# Fields for the output destination
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The following fields configure the destination of each Microsoft Smooth output.
+ **Output group** – **Microsoft Smooth group destination** section
+ **Output group – Event configuration – Event ID mode** 
+ **Output group – Event configuration – Event ID**
+ **Microsoft Smooth settings** section – **General configuration** section:
  + **Connection retry interval** 
  + **Num retries**
  + **Filecache duration**
  + **Restart delay**
  + **Certificate mode**

## Complete the fields on the console
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The full path for each output in a Microsoft Smooth output group consists of the following:

`URL eventID streamInformation `
+ The URL and event ID are know as the *publishing points*. For example:

  `https://203.0.113.18/sports/Events(1585232182)`
+ MediaLive generates the event ID using information that you provide. For more information, expand **Event Configuration** on the console, and choose the **Info **link next to each field.
+ MediaLive generates the stream ID. It assigns a unique number to the stream, starting from 0. For example: `/Streams(stream0)`.

  You will be able to see the stream information when you look at the MediaLive logs for the output.

**To specify the path and connection to the downstream system**

1. Complete the **URL** fields in the **Microsoft Smooth group destinations** section. Specify two destinations if the channel is set up as a standard channel, or one destination if it is set up as a single-pipeline channel. Don't worry about the event ID. You will specify that in another field.

    For example:

   `https://203.0.113.55/sports/curling`

   `https://203.0.113.82/sports/curling`

1. Complete the **Credentials** section, if the downstream system provided you with a user name and password. For the password, enter the name of the password stored on the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. Don't enter the password itself. For more information, see [Requirements for AWS Systems Manager password parameters](requirements-for-EC2.md). 

1. If you obtained values to configure the connection, enter those values in the **General configuration** section on the **Microsoft Smooth group** page.

1. Set up the event ID in the following fields: 

   **Output group settings – Event configuration – Event ID Mode**

   **Output group settings – Event configuration – Event ID**

   You can set up the event ID in three ways:
   + With an event ID that you specify – Set **Event ID mode** to **USE\$1CONFIGURED**. Then specify the ID. For example, **curling**. The event ID will look like this: **/Events(curling)**
   + With a timestamp – Set **Event ID mode** to **USE\$1TIMESTAMP**. MediaLive generates a Unix timecode based on the time that you start the channel. The event ID will look like this: **/Events(1585232182)**
   + With no event ID – set **Event ID mode** to **NO\$1EVENT\$1ID**. We strongly recommend that you don't use this method.