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Installation & Operation Manual
UCrypt®IP to Analog 2nd Generation

General Guide Notes
Document ANW1154 UCrypt IP to Analog - 2nd Generation
Installation & Operation Manual
Release Date August 15 2017
Firmware Version
Some features described in this manual require the latest rmware to be installed on the hardware platform. Check with ATX
Networks Technical Support for the latest release of rmware. The rmware version installed on your Device may be found in
the UI on the System tab. At the time of publication of this manual the most current released rmware versions are:
Ubuntu OS Release 12.04
Firmware Release 16188
Organization of This Manual
This manual is generally organized based on the main interface tabs with individual chapters dedicated to describing the
congurable features. Further chapters outline activities related to installation and the UI operation and conguration.
Cross Reference Usage
Hyperlinks are used throughout the guide to assist the reader in nding related information if the reader is viewing the PDF
le directly. Hyperlinks may be identied by their blue text. Most links are to related pages within the document, but some may
reference outside documents if the reader needs that additional information. The Table of Contents is entirely hyperlinked and
bookmarks are available but the bookmark feature must be turned on in your Reader application.
Symbol Usage
Throughout the manual, some symbols are used to call the readers attention to an important point. The following symbols are
in use:
WARNING: This symbol usage will call the reader’s attention to an important operation feature of
the equipment which may be safety related or may cause a service outage.
NOTE: This symbol indicates that there is helpful related information available in this note or
elsewhere in the guide.
Although every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this document it may be necessary, without notice, to make amendments or correct omissions.
Specications subject to change without notice.
* Any use of the UCrypt® product, directly or indirectly, for the decryption and unauthorized reproduction of content that constitutes or may constitute copyright infringement or otherwise infringes on the
proprietary rights of any third party is expressly prohibited. No user of UCrypt shall use UCrypt for any purpose or in any manner which, directly or indirectly, violates the law, violates the proprietary rights of
any other party, or aids in any unlawful act or undertaking including, without limitation, laws governing data privacy, international data transmission, and export of technology or data. Any multiple systems
operator or other similar party (“MSO”) will use the UCrypt product in strict compliance with all applicable laws and in compliance with any agreement in effect between the MSO and a content provider.
In no event shall ATX Networks Corp. or any of its afliates be liable to an MSO, any end user of the UCrypt product, or any other third party, for any claims arising out of or related to any use or misuse
of the UCrypt product in contravention of this disclaimer. It is the express obligation of an MSO to convey this disclaimer to any other end user of the UCrypt product.
MDU Solutions® and UCrypt® are registered trademarks of ATX in the United States and/or other countries. Products or features contained herein may be covered by one or more U.S. or foreign
patents. Other non-ATX product and company names mentioned in this document are the property of their respective companies.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL GUIDE NOTES ....................................................II
1. SAFETY ............................................................. 1-1
2. OVERVIEW ........................................................... 2-1
2.2 Chapter Contents ................................................. 2-1
2.3 Front Panels ..................................................... 2-1
2.4 Controls & Indicators .............................................. 2-1
2.5 Rear Panels ..................................................... 2-2
2.6 Switch & Firewall Port Openings ..................................... 2-3
3. INSTALLATION........................................................ 3-1
3.1 Chapter Contents ................................................. 3-1
3.2 Preparation for Installation .......................................... 3-1
3.3 Precautions ...................................................... 3-1
3.4 General Mechanical ............................................... 3-2
3.5 General Electrical ................................................. 3-3
3.6 General Environment .............................................. 3-3
3.7 Gigabit Ethernet Ports ............................................. 3-3
3.8 Install the 1RU Device ............................................. 3-4
3.9 Install the 2RU Device ............................................. 3-8
3.10 Equipment Safety Grounding ........................................ 3-9
3.11 AC Power Supplies ............................................... 3-10
3.12 DC Power Supplies ................................................3-11
3.13 Power Supply Redundancy .........................................3-11
4. STARTUP ............................................................ 4-1
4.1 Chapter Contents ................................................. 4-1
4.2 Congure Your Computer ........................................... 4-1
4.3 Device Connections ............................................... 4-1
4.4 Use a Browser to Login ............................................ 4-2
4.5 Principle UI Features .............................................. 4-3
4.6 Congure Network Settings ......................................... 4-4
4.7 Select Analog Channel Plan ......................................... 4-4
4.8 Setup Analog Channels ............................................ 4-4
4.9 Add an Input Stream ............................................... 4-4
5. CHANNELS TAB ...................................................... 5-1
5.1 Chapter Contents ................................................. 5-1
5.2 Publishing Changes ............................................... 5-1
5.3 Status Icons Explained ............................................. 5-1
5.4 Reset Conguration ............................................... 5-2
5.5 Expand and Enable Resources ...................................... 5-2
5.6 Mass Conguration ................................................ 5-3
5.7 Add an Input Stream ............................................... 5-4
5.8 Congure Redundancy Failover ...................................... 5-7

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5.9 Manually Activate the Backup Stream ................................. 5-9
5.10 Setup the Output Analog Channels .................................. 5-10
5.11 Decryption .......................................................5-11
6. SYSTEM TAB ......................................................... 6-1
6.1 Chapter Contents ................................................. 6-1
6.2 Network Conguration ............................................. 6-2
6.3 Ethernet Interface Bonding ..........................................6-11
6.4 User Conguration ............................................... 6-14
6.5 Location ....................................................... 6-15
6.6 Current Date .................................................... 6-16
6.7 Power ......................................................... 6-17
6.8 Firmware ....................................................... 6-17
6.9 Monitoring/Alerts ................................................. 6-18
6.10 EAS ........................................................... 6-18
6.11 Conguration Backup ............................................. 6-19
6.12 Diagnostics ..................................................... 6-21
6.13 Debugging ..................................................... 6-21
7. RF SETTINGS......................................................... 7-1
7.1 Chapter Contents ................................................. 7-1
7.2 About RF Settings Page ............................................ 7-1
7.3 Select Active Channel Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.4 Download a Channel Plan .......................................... 7-3
7.5 Upload a Custom Channel Plan ...................................... 7-4
7.6 Set Carriers to CW Mode ........................................... 7-5
8. SERVICE & SUPPORT.................................................. 8-1
8.1 Contact ATX Networks ............................................. 8-1
8.2 Warranty Information .............................................. 8-1

CHAPTER 1: SAFETY
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SAFETY
1. Safety
WARNING! FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS LISTED BELOW MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE
OR PERSONAL INJURY. PLEASE READ AND COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING:
SAFETY GROUND: The connection to earth of the supplementary grounding conductor shall be in compliance with the
appropriate rules for terminating bonding jumpers in Part V of Article 250 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, and
Section 10 of Part I of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, CSA C22.1.
WATER AND MOISTURE: Care should be taken to prevent entry of splashed or dripping water, other liquids, and physical
objects through enclosure openings.
DAMAGE: Do not operate the device if damage to any components is suspected.
POWER SOURCES: Only connect the unit to a power supply of the type and capacity specied in the operating instructions
or as marked on the device.
NOTE: a) For 115 VAC operation, use the power cord supplied for operation from a 115 VAC source.
b) For 230 VAC operation, use the power cord supplied for operation from a 230 VAC source.
GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION: Electrical grounding and polarization means must not be defeated.
POWER CORD PROTECTION: Care must be taken during installation to route or arrange the power supply cord to prevent
and avoid the possibility of damage to the cord by external objects. Pay particular attention to the exit point from the device
and plug.
POWER SUPPLY CORD ROUTING: The power supply cord shall not be attached to the building surface, nor run through
walls, ceilings, oors and similar openings in the building structure.
SERVICE: Do not attempt to service the device beyond procedures provided in the operating instructions. All other servicing
should be referred to qualied service personnel.
MODIFICATIONS: Modications should not be made to the device or any of its components for applications other than those
specied in the operating instructions.
SAFETY CODES AND REGULATIONS: The device should be installed and operated in compliance with all applicable local
safety by-laws, codes and regulations.

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CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW
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OVERVIEW
2. Overview
The UCrypt IP to Analog Version 2, referred to as Device in this manual, is built in either a 1RU chassis for up to 20 analog
channels or a 2RU chassis for up to 60 analog channels. Each device can ingest MPEG-2, H.264, SD or HD, SPTS and MPTS
IP multicast video streams with redundancy and output in either NTSC or PAL analog formats.
2.2 Chapter Contents
• “Front Panels”
• “Controls & Indicators”
• “Rear Panels”
• “Switch & Firewall Port Openings”
2.3 Front Panels
The front panel of each Device, shown in Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2, contains a set of controls and indicators to show the
status of important operation parameters and allow some control over the device. These control panels are explained further
in the next section.
2.4 Controls & Indicators
The products are designed to be plug and play and will be in a powered on state when the power cord is plugged in. There
may be instances where it is desired to reboot or power down the devices manually and recessed switches to enable that are
located on the front panel, a detailed view of which is shown in Figure 2-3 (1RU) and Figure 2-4 (2RU). Indicator lights are
provided to allow monitoring of errors and alarms and have a slightly different appearance but the same functionality on 1RU
and 2RU devices . See Table 2.4a for functional descriptions of all front panel controls and indicators.
Table 2.4a: Front Panel Controls and Indicators
1RU Symbol 2RU Label Function Description
N/A UID Recessed Button Universal Identier: A switch that will turn on the adjacent “U” light.
This switch exists only on the 2RU model.
Figure 2-1: UCrypt 1RU Front Panel
Figure 2-2: UCrypt 2RU Front Panel
Figure 2-3: 1RU Controls & Indicators Figure 2-4: 2RU Controls & Indicators

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1RU Symbol 2RU Label Function Description
UIndicator LED
Blue
Universal Information LED: The Universal Information BLUE LED is
used to indicate fan failure, power failure, overheat condition, or to
identify the unit within a large rack installation. This may be activated
by the IPMI or front panel button.
State Indication:
• Fast Blinking Red (1 per sec) - Fan Failure
• Solid Red - CPU Overheated
• Slow Blinking Red (1 per 4 sec) - Power Failure
• Solid Blue - Local UID Button Depressed
• Blinking Blue - IPMI Activated UID
Note: Deactivating the UID LED must be performed in the same way it
was activated. (If the UID LED was activated via IPMI, you can only turn
the LED off via IPMI and not with the UID button.)
ETH1 Indicator LED
Green
Indicates network activity on eth1 network port.
ETH0 Indicator LED
Green
Indicates network activity on eth0 network port.
HDD Indicator LED
Green
Indicates SSD/HDD drive activity when ashing.
PWR Indicator LED
Green
Indicates power is being supplied to the system’s power supply units.
This LED should be illuminated when the system is operating.
RST Recessed Button Reset Switch. Used to warm reboot the Device. Functionally equal to a
reset button on a computer.
PWR Recessed Button Power Switch. This is the main soft power switch and is used to apply
or remove power to the Device. Activating this switch effectively turns
the unit off but keeps standby power supplied to the system. You must
unplug the system before servicing. Press again to power up.
2.5 Rear Panels
The rear panel connections are shown here. Some ports that are unlabeled are not used in this model of Device.
eth1
Multicast Input
RF Output-20 dB Test Point
eth0
192.168.0.23
Management
AC Power
Input
AC Power
Indicator
Module Release
Latch
Safety Ground
Figure 2-5: 1RU Rear Panel
Combined
RF Output Test Point
eth0
192.168.0.23
Management
eth1
Multicast input
eth5 eth4 eth3 eth2
Multicast input
Power Supply Alarm Mute
Channel Group
RF Outputs
Channel Group
Test Points
AC Power
Input
AC Power
Indicators
Module Release
Latch
Safety Ground
Figure 2-6: 2RU Rear Panel

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2.6 Switch & Firewall Port Openings
Any Management Switch used between IP2A Devices and the Management Computer will require the following ports to be
opened both Inbound and Outbound.
NOTE: Failure to open these ports may result in communications problems between the
management computer and IP2A Devices.
Table 2.6a: Ports to Open on Switch
Port Number Transport Protocol
80 TCP HTTP
443 TCP HTTPS
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