YouTube Live Configuration Tutorial - RTMP Protocol

Step 1. Visit the website https://www.youtube.com/live_dashboard

Step 2. Log in to your YouTube account, and find the ''Stream name /Key''

Step 3. Configure the setting of ''RTMP(S) /RTSP PUSH URL'', then select ''Enable''

This is the RTMP setting format.

Stream URL/Stream Key

For example, my stream URL is rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2, and my Stream Key xcm8-ev8m-vbe2-3mgf. Therefore, I need to enter the following RTMP information in ''RTMP(S) /RTSP PUSH URL'' setting.

rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/xcm8-ev8m-vbe2-3mgf

Step 4. Click ''Apply''

Step 5. Click ''Reboot'' to restart the video encoder

Step 6. Check if the video encoder is connected to YouTube Server

If ''Connected'' is displayed, it means the video encoder is connected to YouTube.

YouTube Live broadcast starts.

Troubleshoot：

If it still shows ''Not Connected'' after completing the above steps, please refresh the web page. Meanwhile, please check for the following issues.

1).    Make sure you have input both video and audio to the encoder. You can check the input status in ''Status''. If the value of ''Collected Video Frames'' or ''Collected Audio Frames'' is 0, it means there is no audio or video input. Youtube is unable to start live broadcast without video and audio input.

2).    Check if you select H.264 encoding but not H.265 encoding. Because RTMP doesn't support H.265 encoding format.

3).   If you purchased an encoder with 4G function, when you only use WIFI mode or cable mode instead of 4G mode, please select ''disable'' in 4G setting. Otherwise, unable to start live streaming.

4).   Please contact us for assistance. Our engineer will help you troubleshoot and fix the problem.