Webcast Help

Hard and software requirements

In order to access the transmission, you must have the following hardware and software available:

Computer (MAC or PC) with sound card and either speakers or headset

Internet connection via modem (56k), ISDN (64k or 128k) or broadband (300k or faster)

Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 6 and higher), Firefox (version 2 and higher), Netscape Navigator (from version 7), Safari (version 2 and higher), or Opera (version 8 and higher). Javascript must be enabled.

Installed: Microsoft Silverlight

Free download: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/

Streaming to PDA

Some PDAs offer third party applications such as Streamer for Iphone that allow you to pull in the webcast.  Please note that speed may vary pending on your wifi of 3g connections.

For western Canada based webcast (ie. competition is in Vancouver), Paste this link into your live stream application: mms://wms.106A.edgecastcdn.net/20106A/swimcanwebtvwest/swimcanwebtv.wmv

For eastern Canada based webcast (ie. competition is in Montreal), Paste this link into your live stream application: mms://wms.106A.edgecastcdn.net/20106A/swimcanwebtveast/swimcanwebtv.wmv

Bandwidth

To test the speed of your Internet connection, please click here: http://www.speedtest.net

Please note that your individual Internet speed may affect the performance of your live stream experience.  Contact your local service provider to find out what services are offered in your area.