Anevia Flamingo 660 User manual

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User Manual
Flamingo 660 and XL
Professional DVB to IP gateways

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CONTENT
CONTENT ....................................................................................................................................... 2
REVISION HISTORY ........................................................................................................................... 4
SCOPE OF THE DOCUMENT AND WARNINGS........................................................................................... 5
ETHERNET CONNECTION.................................................................................................................... 6
STREAMING &SYSTEM PARAMETERS................................................................................................... 7
WEB INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................. 8
Notes on general interface behaviour .......................................................................................................... 8
Through Flamingo 660 and XL 3.2 Menus ..................................................................................................... 9
Login and password.................................................................................................................................... 10
Accessing the web interface ....................................................................................................................... 10
Status pages ............................................................................................................................................... 11
Overview page (Flamingo 660) ..................................................................................................................... 11
Overview page (Flamingo XL)........................................................................................................................ 11
Logs page....................................................................................................................................................... 12
Alarms page .................................................................................................................................................. 13
System configuration pages........................................................................................................................ 14
Network configuration.................................................................................................................................. 14
Firewall.......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Authentication .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Save/Load...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Power ............................................................................................................................................................ 19
Logs ............................................................................................................................................................... 20
Alarm............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Time .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
License........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Services pages –Flamingo 660 specific ....................................................................................................... 25
Inputs (DVB-S) ............................................................................................................................................... 25
Inputs (DVB-T) ............................................................................................................................................... 26
Inputs (DVB-C)............................................................................................................................................... 26
Inputs (Encoding) .......................................................................................................................................... 27
DVBT Scan ..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Channels settings .......................................................................................................................................... 28
CAM settings ................................................................................................................................................. 31
Services pages –Flamingo XL specific ......................................................................................................... 33
Modules Settings........................................................................................................................................... 33
Channels Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 34
Services pages –Generic............................................................................................................................. 38
Streaming settings ........................................................................................................................................ 38
Web Radio..................................................................................................................................................... 40
WebTV........................................................................................................................................................... 41
XML TV Export............................................................................................................................................... 41
Rescrambling................................................................................................................................................. 42
High Availability pages ............................................................................................................................... 43
Resilience ...................................................................................................................................................... 43
Help pages.................................................................................................................................................. 44
About............................................................................................................................................................. 44
Version .......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Uptime .......................................................................................................................................................... 45

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Video Sample ................................................................................................................................................ 46
Support.......................................................................................................................................................... 46
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ............................................................................................................. 47
Login through SSH ...................................................................................................................................... 47
Enable mode .............................................................................................................................................. 47
Commands ................................................................................................................................................. 47
config............................................................................................................................................................. 48
date ............................................................................................................................................................... 48
dns................................................................................................................................................................. 48
ethconfig ....................................................................................................................................................... 49
exp................................................................................................................................................................. 49
firewall .......................................................................................................................................................... 49
help ............................................................................................................................................................... 50
hostname ...................................................................................................................................................... 50
http................................................................................................................................................................ 50
igmpq ............................................................................................................................................................ 50
imp ................................................................................................................................................................ 50
ipconfig.......................................................................................................................................................... 51
log.................................................................................................................................................................. 51
passwd .......................................................................................................................................................... 51
ping ............................................................................................................................................................... 51
reboot ........................................................................................................................................................... 52
reset .............................................................................................................................................................. 52
route.............................................................................................................................................................. 52
serial.............................................................................................................................................................. 52
settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 52
sslconfig......................................................................................................................................................... 52
timezone ....................................................................................................................................................... 53
traceroute ..................................................................................................................................................... 53
u or upgrade.................................................................................................................................................. 53
uptime........................................................................................................................................................... 54
version........................................................................................................................................................... 54
vlanconfig...................................................................................................................................................... 54
TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE............................................................................................. 55
Most Common Problems ............................................................................................................................ 55
Come back to factory defaults ...................................................................................................................... 55
Troubleshooting from the GUI.................................................................................................................... 55
Diagnostics Interface .................................................................................................................................. 55
How to Contact Technical Support ............................................................................................................. 55

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REVISION HISTORY
Issue
Date
HW
SW
Author
Comments
3.0
13/05/2011
2.0
3.1.1
SGR
Flamingo 3.1.x first version
3.1.0
19/05/2011
2.0
3.1.1
SGR
Presentation update
3.1.1
24/05/2011
2.0
3.1.1
SGR
Update according to CFA comments
3.1.2
30/05/2011
2.0
3.1.2
SGR
Update according to SAB comments
3.1.3
14/06/2011
2.0
3.1.3
SGR
Update on the Alarm Management page
3.1.4
22/08/2011
2.0
3.1.5
SGR
Update on Rescrambling option reference
documentation and HD audio transcoding
3.2.0
19/01/2012
660 2.0 - XL 1.0
3.2.1
SGR
New revision for 3.2 software and XL
hardware
3.2.1
09/02/2012
660 2.0 - XL 1.0
3.2.2
SGR
Warning on flash drive for persistent logs
Removing mosaic option.
3.2.2
14/08/2012
660 2.0 - XL 1.0
3.2.4
SGR
Various small fixes
Add 660 encoding card screenshots
3.2.3
03/09/2012
660 2.0 - XL 1.0
3.2.5
SGR
Update with 3.2.5 enhancement
Table 1 –Revision history

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SCOPE OF THE DOCUMENT AND WARNINGS
This document has been written for Flamingo 660 and XL 3.2.x firmware releases. Screenshots are made out of
version 3.2.1. Although there should be no major modification on the interface inside the 3.2 branch, there
might be some minor modifications between a newer version and the screenshots in this document.
Please note that some Web interface pages differ from Flamingo 660 to Flamingo XL and then are described in
that same document but are not present in both products.

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ETHERNET CONNECTION
Once the initial configuration made (please refer to the Installation Manual), you can plug a RJ45 Ethernet
cable in the Mgmt Ethernet interface (and also in the other Ethernet interfaces if you have decided to use
multiple Ethernet interfaces).
Through this interface, you could be able to connect the web interface and also to pilot the Flamingo 660 and
XL through a command prompt using the SSH connection.

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STREAMING &SYSTEM PARAMETERS
The Flamingo 660 and XL configuration is made of different parameters.
Some of the parameters are at the system layer, some are at the streaming layer.
The streaming layer parameters can be saved inside given “configurations”. Those configurations can be loaded
later on. Changes in the streaming layer parameters need to be saved
The system layer parameters can only be cleared or modified but not saved in alternate configurations.
Changes in the system layer parameters are automatically saved.
Here is the list of the different parameters:
Parameter
System
Streaming
Services/Input settings
X
Services/Channel settings
X
Services/CAM Settings
X
Services/XML TV
X
Services/Streaming settings
X
System/Network
X
System/Firewall
X
System/Authentication
X
System/Logs
X
System/Alarm
X
System/Time
X
System/License
X
High Availability/Resilience
X
Table 2 - Streaming/System parameters

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WEB INTERFACE
Notes on general interface behaviour
Dynamic display of the pages
Most of the pages are dynamically built, and any change on the equipment will automatically be displayed.
Thus the user shall not reload the page.
Help notes & tips
Next to each parameter a small box is displayed with a short help message identified by the sign.
Changing configuration fields values
Changing a configuration field value is usually done by changing the value in a control (text box, drop down
box, check box ...) and clicking on the “apply” button.
In case of success a confirmation message will be displayed on the top of the page.
Figure 1 –Changing a parameter - Confirmation
In case of failure an error message will be displayed on the top of the page.
A pop-up may also warn the user regarding a potential error.
Figure 2 –Changing a parameter –failure

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Through Flamingo 660 and XL 3.2 Menus
Main Menu
Sub Menu
Functionality
Status
Status pages of the equipment
Overview
Overview of the equipment configuration
Log
View of the logs
Alarms
Display active and past alarms
Services
Configuration of the service parameters
Inputs settings
Flamingo 660 only
Configuration of the inputs (tuners)
DVBT Scan
Flamingo 660 only
Scan of the DTT for making the configuration of the DVBT
inputs easy
Modules settings
Flamingo XL only
Configuration of the Flamingo XL modules.
Channels settings
Configuration of the channels (spts or mpts) including
filtering and descrambling rules
CAMs settings
Flamingo 660 only
Configuration of the CAM, access to their embedded menus
Web Radio
Option
Configuration of Web radios
Web TV
Option
Configuration of Web TV channels
XML TV
Configuration of the XML output of program guide
Streaming settings
Default configuration of the streaming
Rescrambling
Option
Configuration of rescrambling output streams
System
System configuration
Network
Parameters for all network configuration (including
Ethernet, ip, dns, ...)
Firewall
Configuration of the embedded firewall
Authentication
Configuration of the passwords, and secured access
Save/Load
Managing the saved configurations files
Power
Ability to reboot the equipment
Logs
Configuration of the log parameters (including external log
server and persistent logs)
Alarms/SNMP
Option (SNMP)
Configuration of the alarms thresholds
Time
Configuration of the date/time of the equipment, including
NTP server
License
Managing licenses loaded on the equipment
High Availability
High Availability and Redundancy parameters
Resilience
Configuration of the self-resilience parameters
Help
General information about the Flamingo 660 and XL
About
About Anevia
Version
Display running firmware version, ability to upgrade the
equipment
Uptime
Display system uptime
Video sample
Allow to dump an extract of output video stream
Support
Information on how to reach support team
Table 3 - Flamingo 660 and XL 3.2 Web Interface Menu

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Login and password
There are two levels of privileges:
Monitor - read-only access to the configuration parameters
Admin- full control
The user monitor can access the command line interface through SSH or through the serial port. He can also
access a restricted number of functionalities through the Web interface.
Login
Default password
monitor
anevia
admin
paris
Table 4 - Default logins & passwords
Accessing the web interface
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Using a web browser, the user must connect to the web interface of the equipment through this address:
http://IP_address/ where IP_address is the selected address entered in the setup menu.
If the user has correctly filled the net mask and the gateway address fields, a page should be displayed
prompting to enter the administration account login & password.
Figure 3 - Login page
Once connected, the main administration web page of the Flamingo 660 and XL is displayed.

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Status pages
Overview page (Flamingo 660)
The web interface main page is designed in order to give a quick overview of the equipment.
All the important parameters are displayed on this page. This includes:
Any active alarm
Statistics
Information on the tuners and cams
Streaming bitrate on each interface
List of MPTS streamed
List of SPTS streamed
Figure 4 –Flamingo 660 web interface Status page
Overview page (Flamingo XL)
The web interface main page is designed in order to give a quick overview of the equipment.
All the important parameters are displayed on this page. This includes:
Any active alarm
Statistics
Streaming bitrate on each interface
Status of tuners plugged in the Flamingo XL
WebTV channels (depending on license options)

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Figure 5 –Flamingo XL web interface Status page
Logs page
Figure 6 - Web interface logs page
In this section are displayed all messages generated by the Flamingo 660 and XL. These messages are classified
in three categories and can be displayed separately by clicking on one of these icons :
Information: Information messages describing a normal behavior.
Warning: Messages describing recoverable errors, the system is still running but the service can be
stopped.
Error: Messages describing blocking errors, the system needs to be analyzed.
This latter is generally critical errors and the user should contact us or his local distributor for deeper
diagnostic.
The dynamic table containing logs is very flexible. Through this table, we can:

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Change the number of displayed entries
Filter the messages by typing characters in the Search field
Sort the table by clicking on the relevant column header
Filter by date range
Logs are not updated when changing page or filtering, the user has to click on the refresh button to get the
latest logs.
The logs can be downloaded as a file to be displayed on a PC using a text editor.
The Download full debug information button in the logs page enables the user to download the full debug
information (FDI). This FDI may be requested by the support team for troubleshooting. They can also be used
with the Anevia online troubleshooting tool available on the support website.
Alarms page
Figure 7 - Web interface alarms page
On this page, current and past alarms are displayed. The red bullet with criticity error shows that there is an
ongoing alarm. The green bullet with notice criticity shows that an alarm has been raised and then cancelled.

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System configuration pages
All system parameters are accessible through the system menu.
Configuration of those system parameters should be done prior to any streaming configuration settings in
order to ensure proper operation of the system.
Network configuration
Ethernet settings
Figure 8 - Ethernet settings
In the Ethernet settings paragraph, the different physical interfaces on the equipment are displayed. The user
can configure the negotiation mode.
The check box “each interface only reply to ARP request for itself” has the following behavior:
Checked –if an ARP request for the IP address of interface X comes to the Flamingo 660 and XL through
interface Y, no reply is sent.
Unchecked –if an ARP request for the IP address of interface X comes to the Flamingo 660 and XL through
interface Y, a reply is sent defining IP_X is at MAC_Y.
IP address
Figure 9 - IP address settings
The IP address fields enable the user to setup the IP address for any interface on the equipment, this includes
physical interface and any logical interface (vlan tagged, bonding, …). Optionally, the user can set the interface
as a DHCP client.
When a bonded interface is used, it is advised not to put any IP address from the slave interfaces (the
interfaces from which the bonded interface relies).
The user is asked to fill the netmask as well and an implicit route is created automatically for that subnet using
that interface.
The gateway can be set here or in the route section on the default route.
Routes
Figure 10 - Route settings

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This section enables the user to create specific routes.
The default route has to be present on the equipment. The user can define the gateway and the interface.
The user can add any route on any kind of interface.
DNS
Figure 11 - DNS Settings
In this section, the user can define the hostname of the equipment.
The user can also define the IP addresses of the DNS servers and specify a DNS domain search.
This will enable the definition of given parameters as DNS rather than IP.
Bonding
Figure 12 - Bonding settings
The user can create bonded interfaces. Each lan interface can be used for bonding.
The bonding mode available for Flamingo 660 and XL is the Traffic Load Balancing (TLB) meaning the output
bitrate is dispatched between all bonded interfaces.
Once created, the bonded interface will be added to the list of interfaces and the user will be able to define an
IP address for it.
VLAN
Figure 13 - VLAN settings
This section enables the creation of an 802.1q tagged virtual interface for the Flamingo 660 and XL.
It order to create such an interface, select the physical interface on top of which the virtual one will be built,
and define the required tag. Then click on new.
Once created, an interface can be deleted.
Limitation: No VLAN can be created on a bonded interface and no VLAN can be created on an interface
included in a bonding group.

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Streaming
Figure 14 - Streaming settings
This section enables the user to select on which interface he will allow the streaming. The selected interfaces
will be proposed when creating a new stream.
Advice:If the user allows the streaming on an interface that has no IP address, a warning will be displayed in
the comment area. It is also strongly advised not to stream on the Mgmt interface.
IGMP join
Figure 15 - IGMP settings
This field describes whether the Flamingo 660 and XL will send an IGMP join when starting broadcasting a
stream. The configuration of this highly depends on the network equipment used and the multicast
configuration. Please refer to the network devices reference manuals for this.
IPV6
Figure 16 - IPv6 settings
This section enables to see the IPv6 address of each physical interface.
Firewall
On this page, it is possible to define firewalling rules for all ports available on all interfaces.
Figure 17 - Firewall settings

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General Configuration
To activate the firewall system, the user must first check the box and then click on Apply.
Advanced configuration
The user can define the firewall settings on given ports for the given interface, either for UDP or TCP.
In order to set a rule, the user should:
Define the port of the rule
Click on the required blockings (interface / input or output / TCP or UDP)
Click on Apply
If the firewall settings are not activated, the default firewall of the system is used. The default rules are the
following:
Drop ports 12/25/1093 UDP and TCP on interface lan1 and lan2
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Authentication
Figure 18 - Authentication page
Password
This section enables the user to change the password of the admin and monitor accounts.
In case the equipment password is lost, the only way to recover access is to reset the equipment to its factory
defaults (see page 55 –COME BACK TO FACTORY DEFAULTS).
HTTPs
HTTPs administration can be enabled on the Flamingo 660 and XL.
For this, the user should upload a certificate file and a server key file.
If the user wants to block access to HTTP admin (once HTTPs is setup) this can be done using the firewall rules
(see page 16 –FIREWALL).

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Save/Load
This page enables the user to manage its different streaming configurations.
Figure 19 –Save/Load page
Save/Load
For each saved configuration, the user can:
-Delete it using the clear button
-Load it using the load button
-View it using the view button
The currently running configuration can be saved using the save button.
At the Flamingo 660 and XL boot, the configuration named “boot” is loaded.
Import/Export
The running configuration of the equipment can be exported to a file using the export running configuration
button. It can also be viewed as text file using the view running configuration button.
A previously exported file can be loaded on a Flamingo 660 and XL using the import configuration button. In
order to do this, the user just needs to specify the file on the choose file field and press import configuration
button.
Power
Figure 20 - Power page
The power page enables the user to reboot the equipment.

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Logs
The different events on a Flamingo 660 and XL can be logged in different ways.
1. On the Flamingo 660 and XL RAM (lost at each reboot)
2. On an external server
3. On a flash drive1
Figure 21 - Logs page
Log History
This concerns only the logs kept on the Flamingo 660 and XL RAM.
In this section, the user can change the length of the logs history.
Logs history cannot exceed 5000 lines.
External Log Server
In this section the user can configure an external syslog server.
The only configuration required is to enable this export and define the IP and port of the syslog network server.
Anevia recommends the use of kiwi-syslog for windows and syslog-ng for Linux.
Default port for syslog protocol is 514.
Persistent Logs
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The logs on that device would rotate each time they reach a given size, in order not to fill the USB, a given
number of files are kept.
Please note that this feature is available from the software version 3.1.4.
1Some Flamingo hardware versions could not have a USB connector. This functionality could be disabled.