Password Protect Broadcasts

Require a password to view a broadcast or channel.

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Written by Mindy Worley
Updated over a week ago

If you have purchased the password protection add-on, you can protect your content so that it can only be watched by viewers who have been given the password for the broadcast or channel. You are able to distribute this password to your intended audience many different ways.

Note: When using this feature on a smart tv app (Apple TV, Roku), it will block the viewer from the content, but does not allow a way for them to enter a password. Instead, they will see a message telling them that this broadcast is password-protected, so it cannot be viewed within this app.

Configuring the password for all broadcasts on your account:

Log in to the BoxCast Dashboard.

Click on the Settings page, Preferences and click on Edit for Privacy and Security.

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Check the Enable Password Protection option.

Type in the password you would like and click Save Changes.

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Configuring the password for a channel:

Log in to the BoxCast Dashboard.

Click on the Channels, and then select the individual channel you would like to configure the password for, or create a new channel.

Click on the Edit Channel button.

Check the Enable Password Protection option.

Type in the password you would like and click Save Changes.

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Configuring the password for an upcoming broadcast:

Log in to the BoxCast Dashboard.

While scheduling your broadcast, click on the advanced settings option.

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Click on the Enable Password Protection option and enter the password you would like to have for that broadcast.

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Finish scheduling.

Configuring the password for a past broadcast:

Log in to the BoxCast Dashboard.

Find the broadcast you would like to protect on the Current/Upcoming/Past broadcast listing, or schedule a new broadcast.

Click on the Edit Broadcast button.


Navigate to the Advanced tab.


Check the Enable Password Protection option.

Type in the password you would like and click Save Changes.

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Please note that BoxCast's password protection is only applicable on BoxCast players, like your boxcast.tv links and embedded players- the feature does not carry over to simulcast destinations like YouTube, Facebook, etc.

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