Media Pointe HD PORTAL, User Manual

Page 1: ...HD PORTAL HD PORTAL HD PORTAL User Manual Version 3 1 HD Portal 1 ...

Page 2: ...dged MediaPOINTE is a registered trademark of MediaPOINTE Inc Disclaimer The information in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable however MediaPOINTE Inc assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use No license is granted under any pa...

Page 3: ...near any heat producing equipment i e radiators stoves or amplifiers or in a heated place Unplug the unit during lightning storms when it will not be used for extended periods of time or before you have a scheduled power outage If the unit is visibly damaged either by not observing the precautions above or for any other reason contact your local dealer immediately If the unit does not operate to t...

Page 4: ...NTE HD Portal 1 RCA Video Cable 1 Male VGA RGBHV Cable 1 CAT 5e LAN Cable 1 3 5mm Stereo to Male RCA Audio Cable 1 3 5mm Mono to Female RCA Audio Adapter 1 AC Power Cable 1 IR Remote Control plus 2 AAA batteries 1 12 Volt AC Power Adapter 1 IR Receiver ...

Page 5: ...e equipment MediaPOINTE disclaims any and all implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose MediaPOINTE s sole liability for breach of this warranty will be at its option to provide access to software for download or to repair or replace the defective unit or component after customer has shipped the product to MediaPOINTE for return to factory repair Customer must obtai...

Page 6: ...ements Introduction 1 Key Features 1 How It works 1 Front Panel 2 Power Button 2 USB Port 2 Rear Panel 3 Connectors and Functions 3 2 SettingUptheHDPortal 4 Logging In 4 Web interface Access 4 User Security 4 As a User 4 User Login Security 4 As an Author 4 Author Login Security 4 Login Page Fig 1 5 As an Administrator 5 Changing Administrator Password 5 User SecurityWebpage Fig 2 6 Date Time 7 ...

Page 7: ...ttingsWebpage Fig 3 9 3 Control Operation Web interface 10 Overview 10 Toolbar 10 Folder ManagementTable 11 On Screen Menu Front Control Panel 11 External Control 11 RS 232 11 Telnet 12 Infra Red 12 4 Recording Archiving Streaming Recording Streaming 13 Disabling Enabling Multicast 13 Changing Profiles 13 Recorded Content Detail 14 Playback on HD Portal 14 Download Manager 15 USB Offload Upload 15...

Page 8: ...On Demand Channel 15 5 Management SystemTools 5 Profiles 16 Creating Modifying a Profile 17 Titles Credits 18 AV Controls 18 AVTest 18 LiveVideoTest 18 Notifications 19 Storage Limits 19 Job Management 19 Logging 19 Update 20 Upgrade System Software 20 Reset Configuration 20 Shutdown 20 System Info 20 Reboot 20 ...

Page 9: ... situations for content creation and viewing on demand The HD Portal lets you create and stream from a variety of sources including Video from cameras and other video equipment feeds Graphics generated from computers document cameras and other high resolution analog sources You can start an recording archiving session to Record a class lecture group discussion lab or student presentation Record an...

Page 10: ...a power button on the front panel Press the button until the LED lights and the unit pow ers on 2 USB Port The USB 2 0 port on the front panel is used to trans fer files to and from the HD Portal The USB Port may also be used with the optional MediaPOINTE KEYCARD AUTOMATION SYSTEMS Front PanelView 1 2 HD PORTAL HD Portal Front Panel 2 HD Portal User Manual 3 1 April 2013 ...

Page 11: ...andard 10 100Mb CAT 5e LAN cable to connect the HD Portal to a network 6 Audio Line Level Output Unbalanced The standard 3 5 mini stereo connector outputs unbalanced audio from the HD Portal 7 Audio Line Level Input Unbalanced The standard 3 5 mini mono connector takes input from unbalanced mic or line level signals 8 IR Infrared Input The standard 3 5 mini stereo connector is used to connect the ...

Page 12: ... of the other configuration settings you must log in with administrator rights User Login Security By default user security is turned off Anyone can login to the HD Portal without being asked for a login ID or password Checking the Enable user security checkbox will enable security for the user This will require all users to have an ID of user and the password created in the user password field En...

Page 13: ...rator Password Administrator rights are required to access or change any of the settings under the Configure and Manage sections in the main menu These sections include Config IP Security Update and System Information By default the Administrator ID and password are set to admin and MediaPOINTE respectively It is not possible to change the Administrator ID It will always be admin To change the Adm...

Page 14: ...FIGURE 2 USER SECURITY WEBPAGE 6 HD Portal User Manual 3 1 April 2013 ...

Page 15: ... HD Portal to an NTP server click on the Enable NTP box and enter the server information then click on Save NTP settings Network Configuration SEE FIGURE 4 IP SETTINGS WEBPAGE System Name The factory set system name is the MediaPOINTE You can change the name in the IP setting menu page by entering a new name in the text field A reboot is required for the new name to take effect The name can be up ...

Page 16: ...erver Enter the address of the SMTP server in the appropriate text box use the IP address if DNS settings are not set The E mail field will set the default From field to the entered e mail Leave this field blank to allow the user to enter their own From e mail address Confirm any changes to the SMTP mail configuration by clicking Save SMTP settings button Command Line The HD Portal has a Command L...

Page 17: ...FIGURE 3 DATE TIME WEBPAGE FIGURE 4 IP SETTINGS WEBPAGE HD Portal 9 ...

Page 18: ...nt recordings in the Root directory Toolbar When logged in as either author or admin selecting the Archives selection from the main menu will provide the main system Toolbar Icon Function Description Create New Folder Creates a new folder without password protection Rename Folder Allows the user to change the name of the selected folder Delete Folder Permanently deletes a folder including all cont...

Page 19: ... DTE that supports the RS 232 protocol A Null Modem cable should be used between the HD Portal and the COM port on your PC the pin out is shown here Terminal session settings required for RS 232 control are 9600 8 None 1 with No Flow Control There is no password protection on this interface and by default the RS 232 port is not enabled However the administrator has the ability to enable the serial...

Page 20: ...rompt on your computer and enter telnet ipaddress Once connected to the HD Portal the following message will be displayed HD Portal Welcome to MediaPOINTE Password _ Once logged in type help or for a list of commands Infra Red IR Receiver The Infra Red IR jack for use with the handheld remote control is located on the back of the HD Portal It can also be used for IR control via control systems suc...

Page 21: ...stop the recording and create an archived file press the Stop button to begin the indexing process Depending on the length of the archived material this could take a few seconds up to several minutes to complete Disabling enabling multicast By default the HD Portal will multicast anytime a Profile is initiated with streaming enabled Multicast can be disabled so only unicast streams will be availab...

Page 22: ...lder Stream Plays media on local PC that is browsing HD Portal The media will playback within the web interface using an MPEG 4 capable playback plug in such as Quicktime Download to my PC Allows the selected file to be downloaded to the local PC A pop up dialog box will ask for a file location and name for saved file Play on DMR Starts the media playback on theVGA RGBHV output ROOT Directory The ...

Page 23: ...ws you to view current live streams from all of your VOD channels To view a stream click on the play icon under Actions and a window will open and display the stream The watch video page allows you to view recorded content from all of your VOD channels To view recorded content click on the IP address of the desired channel to display the available recordings To view one of these recordings click o...

Page 24: ...ne of the standard profiles provided by the system Delete Profile Will permanently delete a custom Profile Default Profile Used when a recording is started without a Profile specified Identified by a Gold Star Set Default Profile Click on this icon to change the Default Profile This section describes how to set up all configurable recording options on the HD Portal only author and admin users have...

Page 25: ...ill not initiate uponVTC call connection ON recording will be initiated when specified Codec enters a call Format Set the HD Portal s recording mode here PC for recording to be played on standard PC iPod for recordings that are played back on iPod MPEG 4 ASP WMV Windows Media Format Divx Divx Format Archive and or Stream To enable or disable the ability to archive and stream for your custom Profil...

Page 26: ...y to test audio and video to connected output devices without the need for live input sources There are four audio test tones for confirming the audio outputs of the HD Portal There are three test images for confirming video output to a locally connected monitor Once a test tone or image has been selected use the Stop Test button to end the test LiveVideoTest The content and video1 inputs can be t...

Page 27: ...d 14 days of data Logs listed as old will include the previous 14 days of data Logs Setting Description Event Log The time and date of all recordings and live streams are captured in the event log Also included in this log are all actions related to the archived media files moving renaming deleting content etc SMTP Log All e mails sent from HD Portal are logged and date stamped FTP Log All recordi...

Page 28: ...ment page will reset all HD Portal passwords and network settings to factory default This will not delete any of your recorded files Shutdown You can shut the system down in two ways 1 In the Software management section of the Web interface select the Shutdown button on the Software Management page to remotely power down shutdown the HD Portal This completely powers down the system Any access to t...

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