Windows Media URL Reference

Overview

The table and examples below provide a reference for determining the URLs used with UW Technology streaming servers for Windows Media files. Keep in mind that these URLs:

Should be used for Windows Media files with .asf, .wma, or .wmv filename extensions
Should be referenced from Windows Media metafiles, not directly from Web pages
Should begin with "mms" (the protocol used with Windows Media files on the streaming servers)
Can be opened directly using Windows Media Player (e.g., for testing purposes)
Do not contain "public_media" (the shortcut to your streaming media directory)

Reference Table

Your Account Type	Server	Your Base URL
Student	media.students.washington.edu	mms://media.students.washington.edu/userid/
Faculty	media.faculty.washington.edu	mms://media.faculty.washington.edu/userid/
Staff	media.staff.washington.edu	mms://media.staff.washington.edu/userid/
Course (supplemental)	media.courses.washington.edu	mms://media.courses.washington.edu/userid/
Departmental (supplemental)	media.depts.washington.edu	mms://media.depts.washington.edu/userid/

To form a complete URL for a specific Windows Media file in your streaming media directory, substitute userid appropriately and add path and filename information to your base URL as needed.

Examples

The examples below, each consisting of a description followed by a hypothetical URL, illustrate how base URLs are made into complete URLs.

A Windows Media file stored in a faculty member's streaming media directory
mms://media.faculty.washington.edu/gilcrest/file.asf
A Windows Media file stored in a subdirectory of a faculty member's streaming media directory
mms://media.faculty.washington.edu/gilcrest/histories/file.asf
A Windows Media file stored in a course account's streaming media directory
mms://media.courses.washington.edu/engl345/file.asf
A Windows Media file stored in a subdirectory of a departmental account's streaming media directory
mms://media.depts.washington.edu/english/profiles/file.asf