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SpotBox4K PoE
Multiple ONVIF Camera Decoder
& Multi viewer
ANT-37100
User Manual
Firmware X.X.X dated
24th February 2022
PN: ANT-37500
Version: 2.0
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Contents / Index
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Section
Contents
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Contents/ Index
Page number sand Contents
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Whats in the Box
Contents of the Spotbox4K Box and all components inside
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Port Interface
Connections to the Spotbox unit
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System Connections
How to connect the Spotbox into a system
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Log In
Details of logging in via a Browser, User name and password
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Home
Home page of the web interface
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Network
Network settings page
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Cameras
Camera settings information and Display grid settings page
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Display
Display settings for Monitor & OSD Font size adjustment
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Discover Page 1
Discover allows ONVIF discovery and manual RTSP entry
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Discover Page 2
Details on using ONVIF discovery
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Discover Page 3
How Spotbox uses ONVIF profiles automatically in each Grid mode
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System
System information , firmware , reboot , reset and config settings
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Remote Control
IR Remote Control buttons and functions
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FAQs
Usefull information and FAQs
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Support
Support details & API Document

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SpotBox- Whats in the Box
A. Remote Control
B. Spotbox4K- ANT-37100
C. HDMI cable
D. 110-240v AC to 12v DC PSU
E. UK plug adapter
F. USA Plug adapter
G. China Australia Plug adapter.
H. EU adapter
NOT IN BOX: Ethernet cable
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Power ON
Port
5V DC
USB-C
Power Input
Reset
Button
HDMI [1.4]
Input Port
AP LED
RJ-45
Ethernet
LAN port
Ap Switch
USB port
HDMI [1.4]
Output Port
IR INPUT
AP SWITCH and HDMI Input reserved for future use

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SpotBox- System Connections
HDMI Cable Not supplied
Lan Cable
Not supplied
Also PoE powered
12v Power
Adapter
Supplied
4K or 1080P Monitor
Not supplied
Network
IR Remote
Control
Supplied

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Logging into the SpotBox user interface
Using a web browser (Google Chrome recommended) browse to the SpotBox (ANT-37500)
Default address http://192.168.0.222 (NOTE: Port 80 is used)
(The Spotbox will display its current ip address for 10 seconds on boot up. Alternatively
disconnecting and re-connecting the ethernet cable will also display the IP address for upto 10
seconds).
Also you can press MENU on IR Remote to see the IP address and firmware version also
NOTE: Please delete browser history and clear browser cache in case of issues where you
cannot see buttons or difficulty saving changes.
The default login credential for the Spotbox4k :
username - admin password - admin
IMPORTANT: PLEASE ENSURE HDMI IS PLUGGED IN AND CONNECTED TO A
MONITOR BEFORE BOOTING. HDMI AUTO DETECTION MAY NOT CORRECTLY
DETECT THE MONITOR IN SOME CASES IF NOT PLUGGED IN DURING BOOT UP.
FUTURE FIRMWARE UPDATES WILL AIM TO RESOLVE THIS.

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The HOME page displays all the currently registered stream URL’s (RTSP and
ONVIF)for each of the display options.
GRID MODE
Selecting the pull down menu shows which cameras are registered for the 4 view
options:1x1 2x2 3x3 4x4.
Selecting the options from the pull down will cause the display to change and show the
respective option.
VIEW
In Quad mode: View 1 is Top Left, View 2 Top Right View 3 bottom left and so on.In
other view modes the View 1 starts top left and moves to top right, then line 2 left to
right and so on. In 1 x 1 mode each camera will cycle in full screen mode.
LABEL
This is the name entered into the CAMERAS settings page or DISCOVER and is
displayed on screen in 4 selectable positions Top left, top right, bottom left, bottom
right. See CAMERAS for setting the label position
URL
Shows if RTSP/HTTP or ONVIF is selected with respective URL info
PROFILE
If ONVIF is used this shows which profile the Spotbox4K has selected (automatically)
to display in the chosen mode (1x1 2x2 3x3 4x4)
PERIOD
Shows the time in seconds the camera is displayed for, if multiple cameras are
selected for the same position (Camera switching Mode).
Camera Switching Mode allows up to 32 cameras (depending on their resolution) to be
displayed sequentially.
DEFAULT GRID MODE
Here you can select which display mode the screen defaults to when it is re-booted /
goes into ‘boot mode’.
Home Page

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The NETWORK settings page allow for custom IP configurations from DHCP (dynamic
host configuration protocol) to setting a static IP address, subnet mask & gateway.
dhcp/static: Select if you wish to use DHCP server allocated IP address or a fixed IP
address
Netmask: This determines the range of IP addresses the Spotbox has access to
Address: The fixed IP address of the spot box either via DHCP or manually entered here
Gateway: the router Gateway IP address
DNS: Domain Name Server IP address if used.
NTP: If using an NTP time server this is its IP address. This will help to sync cameras
assuming they use NTP as well
Network

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Camera Settings 2
A detailed description of these settings is shown on the next page
SUMMARY
C1; Camera position 1 (1 to 32 positions or camera settings)
LABEL: The name that is displayed on screen (OSD) for each camera/ feed.
URL: The RTSP url to be decoded or ONVIF IP address discovered in the Discovery page
T(s): Time that cameras are displayed in a given position before switching to next camera
RESTART: A time in minutes after which the unit will automatically reconnect to the camera
streams
GRID 1x1, 2x2 ,3x3,4x4 : Grid number this camera will be displayed in. In 1 x 1 by selecting ‘1’
you are selecting the camera to cycle through in full screen mode, along with any other cameras
selected in this way.
POSITION: This is the Label position (OSD) where 1 is top left 2 is top right 3 bottom left and 4
is bottom right
SCALE: ZOOM SCALE or CROP, options for how a non standard aspect ratio or resolution is
displayed.
LATENCY: Internal Buffer setting used with poor quality streams to reorganise RTP packets in
correct sequence.
TIMEOUT: Number of seconds the decoder waits before trying a reconnect if a stream
temporarily drops out
PROTOCOL: Default or select UDP or TCP for streaming
AUDIO: Enable or Disable (default) Only one audio channel will be heard for each grid view and
this will be the camera in the top left of the screen

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Camera Settings 1
The Cameras page allows for viewing camera information and choosing display option
settings in 1,4,9 and 16 view mode.
All cameras discovered using the DISCOVER feature or manually entered in the DISCOVER
page (later in this manual) will be displayed here.
Label this will be displayed as an overlay on the decoded Video on the monitor display. Enter or
Edit the name of the camera you wish to display on screen. Cameras discovered using ONVIF will
have their IP address added here automatically.
URL: Here you can see the full RTSP or basic ONVIF URL. See examples on next page. Other
information like PORT and user name & password are entered in the DISCOVER section but not
shown here (ONVIF ). You may also edit the URL here.
T(S) (Seconds): This is the switching time if more than one camera occupies a position in one of
the grid modes. The camera will display for this time in seconds then switch to the next.
Latency (mSeconds): Adjusts a buffer in mS used by the Decoder to re arrange RTP
packets .When packets arrive in the correct sequence this buffer is not needed so there is no
impact on Video Latency. However if the Decoder see’s packets out of sequence (time stamps) it
will use this available buffer to store packets of data until it can re-arrange them with correct time
stamps. During this packet buffering period latency is increased temporarily until packets start
arriving in correct sequence again. Traffic over the Internet can result in this phenomenon of
packets arriving out of sequence . We suggest keeping this buffer at default unless you see a
camera not being decoded smoothly or dropping out of video. In this case try increasing this buffer
(Latency) size.
Timeout: Number of seconds the decoder waits if a stream drops out , before trying to reconnect.
Restart (Mins): In some situations streams may appear to lose frames or freeze for various
reasons over time. Usually this is due to differences in clock timing. To overcome this a periodic
regular Restart of the stream will solve the issue. Restarting the stream results in a momentary
black screen and then the camera is back after 1-2 seconds typically. Pressing the exit button has
the same effect as restart, except EXIT restarts all streams. Set a time e.g 60 mins, eery 60 mins
the stream is restarted automatically
GRID 1x1 : By selecting ‘1’ (and not -), it selects the chosen camera to be displayed in full screen
mode and cycles through all cameras selected in this way (up to 4K max resolution).
GRID 2x2 : The position in a 2x2 grid the camera will occupy (maximum 1080P30 streams)
Position 1 is top left Position2 top right etc
GRID 3x3 : The position a camera will occupy in a 3x3 Grid (maximum 720P30) Position 1= top
left, position two= top middle, position 3= top right etc
GRID 4x4 :The position a camera will occupy in a 3x3 Grid (maximum 480P30) Position 1= top
right , position 2= top 2nd , Position 3= top 3rd , position 4= Top right etc
POSITION: This is the position that the label will occupy on screen 1=Top Left , 2=Top Right 3=
Bottom left 4= bottom right. If the camera has burnt in OSD information you may choose an
alternative position for the Spotbox OSD.(Label)
NOTE: ONVIF urls that are discovered are only shown as single URLs even if multiple profiles
were selected. So for example if you saved two profiles like 1080p30 and 720P30 these are saved
internally but shown as a single ONVIF URL.
You can allocate this ONVIF URL to all 4 positions 1x1 2x2 3x3 4x4 . However the Spotbox will
allocate the highest resolution profile automatically to the 3 grid modes. In this example 1080P will
be in 2x2, 720P in 3x3 but when you view 4x4 it will say on screen NO PROFILE. This is because
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Display Settings
DISPLAY settings allow the change of supported screen resolutions and Font sizes for
the various display modes (Label). (UHD resolutions will only show when a UHD display is
connected in full screen mode).
Font Size:
Select a Font size for the various Grid modes that you wish the LABEL to be displayed. Click
Apply when completed. Small Medium or Large. The position of the LABEL is entered in the
CAMERAS section
Display Mode:
To select a different LCD resolution manually select the desired resolution and click Apply.
(APPLY-bottom of page-not shown here). Resolutions displayed are supported by the
connected LCD . 4K resolutions only show when a 4K monitor is used.
Note: changing resolution may cause the Spotbox to reboot.

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DISCOVER
This section allows you to :
A: Enter a camera manually such as RTSP HTTP .
B: Search for cameras using ONVIF Discover
C: Enter ONVIF information manually
ADD CAMERAS (Manually entering RTSP URLs or ONVIF IP/user/password)
URL: Enter the Full RTSP URL here excluding the user name and password (If
Authenticated)
Username: If authenticated add user name here
Password: If authenticated add password here.
NETWORK CAMERAS - SEARCH (FOR ONVIF CAMERAS)
Click the Search button and ONVIF cameras which are discoverable will be displayed
as shown here
Discover page 1

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Discover page 2
Selecting an ONVIF camera
Choose a camera to add and enter username and password and click ADD
Cameras
At the bottom of the page the camera is shown in this example with position C1 ….Click
Query to find the ONVIF profiles for this camera
SAVE
The camera profiles are ticked by default . If you click save this camera is saved in
Position C1 and BOTH profiles are saved internally in Spotbox.
Searching and selecting ONVIF cameras
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Discover page 3
ONVIF PROFILES : How SpotBox4K deals with saving and using
ONVIF profiles (Streams)
Spotbox4K saves different profiles and displays them in 1x1, 2x2 3x3 4x4 mode
depending on the resolution of the profile.
Spotbox has these maximum display settings:
Full Screen: 3840x2160 at 30fps
2x2 : 1920x180 at 30fps
3x3: 1280 x720 at 30fps
4x4: 640 x480 at 30fps
Example1:CameraC1 with Profile1= 3840 x2160 and Profile 2=1080P
In this example you will only see profile 1 in Full screen mode and Profile 2 in 2x2
mode. In 3x3 and 4x4 mode Spotbox will display NO PROFILE in these view modes as
the resolution of these two profiles is too high
Example2: Camera C2 with Profile 1=1080P and Profile 2= 480P
In this example Profile 1 will show in 2x2 and full screen mode and profile 2 will be
used in both 3x3 and 4x4 mode
n.b if you wish to view multiple cameras in full 4K max resolution you select them using
the 1x1 grid mode and they will cycle through in full screen mode at full resolution.

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System: Changing login password - Type a new Password then repeat and click
UPDATE.This will set a new password for admin. For the time being user name is always admin
and cannot be changed.

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System Update: Upgrading/downgrading firmware - Select choose file and browse to
the update file (e.g spotbox-update_nano2_release.swu) confirm selection of the file and
select LOAD UPDATE.
Do not remove power, restart or reboot until the firmware upgrade process has fully
completed. Doing so may corrupt the firmware. You will see an Antrica logo page with the
words UPDATE COMPLETE-REBOOT SYSTEM.
If this splash screen does not appear do the following:
Wait 5 minutes and reboot system Splash screen with Logo should appear ,followed by a
default (quad) display
If No screen display appears reboot the box using front panel button or unplug USB.
Press and HOLD the RED rectangular button on remote….keep pressing and reboot …keep
pressing.
You will see a factory reset screen…follow instructions or wait to see the quad screen.
SystemConfig: Once you load 3.0.X you will be able to save all settings using the save
config file. To restore a box to these settings Load a config file.
System Restart: restarts all streams and clears down and refreshes display . The Return
symbol on remote will do the same
Reboot - Restarts the quad decoder keeping previous settings the same, complete Reboot
- see ‘Default Grid Mode’ under display tab to set which view you wish it to display upon
reboot.
Factory Reset - Defaults the quad decoder to factory default settings.
Enable HTTPS: Allows Https browsing.
SSL: Allows SSL Certificate and Key to be loaded and reset
System Version: This is the current Firmware and build date. Please note there may be
various versions with same FW Version but build dates may vary . 15th June 2017 is a
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Remote Control Functions
Up Down buttons
change views from
2x2,3x3 to 4x4 1x1 and
back
MENU button displays
ethernet IP address and
Firmware Version
Factory Default: Press
and hold this button
whilst powering up the
Turn ON/OFF the box
Press and Hold for 2
seconds to power OFF.
EXIT: Press to refresh
the screen and restart
all the streams . Use if
a camera is not
displaying correctly
VIEW CAMERA NUMBER:
Select the camera number
1-32. eg for 12= 1 then 2
LEFT RIGHT buttons in
FULL SCREEN mode
allow you to switch
from camera to camera

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FAQ and Common Issues
Web Browser Not Responding
Refresh the browser and empty Cache, this will normally overcome problems especially after doing a firmware
upgrade. The browser remembers old pages which may not work with new Firmware.
Some browsers may not respond as intended especially older browsers.
We suggest Google Chrome as a default browser
Camera seems not to be connecting
Especially on first boot up some cameras may not respond in time to be displayed. Pressing the EXIT key on
the remote will cause the Spotbox to request all streams again and this usually fixes the issue.
Splash screen shows FAILURE TO BOOT
On rare occasions you may see this splash screen , a physical reboot will fix this and allow Spotbox to boot
normally.
Forgot my IP address
Rebooting will cause the Sotbox to display its Firmware revision and IP address for about 20 seconds.
Alternatively press MENU and this will cause Spotbox to display the same information
Factory Reset
There are two ways to factory reset: First is via the SYSTEM page in the browser. If for some reason you
cannot connect to the unit you may use the IR remote control. Unplug power from Spotbox, press the
rectangular RED button and hold this whilst powering up Spotbox. Do not release the red button until you see
the splash screen saying FACTORY RESET .
http://192.168.0.222 will be the Factory IP address
Firmware Versions
Firmware has a basic version like 1.0.5 or 1.0.6
However there may be various Beta releases of this firmware which are identified by a release date
e.g FW1.0.6 release 15th June 2017
Please always check with [email protected] which is the latest release
This manual is written for a 18th October 2017 release version of 1.0.8
Please also refer to www.spotbox4k.com where we will post relevant updates / FAQ’s and tuition videos.
FAQ and Common Issues
Web Browser Not Responding
Refresh the browser and empty Cache, this will normally overcome problems especially after doing a firmware
upgrade. The browser remembers old pages which may not work with new Firmware.
Some browsers may not respond as intended especially older browsers.
We suggest Google Chrome as a default browser
Camera seems not to be connecting
Especially on first boot up some cameras may not respond in time to be displayed. Pressing the EXIT key on
the remote will cause the Spotbox to request all streams again and this usually fixes the issue.
Splash screen shows FAILURE TO BOOT
On rare occasions you may see this splash screen , a physical reboot will fix this and allow Spotbox to boot
normally.
Forgot my IP address
FAQ and Common Issues

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Rebooting will cause the Sotbox to display its Firmware revision and IP address for about 20 seconds.
Alternatively press MENU and this will cause Spotbox to display the same information
Factory Reset
There are two ways to factory reset: First is via the SYSTEM page in the browser. If for some reason
you cannot connect to the unit you may use the IR remote control. Unplug power from Spotbox, press
the rectangular RED button and hold this whilst powering up Spotbox. Do not release the red button
until you see the splash screen saying FACTORY RESET .
http://192.168.0.222 will be the Factory IP address
Firmware Versions
Firmware has a basic version like 1.0.5 or 1.0.6
However there may be various Beta releases of this firmware which are identified by a release date
e.g FW1.0.6 release 15th June 2017
Please always check with [email protected] which is the latest release
This manual is written for a 18th October 2017 release version of 1.0.8
Please also refer to www.spotbox4k.com where we will post relevant updates / FAQ’s and tuition videos.

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RTSP EXAMPLES
Contact [email protected]
or visit
www.spotbox4k.com / www.antrica.com
UK [phone] Option 3
HTTP API Document Available on Request
Axis Cameras:
rtsp://192.168.0.100:554/axis-media/media.amp (non authenticated primary stream)
rtsp://root:[email protected]:554/axis-media/media.amp (authenticated admin 1234)
rtsp://192.168.0.100:554/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=h264&resolution=640x480 (e.g 640x480 stream)
Hikvision Cameras
rtsp://192.168.0.100:554 (non authenticated primary stream)
rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554 (authenticated primary stream)
rtsp://192.168.0.100:554/Streaming/Channels/2 (alternative for non authenticated secondary stream replace 2
with 3 or 4 for third or fourth stream iv set up or available.)
Bosch Cameras
rtsp://192.168.0.100:554 (non authenticated)
rtsp://service:[email protected]:554 (authenticated )
rtsp://192.168.0.100:554/video?inst=2 (non authenticated secondary stream)
Dahua Cameras
rtsp://192.168.0.100:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1 (where channel 1 is usually 1 and then
stream is 1,2 or 3 etc for primary secondary etc )
rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1 (authenticated )
Other popular camera URLs can be found here:
https://www.soleratec.com/support/rtsp/rtsp_listing
PLEASE NOTE: If the stream URL will not display correctly in Spotbox4k but in VLC player it works
please check the VLC codec statistics . If the resolution is higher than those below it will not display
correctly in Spotbox4k
full screen : 3840 x2160 P30
2x2 screen : 1920 x 1080 P30
3x3 screen : 1280 x720 P30
4x4 screen : 640 x480 P30