Optibase MGW 2000e, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...MGW 2000e MPEG 2 Video Streaming Server Version 4 0 Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ... license is available from MPEG LA L L C 250 Steele Street Suite 300 Denver Colorado 80206 Notice Information in this document is subject to change without notice Optibase Inc and Optibase Ltd assume no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual Companies names and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted No part of this document may be copied or reprodu...

Page 3: ...mage Certain system board components continue to receive power any time MGW 2000e is connected to AC power To help prevent electric shock plug the power cable into properly grounded sources Use only properly grounded extensions and adaptors as the need arises Use only a UL Recognized power cord Make sure nothing rests on your MGW 2000e power cable and that the cables are not located where they can...

Page 4: ...onnector or on its strain relief loop not on the cable itself Some cables have a connector with locking tabs if you are disconnecting this type of cable press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting the cable As you pull connectors apart keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins Also before you connect a cable make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned ESD ...

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Page 7: ... to 6 live MPEG 2 and MPEG 1 streams A Web based remotely controlled management application lets you configure control and operate multiple streams MGW 2000e ships with two network interface cards NIC enabling you to transmit streams over one NIC and use the second one to configure and operate MGW 2000e This guide instructs you on how to connect MGW 2000e to a network and initialize for the first ...

Page 8: ...se Encoding Modules Description MGE 100 Encodes video from Composite and S Video sources at SIF and QSIF resolutions and audio from unbalanced audio sources MGE 200 FD1 720 Encodes video from Composite and S Video sources at SIF QSIF HD1 2 3 D1 3 4 D1 and FD1 resolutions and audio from unbalanced sources MGE 200D FD1 720 Like MGE 200 FD1 720 but encodes SDI video sources and unbalanced and AES3 so...

Page 9: ...e a dry location for MGW 2000e which complies with the requirements regarding temperature specified in the user manual 2 Unpack MGW 2000e and its components carefully and make sure that you have all the required components available 3 Desk mount or rack mount MGW 2000e Power Supply MGW 2000e operates at 90 260V AC The power cord connects to the power connector on MGW 2000e s rear panel MGW 2000e r...

Page 10: ... the user manual User Password Task Remarks Administrator Administrator Initializes MGW 2000e via HyperTerminal from a separate PC Connects via RS 232 Configures MGW 2000e via Telnet from a PC in the network Connects through the network Operates MGW 2000e using MGW 2000e Director Connects through the network MGW2000Guest Views the configuration using MGW 2000e Director and previews content that is...

Page 11: ...s available on the MGW 2000e CD To use pre configured configuration files refer to the next page To add the required connections manually refer to the user manual Before you initialize MGW 2000e 1 To avoid network conflicts make sure that no other network device with the hostname MGW2000E is connected to the network 2 Use a serial cable to connect MGW 2000e s RS 232 port to a free serial port e g ...

Page 12: ...cable and connect one end to the RS 232 connector and the other end to the Configuration PC s COM1 port 5 Copy 2000e ht to a local folder on your PC and create a shortcut on the Desktop 6 Double click 2000e Direct Connection enter the user name and the password for MGW 2000e s Administrator user and click Connect 7 Double click 2000e ht HyperTerminal appears with the MGW 2000e s Logon prompt To in...

Page 13: ... new hostname for MGW 2000e and press Enter MGW 2000e s hostname changes MGW 2000e only allows hostnames consisting of less than 15 characters 5 Make a note of MGW 2000e s new hostname for future reference 6 To return to the Main menu press any key The following sections explain how to set network configurations for the connected NIC if the respective network is not DHCP enabled Note To ensure pro...

Page 14: ...ange TCP IP Settings for NIC A DHCP options appear 3 Press 2 Disable DHCP and set TCP IP parameters manually DHCP is disabled and TCP IP options appear 4 Enter the new IP address and Subnet mask for NIC A and press Enter To make MGW 2000e accessible from outside your local network define the Default Gateway and press Enter For instructions on defining TCP IP settings for NIC B refer to the user ma...

Page 15: ...o the Main menu press any key To log off MGW 2000e 1 In the Main menu press 0 Quit you are notified that MGW 2000e will have to restart for the new settings to take effect 2 Press any key the connection is terminated and MGW 2000e restarts which may take several minutes MGW 2000e is available again when the Power LED turns green If you wish to log on again Re open the HyperTerminal connection and ...

Page 16: ...or IP address Internet Explorer s URL field will read something like the following http 172 16 100 107 Director or http MGW2000E Director 3 Press Enter the MGW 2000e Director Logon page appears 4 Log on as Administrator The default password for this user is Administrator For instructions on changing the Administrator password refer to the user manual 5 Click Login the Channels page appears Note MG...

Page 17: ...pears displaying stream parameters 2 Set Color System to Auto Detect and click Apply 3 MGW 2000e detects the color system of your video source automatically 4 Other parameters are set to default values and don t have to be adjusted For detailed instructions and explanations on how to set the other parameters refer to the user manual 5 To return to the Channels list click Channels in MGW 2000e Dire...

Page 18: ...igital Audio and click Apply 4 The other parameters are pre set to default values and don t have to be adjusted For detailed instructions and explanations on setting other parameters refer to the user manual 5 To return to the Channels list click Channels in MGW 2000e Director s menu For a detailed description of the source parameters refer to the user manual Note If you want to choose SDI as vide...

Page 19: ...iving PC belongs to the displayed Multicast address otherwise you won t be able to play the stream Refer to your network administrator to obtain a valid Multicast address and enter it into the Target Address field 4 To implement the settings click Apply 5 To return to the Channels list click Channels in MGW 2000e Director s menu For a detailed description of target parameters and instructions on a...

Page 20: ...Channels list select the channel you want to transmit If the Run Channels button is disabled no target has been added to the channel To run this channel you must first add a target as explained on page 13 3 Click MGW 2000e Director transmits the channel The Run Channel button now toggles to the Stop Channel button 4 Repeat steps 2 4 for each channel you want to transmit To stop transmitting Click ...

Page 21: ...ibase Player For additional information refer to the user manual To preview a MPEG 1 UDP stream 1 On MGW 2000e Director s Main window click Channel Preview your currently configured channel appears 2 Click Select Optibase Player appears and the channel displays The Select button is disabled if the channel is stopped ...

Page 22: ...et Link Off Orange No connection Connected Ethernet Transmit Off Flashes green No transmission Transmitting Channel 1 6 Off Empty slot Blinks red if module is inserted MGW 2000e is booting Slot error software not loaded Green Encoding module inserted and ready to encode Blinks green Encoding Red Encoding module inserted channel error Certain errors may cause this LED to flash Table 3 MGW 2000e Fro...

Page 23: ...dio Connects analog audio source COMP VID Connects Composite video source S VIDEO Connects S Video source LEDs Functionality Source Off Green Bad or no video source Video source detected Table 5 MGE 100 and 200 Encoding Module Interfaces Cable Description Video BNC Connects Composite video source S Video MiniDIN Connects S Video source Stereo MiniJack Audio Connects analog audio source Table 6 Cab...

Page 24: ...al video source LEDs Description Source Off Green Bad or no video source Video source detected Table 7 MGE 200D Encoding Module Interfaces Cable Description Video BNC Connects digital video source RCA Coaxial Connects digital audio source Stereo MiniJack Audio Connects analog audio source Table 8 Cables connecting Sources to MGE 200D Encoding Modules ...

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