erm.. one topic per post please :p
as to channel config...very simple
see Channels
-> select the target channel
-> click the Information tab
-> click on Edit this Page
If you see a line beginning with ##ctrl: follow it and see if it contains &dl=normal if not ...
-> click +Add
-> click Directive
-> click Control ##ctrl: and it will create a line with lots of defaults including setting users to basic level by default. Change that to whatever you wish. Last I remember is is case sensitive so "Normal" will not work while "normal" will. You can learn the options by changing levels of a user in your channel as the command will be echoed on your channel panel. i.e. for VIP, setting would be dl=vip (all lower case) not dl=VIP
the default level for streaming is yes, under +Add/Directive/Streaming ##stream:
more:
http://support.tixati.com/decentralized%20sharing%20channels
http://support.tixati.com/channel%20directives
have fun...