Locate the downloaded file and copy to the target location (example: C:\ems)

2.2 Right-click on the file and choose "Extract All" (You might need to install either winrar or winzip).

2.3 Double click on the extracted folder.

This is normally in the format evostreamms-<version>-<arch>-<os>. For example: evostreamms-1.6.3.2411-i686-Windows_7.

2.4 Copy the downloaded license file to 'config' folder.

If you don't have any license file yet, you can get a demo license from here.

Start EvoStream Media Server

Outside the 'config' folder (main folder), double click on the run_console_ems.bat file to start EvoStream Media Server. If a security warning appears, select 'Run'.
If windows firewall is blocking the ports to be used by EvoStream Media Server, choose 'Allow access'.

The following console depicts a successful EvoStream Media Server start.

Connect to EvoStream Media Server using telnet

Open another command prompt and type the following:

> telnet 127.0.0.1 1112

A blank screen is normally presented by the telnet console.
Set the local echo by pressing the 'Ctrl + ]' (CTRL key + right square bracket) keys. Then type the following:

> set localecho

Press the 'Enter' key twice to go back to the telnet session.

Pull and play an external stream

On the telnet console, send the following command: pullstream uri=rtsp://<RTSP server IP>:<optional port>/<stream> localstreamname=<local stream name>

For example, for an RTSP source at 192.168.2.106 and port of 5544 with a stream name of cameraStream:

pullstream uri=rtsp://192.168.2.106:5544/cameraStream localstreamname=stream1

Using any video player (such as VLC), play the stream: rtsp://<EMS server IP>:5544/<local stream name>

For example, for an EvoStream Media Server running at 192.168.2.57 and has a local stream name of stream1:

rtsp://192.168.2.57:5544/stream1

Record a local stream

record localstreamname=stream1 pathtofile=C:\ems\recorded type=flv

Stop EvoStream Media Server

On the telnet console, simply send the shutdownserver command.

shutdownserver

EvoStream Media Server will respond with the key parameter:

z{"data":{"key":"Dvix73yZrxP18NJp"},"description":"Call shutdownserver again with the provided key","status":"SUCCESS"}

Use the returned key to send the shutdownserver command again along with the key parameter:

shutdownserver key=Dvix73yZrxP18NJp