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Summary of Contents for Standalone VGA Grid

Page 1: ...Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Release 3 15 3 November 9 2015 UG103 05 ...

Page 2: ...ATE AT TIME OF WRITING BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EPIPHAN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL EXEMPLARY OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR THE INFORMATION CONTA...

Page 3: ... additional information about Epiphan s Standalone VGA Grid Warranty All Epiphan Systems products are provided with a 100 return to depot warranty for one year from the date of purchase Technical Support Epiphan s products are backed by our professional support team If you are having issues with your product please gather details about your system and contact our team by l Emailing support epiphan...

Page 4: ...cording Change your streamed video content using the web interface or HTTP and RS 232 APIs to create dynamic and engaging live streams that will captivate your audience Learn more about live switching in Live video mixing switching Video source cropping Selectively crop your video source content to remove unnecessary or redundant information or crop multiple sources strategically to create perfect...

Page 5: ...or sources You can now create and upload customized No Signal images These images are assigned to a specific source and display in any channel where the source is used but has no input detected Ideal for enhancing professionalism in your next live event ...

Page 6: ...l setup in a new channel layout We have tested this process carefully but in some circumstances you may still need to do some small manual adjustments to get the best possible results Before you do a firmware update take notes or a snapshot of your channel s layout It is also a good idea to note your current release version make a configuration backup for the rare case you choose to return to your...

Page 7: ...Step 4 Configure the channel 24 Step 5 Testing the stream 25 Step 6 Recording the stream 26 What s Next 26 PART 1 Setup 27 The admin interface 28 Connect to the admin interface 28 User administration 32 View system information 45 Configure network settings 46 Verify IP Address and MAC address 46 Configure DHCP 47 Configure a static IP address 48 Tether to a mobile network 50 Perform network diagno...

Page 8: ...date and time manually 70 Change the time zone 70 Configure a local NTP server 71 PART 2 Capture 72 What is a channel 73 Create a simple channel 74 Create a custom channel 78 Configure encoding 106 Add channel metadata 116 Preview a channel 117 Preview all channels at once 119 Rename a channel 120 Delete a channel 121 Live video mixing switching 122 What is a source 124 Connect a source 125 Previe...

Page 9: ...TTP or RTSP 150 Configure HTTP and RTSP streaming ports 152 Stream content using HLS HTTP Live Streaming 153 Send stream URLs to viewers 154 View the Flash stream 155 Viewing with a web browser 158 Viewing with a media player RTSP 159 Disable and enable streams for viewers 160 Restrict access to streams for viewers 161 Restrict viewers by IP address 163 IP restriction examples 164 Stream to a serv...

Page 10: ...rder 210 Rename recorded files 212 Delete recorded files manually 212 Recorded files 215 View list of recorded files 215 Download recorded files manually 216 Extract tracks from a recording 217 Rename recorded files 219 Delete recorded files manually 219 File and recording transfer 221 Automatic file upload AFU overview 221 Choose files to include in AFU 222 Enable and set timing for AFU 224 AFU t...

Page 11: ...4 Power down and system restart 255 Restarting the device via the web interface 255 Shutting down the device via the web interface 256 Shutting down the device manually 256 Save and restore device configuration 258 Save device configuration 258 Load a saved device configuration 259 Perform factory reset 261 Restore factory configuration via the web interface 261 Firmware upgrade 263 Check for firm...

Page 12: ... from removed storage disks 281 Third party integration 283 Control with RS 232 serial port 284 Control with HTTP commands 290 Configuration keys for third party APIs 294 Troubleshooting 307 Limitations and known issues 309 Previous releases and features 311 Software and Documentation License 313 ...

Page 13: ...reamable recordable output from the Standalone VGA Grid Following the quick start section a set of task based procedures help you to tweak the system exactly how you want These procedures are broken into five categories Setup Capture Stream Record and Maintenance About this Guide Warnings are depicted as follows This is a warning Tips and Notes are depicted as follows This is a tip Throughout this...

Page 14: ... Networked and Standalone The Standalone VGA Grid captures video and audio through internal cards Depending on the model it has 4 or 6 DVI source ports 4 or 6 SDI source ports and 4 or 6 S Video source ports The latest hardware models with SDI capture also support HDMI and SDI audio capture Encoding and synchronization of the stream is done locally on the Standalone VGA Grid The Networked VGA Grid...

Page 15: ...nputs are for capturing from DVI HDMI VGA sources while the other half are for SDI sources As before there are also 4 or 6 S Video ports With this combination of available input ports and applicable DVI SDI or S Video adapters converters you can bring in signals from nearly any source This hardware upgrade also provides audio capture support for HDMI and SDI in addition to pre existing support for...

Page 16: ...e Ethernet cable 7 Power cable Image Name Description VGA to DVI cable Connects a VGA source to the system s DVI port s HDMI to DVI adapter Connects an HDMI source to the system s DVI port s DVI I Single Link cable Connects a DVI source to the encoder s DVI port s Composite to S Video cable Connects a composite output from an analog sources to the system s S Video port s SDI Cable Connects an SDI ...

Page 17: ...e door to reveal the reset button Cycles the power off then on like a computer reset button Power LED Indicates the system is powered on Hard Drive LED Blinks when the system is recording or accessing the hard drive USB Ports behind door Unlock the door to reveal two USB ports For connection of external hard drives flash drives or control interfaces USB Ports For connection of external hard drives...

Page 18: ...es the technical specifications for the latest hardware revision of Standalone VGA Grid Go to the Professional Recording and Streaming Systems page of the Epiphan website to get the most recent product specifications and additional information about Standalone VGA Grid Feature Standalone Networked Style 4U Rackmount Server Dimensions 445 mm D 430 mm W 176 mm H 17 5 16 9 6 9 Number of Encoders up t...

Page 19: ...0 Hz 44100 Hz 22050 Hz Audio Bitrate 64 160 kb s Key Frames Intervals programable Video Format Options RGB plus HSync and VSync RGB plus CSync signal RGB with Sync on Green synchronization Update Rates Resolution fps 640 480 30 60 1280 1024 30 60 1920 1200 30 90 2048 2048 10 60 Resolution fps 640 480 30 1280 1024 30 1920 1200 25 2048 2048 19 ...

Page 20: ...one jack from a laptop Note that audio signals sent over HDMI and SDI are supported in the latest hardware revision s If you have SDI ports your system supports HDMI and SDI audio These instructions include steps for setting up and configuring audio Skip these optional steps if you do not want to configure an audio source at this time Step 1 Physical set up and power on Complete the following step...

Page 21: ...erface and Connect to the admin interface for alternative discovery mechanisms Return to step 3 below you have completed setting a static IP address for the Standalone VGA Grid Table 3 Installing Bonjour Print Services System Action Needed Microsoft Windows You must install Bonjour Print Services 1 Use the following URL http support apple com kb DL999 2 Click Download 3 Follow the system prompts t...

Page 22: ...input card on the back of the system is a frame grabber Each frame grabber has one DVI port one SDI port one S Video port and one 3 5 mm audio port The sources are listed by their frame grabber serial number DVI ports are listed with the suffix vga SDI ports are listed with the suffix sdi S Video inputs listed with the suffix video and analog audio inputs are listed with the suffix _analog or for ...

Page 23: ...uggested you use underscores to separate words c Press Enter on the keyboard The name is updated at the top of the screen and in the list of sources at the left side 4 Optionally configure the audio source if connected a Scroll to the Sources section again and select the motherboard audio source It is prefixed by the word audio and suffixed Analog i e audio ALC892 Analog The audio configuration pa...

Page 24: ...s The four most useful settings to know about are codec frame size frame rate and bitrate a The codec is set to H 264 by default b The frame size should reflect the resolution provided by your source You can set it to something different by typing in the fields or selecting an option from the different sizes shown Scaling the image making it larger smaller or different aspect ratio takes some proc...

Page 25: ...the default AAC format and audio bitrate 13 Click Apply Step 5 Testing the stream The Status page contains a link to the live broadcast stream for your channel To preview the channel in a browser 1 From the web interface scroll to the Channels section 2 Click the link for your channel 3 Click the Status link for your channel 4 Right click on the Live broadcast link for your channel and select Open...

Page 26: ...button the recorder stops 5 Refresh the page by clicking Recording again the page reloads and a file list appears that shows your newly recorded stream snippet 6 Click the file name to download and view your recording What s Next Now that you have a source set up and ready to stream you can fine tune the system to your exact requirements You can look at topics such as l Add a video source custom c...

Page 27: ...u tweak the channel or configure more this part of the manual helps you to get your Standalone VGA Grid properly configured for your network Topics covered l Connect to the admin interface l User administration l View system information l Configure network settings l Configure date and time l Configuration presets l Restrict viewers by IP address ...

Page 28: ...lowing procedures l Connect via DNS based service discovery l Connect via the Epiphan discovery utility For networks without DHCP use the following procedure l Connect via persistent static IP address You can also connect to a reduced Operator tablet interface See Connect to the tablet interface Connect via DNS based service discovery The Standalone VGA Grid uses DNS based messages to advertise de...

Page 29: ...o access the Standalone VGA Grid s web interface via DNS service discovery 1 Find the system s serial number It is printed on a sticker on the back of the system 2 Type the following string into the address bar of your web browser on your admin computer where serial is the serial number of your Standalone VGA Grid http serial local admin For example http 95dd40d5 local admin 3 Enter the user name ...

Page 30: ... 2 Click Search to find all the Epiphan systems on the network a list similar to the following appears 3 If more than one system appears select the one you wish to configure by matching the serial number listed with the serial number marked on the back of the system 4 Optionally note the IP Address shown in the stream properties Use this for quicker access to the system on future configuration ses...

Page 31: ...ess 192 168 255 250 l Netmask 255 255 255 252 l Username admin l Password your admin password by default set to no password To access the Standalone VGA Grid s web interface via the persistent static IP address 1 Establish an Ethernet connection between the Standalone VGA Grid and the workstation by one of the following methods a Connect the system to a local Ethernet network shared with the works...

Page 32: ...n User administration The Standalone VGA Grid has three configured users l admin l operator l viewer By default none of these users have passwords For security purposes you should add passwords to the admin and operator accounts This section describes the following user administration topics l User types and privileges l Set or change user passwords l Remove user passwords l Overcome lost password...

Page 33: ...ssword when viewing a channel The viewer username and password prompt appears only when there is a viewer password set In addition to the global viewer account each channel can set a viewer password that overrides the global value See Restrict access to streams for viewers Current user When logged in to the web interface the current username is displayed at the top right corner of the screen User ...

Page 34: ...ns View Source Configuration ü ü Rename Source ü Configure Source ü ü View Source Snapshot ü ü System Configuration Operations View System Configuration ü ü Configure Automatic File Upload ü Select External USB Drive Behavior ü Configure FTP Server ü Configure UPnP Sharing ü Configure Network Address ü Configure USB Tethering ü Perform Network Diagnostics ü ü Configure Date and Time preferences ü ...

Page 35: ...perator and viewer have no assigned passwords Both the admin and the operator user have access to the web admin interface so you should always set a password for both admin and operator accounts Refer to your system administrator for your organization s specific password requirements If the admin password is defined and the operator password is undefined then the operator uses the admin password b...

Page 36: ... the password configuration page opens 4 Highlight and delete the current password for your selected user the password is currently masked as dots For security reasons the current password appears as eight dots regardless of password length and even if there is no password set 5 Highlight and delete the confirmation password for the selected user 6 Select the user s password field and type a new p...

Page 37: ... preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Access passwords link in the Configuration menu the password configuration page opens 4 Highlight and delete the current password for your selected user the password is currently masked as dots For security purposes the current password appears as eight dots regardless of password length and even if th...

Page 38: ...use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP for authentication into the system Specify user roles by using group DNs for users who log in as the administrator operator or as a viewer The system has only one admin user and one operator LDAP users log in as either the admin or operator they do not have their own private profiles When enabled LDAP authentication is an alternative to the regula...

Page 39: ...own to specify the type of encryption if any used by your LDAP server Connection encryption Description Default port used No Encryption No encryption is used to connect to the LDAP server The default port is 389 SSL SSL encryption is used to connect to the LDAP server The default port is 636 TLS STARTTLS The connection is initially unencrypted then upgraded to TLS encryption is used The default po...

Page 40: ...e the member or unqueMember attribute for the specified group to be granted Viewer access If left blank LDAP is not supported for Viewers but can still be used for Administrators and Operators 14 Click Apply When a user of the LDAP server next visits the admin or viewer page for the system the system prompts for use the username and password For ActiveDirectory servers the user needs to enter his ...

Page 41: ...our viewers must connect to the system from a computer or gateway with a permitted IP address and must also supply the username viewer and password before they can view the broadcast To restrict access by IP address you need to know the IP addresses or range of addresses for your viewers By default all IP addresses are allowed to connect to the broadcast If you re not familiar with creating allow ...

Page 42: ...Label Description Options Allow IP s Enter individual IP Addresses or IP Address ranges separated by commas To specify a range use a hyphen Optional spaces improve readability Users connecting from addresses in this list are permitted to view broadcasts from the system provided their IP address is not in the Deny IP s list To allow all except IP addresses in the deny list if any leave the field bl...

Page 43: ...computers to connect to broadcasts from the system you can specify the range of boardroom IP addresses rather than needing to type in each individual address The allow list looks as follows Allow 192 168 1 200 192 168 1 250 Note that we could have specified two of the IP addresses in the previous example as a range Allow list with a range of IP addresses and one or more specific IP addresses Putti...

Page 44: ...c boardroom computer 192 168 1 211 Use both allow and deny lists to create the rule as follows Allow 192 168 1 200 192 168 1 250 192 168 1 50 192 168 1 51 192 168 1 75 Deny 192 168 1 211 Both lists can have multiple ranges and multiple distinct IP addresses provided they are separated by commas Deny list with a range of IP addresses Converse to the previous examples consider the situation where yo...

Page 45: ...ystem hardware version if available and currently configured channels To view system information 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface scroll to the Configuration menu option 4 Click Info the system information page opens 3 Use the information displayed to get an overview of your syste...

Page 46: ...ce shows you the system s MAC address and current IP Address via the Network configuration page To view settings on network configuration page 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Network link in the Configuration menu the network configuration page opens 4 Note the MAC address and Current IP add...

Page 47: ...Apply a configuration preset that uses DHCP networking See Configuration presets l Change the network settings See the procedure below To configure use of DHCP for networking 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Network link in the Configuration menu the network configuration page opens 4 Select ...

Page 48: ...transmission unit MTU specifies the maximum packet size for transfer on the network The default value is 1500 which is the largest value allowed by Ethernet at the network layer It s best if all nodes in your network use the same value so only change this value if you know other nodes use a different value Configure a static IP address Your network administrator may require you to use a static IP ...

Page 49: ...save the changes the changes are saved and a message appears asking you to reboot 10 Select the Maintenance link under the Configuration menu the maintenance page appears 11 Click the Reboot Now button near the bottom of the page 12 Wait for the system to reboot 13 Open the Web interface using the new IP address 14 Log as admin and reload the Networking page to verify all changes were applied The ...

Page 50: ... if all nodes in your network use the same value so only change this value if you know other nodes use a different value Tether to a mobile network The Standalone VGA Grid supports tethering to a mobile device via USB Tethered networking can work side by side with Ethernet routing and either networking system can be a back up for the other When the system falls over to the backup network type i e ...

Page 51: ...tethering When chosen the system tries to use the mobile network tethering first It switches to use Ethernet hard wired when the mobile network is no longer available To prevent viewer interruptions Ethernet data will continue to be used until the Ethernet network is down or publishing is restarted Select this setting if you only have a mobile network 7 Select your choice based on the table above ...

Page 52: ...iagnostics 4 Click ping or traceroute an animation appears to the left of the address to indicate processing is underway 5 Upon completion of the command read the results from the console like display is shown below the Network Diagnostics setting 52 ...

Page 53: ...s Configuration presets overview Configuration presets make it easy to use your Standalone VGA Grid in a variety of situations without needing to reconfigure it Configuration presets divide the system s settings into the following configuration groups For a complete list of what is included in each group see Configuration presets overview System Sources Automatic file uploads Network Channels Usin...

Page 54: ...w much time to get multiple operations completed Instead the company could connect the system to their own corporate network before the show upload the required backgrounds and create channel configuration presets for each conference track They can also create network and automatic file upload AFU presets for each of the home and remote locations Once at the conference the only changes necessary a...

Page 55: ...the channel s and their configuration This preset includes a channel with a link to the correct background filename the background file was uploaded during pre show configuration at the corporate office and has metadata specifying the speaker s name Conference session 2 preset The company applies this preset from the corporate office when testing and at the conference prior to conference session 2...

Page 56: ...bol Settings included in the configuration group System Date and time settings serial port settings remote support settings custom disk check schedule access passwords deny allow lists and LDAP configuration settings Network Network settings and tethering configuration Sources All audio and video source configuration settings Channels All channel configuration data and current recording state all ...

Page 57: ...e as many configuration presets as you need The system keeps track of which configuration groups are part of the preset and you provide a name that lets you know the significance of the preset Note that configuration presets that include network or system settings require a system reboot when applied To create a configuration preset 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection ...

Page 58: ...ected For example if you apply a preset that includes the configuration groups channnels and automatic file upload your network settings passwords time server source configurations etc are not modified Similarly if you apply a configuration preset that has only network settings included only the network settings change If you apply a preset that has the network or system configuration group a rebo...

Page 59: ... apply a configuration preset 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens 4 Scroll to the Configuration presets section 5 Click Apply next to the configuration preset you wish to apply 6 The system asks for confirmation before proceed...

Page 60: ... In short the Factory default configuration preset is less destructive than Factory reset This table describes the exact differences Table 12 Factory default configuration preset vs Factory reset Factory default configuration preset Factory reset function Deletes all created channels ü ü Deletes all recorded files in channels ü Deletes all created recorders ü ü Deletes all recorded files in record...

Page 61: ...in interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens 4 Scroll to the Configuration presets section 5 Find the preset you wish to change from the presets list 6 Copy the name of the preset into the Name field 7 Selected the desired configuration group s from the S...

Page 62: ...ng needs You can delete all configuration presets at once by doing a factory reset or you can delete individual configuration presets from the Maintenance page To delete a configuration preset 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page ope...

Page 63: ...d to the system leaving other settings intact The following considerations will help you get the most from your configuration presets Channel and recorder index number behavior Each channel and recorder has an index number The first channel created on a system is channel 1 subsequently channel 2 3 4 etc Recorders are also created starting at index 1 with numbers incrementing as new recorders are c...

Page 64: ...pter shows that each channel and recorder s recording state is included in the channels configuration group This means that if a channel or recorder is recording at the time you create a configuration preset it will immediately start recording when you apply that preset Similarly if a configuration preset is saved when channels or recorders are not recording those channels and recorders will not b...

Page 65: ... you now create a new channel with index 3 or load a preset that contains a channel with index 3 you ll find it starts with five recorded files in the Recordings section These are the same recorded files that existed at the start of this example Furthermore if you delete any of the recordings you are deleting the only instance of those files Using our previous example if you delete one of the five...

Page 66: ...tton see Force the capture card to use a specific EDID If you apply a preset that needs a special EDID be sure to remember to upload that EDID after applying the configuration preset Configuration presets are not user profiles Configuration presets should not be confused with the concept of user profiles Specifically the following issues arise from trying to use configuration presets as user profi...

Page 67: ...d time settings l Change the time zone l Configure synchronized time NTP PTP v1 and RDATE l Configure a local NTP server l Configure the date and time manually Verify date and time settings The current date time time zone and synchronized time protocol settings are shown when the Date and Time configuration page is loaded in the Standalone VGA Grid web interface To view settings on the date and ti...

Page 68: ...urrent date This is the current date even if the radio button Set time manually is not selected Time The current time This is the current time even if the radio button Set time manually is not selected Configure synchronized time NTP PTP v1 and RDATE By default the Standalone VGA Grid uses the network time protocol server NTP server protocol and a time server from National Research Council Canada ...

Page 69: ...e internet It has clock accuracy in the sub microsecond range making it more granular than NTP 6 Tailor the synchronization protocol with the required parameters as described below 7 If NTP is selected a Enter the IP address or server name for the NTP server in the Server IP Address field NTP uses UDP packets and port 123 If the system is behind a firewall and accessing an external NTP server UDP ...

Page 70: ...ect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Date and Time link in the Configuration menu the date and time configuration page opens 4 Type the desired date in the Date field Use the format yyyy mm dd 5 Type the desired time in the Time field Use the format hh mm ss 6 Click Apply Change the time zone By default the system has the Canada Eastern time zone set Configuration of the time z...

Page 71: ...ocal NTP server To configure a local NTP server 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Date and Time link in the Configuration menu the date and time configuration page opens 4 Select the check box Enable local NTP server 71 ...

Page 72: ...ck to all the default capture and encoding settings or you tweak them to set the up exactly as you like You can capture a single source at once capture multiple sources in a custom channel or even switch between sources or groups of sources layouts while streaming and recording Techniques for creating channels to capture stream and record a single source to create custom channels with multiple sou...

Page 73: ...n Channel 2 at 720p 15 fps 2 000 kbps in Channel 3 as part of a multi source layout with picture in picture All channels can be streamed and recorded simultaneously Following the example above you could record any combination of those three channels and stream one two or all three of them using any available streaming methods In addition to creating multi source channels you can customize your cha...

Page 74: ...onsider opening a live preview of the channel in another tab or browser window so you can see the changes as they are applied refer to Preview a channel Create a simple channel Channels arrange the output from sources into a viewable and recordable stream Although there are may ways you customize a channel this procedure walks you through the most basic channel setup with a single source For multi...

Page 75: ...e scroll to the Channels menu option A list of existing channels if any is displayed 5 Click Add channel located at the bottom of the list the Sources page opens 6 You re automatically editing the Default layout in the channel layout editor By default a 16 9 visual layout editor with a black background is shown 7 Click Add new itemto add a layer to the layout a drop down appears allowing you to ch...

Page 76: ...el 8 Select Video Source from the drop down the new item is added to the layout and the Source settings box appears on the right side of the page 9 Click the Source drop down and select your source your source appears in the visual layout editor above 76 ...

Page 77: ... layout the channel s name is updated to display the source s name next time you view the channel Click the channel name to refresh and view this if desired If you wish to change a channel s name directly see Rename a channel Your channel is ready for basic streaming and recording By default on a new channel when the source doesn t have a 16 9 aspect ratio the system automatically detects the corr...

Page 78: ...t overlays in different locations on your screen We call these layouts and each custom channel you create can have multiple layouts If you want to change the way things appear in your stream while streaming aka video switching or video mixing you ll need to create one layout for each of the views you want for your stream Later while you are streaming you can switch live between the layouts using t...

Page 79: ...layout editor The visual channel layout editor gives you full control on size and position of the pictures sources and text overlays you add to your channel You can edit existing channel layouts even ones you initially created as simple channels or you can create a new channel or a new layout within a channel to work with To add a new layout see Create a custom channel or layout To select a layout...

Page 80: ...yout editor is broken into a few pieces Layout selector First there is the layout selector From here you can pick which layout to preview edit create a new layout delete a layout or select which layout is active Visual channel layout editor Next is the channel layout editor where you can add pictures sources and text overlays to your layout You can also choose the background matte 80 ...

Page 81: ...wed by the percent sign e g 4 or in pixels by typing a value followed by px e g 16px You can resize items by clicking and dragging the red and white circles at the corners of the items or by using the manual positioning values For example entering 0 in all four of the outside boxes will stretch the item to the full size of the layout area You can modify the settings for each item by clicking the r...

Page 82: ...tton to save the changes to your layout If you accidentally try to leave the layout without saving Standalone VGA Grid reminds you to save before leaving Ready to make some layouts of your own Try these topics l Create a custom channel or layout l Add a video source custom channel l Add an audio source custom channel l Add an image custom channel l Add a text overlay custom channel l Delete or mov...

Page 83: ...ne source to the layout select keep aspect ratio and stretch to fit the full layout size One source with a green background matte To get this look Select a background color Add a source to the layout and size appropriately leaving the background matte visible One source with a logo png with transparency in the bottom left corner To get this look Upload an image with transparency through the Brandi...

Page 84: ...xt in the settings box and place it where desired One source with a background image To get this look Upload your backround image must have the right aspect ratio through the Branding Content page When creating the layout first add the picture and stretch it to the full screen Next follow the steps from the first example to add the source Two sources with a background image To get this look Follow...

Page 85: ... more examples this time including a 4x3 source Layout example Description One source at the full size of the channel Simple channel To get this look Add one source to the layout select keep aspect ratio and stretch to fit the full layout size Note the channel broadcasts in 4x3 if you have Use current signal resolution as frame size selected on the encoding page One 4x3 source in a 16x9 frame with...

Page 86: ...e pictures sources and text overlays you add to your channel Custom local channels use HD Encoders that have been added as sources see Add an HD Encoder as a source custom channel Each HD Encoder used adds overhead to the VGA Grid Concentrator Ensure you monitor CPU usage when using multiple HD Encoders Use this procedure to help you create a new channel or layout then use the related procedures t...

Page 87: ... to create a new layout 5 The layout editor shows the current state of the selected layout for your channel and the row for the layout you re editing is highlighted green 6 If this is a new channel or layout you are presented with an empty layout area with a black background matte Now that you ve created your layout you can start adding items to it See these topics l Add a video source custom chan...

Page 88: ...l name reverts to the source name To avoid any issue with changing channel names on channels where you ll have more than one layout we strongly recommend you rename the channel to a custom name Rename a channel This will ensure no automatic channel name changes Add a video source custom channel To stream a source you need to add it to a channel In the case of custom channels with layouts you can a...

Page 89: ...ource drop down and select your source your source appears in the visual layout editor above 7 For best results select the Keep aspect ratio when scaling checkbox from the Source settings box 8 If desired select Crop from the Source settings box and use the red and white handles to draw a box around the section of the source you d like to have in the layout your cropped selection changes in the la...

Page 90: ...10 If needed re order the items in your layout by clicking and dragging items in the item list under the Add new item link For example if you added your video source over a text overlay the video source could conceal the overlay To fix it drag the video source item below the text item in the list or vice versa 11 When your layout is complete scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save to save ...

Page 91: ...eft or right in the layout Changes are in increments of approximately 5 of the height or width of the layout area Make more refined movements by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while pressing the up down left or right keys You can also hold the Shift key while using the arrow keys to control the size of the item on the layout Hold both Ctrl and Shift for fine grained size control Using ...

Page 92: ...w steps in the topic Custom channel layout editor or start with Create a simple channel To add an audio source to your layout 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Follow the steps in Custom channel layout editor or Create a custom channel or layout to get to the channel layout editor 4 Select the audio sour...

Page 93: ...size needed in your layout Background images should match the frame size of your channel frame size is set in the Encoding configuration page There are two ways to upload branding images You can upload images to the branding page as described in this procedure or you can drag and drop images using the procedure described in Add an image custom channel Note that using the procedure below is the onl...

Page 94: ...ng file formats are supported PNG and JPEG The maximum supported file size is 3840 2160 No warning or error message is displayed if your image is too large Files that exceed the maximum size do not appear in the drop down list when selecting an image 7 Click Open the file is added to the File template to upload field 8 Click Upload the file is uploaded and displayed in the Other files section 94 ...

Page 95: ... were separate procedures for adding backgrounds and logos to a channel These actions are now both considered adding an image to a custom channel layout and can be accomplished with the steps below You can add a picture to a layout on an existing channel or you can create a new channel If you re not sure how to create a channel or a layout start by reviewing the first few steps in the topic Custom...

Page 96: ... your image you can drag and drop it from your desktop to the gray Please select picture box Note no warning is displayed if the image is too large or will replace another file 8 If you have already uploaded the image click the Use image drop down to select an image you have uploaded to the system 9 Your picture appears in the Picture settings preview and is added to the layout area It is selected...

Page 97: ...ayout area See the note below for more information on positioning techniques 12 If needed re order the items in your layout by clicking and dragging items in the item list under the Add new item link For example if you added your background image after adding a video source the background image conceals the video source To fix it drag the video source item above the background image item in the li...

Page 98: ... your keyboard while dragging the item with the mouse To use the keyboard Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the item up down left or right in the layout Changes are in increments of approximately 5 of the height or width of the layout area Make more refined movements by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while pressing the up down left or right keys You can also hold the Shift key...

Page 99: ...g channel or you can create a new channel If you re not sure how to create a channel or a layout start by reviewing the first few steps in the topic Custom channel layout editor or start with Create a simple channel To add a picture to your layout 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Follow the steps in Cus...

Page 100: ...cted by default 9 In the layout area use the mouse or the manual position value fields to position and resize your text overlay You may first need to change the height of the text box handles before you can proceed with resizing or positoning See the note below for more information on positioning techniques 10 If needed re order the items in your layout by clicking and dragging items in the item l...

Page 101: ...8 40 45 hour k 08 minute M 40 second S 45 millisecond m 378 channel name c Camera Feed 1 Other things you may want to add to your layout l Add a video source custom channel l Add an audio source custom channel l Add an image custom channel l Delete or move a layout custom channel l Set the background color custom channel l Rename a layout custom channel A note about item positioning and sizing The...

Page 102: ...he item on the layout Hold both Ctrl and Shift for fine grained size control Using percents Specify a whole number followed by a percent sign e g 4 in any of the manual positioning fields The image will move and resize to honor the space you specified For example to move the item in 12 from the left side of the layout area enter 12 in the bottom left positioning value square The image will resize ...

Page 103: ... the color picker to close the picker 7 When your layout is complete scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save to save your work Rename a layout custom channel Layouts you create are automatically given a default name the first one is Default You can keep these names or you can edit them to something more descriptive You can rename any layout even the currently active layout To rename a layo...

Page 104: ...e layouts It s simple to re order layouts or erase layouts you re not using any more Reorder layouts To move a layout 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Follow the steps in Custom channel layout editor or Create a custom channel or layout to get to the channel layout editor 4 Using the rows in the layout ...

Page 105: ...channels are named automatically based on the content in the channel When a channel has only one layout and that layout has only one source regardless of whether or not there are pictures or overlays in the layout the channel name is the same as the source name For example By default a channel with one layout that has HDMI A in it will be named HDMI A When you add a second layout to a channel the ...

Page 106: ... image or no image by using the drop down list in the Picture settings box within that channel s layout before deleting the file using the steps below 3 Click Branding Content under the Configuration menu the configuration page opens 4 Click Remove a confirmation dialog box opens 5 Click OK the dialog box closes and the image file is removed from the configuration page Configure encoding You can m...

Page 107: ... down menu to change the size and speed of the compression and decompression and the quality of the image Choose one of the following options from the Codec drop down menu Value Description H 264 H 264 is the default value and provides high quality video while using low bandwidth This is the preferred codec for the system Motion JPEG This is suitable for live streaming and video however may have l...

Page 108: ...on that requires robustness and cannot tolerate data loss for example video conferencing Main Choose this option for standard definition broadcasts This is the default High Choose this option when video is viewed for broadcast and disk storage applications particularly for high definition television application such as Blu ray disk storage format and HDTV broadcast service Video encoding profile a...

Page 109: ... configure your source to provide the correct frame size and avoid scaling To configure your stream s frame size 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Click Encoding for the your channel the encoding configuration page opens 4 Scroll to the Frame size section 5 Perform one of the following steps Using curren...

Page 110: ...Select an option from the sizes shown the dimensions will appear in the frame size field Scaling occurs automatically no extra configuration needed when you make the dimensions larger smaller or a different aspect ratio than the source If your channel has a layout with only one source and your source and stream aspect ratios differ when viewing that layout your source is centered in the frame and ...

Page 111: ... system performance you may need to test different values to balance video smoothness and processing power 7 If using H 264 of MPEG4 video codecs you can increase or decrease image quality by increasing or decreasing the target Bitrate value Video with a high level of motion and high resolution such as a sporting event requires a high bitrate 8 If all your changes are complete scroll to the bottom...

Page 112: ...e In general higher bitrate mean higher image quality in the stream at the cost of higher bandwidth needed to transmit it For comparison against something you are likely familiar with an HD Blu ray video is typically in the range of 20 mbps standard definition DVD is usually 6 mbps If you don t know what value to use a good place to start is 5000 kbps slightly less than a typical DVD Test to see h...

Page 113: ...an choose Mono to have left and right stereo channels combined and streamed together i e when listening to the streamed audio the same blended sound will come through both the left and right channels 8 Select an Audio bitrate from the drop down menu The table at the end of this procedure gives some guidance on audio bitrates For stereo audio we recommend 256 kbps or 320 kbps 9 If all your changes ...

Page 114: ...g this value you ll need to use a media player or install ASF browser plugins to preview your channel PCM Pulse Code Modulation PCM is a standard for digital audio in computer and other devices such as digital telephone systems Most digital signals HDMI or SDI sources use 48 kHz audio Matching the encoded level with the source level provides the best sound quality by avoiding audio resampling For ...

Page 115: ...EG 4 PCM ü MPEG 4 MP3 ü MPEG 4 AAC ü MJPEG No audio codec ü The following table displays the compatibility between the video audio codecs and formats supported for recording Video Codec selected Audio Codec selected MP4 AVI MOV MPEG TS H 264 No audio codec ü ü ü ü H 264 PCM ü ü ü H 264 MP3 ü ü ü ü H 264 AAC ü ü ü ü MPEG 4 No audio codec ü ü ü MPEG 4 LPCM ü ü ü MPEG 4 MP3 ü ü ü MPEG 4 AAC ü ü ü MJP...

Page 116: ...el metadata Using the Branding feature you can apply a logo to your channel and specify the following meta data that the media player displays for your viewers l title of the presentation l company website l presenter s name l copyright date or other labels such as proprietary information preliminary etc and l additional information about the broadcast such as time of the broadcast or change to th...

Page 117: ...ace select a channel the menu expands 4 Click the Branding menu option the Branding configuration page opens 5 Scroll to the Content metadata section 6 Click the Author Copyright or Comments field 7 Highlight the text and press delete on the keyboard The field is empty 8 Click Apply Preview a channel While configuring a channel you may want to open a live preview of the channel in another tab or b...

Page 118: ... the corresponding channel is displayed in the window Preview a channel from the Status page The channel s status page gives a wealth of information about the channel including bit rate frame size a snapshot of the channel and links to preview the channel To preview a channel from the Status page 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin in...

Page 119: ...ng web page can be very large You may wish to be aware of your web browser s zoom hot keys Many browsers will zoom out with Ctrl control minus and zoom in with Ctrl control equals To preview all channels at the same time 1 Open a new browser window 2 Type the following string into the address bar of your web browser on your admin computer ipaddress is the IP address of your Standalone VGA Grid htt...

Page 120: ... the Channels menu option 4 Click on the channel you want to rename the menu expands 5 Click any link for the channel the corresponding channel status or configuration page opens You can change a channel s name from any of it s configuration pages 3 Click the channel name at the top of the channel configuration page the name text becomes red to indicate that it is editable 4 Highlight the old name...

Page 121: ...channel follow the steps below 1 From the web interface scroll to the Channels menu option 2 Click the channel you want to delete the menu expands 3 Click Status the Status page opens displaying the service state and stream info for the channel 4 Click Delete this channel a confirmation dialog box appears to remind you that all recorded files for this channel will be removed You cannot undo this c...

Page 122: ...flected in both the live stream and recording For example your stream could look like this Before you can switch between layouts make sure you have your custom channel with layouts created See Create a custom channel or layout Now on to the fun part Switching mixing using the web UI Switching live video inputs or video mixing is fast and easy using the web UI For best results you may wish to be in...

Page 123: ... has a red button in the rightmost column 5 Touch the empty circle for another layout to make it the active layout the layout changes in the live stream and recording and the new row gets the red button 6 Continue to switch layouts as needed for the duration of your event or recording 123 ...

Page 124: ...view the images from each source to confirm what is captured See below When a source is connected the system automatically detects and adjusts the image capture settings at start up and continues to adjust every 60 seconds during operation interval is configurable The system s goal is to produce the best quality captured image given the source equipment used Generally no further configuration is n...

Page 125: ...he following sections l Connect a source l Preview a source l Rename a source l Control audio volume l Confirm audio levels l Add a No Signal image to a source Connect a source You can connect sources to the Standalone VGA Grid at any time either before or after the system is powered on Similarly you can disconnect a source from a port and even connect a different source at any time Changing the s...

Page 126: ...e admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Ensure a source is connected to the input port see Connect a source 4 Scroll to the bottom of the source configuration page to see the preview Configure a source Generally the captured stream doesn t require any additional configuration but if needed you can log into the web interface to make configuration changes To configure a source The following adjustments...

Page 127: ...s capturing You ll need to know this name to add the source to a channel See Create a simple channel 8 In most cases the video is ready to add to a channel and broadcast If fine adjustments are required refer to the table below to make minor configuration changes DVI and HDMI signals Although many options can be listed on the vga DVI source configuration page only certain ones are applicable to DV...

Page 128: ...nds between update enter a value or 0 to disable the feature otherwise the default of 60 seconds is set Rotate This feature is useful when a source captures video that is rotated 90 or is displayed upside down Choose one of the following values to change the video orientation while streaming l No rotation l 90 clockwise l 90 counter clockwise l 180 Enable deinterlacing Enable this feature to conve...

Page 129: ...moves the image to the left to 999 moves the image to the right Phase Specifies phase adjustments for VGA signals Generally not used unless value is provided by Epiphan support Configurable for VGA sources only PLL adjustment Changing the value adjusts the horizontal resolution of the image Adjust the value using small increments until the image is sharper The value ranges from 0 999 to 999 Config...

Page 130: ...eshold Adjust vertical sync detection Configurable for VGA sources only Rotate This feature is useful when a source captures video that is rotated 90 or is displayed upside down Choose one of the following values to change the video orientation while streaming l No rotation l 90 clockwise l 90 counter clockwise l 180 Enable deinterlacing Enable this feature to convert an interlaced source signal t...

Page 131: ...e experiencing delays you could indicate the start time or expected resolution time using the no signal image Before you can specify a custom no signal image for a source you must upload it following the procedure To upload an image Transparent PNGs are not a supported file type for No Signal images To set the no signal image for a source 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred conne...

Page 132: ...iew a channel for more information Rename a source Source names are used when adding sources to channels therefore it is important that you know the name of the source you wish to use If a channel has only one source the channel name will by default be the same as its source name and will update automatically when the source name changes Sometimes it s helpful to configure the source name to match...

Page 133: ...ess Enter to save the new name The Apply button will not save the source name change Control audio volume Do you find the volume is too high or too low for some of your audio sources You can control the volume level for audio inputs via the web admin interface To set audio volume 1 Ensure an audio input source is connected to an audio input port 2 Connect to the admin interface using your preferre...

Page 134: ...ut port 8 Passive microphones requiring phantom power are not supported Supported microphones require their own external power source such as a battery 9 Click the Capture volume drop down menu A list of percentages is displayed Choose to amplify the volume by a percentage of the original volume The default setting is 30 Decrease the percentage if the output volume is too loud Increase the percent...

Page 135: ...ific EDID l Unstretch the output video l Video not centered VGA sources only l Remove the combing effect on images l Video looks squished VGA sources only l Video too bright too dark or washed out VGA sources only Remove black bars matte from the video By default for channels with only one layout and only one source the Standalone VGA Grid makes sure that the aspect ratio of input signals is prese...

Page 136: ...than the input resolution Borders are added to the left and right of the image to preserve the narrower ratio of the input If you are seeing bars on your image but would rather have the image fill the whole screen you have to options 1 Change the output frame size to match the aspect ratio of the input 2 Stretch the image to fit the output frame size aspect ratio These two options are described be...

Page 137: ...e aspect ratio of the source 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select a channel the menu expands 4 Click Sources the Sources page opens 5 Find the name of the media source used for the channel 6 Click this source under the Sources menu 7 Make note of the input signal resolution 8 Click the channel s Enco...

Page 138: ...nnel menu expands 4 Click Sources the Sources page opens 5 Click the row for your layout the layout appears in the layout editor 6 Select the gear for your Item with your video source the Source Settings box appears 7 Deselect Keep aspect ratio when scaling in the Source Settings box 8 Click and drag the source in the layout editor to stretch as desired to fill the frame 9 Click Save Force the cap...

Page 139: ... do not want to use In that case you can choose an EDID that forces the Standalone VGA Grid s capture card to use a specific set of attributes The uploaded EDID is permanently installed on your system and this capture card a Source in the web interface will always share the uploaded EDID with the connected video input source EDID changes are permanent until you replace them with another EDID or sp...

Page 140: ...ser opens 11 Browse to the location where the custom EDID file was saved and select the file 12 Click open the EDID filename is displayed on the screen 13 Click upload the EDID upload begins the screen shows a progress inidicator 14 When the upload is complete the page changes to reflect success or failure 140 ...

Page 141: ...efault is the best approach To restore the default EDID 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface scroll to the Sources section 4 Click the capture card source for which you wish to restore the EDID the source configuration page opens 5 Scroll to the EDID section 6 Click the restore button...

Page 142: ...aspect ratio 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface click Encoding the encoding page opens 4 Click Sources the Sources page opens 5 Click the row for the layout you want to edit the layout editor opens 6 Select the gear icon for your source from the list of layout items the Source setti...

Page 143: ...e source configuration page opens 5 To move the video horizontally to the left or right scroll to Horizontal shift 6 Enter incremental values to shift the video image to the left use a negative value or right use a positive value 7 Click Apply View the output in the Snapshot preview below You may need to make further adjustments to move the video left or right 8 Make further adjustments and click ...

Page 144: ...o To convert an interlaced source signal to a non interlaced signal 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface scroll to the Sources menu option 4 Click on the desired video source the source configuration page opens 5 Enable the Enable deinterlace setting 6 Click Apply View the output in t...

Page 145: ... window Confirm if there is a mismatch 5 If there is a mismatch go to the Encoding page for the channel and change the frame size to match the frame size that is sent from the source See Configure encoding 6 If the video is still squeezed horizontally on the screen follow the steps below 7 From the web interface scroll to the Sources menu option 8 Click on the source for which you want to change t...

Page 146: ...a large change to one by making a large change to the other Setting both offset and gain to high values can result in poor video quality 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface scroll to the Sources menu option 4 Click the desired video source the source configuration page opens 5 Scroll...

Page 147: ...web browsers media players set top boxes Smart TVs and Content Distribution Networks The tool s flexibility is further enhanced by its ability to support standard codecs used by most sharing destinations and media players This section discusses the following topics related to publishing your content l What is streaming l Stream to viewers l Stream to a server l Stream to a media player l Samples o...

Page 148: ...isable and enable streams for viewers o Restrict access to streams for viewers o Stream content using HTTP or RTSP o Configure HTTP and RTSP streaming ports o Stream content using HLS HTTP Live Streaming o Stream content using UPnP Stream to a server o Stream to a server o Stream to a CDN o Stream content using multicast Stream to a media player o Stream to a media player Choose a streaming option...

Page 149: ...ed streaming formats When you set up your channel the system generates and displays a list of available video formats and standards specific to the selected audio and video codecs used by your channel To view the video formats and standards specific to your selected codec 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin ...

Page 150: ...ntent using HTTP or RTSP RTSP Quickly stream content to viewers No set up is required The Standalone VGA Grid is ready to stream content as soon as it has power and a configured channel No other settings are required Your audience need only copy and paste the URL of the stream into a media player For more information about using a RTSP and HTTP streaming refer to Stream content using HTTP or RTSP ...

Page 151: ... preview cgi channel channel number rtsp serial local port stream sdp Where serial is the serial number of the system and channel number is the provided from the GUI see below IP address http IP Address of Standalone VGA Grid preview cgi channel 2 rtsp IP Address of Standalone VGA Grid port stream sdp Where the IP address is the IP address of the system and the port and channel number informationi...

Page 152: ...the IP address Connect to the admin interface Configure HTTP and RTSP streaming ports For RTSP streaming the only information required to view the broadcast is the URL and the port number used to stream the broadcast Port numbers are also used for HTTP streaming methods such as FLV ASF and MPEG TS By default each channel has a unique HTTP and RTSP port number If needed you can modify these port nu...

Page 153: ...n you are streaming live video via RTSP This value along with the URL is used by viewers to access the broadcast The default for channel one is 554 7 Click Apply Stream content using HLS HTTP Live Streaming Stream live over the standard HTTP port 80 making it possible to cross firewalls and proxies that are normally accessible to other HTTP traffic HLS is supported with the H 264 codec and MP3 or ...

Page 154: ...for the channel The status page opens 8 Provide the HLS stream link to your viewers Send stream URLs to viewers For participants to log in and view a stream you must provide a stream URL The URL that you send depends on the device the participant uses to view the stream You can provide separate URLs for the stream coming from each channel or one URL that includes all the streams for the channel 1 ...

Page 155: ...e information on compatibility between codec and file formats see Supported streaming formats 5 Copy the URL and provide to viewers Viewers may now view the stream using a digital media player or browser See Viewing with a web browser and Viewing with a media player RTSP View the Flash stream There are two methods to view the retrieve the flash stream URL l Live broadcast link on the channel s sta...

Page 156: ... the web interface click Info menu option the info window opens with a list of all configured channels 4 Click on the channel you want to preview A page opens displaying the live broadcast and broadcast URL 5 Copy the URL and provide to viewers View your broadcast using the Live broadcast link on the Status page 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect...

Page 157: ...ows the HTTP Live Streaming link See Stream content using HLS HTTP Live Streaming When HLS is enabled and with no viewer password set viewers can access the stream using a tablet or smart phone device If the viewer passwords is set HLS connections are not possible 6 Click on the Live broadcast or HTTP Live Stream link if it configured The window opens displaying the live broadcast and broadcast UR...

Page 158: ...browser viewing may not work In this case we recommend you view the channel with a media player instead See below 1 Open a web browser 2 Enter the IP address of the broadcast stream refer to the example below To locate the IP address for the broadcast refer to Send stream URLs to viewers If the IP address of the broadcast is 172 20 1 33 then browse to http 172 20 1 33 preview cgi channel channel n...

Page 159: ...IP address or the URL to be copied to the media player For example purposes the following procedure describes the steps using a VLC media player 1 Launch a media player 2 Click the Media tab a drop down menu opens 3 Choose Open Network Stream a dialog box opens 4 Enter the stream URL using either the IP address or the network discovery serial number method rtsp 49E7B8E4 local 554 stream sdp 159 ...

Page 160: ... the stream URL You can choose to disable streaming to viewers through the channel s streaming configuration Disabling streams for viewers disables all viewer formats including HTTP RTSP HLS and UPnP To disable or enable streams for viewers 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface click S...

Page 161: ... LDAP is configured for viewer authentication the viewer must pass global autentication using LADAP credentials or the viewer global password if there is one and must meet the local channel settings come from an allowed IP address See Configure LDAP for more information on LDAP configuration To restrict viewers for a channel 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanis...

Page 162: ... all the fields blank 7 If desired specify allow and deny IPs for viewers of this channel See Restrict viewers by IP address for more information about allow and deny lists 8 Click Apply at the bottom of the page To return a channel to the default global access control settings 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as ...

Page 163: ...familiar with creating allow deny lists refer to the examples below this procedure for assistance with crafting your lists To restrict viewers by IP address 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Access passwords link in the Configuration menu the password configuration page opens 4 Type allowed IP...

Page 164: ...st as an exception to a rule in the allow list Deny IP s Enter individual IP Addresses or IP Address ranges separated by commas To specify a range use a hyphen Optional spaces improve readability Users connecting from addresses in this list are not allowed to view broadcasts from the system unless their IP address is in the Allow IP s list If a specific IP address is in both lists access to the st...

Page 165: ...250 and also want to add the desktop laptop and tablet computers of the CEO IP addresses 192 168 1 50 192 168 1 51 and 192 168 1 75 respectively Note the first two IP addresses are consecutive so they can be added as a second range Add these IP addresses to the list as follows Allow 192 168 1 200 192 168 1 250 192 168 1 50 192 168 1 51 192 168 1 75 Your list can have multiple ranges and multiple d...

Page 166: ...esses provided they are separated by commas Deny list with a range of IP addresses Converse to the previous examples consider the situation where you want every computer on the network to access the broadcast with the exception of the CEO s desktop laptop and tablet computers Additionally boardroom computers should not be permitted with the exception of the cafeteria computer IP address 192 168 1 ...

Page 167: ...m format conversion the stream is platform independent For more information about streaming to a CDN see Stream to a CDN Multicast Streaming Stream content to a multicast IP address where it can be shared with multiple viewers within the same LAN All viewers receive the same stream at the same time Similar to turning on a radio station where all listeners hear the same music at the same time This ...

Page 168: ...streaming format that your CDN or media server supports Epiphan has tested with the CDN providers listed here http epiphan tv cdn partners php Contact your CDN for a list of supported audio codecs and ensure your configuration uses one of the supported codecs To publish content to a CDN provider ensure you have l a path to the mount point or an XML configuration file provided by the CDN provider l...

Page 169: ... the Stream to a server section of the page 6 Click the Publish drop down menu 7 Choose using RTSP announce from the drop down menu 8 Enter the ingestion point url provided by the CDN or media server 9 Check the Use TCP for RTP stream checkbox Verify which transport protocols your CDN provider supports 10 Enter a user name and password 11 The CDN provider assigns a user name and password to authen...

Page 170: ... Stream name field enter the stream name you configured with the CDN 5 Enter the CDN user name and password The CDN provider assigns a user name and password to authenticate the publisher Contact the CDN provider for your log in credentials 6 Click Apply Stream to a CDN using an XML profile 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interfac...

Page 171: ...reaming via Wowza Cloud you first need to sign in to the Wowza Streaming Cloud web site and create a new Live Stream Retain the connection code that is provided upon applying the configuration settings this code is required to complete the streaming set up process 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From t...

Page 172: ... is H 264 Configuring audio is optional Supported formats are limited to MP3 and AAC Due to RTMP restrictions MP3 48 kHz is not supported 6 Click Apply 7 Under the selected channel click Streaming the channel s Streaming page opens 8 Click the Publish drop down menu 9 Select to Wowza Cloud from the drop down list 172 ...

Page 173: ...Connection code field 11 Click Set to pair the channel on Epiphan s encoder with the live stream on Wowza Cloud 12 Click Apply When the connection to Wowza Cloud has been established the stream name appears on the channel s Status page After clicking Apply there may be a short 2 3 minute delay before the live stream is displayed 173 ...

Page 174: ...sing your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands 4 Click Encoding the channel s Encoding page opens 5 Configure Encoding settings accordingly ensuring the Codec selected is H 264 Configuring audio is optional Supported formats are limited to MP3 and AAC Due to RTMP restrictions MP3 48 kHz is not s...

Page 175: ...s been established the stream name appears on the channel s Status page similar to this example from Wowza Streaming Cloud After clicking Apply there may be a short 2 3 minute delay before the live stream is displayed Test using Epiphan TV CDN Epiphan tv is a service provided by Epiphan to help our customers to experiment with content distribution networks bandwidth performance limits and viewer l...

Page 176: ...Streaming the channel s Streaming page opens 5 Scroll to the Stream to a server section of the page 6 Click the Publish drop down menu 7 Choose to serial Epiphan tv Where serial is the serial number of the system 8 Click Apply a connection through the media tunnel is established The system streams to Epiphan s portal epiphan net You must set audio format to MP3 when streaming through epiphan net s...

Page 177: ...ur preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands 4 Click Streaming the channel s Streaming page opens 3 Click the link to view the broadcast 4 A web page opens displaying the broadcast Specify a multimedia player to view your Epiphan TV broadcast 1 From the Epiphan TV portal click Switch To on the bottom...

Page 178: ...n the code in the dialog box A drop down menu appears 4 Choose Copy 5 Paste the content into the HTML code for your website A link to your broadcast on Epiphan TV is added to your web page Retrieve a list of addresses based on video stream encapsulation 1 Go to the Epiphan TV portal 2 Click Direct URLs on the bottom of the screen a dialog box opens displaying a list of URLs for different types of ...

Page 179: ...as admin 3 From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands 4 Click Streaming the channel s Streaming page opens 5 Click the Publish drop down menu 6 Choose using MPEG TS RTP UDP push 7 Enter the destination multicast IP address where the broadcast can be viewed A IPv4 multicast address range is an address between 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 Contact your System Administrator for the specif...

Page 180: ... displayed use dot separator hierarchy to help your viewers filter out unwanted streams by category 14 Click Apply 15 Click the Info menu option of the web interface An Info page opens displaying stream information To view the stream from a media player open the URL in a media player for example rtp ip port or in the case of the sample configuration in the figure shown above rtp 226 10 24 32 7000 ...

Page 181: ...your stream to a media player over a local network go to the last step of this procedure or b To advertise your stream to a media player over a local network follow the steps below 10 Enable the SAP announcement checkbox to advertise your stream over a local network When the checkbox is enabled and a multicast IP address is configured your stream is displayed in the playlist of local media players...

Page 182: ...e not displayed use dot separator hierarchy to help your viewers filter out unwanted streams by category 14 Click Apply To view the stream open the URL in a media player for example udp ip port For example udp 226 10 24 32 7000 To view the stream when SAP announce has been set and the stream is advertised from a media player set top box or Smart TV refer to Viewing with Session Announcement Protoc...

Page 183: ...mber through which the video will stream Audio and video use nearby port numbers port number and port number 2 The minimum distance between audio and video ports must be 2 8 Click Apply an SDP file is generated and available from the channel s status Status page 9 Click the SDP file to download it If asked specify a name and location for the SDP file 10 Share the file with viewers 183 ...

Page 184: ...rectly To stream video outside of your LAN use a CDN or configure port forwarding on your router Refer to your Network Administrator network configuration is beyond the scope of this guide Stream content using multicast A multicast stream consists of one stream distributed to many viewers via a multicast capable network Standalone VGA Grid supports multicast streaming content to an IP TV or a set ...

Page 185: ...w 10 Enable the SAP announcement checkbox to advertise your stream over a local network When the checkbox is enabled and a multicast IP address is configured your stream is displayed in the playlist of local media player 11 Enter a multicast IP address in the SAP announcement IP field If your media player is configured to receive multicast streams from an IP address that is different from the defa...

Page 186: ...n a media player set top box or Smart TV refer to Viewing with Session Announcement Protocol SAP MPEG TS streams using UDP push Before configuring your channel for the MPEG TS streaming ensure the following codecs are configured l Video H 264 l Audio MP3 or AAC if audio is configured To configure MPEG TS with UDP push 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See C...

Page 187: ... stream to a media player over a local network follow the steps below 10 Enable the SAP announcement checkbox to advertise your stream over a local network When the checkbox is enabled and a multicast IP address is configured your stream is displayed in the playlist of local media players 11 Enter a multicast IP address in the SAP announcement IP field If your media player is configured to receive...

Page 188: ...nwanted streams by category 14 Click Apply To view the stream open the URL in a media player for example udp ip port For example udp 226 10 24 32 7000 To view the stream when SAP announce has been set and the stream is advertised from a media player set top box or Smart TV refer to Viewing with Session Announcement Protocol SAP Multicast streaming using RTP UDP 1 Connect to the admin interface usi...

Page 189: ...ile 10 Share the file with viewers Viewing with Session Announcement Protocol SAP When SAP Announce is configured for a stream that uses UDP streaming the stream is advertised over the local network Local viewers can view the stream using a software or hardware media player Viewers are presented with a list of available channels similar to a television menu Viewers need only click on a stream and ...

Page 190: ...5 255 If your audience is using Exterity to view your stream you must change the SAP announcement IP address to 239 255 255 255 4 Launch a media player The following steps are based on a VLC media player and may be different for other media players 5 Click View from the menu a drop down menu opens 6 Select Playlist A Playlist window opens The right hand panel indicates the playlist is empty 7 From...

Page 191: ...er l Auto restart playback to a UPnP device l Change UPnP device name Some players will not be able to access the stream or saved recordings if a viewer password is set If needed see User administration to clear the viewer password The topics in this chapter include how to enable and disable UPnP and how to control media players from the Standalone VGA Grid To choose recordings or live streams fro...

Page 192: ...me in the Server name field If no name is provided the server name will be the system s serial number 5 Select whether you want to share live video and recorded files 6 Click Apply 7 If no live stream is available that meets the criteria for UPnP a message is displayed in the Play on service start section of the page 8 Otherwise the Play on service start section shows a drop down list of what can ...

Page 193: ...les a Click Recording for the desired channel the channel s recording page opens b Click the word change next to the list of what is being recorded the recording options expand c Click the Share via UPnP check box if not checked d Click Apply 3 For recorders a Click the link for the recorder from the Recorders menu the recorder s configuration page opens b Click the word change next to the list of...

Page 194: ...he desired channel the Streaming page opens b Deselect the Share via UPnP check box if checked c Click Apply 2 For recorders a Click the link for the recorder from the Recorders menu b Click the word change next to the list of what is being recorded the recording options expand a Deselect the Share via UPnP check box if not checked b Click Apply To disable UPnP globally for the whole system 1 Conn...

Page 195: ...r it s product serial number For example when browsing from a Windows computer you will see a list of media devices that includes the Standalone VGA Grid Live streams When you open the device from Windows Media Player you ll see a list of the available channels you can stream under the Videos tab The channel names are the same as they are in the admin interface From other digital media players the...

Page 196: ...er 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Ensure Share recorded files through UPnP is enabled on your Standalone VGA Grid and for the channel or recorder you wish to share See Enable UPnP 4 Go to the recorded files list for the desired channel or recorder See View list of recorded files 5 From the list of fil...

Page 197: ...pply Only a single stream and player combination can be configured for auto play The channel s UPnP configuration must be enabled for it to appear Change UPnP device name You can configure the UPnP server name that appears for your Standalone VGA Grid By default if you left the server name field blank when enabling UPnP the server name is the system s serial number To change the UPnP server name 1...

Page 198: ...wing tables list the recommended settings when streaming video and slide content from a PC Mac or tablet Streaming video content The table below provides suggested settings to maximize your video quality while minimizing system resource usage when streaming video content from a PC Mac or tablet Setting PC and Mac Tablet Codec H 264 Motion JPEG Video encoding preset Hardware accelerated Video encod...

Page 199: ...n streaming slide content from a PC Mac or tablet Setting PC and Mac Tablet Codec H 264 Motion JPEG Video encoding preset High Quality Video encoding profile High Enhanced compatibility mode h 264 slicing for RTP Disable for PC Enable for Mac Key frame interval 2 sec Limit frame rate 15 15 Bitrate 3000 kbits for HD 4000 kbits for Full HD auto Rate control mode Balanced Audio format PCM 44 KHz 199 ...

Page 200: ...ach input at full frame size and with a high bitrate so you have the best possible digital media for future re use or post processing If you choose to record your channels Standalone VGA Grid stores the recorded files on the system s amply sized hard drive and provides you a variety of automatic or manual mechanisms to download the files This section discusses the following topics related to recor...

Page 201: ...ee Control with HTTP commands and Control with RS 232 serial port for information on controlling recordings with third party tools See Recorded files to learn how to download the recorded files Recording can also be controlled via the tablet interface See Control recording via the tablet interface Recording basics While recording a channel or recorder a new file is created each time the maximum ti...

Page 202: ...l DICE 2 0 21 l VLC 0 9 9 works only with MOV files that have no audio HTML 5 Browsers Windows l Google Chrome 37 works with MOV and MP4 files using H 264 codec Record a channel via the web interface Each channel has a configuration page that allows you to start stop and configure recordings To start and stop channel recording 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechan...

Page 203: ... recording starts and a timer indicates how long it has been recording If the Start button is not active there are no active sources for this channel or recorder Check your inputs to ensure signals are working as expected b You may browse away from the page without affecting the recording When the page refreshes the channel number is displayed in red to indicate recording is underway 203 ...

Page 204: ...efreshing the page Configure recording file size and type By default recorders and channels record to AVI files When the recording reaches 30 minutes in length or a file size of 500 MB whichever occurs first the system closes the current recording file and opens a new one This is done seamlessly with no loss in recorded data You may find it useful to have recordings divided this way for ease of do...

Page 205: ...the Time limit drop down 7 Select a file size limit from the Size limit drop down Tip If you don t know what size to select do some test recordings to get an idea of the file sizes you can expect If you want to guarantee the recording lasts to a given time limit select a file size that is far larger than you saw in your tests 8 Select a file type from the File type drop down 9 If desired enter a p...

Page 206: ...formats with fixed 10 s intervals MPEG TS does not support PCM audio encoding Filename prefix Specifies how the recordings are named Recording files start with the given prefix followed by the date and time The channel or recorder name is used if no prefix is given Allowed characters A Z a z 0 9 _ Automatic file upload Select this if you want this channel or recorder to be part of any scheduled au...

Page 207: ... they are being recorded so from time to time you may need to close the current recording and restart a new one to facilitate file downloads The system supports this through the recording reset option which closes the current recording file and opens a new one without missing any frames To close the current recording and start a new file 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connec...

Page 208: ...pics for creating and managing multi channel recorders l Add a recorder l Change the channels recorded by a recorder l Record with a recorder l Rename a recorder l Delete a recorder See What is a recording to learn how to create recordings and configure recording file sizes If you upgraded from a previous firmware release that included an all in one recorder your all in one recorder is now listed ...

Page 209: ...all the channels configured on the system If new channels are added they are automatically added to the recorder If you wish to record a subset of channels to a single multi track file you can edit the channels recorded by a recorder To change the channels recorded by a recorder 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as...

Page 210: ...changes are reflected in the recorder configuration page Record with a recorder Recorders are stopped and started via their configuration page Multiple recorders and channel recordings can occur concurrently The number of channels being recorded is displayed below the recording stop start buttons To configure the channels being recorded see Change the channels recorded by a recorder To start and s...

Page 211: ... the page without affecting the recording When the page refreshes the recorder number is displayed in red to indicate recording is underway c The system continues to record this recorder and any concurrent recordings until it is stopped If the system runs out of storage space the oldest recorded file is deleted to make room for the new recording The recording is broken into multiple files as defin...

Page 212: ...prefixes To rename recordings 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Find the recordings by channel or by recorder See View list of recorded files 4 Select the pencil and paper icon next to the filename you wish to change 5 Type the new file name and press enter when finished The web interface keeps track of ...

Page 213: ...e X icon to the right of a file entry to request deletion a confirmation dialog appears b Click OK on the confirmation dialog 5 To delete multiple files for the current channel or recorder a Select the check box next to the recordings you wish to delete from this channel or recorder b Click Delete Selected a confirmation dialog appears c Click OK on the confirmation dialog The list may not update ...

Page 214: ...one VGA Grid User Guide Delete recorded files manually The list may not update immediately You can refresh the list by reloading the Recording page for channels or the recorder settings page for recorders 214 ...

Page 215: ...ly l Extract tracks from a recording l Rename recorded files l Delete recorded files manually For information on automatic file transfers see File and recording transfer View list of recorded files Recordings for Standalone VGA Grid are stored for each channel and each recorder separately To view all the recordings stored follow the procedures below for all channels and all recorders you have conf...

Page 216: ... manually Recordings can be manually downloaded from the web interface You should consider deleting them from internal storage after you complete the download See Delete recorded files manually below This procedure explains how to download files to your admin computer See File and recording transfer for information on transferring files to a USB drive connected to the system To download recordings...

Page 217: ...recording with only select tracks This feature is supported for AVI MP4 and MOV recordings only MPEG TS does not support track extraction Specific track versions of recorded files are not included in any automatic file transfers and need to be downloaded manually by clicking the extracted track filename See Download recorded files manually To create a duplicate recording file with only select trac...

Page 218: ...g 5 Select the track s you want to extract Tip To deselect all tracks click the check box for the top track then hold SHIFT and click the check box for the bottom track 6 Click Extract tracks a duplicate of the recording is made with only the selected tracks 218 ...

Page 219: ...ur preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Find the recordings by channel or by recorder See View list of recorded files 4 Select the pencil and paper icon next to the filename you wish to change 5 Type the new file name and press enter when finished The web interface keeps track of the filename extension i e avi so you do not need to include it when re...

Page 220: ...es for the current channel or recorder a Select the check box next to the recordings you wish to delete from this channel or recorder b Click Delete Selected a confirmation dialog appears c Click OK on the confirmation dialog The list may not update immediately You can refresh the list by reloading the Recording page for channels or the recorder settings page for recorders 6 To delete all files fo...

Page 221: ...l Enable and set timing for AFU And the following specific configurations based on the location of upload l AFU to an FTP server l AFU using RSync l AFU using CIFS l AFU to a secure FTP server l AFU using SCP l AFU or copy to USB drive l Automatic l As a one time copy l Manually Lastly this section describes how to view file upload logs and manage the AFU queue l View the AFU log l Manage the AFU ...

Page 222: ...igured to support automatic file upload for their recorded files You must enable this feature for each channel or recorder you wish to include in your automatic file transfers If recorded files are selected for upload while the AFU is at maximum upload capacity or when the AFU is unavailable they are added to an upload queue Files and their relevant information are displayed in a list format and e...

Page 223: ...gin as admin 3 For a channel recording a Click the desired channel the channel menu expands b Select the Recording link for the channel the Recording page opens 4 For a recorder a Click the desired recorder link from the Recorders section the recorder configuration page opens 5 Select the change link under Recorder Setup the recorder setup section expands The setup page looks slightly different fo...

Page 224: ...ude in your AFU schedule you must enable AFU and configure the frequency of transfers Files saved before you complete automatic file upload configuration are not part of the automatic upload Manual file transfer is required for these files See Download recorded files manually To enable and configure frequency automatic uploads 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechan...

Page 225: ...he value is set to every hour and five videos are saved the first hour those five videos are uploaded after the first hour and one hour later the videos saved in the second hour are uploaded The following table describes the available options Table 22 Automatic File Upload Interval Options Name Description On file rotation The system uploads each file after it stops recording it You can control fi...

Page 226: ...ly applies if the files are not deleted after upload is complete 9 Select the protocol or destination for upload The following table describes the options Table 23 Automatic File Upload Interval Options Name Description FTP Client The system uploads to an FTP server RSync Client The system uploads to a network location using RSync to copy the file CIFS Client The system uploads to a network locati...

Page 227: ...s configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS configuration see Configure DHCP you can use the server s fully qualified domain name instead of the IP address 3 Specify the Server Port used for the target FTP server The standard port is 21 4 Enter the FTP account username in the Login field 5 Enter the FTP account password in the Password field the characters are masked with dots 6 Select Use temp file...

Page 228: ... the upload completes the file is renamed to the appropriate extension mov mp4 or avi AFU using RSync This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Enable and set timing for AFU and wish to continue with configuration of upload using RSync To configure upload using RSync 1 Select RSync Client from the protocol drop down list in the Automatic File Upload configuration page the lower half o...

Page 229: ...s the options applicable to configuring upload to an RSync server Table 25 RSync Automatic File Upload Configuration Options Name Description Options Server address The IP address or fully qualified domain name of the RSync server Server module The name of the shared folder on the RSync server Login Username for the RSync server Password Password for the RSync user Checksum Select to enable checks...

Page 230: ...part of Active Directory enter the Domain name of the CIFS server 6 Specify a username for the CIFS Server in the Login field The user must have write permissions for the share folder 7 Specify the password for the user in the Password field the value is masked by dots 8 Select Use temp file to name files with a temporary filename extension part on the server until upload is complete 9 Click Apply...

Page 231: ...sword for the CIFS user Use temp file Causes files to be named with part extension on the server during active upload When the upload completes the file is renamed to the appropriate extension mov mp4 ts or avi AFU to a secure FTP server This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Enable and set timing for AFU and wish to continue with configuration of upload to a secure FTP Server SFTP...

Page 232: ...p this trust are beyond the scope of this document 7 If desired scroll down to the section labelled SSH identity for SCP and SFTP clients 1 If no identity is uploaded or to upload a new identity overwrites the old identity a Click Choose File a file selection dialog opens b Select the private key file from your hard drive and click Open The system accepts RSA keys for SSH 1 DSA ECDSA EC25519 and R...

Page 233: ...SCP 1 Select SCP Client from the protocol drop down list in the Automatic File Upload configuration page the lower half of the page reflects the selection 2 Specify the target Server address If your system is configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS configuration see Configure DHCP you can use the server s fully qualified domain name instead of the IP address 3 Specify the Server Port used for the ...

Page 234: ...ecure server if desired 7 Click Apply if there are any problems the system notifies you with a message One or more parameter values are not valid and those were not applied The following table describes the options applicable to configuring upload using SCP Table 28 SCP Automatic Upload Configuration Options Name Description Options Server address The IP address or fully qualified domain name of t...

Page 235: ...to USB operation is permitted at a time even though the UI may appear to let you start a second one Please wait until the first is complete before starting a new operation AFU to a USB drive This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Enable and set timing for AFU and wish to continue with configuration of upload to a USB drive To configure automatic upload to a USB drive 1 Insert the p...

Page 236: ...system will automatically begin to copy files to an inserted USB drive starting with the newest recording Files will continue to copy until all are copied the specified maximum number of files is copied or the target drive runs out of storage space The file currently being recorded if any cannot be transferred until recording is completed This procedure is separate from automatic file upload and d...

Page 237: ... with the system s serial number on the USB drive This is useful if you are using the same drive to collect recordings from multiple systems and want to know which system they came from create subfolder for each channel If checked the transfer process creates a sub folder for each channel and recorder within the subfolder for the serial number if that option is also selected Files are copied to th...

Page 238: ...here are files that have yet to be copied b Safely eject the USB drive when you are satisfied all files have been copied or if you see the USB drive is out of storage space View available USB storage space Manually copy recorded files to USB drive You can manually copy recorder files to a USB drive connected to the Standalone VGA Grid This procedure is separate from automatic file upload and does ...

Page 239: ...list b Click the Files Archive link for the selected Channel 8 To download files for a recorder a Select the desired recorder from the Recorders list 9 Select the check box next to the files you wish to download In the example below the topmost file is still recording and cannot be downloaded 10 To copy the files to the USB drive a Click Copy Selected to external drive 11 To move the files to the ...

Page 240: ... interface 2 Login as admin 3 Insert your USB drive in an available USB port on the system It is recommended you only use one USB drive at a time 4 Scroll to the bottom of the Web Interface page external USB storage is displayed under internal storage space Safely eject the USB drive When you have completed work with the USB drive you can safely eject it by using the link at the bottom of the Web ...

Page 241: ...tomatic file uploads To view the log 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select Automatic File Upload from the Configuration section the Automatic File Upload configuration page opens 4 Click the Show log of automatic file upload link the log page opens Note the page is blank if there are no logs present 2...

Page 242: ... AFU queue 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 From the web interface click Automatic File Upload if there are files to be uploaded they are displayed under the Upload Queue header View content in the AFU queue There are several buttons in the web interface that allow you the ability to control how you see...

Page 243: ...s of five files using the Newer 5 button Delete content in the AFU queue Files can be deleted from the upload queue either individually or as a group To remove content from the upload queue 1 Navigate to the bottom of the upload queue and click Empty Queue to delete the entire upload queue or click the red X icon at the end of each row to remove files individually 243 ...

Page 244: ...ge This section discusses the following FTP Server topics l Configure the local FTP server l Using the local FTP Server Configure the local FTP server To configure your sysetem s local FTP server 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the FTP Server link in the Configuration menu the FTP Server configu...

Page 245: ...lect the Enable FTP DELETE command check box b Click Apply Any currently logged in users will continue to have access to the delete command until they log out and log in again The following table summarizes the options for configuring the local FTP server Table 30 FTP Server Configuration Options Name Description Options Enable FTP access The check box controls whether or not the system acts as an...

Page 246: ...orders To get started you will need l The IP address of your system found in the Network configuration menu l An FTP tool l The username and password for your FTP user See Configure the local FTP server In the example below the IP address of the Standalone VGA Grid is 192 168 1 210 the username is admin there is no password and the Windows command line ftp utility is used To connect to the FTP ser...

Page 247: ...e get or your tool s transfer mechanism to transfer files to your computer 8 If enabled in the FTP configuration page delete the file after downloading it by issuing the delete command or using your tool s delete mechanism If the delete command is not enabled attempting to delete a file will result in an Unknown Command error 247 ...

Page 248: ...rator interface and ways to configure and operate your system using third party tools via HTTP or RS 232 Specific topics covered are l Mobile tablet operator interface l Power down and system restart l Save and restore device configuration l Perform factory reset l Firmware upgrade l Support l Storage disk maintenance l Third party integration ...

Page 249: ...an connect to it in one of the following ways The device connecting to the tablet interface must be on the same network as the Standalone VGA Grid or must be physically connected to it via USB l Use the browser over Ethernet l Use tethering on your device l Use the mobile version of Epiphan Connect Use the browser over Ethernet You can connect to the tablet interface with a browser on your admin c...

Page 250: ...e opens 4 Select No tethering or any option except Disabled from the Use phone tablet connection See Tether to a mobile network for descriptions of the options 5 Click Apply To use your mobile device or tablet via tethering 1 Turn on tethering on your device See device user manual for instructions 2 Connect the device to your Standalone VGA Grid via USB 3 Use the EpiphanConnect utility from the Go...

Page 251: ...ber of the one to which you d like to connect 4 Select the system by touching the system name a login prompt is presented 5 Login as admin or operator the tablet interface appears Confidence monitoring using the tablet interface When connected to the tablet interface you can use the INPUTS section to monitor the inputs to your system An auto updating snapshot of video inputs and an audio level met...

Page 252: ...face 4 For audio inputs without signal nothing appears in the audio input bars 5 For audio inputs with signal the level is shown next to the source name in the audio input bar 6 If a video source has no signal the name appears red and a note next to the name says NO SIGNAL 252 ...

Page 253: ...ur system It also shows you the currently available disk space To monitor inputs 1 Connect to the tablet interface See Connect to the tablet interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Scroll to the INFO section the currently available disk space is shown 4 If disk space is low the green bar will be nearly full Control recording via the tablet interface The tablet interface provides a simple way to c...

Page 254: ...ick the down arrow in the row for the desired channel or recorder 6 Use the START STOP and RESET buttons to control recording Switch to the full admin interface To switch from the tablet interface to the full admin interface 1 Connect to the tablet interface See Connect to the tablet interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Click the arrow button at the top right of the screen Depending on the wid...

Page 255: ...wn the device manually Restarting the device via the web interface Standalone VGA Grid s web interface allows you to reboot the system To restart the system 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens 4 Click the Reboot Now button a c...

Page 256: ... Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens 4 Click the Shutdown Now button a confirmation dialog appears 5 Click OK Shutting down the device manually You can manually shut down the Standalone VGA Grid via the button physically located on the system To shut down the system manually 1 Unlock the front panel 2 Pr...

Page 257: ...Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Shutting down the device manually If the system is unresponsive press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to force an immediate power down 257 ...

Page 258: ...o a working configuration and before doing a firmware update The resulting backup file includes all non default configuration settings for the system except the user passwords which are reset when a configuration is restored Configuration backup files are only guaranteed to work with the same firmware version with which they were created Normally there is no issue loading an older configuration fi...

Page 259: ...one configuration file saved from the system Select the correct configuration file and know where it is accessible from your local computer before starting this procedure Backup files include all non default configuration settings for the system except the user passwords All passwords are reset to blank after the configuration is loaded To load a saved system configuration 1 Connect to the admin i...

Page 260: ...stored and a new page appears asking you to reboot the system 7 Reboot the system by clicking the link in the message on the web page or by using the power button on the system when the system comes back up the restoration is complete 8 Login as admin with no password 9 Reset your user passwords See User administration 260 ...

Page 261: ...s includes all your source settings channels configuration presets network settings and all saved files Consider using the factory default configuration preset if you want to preserve files See Configuration presets EDIDs are not restored to factory settings with the factory resets Re apply factory EDIDs manually using the Source s configuration page Only proceed if you know this is what you want ...

Page 262: ...A Grid User Guide Restore factory configuration via the web interface 5 Click OK on the warning dialog the system resets to factory defaults and reboots 6 Wait for the system to reboot and begin re configuration 262 ...

Page 263: ... updates directly by following the procedure below The system will also automatically check for firmware updates if the Maintenance page option Enable connection to maintenance server is checked This is the preferred method of checking for firmware updates The built in firmware update mechanism checks for updates that match your specific product and hardware revision To check for new firmware 1 Co...

Page 264: ...interface or from a file provided by Epiphan Installing new firmware takes a few minutes Broadcasting and recording is not available until the upgrade is complete Install firmware directly from the web interface If your Standalone VGA Grid has internet access the easiest method of installing new firmware is to use the download link provided when you check for new firmware To download new firmware ...

Page 265: ...face using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 10 Login as admin 11 Select the Firmware Upgrade link in the Configuration menu the firmware upgrade page opens 12 Verify that the firmware version is the expected new version Although unexpected it is possible the firmware update fails In this case collect system information such as device serial number and if known...

Page 266: ...acks and verifies the file If the file is valid the upgrade begins Do not interrupt power to the system during the firmware upgrade 9 Wait for the system to restart 10 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 11 Login as admin 12 Select the Firmware Upgrade link in the Configuration menu the firmware upgrade page opens 13 Verify th...

Page 267: ... VGA Grid also supports remote troubleshooting by Epiphan s support team This service is only available to systems covered by SupportPlan Remote support allows Epiphan to assist in troubleshooting issues you experience with the system and can also assist with resetting lost admin passwords No private information is sent to the Epiphan maintenance server By default all systems are setup with remote...

Page 268: ...tenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens 4 Select the Permanent Logs check box 5 Click Apply the page updates to let you know the changes were applied 6 Select the Maintenance link again the maintenance page opens 7 Click Download permanent logs a zip file containing system logs begins to download 8 From your browser run the allinfo script a file is saved to your computer ...

Page 269: ... the server and permit remote support Remote support uses port 30 therefore this port must be available for communication If your system is protected from the Internet by a firewall speak to your network administrator to configure the firewall appropriately Remote support is available from Epiphan only if your device is covered by SupportPlan To configure remote support 1 Connect to the admin inte...

Page 270: ...the system cannot reach the maintenance server check the network settings see Configure DHCP to ensure DHCP is selected or a DNS server is listed and try again Consult with your network administrator if problems persist 11 If the system reaches the maintenance server ensure your firewall if you have one has port 30 open for the system 12 Confirm with Epiphan support that they are able to access yo...

Page 271: ...ce link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens 4 Click Enable remote support check box to deselect it This prevents incoming links from Epiphan 5 Click Enable connection to maintenance server to deselect it This prevents outgoing links to Epiphan 6 Click Apply 271 ...

Page 272: ...ave 3 TB of storage This storage space holds a lot of recordings but it can get full It s a good idea to monitor your current disk usage If available storage is low consider removing some unneeded recordings or setting up an automatic file transfer with deletion after transfer See Recorded files and File and recording transfer Disk space can also be checked via the tablet interface See Verify disk...

Page 273: ...disk check schedule 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Disk Check link in the Configuration menu the disk maintenance page opens 4 Set the number of restarts to occur before the next check Set to 0 if you don t want to force a disk check after a specific number of restarts 5 Set the number of m...

Page 274: ... new page opens showing you the progress of the disk check Do not interrupt power to the system during the disk check 5 When the disk check is complete the main page returns and a summary is shown 6 If any unrecoverable errors are detected contact Epiphan support Rebuild or replace storage disks The rackmount Standalone VGA Grid can be optionally configured with storage configured in a RAID array ...

Page 275: ...quired 3 Remove the old drives starting with the second drive from the left moving to the right Do not remove the left most drive This is the system drive and is not swappable 4 Seat the replacement drive set into the drive bays 5 Power on the system 6 Follow the steps below to rebuild the storage disks See Read data from removed storage disks for information on reading data from the removed drive...

Page 276: ...Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Rebuild or replace storage disks b If two or more drives are detected you are prompted to select a type of RAID array 276 ...

Page 277: ...k This configuration provides fault tolerance data is available from one drive when the other drive fails but has normal read write speeds There is less total storage space since two complete copies of the data is stored This configuration supports systems that have two disks RAID 1 0 RAID 10 Mirroring and striping configuration creates a striped set in a mirrored set This option uses four disks t...

Page 278: ...able during rebuild You are unable to save any recordings The rebuild takes less than 5 minutes the page automatically refreshes to provide the current status 4 When the rebuild is complete the message box indicates whether or not it was successful 5 In the unlikely event that the rebuild was not successful you may try it again and if still not successful contact Epiphan support 278 ...

Page 279: ...n interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the admin interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Disk Check link in the Configuration menu the disk maintenance page opens 4 Scroll to the Disk information section of the page 5 If RAID is configured the disk information contains a line item for dev md0 The RAID configuration level is shown next in the dev md0 statistics To chec...

Page 280: ...stics for the storage but shows no errors 5 If using RAID 0 and one of the disks is down the following error is displayed Rebuild or replace the disks to recover 6 If using RAID 1 and one of the disks is down the following warning is displayed Consider replacing the disk pair at your earliest convince 7 If using RAID 1 and a disk has recently been replaced the system lets you know it is synchroniz...

Page 281: ...he recorded files 1 Install Linux on a workstation where the drives will be installed Ubuntu or Debian are recommended RedHat CentOS Fedora are also supported 2 Confirm mdadm tool is installed if not install it For Ubuntu Debian use apt get for RH CentOS use yum 3 Turn off the workstation and connect the storage drives if using RAID 1 you can attach just one drive 4 Start the workstation 5 If only...

Page 282: ...3eda4b 1242121f Events 19 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 8 49 0 active sync dev sdd1 1 0 0 1 removed 8 The new drive is generally automatically mounted If the drive does not auto mount enter the following in the command line substituting the name of your device instead of dev md0 if needed sudo mkdir mnt raid sudo mount dev md0 mnt raid 9 If using a graphical interface in Linux browse to th...

Page 283: ...either the HTTP or RS 232 commands to configure your system exactly how you need it For example you can start and stop recordings you can configure meta data on a channel or even change a channel s frame size and encoding settings The following topics are covered in this section l Control with RS 232 serial port l Control with HTTP commands l Configuration keys for third party APIs 283 ...

Page 284: ...t cable 1 Attach the null modem cable to the control interface 2 Connect the null modem cable to the serial port on the back of the system The only configuration available for the serial port is flow control Flow control changes the rate of data transfer over the cable Some communication settings are static and cannot be changed The static settings are l Baud rate set at 19200 l Parity set to none...

Page 285: ...dalone VGA Grid via RS 232 must be terminated with a line feed LF character ASCII code 10 Your software may need to be configured to add the line feed to each command Some commands require a channel or recorder name as an argument In those commands the channel or recorder name is separated from the command name by a period as shown in the table The channel name value can be either the name or the ...

Page 286: ...nnels and recorders For channels already recording the current recording file is closed and a new file is started There is no RS 232 command to restart recording or to send a second START command while recording is active STOP channel START recorder Stops recording for the provided channel or recorder This can alternatively be accomplished with the following set commands SET channel rec_enabled SA...

Page 287: ...VECFG Saves the parameters modified by the SET command Status Commands STATUS channel STATUS recorder Reports the recording status of the specified channel or recorder Status is one of l RUNNING l STOPPED l UNINITIALIZED STATUS Reports the recording status of each channel and recorder Status is one of l RUNNING l STOPPED l UNINITIALIZED FREESPACE Reports the free storage space in bytes RECTIME cha...

Page 288: ...s are found in Configuration keys for third party APIs Each command sent to the Standalone VGA Grid via RS 232 must be terminated with a line feed LF character ASCII code 10 Your software may need to be configured to add the line feed to each command For values with spaces enclose the value in quotation marks For empty values use empty quotation marks with nothing between You must always follow a ...

Page 289: ...ize 5 To set the frame size resolution on channel 2 enclose the parameter in quotes to preserve the spaces SET 2 framesize 640 x 480 SAVECFG 6 To enable broadcasting audio on channel 2 SET 2 audio on SAVECFG 7 To disable broadcasting audio on channel 2 SET 2 audio SAVECFG 289 ...

Page 290: ...g the target configuration item Syntax for the get and set commands follows Many commands require a channel or recorder index as an argument A channel s index is found by looking at the Channels list in the web interface In the screen capture below the channel with index 1 is currently recording it s index number is red To address this channel via http commands use the index channel1 For commands ...

Page 291: ...can include multiple key value pairs in a single command by separating the statements with For example the key for product name is product_name and the key for firmware version is firmware_ version To send a request for both the product name and the firmware version use the following command http address admin channel1 get_params cgi product_name firmware_version Or to turnoff publishing set to 0 ...

Page 292: ...640 20x 20480 The examples assume a system IP address of 192 30 23 45 and admin password pass123 1 To get the type of stream being published and frame size for channel 1 wget http user admin http passwd pass123 http 192 30 23 45 admin channel1 get_ params cgi publish_type framesize 2 To set the publish stream type to RTMP Push 6 and at the title System Stream for channel 2 wget http user admin htt...

Page 293: ...Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Control with HTTP commands 5 To start recording on recorder 2 wget http user admin http passwd pass123 http 192 30 23 45 admin channelm2 set_ params cgi rec_enabled on 293 ...

Page 294: ... For RS 232 Enclose in quotes SET 2 framesize 640 x 480 For HTTP Encode each space as 20 set_params cgi framesize 640 20x 20480 The following sections describe the API keys supported by the system in each of these categories l System level settings keys read only l System level settings keys read write l Recording configuration keys l HTTP server configuration keys l IP based access control config...

Page 295: ...cgi System level settings keys read only The following read only system level setting keys are supported The channel number can be omitted from the command when requesting the value for these keys Table 35 Supported Read Only System level Settings Configuration Keys Key Values Description firmware_version String including the text FIRMWARE_ VERSION The system s firmware version The value is read o...

Page 296: ... string description string To give this system a name in the Epiphan discovery utility specify a description string Recording configuration keys The following recording settings are supported When using specify the channel or recorder you wish to configure Table 37 Supported Recording Configuration Keys Key Values Description rec_enabled on empty string Enables or disables recording To enable reco...

Page 297: ...TPS SSL Server To enable SSL set to on To disable SSL set to an empty string IP based access control configuration keys The following settings are supported for configuring allowed and denied IP addresses for the system ONLY not for individual channels See Restrict viewers by IP address for more information on Allow and Deny lists Table 39 Supported IP Based Access Configuration Keys Key Values De...

Page 298: ...ing of the live stream via UPnP To enable stream sharing over UPnP set to on To disable stream sharing over UPnP set to an empty string server_name string Specifies the UPnP server name To use the system name set to an empty string SAP configuration keys The following settings are supported for SAP sharing Table 41 Supported SAP Configuration Keys Key Values Description sap on empty string Enables...

Page 299: ...nals Generally not used unless value is provided by Epiphan support pll 999 999 Specifies PLL adjustment Changes the number of pixels in the line tune_interval 0 9999 Specifies the number of seconds between auto adjustments To disable auto adjustments set to 0 vshift 20 20 Specifies vertical shift For shifts up use positive values For shifts down use negative values Broadcast configuration keys Th...

Page 300: ...addresses for live streams Channel encoder configuration keys The following encoder settings are supported for each channel For more information on individual items listed see Configure encoding Table 44 Supported channel encoder configuration keys Key Values Description autoframesize on empty string Enables or disables use of the current signal s resolution as the frame size Is switched to off if...

Page 301: ...string Enables or disables H 264 slicing for RTP To enable slicing set to on To disable slicing set to empty string vbitrate Integer integerK i e 64K integerM i e 1M Gets or changes the video bit rate in kbit s Short forms such as 64K or 1M can be used vbufmode 1 low delay 2 storage Specifies the broadcast compression level For low delay when streaming specify 1 For best results or recording set t...

Page 302: ...for the identifier in the browser s url bar Table 45 Supported channel layout configuration keys Key Values Description active_layout integer Specifies which layout is currently active for the specified channel All logo configuration keys are deprecated Audio configuration keys The following audio configuration keys are supported For more information on individual items listed see Configure Encodi...

Page 303: ...m_s161e PCM libmp3lame MP3 libfacc AAC RATES 32 64 96 112 128 160 192 Specifies an audio code preset in the format CODEC RATE i e libfaac 128 Stream publishing configuration keys The system supports the following stream publishing settings For more information on publishing the stream see What is streaming Table 47 Supported Stream Publishing Configuration Keys Key Values Description publish_type ...

Page 304: ...rwise set to empty string announce_host string Specifies the RTSP server address Set to the appropriate IP address announce_name string Specifies the RTSP resource name This field is named Mount Point in the web interface announce_ password string Specifies the password for the RTSP server s user announce_port 1000 65535 but not 5557 Specifies the RTSP server port to connect to for streaming Note ...

Page 305: ...n MPEG TS and these settings see What is streaming Table 50 Supported MPEG TS Configuration Keys Key Values Description unicast_address string IP address Specifies the unicast multicast address unicast_mport 1000 65535 but not 5557 Specifies the UDP port for MPEG TS streaming Note port 5557 is used for network discovery and cannot be used for streaming RTMP push configuration keys Publish type 6 T...

Page 306: ...nt Metadata Configuration Keys Key Values Description author string Specifies the name of the author for the stream recording Refer to description above on handling white space spaces in the string comment string Specifies a comment for the stream recording Refer to description above on handling white space spaces in the string copyright string Specifies the copyright for the streaming recording R...

Page 307: ... to 40 and reduce until the noise is no longer present See for details on this setting Image quality is poor or insufficient The following tips can help improve image quality 1 Ensure the source resolution is used as the output or recorded resolution Up scaling and down scaling can affect picture quality 2 Increase the Bitrate value and or decrease the Limit frame rate value in the Encoding menu S...

Page 308: ... epiphan com The stream interrupts or the image breaks up The following tips can help diagnose image problems 1 Ensure the source resolution is used as the output or recorded resolution Up scaling and down scaling can affect picture quality Configure encoding 2 Increase the Bitrate value and or decrease the Limit frame rate value in the Encoding menu See Configure encoding 3 Check network settings...

Page 309: ...elated to the video output hardware Test your source to see if it exhibits the issue If possible avoid using wide mode for VGA displays that exhibit this issue l The automatically calculated frame size for HD VGA sources is occasionally incorrect Workaround This problem is caused due to cable degradation or poor cable connection Re seat or exchange your VGA cable If the problem is still not resolv...

Page 310: ...rkaround Update your scripts to avoid using these commands See the manual for a full list affected API keys are listed as deprecated l When using Internet Explorer to view the web admin interface cached versions of pages are sometimes displayed instead of the most recent version of a page This affects the Sources configuration page most and may cause the user to think a new layout or changed layou...

Page 311: ...ps audio sampling l LDAP support l SCP and SFTP file transfer Release 3 14 1 features l SDI source support l HDMI audio support l 48 kHz audio support l Hardware acceleration for H 264 encoding l Simplified H 264 video encoding presets l Configurable EDID l MP4 support l Improved channel configuration menu Release 3 12 features l RTMP live streaming l SAP Announce l Enhanced layout for multiple so...

Page 312: ...G TS streaming for IPTV l Universal plug and play UPnP support for streaming media players l Visual stream feedback and simplified picture in picture layout l Stream branding and custom no signal image l Preservation of source aspect ratio l Customizable stream background color matte l Personalized stream metadata l Introducing the mobile tablet operator interface l Discovery of Epiphan devices l ...

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Page 314: ...the Software are granted to You You acknowledge and agree that the rights in respect to use of the Software and Documentation are granted only for use in conjunction with Epiphan hardware You shall not distribute lease rent grant a security interest in assign or otherwise transfer the Software except as expressly provided in this Agreement You shall not modify or create any derivatives works of th...

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Page 318: ...ses and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation This document may contain links to non Epiphan web sites These links are provided to you as a convenience and Epiphan is not responsible for the content of any linked web site Any outside web site accessed from the Epiphan web site is independent from Epiphan and Epiphan has no control over the content of that web site In addition a link...

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