Overview of Networking Interfaces
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The networking features of this SDK are supported through methods of the following interfaces.
| Interface | Description |
|---|---|
| IWMClientConnections | Gets information about the clients connected to a network sink. |
| IWMClientConnections2 | Provides a method to get information about a client attached to a writer network sink. This interface extends the IWMClientConnections interface. |
| IWMCredentialCallback | Provides a callback method to acquire user credentials when accessing a remote site. |
| IWMReaderAdvanced2 | Provides advanced methods on the reader object. |
| IWMReaderAdvanced3 | Extends the IWMReaderAdvanced2 interface. |
| IWMReaderAdvanced4 | Extends the IWMReaderAdvanced3 interface. |
| IWMReaderNetworkConfig | Configures the network settings on the reader object. |
| IWMReaderNetworkConfig2 | Configures additional network settings on the reader object. This interface extends the IWMReaderNetworkConfig interface. |
| IWMWriterNetworkSink | Configures the network sink object, which is used to write digital media to a network. |
| IWMWriterPushSink | Configures the push sink object, which is used to distribute digital media to publishing points. |
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