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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DEVICE

Thanks for purchasing BirdDog Flex 4K Out Converter. Please take some time to read this document to allow you to get the most 

out of your purchase and familiarize yourself with the features available in the unit.

Physical connectors

Powering your 4K Converter

This converter is equipped with a sophisticated system allowing power from various sources:

PoE+ (Power over Ethernet)

PoE+ is a convenient way to power this converter as it allows both data and power to be sent through the same standard Ethernet 

cable. To take advantage of PoE+, the network switch that the converter is directly plugged into must support PoE+ (802.11at).

Different network switches are capable of providing differing amounts of total power to all connected devices. This Flex 4K 

converter uses approximately 14 watts in PoE+ mode to operate on its own, and up to 30w when powering additional equipment.

DC IN

Located at the side of the Flex 4K converter is a DC In connection port. This power input socket is capable of accepting 12vDC 

power. You should only power this device by the included AC adaptor.

Thermal management

This product has been engineered to be actively cooled. In order to achieve best thermal performance the fan assembly has been 

carefully designed to provide optimum cooling while remaining extremely quiet. It is normal for warm air to pass through the vent 

outlets. The main processor is capable of operating up to 100º C / 212º F.

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PoE/NDI

DC IN

HDMI OUT

RS232

HEADPHONES

HALO TALLY

BirdDog has been tested

in extreme environments.

PoE/NDI

DC IN

HDMI IN

Summary of Contents for BirdDog Flex 4K OUT

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE JAN 2021 FLEX 4K OUT THE SMALLEST 4K NDI ON THE PLANET ...

Page 2: ...WELCOME TO THE FUTURE ...

Page 3: ...RL 5 Accessing via an IP address 5 Accessing on a network without a DHCP server 6 PASSWORD MANAGEMENT 6 Default password 6 A V SETUP 7 Video Mode 7 YUV Colour Space 7 NETWORK 7 Device naming 7 Configuration method 7 DHCP IP address 7 Static IP address 8 IP address recovery 8 BirdDog name 8 SYSTEM 8 System update 8 NDI NETWORK SETTINGS 8 Preferred Receive Method 8 TCP 8 UDP 9 Multicast 9 MultiTCP 9 ...

Page 4: ... capable of providing differing amounts of total power to all connected devices This Flex 4K converter uses approximately 14 watts in PoE mode to operate on its own and up to 30w when powering additional equipment DC IN Located at the side of the Flex 4K converter is a DC In connection port This power input socket is capable of accepting 12vDC power You should only power this device by the include...

Page 5: ... name described above Apple devices come pre installed with Bonjour while Windows devices need a small plugin available here https support apple com kb dl999 locale en_AU Accessing via an IP address Your converter is configured to automatically receive a network IP address from the computer network via DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Most corporate education and home networks have a DHCP ...

Page 6: ...eb interface and select change password It is recommended to change this password in a network environment where your device is shared with other users e g not private By entering this password the user is granted full access to the configuration settings and could interrupt a live program A V SETUP 6 FLEX 4K OUT Enter Password DASHBOARD NETWORK SYSTEM A V LOGOUT FLEX 4K OUT DECODE SETTING Current...

Page 7: ...h the network settings to better suit your environment Configuration method You can configure your device to operate on the network with a dynamic DHCP IP address or a fixed address For smaller networks DHCP networking is generally suitable however larger networks with managed operations will often deter mine each device needs to have a dedicated and static IP address DHCP IP address DHCP is set as...

Page 8: ...se navigate to the settings tab on the web configuration console and click on Choose file select the firmware update file and press the update button NDI NETWORK SETTINGS 8 DASHBOARD NETWORK SYSTEM A V LOGOUT FLEX 4K OUT PASSWORD SETTING NOTE Changing of NDI network settings can jave a major impact on system compatibility and preformance across your network You should carefully consider the need t...

Page 9: ...he NDI video to travel without dropping masses of frames but results in dropped packets being missed which could cause unstable video UDP also places more performance demands on devices sending and receiving the signal MultiTCP employs a new method of sending TCP packets whereby it opens a mass of TCP connections over the WAN and uses them in a round robin manner this allows each individual TCP co...

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