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VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide

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2. 02 2 cee eee eee ee eee eee eee ee ee eee e eee eee eee 203 Stream Publishing Configuration Keys 204 RTSP Announce Configuration Keys Publish Type 2 0 eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee 204 RTP UDP Configuration Keys Publish Type 3 2 2 222222 eee eee eee eee eee 205 MPEG TS Configuration Keys Publish Types 4 and 5 2 205 RTMP Push Configuration Keys Publish Type 6 2 2222 e eee eee ee eee ee ee 206 Content Metadata Configuration Keys 0 0000000000000 0000000000000000 ee ee ee ee eee eee ence eee 206 7 11 Troubleshooting 2 2 2 2 02020 c cece cece cece cece cece ee eee ee eee cece cece cece eeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeees 208 PART 7 Releases and Features ccc cece cece cee ee cee ee eee ceeeeeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 210 Release 3 11 Features eee ee ee eee eee ee ee ee eee eee eee ee 210 Software and Documentation License 2 occ cece cece cece cece ee cecceeeeceeeceeeeeeeseeeeses 214 Environmental Information 22 22 o eee cece cece cece cece cece cece cece cence eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 218 FCC amp CE Compliance Statement _ 20 2022 ee ee eee eee eee ee 218 Other Jurisdictional Issues 2222 cee ee ee ee ce ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee eee eees 219 Submissions to Epiphan and Affiliated Servers _ _ 2 222 l eee eee eee 219 Third Parties and Links to Third Party Web Sites __ _
3. 0 0 0 020 219 Miscellaneous 22 22 ee ee ee eee eee ee eee eee eee eee eee eee eens 219 Enforcement of Terms and Conditions 2 220 viil Welcome Welcome and thank you for buying Epiphan s VGADVI Recorder Pro This guide will help you configure your new system The product comes into two styles read through the overview section if you re not sure which one you have This guide refers to either the compact or the rackmount server when there is a difference or specifies system when the details are the same To get started review the VGADVI Recorder Pro Overview and What s in the Box sections Next a Quick Start guide walks you through the basic steps to get a single video and optional audio source configured as a streamable recordable output from the VGADVI Recorder Pro Following the quick start section a set of task based procedures help you to tweak the system exactly how you want it These procedures are broken into seven categories Setup Sources Channels Stream Record View and Maintenance About this Guide 4 Big Picture Setup Sources Channels Stream Record View O Warnings are depicted as follows STOP Tips and Notes are depicted as follows Maintenance Connect to web admin Configure network User admin Connect Configure Confirm Create layout Setup stream Fine tune Choose streaming option Configure
4. 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 SAP Announce Multicast streaming for MPEG TS file format using RTP UDP push To configure the MPEG TS stream ensure the following codecs are configured 106 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy Video H 264 Audio MP3 or AAC if audio is configured Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands Click Publish Stream the Publish Stream page opens Click the Publish drop down menu Choose using MPEG TS RTP UDP push Enter the destination multicast IP address where the broadcast can be viewed 10 11 12 Enter the destination port number through which the media will stream Perform one of the following a Ifyou do not want to advertise 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 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 Enter a multicast IP address in the SAP announceme
5. Save the file in a secure location Rename your saved configuration file to indicate the specifics of the configuration if desired Load a saved device configuration After making changes to the system configuration you may find that the results are not what you expected or that they serve a different need and you wish to return to a previous configuration Via the VGADVI Recorder Pro web interface you can load a previously saved configuration file Configuration files are by default named lt serial number gt cfg You may have more than 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 To load a saved system configuration 1 6 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connecting to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens Click the Choose File button beside Restore Configuration from File you are prompted to choose the configuration file Select the desired configuration file from storage on your local computer and click Open Backup Current Backup Configuration Restore Configuration Choose File 96377 cfg From File Config file MUST be in plain text format Click the Restore button the system configuration is restored and a new page appears asking you to reboot the
6. Note the current firmware version listed Click the Choose File button next to Select firmware upgrade file a file selection box opens Select the firmware upgrade file from your local computer Click Apply the file is uploaded The system unpacks and verifies the file If the file is valid the upgrade begins 10 11 I2 13 Wait for the system to restart Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select the Firmware Upgrade link in the Configuration menu the firmware upgrade page opens Verify that the firmware version is the expected new version 175 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 6 Remote Support w 7 6 Remote Support The VGADVI Recorder Pro supports remote troubleshooting by Epiphan s support team 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 Remote support is on by default This section describes procedures for the following topics e Configure Remote Support e Disable Remote Support Configure Remote Support Remote support is configured by default to connect to the Epiphan maintenance server with the domain name epiphany epiphan com The system must be able to resolve this domain name to connect to the server and permit remote support Remote s
7. PC and Mac Tablet Video encoding preset High Speed High Speed Enhanced compatibility mode Disable for PC h 264 slicing for RTP Enable for Mac Key frame interval 2 sec Audio format PCM 22 KHz LC SS Bitrate 2000 Kbits for HD 3000 Kbits for Full HD 3000 kbits for HD 4000 kbits for Full HD Mac CU 112 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 2 Samples of stream settings Streaming slide content The table below provides suggested settings to maximize your stream quality while minimizing system resource usage when streaming slide content from a PC Mac or tablet PC and Mac LED Hi Video encoding preset High Quality High Quality Enhanced compatibility mode h 264 Disable for PC slicing for RTP Key frame interval Enable for Mac Bitrate 3000 kbits for HD 4000 kbits for Full HD 113 PART 5 Record Your VGADVI Recorder Pro encodes the video and audio it captures If you choose to record the resulting streams it stores the recorded files on the system and provides a variety of automatic or manual mechanisms to download the files a Big Picture Setup Sources pa Th Mm Waa I is A j Channels Stream R d Record streams e cor Download recordings View po ad 2 Maintenance AS This section discusses the following topics related to recording e Recorders e Create Recordings e File Maintenance e File and Recording Transfer e Use the Local FTP Server 5 1 R
8. Total Devices Fi Persistence Superblock if persistent Update Time Mon Apr 28 06 24 12 2014 State clean Active Devices 2 Working Devices 2 Failed Devices 0 Spare Devices 0 Chunk Size 514K GROB33184E1 0 local to host GROBSSLE4E1 T8dd4d20 dbe50cd0 04c 5f d25 88 de4353 o Name UID Events Humber Major Miner RaidDevice State 0 8 17 O active SYNC 1 a 33 1 active syne dev sdbl fdev adel To check RAID integrity 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance Seriailne NO WMEP521878235 SerialNo L3TENPOGS SerialNe 13TEWUEGS 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Scroll to the Internal Storage section at the bottom of the menus on the left side of the page 4 Ifthe RAID configuration is sound the internal storage section reports statistics for the storage but shows no errors 5 Ifusing RAID O and one of the disks is down the following error is displayed Rebuild the disks to recover m Internal storage Storage ts not available 6 If using RAID 1 and one of the disks is down the following warning is displayed 185 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance 3 m Internal storage Total 1862 51 GB Used 0 19 GB Free 1862 12 GB 186 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 8 Control with RS 232 Serial Port 3 7 8 Control with RS 232 Serial Port The VGADVI Record
9. VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance 3 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Disk Check link in the Configuration menu the disk maintenance page opens 4 Click the Check Now button a new page opens showing you the progress of the disk check gt C D 192 168 1 164 admin fsck cgi Disk check in progress DO NOT navigate away from this page interrupt or power down until the disk check is completed Started disk check id 31500 on Mon Feb 3 15 52 20 EST 2014 e2fsck 1 41 4 27 Jan 2009 Pass 1 Checking inodes blocks and sizes 555522 96 05 5 When the disk check is complete the main page returns and a summary is shown S epiphan Disk check completed 1 Channel 1 Started disk check id 31500 on Mon Feb 3 15 52 20 EST 2014 2 D2P84800 video e2fsck 1 41 4 27 Jan 2009 Add channel Pass 1 Checking inodes blocks and sizes 100 Pass 2 Checking directory structure a D2P84800 vga paaa 3 Checking directory connectivity ea o D2P84800 video Pass 4 Checking reference counts 100 o Local channel 2 Pass 5 Checking group summary information o D2P84800 analog AA fdev sdaS 25 30449664 files 4 0 non contiguous 2101189 121780724 blocks o audio ALC892 Analog Finished disk check id 31500 with status 0 on Mon Feb 3 15 55 44 EST 2014 Configuration o Automatic File Upload 6 If any unrecoverable errors are detected contact Epiphan support Rebuild storage disks The
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11. 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 6 7 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration O 2 3 4 5 6 Login as admin From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands Click the Stream Setup menu option the Stream setup page opens Click the Codec drop 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 Description 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 low quality images while using high bandwidth Motion JPEG does not support audio This may be suitable for presentations Provides good image quality while using moderate bandwidth Click Apply Select an audio codec 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface click the Stream Setup menu option the Stream setup configuration page opens From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands Click the Stream Setup menu option a Stream setup page opens Click on the drop down menu next to Audio format Choose one of the following codec options from t
12. 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens Ce Shutdown Shutdown Now Reboot Reboot Reboot Now 4 Click the Reboot Now button a confirmation dialog appears The page at 2b9 e0eb local says Do you really want to reboot the device now OK Cancel 166 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 2 Power Down and System Restart 3 5 Click OK Shutting down the Device via the Web Interface The VGADVI Recorder Pro web interface allows you to shut down the system To shut down 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 Reboot Reboot Now Shutdown ara Now b 4 Click the Shutdown Now button a confirmation dialog appears The page at 2b9 eQ0eb local says Do you really want to shutdown the device now 5 Click OK Shutting down the Device Manually You can manually shut down the VGADVI Recorder Pro via the button physically located on the system oO VGADVI Recorder Pro ones VGADVI Recorder Pro To shut down the system manually 1 Press and hold the power button on the system for 4 seconds the system shuts down 167 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 3 Save and Restore Devi
13. 4 Click the Restore button next to Restore Factory Configuration a warning dialog appears asking you to confirm the restoration 171 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 4 Restoring Factory Configuration 8 The page at 192 168 1 101 says Do you really want to restore factory configuration WARNING All recorded and other files will be removed OK Cancel 5 Click OK on the warning dialog the system applies the factory configuration and reboots 6 Wait for the system to reboot and begin re configuration 172 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 5 Firmware Upgrade w 5 Firmware Upgrade Epiphan will from time to time issue an updated firmware revision to bring new features to your VGADVI Recorder Pro To take advantage of these new features you will need to install the new firmware on the system This section covers e Check for Firmware Updates e Install firmware Check for Firmware Updates When you register your product with Epiphan you are given a choice to be notified of firmware updates for your system If you selected this choice you will be notified of updates applicable to the VGADVI Recorder Pro If your VGADVI Recorder Pro has internet access you can check for updates directly by following the procedure below To check for new firmware 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Firmware Upgrade
14. Channel 9 Channel status 1 Channel i 2 D2P65606 video No source 3 4 D2P85606 vga No source 5 No source 6 No source 7 No source 8 o Mhan ol o Delete this channel Services state AA Encoder up 2 days 22 19 25 Broadcaster up 24 days 22 15 26 HITTE Live Streamer disabled Fecorder disabled Stream info Live broadcast http 152 168 1 210 preview cqi channel 3 this channel will be removed 5 Click OK to continue or cancel to stop A message indicating that the channel was successfully deleted appears at the top of the page Rename a channel By default channels are automatically configured with the same name as their source however there may be circumstances when you want to create a distinct name for the channel to reflect the sources it contains Channels that contain multiple sources are not automatically named to reflect the source and can be named during configuration To rename a channel 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin or operator From the web interface scroll to the Channels menu option Click on the channel you want to rename a channel configuration page opens Click the channel name at the top of the channel configuration page the name text becomes red to indicate that it is editable 64 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 1 Configure channels w 1 Channel
15. From the web interface scroll to the Info menu option The Info page for the system opens Stream info Live broadcast http f2b97e0eb local preview cgi T channel 7 Video H ze4 1024x76885 600 kbps Actual framerate 5 ETSE stream rtsp 2b37e0eb local1 556 stream adp MPEG TS stream http Z2b937e0eb local 8002 stream ts ASF stream http 2b9Tedeb local 8002 stream ast Flash stream http 2bo7edeb local 8002 stream tlyv 6 Jot down the URL address This is the address you can send to viewers or to create a link to your broadcast 96 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video Stream content using HTTP Live Streaming HLS 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 select the channel containing video you want to stream the menu expands 4 Click Stream Setup The Stream Setup configuration window opens 5 Enable HTTP Live Streaming Video encoding preset Video encoding profile Interlaced video encoding supported only in main and high profiles 6 Click Apply 7 Click Channel Status The Channel status page opens Services state Encoder up Broadcaster HTIP Live Streamer up 11 seconds Becorae r a 9 seconds Open from your iOS device or ina browser Wideo H 764 10242769830 6 00 Mbps Actual framerate 30 Anudio HE3 7 kHa mono 178 kbps
16. You can configure the UPnP server name that appears for your VGADVI Recorder Pro 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 L O uu AeA WN Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Click the UPnP link in the Configuration section the UPnP configuration page opens Highlight and delete the text in the Server name field if any Type a new server name Use characters A Z a z 0 9 fp 1 0 Click Apply the name changes 111 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 2 Samples of stream settings 4 2 Samples of stream settings When choosing your stream settings it is important to consider the stream content When streaming fast moving video It s best to choose a higher bitrate and frame rate versus streaming a slide presentation where you can save on bandwidth and system processing by lower the bitrate and frame rate Stream setup Is a matter of balancing quality and system resource usage To help you to achieve this balance the following 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
17. incorrect setting causes the image to be distorted or stretched Configurable for DVI and VGA sources only 46 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 2 Configure a video source HSync threshold VSync threshold Signal type Rotate Enable deinterlacing Description Adjust horizontal sync detection Configurable for DVI and VGA sources only Adjust vertical sync detection Configurable for DVI and VGA sources only Specify the video source connected to the S Video input source The options are Default Composite S Video 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 e No rotation e 90 clockwise e 90 counter clockwise e 180 Enable this feature to convert an interlaced source signal to a non interlaced signal 4 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 3 Configure an audio source 2 3 Configure an audio source The VGADVI Recorder Pro web interface automatically discovers all input sources and displays them in the Sources section of the web interface Audio sources are identified by the word audio in the source name Audio input devices such as a microphone and portable music players can send audio signals to the VGADVI Recorder Pro using the audio input port Use the following sections to configure the audio settings that control the audio input Add an audio source
18. or rtsp lt s n gt local s n is the serial number of the system IP address NAPAPA Configure streaming ports For HTTP or RTSP streaming the only information required to view the broadcast is the URL and the port number used to stream the broadcast Ensure each channel has a unique HTTP and RTSP port number and that the port number is not already being used To set the HTTP and RTSP streaming ports follow the steps below 1 From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands 2 Click Stream Setup a Stream setup page opens 3 Scroll to Common settings Common settings Rate control mode HTTP streaming port RTSP streaming port Background color 4 Set the HTTP Streaming port to specify the port used to stream the HTTP broadcast This value along with the URL is used by viewers to access the broadcast 95 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy 5 6 Set the RTSP Streaming port when you are streaming live video This value along with the URL is used by viewers to access the broadcast The default is 554 Click Apply Stream content using HTTP or RTSP i Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands Click Channel Status the following page opens displaying the stream protocol that is supported based on the selected codecs
19. select multiple files for a given recorder or channel and delete those or you can delete all recordings for a channel or recorder If you want to delete all the files on the system follow this procedure for each channel and recorder listed in the web interface To delete recordings 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Find the recordings by channel or by recorder See View the List of Stored Files Recorded Files Internal Storage File Name Start End Duration File Size Feb14 All Channel Recorder Feb14 14 19 12 avi 14 19 12 14 19 15 3 seconds 0 74 MB O All Channel Recorder Feb14 14 11 06 avi r To delete all files click Delete All n D All Chennel Recorder Febl4 13 43 28 avi e 13 43 28 13 43 39 11 seconds 2 3 MB eee B11 Channel Recorder Febl4 11 31 50 avi UP 11 31 50 11 31 59 9 seconds 0 66 MB h11 Chemnel Recorder Febl4 11 31 36 avi WT 11 31 36 11 31 50 14 seconds 2 66 MB To delete files select them and click Delete Ali Channel R Selected 1 08 11 31 14 8 6seconds 1 88 MB Download Selected Delete Selected L 4 To delete an individual file a Click the 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 reco
20. the maintenance page appears 8 Click the Reboot Now button near the bottom of the page 9 Wait for the system to reboot 10 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 11 Log as admin and reload the Networking page to verify all changes were applied The following table describes the fields applicable when configuring DHCP on the VGADVI Recorder Pro Table 11 DHCP Fields Label Description Options Use DHCP Select this radio button to dynamically obtain an IP address at boot up Use static Use static address Select this radio button to use the configured static IP address address MTU Size The maximum 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 Tether to a Mobile Network The VGADVI Recorder Pro supports tethering to a mobile device via USB This can work side by side with Ethernet routing where one can be a back up system for the other To configure tethering to a mobile network 1 Configure the mobile device to allow tethering via USB 2 Connect the mobile device to the VGADVI Recorder Pro with a USB cable 3 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See
21. used for one time move copy of the recorded files upon insertion for External USB drive configuration W Enable Automatic File Upload Protocol External USB drive 5 Select the External USB Drive link in the Configuration section the External USB Drive configuration page is displayed 6 Select used to automatically move copy files via Automatic File Upload from the drop down list 7 Click Apply the changes are saved a Ifan error occurred previously due to a conflict in USB drive behavior return to the Automatic File Upload configuration page validate your settings are still correct and click Apply One Time Copy Move of All Recorded Files to USB Drive When configured to make a one time copy of files the 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 This procedure is separate from automatic file upload and does not need any pre configuration in the automatic file upload page To configure a one time copy of all recorded files to a USB drive 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the External USB Drive link in the Configuration section the External USB Drive configuration page is displayed 4 Se
22. 3 seconds a Click the Stop button on the given channel s Files Archive page The channel number changes to black next time the web interface is refreshed by clicking a link or refreshing the page Record with a recorder via the web interface Recorders are stopped and started via their configuration page Multiple recorders and channel recordings can occur concurrently A new recording file is generated each time a configured source in the recorder comes online For example if the recorder has two configured sources but when the recording starts and only one source is active it will start a single track recording When a second source starts sending signal the first recording file is closed and a new multi track file is opened If a source that is being recorded becomes inactive the recorder continues to record the source with the no Signal image The number of active sources is displayed above the recording stop start buttons during recording To start and stop recorder 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin or operator Click the name of the desired recorder the recorder configuration page appears To Start Recording Recorder stopped a Click the Start button the recording starts and a timer indicates how long it has been recording b You may browse away from the page without affecting the recording When the page refresh
23. 31 59 9 seconds 0 66 MB all chennel Recorder Febl4 11 31 36 D2P85606 vga video 11 31 50 14seconds 2 66 MB Channel 9 audio Channel 9 video Extract tracks 11 31 14 6 seconds 1 88 MB Delete Selected 2 All Channel Recorder_Feb14_11 31 08 Dovmload Selected 5 Select the track s you want to extract 6 Click Extract tracks a duplicate of the recording is made with only the selected tracks Recorded Files Internal Storage File Name Start End Duration File Size Feb 14 All Channel Recorder Feb14 15 19 14 avi 15 19 14 15 34 33 15m 19s 170 93 MB O All Channel Recorder Febl4 14 43 14 avi 14 49 14 15 19 14 30m 0s 338 78 MB XO All Channel Recorder Feb14 14 19 12 avi ur 14 19 12 14 49 14 30m 2s 337 45 MB eee O All Channel Recorder Febl4 14 11 06 avi Up 14 11 06 14 11 55 49 seconds 8 98 MB Duplicate Track O All Channel Recorder Febl4 13 43 28 avi ip 13 43 28 13 43 39 11 seconds 2 30 MB O 4ll Channel Recorder Febi 13 43 28 avi 0 37 MB eee O All Channel Recorder Feb14 11 31 50 avi ur 11 31 50 11 31 59 9 seconds 0 66 MB UO All Channel Recorder Feb14 11 31 36 avi i 11 31 36 11 31 50 14 seconds 2 66 MB eee O All Channel Recorder Feb14 11 31 08 avi 11 31 08 11 31 14 6 seconds 1 88 MB Dovmload Selected Delete Selected 5 4 File and Recording Transfer Your VGADVI Recorder Pro can be configured to automatically upload recordings from local
24. ADC offset 0 is brightest 63 is darkest phase ka Specifies phase adjustments for VGA signals Generally not used unless value is provided by Epiphan support 999 999 Specifies PLL adjustment Changes the number of pixels in the line tune_interval Specifies the number of auto adjustments in the interval To disable auto adjustments set to 0 vshift ko Specifies vertical shift For shifts up use positive values For shifts down use negative values Broadcast Configuration Keys The following broadcast configuration settings are supported Table 38 Supported Broadcast Configuration Keys Values Description bcast disabled on Enables or disables the broadcast empty string To disable broadcast set to on To enable broadcast set to empty string rtsp port 1000 65535 Specifies the port for RTSP streaming Note port 5557 is used for but not 5557 network discovery and cannot be used for streaming streamport 1000 65535 Specifies the port used for streaming Note port 5557 is used for but not 5557 network discovery and cannot be used for streaming 200 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Q Channel Encoder Configuration Keys The following channel encoder configuration settings are supported For more information on individual items listed see Configure channels Table 39 Supported Channel Encoder Configuration Keys Key Values autoframesize on emp
25. CJ Open Folder Ctrl F Open Disc Ctrl D Open Network Stream Ctrl N Open Capture Device Ctrl C Open Location from clipboard Ctrl V Open Recent Media Save Playlist to File Ctrl Ctrl R Lan omo a He E Show more options 5 Press Play The stream is played in the media player window Viewing with UPnP Using a software or hardware media player you can browse for files or streams with Universal Plug and Play UPnP UPnP uses MPEG TS over HTTP with the H 264 codec and MP3 or AAC audio encoding or no audio You can only access live streams or recordings that meet these requirements When browsing via UPnP your VGADVI Recorder Pro is displayed by the server name you set or it s product serial number For example when browsing from a Windows computer you will see a list of media devices that includes the VGADVI Recorder Pro 154 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 6 1 View your video O 4 Media Devices 14 Pa i View device webpage tONJ LT236550 Open Media Player Create shortcut BCD95191 PITHINE THINE Epi Think Properties C25 7 32BIT admin 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 channel list can be un
26. Connect to the Admin Interface 31 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 3 Configure Network Settings Ke 4 Login as admin 5 Select the Network link in the Configuration menu the network configuration page opens 6 Click the dropdown box next to Use phone tablet connection in the USB phone tablet section the following choices appear Table 12 Mobile Tethering Options Label Disabled No tethering Prefer ethernet Prefer tethering Description Options Specifies that no USB tethering is permitted Specifies that USB tethering is available for connecting a mobile device as a configuration utility i e use the web browser but no mobile data is used When chosen the system tries to use the Ethernet network first It switches to use the mobile network tethering when the Ethernet network is no longer available To prevent viewer interruptions mobile data will continue to be used until the mobile network is down or publishing is restarted When chosen the system tries to use the mobile network tethering first It switches to use the 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 8 Click Apply Perform Network Diagnostics If your VGADVI Recorder Pr
27. Customizable stream background color matte You can select the matte color displayed when a layout results in pillarbox or letterbox effect due to input aspect ratio preservation or when a multi view layout has areas with no video Personalized stream metadata Each channel has its own content metadata that you can configure to ensure proper attribution content description and copyright information is sent with your audio video stream Mobile and Tablet Features Introducing the mobile tablet operator interface Use your mobile device or tablet for confidence monitoring of channels streams and audio levels You can now start and stop recordings from an interface designed for a touch screen device Point your smartphone or tablet to http lt system IP address gt admin m See Mobile Tablet Operator Interface Discovery of Epiphan devices Use the new Epiphan Connect application on Android and iOS as an alternative to the desktop based discovery utility The application has built in support for opening the tablet operator interface and can be configured to automatically open the tablet interface if connected to the VGADVI Recorder Pro by USB Mobile tethering Release 3 11 0 introduces the option to use mobile tethering for recording control confidence monitoring and mobile network file transfers Configure mobile data tethering and turn on automatic file uploads to automatically transfer files to a remote site using the public mob
28. File Upload Part 1 of 2 and wish to continue with configuration of upload using CIFS also known as SMB or samba To configure upload using CIFS 1 Select CIFS Client from the protocol drop down list in the Automatic File Upload configuration page the lower half of the page reflects the selection CIFS Upload Server port Server address Server share CO Domain Login Password O use temp file Apply 2 Specify the target Server address If your system is configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS configuration see Configure Network Settings you can use the server s fully qualified domain name instead of the IP address 3 Enter the target Server port if you have configured the server to use something non standard Leave this value blank to use the default port 4 Specify the Server share This is the CIFS share name or the name of the shared folder on the server If needed request this value from the network administrator 5 If the system is in a different domain than the server or if it is 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 file to name files with a temporary filename extension part on the server until upload is complete
29. The table below describes the options available for recording file configuration Table 19 Recording File Configuration Fields Label Description Options Time limit Specifies the length of time the system waits before the recording file is saved and a new one is started assuming the size limit has not yet been reached Values range from 5 minutes to six hours Size limit Specifies the file size a recording can become before it is saved and a new one is started assuming the time limit has not yet been reached Values range from 50 MB to 64 GB Label Description Options File type Specifies the recording file type Select from AVI MPEG TS or MOV Choose MPEG TS for UPnP playback 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 _ TI T 0 Exclude from Select this if you do not want this channel or recorder to be part of any scheduled automatic automatic file uploads See File and Recording Transfer for information on automatic uploads upload Close the current recording file while recording Recording files are automatically saved and new ones opened for writing when they reach the configured time or size limit when the channel or recorder name is changed or when changes are made to the stream You cannot download files from the system wh
30. Total 6 13 Mbps RTSP stream rtsp 4 152 168 1 57 554 stream sdp Open the link from a media player MEEEC TS stream http 4 152 168 1 57 86000 stream ta ASF stream btetp 192 1686 1 57 8000 stream ast Flash sir BEN LS LEE ZEDD stream fiw ELS stream http 192 1668_ 1 57 hl9 chanmeli s tream m3ug 8 Provide the HLS stream link to your viewers 97 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy Stream content using a Content Distribution Network A Content Delivery Network relies on geo diverse CDN servers to receive and disperse web content to the CDN server closest to the user The closer the server is to the user the faster the content is delivered Streaming your content through a CDN allows you to stream any time anywhere regardless of the viewing device BU jap CDN services support unlimited number of viewers You can test how your content is streamed by sending your content to Epiphan s CDN or choose one of Epiphan s preferred CDN providers http epiphan tv cdn partners php Test content distribution using Epiphan CDN 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 a Channel the menu expands 4 Click Publish Stream the Publish Stream page opens 5 Choose to lt serial gt Epiphan tv Where lt serial gt is the serial number of the system 98
31. Video Codec selected Audio Codec selected AVI MOV Adjust video quality After sources are connected and channels are created adjustments can be made to address the different bandwidth and devices used by the sharing destinations Ideally you want to choose formats that will reach the majority of your participants To encode your video stream 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 select a channel the menu expands 4 Click Stream setup a Stream setup page opens 5 Click Video encoding preset to define how a video stream is encoded Choose one of the following WELT Description High quality Choose this option when you are streaming content such as slides or slow moving video High speed Choose this option when you are streaming medium to fast moving video Factory default is high speed 6 Click Video encoding profile to limit or include video formats that are supported Choose one of the following 70 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration w Value Description Baseline Choose this option when streaming to an application that requires robustness and cannot tolerate data loss for example video conferencing Choose this option for standard definition broadcasts This is the default Default Choose this option when video is viewed for broadcast and dis
32. a good starting point Raising this value uses more system processing power and more bandwidth 5 Click Channel Status for your channel 6 Notice the Stream Info section has an item named Video that reflects the four settings reviewed in prior steps the frame rate is specified as lt resolution sizes 30 for 30 frames per second It also provides an indication of the current actual frame rate Stream info Live broadcast http 192 168 1 57 preview coi channel 1 Video H 264 lOz4x7o8 30 6 00 Mbps Actua Eal eTa CET m Audio MP3 2kHz mono 128 kbps You may now optionally add audio to your channel 7 Click Media Sources for your channel the media source page Is displayed 8 Select the audio source to which you connected your 3 5mm audio cable If you connected to the blue line in on the back of the system the audio source is the audio source without a frame grabber serial number 9 Click Apply 10 Click Stream Setup for your channel the stream setup page is displayed 11 Scroll to the bottom of the stream setup and click the Enable audio checkbox 12 Leave the default MP3 format and audio bitrate 13 Click Apply Step 5 Testing the Stream The Channel 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 Channel Status link for your chann
33. any right You may have to request a jury trial with respect to any action brought by You in connection with this Agreement the Software or any services provided in respect to the Software The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to this Agreement is expressly excluded March 28 2014 Environmental Information The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to diminish the pressure on the natural resources we encourage you to use the appropriate take back systems Those systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials of your end life equipment in a sound way The crossed out wheeled bin symbol invites you to use those systems If you need more information about collection reuse and recycling systems please contact your local or regional waste administration You can also contact us for more information on the environmental performance of our products FCC amp CE Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Marking by th
34. content e Stream your video e Samples of stream settings 90 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video 4 1 Stream your video After you have configured your media and channels decided on the content and layout of your broadcast it s time to share your broadcast The following sections provide a description of the available streaming options insight into why you would choose each option and procedures to stream your content using each option o View available video formats o Choose a streaming option o Retrieve stream URLs o Configure streaming ports o Stream content using HTTP or RTSP o Stream content using HTTP Live Streaming HLS o Stream content using a Content Distribution Network o Stream content using multicast streaming o Stream content using UPnP View available video formats When you select video and audio codecs for streaming the system generates and displays a list of available video formats and standards specific to the selected codec 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 3 From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands 4 Click Channel Status the following page opens displaying the stream protocol that is supported based on the selected codecs Stream info Live broadcast http 442b97eDeb local
35. discovery a type of zero configuration networking to access the system Depending on the operating system on your admin computer you may need to install some software before you can used DNS based discovery Table 6 Installing Bonjour Print Services 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 to download and install the application Mac OS X The Bonjour software used for service discovery is built in to the Mac OS No special actions needed The Avahi implementation used for DNS based discovery is shipped with most Linux distributions If necessary check with your administrator to ensure you have the Avahi package installed You are able to access the system web interface on the local network by specifying its serial number in a web browser on your admin computer 1 Find the system s serial number It is printed on a sticker on the back of the unit 2 Type the following string into the address bar of your web browser on your admin computer where lt serial gt is the serial number of your VGADVI Recorder Pro http lt serial gt local admin For example http 95dd40d5 local admin 3 Enter the user name and password then click OK The administrative user is admin Initially no password is set To set a password follow the procedure outlined in Setting and Changing User
36. disk check The disk check happens based on whichever event occurs first For example the restart setting is set to 50 and the months setting is set to 6 If six months pass and less than 50 restarts happened a disk check will occur on the next restart However if you do 50 restarts in one month the disk check will happen after the fiftieth restart To set the 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 months to pass before the next check Set to 0 if you don t want to force a disk check after a specific number of months 6 Click Save Perform disk check A disk maintenance schedule is used to periodically check the system storage drives for errors If you prefer you can run the disk check manually at a time that is convenient for you Running the disk check manually resets the timers for the scheduled disk check i e next check won t happen automatically until either the number of restarts or months passes To start a manual disk check 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 180
37. down to 20 up Horizontal shift from 999 left to 999 right 52 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 4 Fine tune source configuration 10 11 Click Apply View the output in the Snapshot window You may need to make further adjustments to move the video left or right Click Apply after each change to confirm the results To move the video up or down scroll to Vertical shift Enter incremental values to shift the video image down use a negative value or up use a positive value Click Apply View the output in the Snapshot window You may need to make further adjustments to move the video up or down Video is too bright too dark or washed out If the video from the source is too light too dark or washed out use the offset and gain controls together to optimize image quality Increasing the gain amplifies weak signals but also increases noise you must balance offset and gain values to achieve the best quality image Adjust these settings by the smallest values possible compensate for 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 2 SS pr Mm Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface scroll to the Sources menu option o D2P84800 vga O D2P84800 video o D2P84800 analog o audio ALC892 Analog
38. eee 108 4 2 Samples of stream settings cece cece ccc cece eee cece ee ee cece eeeeceeeeceeeeeeeeseeeues 112 Streaming video content 2 oe ee ee ee eee ee ee eee eee eee eee eens 112 Streaming slide content c eee eee ee eee cece ceeceeeeeeeeee 113 PART 5 Record 2 22 2 ee cece LALALA LLALLA LLALLA LLADD eee eee cece cece ee DALLAL LaLa aLaaa 114 5 1 Recorders occ e cece cece ee eeteetttttetetseees LES PGC R Baeke a a fen toe bese ae ke ek Bede ow NAG betes cone oe oe Been cause ND aaa Gua nma 115 Rename a recorder Up 116 Change the channels recorded by a recorder 00000000000000 ee ee eee eee 116 Delete a recorder __ 2 220 lee eee cee eee ee eee eee cece eee e eee eee e ec eee e eee eeeeeeeee 117 5 2 Create Recordings a AA oraaa aonana 119 Recording basics ee ee ee ee eee eee eee ee eee eee eee eee eens 119 Record a channel via the web interface ____ _ _ 220 22 aoaaa aaao oaaao aa ee cc cee ee eee eee eee eee neces 119 Record with a recorder via the web interface _ 2 220 0 o cece cece ee eee cee cece eee eee eceeee 121 Configure the type and length of recording files _ 0 00 22 l lee eee eee ee eee eee 122 Close the current recording file while recording 22 22 22 c cece eee eee eee eee 124 Control recording with a mouse 2 000000000000 ccc ee eee cee eee ee eee cece cece e
39. i 2 D2P85606 video Codec H 264 O Channel Status Stream Setup Video encoding preset High Speed 6 Highlight the old name and press backspace or delete on the keyboard 7 Type the new name using alphanumeric characters with no spaces Use underscores to separate words if needed 8 Press Enter on the keyboard The name is updated at the top of the screen and in the list of Channels in the navigation menu 65 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 2 Identify a channel w 3 2 Identify a channel The VGADVI Recorder Pro displays analog digital and audio signals from input sources Channels are labeled according to the input source type configured for the channel Channels that display a digital source are labeled VGA channels that display an analog source are labeled video Multiple source channels do not have a default name you must specify a name during configuration dfa Wew multi source channel o Channel Status Stream Setup o Media Sources 3 Publish Stream o Stream Branding 3 Files Archive aaa lt Channel displaying S video or Composite signal 3 No source 3 4 D2PB5606 vqa Channel displaying VGA or DVI signal 5 No source 5 Add channel New channel no input source configured 66 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration w 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration In addition to adjusting typical features such as frame rate resolution and bit rate to reduce ba
40. is one of e RUNNING e STOPPED e UNINITIALIZED STATUS Reports the recording status of each channel Status is one of e RUNNING e STOPPED e UNINITIALIZED FREESPACE Reports the free storage space in bytes RECTIME lt channel gt Reports the elapsed recording time for the current file on the specified channel RECTIME Reports the elapsed recording time for the current file on each channel 190 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 8 Control with RS 232 Serial Port 3 Additionally the system reports its status changes back along the RS 232 connection using the following messages Table 30 RS 232 Status Changed Messages Command Name Description STATUS lt channel gt lt status gt Provides the status of the recording service for the channel s as one of e Running e Stopped e Uninitialized The Uninitialized status is sent when there is an internal error Check the system for more details RS 232 Serial Port Command Examples The following examples demonstrate how to use some of the RS 232 commands supported by the system The list of supported SET and GET parameters are found in Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs For values with spaces enclose the value in quotation marks For empty values use empty quotation marks with nothing between 1 To start recording on channel 2 START 2 2 To stop recording on channel 2 STOP 2 3 To start recording on all channels START 4 To get the value of
41. link in the Configuration menu the firmware upgrade page opens 4 Click the check for updates link next to your current firmware version the system connects to Epiphan servers to look for updates 5 If an update is found a red box appears in the top left side of the web interface with a link to download and install the firmware Firmware update Version 3 10 0h is avallable Download and install Install firmware When you ve received a new firmware file from Epiphan s support team schedule a time where you can update the firmware without negatively impacting viewers or file recordings 173 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 5 Firmware Upgrade w There are two ways to install new firmware from a the download link via the web interface or from a file provided by Epiphan Install Firmware Directly from the Web Interface If your VGADVI Recorder Pro 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 directly 1 UI e p NO Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Save a copy of the current system configuration if desired See Save and Restore Device Configuration Select the Firmware Upgrade link in the Configuration menu the firmware upgrade page opens Click the check for updates link next to your current firmwar
42. new password Click Apply If you were logged in as the user whose password you just changed you are logged out and must log back in with the new password If you added or changed the viewer s password all viewer s stream will pause until they log in with the new password If desired you may specify multiple account passwords on the same page before clicking Apply Removing User Passwords If you want to remove passwords for one or more user accounts you may do so via the web interface If you don t remember the admin password refer to the section Overcoming Lost Passwords To clear a user s password 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select the Access passwords link in the Configuration menu the password configuration page opens Highlight and delete the current password for your selected user the password is currently masked as dots Highlight and delete the confirmation password for the selected user Click Apply If you were logged in as the user whose password you Just cleared you are logged out and must log back in without a password If you cleared the viewer s password all viewers stream will pause until they log in without a password 25 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 2 User Administration Overcoming Lost Passwords If you have lost the password for the operator or viewer account you can log in
43. number through which the media will stream Perform one of the following a Ifyou do not want to advertise 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 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 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 default address 224 2 127 254 you may need to contact your system administrator for a specific multicast IP address Enter a channel number in the Channel number field to identify your stream in the media player By default the Channel number is the channel identifier 13 14 Enter a name for a group of streams in the text box next to Group name Since media players simply present a list of available streams you can organize your streams into multiple folders or in cases where folders are not displayed use dot separator hierarchy to help your viewers filter out unwanted streams by category Click Apply To view the stream open the URL in a media player for example udp ip port or in the case of the sample configuration in the figure shown above udp
44. or channel Use of the index is recommended A channel s index is found on the Channel Status page In the screen capture below the channel index is 2 Stream info Live broadcast http For commands requiring a recorder index determine your recorder s index by combinging the recorder s number with the prefix m The recorder s number is found in the URL of the Recorder page In the example below the recorder s number is 1 To access this recorder via RS232 commands use the index m1 188 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 8 Control with RS 232 Serial Port 3 gt QC D 2b97e0eb local admin recorder1 chive Channel and recorder numbers can also be seen in the web interface next to the channel or recorder name For example in the example below where channel 1 is recording the red number 1 is the channel numer 8 Channels 1 Channel 1 2 D2PE5606 video Channel 1 is recording 4 D32PE5606 vga The table describes the RS 232 commands supported by the VGADVI Recorder Pro Table 29 Supported RS 232 Commands Command Name Description Recording Commands START lt channel gt Starts recording for the provided channel or recorder This can alternatively be START lt recorder gt accomplished with the following set commands SET lt channel gt rec_enabled on SAVECFG If the channel is already recording the current recording file is closed and a new file is started Starts recording for all
45. our top priority We make every effort to make sure that our products exceed your expectations Product Feedback Your feedback is important We regularly contact our customers to ensure our products meet your performance and reliability requirements We strive to continually enhance our products to accommodate your needs Please let us know how you think we can improve our products by emailing your suggestions to info epiphan com Specifications Go to the Recorders page of the Epiphan website to get the most recent product specifications and additional information about the VGADVI Recorder Pro 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 e Emailing support epiphan com e Live chat via the link on our support site http www epiphan com support e Phone toll free at 1 877 599 6581 or call 1 613 599 6581 Be sure to include as much information about your problem as possible Including e Problem description e Details of the video or audio source type connection resolution refresh rate etc e Product serial number e Product firmware version if applicable from web admin interface Copyright 2014 Epiphan Systems Inc All Rights Reserved What s New t
46. preview cqi channel 2 Video H 264 102470805 6800 kbps Actual framerate 5 RTSP stream reap ly 2boTfedeb_local 555 stream_sdp MPEG TS stream http 2b97e0eb local 8001 stream ts ASF stream httpr 2boTedeb_ local 8001 stream_ast Flash stream http 72b37e0eb local 8001 stream flv 91 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video Choose a streaming option Each method of streaming media has strengths and weaknesses depending on your audience location hardware resources and bandwidth To help you to decide how to publish your content you must first identify the number of viewers and how viewers will access your content Are you streaming live video or recorded video Do you need to stream the content to one client peer to peer deliver a single stream to multiple clients multicast or provide web based streaming where multiple clients can access the broadcast Content Distribution Network The following table gives you a brief outline of the distribution options A procedure to configure each distribution option follows the table Publishing Options HTTP HTTP Live Streaming HLS Use this option to Quickly stream content to viewers simultaneously No set up is required The VGADVI Recorder Pro is ready to stream content as soon as it is has power and a configured channel No other settings are required Your audience need only access the URL of the broadcast and they are instantly connected
47. rackmount VGADVI Recorder Pro can be optionally configured with storage configured in a RAID array Periodically you may wish to clean the RAID array to start from scratch To rebuild the storage disks 181 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance 3 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 Scroll to the bottom of the page to the Internal Storage section a If no RAID drives are detected you do not have a storage RAID but you can rebuild the current drive deleting all saved recordings Internal storage One disk drive found to be used as Internal storage Build storage b If two or more drives are detected you are prompted to select a type of RAID array Table 27 RAID Array Types Description Diagram Block level striping writes data across multiple disks in parallel This configuration divides the storage between multiple drives provides read write performance improvements but does not provide fault tolerance Disk 0 Disk 1 This configuration supports systems that have two three or four disks Mirroring copies all data to a secondary disk 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 s
48. see Configure Network Settings 8 Restore the previously saved network configurations on the workstation 20 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 2 User Administration Ky 1 2 User Administration The VGADVI Recorder Pro has three configured users e admin e operator e 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 e Understanding User Privileges e Setting and Changing User Passwords e Removing User Passwords e Overcoming Lost Passwords e Changing the logged in user Understanding User Privileges The VGADVI Recorder Pro has three users admin operator and viewer The user account names cannot be changed and the accounts cannot be disabled By default none of the accounts have passwords Admin The admin account is the main operator used for all system configuration This user has access to all options in the web interface Operator The operator account is a subclass of the admin account The operator can log in and view all configuration items but may only make changes to a small number of options This account is intended for an operator to start and stop recordings download recordings or perform network diagnostics Viewer The viewer account is for all end users who are permitted to view the streamed channels By default when there is no password users are no
49. system 169 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 3 Save and Restore Device Configuration w epiphan Configuration restored pleasg reboot 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 Setting and Changing User Passwords 170 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 4 Restoring Factory Configuration 8 4 Restoring Factory Configuration If you ve been testing with your VGADVI Recorder Pro and are ready to restore back to the factory configuration to start again with a clean slate you can do this through the web interface This section covers the following topics e Restore Factory Configuration via the Web Interface Restore Factory Configuration via the Web Interface The web interface allows you to restore the factory configuration to return your VGADVI Recorder Pro back to the original settings it had when you purchased it Only proceed if you know this is what you want to do To restore the factory configuration via the web interface 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 Restore Factory Configuration Reboot Reboot Now
50. the device 160 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 1 Mobile Tablet Operator Interface 3 1 Once Epiphan Connect is installed connect to the wifi network where you can access your VGADVI Recorder Pro 2 Launch Epiphan Connect the application searches your network and shows you a list of available Epiphan systems 3 Find your systemin the list If you have several Epiphan systems look for the serial number 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 meter is provided for each source The top of the tablet interface gives you a warning if there are video inputs with no signal In the example below 4 video inputs have no signal 192 168 1 202 admin m c DD da Nine INPUTS CHANNELS For more detailed information you can look at each input individually To monitor each input 1 Connect to the tablet interface See Connect to the tablet interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Scroll to the INPUTS section _ VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 1 Mobile Tablet Operator Interface 4 For audio inputs without signal nothing appears in the au
51. the player To play directly to a media player 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 VGADVI Recorder Pro See Enable UPnP 4 Goto the recorded files list for the desired channel or recorder See View the List of Stored Files 110 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy 5 6 From the list of files select the file you want to play and click on the Play To icon for the file a list of visible digital media players is displayed Select a media player the recording plays on the screen s connected to the media player Auto restart playback to a UPnP Device In unmanned situations such as industrial applications and digital signs it is useful to automatically have a stream played to a digital media player even if the VGADVI Recorder Pro restarts To configure auto restart of a stream to a media player 1 Nx AUU A VVN Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Click the UPnP link in the Configuration section the UPnP configuration page opens Scroll to the Play on service start section Select a stream to use from the Live stream drop down list Select a digital media player from the Player drop down list Click Apply Change UPnP device name
52. the saved file mov ts n Specifies a prefix for the recording files Specifies the file size limit in kilobytes kB rec_stop_if_no_ O Specifies whether the recording should stop if no signal is signal empty string detected To auto stop when no signal set to on To continue recording even if there is no signal set to an empty string rec timelimit integer Specifies the time limit in seconds before a new recording file is created HTTP Server Configuration Keys The following settings are supported for configuration of the HTTP server run by the system Table 34 Supported HTTP Server Configuration Keys Values Description Key http usessi integer Enables or disables HTTPS SSL Server To enable SSL set to on To disable SSL set to an empty string 198 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Q IP Based Access Control Configuration Keys The following settings are supported for configuring allowed and denied IP addresses for the system See Configure Network Settings for more information on Allow and Deny lists Table 35 Supported IP Based Access Configuration Keys Values Description Key allowips string comma Specifies the IP addresses to permit access separated list of To restrict access provide a list of permitted IP addresses IP addresses and or To clear allowed IP restriction set to an empty string ranges empty string
53. the source 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select a channel the menu expands Click Media Sources the media sources page opens Find the name of the media source used for the channel o v gt w N Click this source under the Sources menu D2P85606 vga o D PBSSOS VI AA Currently used in D2P85606 vga o D2P85611 video 7 Make note of the input signal resolution 8 Click the channel s Stream Setup the stream setup page opens 9 Scroll to the frame size parameter 10 Look for the source aspect ratio in the list of aspect ratios provided g Frame size 1024 x 768 pixels 4 3 640x480 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1360x1024 1600x1200 16 9 1280x720 1360x768 1920x1080 16 10 1280x800 1440x900 1920x1200 a If the source resolution is on the list choose another resolution on the same line i e with the same aspect ratio b If the source resolution is not on the list use a calculator to get a factor of the source resolution and enter it in the Frame size fields 11 Click Apply 74 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration w Stretch the image To remove the matte black bars by stretching the image to fit your output frame size 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as a
54. the system configuration using the procedure described in e Save and Restore Device Configuration Refer to the table of contents for a complete list of the topics covered VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide PART1 Setup PART 1 Setup If you followed through the quick start guide you already have a basic configuration and possibly a recording of an input Before you tweak the channel or configure more this part of the manual helps you to get your VGADVI Recorder Pro properly configured for your network a Big Picture Ke Setup Sources Channels wy Stream DI Record _ View bp Connect to web admin Configure network User admin GI Maintenance Topics covered e Connect to the Admin Interface e User Administration e Configure Network Settings e Configure Date and Time e Restrict Viewers by IP Address 15 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 1 Connect to the Admin Interface 9 1 1 Connect to the Admin Interface The VGADVI Recorder Pro is managed from a web interface If you know the IP address of the system you may type it into the address bar of your web browser http lt IP Address of the VGADVI Recorder Pro gt admin The first time you access the web interface you may not know the IP address of the system The VGADVI Recorder Pro supports a number of ways to determine the IP address This section covers two discovery methods that work with networks that support Dynamic Host Configuration Protoc
55. to reach a large geographically diverse audience and because CDNs perform format conversion the stream is platform independent For more information about streaming to a CDN see Stream content using a Content Distribution Network The following options are available to stream video to a CDN Epiphan TV test your video stream using Epiphan s portal using RTSP announce stream live video to a content delivery network using RTMP push stream live video to a content delivery network RTSP and RTMP streaming provides the following advantages e viewers can watch the action as it unfolds video quality automatically changes to adjust to changes in bandwidth reduced bandwidth usage since the player maintains a smaller buffer and viewers can scroll back through later sections of the video while the video is streaming 93 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video Publishing Options Use this option to 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 all listeners hear the same music at the same time This delivery method relies on network equipment that supports multicasting and is usually used in high bandwidth corporate LANs and not on Internet based architectures This delivery method is useful for training sessions when there is a spe
56. 05 GB 60 a External storage AA Used 0 17 GB Free 7 48 GB i 56 Are you sure you want to eject USB drive 4 When prompted click OK to confirm that you want to eject the USB drive 5 Disconnect the USB drive from the system 5 5 Use the Local FTP Server Your VGADVI Recorder Pro can act as an FTP server allowing you to manually or automatically connect to the system and download recordings Depending on configuration of the FTP server you may also be able to remotely delete files after download maximizing available system storage This section discusses the following FTP Server topics e Configure the Local FTP Server e Downloading Files from the Local FTP Server Configure the Local FTP Server To configure the 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 configuration page opens FTP Access Configuration Enable FTP access C FTP user name Enable FTP DELETE command LJ 4 To enable the FTP server a Select the Enable FTP access check box b Select a user from the FTP user name drop down c Click Apply 5 To allow the FTP user to delete files a Select the Enable FTP DELETE command check box b Click Apply 6 To disable the FTP server a De select the Enable FTP access check box b Click Appl
57. 1 Troubleshooting 7 11 Troubleshooting 3 Use the follow table for help if you are experiencing problems or unexpected behavior from your VGADVI Recorder Pro Problem Not sure if the connected video inputs are being captured No sound is coming from an audio source Too much noise is present in the audio output Image quality is poor or insufficient Frames per second are lower than expected Action s to Resolve Check each source s input from the source preview in the Web Interface See Configure a video source Verify that you are using the correct audio input by following the steps in Configure an audio source Modify the Input Amplifier Volume parameter in the Audio menu Start with setting it to 4096 and reduce until the noise is no longer present See Set audio volume for details on this setting 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 See Upscale or downscale your video image Increase the Bitrate value and or decrease the Limit frame rate value in the Stream Setup menu See Adjust video quality The following tips can help improve frames per second fps L Increase the Limit frame rate value and or decrease the Bitrate value in the Stream Setup menu See Adjust video quality Reduce the number of actions happening simultaneously on the sy
58. 6 sdp manifest f4m RTSP QuickTime VLC rtsp epiphan tv 554 live 92026 sdp IOS Apple iPad iPod iPhone http epiphan tv 8080 live 92026 sdp playlist m3u8 3 Usethe copy and paste function to provide viewers with the URL to view the stream Stream content to a CDN provider Publish to any CDN provider that supports RTSP announce or RTMP push Both RTSP and RTMP can be used for live streaming however not all CDNs or media servers support both formats From this window choose the 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 update the stream setup configuration To publish content to a CDN provider ensure you have e a path to the mount point provided by the CDN provider e verify which transport protocols your CDN supports e acurrent flash player and e set H 264 codec in stream setup configuration To stream content to a CDN using RTSP announce 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 a Channel the menu expands 4 Click Publish Stream the Publish Stream page opens 101 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video 3 Click the Publish drop down menu 4 Choose using RTSP announce from the drop down menu Publish Stre
59. 6 vga disabled H 264 600 kbps 599 kbps 1024x768 5 49 003 View No source 5 disabled undefined kbps j 8004 View Click on the channel you want to preview A page opens displaying the live broadcast and broadcast URL 148 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide fe epiphan 6 1 View your video O VGA Grid D2P85606 vga epimian Recorder Pro HD One HD Capture Card Resolution up to 1980x1080 1 dual link DVI I 1 S Video 1 Audio Ports MULTI ENCODING USING DUPLICATE CHANNELS WITH DIFFERING CODECS FORM Two HD Capture Cards Resolution up to 1920x1080 2 dual link DVI I 2 S Video 2 Audio Ports 5 Copy the URL and provide to viewers Based on their media player viewers can access the broadcast using a URL specific to their media player View your broadcast using the Live broadcast link on the Channel Status page 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 From the web interface click the channel that you want to view the menu expands 4 Click Channel Status the Channel status page opens displaying the live broadcast and stream URL VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide o Access passwords o Button Actions o Serial Port _ Branding l l 6 1 View your video VGADVI Broadcaster 96377 info Firmware Version 3 11 0i o Maintenance o Disk check o Firmware Upgrade u Inter
60. 80x1024 1920x1200 1920x1200 2048x1536 s 2048 x 2048 What s in the Box The VGADVI Recorder Pro is either a 2U rackmount server or a compact server with dimensions 493 mm D x 422 mm W x 88 mm H 19 4 x 16 6 x 3 5 In addition to the power cable the following items are shipped with the system 1 One Big Red Button 2 One VGA to DVI I cable two for rackmount 3 One HDMI to DVI I adapter two for rackmount 4 One DVI I to DVI I cable two for rackmount 5 One composite to S Video cable two for rackmount 6 One Ethernet cable Table 3 Description of Included Cables AEL Description Starts and Stops recording when connected to the Big Red Button system DVI I Dual Link cable Connects a DVI source to the system s DVI port s 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 Connects a composite output from an analog sources to the system s S Video port s Composite to S Video cable RJ 45 Ethernet cable Connects the system to your network Front and back panel view for the compact server The front and back of the VGADVI Recorder Pro compact server has an array of familiar computer connections e VGADVI Recorder Pro _SPiphan Table 4 Compact VGADVI Recorder Pro Front and Back Panel Descriptions Label Name Description RJ 45 Ethernet Auto sensing gigabit Ethernet 10 100 1000 Base T network por
61. 9 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 to a CIFS server Table 24 CIFS Automatic File Upload Configuration Options AELG Description Options The CIFS server port Leave blank to use the default port or enter the port used for your CIFS server The IP address or fully qualified domain name of the CIFS server The name of the shared folder on the CIFS server Domain The CIFS server s Windows domain or Work Group name Needed if the server is part of Active Directory or a Domain Controller Username for the CIFS server Password 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 or avi Upload to an External USB Drive The system is equipped with USB ports that can be used to copy files from internal storage to external USB flash drives or hard drives An example use of this feature is to provide speakers with a copy of their presentation before they leave the presentation venue Ethernet ara FEAD irosdenstor Pro Backup to Flash Drive The external drive must be formatted with one of the following file systems e FAT16 e FAT32 e XFS e EXT2 e EXT3 e EXT4 File transfe
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63. All Channel Recorder_Feb14_14 19 12 avi 14 19 12 14 19 15 3 seconds 0 74 MB O 1l Channel Recorder_Feb14_14 11 06 avi ur 14 11 06 Files from the same recording O All Chennel Recorder Feb14_ 13 43 28 avi cr 13 43 28 13 47 39 11 seconds 2 30 MB O All Channel Recorder Feb14 11 31 50 avi E 11 31 50 41 31 59 9 seconds 0 66 MB O All Channel Recorder Feb14 11 31 36 avi ur 11 31 36 7 11 31 50 14 seconds 2 66 MB O ll Channel Recorder_Feb14_11 31 08 avi j 11 31 08 11 31 14 6 seconds 1 88 MB ormin Sc Rename Stored Files Recording files are named based on the filename prefix specified during configuration See Configure the type and length of recording files for more details about setting 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 the List of Stored Files 4 Select the pencil and paper icon next to the filename you wish to change Channel 1 Febl2 15 11 20 avi D 5 Type the new file name and press enter when finished Download Files 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 Files Manually This procedure explains how to download files to your admin computer See File and Recording Transfer for information on tran
64. Allow lists your deny list can specify a range of IP addresses and can specify multiple ranges or distinct IP addresses in a comma separated list Allow List with a Range of IP Addresses Distinct IP Addresses and an Exception Building on the previous examples consider the situation where you want the CEO s computers 192 168 1 50 192 168 1 51 192 168 75 and all boardroom computers 192 168 1 200 192 168 1 250 to access the broadcast with the exception of the public boardroom computer 192 168 1 211 Use both allow and deny lists to create the rule as follows 41 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 5 Restrict Viewers by IP Address o Allow 192 168 12007192163 1250 192 168 150 192 168 F51 US 168 T75 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 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 1 222 The deny list is an exception list for the allow list So to craft the rule described above we need to allow all the computers in the local subnet then deny specific sub ranges including two groups of boardroom computers ensuring the cafeteria
65. Broadcaster Pro To configure a static 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 Network link in the Configuration menu the network configuration page opens Use DHCP Use static address IP Address Network Mask Default Gateway DNS Server MTU Size p 500 4 Select the radio button use static address if not already selected 5 Enter the desired IP Address and Network Mask 6 Enter the Default Gateway address If you do not have a default gateway for your network enter the new static IP address of the VGADVI Recorder Pro 28 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 3 Configure Network Settings Y 7 Enter the DNS Server address If you do not have a DNS server enter the new static IP address of the system 10 11 LA 13 14 Change the MTU Size value only if needed See the table below for information on maximum transmission unit MTU values Click Apply to save the changes the changes are saved and a message appears asking you to reboot Network configuration settings updated New settings will be applied after reboot Select the Maintenance link under the Configuration menu the maintenance page appears Click the Reboot Now button near the bottom of the page Wait for the system to reboot Open the Web interface using the new IP address Log as admin and reload t
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67. CP or has a valid DNS configuration see Configure Network Settings you can use the server s fully qualified domain name instead of the IP address 3 Specify the Server module This is the name of the shared folder on the server If needed request this value from your network administrator 4 Specify a username for the RSync Server in the Login field The user must have write permissions for the module 5 Specify the password for the user in the Password field the value is masked by dots 6 If desired select the Checksum check box to add a checksum validation to the transfer between the system and the recipient server 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 to an RSync server Table 23 RSync Automatic File Upload Configuration Options AELS Description Options Server address The IP address or fully qualified domain name of the RSync server The name of the shared folder on the RSync server Username for the RSync server Password for the RSync user Checksum Select to enable checksum checking during file transfer This increases the time taken to transfer but also increases reliability of the transfer Configure Automatic File Upload using CIFS Part 2 of 2 This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Configure Automatic
68. Click on the vga or video source a local framegrabber window opens you can check the video preview that appears on the right side of the screen Scroll to Gain Enter a small value for example 1 to 25 in the field to brighten the image Scroll to Offset Enter a small value for example 1 to 15 to balance the gain setting The Offset value behaves as a contrast to the Gain value Click Apply View the output in the Snapshot window You may need to make further adjustments to fine tune the brightness and contrast 53 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 4 Fine tune source configuration Video looks squished The image is squeezed horizontally on the screen This distortion occurs when there s a mismatch between the aspect ratio the VGADVI Recorder Pro detects and the aspect ratio that is sent from the source signal To compare the two signal values you must know the aspect ratio that the source is sending 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 Info the info window opens with a list of all configured channels Channels Channel name Status Video source Audio source Stream Bitrate Actual bitrate Frame size FPS Actual FPS Port 5 EncoderA ok external 192 168 1 186 H 264 mp3 600 kbps 847 kbps 8001 View 6 External 192 168 1 203 ok external 192 168 1 203 H 264 600 kbps 688 kbps 1024x768 5 8000 View 7 D2
69. Configure DHCP e Tether to a Mobile Network e Perform Network Diagnostics Verify IP Address and MAC address The web interface 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 address listed at the top of the page IP Configuration for eth0 MAC address is 00 55 56 55 52 5f Current IP address is 192 168 1 208 Table 9 Network Information Fields Label Description Options MAC Address A media access control address MAC address is a unique identifier for the network interface The value is read only and cannot be changed You may need to share this value with your system administrator 21 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 3 Configure Network Settings Description Options Current IP Address Reflects the current internet protocol address IP address of the system This value is either obtained from the DHCP server if using DHCP or is the configured static IP address The VGADVI Recorder Pro supports IPv4 addresses It does not support IPv6 addresses Configure a Static IP Address Your network administrator may require you to use a static IP address for your VGADVI
70. Configure Synchronized Time NTP PTP v1 and RDATE By default the VGADVI Recorder Pro uses the network time protocol server NTP server protocol and the time server from National Research Council Canada You can continue to use this time server or configure a new server that is more appropriate for your network and location Your system administrator can provide the correct time synchronization server settings To set the time synchronization method L vu e w N 6 7 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select the Date and Time link in the Configuration menu the date and time configuration page opens Click the Enable time synchronization radio button if it is not already selected Choose one of the following choices from the Protocols drop down Table 14 Synchronized Time Options Description Options Network Time Protocol NTP is used for clock synchronization over the internet There are many publicly available NTP servers you can use or your company may have its own NTP server For more information about NTP and to find NTP servers refer to http support ntp org bin view Servers WebHome RDATE is a tool for querying the current time from the network It is generally considered obsolete and has been replaced by NTP The Precision Time Protocol PTP is used for clock synchronization over the internet It has clock accuracy in
71. Customize your channel Source D2P85606 vga Y position o x o Source Local channel 4 position 50 x o Source D2P85617 video position 50 x 50 D2P85606 vga Add source Local channel 4 D2P85617 video No signal Add a customized background to a multiple source channel The background feature on the Stream Branding page allows you to apply a customized background for your multiple source channel You can create a background that is consistent with your corporate branding or provide additional information to your viewer such as presenter s name company name etc You can apply any PNG TIFF JPEG file as a background To add a customized background 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 on the Branding menu option the configuration page opens 860 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel w Templates o default xs Apply Other files background for multi view pngq 220767 April 24 2014 13 50 58 Remove Upload files templates File template to up chosen Upload 3 Click Choose File from the Upload files templates heading A browser dialog box opens 4 Navigate to the folder on your admin computer that contains the PNG TIFF or JPEG file 5 Click Open The file is added to the File templa
72. Keys VELIUT Description firmware_version String including the The system s firmware version text FRMWARE_ The value is read only VERSION mac_address String The system s mac address Useful for debugging The value is read only product_name String The product s name Useful to confirm you are communicating with the right product or for debugging purposes The value is read only vendor Epiphan Systems Inc Name of the vendor The value is always Epiphan Systems Inc The value is read only System level Settings Key Read Write The following read write system level setting keys are supported The channel number can be omitted from the command when requesting the value for these keys Table 32 Supported Read Write System level Settings Configuration Keys Values Description frmcheck_ on Enables or disables automatic firmware update checking enabled empty string To enable firmware update checking set to on To disable firmware update checking set to an empty string 197 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Q Recording Configuration Keys The following recording settings are supported Table 33 Supported Recording Configuration Keys Values Description Key rec_enabled on Enables or disables recording empty string To enable recording set to on To disable recording set to an empty string rec format avi Specifies the format of
73. Local FTP Server In the example below the IP address of the VGADVI Recorder Pro 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 server Ss ww N Open a command window on Windows alternatively open a terminal window on Linux Mac or open your FTP utility of choice Establish an ftp connection using the command ftp 192 168 1 210 Provide the username admin provide the username of your FTP user Provide the password provide the correct password for your FTP user the connection is opened Use the dir command to see the file structure 5 1 Login to the FTP Server ea Administrator C4Windows45ystem324cmd exe ftp 192 168 1 210 APA ftp 192 168 1 2148 Connected to 192 168 1 218 220 Operation successful User 192 168 1 218 none gt gt admin 331 Password Password 230 Operation successful ftp dir 200 Operation successful 156 Directory listing total 48 APUKXFUXFUX APUXPUXPUX DPUXFUXFUX APUXPUXFUX DPUXPUXFUX APUXFUXFUX APUXPUXPUX DPUXFUXFUX APUXFUXFUX DPUXPUXFUN PUP WP WX 4696 Feb 20 37 videol 4696 Feb 19 35 videoifi 4696 Feb 14 5A videoli 4696 Feb 15 72 video 4696 Feb 15 38 videos 4696 Feb 14 43 video4 4696 Feb 14 44 video5 4696 Feb 15 22 videob 4696 Feb 15 22 video 4696 Feb 15 22 video d 4696 Feb 15 52 video DPUXPUXPUX 4696 Feb 14 35 yvideoml 226 Operation successful ftp 793 bytes received in 4 668ec
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75. P85606 vga ok D2P85606 vga disabled H 264 600 kbps 626 kbps 1024x768 5 4 9 8002 View Overall system load 2 10 11 Compare the aspect ratio from the source with the aspect ratio from theVGADVI Recorder Pro info window Confirm if there is a mismatch If there is a mismatch go to the stream setup for the channel and change the frame size to match the frame size that is sent from the source See Configure channels If the video is still squeezed horizontally on the screen follow the steps below From the web interface scroll to the Sources menu option es Sources o D2P84s800 vga D2P84800 video D2P84800_analog o audio ALC892 Analog m m Click on the source that you want to change the aspect ratio the Local framegrabber window opens Scroll to the Aspect ratio setting Select Wide mode from the drop down menu when the source is wider than what is being displayed in the preview or Live View Click Apply View the output in the Snapshot window 54 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 4 Fine tune source configuration Remove the combing effect on images When frames are interlaced artifacts from one frame may appear on the next frame This occurs when a fast motion video is interlaced Since each frame is captured from a different point in time the action captured in one frame is carried over to the next frame The result is a blurred image and horizontal lines running across the video To convert an inter
76. Passwords Authentication Required The server http 95dd40d5 locals0 requires a username and password The server says Administrator Password 4 Optionally navigate to the Network link under the Configuration heading and note the IP address of the system Step 3 Setup the Video Source Each video input on the back of the system is a frame grabber The web interface has a pre configured list of the frame grabbers in the Sources section Each frame grabber has one DVI port one S Video port and one audio port The sources are listed by their frame grabber serial number DVI ports are listed with the suffix vga S Video inputs are listed with the suffix video and audio inputs are listed with the suffix analog 1 From the web interface scroll to the Sources section E Sources 0 D2P84600 vga O D2P84800 video O D2P84800 analog O audio ALC892 Analog 2 For Compact Servers Click on the DVI source named with vga as the suffix and check the video preview that appears on right side of the screen For Rackmount Servers Find the DVI source that you have connected by selecting each DVI source named with vga as the suffix and verifying if the preview on the right side of the screen reflects your source material 3 Make note of the name of the source or optionally change the source name to reflect the data it is capturing To rename the input source a Click on the source name at the top of the source co
77. Publish Stream Publish using RTP UDP push Destination IP Audio port soo Video port 8007 6 Enter the destination multicast IP address 7 Enter the port number through which the audio will stream 8 Enter the port number through which the video will stream 104 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video 9 Click Apply an SDP file is generated and available from the Channel Status page of the web interface 10 Select a name and location for the SDP file and save it 11 Share the link to the file with viewers Multicast streaming for MPEG TS file format using UDP push To configure the MPEG TS stream ensure the following codecs are configured e Video H 264 e Audio MP3 or AAC if audio is configured 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 a Channel the menu expands 4 Click Publish Stream the Publish Stream page opens 5 Click the Publish drop down menu 6 Choose using MPEG TS UDP push Publish stream Publish stream Publish Destination IP Destination port LI SAP announcement SAP announcement IP Channel number Group name 105 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy 7 Enter the destination multicast IP address where the broadcast can be viewed 10 11 12 Enter the destination port
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79. Record streams Download recordings Viewing options Play in a browser Play from a media player Tablet interface Update firmware Backup and restore Throughout this guide there are situations where more than one solution will complete a task In those cases the guide describes the simplest or most common variation first VGADVI Recorder Pro Overview VGADVI Recorder Pro is a professional audio video streaming system that captures synchronizes and records up to four video sources and up to three audio sources Epiphan s VGADVI Recorder Pro captures video signals at resolutions up to 2048x2048 with rates of up to 80 frames per second FTP Repository VGA D vV HOMI Tum ass Internal HOD bu n BERE nd a Web Internet S video Composite Video Access This versatile system has a variety of options enabling you to create and configure any number of streaming channels You can choose to stream or record a single channel at once or a configuration of synchronized channels with picture in picture or picture with picture multiplexing selections VGADVI Recorder Pro comes in a total of four styles to meet your needs Two HD models support resolutions up to 1920x1200 and two DL models support resolutions up to 2560x1600 or 2048x2048 2k resolutions Each of the HD and DL models is available in a compact portable server or a 2U rackmount server The rackmount systems offer more input connections and storage space The f
80. S service discovery 1 Find the system s serial number It is printed on a sticker on the back of the unit 2 Type the following string into the address bar of your web browser on your admin computer where lt serial gt is the serial number of your VGADVI Recorder Pro http lt serial gt local admin For example http 95dd40d5 local admin 3 Enter the user name and password then click OK The administrative user is admin Initially no password is set To set a password follow the procedure outlined in Setting and Changing User Passwords Authentication Required The server http 95dd40d5 local 80 requires a username and password The server says Administrator sene oo Password Log In Cancel 4 Optionally navigate to the Network link under the Configuration heading and note the IP address of the system 1 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 1 Connect to the Admin Interface Y Connect via the Epiphan Discovery Utility Epiphan provides a utility for discovering Epiphan systems on your network The Epiphan network discovery utility is a 32 bit Windows executable that works on most 32 bit and 64 bit Windows operating systems Download and install the utility via the download link on this web page http www epiphan com products broadcasting resources To access the VGADVI Recorder Pro web interface via the Epiphan discovery utility 1 Launch the discovery utility 2 Click Search to find all the Epi
81. SAP announce go to Stream content using multicast streaming Your VGADVI Recorder Pro is advertised by the metadata title if one was configured under Stream Branding otherwise it is identified by it s channel identifier For a description of how to set the metadata refer to Add your logo and company information to your channel When browsing from a VLC media player streams are advertised by their channel identifier and are organized by the group name When browsing from an XBMC media player streams are advertised by the stream s metadata title if configured otherwise streams are advertised by their channel identifier 1 Ensure the stream has SAP announcement enabled otherwise it is not advertised in the media player s playlist 2 Ensure the SAP announcement IP is a multicast IP address 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 the side menu click Network streams SAP The playlist is populated with all streams in your network that are SAP announcement enabled If you specified a Group Name when you configured the publish stream the stream will be listed in folder identified by the group name In the example below two streams D2P83658 vga and D2P83658 are organized in a folder by their gr
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83. This viewing method is ideal for a small number of viewers since streaming uses your system resources and bandwidth However a small amount of overhead is used for each viewer For more information about using a HTTP streaming refer to Stream content using HTTP or RTSP Quickly stream content to viewers No set up is required The VGADVI Recorder Pro 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 Stream live over the standard HTTP port 80 making it possible to cross firewalls and proxies that are normally accessible to other HTTP traffic and facilitates content delivery to CDNs There is a 30 second delay when streaming using HLS 92 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide Publishing Options Content Distribution Network 4 1 Stream your video Use this option to Stream web content to many viewers simultaneously to any geographical location A viewer accesses the broadcast from a website using a user name and password if required Using a CDN to host your broadcast is highly scalable and makes financial sense to website owners since you do not pay for additional server hardware or routing should your network traffic increase or decrease Using a CDN to stream live content allows you
84. VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration w Frame size 1024 x 768 pixels 4 3 640x480 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1360x1024 1600x1200 16 9 1280x720 1360x768 1920x1080 16 10 1280x800 1440x900 1920x1200 For example e input signal resolution is 1920x1080 a 16 9 aspect ratio e select another 16 9 frame size such as 1280x720 The smaller frame size will downscale the image and use less bandwidth to transmit If you select a frame size that is not the same aspect ratio as your source the result is one of having a matte bars appear around the image or the image is stretched See Control the matte black bars in the video output for details To change the frame size of your video follow the steps below 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 Stream Setup the stream setup page opens 5 Scroll to the frame size parameter 6 Choose a resolution from the links on the right or type a frame size into the Frame size fields 7 Click Apply Control the matte black bars in the video output By default the VGADVI Recorder Pro makes sure that the aspect ratio of input signals is preserved when the output is streamed If an input video signal doesn t match the encoded frame aspect ratio bars are added to the sides or top and bottom of the encoded stream when
85. VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy Publish to 2b97e0eb channel7 epiphan tv Stream from this device will be available on 2b97e0eb channel7 epiphan tv 6 Click Apply connection through the media tunnel is established The system streams to the Epiphan s portal epiphan net View content from Epiphan TV To view content from Epiphan TV ensure you have e acurrent browser e acurrent flash player e set H 264 codec in stream setup configuration and e set stream bitrate lower than 500 kbits s in steam setup configuration 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands Click Publish Stream the Publish Stream page opens w O N Click the link to view the broadcast Click the link to view content streamed to Epiphan TV Stream from thea device will be avadable on 96377 epiphan ty Publish Stream Publish to 82377 4piphan tv Ng 99 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video 4 A new page opens displaying the broadcast f opiphan D3 Live Demo Swich To Hide If Embed IG CictUFLs Posh ere QD rlosh arte CO quicktime VLC Player Specify a multimedia player to view your Epiphan TV broadcast 1 From the Epiphan TV portal click Switch To on the bottom of the screen the following options appear 2 Choose a pl
86. When setting keys to values with spaces use the following syntax For RS 232 Enclose in quotes SET 2 framesize 640 x 480 For HTTP Encode each space as 9620 set params cgi framesize 6409620x9620480 The following sections describe the API keys supported by the system in each of these categories System level Settings Keys Read only System level Settings Key Read Write Recording Configuration Keys Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs IP Based Access Control Configuration Keys UPnP Configuration Keys Frame Grabber Configuration Keys Broadcast Configuration Keys Channel Encoder Configuration Keys Channel Logo Configuration Keys Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Audio Configuration Keys Stream Publishing Configuration Keys Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs RTP UDP Configuration Keys Publish Type 3 MPEG TS Configuration Keys Publish Types 4 and 5 Content Metadata Configuration Keys 196 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Q The list of supported keys is also available for viewing from your system Browse to the following URL where lt address gt is the IP address of the system ian r e a e OC aL 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 31 Supported Read Only System level Settings Configuration
87. ach channel in its own subfolder See Upload to an External USB Drive Each audio and video input now indicates which channel s are using it or if the input is not used This can help you determine if you have any inputs that are not being streamed or to assess which channels would be affected by downtime for a given input The HTTP Live Streaming HLS link is now displayed on the Channel Status page HLS allows access to live streams over the standard HTTP port 80 making able to traverse firewalls and proxies that are able access the internet for other HTTP traffic MPEG TS format recording This robust encoding mechanism has no index or trailer structures making it the most fault tolerant format supported by the VGADVI Recorder Pro MPEG TS files are ready for streaming over HTTP RTP and UDP Enjoy the new live stream resume feature to ensure a digital media player automatically gets the stream when it becomes available after the VGADVI Recorder Pro restarts Simply choose a stream and the UPnP enabled media player to control See Stream content using UPnP Direct your digital media player to play a recorded MPEG TS files from the systeme Browse to the Files Archive and press the play button to choose from accessible uPnP media players SeeStream content using UPnP Fast encoding has been removed and replaced with video encoding presets New values are Default High Quality and High Speed H 263 an older Flash implementation is replace
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89. ake note of the name of the source or optionally change the source name to reflect the data it is capturing 7 Click on the source A Local framegrabber configuration window opens and a preview of the captured video is displayed in a preview window 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 Description Use signal from Specify the native color space of the signal source either RGB or YUV The following values are available e VGA DVI signal RGB this is the default setting e Component signal YCrCb Configurable for DVI and VGA sources only 45 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 2 Configure a video source Autoadjustments interval sec Vertical shift Horizontal shift PLL adjustment Aspect Ratio Description When a source is setup the system automatically detects and adjusts the image capture settings at start up and continues to adjust every 60 seconds during operation To change the number of seconds between update enter a value or 0 to disable the feature otherwise the default of 60 seconds is set When an image is not aligned in the window use this feature to move an image up or down on the screen The values range from 20 moves the image up to 20 moves the image down When an image is not aligned in the window use this feature to move an image left or right on the scree
90. am Publish Host Mount point 35377 sdp CI Use TCP for RTP stream 5 Enter the host name or IP address of the CDN or media server 6 Enter the port number which is used for streaming to the server Usually for RTSP streaming the value is 554 7 Enter a value in the Mount Point field This is the full path to the location of the live steam or the media server The path starts with the application name The path is provided by the CDN provider 8 Check the Use TCP for RTP stream checkbox Verify which transport protocols your CDN provider supports 9 Enter a user name and password 11 Click Apply To stream content to a CDN using RTMP push 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 102 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands Click Publish Stream the Publish Stream page opens Click the Publish drop down menu gt SO w Choose using RTMP push from the drop down menu Publish stream Publish stream Publish using RTMP push Host Port 1535 Mount point live 96377 Username Password 3 Enter the host name or IP address of the media server or CDN 4 Enter the port number which is used for streaming to the media server or CDN Usually for RTMP streaming the value is 1935 5 Enter a value in the Mount Point fie
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92. annel 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Ensure at least two video input sources are connected to the system From the web interface scroll to the Channels menu option aT e w P Click on Add channel located at the bottom of the list the Media sources window opens 6 Click on the Use video source drop down menu a list of available sources appears 7 Select Multiple sources a source drop down menu and source preview window appears 60 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide a Channels 1 DIPOD0000 vga 2 D2POOOOO waa 3 MIPEG1 4 MIEPG 5 D2POO00000 sdi 6 D2POQ0000 5di 7 D2POD00000 vga B No source B o Channel Status O SUBA SAL O n er oo o Publish Stream o Stream Branding o Files Archive 9 D2PO00000 vga Add channel E SOuUrcesS a D2P000000 sdi o D2PO00000 vga a D2PO00000 video 3 Automatic File Upload 3 1 Configure channels Video sources muxing No source 8 Media sources Use video souge mupa sources S ee Add source 8 Choose one of the following layouts 9 To display multiple sources in one channel configure the following for each source a Click on the Source drop down menu A list of configured sources appears b Choose a source from the drop down menu c Enter the position coordinates Position coordinates are based on where the source s image will appe
93. annel or recorder and copy or move files to the external drive until you have copied all the files you wish Follow the steps to Safely Eject the USB Drive View Available USB Storage Space When you insert a USB drive in an available port of the VGADVI Recorder Pro the total and free space are calculated and displayed in the Web Interface To see the available USB storage space 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin 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 O Info m Internal storage Total 14 41 GB Used 13 36 GB Free 1 05 GB m External storage Total 7 64 GB Used 0 17 GB Free 7 48 GB eject 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 Interface page To safely eject the USB drive 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Scroll to the bottom of the Web Interface page click the eject link below external storage space o Info m Internal storage Total 14 41 GB ee Used 13 36 GB The page at 96377 local says Free 1
94. ar Each axis represents 100 percent The first value is the image s position along the x axis horizontal axis The second value is the image s position along the y axis vertical axis 61 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 1 Configure channels w No source 8 Media sources Use video source Multiple Bourges Video sources muxing Source DzPoq0000 vga_ position o x o sizes 50 x s00 Delete source position 56 x _ size 50 200 pelete a 50 Add source Audio sources co 100 d Enter the size of the image based on the percent of the x and y axis the image will span In the example above the image Is positioned at the 0 0 coordinates and spans 50 percent of the x axis and 100 percent of the and y axis e To create a picture in picture layout configure the following for the main source a Click the Source drop down menu A list of configured sources appears b Choose a source from the drop down menu The source s image appears in the window c Enter the position coordinates In the example below the image from D2P85606 vga is displayed For the position coordinates choose 0 x 0 The image will begin at the 0 position for the x and y axis d Enter the image size In this case the image will span the entire screen therefore enter 100 x 100 10 For the second image configure the following a Click the Source drop down menu A list of configured sources appears b Choose a source fro
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96. ce Configuration 3 7 3 Save and Restore Device Configuration After completing configuration of your VGADVI Recorder Pro it is good practice to save the system configuration so you may restore it at a later date i e after a change that wasn t wanted or after a factory reset or so you may load it onto another system to provision it with the same configuration This section covers the following topics e Save device configuration e Load a saved device configuration Save device configuration The VGADVI Recorder Pro web interface allows you to save the current system configuration to your admin computer s hard drive It s good practice to do this before making any major changes to a working configuration and before doing a firmware update To save the current system configuration 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connecting to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens 4 Click the Backup button next to Backup Current Configuration the system performs a backup and depending on your browser the file is either automatically downloaded or you are asked to save the file p Backup Current Configuration Restore Configuration No file chosen From File Restore Config file MUST be in plain text format 168 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 3 Save and Restore Device Configuration w 5 6
97. ce cece ee eeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeees 48 Add an audio source to a channel __ 2 22 22 ee ee ee ee eee eee eee 48 Configure audio settings __ 22 22 a 49 Set audio volume eee ee ee ee ee eee eee eee eee eee cee eee eee ee 50 2 4 Fine tune source configuration c cece ec eeceeeeeccee ce e cee e rA oo ence eee eeeeeeeeeeeeees 52 ANA AA 56 3 1 Oni Cd AA 57 Create a single source channel __ 2 2 22 22 eee ee ee ee ee ee eee eee eee 5 Merge multiple videos into a single channel a 60 Delete AN CA Ea EEES 63 Rename a channel 20 222 ieee cee cece ee 0002002222222222 anann 64 3 2 Identify a channel case assets ete cc on enact DAG EBA usstatd set a case olacnievats ae bdslasia incre anes ato 66 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration 0 200 220 cece cece ccc cece cece ec ee cece ee eeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeesees 67 Choose a codec to maximize your stream quality _ _ 00 22 o cee eee ee eee eee cece eee e ee eeeees 67 Codec and file format compatibility ee eee ee 69 Adjust video quality ee ee ee eee eee eee eee eee eee 70 Upscale or downscale your video image 2 71 Control the matte black bars in the video output cece ee cece cece eee ee eeeee 72 Unstretch the output video ___ 1 22 ee ee eee eee eee eee 75 Limit the frame rate ccc ec cc eee cece cece eee cece cece cence ee eecee
98. channels and recorders For channels already recording the current recording file is closed and a new file is started 189 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 8 Control with RS 232 Serial Port wy Command Name Description STOP lt channel gt Stops recording for the provided channel or recorder This can alternatively be lish ith the followi START lt recorder gt accomplished with the following set commands SET lt channel gt rec_enabled SAVECFG STOP Stops recording for all channels and recorders SNAPSHOT lt channel gt Takes a snapshot image of the current channel supported only if the channel is configured to use the Motion JPEG codec Snapshots are saved with recording files on the system SNAPSHOT Takes a snapshot image of all channels supported only for channels configured to use the Motion JPEG codec Snapshots are saved with recording files on the system Configuration Commands see Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs for available keys GET lt channel gt lt key gt Gets the saved value of a given parameter for the specified channel SET lt channel gt lt key gt Sets the value of a given parameter for the specified channel The value is not saved until the SAVECFG command is sent SAVECFG Saves the parameters modified by the SET command Status Commands STATUS xchannels Reports the recording status of the specified channel or recorder STATUS recorder5 Status
99. checked the files that are downloaded are marked with a downloaded icon when viewing file lists This has no effect if remove after copying is checked ignore already If checked files that were previously marked as downloaded are not included in downloaded files subsequent downloads 6 Click Apply the changes are saved 7 Insert the properly formatted USB drive into one of the system s USB ports the drive is recognized and the transfer begins If the drive has an activity indicator light it flashes during the transfer 8 When the activity light stops flashing remove the USB drive 9 If your USB drive does not have activity indicators a Check the Files Archive for each channel and the Recorded Files list for each recorder to verify if there 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 VGADVI Recorder Pro This procedure is separate from automatic file upload and does not need any pre configuration in the automatic file upload page To manually copy recorded files to a USB drive 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the External USB Drive link i
100. cific timeframe when the audience will view the content For more information about using multicasting for streaming your content see Stream content using multicast streaming e RTP UDP transport standard is used to stream H 264 video when unicast or multicast streaming is used Each viewer retrieves an SDP file SDP files can be stored on a streaming server or opened by a media player For multicast the destination address is MPEG TS UDP transport standard is used to stream MPEG 4 video when unicast or multicast streaming is used Each viewer retrieves a UDP address to add to their media player MPEG TS RTP UDP transport standard is used to stream video when a single port is used to stream video and audio via unicast or multicast Each viewer retrieves a RTP address to add to their media player This option can be used to stream video and audio to an IPTV or set top box playlist Retrieve stream URLs The quickest and simplest way to deliver your content is to send the broadcast s URL to your viewers You can provide separate URLs for each channel being streamed Alternatively one URL can be provided that includes all streams from all input sources The format of the URL depends on the method you used to access the system either through network discovery using the serial number or IP address 94 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy Table 18 URL options Access Method URL Format serial discovery http
101. ck on the Key frame interval drop down box to choose how often a key frame a frame that contains all the pixels is used when streaming the video The longer the key frame interval the smaller the video file size and vice versa The higher the value the faster a user moves through the frames of the video when using the search function of their media player For more information on adjusting this feature to reduce bandwidth and system resources see Fine tune channel configuration 59 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 1 Configure channels w 16 Change the Limit frame rate The default should be adequate in most applications While decreasing the limit may improve system performance you may need to test different values to balance video smoothness and processing power 17 Increase or decrease image quality by increasing or decreasing the target Bitrate value when H 264 and MPEG4 codecs are used Video with a high level of motion and high resolution such as a sporting event requires a high bitrate 18 To configure the Show time label see Creating a time stamp in the Customize your channel 19 Click Apply Merge multiple videos into a single channel A multiple source channel displays the output from multiple sources in one viewing screen When a channel displays multiple sources you can specify how video streams are positioned on the screen You can display each stream separately or picture in picture To add a multiple source ch
102. computer s IP address is not in the deny list Allow 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 250 Deny 192 168 1 200 192 168 1221 192 168 223 192 168 1250 192 168 1 50192 168 L51 T92 168 175 42 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide PART 2 Sources PART 2 Sources Now that you know how to connect to the admin interface you are ready to configure your input sources The following sections provide an overview of the types of sources you can connect to your VGADVI Recorder Pro and how to configure each source a Big Picture Setup Connect Sources Configure Confirm j Channels YS Maintenance Wy The following topics are covered e Identify sources e Configure a video source e Configure an audio source e Fine tune source configuration 43 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 1 Identify sources 2 1 Identify sources A source can be an image video or audio from a camera a computer screen or any device that provides a VGA DVI HDMI S Video and audio signal output Prior to powering up the VGADVI Recorder Pro connect the input sources to the following input ports on the system Table 16 Cable and port connections Input Port connect VGA HDMI or DVI dual or single link DVI port depending on your system connect composite or S video source S Video port connect audio Audio Input port The web interface automatically discovers all input sources and displays them in the Sources section of the web admin interface Eac
103. cond captures the presentation Both sources are displayed on a customized background 88 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel w Use video source Multiple sources W Keep aspect ratio Video sources muxing Source D2PE5611 video position 44 ga x 12 a size 52 26 x 64 epiphan ween Broadcasters and Recorders PRO amp GRID Source D2P85606 vga position 5 KA BB g2 size 38 Pt x a Po Delete 8 You may need to adjust the position and size for each source to fit within your customized background refer to Merge multiple videos into a single channel 89 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide PART 4 Stream PART 4 Stream Streaming provides powerful and flexible approaches to delivering to your users Offering an easy to use interface users can stream video using multiple formats to multiple users and devices such as 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 a Big Picture Setup Sources NN 3 Channels Choose streaming option Stream Configure QI Record View sss Maintenance Wy This section discusses the following topic related to publishing your
104. ct to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface select a channel the menu expands Click on the Stream Branding menu option the Stream Branding configuration page opens a e w N From the web interface click on the Stream Branding menu option the Stream Branding configuration page opens 6 Choose a No signal image This image is displayed for the channel when a signal is not detected 82 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel w Welcome Broadcast will begin promptly at 10 00 am EST 7 Click Apply Go to the live broadcast page to confirm the message location on the broadcast page To remove a logo or no signal image from a channel 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface select a channel the menu expands Click on the Branding menu option the configuration page opens a e w N From the web interface click on the Branding menu option the configuration page opens Services state Encoder up 9 seconds Broadcaster up ll seconds HTTP Live Streamer up 11 seconds Open from your iOS device or ina rowser Stream info Live broadcast http 192 168 1 57 preview cqi channel 1 HTTP Live Streaming http 192 168 1 57 hls channeli Video H 264 1024x768 30 6 00 Mbp
105. d whether or not a local network time protocol ntp server is running The following table describes the date and time configuration fields Table 13 Date and Time Options Label Description Options The currently selected time zone Enable time Whether or not a time synchronization protocol is being used for setting time If not synchronization selected time is set manually The time synchronization protocol Service IP Address The time synchronization server address Set time manually Whether or not time is set manually If time is not being set manually a time synchronization protocol is used The current date This is the current date even if the radio button Set time manually is not selected The current time This is the current time even if the radio button Set time manually is not selected Change the Time Zone By default the system has the Canada Eastern time zone set Configuration of the time zone is necessary to ensure synchronized time servers provide the correct time to the system To select another time zone 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select the Date and Time link in the Configuration menu the date and time configuration page opens Select the new time zone from the Time Zone drop down box a e w NG Click Apply 35 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 4 Configure Date and Time Y
106. d with MPEG 4 As of Flash Player 9 update 3 in December 2007 Flash supports H 264 encoding If H 264 does not suit your needs you can still support older players with the MPEG 4 codec The exact codec supported is Microsoft MPEG 4 version 2 Software and Documentation License ATTENTION THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE BEING LICENSED TO YOU BY EPIPHAN SYSTEMS INC LICENSOR AND ARE NOT BEING SOLD THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS WARRANTIES CONDITIONS REMEDIES AND LIABILITIES THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION Epiphan Systems Inc Software License IMPORTANT BEFORE DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT WHICH CONTAINS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH YOU ARE ACQUIRING A LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION AND PROMPTLY RETURN OR DESTROY THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION IF YOU DOWNLOAD INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND OR DOCUMENTATION YOU WILL HAVE ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE ALSO PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT TREATIES AS WELL AS OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS IF YOU ARE AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF AN ENTITY YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT I THE INDIVIDUAL ACCEPTING THIS
107. denyips string comma Specifies the IP addresses to deny access separated list of To restrict access provide a list of denied IP addresses IP addresses and or To clear denied IP restriction set to an empty string ranges empty string UPnP Configuration Keys The following settings are supported for UPnP streaming Table 36 Supported UPnP Streaming Configuration Keys WEES Description Key share_archive on Enables sharing of recorded files via UPnP empty string To enable sharing files over UPnP set to on To disable sharing files over UPnP set to an empty string share livestreams on Enables sharing of the live stream via UPnP empty string To enable stream sharing over UPnP set to on To disable stream sharing over UPnP set to an empty string server name Specifies the UPnP server name To use the system name set to an empty string Frame Grabber Configuration Keys The following configuration settings are supported by the system See Configure a video sourcefor more information on each variable 199 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Q Table 37 Supported Frame Grabber Configuration Keys Key Values Description gain Specifies ADC gain adjustments 0 is brightest 255 is darkest hshift 999 999 Specifies horizontal shift For shifts to the left use positive values For shifts to the right use negative values offset naa Specifies
108. der Pro User Guide 2 3 Configure an audio source 6 Check Enable audio check box 7 Ifthe default audio format PCM 22KHz is not desired click the Audio format drop down menu to elect an audio codec See Fine tune channel configuration for help choosing one of the supported audio codecs 8 Click on the Audio bitrate drop down menu to choose the audio transmission speed Increasing this value produces better sound quality but uses more system processing power and bandwidth 9 Click Apply Set audio volume To set audio volume not this is done on the encoder and not the VGA Grid 1 Ensure an audio input source is connected to an audio input port 2 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection method See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Click Audio the following window opens From the web interface scroll the Sources section om wy Se w Select an audio source the audio configuration page opens Indicates which channel uses the audio Source Currently used in D2PB5606 vga Audio input D2P85615 analog Input source Microphone Capture volume 304 Apply Increase volume by 3096 for example audio is now 130 50 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 3 Configure an audio source 7 Select the Input source from the drop down menu Choose Line default setting to capture system audio or choose Front Mic or Rear Micto capture audio from a microphone connected to t
109. der a Live Streams folder With Windows Media Player double click to open any channel and press Play to start the stream Using your digital media player select a live stream and press play Recorded Files Recorded files are shown in the Recorded Files folder Files are organized by the channel or recorder from which they were recorded Windows Media Player shows the recorder files side by side with the channels and other digital media players show the recorded files in a file tree format see below s GRDB33184E Some Live Streams Title lf Files m D2P83659 vga D2P83659 vga m D2PB3655 video CJ Last 24 hours m MIX CJ Last week J Older H 0 MIX a D2P83659 video UPnP can also be used to directly play a recording to the digital media player or to set a media player to automatically play a particular live stream after reboot of the VGADVI Recorder Pro See Stream content using UPnP and Auto restart playback to a UPnP Device 155 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 6 1 View your video O 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 the video is streamed to their desktop mobile or tablet To configure
110. dio input bars 5 For audio inputs with signal the level is shown next to the source name in the audio input bar audio AL C898 Analog aidin NODSEENE analan audio D2P85606 analog audio D2P65611 analog audio D2P65615 analog 6 Ifthe source has no signal the name appears red and a note next to the name says NO SIGNAL 162 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 1 Mobile Tablet Operator Interface w 7 Select the input desired by clicking the down arrow in the row for source The names of the sources match the names set in the main admin interface 8 Ifthe source has a signal it is displayed under the source name Verify disk space via the tablet interface The INFO section of the tablet interface lets you know the firmware version serial number and IP Address of your 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 142 Gb available 4 Ifdisk space is low the green bar will be nearly full 1 05 GB available Control recording via the tablet interface The tablet interface provides a simple way to control recording for your VGADVI Recorder Pro You can control recordings for both channels and recorders from the same interface To control recording from the tablet interface 1 Connect to the
111. dmin 3 Select a channel the channel menu expands 4 Click Media Sources the media sources page opens 5 Deselect Keep aspect ratio Use video source D2P8405i vga Y Keep aspect ratio 6 Click Apply Unstretch the output video By default the VGADVI Recorder Pro makes sure that the aspect ratio of input signals is preserved when the output is streamed If this default was overridden or if the channel was created in a version of the software earlier than 3 11 0 the image is stretched to match the output frame size The effect may be subtle and may not be problematic for you but if you want to resolve this it is very simple to do To preserve the source aspect ratio 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Click Media Sources the media sources page opens 4 Select Keep aspect ratio Use video source D2P84051 vga TY Keep aspect ratio 5 Click Apply 75 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration w Limit the frame rate Limiting the frame rate sets a frame rate value that is lower than the maximum frame rate at which the device can encode images the maximum is 30 Reducing the frame rate reduces the number of images captured by the device and reduces bandwidth usage The device s ability to maintain a set frame rate is based on several factors for example e overall system load affects th
112. e Reboot the system and try again If the problem persists contact Epiphan support at support epiphan com 209 PART 7 Releases and Features This section outlines the features introduced with each product release Release 3 11 Features Recording Features Multiple multi track multi channel recorders Save time in post processing by specifying exactly which channels are included in a recording or choose to create an all in one recorder to include all channels in a single multi track file Include the same channel in multiple recordings wherever needed Record all in one videos simultaneously with other needed recordings See Recorders Multiple audio sources The VGADVI Recorder Pro now supports one audio input per DVI input in addition to the system s main line in or microphone No need to pre mix audio before routing it to the device for recording To support this change the Audio menu tab has been removed and audio sources are now listed under the Sources section Audio inputs are named according to the capture card on which they reside I e the audio input next to the DVI input D2P83659 vga is called D2P83659_analog Audio inputs from the server s main board have no product serial number and are prefixed by audio Audio source mixing Recorders and channels can contain multiple audio sources resulting in any number of configurations of single source or combined audio output Incoming audio signals are mixed in software a
113. e 3 1 Configure channels w 10 Click the Stream Setup link for your channel the stream configuration page opens 11 12 13 14 Codec H 264 v Video encoding preset High Speed Y Video encoding profile Baseline V Interlaced video encoding supported only in main and high profiles O HTTP Live Streaming Frame size 1024 x 768 pixels 4 3 640x480 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1360x1024 1600x1200 16 9 1280x720 1360x768 1920x1080 x current video signal resolution Key frame interval 1 sec v Limit frame rate 5 If you re not sure what Codec to pick keep the default H 264 For help selecting a codec refer to Fine tune channel configuration Keep the default video encoding preset and video encoding profile for help selecting these values refer to Fine tune channel configuration Check the checkbox for HTTP Live Streaming to enable HLS streaming When this feature is enabled the Stream info section on the Channel Status page displays an HLS stream link Using the HLS link viewers can access the stream using a tablet or smart phone device Set the Frame size to reflect the same dimensions as your source or as sharing destination Default values cover popular resolutions of cameras and display devices such as monitors or choose one of the following a Type a frame size in the field or b Select an option from the sizes shown the dimensions will appear in the frame size field 15 Cli
114. e Fine tune channel configuration e Customize your channel 56 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 1 Configure channels w 3 1 Configure channels Channels make your sources available for viewing and recording You choose how you want to configure the sources to make a channel This section covers the following topics for creating channels e Create a single source channel e Merge multiple videos into a single channel e Delete a channel e Renamea channel While configuring a channel consider opening a live preview of the channel in another tab or browser window SO you can see the changes as they are applied Click Channel Status for your channel and right click the live broadcast link to open it in a new tab or browser and start the preview Create a single source channel A single source channel displays the output from one source in one viewing screen By default channels are automatically configured with the same name as their source If you change the name of a source the channel name will reflect the new source name Best practice is to rename the sources as required and leave the channels to reflect the name However to change a channel s name go to Rename a channel In this section you can choose settings that maximize your stream quality while minimizing your processing requirements and bandwidth by adjusting frame rate resolution and bit rate Procedures to select a codec for compression add a time stamp to the stream and se
115. e ability for the device to process pixels e available bandwidth e theresolution value e the type of motion that is captured and e number of users accessing the stream When adjusting the frame rate you may need to try different values to achieve the best outcome The following table provides the performance expectations when typical settings are used To change the frame rate L w N Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface select a channel the menu expands Click Stream Setup a Stream setup page opens Enter a value in the Limit frame rate field Click Apply Adjust key frame interval The key frame interval feature specifies how often a key frame a frame that contains all the pixels is used when streaming the video This setting also impacts how quickly a video moves through the frames when a viewer uses the search function of their media player Increasing the number of seconds between key frames can significantly reduce your bandwidth and system resource usage with minor impact to your video quality A good rule of thumb is to keep the interval between 2 to 3 seconds and decrease the key frame interval as the motion increases Try different settings and note 76 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration changes in the video quality If your video quality is poor and j
116. e is set to RTP UDP For more information on RTP UDP and these settings see Stream your video Table 44 Supported RTP UDP Configuration Keys Key Values Description unicast address string IP address Specifies the unicast multicast address unicast aport 1000 65535 Specifies the UDP port for RTP UDP audio streaming Note port but not 5557 5557 is used for network discovery and cannot be used for streaming unicast_vport 1000 65535 Specifies the UDP port for RTP UDP video streaming Note port but not 5557 5557 is used for network discovery and cannot be used for streaming MPEG TS Configuration Keys Publish Types 4 and 5 The following settings are supported when the publish type is set to MPEG TS For more information on MPEG TS and these settings see Stream your video 205 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Table 45 Supported MPEG TS Configuration Keys Key Values Description string IP address Specifies the unicast multicast address unicast_mport 1000 65535 Specifies the UDP port for MPEG TS streaming Note port 5557 is but not 5557 used for network discovery and cannot be used for streaming RTMP Push Configuration Keys Publish Type 6 The following settings are supported when the publish type is set to RTMP Push For more information on RTMP and these settings see Stream your video Table 46 Supported RTMP Annouce Configuration Keys Key Values Descript
117. e path Remove after u pload LJ Mark file as downloaded 4 Select the Enable Automatic File Upload checkbox 5 Specify how often automatic updates should happen The first transfer occurs after the specified amount of time expires or after the current file completes recording Le if the 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 20 Automatic File Upload Interval Options Description On file rotation The system uploads each file after it stops recording it You can control file size and length to determine when files are done recording You can also use the reset button to close the current file and open a new one See Create Recordings 6 Indicate the remote path if desired If no path is specified the files are copied to the root folder of the destination file system 7 If desired check Remove after upload to have the files deleted from local storage when upload completes 8 If desired check Mark file as downloaded to have the color of the file link in the file archive list change to show the files are downloaded This only 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 21 Automatic File Up
118. e symbol CE indicates compliance of this device with EMC directive of the European Community and meets or exceeds the following technical standard EN 55022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment 218 EC Other Jurisdictional Issues Epiphan makes no representation that its products or information in this document or its web site is appropriate or available for use in your jurisdiction Those who choose to access the Epiphan web site or use Epiphan products do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable Submissions to Epiphan and Affiliated Servers Any information including but not limited to remarks suggestions ideas graphics or other submissions communicated to Epiphan through their Epiphan web site is the exclusive property of Epiphan Epiphan is entitled to use any information submitted for any purpose without restriction except as stated in Epiphan s Privacy Statement or compensation to the person sending the submission The user acknowledges the originality of any submission communicated to Epiphan and accepts responsibility for its accuracy appropriateness and legality Third Parties and Links to Third Party Web Sites Mention of non Epiphan Systems Inc products or services on their website or this document site is for informational purposes and does not constitute
119. e version the system connect to Epiphan servers to look for updates Click download from the red box that appears at the top left of the admin interface the firmware is downloaded and immediately starts to install and the firmware update box changes to have a cancel button Firmware update Cancel 7 When the firmware update is complete the message lets you know it is going to reboot Firmware update Rebooting 174 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 5 Firmware Upgrade w 10 11 12 Wait for the system to restart Depending on the upgrade a disk rebuild may be required causing the restart process to take much longer than usual Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select the Firmware Upgrade link in the Configuration menu the firmware upgrade page opens Verify that the firmware version is the expected new version Install Firmware from a file Before getting started ensure you have the firmware file accessible from your admin computer To install new firmware from a file 1 o N Or UU A W N Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Save a copy of the current system configuration if desired See Save and Restore Device Configuration Select the Firmware Upgrade link in the Configuration menu the firmware upgrade page opens
120. e web interface to see that recording is stopped See View the List of Stored Files Control recording with the big red button Your product came packaged with a red button you can use to control recordings You can connect this to the VGADVI Recorder Pro and have a simple way to start and stop recordings with visual confirmation of recording To control recordings with the red button 1 Power on the system 2 Attach sources and configure the system 3 Connect the red button to a USB port on the system 4 Press the button once to start recording recording starts on all channels and the button lights red 5 Press the button again to stop recording recording stops and the red button light turns off 5 3 File Maintenance The VGADVI Recorder Pro has a finite amount of storage Though this storage space holds a lot of recordings it will eventually run out of space if recordings are added but never removed When this happens the system deletes the oldest recorded files to make room for new recordings You can use a variety of methods to automatically transfer files from the system to local network storage Alternatively you can manually select individual recordings to transfer or delete This section discusses the following manual file management topics View the List of Stored Files Rename Stored Files Download Files Manually Delete Files Manually Pick Specific Tracks from a Multi track Recorder File For information on automa
121. eam asf mb 55 z z an v http 192 168 1 57 hls channell stream m3u Open from your iOS device or ina browser Open the link from a media player 6 Click on the Live broadcast or HTTP Live Stream link if it configured The window opens displaying the live broadcast and broadcast URL 150 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 6 1 View your video O a epiphan VGA Grid D2P85606 vga epimian Recorder Pro HD One HD Capture Card Resolution up to 1980x1080 1 dual link DVI I 1 S Video 1 Audio Ports Two HD Capture Cards Resolution up to 1920x1080 2 dual link DVI I 2 S Video 2 Audio Ports MULTI ENCODING USING DUPLICATE CHANNELS WITH DIFFERING CODECS FORM 7 Copy the URL and provide to viewers Based on their media player viewers can access the broadcast using a URL specific to their media player Sending 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 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 the channel that you want to view the menu expands 4 Click Channel Status the Channel status
122. ecorders Your VGADVI Recorder Pro can record the output from each channel and can also record multiple channels together in a single multi track file This section describes the following topics for creating and managing multi channel recorders e Adda recorder e Rename a recorder e Change the channels recorded by a recorder e Delete a recorder See Create Recordingsto learn how to create recordings and configure recording file sizes Add a recorder Each channel has its own built in recorder that is accessible from the Files Archive link If you want to record several channels simultaneously to a multi track file create a new recorder To add a new recorder 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Click the Add recorder link from the Recorders section a new recorder is created and the recorder configuration page opens By default this recorder uses the next available number and records all channels Recorder stopped b m O 1 Records _A Recorder Setup Recorded Files No files recorded on internal storage Rename a recorder To rename a recorder 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the desired recorder link from the Recorders section the recorder configuration page opens 4 Click the recorder name
123. ed under the Recorders section of the web interface This section describes the following topics for creating and configuring recordings via the web interface e Record a channel via the web interface e Record with a recorder via the web interface e Create Recordings e Configure the type and length of recording files e Close the current recording file while recording e Control recording with a mouse e Control recording with the big red button See Control with HTTP Commands and Control with RS 232 Serial Port for information on controlling recordings with third party tools See File Maintenance to learn how to download the recorded files Recording basics While recording a channel or recorder a new file is created each time the maximum time or size limit is met Additionally when recording a multi channel recorder or a multi view channel a new file is created if an additional source is added to the recorder Recording is stopped if the channel or all channels in a recorder are made inactive by removing their source i e setting the source to no source An interrupted signal to the source does not affect recording and the recording will include the configured No Signal image Each channel that has a source present uses some CPU power to encode the stream You can avoid CPU overload by setting up channels you intend to use but setting the source to No Source When you are ready to use the channel again simply set the source and a
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127. el 4 Right click on the Live broadcast link for your channel and select Open in a new tab or Open in a new window 5 The new tab or window opens with the stream displayed a Ifthe signal is not detected reseat the DVI cable connections and try again Your stream setup is complete Since most of the steps are pre configured you are up and running with a stream very quickly You can share the live broadcast link with your users Step 6 Recording the Stream The stream is set up you can begin to record the stream To record the stream 1 From the web interface scroll to the Channels section 2 Click Files Archive for your channel the files archive page Is displayed 3 Click the red Start button the text at the top of the screen changes to indicate the recording Is starting then indicates the length of time since the recording started 4 Click the black Stop button the recorder stops 5 Refresh the page by clicking Files Archive 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 setup and ready to stream you can fine tune the system to your exact requirements You can look at topics such as e Merge multiple videos into a single channel e Stream your video e File and Recording Transfer e User Administration When you have completed system tuning make sure to back up
128. er Pro presents an RS 232 serial port control interface for integration with existing control room and board room equipment This section covers the following topics e Connect and Configure the RS 232 cable e Control the VGADVI Recorder Pro with RS 232 e RS 232 Serial Port Command Examples Connect and Configure the RS 232 cable To connect your control equipment to the VGADVI Recorder Pro you will need a standard RS 232 null modem cable and a USB to RS 232 serial adapter cable Adapter cables are not included with the VGADVI Recorder Pro Only certain adapter chipsets are supported Epiphan recommends this adapter cable To connect the serial port cable 1 Attach the null modem cable to the control interface 2 For the compact server a Connect the USB to RS 232 serial adapter to the null modem cable b Connect the USB to RS 232 serial adapter to one of the system s USB ports 3 For the rackmount server a 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 e Baud rate set at 19200 e Parity set to none e Stop bits set to one To configure serial port flow control 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Logi
129. es the recorder number is displayed in red to indicate recording is underway Recorders Recorder 1s recordi ng 1 Recorder 1 2 Test Recorder Add recorder 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 defined by the recorder configuration See Configure the type and length of recording files 5 To Stop Recording Recording for 3 seconds a Click the Stop button on the given recorder s configuration page The recorder number changes to black next time the web interface is refreshed by clicking a link or refreshing the page Configure the type and length of recording files 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 download but you may also want to change the recording limits to be larger or smaller to meet your individual situation Additionally you can configure the prefix for all recordings the suffix is the date and time of the recording and you can exclude a channel or recorder s recordings from auto
130. evious steps your new channel s name will reflect the new name To add a channel for your source 1 In the web interface click Add channel from the Channels section a new channel is created and the channel configuration page opens 2 From the Use video source drop down list select your source 3 Click Apply To review and configure the channel 1 From the web interface scroll to the Channels section 2 Click the link for your channel the channel expands 3 Click Stream Setup for your channel 4 No need to change anything right now Review some of the default settings 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 processing power so it s always best to leave this at the value detected by the system unless you know it is wrong or know you need to scale the size c The frame rate limit is set to 30 This means the system won t spend extra computing time to attempt to receive more than 30 frames per second For perspective NTSC TV signals use 24 frames per second and most hand drawn animations show only 12 unique frames per second d The bitrate is set to 4000 kbit s This is
131. fault xs default pro xsl Remove Other files Upload files templates File template to upload maa Fie E semero 10 Click Upload the file is uploaded and displayed in the Other files section Templates defaultxsi default pro xsl Remove Other files 6201 March 04 2014 14 09 27 Remove Upload files templates File template to upload ee Upload 11 Now you can apply the logo to a stream as well as add metadata information such as presentation title presenter s name and other corporate information To apply company information and logo to a channel 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 select a channel the menu expands 4 Click on the Stream Branding menu option the Stream Branding configuration page opens 80 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel Y Content metadata Title Author Copyright Comments Logo Metadata is not displayed as part of the stream Viewers access metadata Image via the media player postion Left Right margin fo Top Bottom margin fo No signal image Image DEFAULT Y Background Image background for multi view png 1024x640 Y P Use Branding page to upload or delete images 5 Enter metadata such as presentation title presenter name s any copyright dates and additional informatio
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134. g in AVI files AE limits 30 minutes and 500 MB change E No source 6 No source 7 No source 8 Channel 9 No source 10 5 Ifthe all channels box is selected click it to deselect it the other check boxes are enabled 6 Click the check boxes for the desired channels 7 Click Apply the changes are reflected in the recorder configuration page Recorder Setup Delete a recorder When you no longer need a recorder you can delete it To delete a recorder 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Select the desired recorder link from the Recorders section the recorder configuration page opens Recorder Stopped La E ir Start Stop Reset Click the Delete this recorder button at the top of the page a confirmation dialog reminds you that deleting the recorder will delete all recorded files Click OK on the confirmation dialog the recorder is removed from the list and all its related files are deleted from the system 5 2 Create Recordings Your VGADVI Recorder Pro can record the output from each channel and can also record multiple channels together in a single multi track file See Recorders for information on creating multi track recorders using multiple channels If you upgraded from a previous firmware release your all in one recorder was preserved through the upgrade and is now list
135. h video input on the back of the system is a frame grabber Input sources are identified by their frame grabber serial number Each frame grabber has one DVI port one S Video port and one audio port DVI ports are listed with the suffix vga S Video inputs are listed with the suffix video and audio inputs are identified by the word audio The input sources are immediately capable of displaying captured images so it is a good practice to view the images from each source to confirm what is captured 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 needed 44 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 2 Configure a video source 2 2 Configure a video source To configure a source 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Ensure a source is connected to the input port see Table Configure a video source 4 From the web interface scroll to the Sources menu option SOUFCES o D2P84800 vga o D2P84800 video O D2P84800_analog O audio ALC892 Analog 5 Click on the vga or video source and check the video preview that appears on the right side of the screen 6 M
136. he Audio format drop down menu Description MP3 is the default value and provides a common audio format for audio storage The 22 and 44KHz values define sound clarity 44KHz provides higher sampling of the analog signal Pulse Code Modulation PCM is a standard for digital audio in computer and other devices such as digital telephone systems The 22KHz and 44KHz values define sound clarity 44KHz provides higher sampling of the analog signal 68 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration w Description This codec is comparable with MP3 and may have better sound quality with a similar bit rate The 16 22 and 44KHz values define sound clarity 44KHz provides higher sampling of the analog signal Most devices support AAC Codec and file format compatibility The following table displays the compatibility between the video audio codecs and formats supported for streaming Video Codec selec ted Audio Codec selected RTSP ASF MPEG TS MJPEG Noaudiocode r fe eT paa ew e w e o e tr es e S err vesa Nosudiocodee lo o ere fo wesa ew e oor wesa eas e door wesa ws o o ooer fo mesa fc S doode wes woaudiocode TT The following table displays the compatibility between the video audio codecs and formats supported for recording Video Codec selected Audio Codec selected MPEG TS LPCM 69 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration w MPEG TS
137. he Networking page to verify all changes were applied The following table describes applicable fields when setting a static IP address Table 10 Static IP Address Fields Label Description Options Use DHCP Select this radio button to dynamically obtain an IP address at boot up Use staticaddress Select this radio button to use the configured static IP address IP Address The internet protocol address IP Address to assign This value is may be obtained from your system administrator The VGADVI Recorder Pro supports IPv4 addresses It does not support IPv6 addresses Network Mask Also called the subnet mask this value denotes a range of IP addresses This value may be obtained from your system administrator determined from another computer on the same subnet or calculated using an online subnet calculator 29 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 3 Configure Network Settings Y Default Gateway DNS Server MTU Size Description Options The network node that serves as an access point to the rest of the network This value cannot be blank Specify the system s IP address if you don t have a default gateway on your network The domain name system server DNS server translates human readable hostnames into corresponding IP addresses Specify the system s IP address if you don t have a DNS server on your network The maximum transmission unit MTU specifies the maximum packet size for transfer on the network The defaul
138. he audio input port 8 Click on theCapture 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 3096 Decrease the percentage if the output volume is too loud Increase the percentage if the output volume is not loud enough 9 Click Apply 51 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 4 Fine tune source configuration 2 4 Fine tune source configuration In addition to fine tuning channel settings such as frame rate resolution and bit rate to ensure optimal use of resources while streaming a quality video there may be circumstance when you must fine tune the video input source Video is not centered on the screen The image from the source is displayed too high or low or too far to the left or right 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface scroll to the Sources menu option o D2P84800 wga o D2P84800 video o D2P84800 analog O audio ALC89 Analog Click on the vga or video source a local framegrabber window opens You can also check the video preview that appears on the window To move the video horizontally to the left or right scroll to Horizontal shift Enter incremental values to shift the video image to the left use a negative value or right use a positive value Vertical shift 10 from 20
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140. ile network Alternatively choose to tether for confidence monitoring and recording control only Configure the VGADVI Recorder Pro to use no mobile data to use Ethernet normally and switch to mobile data if the Ethernet becomes unavailable or to mobile data as the preferred transmission method Other Improvements e Based on the video encoder type source resolution and stream frame size the device now automatically calculates a suggested bitrate that provides the best performance and quality trade off Examples for H 264 e 640x480 15 fps 1 4 Mbps e 1280x720 20 fps 2 6Mbps e 1920x1080 30 fps 6 5 Mbps e When using auto file upload you can choose to exclude specific channels from upload This is useful if you have one channel used for lower quality streaming and another for higher quality recording Save space on your network server by not uploading the lower quality recordings automatically e You can now select what happens when you insert a USB drive nothing a one time copy or transfer to the drive a manual copy or transfer to the drive or automatic continuous copy or transfer of recorded files to the drive e As of 3 11 0 you can configure the system to automatically upload recorded files to an attached USB drive Choose to either have it work the same way as uploading via FTP CIFS or RSYNC or as a one time download of all the recordings on the system Auto file upload to USB drives supports storing recordings from e
141. ile they are being recorded so from time to time you may need to close the current recording 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 connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Fora channel recording a Click the desired channel the channel menu expands b Click the Files Archive link for the channel the Files Archive page opens 4 Fora recorder a Click the desired recorder link from the Recorders section the recorder configuration page opens Recording for 3 seconds E Star Stop r Recorded Files 5 Click the Reset button next to the stop button the current file is stopped and a new one begins 6 Refresh the page to see the new recorded files list Control recording with a mouse You can physically control recording start stop by connecting a USB mouse to your VGADVI Recorder Pro To control recordings with a mouse 1 Power on the system 2 Connect a USB mouse to a USB port on the system 3 Click the left mouse button once to start recording recording starts on all channels If desired check the web interface to see that recording is started 4 Click the left mouse button again to stop recording If desired check th
142. 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 Putting the first two examples together we want to permit access to IP addresses in the range of boardroom computers 192 168 1 200 192 168 1 250 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 distinct IP addresses provided they are separated by commas Deny List with Distinct IP Addresses Another simple allow deny list is to use the list of known IP addresses to list specific denied IP addresses All other addresses are allowed access to the broadcast For example imagine your system is accessible on your local area network LAN and you want to allow any computer on the LAN can access the stream except your publicly accessible boardroom with IP address 192 168 1 211 You can use the following deny list leave the allow list empty to permit all computers except the boardroom computer Deny 192 168 1 211 As with
143. ion Specifies the RTMP server address Set to the appropriate IP address announce_ string Specifies the password for the RTMP server s user password announce_port 1000 65535 Specifies the RTMP server port to connect to for streaming but not 5557 Note port 5557 is used for network discovery and cannot be used for streaming announce_ string Specifies the username for the RTMP server Value is provided by username the RTMP server Content Metadata Configuration Keys The following keys are available for configuration of the content s metadata Table 47 Supported Content Metadata Configuration Keys Key Description author Specifies the name of the author for the broadcast video Refer to description above on handling white space spaces in the string 206 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Q Key Values Description comment string Specifies a comment for the broadcast video Refer to description above on handling white space spaces in the string copyright string Specifies the copyright for the broadcast video Refer to description above on handling white space spaces in the string title string Specifies the title for the broadcast video Refer to description above on handling white space spaces in the string This string can be displayed by certain viewing applications by looking at the stream s metadata information 207 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 1
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145. isk check e Perform disk check e Rebuild storage disks e Verify RAID storage Check disk storage space The VGADVI Recorder Pro has a finite amount 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 File Maintenance and File and Recording Transfer To check disk storage space 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Check the Internal Storage section at the bottom of the menu column The bar will be mostly green if there is lots of space left or mostly red if storage space is nearly full 100 Free Space Only 8 Free Space Total 457 27 GB Total 14 61 GB Used 0 73 GB a Used 13 58 GB Free 456 54 GB Free 1 03 GB 8 4 If available storage is low take action to remove files as discussed in File Maintenance and File and Recording Transfer 1 9 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance 3 Schedule disk check A disk maintenance schedule is used to check the system storage drives for errors Two values are supplied one to specify the number of system restarts that should occur before disk check and the second to specify the number of months before performing a
146. ittery you may need to decrease the interval between key frames If you have unlimited bandwidth and system resources you can choose an option to stream key frames only To adjust the key frame interval 1 UT e w N Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface select a channel the menu expands Click Stream Setup a Stream setup page opens Scroll to the Key frame interval drop down menu Choose the number of seconds before the system streams a key frame 11 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel w 3 4 Customize your channel Adding a corporate logo company information corporate color and time stamps are easy ways to identify your broadcast This section describes the following topics for customizing your channel e Add your logo and company information to your channel e Add atime stamp to your channel e Select the background color for your channel e Add a customized background to a multiple source channel Add your logo and company information to your channel This section describes the following topics for uploading the logo file applying the file to a channel and adding presentation and company related information To upload a logo to a channel To apply company information and logo to a channel To add ano signal image to a channel To remove a logo or no signal image from a channel T
147. k storage applications particularly for high definition television application such as Blu ray disk storage format and HDTV broadcast service 7 Set the Rate Control mode when H 264 and MPEG4 codecs are set The values define how strictly the codec adheres to the specified bitrate Choose one of the following options from the Rate control mode drop down menu VELTS Description Relaxed Choose Relaxed when streaming multimedia content and there is available bandwidth the quality of the multimedia stream must be constant and the bit rate can vary Balanced Choose Balanced when streaming multimedia content that has periods of high and low bit rates The target bit rate is met by averaging the bit rate Strong Choose Strong when streaming multimedia content when limited bandwidth is available and a constant frame rate is required There may be a decrease in video quality if there is a lot of motion 8 Click Apply Upscale or downscale your video image If your source input is larger than your desired output frame size or if you want to stream a less bandwidth hungry version of the content you can downscale the source by specifying a frame size that uses the same aspect ratio By contrast you can also enlarge the image by selecting a value that is larger than the source resolution The VGADVI Recorder Pro conveniently provides a list of common aspect ratios and different frame sizes at each ratio on the Stream Setup page 71
148. laced source signal to a non interlaced signal 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface scroll to the Sources menu option E Sources o D2P84800 vga O D2P84800 video o D2P84800 analog o audio ALC892 Analog Click on the vga or video source a local framegrabber window opens You can also check the video preview that appears on the window Enable the Enable deinterlace setting Click Apply View the output in the Snapshot window 55 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide PART 3 Channels Y PART 3 Channels Channels organize and display content captured from DVI VGA HDMI audio and camera input sources A channel can be set up to display the content from one input source or may capture stream and record content from multiple input sources You can identify your channel by adding a corporate logo company information corporate color and time stamps Through channel configuration and fine tuning you can maximize your stream quality minimize your processing requirements and bandwidth and specify how the video is presented and streamed to a sharing destination viewer a Big Picture Create layout Channels Setup stream Fine tune O Stream QI Record View C p S Maintenance Wy This section discusses the following topics related to channel configuration e Configure channels e Identify a channel
149. ld This is the full path to the location of the live steam or the media server The path starts with the application name The path is provided by the CDN provider The RTMP publish stream is displayed as rtmp publish in the Connections window Connections Stream name Client IP Bitrate Bytes transmitted rtmp publish 4 125 142 150 837 kbps 7399985 KBytes 3 Enter a user name and password 4 Click Apply 103 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy Stream content using multicast streaming A multicast stream consists of one stream distributed to many viewers via a multicast capable network VGADVI Recorder Pro supports the following multicast streaming options e Using RTP UDP push e Using MPEG TS UDP push e Using MPEG TS RTP UDP push VGADVI Recorder Pro supports multicast streaming content to an IP TV or a set top box playlist when the file format is MPEG TS The following procedures outline the steps to distribute your content using multicast streaming Multicast streaming using RTP UDP 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface click a Channel the menu expands Click Publish Stream the Publish Stream page opens From the web interface scroll to the Publish Stream menu option The Publish Stream page opens Click the Publish drop down menu a e ee N Choose using RTP UDP push
150. le Requests at Once You can include multiple key value pairs in a single command by separating the statements with amp 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 lt address gt admin channell get_params cgi product_name amp firmware_version Or to set the stream type streamtype to ASF and the bitrate vbitrate to 256 000 http lt address gt admin channell set_params cgi streamtype 2 amp vbitrate 256K 193 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 9 Control with HTTP Commands 3 Third Party Applications Like wget If you re using a third party application like wget to send commands to the system always include the admin username and password when viewing or setting configuration items The syntax for wget commands is shown below Specify your system s IP address password and the key s or value s you wish to query Note your system may require use of single quotes around the password to handle special characters such as exclamation marks get param using wget wget http user admin http passwd password http lt address gt admin channel lt N gt get_ params cgi lt key gt amp lt key gt set param using wget wget http user admin http passwd lt password gt http lt address gt admin channel lt N gt set_ params cgi lt key gt lt value gt a
151. lect a layout when two or more sources are configured are described in separate procedures To add a single source channel 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Ensure a DVI input source is connected to the device 4 From the web interface scroll to the Channels menu option A list of existing channels if any is displayed 5 Click on Add channel located at the bottom of the list the Media sources page opens 5 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 1 Configure channels w No source 1 Media sources u Channels Use video source Add channel A 6 Click on the Use video source drop down menu a list of available sources appears 7 Choose a video source from the list the name of the source is displayed and a list of available audio sources is displayed No source 8 Media sources Use video source D2PS5606 video T Keep aspect ratio Audio sources _J p2P85615_analog O D2P85617 analog _J p2passos analog _J D2P85611 analog J audio ALC898 Analog 8 Choose an audio source from the list if required 9 Click Apply The channel name is updated to display the source s name Use video source D2P83606 vwga Ei Keep aspect ratio Audio sources D2P85615_analeg D2P85617_analog D2P85606_analog Choose an audio F b2pase11 analog SENEE audio ALCS9B Analog 58 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guid
152. lect used for one time move copy of the recorded files upon insertion from the drop down list External USB drive External USB storage is used for one time move copy of the recorded files upon insertion Maximum number of files to transfer C create subfolder with serial number 2B97E0EB LJ create subfolder for each channel LJ remove after copying LJ mark file as downloaded ignore already downloaded files 5 Select the appropriate check boxes based on the descriptions provided in the following table If your USB drive does not have activity indicators it is suggested you select either remove after copying or mark file as downloaded Table 25 One Time Transfer Copy to External USB Drive Options Description create subfolder with If checked the transfer process creates a sub folder with the system s serial serial number lt serial gt 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 If checked the transfer process creates a sub folder for each channel and recorder channel within the subfolder for the serial number if that option is also selected Files are copied to their respective folders remove after copying If checked the file s are removed after being copied to the USB drive Checking this box makes the transfer a move instead of a copy mark file as downloaded If
153. ll your other configuration is already set This doesn t apply for multi view channels which will always have at least one source to keep its configuration settings 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 mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Click the name of the desired channel the channel menu expands 1 D2P84600 video Channel Status Stream Setup O Publish Stream m eee Setup Files Archive 4 Click the Files Archive link for the channel the Files Archive page appears 5 To Start Recording Recorder stopped 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 w 1 Channel 1 2 D2P85606 video Channel 1 is recording 3 No source 3 4 D3PE5606 vga c The system continues to record this channel 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 defined by the channel configuration See Configure the type and length of recording files 6 To Stop Recording Recording for
154. load Interval Options AELG 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 location using CIFS also known as SMB or samba such as a shared folder on a Windows machine External USB Drive The system uploads to a USB drive connected directly to the system 10 Follow the procedure below for configuring your selected protocol Configure Automatic File Upload to an FTP Server Part 2 of 2 This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Configure Automatic File Upload Part 1 of 2 and wish to continue with configuration of upload to an FTP Server To configure upload to an FTP server 1 Select FTP Client from the protocol drop down list in the Automatic File Upload configuration page the lower half of the page reflects the selection FTP Upload Server address TU Server port HU Login KU Password D O Use temp file Apply 2 Specify the target Server address If your system is configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS configuration see Configure Network Settings 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 dot
155. m the drop down menu The source s image appears in the window c Enter the position coordinates In the example below the image from D2P85606 vga is displayed For the position coordinates choose 0 x 0 The image will begin at the O position for the x and y axis d Enter the image size In this case the image will span part of the screen Enter 30 x 40 The image will soan 30 of the x axis and 40 of the y axis 62 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 1 Configure channels w Video sources muxing Source D2P85606 vga w position 0 x O Yo size 100 Pox 100 Delete Source D2P85611 vga w position 33 Pox 33 size 30 Pox 40 Delete D2P85606 vga D2P85611 vga 11 Click Apply Delete a channel From time to time you may want to clean up the list of channels and remove channels that are no longer used The following steps describe how to delete a channel Deleting a channel does not delete the input source configuration however it deletes any recorded files for the channel To delete a 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 Channel Status the Channel Status page opens displaying the service state and stream info for the channel VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 Click Delete this channel a confirmation dialog box appears to remind you that all recorded files for 3 1 Configure channels
156. m the position in logo position To offset 20 pixels from the top when using a top left logo position set to 20 Specifies the logo position on the screen prior to tweaks from margins x and y To have the logo at the left top set to It To have the logo at the left bottom set to Ib To have the logo at the right top set to rt To have the logo at the right bottom set to rb Specifies the logo source file name The file must already be uploaded to the system The following audio configuration keys are supported For more information on individual items listed see Configure channels Table 41 Supported Audio Configuration Keys audiochannels Values on empty string 1 mono 2 stereo Description Enables or disables audio for the stream To enable audio set to on To disable audio set to an empty string Specifies the number of audio channels For mono set to 1 For stereo set to 2 203 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide Key Values audiopreset CODECS pem s161e PCM pem alaw G 711 a law pcm mulaw G 711 u law lib mp3lame MP3 libfacc AAC RATES 32 64 96 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Description Specifies an audio code preset in the format CODEC RATE i e libfaac128 Stream Publishing Configuration Keys The system supports the following stream publishing settings For more information on publishing the stream see Stream your
157. matic upload To change the recording configuration 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 Fora channel recording a Click the desired channel the channel menu expands b Click the Files Archive link for the channel the Files Archive page opens 4 Fora recorder a Click the desired recorder link from the Recorders section the recorder configuration page opens 5 Click the change link under Recorder Setup the recorder setup section expands The setup page looks slightly different for Recorders but the options are the same Recorder Setup Time limit 30 minutes V Size limit 500 MB V File type AVI Filename prefix O Exclude from automatic file upload Recorder Setup Apply 6 Select a time limit for the recording from the Time limit drop down 7 Select a file size limit from the Size limit drop down 8 Select a file type from the File type drop down 9 If desired enter a prefix for the recordings All new recording files for this channel or recorder will be prefixed with the text you enter 10 If desired click the check box to exclude this channel or recorder from automatic file uploads See File and Recording Transfer for information on automatic uploads 11 Click Apply the changes are saved and the recorder setup displays the new configuration Recorder Setup
158. meets the criteria for UPnP a message is displayed in the Play on service start section of the page Play on service start Live stream For use UPnP check your codec settings must be H 264 for video MP3 ACC for audio Player No players available 8 Otherwise the Play on service start section shows a drop down list of what can be streamed 109 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy Play on service start Live stream D2P85606 vga Player No players available You can now browse for your server from your digital media player See below Disable UPnP By default UPnP sharing is disabled If you enabled it for a particular broadcast you may want to disable UPnP sharing after the broadcast is complete You can choose to disable access to live streams recorded files or both To disable UPnP 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Click the UPnP link in the Configuration section the UPnP configuration page opens 2 3 4 Deselect Share live video through UPnP to stop sharing live video 5 Deselect Share recorded files through UPnP to stop sharing recorded files 6 Click Apply UPnP sharing is disabled Play directly to a media player If your digital media player is UPnP enabled the VGADVI Recorder Pro can play direct the media player to play recorded files without browsing through menus in
159. mp lt key gt lt value gt HTTP Command Examples Some configuration of the VGADVI Broadcaster Pro can be done by non interactive http commands The following examples demonstrate how to use wget to exercise some of the HTTP commands supported by the system The examples assume a system IP address of 192 30 23 45 and admin password pass123 1 To get the broadcast stream type and frame size for channel 1 wget http user admin http passwd pass123 http 192 30 23 45 admin channell get_ params cgi streamtype amp framesize 2 To set the broadcast stream to ASF and at the title System Stream for channel 2 wget http user admin http passwd pass123 http 192 30 23 45 admin channel2 set_ params cgi streamtype 2 amp title System 20Stream 3 To start recording on channel 2 194 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 9 Control with HTTP Commands 3 wget http user admin http passwd pass123 http 192 30 23 45 admin channel2 set_ params cgi rec_enabled on 4 To stop recording on channel 2 wget http user admin http passwd pass123 http 192 30 23 45 admin channel2 set_ params cgi rec_enabled 195 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Using HTTP or RS 232 you can send commands to the system to query or configure the system For the RS 232 and HTTP syntax see Control with RS 232 Serial Port and Control with HTTP Commands
160. n NO 3 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 2 User Administration Y Action or Menu Option viewer operator admin kn Ll ee Setting and Changing User Passwords The VGADVI Recorder Pro s three static users are admin operator and viewer None of the accounts have passwords assigned by default but since both the admin and the operator user have access to the web admin interface you should always have a password for both admin and operator accounts Refer to your system administrator for your organization s specific password requirements Passwords are case sensitive and can use all alpha numeric keys in the ASCII range Your password can be up to 255 characters long but should not include any spaces If you lose the admin password refer to the section Overcoming Lost Passwords To set a user password 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 Highlight and delete the current password for your selected user the password is currently masked as dots 5 Highlight and delete the confirmation password for the selected user 6 Select the user s password field and type a new password for the user 24 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 2 User Administration Select the user s password confirmation field and confirm the
161. n The values range from 999 moves the image to the left to 999 moves the image to the right Specifies phase adjustments for VGA signals Generally not used unless value is provided by Epiphan support Configurable for DVI and VGA sources only 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 Configurable for DVI and VGA sources only The Offset and Gain parameters function as contrast control for an image The Offset controls the darker parts of the image and the gain controls the bright parts of the image Adjust both values to optimize image quality Adjust the values using small increments until the image is sharper If you set Offset to a high value set a high value for the gain to balance the two Configurable for DVI and VGA sources only The Gain and Offset parameters function as contrast control for an image The Gain controls the bright parts of the image and Offset controls the darker parts of the image Adjust both values to optimize image quality Adjust the values using small increments until the image is sharper If you set Offset to a high value set a high value for the Gain to balance the two Configurable for DVI and VGA sources only Sets the aspect ratio of the captured image The default is 4 3 Set the value to Wide mode when capturing images that have a wide aspect ratio Using the
162. n Release 3 12 0 The following features were introduced or in some cases enhanced in release 3 12 0 For a description of new and changed features in previous releases refer to Releases and Features New Streaming Features RTMP live streaming Your VGADVI Recorder Pro can now stream live video to a content delivery network using Real Time Messaging Protocol RTMP In addition to providing high performance streaming of audio and video when you stream your content using RTMP you reduce system resource usage as well as enhance your viewer s experience When setting your CDN you now have a choice between streaming with RTSP announcement or RTMP push Both RTSP and RTMP can be used for live streaming however not all CDNs or media servers support both formats See Stream content using HTTP or RTSP SAP Announce Your VGADVI Recorder Pro allows you to advertise your stream over a local network using SAP Announce To use this feature your stream must be setup to use UDP streaming 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 listing Viewers need only click on a stream or channel and the video is streamed to their desktop mobile or tablet See Stream content using multicast streaming Layout and Branding Improvements Enhanced layout for multiple source channels You can customize your output stream by adding a customized backg
163. n about the broadcast that you want the viewer to know 6 Perform the following steps for each broadcast channel If your broadcast layout is picture in picture you may choose to add the logo to the one stream only or create a pared down version for the second stream 7 Click on the Image drop down menu a list of files appears These are the files that you uploaded earlier in an earlier procedure 8 Choose a file A sample of the image appears in the page Configuration Stream Setup Publish Stream Stream Branding Frame Grabber Audio Automatic File Upload a VGADVI channel logo acme PNG 123x60 w 81 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel w 9 Select where the image appears on the broadcast page using Position and Margin values a Choose a corner of the broadcast page where the image is placed e left right top e Left right bottom b Choose how far you want the image from the margin For example if you chose the starting position of left top and you want the image closer to the center of the broadcast page enter margin values to move the image Left Right margin 20 10 Click Apply To add ano signal image to a channel This image is displayed for the channel when a signal is not detected Setting this feature lets you communicate broadcast information to your viewers For example if a viewer logs in early or if you are experiencing delays 1 Conne
164. n as admin 187 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 8 Control with RS 232 Serial Port 3 3 Select the Serial Port link in the Configuration menu the serial port configuration page opens 4 Select Hardware Software or None from the drop down menu Refer to the table below for a description of the options Table 28 Serial Port Flow Control Options Label Description Options Hardware A hardware handshake mechanism is used for flow control This is also called RTS CTS flow control Select this when your control terminal requires it see control terminal manual Software A software handshake that uses XON XOFF characters to control the flow of data Select this when your control terminal requires it see control terminal manual No flow control is used Only select this if your control terminal requires it see control terminal manual 5 Click Apply Control the VGADVI Recorder Pro with RS 232 You can use the null modem cable and your control terminal software to issue commands to the VGADVI Recorder Pro such as when to start or stop recording or to retrieve or set the value for various settings Note A line feed ASCII code 10 is needed at the end of 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 index of the recorder
165. n the Configuration section the External USB Drive configuration page Is displayed Select used to manually move copy selected files via web interface from the drop down list External USB drive External USB storage is used to manually move copy selected files via web interface Click Apply the changes are saved 10 11 12 To download files for a specific channel a Select the desired channel from the Channels list b Click the Files Archive link for the selected Channel To download files for a recorder a Select the desired recorder from the Recorders list 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 Recorded Files Internal Storage 1 To download or move files select them and wae click the appropriate button Feb 14 pesed video Feyl4 11 30 32 avi 11 30 32 End Duration File Size 14 11 11 27 seconds 80 25 MB 11 30 50 18 seconds 0 18 MB 11 30 20 11 30 32 12 seconds 0 11 MB Delete Selected a D2P85606 videc Febl4 11 30 20 avi Download Selected A Copy Selected to external drive el Move Selected to external drive D To copy the files to the USB drive a Click Copy Selected to external drive To move the files to the USB drive i e erase the files after the copy a Click Move Selected to external drive Repeat the steps to select a ch
166. nal storage Total 14 41 GB Used 13 36 GB r Free 1 05 GB CA Revision 25706 1624 Date 2014 03 16 Services status Encoder up 2 24 42 Broadcaster up 2 24 59 UPnP up 4 15 36 Recorder disabled Stream info Live broadcast http 96377 local preview cgi VGADVI H 264 1920x1200 15 4 04 Mbps Actual framerate 15 Audio MP3 22kHz mono 112 kbps Total 4 15 Mbps RTSP stream rtsp 96377 local 554 stream sdp MPEG TS stream http 96377 1local 1881 stream ts ASF stream http 96377 local 1881 stream_ast Flash stream http 96377 local 1881 stream flv Composite H 264 352x288 25 1 22 Mbps Actual framerate 23 6 RTSP stream rtsp 96377 local 554 stream_video sdp MPEG TS stream http 96377 10cal 1881 stream video ts ASF stream http 9 377 local 1881 stream_video ast Flash stream http 96377 1l0cal 1881 stream video flv 5 When HTTP live streaming for the channel is enabled see Fine tune channel configuration Services state Encoder up 9 seconds Broadcasyez Up ll seconds Stream info Live broadca CSITP Live Stre Actual framerate 30 Total 6 13 Mbps Flash stream HITP Live Streamer up 11 seconds Recorrer ass Video H 264 1024x768 30 00 Mbps Audio MP3 22kHz mono 128 kbps RTSP stream rtsp 192 168 1 57 554 stream sdp MPEG TS stream http 192 168 1 57 8000 stream ts ASF stream http 192 168 1 57 8000 str
167. nd timestamping inputs from multiple sources i e when synchronizing an audio and a video source The admin interface lets you specify date and time settings to ensure they are correctly configured for your time zone and your network This section covers the following date and time related topics e Verify Date and Time Settings e Change the Time Zone e Configure Synchronized Time NTP PTP v1 and RDATE e Configure a Local NTP Server e Manually Configure the Date and Time 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 VGADVI Recorder Pro web interface To view settings on date and time 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 Date and Time link in the Configuration menu the date and time configuration page opens and the following information is displayed Date and Time Time Zone Enable local NTP server Enable time synchronization Protocol Server IP Address Set time manually Date yyyy mm dd Time hh mm ss Canada Eastern 2014 02 21 5 17 33 34 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 4 Configure Date and Time YG The date and time configuration page also indicates whether the system is currently using synchronized or manually set time an
168. nd levels are reduced proportionally to avoid audio clipping The new mobile interface displays an overall audio input meter Precision time protocol PTP synchronization Ensuring multiple sources are synchronized and time stamped precisely is easier than ever with support for PTP time synchronization See Configure Date and Time Custom recording file names Starting with release 3 11 0 you can customize the prefix used for recorded files Use this to identify files being auto uploaded from various rooms at a conference or to keep track of which source is being recorded See Configure the type and length of recording files Streaming Features AAC audio codec AAC is now supported for audio encoding The system uses simplest and most commonly used AAC audio codec profile Low Complexity LC Mono audio only MPEG TS streaming for IPTV VGADVI Recorder Pro now supports MPEG TS streaming over RTP UPD and UDP for easy integration with IPTVs Simply provide the IPTV s or IPTV gateway s IP address in the channel s publishing configuration menu to enable transmission of the MPEG TS stream See Choose a codec to maximize your stream quality Universal plug and play UPnP support for streaming media players Your system can now be discovered and streamed through software and hardware media players set top boxes and Smart TVs with ease UPnP uses MPEG TS over HTTP with the H 264 codec and MP3 or AAC audio encoding See Stream c
169. ndwidth and system resource usage choose the following settings to maximize your stream quality while minimizing your processing requirements and bandwidth e Choose a codec to maximize your stream quality e Codec and file format compatibility e Adjust video quality e Upscale or downscale your video image e Control the matte black bars in the video output e Unstretch the output video e Limit the frame rate e Adjust key frame interval Choose a codec to maximize your stream quality Before you begin recording and streaming content froma channel you must select the codec that will be used to compress the channel s video and audio content Deciding on which codec to use depends on how you prioritize the following criteria e Compatibility with streaming formats and file playback options e Size of the compressed file e Compression speed e Image quality For example if you require a high quality image the trade off might be a larger file size or slower compression speed If you require live streaming and therefore cannot tolerate slow compression the trade off might be a lower resolution The table below highlights the advantages and disadvantages of supported codecs Once you select video and audio codecs a list of available video format and standards specific to the selected codec is generated and displayed You can provide the URLs and files to participants to view the broadcast see Stream your video Select a video codec
170. nfiguration window The name text becomes red b Edit the name The following characters are supported a z A Z 0 9 plus hyphen _ underscore comma period tilde hash Although spaces are also supported it is suggested 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 add the audio source a Scroll to the Sources section again and select the audio source that is prefixed by the word audio i e aduio ALC892 Analog the audio configuration page appears b From the Input source drop down list select Line for the blue port at the back of the system c Click Apply Source setup Is complete The system automatically detected and adjusted the image capture settings at start up and will continue 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 tweaks are needed Step 4 Configure the Channel Now that you have confirmed the system sees your source it is time to add and configure a channel for output of your source Channels expose your sources to your streaming users and prepare the sources for recording By default when you add a channel the system names it the same name as its source If you changed the source name in pr
171. ng static address defaults e IP Address 192 168 255 250 e Netmask 255 255 255 252 e User Name admin e Password your admin password by default set to no password To access the VGADVI Recorder Pro web interface via the persistent static IP address 1 Record the network settings of the workstation being used to connect to the VGADVI Recorder Pro so that they can be restored later Temporarily change the network configuration on the workstation to the following a Use Static IP assignment b IP address 192 168 255 249 c Subnet mask 255 255 255 252 Establish an Ethernet connection between the VGADVI Recorder Pro and the workstation by one of the following methods a Connect the system to a local Ethernet network shared with the workstation b Connect the system directly to the workstation s Ethernet port using either a regular or a crossover Ethernet cable Start a web browser on the workstation and browse to http 192 168 255 250 admin Log in as the administrator user with the user name admin and the admin password by default there is no password the web interface page opens Click the Networking link in the Configuration menu 19 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 1 Connect to the Admin Interface Y 7 Select the radio button to use a static address and configure the system with a static IP address and network settings relevant to the network being used For specific details about the settings presented
172. 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 stream is denied You can use the Deny list by itself or in conjunction with the Allow IP s list as an exception to a rule in the allow list Examples Allow List with Distinct IP Addresses The simplest allow deny list is to use the list of known IP addresses to craft a list of allowed IP addresses All other addresses are denied access to the broadcast For example if your system is accessible on your local area network LAN and you want to make sure only the CEO s specific desktop laptop and tablet computers with IP Addresses 192 168 1 50 192 168 1 51 and 192 165 1 75 respectively can connect to the broadcast construct the following allow list Allow 192 168 1 50 192 168 1 51 192 168 1 75 Allow List with a Range of IP Addresses Sometimes you ll want a range of computer IP addresses to connect to your system This may happen when you have one range ofIP addresses assigned to desktop computers i e in the range 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 100 and another range assigned to boardroom computers i e the range 192 168 1 200 to 192 168 1 250 If you only want the boardroom computers to connect to broadcasts from the system you can 40 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 5 Restrict Viewers by IP Address W specify the range of boardroom IP addresses rather than needing to type
173. nt IP field If your media player is configured to receive multicast streams from an IP address that is different from the default address 224 2 127 254 you may need to contact your system administrator for a specific multicast IP address Enter a channel number in the Channel number field to identify your stream in the media player By default the Channel number is the channel identifier 13 14 Enter a name for a group of streams in the text box next to Group name Since media players simply present a list of available streams you can organize your streams into multiple folders or in cases where folders are not displayed use dot separator hierarchy to help your viewers filter out unwanted streams by category Click Apply 107 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video 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 To view the stream when SAP announce has been set and the stream is advertised on a media player set top box or Smart TV refer to Viewing with SAP Announce Stream content using UPnP Using the Universal Plug and Play UPnP networking protocol your VGADVI Recorder Pro can be discovered and can stream to software and hardware media players set top b
174. nterface Login as admin Select the Access passwords link in the Configuration menu the password configuration page opens 2 3 4 Type allowed IP addresses or address ranges in the Allow IP s field Separate addresses with a comma 5 Type denied IP addresses or address ranges in the Deny IP s field Separate addresses with a comma 6 Click Apply If a user attempts to connect to the stream from a disallowed IP address access is denied If connecting by internet browser the message IP address rejected is displayed The following table describes the applicable fields 39 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 5 Restrict Viewers byIP Address KY Table 15 IP Based Restriction Fields 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 blank You can use the Allow list by itself or in conjunction with the Deny IP s list 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
175. o has network trouble you can perform basic network troubleshooting tasks from the Network configuration page In addition to providing the system s IP address and MAC address to your network administrator See Verify IP Address and MAC address you can also ping an IP address or use traceroute to determine the path taken to an address To ping or traceroute an 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 Network link in the Configuration menu the network configuration page opens 32 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 3 Configure Network Settings Network Diagnostics Address ping traceroute 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 Network Diagnostics Address 1927 168 1 104 ping traceroute ping w 10 c 4 192 168 1 104 PING 192 168 1 104 time 0 62 B 1 104 ping statistica 4 packets transmitted 4 packets received 0 packet loss round trip min avg max 0 621 0_ 748 1_006 ms VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 4 Configure Date and Time 1 4 Configure Date and Time WW The VGADVI Recorder Pro uses the current date and time in naming recorded files and when synchronizing a
176. o remove metadata from a channel To upload a logo to a channel You can easily customize your broadcast and display information to your viewers Using the Branding feature you can also specify the following meta data that the media player displays for your viewers 78 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel w title of the presentation company logo company website presenter s name copyright date or other labels such as proprietary information preliminary etc and additional information about the broadcast such as time of the broadcast or change to the schedule a e w N oO 9 N QA Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface select a channel the menu expands Click on the Branding menu option the configuration page opens From the web interface click on the Branding menu option the configuration page opens Templates default xsl A default pro xsl Remove Other files Upload files templates File template to uplogt Click Choose File a browser page opens Navigate to the folder on your admin computer that contains the logo Select the file the following file formats are supported PNG TIFF JPEG Click Open the file is added to the File template to upload field 79 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel w Templates de
177. ol DHCP and a method that works for networks that do not support DHCP For networks with DHCP use one of the following procedures e Connect via DNS based Service Discovery e Connect via the Epiphan Discovery Utility For networks without DHCP use the following procedure e Connect via Persistent Static IP Address Connect via DNS based Service Discovery The VGADVI Recorder Pro uses DNS based messages to advertise details about itself including its domain name With a compatible utility installed on your computer you can access the system simply by typing its serial number and the suffix local into the address bar of your browser To ensure you have compatible software refer to the following table Table 7 Installing Bonjour Print Services 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 to download and install the application 16 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 1 Connect to the Admin Interface o System Action Needed Mac OS X The Bonjour software used for service discovery Is built into the Mac OS No special actions are needed The Avahi implementation used for DNS based discovery is shipped with most Linux distributions If necessary check with your administrator to ensure you have the Avahi package installed To access the VGADVI Recorder Pro web interface via DN
178. ollowing table outlines the differences in connections and storage space offered Table 1 Inputs for Compact and Rackmount VGADVI Recorder Pro DVI I DVI I Vi Audi single link dual link S Video Audio Storage Compact HD Qovipnan 7 ee to ecorder Pro 1920 x 1200 Compact DL 1 at up to Rackmount HD 2 at up to 1920x1200 2 at up to 2048x2048 VGADVI Recorder Pro YA Rod P 1 2 1TB Specifications The following table outlines specifications for the VGADVI Recorder Pro Go to the Recorders page of the Epiphan website to get the most recent product specifications and additional information about the VGADVI Recorder Pro Table 2 Specifications for VGADVI Recorder Pro Feature HD Compact HD Rackmount DL Compact DL Rackmount Style Compact Server Rackmount Server Compact Server Rackmount Server Dimensions 328 mm D x222 493 mm D x 422 493 mm D x 422 328 mm D x 222 mm W x 96 mm mm W x 88 mm mm W x 88 mm mm W x 96 mm H H 12 9 x 8 7 x H 19 4 x 16 6 x H 19 4 x 16 6 x 12 9 x 8 7 x 3 8 3 8 3 5 Maximum Resolution 1920x1200 1920x1200 2048x2048 2048x2048 VGA DVI Screen Video Interfaces 2 S Video Composite Interfaces 2 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 Resolution 640x480 640x480 1024x768 1024x768 1280x1024 12
179. onds 793600 6hKbytes sec ft p gt it kata katad kata ted ated katad Gata Est Cte Cte ak aaa ST SAAN SO 6 Usedir or your tool s GUI to look in each folder for recordings 7 Use get or your tool s transfer mechanism to transfer files to your computer 8 re F J J gba i ka A Download a file via FTP ftp dir videoml 200 Operation successful 1586 Directory listing total 928 ia H 934130 Feb 13 14 35 UGA 1392302138 Recorder 1 ayi 99 4696 Feb 12 26 44 trash 226 Operation successful ftp 163 bytes received in 4 668econds 163 06Kbytes sec ftp get videom1 UGA 1392382138 Recorder_1 avi 268 Operation successful 156 Opening BINARY connection for videomi UGA 13942302138 Recorder 1 avi1 41934130 bytes 226 Operation successful ftp 934136 bytes received in A H Seconds 12131 56Khbytes sec ftp 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 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide PART 6 View O PART 6 View Now that you have perfected your stream identified the medium to publish your stream it s time to view the video stream from a media player or a web browser a Big Picture Setup Sources Pe B Channels Viewing options Play in a browser Play from a media player X Maintenance This
180. onfiguration Formatting disk dev sdb Creating partition on dew Creating ext4 filesystem on DATA device tunezis 1 41 4 Setting maximal mount count to 1 Setting interval between checks to 0 seconds Mounting DATA device as data DATA Disk rebuild completed successfully 8 In the unlikely event that the rebuild was not successful you may try it again and if still not successful contact Epiphan support Verify RAID storage The rackmount VGADVI Recorder Pro can be optionally configured with storage configured in a RAID array Use the strategies described here to determine if you are using a RAID array and if it is in good health To check if the disks are configured for RAID 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select the Disk Check link in the Configuration menu the disk maintenance page opens Scroll to the Disk information section of the page nm BR w N If RAID is configured the disk information contains a line item for dev md0 The RAID configuration level is shown next in the dev mdO statistics VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide Disk information fdev sda FModel WOC WOLEDORATS O0PSA0 EPwRev 05 06H05 dev sdb Medel TOSET LACAZOO FwRev MA40AB50 devis BA DTOLACAZOO Fvhrev MX40ABBO fdev mdd 28 06 24 12 2014 sm Raid Leve irri mara TAYT 3726 03 GiE 4000 30 GB Raid Devices
181. onnect and Configure the RS 232 cable 2 2 187 Control the VGADVI Recorder Pro with RS 232 2 2 c eee eee eee 188 VII RS 232 Serial Port Command Examples 7 9 Control with HTTP Commands HTTP Command Syntax oii scetanc ts bw WAWA Sewddenee ed ean wee ss duwdwyeuden lek die ceed EDEN KN PEG KAEN ALLEN EAS sande 193 HTTP Command Examples 2 2222 eee ee cece eee ee cece cece cece cee c ence eeeeeeeeeees 194 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs c cece cece cece ccc cece cece cececceeeeeeeeees 196 System level Settings Keys Read only l eee ee ee eee eee 197 System level Settings Key Read Write 0 22 2 l cee ee ee eee eee 197 Recording Configuration Keys _ _ 2 2 22 cee eee eee ee eee eee ee eee eee eee ee eee 198 HTTP Server Configuration Keys _ 2 2 2222 c cee ee eee ee ee eee eee 198 IP Based Access Control Configuration Keys 22 22 c cee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee 199 UPnP Configuration Keys cine aa na che ese abe oe eee ne edad bade oa an abala eke 199 Frame Grabber Configuration Keys 2 199 Broadcast Configuration Keys 200 Channel Encoder Configuration Keys __ 2 22 2 e eee c ee eee eee eee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee eee ee ees 201 Channel Logo Configuration Keys _ 2 222 22 e eee ee ee eee ee eee eee ee 202 Audio Configuration Keys
182. ontent using UPnP Layout and Branding Improvements Visual stream feedback and simplified picture in picture layout Video source previews are now available for each input The preview function takes a single frame from the source every three seconds and is visible from the Frame Grabber configuration pages If a given input has no signal a No Signal message is displayed Previews are also visible via the new tablet interface See Configure a video source and Mobile Tablet Operator Interface for details Creating multi source layouts has never been easier The new layout configuration screen shows you a live preview of your configuration Each added source can be clicked and dragged to a new location See Merge multiple videos into a single channel Stream branding and custom no signal image You can customize output streams by adding your company logo or other overlay image to the encoded stream and by providing a custom image to display prior to broadcast or other times when a source has no signal Images in JPEG and PNG format are accepted Image transparency is not currently supported Preservation of source aspect ratio A new feature enabled by default makes sure that the aspect ratio of input signals is preserved when encoded and streamed If an input video signal doesn t match the encoding ratio a matte is applied and bars are visible at the sides or top and bottom of the encoded stream The color of the matte is customizable
183. oring Factory Configuration 0 220 c ccc ccc cece cece cece cece eee ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 171 Restore Factory Configuration via the Web Interface o eee 0000000000000000 171 7 5 Firmware Upgrade 2 0 2 2 200 c ccc ccc cece ccc cece cece cece eee ce cece cece eeeeeeeceeseeceeeeeceeeees 173 Check for Firmware Updates 2 22 22 2 2 ccc cece cece ee cece cece cece cece ee ceeeeceeeeeeeeees 173 Install firmware 2 22 eee eee cece ccc cee cee eee eee eee eee ee eee eee ence e cece een eeeeeeeneeees 173 7 6 Remote Support 23 ce cesses neces cei ceeecenncaneeseeseneienentcbetgoeegsndacesieesteasdauiessaneiesetnonte 176 Configure Remote Support 2 176 Disable Remote Support _ 2 20 22 ec a 178 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance 200 2 cece cece cece cece e cece cece eee cece eee eeeeeeeeeceeceeeeeeeeees 179 Check disk storage space 2 2 22 ccc ee cee ee ec eee eee cece cece e cence cece eceeeeeceeeeeeees 179 Sched ledisk check c ices ee sera ete AA 180 Perform disk check __ _ 2 22 22 eee eee cece cece cece eee eee eee eee eee cence eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 180 Rebuild storage disks l ee ee ee eee ee ee eee eee cent eee ee 181 Verify RAID storage __ 1 22 2 aoaaa cc eee cece cece ee eee cece eee cece eee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 184 7 8 Control with RS 232 Serial Port e eee cece ee cececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 187 C
184. oup name 156 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 6 1 View your video M SAP announcement Group name Room 44 15 VLC playlist Title Duration Album 4 F3 Room 4 15 D2P83658 vga 02P83658 video REC95091 8 Click on a live stream the stream plays in the media player window 157 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide PART 7 Maintenance w PART 7 Maintenance This section covers topics that will keep your VGADVI Recorder Pro running smoothly It also covers a new tablet operator interface and ways to configure and operate your system using third party tools via HTTP or RS 232 a Big Picture Setup Sources j Channels O Stream Q y Record View uy Maintenance Specific topics covered are Mobile Tablet Operator Interface Power Down and System Restart Save and Restore Device Configuration Restoring Factory Configuration Firmware Upgrade Remote Support Storage Disk Maintenance Control with RS 232 Serial Port Control with HTTP Commands Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Tablet interface Update firmware Backup and restore 158 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 1 Mobile Tablet Operator Interface 3 7 1 Mobile Tablet Operator Interface Epiphan s tablet interface is designed for touch screen devices Use your tablet or mobile device to perform confidence checks and basic operator tasks such as verifying disk space or starting and stopping recording This section describes p
185. ow delay 2 storage O default 1 High quality 2 High speed 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Description Specifies the time label on the stream To have no time label set to none Enables or disables h 264 slicing for RTP To enable slicing set to on To disable slicing set to empty string Gets or changes the video bit rate in kbit s Short forms such as 64K or 1M can be used Specifies the broadcast compression level For low delay when streaming specify 1 For best results or recording set to 2 Specifies a video encoding preset For the default balanced setting set to O To prioritize quality over speed set to 1 To prioritize speed over quality set to 2 Specifies the h 264 video profiles For Baseline profile select 66 For Main profile select 77 For High profile select 100 Channel Logo Configuration Keys The following options are supported for querying or modifying channel logo settings 202 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Q Table 40 Supported Channel Logo Configuration Keys Key logo_margin_y logo_position It Ib rt rb Audio Configuration Keys O frame width 0 frame height Description Specifies the horizontal offset in pixels from the position in logo position To offset 10 pixels from the left when using a top left logo position set to 10 Specifies the vertical offset in pixels fro
186. oxes and Smart TVs with ease If UPnP is enabled the system automatically establishes communication with media players on the network UPnP uses MPEG TS over HTTP with the H 264 codec and MP3 or AAC audio encoding or no audio You can only access live streams or recordings that meet these requirements This section covers the following topics e Enable UPnP e Disable UPnP e Stream your video e Auto restart playback to a UPnP Device e Change UPnP device name The topics in this chapter include how to enable and disable UPnP and how to control media players from the VGADVI Recorder Pro To choose recordings or live streams from your media player see Viewing with UPnP Enable UPnP Enable UPnP to allow digital media players on the network to browse for media or live streams from your system 108 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy To enable UPnP 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Click the UPnP link in the Configuration section the UPnP configuration page opens UPnP Configuration Resource sharing O Share live video through UPnP LJ Share recorded files through UPnP Enter a name in the Server name field If no name is provided the server name will be the system s serial number Select whether you want to share live video and recorded files Click Apply If no live stream Is available that
187. pace since two complete copies of the data is stored DiskO Disk1 This configuration supports systems that have two disks 182 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance w Description Diagram RAID 1 0 Mirroring and striping configuration creates a Striped set in a mirrored set This option uses four disks to combine improved RAID 10 read write performance with redundancy This configuration supports systems that have four disks E 7 Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 c Select your desired RAID array type 5 Click Build Storage you are asked to confirm that you want to erase the storage drives and rebuild The page at 192 168 1 163 says i Are you sure you want to rebuild disk configuration All data on existing storage disks will be erased You can t undo this action OK Cancel 6 Click OK on the confirmation dialog a message appears indicating the rebuild is underway Internal storage is not available during rebuild You are unable to save any recordings a Serial Port Internal storage o Maintenance Disk check MOA o Firmware Upgrade o Info Storage is not available 7 When the rebuild is complete the message box indicates whether or not it was successful VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance 3 Internal storage Stopping all recorders and unmounting data partition Stopping RAID if exists and resetting all RAID and partition information c
188. page opens displaying the stream protocol that is supported based on the selected codecs For more information on compatibility between codec and file formats see View your video VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 6 1 View your video O gt MPEG TS is a standard format for transmission and storage of audio and RTSP is supported by most media players including video data It is used in broadcast systems QuickTime and MPlayer Supports H 264 and MPEG4 such as DVB ATSC and IPTV It supports standards and analog audio from an external source media players such as MPlayer VLC Media Player KMPlayer Stream info Live broadcast http 96377 local preview cqi VGADVI H 264 1920x1080 30 6 47 Mbps Actual framerate 30 Audio MP3 22kHz mono 112 kbps Total 6 58 Mbps RTSP stream rtsp 96377 1local 554 stream sdp MPEG TS stream http 96377 1local 1881 stream ts ASF stream http 96377 local 1881 stream ast Flash stream http 96377 1local 1881 stream flv ASF supported on Windows Media Player or the VLC Media Player Additional codecs may need to be installed to view ASF files Supports H 264 and MPEG4 standards and analog audio from an external source Flv supported on most web browsers and media players Supports the H 264 standard and analog audio from an external source Copy the URL and provide to viewers Based on their media player viewers can access the broadcast using a URL specific to their media player Vie
189. phan systems on the network a list similar to the following appears VGA Recorder Pro REC95DD40D5 s n REC95DD40D5 address 192 168 1 164 Stream properties Name VGA Recorder Pro REC95DD40D5 Address 192 168 1 164 Password 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 sessions 5 Click the Web config button your browser will open and point to the web interface page http lt IP Address of the VGADVI Recorder Pro gt admin 6 Enter the user name and password then click OK The administrative user is admin Initially no password is set To set a password follow the procedure outlined in User Administration 18 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 1 Connect to the Admin Interface Y A username and password are being requested by http 192 168 1 163 The site says Administrator Connect via Persistent Static IP Address This section discusses how to directly connect to the VGADVI Recorder Pro using the factory default persistent network settings Use this method if your network does not have a DHCP server or if you prefer to connect directly to the system for initial configuration The VGADVI Recorder Pro is pre configured with the followi
190. r to a USB drive occurs in one of the following ways This section describes the procedures e Automatic File Upload to a USB Drive Part 2 of 2 e One Time Copy Move of All Recorded Files to USB Drive e Manually Copy Recorded Files to USB Drive e View Available USB Storage Space e Safely Eject the USB Drive Automatic File Upload to a USB Drive Part 2 of 2 This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Configure Automatic File Upload Part 1 of 2 and wish to continue with configuration of upload to a USB drive To configure automatic upload to a USB drive 1 Insert the properly formatted USB drive into one of the system s USB ports 2 Select External USB Drive from the protocol drop down list in the Automatic File Upload configuration page the lower half of the page reflects the selection External USB drive LJ Create a subfolder for each channel Apply 3 Select Create a subfolder for each channel to have recordings organized by channel 4 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 a Ifthe USB drive configuration conflicts with this action i e if it s set to manually move files or to do a one time transfer an error message is displayed One or more parameter values are not valid and those were not applied Automatic File Upload Protocol External USB drive conflicts with current setting
191. rder 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 6 To delete all files for the current channel or recorder a Click Delete All a confirmation dialog appears b Click OK on the confirmation dialog Pick Specific Tracks from a Multi track Recorder File Recorders combine multiple channels and audio sources together in a single multi track file If desired you can create a copy of a recording with only select tracks This feature is supported for AVI and MOV recordings only To create a duplicate recording file with only select tracks 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Select the recorder from the Recorders section the recorder page appears 4 Find the file you want to duplicate and click the up arrow icon next to it a list of tracks appears Recorded Files Internal Storage File Name Start End Duration File Size Feb 14 All Channel Recorder Feb14 14 19 12 avi 14 19 12 14 31 14 12m 2s 135 90 MB UO All Channel Recorder Feb14 14 11 06 avi alle 14 11 06 14 11 55 49 seconds 8 98 MB D All Channel Recorder Febl4 13 43 28 avi 13 43 28 13 43 39 11 seconds 2 30 MB fy Channel 1 video J All Channel Recorder Febl4 11 31 50 D2P85606 video video 11
192. rocedures for the following topics e Connect to the tablet interface e Confidence monitoring using the tablet interface e Verify disk space via the tablet interface e Control recording via the tablet interface e Switch to the full admin interface Connect to the tablet interface To get started with the tablet interface you can connect to it in one of the following ways e Usethe browser over Ethernet e Use tethering on your device e 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 computer tablet or touch screen device To connect to the tablet interface 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Connect to the Admin Interface http lt ip address of system admin m or http lt serial number of device local admin m 159 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 1 Mobile Tablet Operator Interface w For example http 192 168 1 163 admin m or http 95dd40d5 local admin m In the future you can go directly to the IP address above and login from the mobile interface without ever seeing the usual admin interface Use tethering on your device You can use tethering on your mobile device or tablet to connect to the tablet interface This option requires some configuration through the full admin interface To configure u
193. round image to your multiple source channel You can create a background that is consistent with your corporate branding and easily apply the background to your video stream See Add a customized background to a multi view channel Data Redundancy and Fault Tolerance Improvements RAID 10 support For systems configured with at least 4 storage disks RAID 10 is now supported Enhanced Internal Storage Diagnostics You can now check if storage disks are configured for RAID the RAID configuration level and RAID array status Table Of Contents Thank You for CHOOSING Epiphan a a o ocuacreceacuskonensebencucess Pesce deuce bevedswdeecdetcuvevsabaaezon ii Product Feedback 2 2 2 ce ee ee ee orent ee ee eee eee eee cece eee eee eee eeeeeees iI Specifications oo lt cn en eon ave dedewdegs td dnanwsaudedesyewsenssiedeubenad blame auras scduscwsadevscene bees dceeeneacdsdess iI Warranty AA PAPAG AA AA AA iI Technical Support _ 2 2 222 22 2 iI NAV L Kole 9 9 1 About this Guide U ee ee ee eee ee eee eee eee 1 VGADVI Recorder Pro Overview a 3 Specifications aoe cdetuc ann O E E N aE EE EEEREN 4 What s in the BOX 00 aa 5 Front and back panel view for the compact server 2 oaaao oaaao oaao 5 Front and back panel view for the rackmount server 7 UIK a APA AA AA E a e A 9 Step 1 Physical Setup and Power On 2 2 2 cee eee cee cee cence ee eeeee
194. s 6 Select Use temp file to name files with a temporary filename extension part on the server until upload is complete 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 to an FTP server Table 22 FTP Automatic Upload Configuration Options AELS Description Options Server address The IP address or fully qualified domain name of the FTP server Server port The port used by the target FTP server Standard port is 21 Login Username for the FTP server Password Password for the FTP 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 or avi Configure Automatic File Upload using RSync Part 2 of 2 This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Configure Automatic File Upload Part 1 of 2 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 of the page reflects the selection RSync Server address Server module Login Password LJ Checksum Apply 2 Specify the target Server address If your system is configured with DH
195. s Actual framerate 3 Audio MP3 22kHz mono 128 kbps Total 6 13 Mbps l RTSP stream rtsp 192 168 1 57 554 stream sdp MPEG TS stream http 192 168 1 57 8000 stream ts ASF stream http 192 168 1 57 8000 stream asf Flash str 2 v Open the link from a media player S stream http 192 168 1 57 hls channel1 stream m3u 6 Click Remove a confirmation dialog box opens 7 Click OK the dialog box closes and the image file is removed from the configuration page To remove metadata from a channel 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 83 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel Y 0o N Oon e UW From the web interface select a channel the menu expands Click on the Stream Branding menu option the Stream Branding configuration page opens Scroll to the Content metadata section Click the Author Copyright or Comments field Highlight the text and press delete on the keyboard The field is empty Click Apply Add a time stamp to your channel Adding a date and time to your video is an easy way to confirm that the information that you are streaming is current To add a time label or timestamp your video 1 Te w N m Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface select a channel the men
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198. se of tethering perform this once 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 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 you 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 VGADVI Recorder Pro via USB 3 Use the Epiphan Connect utility to find the system and open the tablet admin interface Use the mobile version of Epiphan Connect Epiphan has iOS and Android versions of the Epiphan Connect discovery utility The mobile versions of the discovery utility automatically open the tablet interface when connecting to the VGADVI Recorder Pro for administration See instructions below for installing the application The iOS version is available from the Apple App Store and the Android version currently in beta is available from the Epiphan web site To install the application on your iOS or Andriod device perform this once 1 Open the App Store for Apple devices or Google Play store for Android devices 2 Search for EpiphanConnect all one word 3 Download and install the free Epiphan Connect application To connect to
199. section discusses the following topic related to viewing your content e View your video 147 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 6 1 View your video O 6 1 View your video This chapter describes factors to consider when choosing a streaming URL and steps to view the video stream from a media player or a web browser Refer to the following sections View the live broadcast and retrieve stream URLs Viewing with a web browser Viewing with a media player Viewing with UPnP Viewing with Session Announcement Protocol SAP View the live broadcast and retrieve stream URLs There are two methods to view the current broadcast and to retrieve the stream URLs e Live broadcast link on the Channel status window e Info button in the configuration menu View your broadcast using the View link on the Info menu 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin or operator From the web interface click Info menu option the info window opens with a list of all configured channels Channels Channel name Status Video source Audio source Stream Bitrate Actual bitrate Frame size FPS Actual FPS Port 1 Channel 1 ok 4 sources disabled H 264 600 kbps 609 kbps 1024x768 5 49 8000 view 2 D2PA56D6 video no signal Q2P385606 video disabled H 264 600 kbps 79 kbps 1024x576 552 5 8001 View No source 3 disabled undefined kbps o 3002 View 4 22P85606 vaa ok D2P8560
200. set the date and time To manually set the date and time 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin 3 7 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 4 Configure DateandTime Q Select the Date and Time link in the Configuration menu the date and time configuration page opens Type the desired date in the Date field Use the format yyyy mm dd Type the desired time in the Time field Use the format hh mm ss oO Ss w Click Apply 38 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 5 Restrict Viewers by IP Address 1 5 Restrict Viewers by IP Address The VGADVI Recorder Pro permits you to restrict which computers can access broadcasts by building a list of allowed and or denied IP addresses If your viewer account has a password your viewers must connect to the system from a computer or gateway with a permitted IP address and must also supply the username 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 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 I
201. sferring files to a USB drive connected to the system To download recordings to your admin computer 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 2 Login as admin or operator 3 Find the recordings by channel or by recorder See View the List of Stored Files Recorded Files Internal Storage File Name Start End Duration File Size Feb 14 All Channel Recorder_Feb14_14 19 12 avi 14 19 12 14 19 15 3 seconds 0 74 MB LJ All Channel Recorder Feb14 14 1 To download one file click the file name 9 seconds 8 98 MB LJ 13 43 28 13 43 39 11 seconds 2 30 MB B1l Channel Recorder_Feb14_11 31 50 avi 11 31 50 11 31 59 9 seconds 0 66 MB 11 31 36 11 31 50 14 seconds 2 66 MB To download several files select them and click Download Selected m T w im n D A EK txj mD leg H Da in w N w Oy fu lt H w 11l Channel Re r Download Selected 4 To download an individual file 31 14 6 seconds 1 88 MB Delete Selected Delete All a Click the name of a recording file to download it 5 To download multiple files a Select the check box next to the recordings you wish to download from this channel or recorder b Click Download Selected to download a zip file containing the selected recordings Delete Files Manually Recordings can be manually deleted via the web interface You can delete one file at a time
202. stem i e if streaming recording and copying files consider waiting to copy files until after streaming and recording are complete Enter a low negative value i e 5 in the Frame Grabber s Vertical Shift field 208 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide Problem Stream won t play in my media player or browser The stream interrupts or the image breaks up Recording issues Firmware upgrade fails 7 11 Troubleshooting w Action s to Resolve Verify that the Stream Type matches with the media player used and that you have the correct url or SDP file for the player See Viewing with a web browser and Viewing with a media player If you still cannot see the stream try disabling your local computer firewall If the issue is still not resolved contact Epiphan Support at support epiphan com 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 See Upscale or downscale your video image Increase the Bitrate value and or decrease the Limit frame rate value in the Stream Setup menu See Adjust video quality Check network settings including filters routers and application settings Packet loss can result in stream failure If recording will not start check the Disk Status Information to see if the system is out of disk space See Check disk storage space and File Maintenanc
203. storage to a network storage location or an attached USB drive This section discusses the following generic automatic upload topic e Configure Automatic File Upload Part 1 of 2 And the following specific configurations based on the location of upload e Configure Automatic File Upload to an FTP Server Part 2 of 2 e Configure Automatic File Upload using RSync Part 2 of 2 e Configure Automatic File Upload using CIFS Part 2 of 2 e Upload to an External USB Drive e Automatically part 2 of 2 e Asaone time copy e Manually Configure Automatic File Upload Part 1 of 2 The VGADVI Recorder Pro can automatically upload files to an accessible off system storage location Four types of off system storage are supported FTP CIFS RSync and USB Drive only one can be used at once Files are uploaded once i e are automatically not re uploaded during future sessions and a log is kept showing the file transfers The first transfer occurs after the configured amount of time expires or after the current file completes recording To configure automatic uploads 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 Automatic File Upload Enable Automatic File Upload Protocol FTP Client How often every 6 hours Remot
204. t O idiot Connects a 3 5 mm audio source Can be used in addition to either audio in or microphone in on the front of the system S Video port Connects an analog video source S Video composite etc to the system Connects an amplified line in 3 5 mm audio source Use either audio in or microphone in Cannot both be used at the same time o Audio in Pink Connects an unamplified microphone 3 5 mm audio source DVI I single link Connect analog or HD video sources to the system Front and back panel view for the rackmount server The front of the VGADVI Recorder Pro rackmount server has a set of LED indicators and power buttons while the back of the 2U rack unit has array of familiar computer connections Fah ee VOADVI Recorder Pro Table 5 Rackmount VGADVI Recorder Pro Front and Back Panel Descriptions Label Name Description Label Name Description eo S Video ports 2 Connect analog video sources S Video composite etc to the system Quick Start This section helps you get up and running quickly with your VGADVI Recorder Pro Step 1 Physical Setup and Power On Step 2 Admin Discovery and Login Step 3 Setup the Video Source Step 4 Configure the Channel Step 5 Testing the Stream Step 6 Recording the Stream Before you get started make sure you have an HD source i e a computer a tablet or a phone the appropriate cables or adapters to convert the output to DVI if needed optionall
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207. t prompted for a username and password when viewing a channel A username and password prompt appears when there Is a viewer password set 21 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 2 User Administration o Current User When logged in to the web interface the current username is displayed at the top right corner of the screen epiphan D User Privileges The following table outlines the privileges for each user Table 8 User Privileges in the Web Interface Action or Menu Option viewer operator admin EU 3 awscama a a Renamesoure lll v v 22 O VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 2 User Administration viewer admin Action or Menu Option operator View Source Snapshot gt System Configuration Operations View System Configuration v Configure Automatic File Upload Ha Select External USB Drive Behavior v contigurerrpsener PP confgurevmnpshang configure networkadaress configureusetetnerng PerformNerwork Diagnostics v v Configure Date and Time preferences Set or Change User Passwords Configure Serial Port Flow Control Upload Branding Images Upload Branding Templates Select Branding Template Enable Remote Support Backup Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Restore Factory Configuration Reboot Device via Web Interface Shutdown Device via Web Interface Configure Time Until Next Disk Check Perform Disk Check View Disk Informatio
208. t reach the maintenance server check the network settings see Configure Network Settings to ensure DHCP is selected or a DNS server is listed and try again Consult with your network administrator if problems persist If the system reaches the maintenance server ensure your firewall if you have one has port 30 open for the system Confirm with Epiphan support that they are able to access your VGADVI Recorder Pro for remote troubleshooting 177 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 6 Remote Support w Disable Remote Support By default remote support is on If you want to turn it off you may use the following procedure To disable remote support 1 O 2 A W N Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu the maintenance page opens Click Enable remote support check box to deselect it This prevents incoming links from Epiphan Click Enable connection to maintenance server to deselect it This prevents outgoing links to Epiphan Click Apply 178 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 7 Storage Disk Maintenance 3 Storage Disk Maintenance Your VGADVI Recorder Pro is equipped with one or more hard drives for storage of recordings Occasionally maintenance is required for these disks This section describes procedures for the following topics e Check disk storage space e Schedule d
209. t 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 DHCP Occasionally such as when moving your system to a new network your VGADVI Recorder Pro must switch from static IP address allocation to dynamic allocation via DHCP You can accomplish this three ways e Use the factory reset button to clear all your settings See Restoring Factory Configuration e Loada configuration file that uses DHCP networking See Load a saved device configuration e Changing 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 a ee N Login as admin Select the Network link in the Configuration menu the network configuration page opens Select the radio button use DHCP if not already selected Change the MTU Size value only if needed See the table below for information on maximum transmission unit MTU values 6 Click Apply to save the changes the changes are saved and a message appears asking you to reboot Network configuration settings updated New settings will be applied after reboot 30 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 3 Configure Network Settings 7 Select the Maintenance link under the Configuration menu
210. tablet interface See Connect to the tablet interface 2 Login as admin or operator 163 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 1 Mobile Tablet Operator Interface 3 3 Scroll to the CHANNELS section 4 Find the channel or recorder from the list under CHANNELS The names of the channels and recorders match the names set in the full admin interface 5 Click 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 width of the screen the button may say extended view 164 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 1 Mobile Tablet Operator Interface w 165 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 2 Power Down and System Restart w 7 2 Power Down and System Restart This section covers the following topics e Restarting the Device via the Web Interface e Shutting down the Device via the Web Interface e Shutting down the Device Manually Restarting the Device via the Web Interface The VGADVI Recorder Pro 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
211. te to upload field Templates gefauit xsi Apply Other files background for multi view png 220767 April 24 2014 13 50 58 Remove Upload files templates File template to upload Choose File background for lecture png 6 Click Upload The file is added to the list of files under the Other files heading Now you can apply the background to a multiple source channel Other files background for lecture png 415962 April 25 2014 10 09 36 Remove a background for multi view png 220767 April 24 2014 13 50 58 Remove 7 Click on the multiple source channel where you want to apply the customized background the menu expands 8 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel Channels 1 Channel 1 O Channel Status 0 Stream Setup O Media Sources O Publish Stream Stream Branding o Files Archive 2 Channel 2 Add channel 3 Choose Stream Branding The Stream Branding configuration page for the channel opens 4 Scroll to the Background heading 5 From the Image dropdown menu select the file that you saved in the previous steps The background image is displayed in the window Background Image backgrou nd for multi view ong 1024x640 b Apply Use Branding page to upload or delete images 6 Click Apply 7 Click on the Media Sources menu option The Media sources window opens with the background displayed In the example below one source captures the lecturer the se
212. the frame size resolution for channel 2 GET 2 framesize 5 To set the frame size resolution on channel 2 enclose the parameter in quotes to preserve the spaces 191 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 8 Control with RS 232 Serial Port 3 6 To enable broadcasting audio on channel 2 7 To disable broadcasting audio on channel 2 194 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 9 Control with HTTP Commands 3 7 9 Control with HTTP Commands The VGADVI Recorder Pro has an HTTP API interface for configuration and control by a third party application or with a script that sends commands to the system as a series of URLs This section covers the following topics e HTTP Command Syntax e HTTP Command Examples HTTP Command Syntax Control of the VGADVI Recorder Pro by HTTP is done by sending commands to one of two URLs and specifying the target configuration item Syntax for the get and set commands follows To Get configuration settings http lt address gt admin channel lt N gt get_params cgi key To Set configuration settings http lt address gt admin channel lt N gt set_params cgi key value Where lt address gt is the IP address of the system channel lt N gt is the channel number i e channel2 for channel number two key is the key for the configuration item being checked or changed see the list in Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs and value is the value to set for the configuration item Multip
213. the output is streamed and recorded The color of 12 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration the bars is defined by the Background color selected on the Stream Setup page See Select the background color for your channel For example e Input signal resolution is 720x480 a 3 2 aspect ratio e encoded resolution is 640x480 a 4 3 aspect ratio that is narrower than the input resolution Borders are added to the top and bottom of the image to preserve the wider ratio of the input sky News mms Add to My Favorite TBS 21 4 HD PANAO GANG SKY News mms For example e Input signal resolution is 720x480 a 3 2 aspect ratio e encoded resolution is 1280x800 a 16 10 aspect ratio that is wider than the input resolution Borders are added to the left and right of the image to preserve the narrower ratio of the input sky News mms Add to My Favorite TBS 211 A HD A PAC BFM TV FN MRA Mis SKY News mms VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 3 Fine tune channel configuration w 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 below Match the output frame size to the aspect ratio of the source signal To change the output frame size to match the aspect ratio of
214. the sub microsecond range making it more granular than NTP Tailor the synchronization protocol with the required parameters as described below If NTP is selected a Enter the IP address or server name for the NTP server in the Server IP Address field 8 If RDATE is selected a Enter the IP address or server name for the RDATE server in the Server IP Address field b Select an update interval from the drop down box 36 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 4 Configure Date and Time 9 If PTP v1 is selected a Select the multicast address of PTP v1 server from the PTP domain dropdown PTP Domain Description PTP at multicast address 224 0 1 129 PTP at multicast address 224 0 1 130 PTP at multicast address 224 0 1 131 PTP at multicast address 224 0 1 132 10 Click Apply Configure a Local NTP Server The VGADVI Recorder Pro can run a local 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 Manually Configure the Date and Time By default the VGADVI Recorder Pro uses NTP for time synchronization If your system does not have access to a time synchronization server or if you do not wish to use one you can choose to manually
215. tic file transfers see File and Recording Transfer View the List of Stored Files Recordings for VGADVI Recorder Pro 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 configured To view the recordings for a channels or recorders i 6 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin or operator To view files recorded for a channel a Select a channel from the Channels section the channel menu expands b Select the Files Archive link for your channel the File archive page appears To view files recoded for a recorder a Select the recorder from the Recorders section the recorder page appears Ifthere are no files a A message indicates there are no recorded files for this channel Recorded Files No files recorded on internal storage Otherwise a All files for this channel are listed sorted by date Files that are part of the same recording session are listed one after another Three dots appear between files of different recording sessions The file currently being recorded if applicable is shown at the top of the list It cannot be modified or downloaded until it has finished recording Recorded Files File currently being recorded Internal Storage File Name Start End Duration File Size Feb 14
216. to a channel Configure audio settings Set audio volume Add an audio source to a channel To add an audio source to a channel 1 Ensure an audio input source is connected to the system 2 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 3 Login as admin 4 From the web interface scroll to the channel section and click the channel to which you want to add an audio source the menu expands 5 Click Media Sources a Media Sources page opens 6 Scroll to Audio Sources A list of audio sources connected to the system is displayed 48 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 2 3 Configure an audio source 7 8 9 Audio sources D2P85615 analog D2P85617 analog D2P85606 analog D2P85611 analog ALC898 Analog Select an audio source Click Apply To select an audio codec for an audio stream see Fine tune channel configuration Configure audio settings To configure audio settings 1 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface scroll to the channel section and click the channel to which you want to configure audio settings the menu expands Click Stream Setup the Stream setup configuration page opens Scroll to Audio settings Audio settings Enable audio Audio format MP3 22 kHz Audio bitrate 128 kbps Apply 49 VGADVI Recor
217. to make it editable corder 2 Recorder Delete this recorder Recorder stopped 8 m D Start Stop Reset Recorder Setup Recorded Files No files recorded on internal storage Recorder 2 gt Recorder Delete this recorder Recorder stopped m O Start Stop Reset Recorder Setup Recorded Files No files recorded on internal storage 5 Highlight the old name and press backspace or delete to delete it 6 Type the new name for the channel 7 Press Enter to save the change the new name is reflected in the web interface Change the channels recorded by a recorder By default when you create a new recorder it records 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 admin 3 Select the desired recorder link from the Recorders section the recorder configuration page opens 4 Click change next to the list of what is currently being recorded Recorder Setup Channels All channels Channel 1 D2P85606 video No source 3 Recorder Setup D2P85606 vga Record all channeld change i x waa No source 5 Recordin
218. to the web interface as admin and reset the password using the procedure described in Setting and Changing User Passwords If you have lost the admin password and you have remote support enabled on the system you can contact Epiphan support to request a remote password change See Remote Support If remote support is disabled you will need to return the system to Epiphan for password recovery Contact Epiphan support to discuss this option Changing the logged in user When you log in to the web interface as admin or operator your browser remembers this configuration and automatically logs you in as the same user when you go back to the site Sometimes you need to change from operator to admin or vice versa To change the logged in user 1 Exit your browser completely or open a different browser i e Internet Explorer Chrome and Safari are different browsers 2 Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface 3 You are prompted for a username and password 26 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 1 3 Configure Network Settings o 1 3 Configure Network Settings By default the VGADVI Recorder Pro uses DHCP to obtain an IP Address via an Ethernet based network If you want to change the network settings or if you re having network related issues this section covers the following related topics e Verify IP Address and MAC address e Configure a Static IP Address e
219. ty string framesize 640 x 480 720 x 400 720 x 480 720 x 576 768 x 576 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 720 1280 x 768 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 1360 x 768 1360 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1200 2048 x 2048 2560 x 1600 nosignal on filename empty string Description Enables or disables use of the current signal s resolution as the frame size Is switched to off if a frame size is manually specified To use current signal s frame size set to on To specify frame size directly set to empty string Specifies the stream codec Specifies the frame per second limit Set to your desired limit Specifies the frame size in pixels Set to desired size refer to description above on handling white space in the value Enables or disables the No Signal message if no signal is found To use the default no signal message set to on To use a custom no signal message specify the filename file must already be uploaded to the system To disable the no signal message set to empty string 201 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide Key timelabel videosource string Video source string for multi channel systems vprofile 66 ST 100 0 100 Specifies quality for M JPEG videos Values none no date date date alone hms time alone date hms date and time hms ms time to ms date hms ms date and time to ms on empty string Integer integerK i e 64K integerM i e 1M 1 l
220. u expands Click Stream Setup a Stream setup page opens Scroll to Show time label Choose one of the following Type a date or time in the field or Click Show substitutions a list of options appears from the list choose the format you want to date to appear on the recording and type in the specific date and time The following table describes the values Table 17 Time Format options Value Example 84 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 3 4 Customize your channel w 8 Field Value Example w poo e Click Apply Select the background color for your channel When you choose multiple source layout you can select the background color to fill the unused space For example you can add your corporate color scheme 1 oo N AN A WN Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism See Connect to the Admin Interface Login as admin From the web interface scroll to the channel where you want to add a color background Click on the channel the menu expands Choose Stream Setup the Stream setup configuration page opens Scroll to Common settings Choose a color from the Background color drop down menu Click Apply color is added to the unused space To confirm the color click Media Sources for the channel In the example below purple was selected 8D VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide Use video source Multiple sources Y w Keep aspect ratio Video sources muxing 3 4
221. ug in from the list the stream is displayed using the selected multimedia player Add a link to your website to stream your Epiphan TV broadcast Follow the steps below to embed code for the broadcast in a web page 1 Go to the Epiphan TV portal 2 Click Embed on the bottom of the screen a dialog box opens displaying the code Direct URLs To embed this video into your website copy and paste the code below lt script src http epiphan tv 80 js iframeprop js type text javascript gt lt script gt lt iframe frameborder 0 scrolling no marginheight 0px marginwidth 0px width 800px height 600px id embed ifr src http epiphan tv 80 iframe php sn 96377 type rtmp onLoad iframeResize 96377 gt lt iframe gt 100 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 4 1 Stream your video wy 3 Highlight and right click on 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 streams Switch To Embed f Direct URLs Hide_ Direct URLs to various types of streams RTMP Flash rtmp epiphan tv 1935 live 92026 sdp HTTP OSMF Flash http epiphan tv 8080 live 9202
222. upport 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 To configure remote support 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 176 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 6 Remote Support w O o N A 10 11 12 Maintenance Enable remote support rj Enable connection to maintenance server Fj Maintenance server Server Address Server Port Permanent Logs Click Enable remote support if the check box is not selected This setting controls incoming links from Epiphan Click Enable connection to maintenance server if the check box is not selected This setting configures outgoing links to Epiphan Ensure the server address is epiphany epiphan com unless Epiphan support directs you to change it Ensure the port is 30 unless Epiphan support directs you to change it Click Apply Test that the system can access the maintenance server a Select the Network link under Configuration b Type epiphany epiphan com Network Diagnostics box c Click ping d Ensure the result shows an IP address for epiphany epiphan com and report any packet loss to Epiphan support If the system canno
223. video Table 42 Supported Stream Publishing Configuration Keys Key Values publish_type 0 do not publish 1 via Epiphan tv 2 RTSP Announce 3 multicast RTP UDP 4 multicast MPEG TS over UDP 5 multicast MPEG TS over RTP UDP 6 RTMP push Description Specifies the type of stream publishing if any RTSP Announce Configuration Keys Publish Type 2 The following settings are supported when the publish type is set to RTSP Announce For more information on RTSP and these settings see Stream your video 204 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 7 10 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs Q Table 43 Supported RTSP Announce Configuration Keys Values Description announce_by_tcp on Enables or disable RTSP over TCP To enable TCP transport set empty string to on Otherwise set to empty string announce_host string Specifies the RTSP server address Set to the appropriate IP address announce_name Specifies the RTSP resource name announce_ string Specifies the password for the RTSP server s user password announce_port 1000 65535 Specifies the RTSP server port to connect to for streaming Note but not 5557 port 5557 is used for network discovery and cannot be used for streaming announce_ string Specifies the username for the RTSP server Value is provided by username the RTSP server RTP UDP Configuration Keys Publish Type 3 The following settings are supported when the publish typ
224. wing with a web browser If a viewer password is configured provide participants with the password to log in along with the IP address or the URL to be used by the participant s browser 1 2A Open a web browser Enter the IP address of the broadcast stream refer to the example below To locate the IP address for the broadcast refer to View the live broadcast and retrieve stream URLs View your video If the IP address of the broadcast is 172 20 1 33 then browse to http 172 20 1 33 Enter the user name and password at the prompt User Name viewer Password enter the viewer password Press Enter The stream is played in the browser window 152 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 6 1 View your video O gt C D 96377 local preview cgi vt eo ATP a http 96377 local 1881 stream fiv Viewing with a media player If a viewer password is configured provide participants with the password to log in along with the 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 rtsp 96377 local 554 stream sdp 153 VGADVI Recorder Pro User Guide 6 1 View your video O Audio Video Subtitle Tools View Help Ctrl O gt Open Multiple Files Ctrl Shift O
225. y 7 To disable file deletion by FTP a De select the Enable FTP DELETE command check box b Click Apply The following table summarizes the options for configuring the local FTP server Table 26 FTP Server Configuration Options Description Options Enable FTP access The check box controls whether or not the system acts as an FTP server By default this is disabled FTP user name Select one of the system users admin operator or viewer The ftp password will be the access password for the selected user By default the admin user Is selected Enable FTP Controls whether or not FTP users can delete files By default file deletion is not permitted DELETE command Downloading Files from the Local FTP Server Once you have configured a local FTP server you can use the tool of your choice to download files from the system The system stores files in a folder structure with a folder for each channel and a folder for each recorder Channel folders are labeled video lt channel number gt i e video3 for channel 3 Recorder folders are labeled videom lt recorder numbers i e videom1 for the first recorder Channel and recorder numbers are discoverable via the URL of the channel and recorder configuration page See Configure channelsand Recorders To get started you will need e TheIP address of your system found in the Network configuration menu e An FTP tool e The username and password for your FTP user See Configure the
226. y an audio source such as a microphone or the headphone jack from a laptop note that the audio signal sent over HDMI cables is not supported ideally a network with Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP a computer with a web browser connected to the same network this is referred to as the admin computer in the steps below Step 1 Physical Setup and Power On Complete the following steps to prepare and power on the system Refer to the Front and Back Panel View section for your system to locate the appropriate input ports 1 Z aS Ve W Turn on your HD source and connect the output cable to a DVI I port on the back of the system optional Attach a 3 5 mm audio cable from your audio source to the system s audio input port blue port on the back of the system Connect the Ethernet cable to the VGADVI Recorder Pro Connect the Ethernet cable to your network Attach the power cable to the system and plug it into a power source Press the power button on the front panel to turn on the system Wait for the VGADVI Recorder Pro to complete the power up sequence The power LED illuminates and the hard drive LED flashes during start up Step 2 Admin Discovery and Login The VGADVI Recorder Pro is managed from a web interface This interface acts as a configuration utility and system monitor The first time you access the web interface you will not know the IP address of the system The steps below use DNS based service

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