Blankom PALIOS-IPM4 5105.10 User manual

Professional Headend Solutions
Operating instructions
PALIOS-IPM4
Part No: 5105.10
8-fold IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (H.264/ AVC, MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)

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IP/ SFP/ ASI (H.264/ AVC, MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
Contents
1. Safety and operating instructions ............................................................................................................ 3
2. Device variants ....................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Software options ................................................................................. ................................................... 3
4. General ................................................................................................................................................... 3
5. Main features .......................................................................................................................................... 3
6. Front view ............................................................................................................................................... 4
7. Functional description ............................................................................................................................ 4
8. Meaning of the LED’s ............................................................................................................................. 4
8.1 LED’s at the 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit stream port 1 .............................................................................. 4
8.2 LED’s at the 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit stream port 2 .............................................................................. 5
8.3 LED at the ASI socket ........................................................... ......................................................... 5
8.4 Status LED’s .......................................................................... ........................................................ 5
8.5 LED’s at the 10/ 100 Mbit control port ........................................................................................... 5
9. Adjusting by web server ......................................................................................................................... 6
9.1 Network connection to the computer ............................. ............................................................... 6
9.2 Setting of individual parameters .................................................................................................... 7
9.2.1 Menu “Overview“ ................................................................................................................ 8
9.2.2 Menu “IP input“ ....................................................... ........................................................... 9
9.2.2.1 SFP option ................................................................................................................ 10
9.2.3 Menu “Transponders“ ............................................ .......................................................... 11
9.2.4 Menu “Adjustment“ ........................................................................................................... 11
9.2.5 Menu “Language“ ....................................................... ..................................................... 14
9.2.6 Menu “Setup“ ................................................................................................................... 14
9.2.7 Menu “Service“ ....................................................... ......................................................... 19
9.2.8 Menu “Level“ .................................................................................................................... 19
9.2.9 Menu “Status“ ........................................................... ....................................................... 20
10. Factory settings .................................................................................................................................. 21
11. Block diagram ......................................................................... ........................................................... 22
12. Application example ........................................................................................................................... 22
13. Technical data ..................................................................... ............................................................... 23
14. Glossary ..................................................................................... ........................................................ 23
15. Bibliography .............................................................................. ......................................................... 24
16. Notes on the device software ............................................................................................................. 24
17. Document history ............................................................................................................................... 24
Declaration of Conformity ................................................................................................................... 25

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1. Safety and operating instructions
When installing, starting-up and adjusting the modules, it is necessary to consider the system specic references in
the instruction manual.
The modules may only be installed and started up by authorized technical personnel. Only the mounting styles described
in the Quick Start Guide are supported.
When installing the modules into the receiving points, the adherence of the EMC regulations is to be ensured.
The installing and wiring have to be done without voltage. For installation, only the supplied accessories (DIN rail clip with
screws and 19“ accessories) may only be used.
All active modules may only be powerd by the power supplies HELIOS, HELIOS-P1 or QUASARIOS. Only connect the module
with the accessory cables provided.
The mains voltage and the operating voltage of the modules working by DC have to be in compliance with the operating
parameters described in the technical data.
With all work the defaults of the DIN EN 50083 have to be considered. It is especially important to follow DIN EN 60728-11[2].
The unit must only be mounted vertically. The ventilation slots as well as the circulation perforation of the modules is not be
obstructed in any way.
If installed in mounting cabinets a adequate heat circulation must be guaranteed. The mounting in closed cabinets without
air sufcient ow is not allowed.
For DIN rail mounting is important to note that between the heat sink and a neighboring module, a distance of 0,79“ is
required. If the modules mounted on top of each, so they must be spaced 7,87“ apart.
For 19“ mounting all modules in the rack must be tted with 19“ Edge Guide. Mounting the module using only the screw
holes at the front panel is insecure and discouraged. Furthermore, the operation of a fully occupied rack is only allowed
with an underlying 1-U fan box (at least 3 fans, 6,93“ deep).
2. Device variants
PALIOS-IPM4 5105.10 IP/ SFP/ ASI (H.264/ AVC, MPEG2) → ATV (8x AM)
3. Software options
CKB 200 5100.50 activation SNMP v3
CKB 201 5100.51 activation test lines
CKB 202 5100.52 activation subtitles
CKB 207 5100.57 activation BISS-Function
CKB 210 5100.60 activation SFP-Port
CKB 211 5100.61 activation ASI-Port
CKB 227 5100.67 activation marquee
4. General
The Smart Business Line (SBL) is a modern headend system, that is distinguished by its modular and compact design. A userfriendly
operating concept facilitates setup, conguration and maintenance of the system.
The PALIOS-IPM4 module selects eight programs from up to eight fed-in IP transport streams resp. one ASI transport stream and
converts these into analoge TV signals to transmit it in cable networks. At this a maximum of eight analog television channels are
generated from the H.264/ AVC resp. MPEG2 fed-in transport streams.
5. Main features
• 8 x IP SPTS/ MPTS input
• IP streaming via RJ45 or SFP with redundancy
• 1x ASI input
• MPEG 2/4 HD/ SD decoding
• multi-standard PAL modulator
• IEdge signal processing
• RF output switchable as single or with loop
• control of the module via HTML or SNMP
WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE 50389067

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6. Front view
7. Functional description
The module receives a data stream via Gigabit Ethernet. It can receive up to eight transport streams from the included IP encapsulated
transport streams. The eight transport streams are further processed in eight H.264/ AVC & MPEG2 decoders. A high-performance
FPGA does the analogue TV modulation and the freely adjustable up-conversion into the cable network range (45 ... 862 MHz).
The eightfold modulator is adjacent channel compatible. A high-speed digital→analogue converter (DAC) is responsible for the
excellence output signal. After amplication and sum level adjustment the cable signal is coupled through a switchable directional
coupler to the output jacks.
8. Meaning of the LED‘s
8.1 LED’s at the 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit stream port 1
Designation, color Status Meaning of display
GbE connect LED,
green
permanently on only illuminated when the connection is a GbE connection (does not light up at a
10/ 100 Mbit connection)
off no GbE connection
Connect/ data LED
yellow
permanently on cable connection is established
ashing data is received
off no cable connection
Stream port 1 (RJ 45) incl. LED‘s
Stream port 2 (SFP)
Stream port 2 LED‘s “LINK/ TRAFFIC“ + “1G“
ASI input
ASI LED “Status“
Power connections
Status LED “POWER“/ “SYSTEM“
Status LED channel 1/ channel 2
Status LED channel 3/ channel 4
Status LED channel 5/ channel 6
Status LED channel 7/ channel 8
Control port (LAN/ WAN) incl. LED‘s
Output coupler “input“
Reset button
Output coupler “output“

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8.2 LED’s at the 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit stream port 2
Designation Color Status Meaning of display
1G green permanently on only illuminated when the cable connection is a GbE connection (does not light
up at a 10/ 100 Mbit connection)
off no GbE connection
LINK/
TRAFFIC
amber permanently on cable connection is established
ashing data is received
off no cable connection or option is not enabled
8.3 LED at the ASI socket
Designation Color Status Meaning of display
STATUS green permanently on ASI transport stream is present
ashing no ASI transport stream
off option is not enabled
8.4 Status LED’s
Designation Color Status Meaning of display
POWER green permanently on module is on
amber permanently on module is in standby
off module is off, operating voltage is not applied
SYSTEM green permanently on module is ready
ashing software update is running
amber permanently on temperature is high, fan is activated
ashing temperature is critical. The module will no longer work or is forced to shut down
off module is not ready
CH 1 ... CH 8 green permanently on channel operates without error
amber permanently on error warnings, depending on signal:
- input and/ or output without sync
- input sync, but in bad quality (eg. mosaic effect in the TV picture)
ashing hardware is faulty
off channel is off
8.5 LED‘s at the 10/ 100 Mbit control port
Designation, color Status Meaning of display
Connect LED, yellow permanently on network cable is connected
off no cable connection
Data LED, green ashing data is exchanged
off no data exchange

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9. Setting by web interface
To use all functions of the module activate Java Script in your browser settings.
Settings via checkbox are applied immediatelly, but not stored in memory! So they would be lost on a possible restart of the
module. To save these settings the “send“ button must be pressed.
Please send and store your settings by pressing the „send“ button after each change.
9.1 Network connection to the computer
System requirements:
- PC/ laptop with 10/ 100 Mbit Ethernet interface
- Internet browser (e.g. Windows Internet Explorer), JAVA script capable
Setup the connection:
The PALIOS-IPM4 has to be connected to PC network using an Ethernet cable. The default IP address of the module is 192.168.1.100.
In order to access the web interface of the PALIOS-IPM4 from a PC, the PC has to be in the same subnet (192.168.1.XXX; subnet mask
255.255.255.0), where XXX is not used by any other module in this subnet.
If multiple PALIOS-IPM4 are connected to the same network each module must be set to its own unique IP address to avoid address
conicts.
After these settings, the IP address of the PC has to be adjusted to match the network. Now the modules can be accessed via browser
with the new IP address.
If activated in Setup→GUI Settings→Activate user and keyword check the user has to log in now ( »chapter 8.2.6).
After successful registration or a connection establishment without password (default setting) the start page of the module is displayed
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9.2 Setting of individual parameters
Here you can set certain parameters of the module or perform congurations. The various setting menus can be selected in the
navigation tree on the left side. The setting is supported by an online help. If you mouse over a parameter explanations of this parameter
are displayed in an orange colored text box in the lower part of the screen. By setting in the “Setup“ menu ( »chapter 9.2.6) may be
selected so that the help appears in the status bar of your browser. If appropriate setting changes in the browser options are necessary.
By default status information for the module are displayed below the navigation tree. An option to move it on the right side instead is
available ( »chapter 9.2.6).
All eight channels are listed individually. A green LED symbol in front of “channel 1 ... 8“ means that input and output are synchronized
and that the channel operates without error. An orange colored symbol indicates that an error has occurred in that channel. An overview
of the status of various parameters of the channel is obtained by clicking the corresponding channel. A transparent LED symbol means
that the channel is not congured or the RF output is turned off.
If you click on the channels an overview window is displayed. The pop-up window closes after 20 seconds or by cklicking in its lower
part.
„System“ and „Power“ indicates the connection status between the network interface and the module.
In all menus it‘s possible to switch the language between German and English on the top of the right side.

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9.2.1 Menu ”Overview”
This page provides a status overview of the eight channels. If a channel is working without errors, “SYNC“ is displayed. If the RF power
is turned off, the display “Off“ appears behind the respective channel.
Below the staus window all modules belonging to the headend are listed (»Setup chapter 9.2.6). So you can see which modules are
affected by functions across modules like the NIT exchange between modules of the QAMOS group.
The individual components of a headend are listed with their IP address. The IP address is a link, so you can switch to the next module. If
no headend was congured, a “Search“ button is displayed. It opens the “Setup“ menu and scans the network for other SBL modules.
Then all available modules are listed. They can be selected and added to the headend.
By clicking the “Logout“ button the user is logged out and the login window is displayed.

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9.2.2 Menu “IP input”
This is the menu for the network conguration of the streaming port and the eight IP transport streams, from which the eight desired
programs for transmitting can be selected.
First the conguration options for the two stream ports are displayed.Stream port 2 is only available after enabling the software option
(»chapter 9.2.6). The IP address, subnet mask and gateway is congured for each port.
The next step is to congure the setup parameters of the eight IP input transport streams (IP input channels). Again, IP address, port and
transport protocol (UDP or RTP) have to be entered for each IP channel. Press the “send“ button to save the settings.
Unused ports are disabled by entering the IP address 0.0.0.0.
Identical settings within these 8 IP channels are not allowed and automatically marked red.
Note:
Some switchesapply conguration changes for the multicast group after the set query interval has expired.
Some switches ignore unsolicited IGMP join message. If the querier in the switch is set to a longer interval, the switch might ignore the
emitted IGMP message and thus the srtream is not transmitted instantly after the conguration changed.
Upon expiration of the query interval, the switch checks its membership in multicast groups. The module responds. The response is
accepted by the switch, which then transmits the stream to the module.

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9.2.2.1 SFP option
The SFP option allows the connection of different modules to the IP input. Depending on the SFP module various management and
media types can be connected to the PALIOS-IPM4. So the IP input can be expanded by another IP data source. The SFP module
requires stream port 2, with the result that either “Stream port 1“ or “Stream port 2“ can be used as an IP input.
One of the two IP inputs can be dened as the preferred source and the other IP input as redundancy source. If an IP data source fails,
it‘ll switch to the other data source. Individual rules can be dened. First you have to decide whether an IP input channel is included in
the monitoring. In addition, you have to choose when to switch: either when one input channel fails or when all monitored channels are
failing. The switching will occur even no signal is present on the redundancy input.
The switch back to the preferred IP input is not automatically. It has to be done manually via the user interface. Note that an
automatic switch based on the dened rules will not occur until data was received on the monitored channels once.
In the mask of the network settings the option of selecting the preferred IP input is displayed. The selection is done by pressing the
respective option button.
Select the line „error check of the channels“ as described above. Choose „or“ to perform the redundancy switchover if any one of the
monitored channels is failing. Choose „and“ to perform the redundancy switchover if all monitored channels fail.
The checkbox on the right side marks if the channel is included in the monitoring.

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9.2.3 Menu ”Program”
This is menu for the program selection of the output channels. The current channel allocation of the PALIOS-IPM4 module is listed.
The following settings per channel are available:
• column Input Select the transponder
• column Program Select the preferred program. If the program is available in multiple languages, specify language and
subtitle in the next two colums.
• column Output frequency Set the channel for the selected program
Double allocation of the eight output channels is checked automatically. Use the check box “RF“ to set the RF output to “on“ or “off“.
9.2.4 Menu ”Settings”
Each channel can be adjusted to your individual requirements. The channels is selected by either clicking left in the navigation tree or
by clicking on the tabs above the setup tables.
Expert settings

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The following parameters are adjustable:
Program list (Transponder)
If “Program selection with select box“ in Setup → GUI settings is deactivated
( »chapter 9.2.6), the screen at the left for program selection is displayed. All
programs of the selected transponder are listed with name and service ID. The
selection of the program is done by marking the respective select box. The
program name and the other parameters of the program are applied automatically.
In this case the program name in the menu “Selected program“, variant 1 is not
selectable.
Input input parameters of the channel
Input name e.g. name of the program, editable
Input selection: IP input channels 1 ... 8, ASI input
Selected program variant 1: program selection menu
Program name selection of the program from the program list of
the transponder of the selected IP TS
Load reloads the program list
Service ID displays the service ID of the selected program
Type displays the type of the program
Language selection of the available language
Direct input selection menu, manual input (see below)
Selected program variant 2: direct input
Program name displays the name of the program, which was
selected in the input menu
Load reloads the program list
Service ID service ID of the requested program,
range: 0...65535
Type selection of the program type: TV, Radio
Language language number, range: 0..255
Output output parameters of the channel
Frequency input selection: channel, frequency1
Output frequency selection from channel table/ input in kHz1
Output level offset level offset2 display
RF signal selection: On, Off (Off at Time control „off“)
Sound deviation selection: 30, 50 kHz3
Sound carrier 2 adjustable in Setup menu for all channels
1If frequency input “channel“ is selected, the output frequency can be chosen in the pre-
selected channel list ( » GUI settings chapter 9.2.6). If “frequency“ is selected, then the output
frequency is selectable in kHz steps.
2 Adjustment of the offset of each channel to the basic level ( » GUI settings chapter 9.2.6)
3Only selectable, if sound carrier 2 is set to “Off“. If sound carrier 2 is set to “On“, the sound
deviation is permanently 30 kHz
Video setting of the video parameters
Video output selection: On, auto Off, auto color bar
Color bar selection: On, Off
Color system adjustable in Setup menu for all channels
Video format selection: 4/3, 16/9
Scaling method selection: none, pillar or letter box, fullscreen
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Audio setting of the audio parameters
Audio gain adjustment range: +6...-20 dB
Audio mode selection 1: mono L, mono R, dual, dual invers,
stereo, auto1
selection 2: mono L, mono R, mono L+R, auto2
1if sound carrier 2 is set to “On“ ( » GUI settings chapter 9.2.6)
2 if sound carrier 2 is set to “Off“ ( » GUI settings chapter 9.2.6)
VPS setting of the VPS parameters
CNI code adjustment range: 0x000…0xFFF (hexadec.)
Source PIL selection: A056(PDC), A056, PDC,
TimerControlCode
Subtitling3 adjustment of the subtitles
Mode selection: Off, Teletext, DVB
Settings DVB subtitling
DVB language index adjustment range: 0...255
Use extended ID‘s selection: yes, no
Settings teletext subtitling
Teletext page adjustment range: 0..65535
Language mode selection: West, East, Russian, Arabic, Farsi
3 only available, if “Subtitling“ option is enabled ( »chapter 9.2.6)
Test lines4
The PALIOS-IPM4 offers the opportunity to output test signals on up to 4 image lines
from the following selection: Off, CCIR 17, CCIR 18, CCIR 330, CCIR 331, Sin(x)/ x,
Ramp. As a default, the image lines 17, 18, 330 and 331 are selected.
The image lines selection is editable, i.e. the test lines can be output on each
image line in the range 1..625.
4 only available, if “Test line“ option is enabled ( »chapter 9.2.6)
Decryption settings5
BISS key input of the 12-digit code in BISS mode 1
or of the 16-digit code in BISS mode E
BISS-E injected ID input of the 14-digit code in BISS mode E,
no input in BISS mode 1
5only available, if “BISS“ option is enabled ( »chapter 9.2.6)
Time Control6
click the check box, to (de-)activate the functions
Switch ON select the weekday mode (Mo, Tu, ... Su);
Mo to Fr; Mo to Sa; Sa to Su and daily and start time
Switch OFF select the shutdown date and time
Marquee7
Use the checkbox (de-)activates the marquee
Position positions the text between 5 ... 100% of the
vertical position on the screen
Text color available in black or white
Background color color setting of the font background, based on the
selected font color or transparent
Text the content of the marquee
Speed set how fast the text is displayed
7only available, if “Marquee“ option is enabled ( »chapter 9.2.6)

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9.2.5 Menu ”Language”
In this menu the user interface language can be set. You can choose between German and English. The adjustment can be made either
in the navigation tree at the point “language“ or on the top right via the language selection box.
9.2.6 Menu ”Setup”
In this menu, various administrative and system settings can be made.

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Specically, the following can be congured:
GUI settings
help information in the status line of the browser
By default, the online help is displayed in an orange colored text box at the bottom
of the page. If this option is selected, the help texts are displayed in the status bar
of your browser instead (must be allowed in the browser settings).
Display all system les
By default “System administration→Backup“ all system les are up- / downloaded
as a single le. By selecting „display all system les“ all system les are displayed.
Now specic les can be selected for up- / download.
Display tabs
By default, the tabs are shown in the upper part of the user interface. Unselect this
option to remove them.
Display status on the right side
By clicking the box, the status of the channels or the system is shifted to the right
of the user interface.
Optimization for low-speed data connectivity
Selecting this option reduces the image size to accodate a low-speed data
connection (GSM).
Output frequency raster
Availabe options are: B/G, D/K, M and L raster. In case of D/K1 the sound carriers
are at 6,5/ 6,25 MHz, D/K2 at 6,5/ 5,74 MHz and D/K3 at 6,5/ 6,74 MHz, the raster
for M is at 6 MHz and for L at 8 MHz. Based on this selection the group delay lter
is set for standard B/G, D/K, M or L raster.
Color System
You can choose between PAL, SECAM and NTSC.
Sound carrier 1 and 2 level attenuation
The setting for the audio carrier 1 is at -10 ... -19 dB, for the sound carrier 2 at -17
... -26 DB. Sound carrier 2 can be switched on or off in the drop-down menu.
Carrier mode
Unmodulated signal for testing.
Fan mode
Available settings are Auto to ON.
Program selection with select box
If is deactivated, the program selection is done via program list in the adjustment
menu. Otherwise the program selection is done in the eld “Selected program“
(»chapter 9.2.4).
Activate user and password check
This option can only be deactivated by the administrator. If disabled, no login is
required ( »chapter 9.1).
SBL headend
Lists all SBL modules, which are located in the same network. By pressing the
“Search“ button the list is updated. All marked modules belong to the headend
and are displayed on the “Overview“ page.
SBL headend

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System administration
The default is to save or load the complete conguration (see rst picture).
Backup
Here the system les can be loaded or saved as a package (except logbook.
txt and status.xml). Thus, it is possible to copy the system les from a PALIOS-
IPM4 module to another. If under GUI setup→Display all system les is selected,
the system les can also be loaded or saved separately (see gure below).
Additional system les can be added.
Update
Click the „Load“-Button to load a software update.
The button “View logbook“ leads to an overview, in which all the processes have
been documented since the start of the GUI. Each operation is listed by date,
time and description. If operations have been executed, the logged on user, who
initiated the action, is saved too. By pressing of the “Erase“ button all entries are
deleted, only possible by the administrator.
System
Location
In this eld a name for the PALIOS-IPM4 can be entered to identify the module
easily. The name will appear on the top right of the website below the language
selection box. It is provided via SNMP: Iso(1)org(3).dod(6).internet(1).mgmt(2).
mib.2(1).system(1).sysLocation(6).
Logout
restarts the user interface
Default
reset to factory default
Reboot
restart of the PALIOS-IPM4 module
Enabling of
Possible software options for the PALIOS-IPM4 module can be enabled. The
registration code must be entered in the input eld and by pressing the “Send“
button. Activated options are displayed in black, inactive are grayed out.

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Date and time
Clicking the “Set“ button, the date and time will be set to that of the PC.
Web interface
The PALIOS-IPM4 supports the DHCP functionality. DHCP-Client is factory
default. Note, that after each factory reset the PALIOS-IPM4 is set to “DHCP-
Client“.
If the DHCP functionality is set to “Off“, the appropriate elds for IP number,
subnet mask and gateway can be set manually to t the network.
If the module is set as “DHCP-Client“, it automatically obtains an IP address
from the DHCP server on the network. The manual network settings are disabled.
By pressing the “Info“ button the automatically assigned network conguration
of the module is displayed. Close the window by clicking in its lower area or wait
20 seconds.
Please note: if the module is set as “DHCP-Server“, the IP address 192.168.1.100
must not be set. If you select this address an error message will be displayed.
In addition to the IP settings, you can congure the DHCP range from which the
connected client IP addresses are assigned. The address range has to match
the IP address and subnet mask of the server and should not be too small. The
default is 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.99.
Along with the DHCP server a local DNS (Domain Name Server) will be set up.
To use it in full extent a connected PC/ laptop must be congured as a DHCP
client. Note that, using Windows, not only the IP address but also the DNS
server address has to be obtained automatically.
If the module is congured as a DHCP server or client and the client has received
an IP address successfully, the module can be accessed via a web browser using
its name. This name is composed of the prex “sbl“ and the module number that
is printed on the back of the module and on the packaging. For example, the
module with the number 0123456 can be found under “sbl0123456“. It might be
necessary to add the domain name. In case that the module was congured as
a server, the name of the domain is “sbl0123456.sbl“. If another DHCP server is
used, ask your administrator for the domain name.
An example for the simplication of the conguration or operation of the headend
via DHCP is, that a SBL module is congured as a server, the remaining modules
and the connected PC/ laptop are congured as a client.
By calling “dhcp.sbl“ in the browser the GUI of the server module is loaded.
Now the headend can be read. So all connected components are found and
listed. The headend can now be stored in the Setup→System administration. By
selecting the respective modules link in the headend overview, you can switch
to the other modules user interface quickly.

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SNMP option
The SNMP settings are only available after the “SNMP“ option was enabled
(»Enabling of).
First section: The “Mode“ selection eld enables or disables the SNMP functionality,
including the sending of traps. The selector “Version“ sets the SNMP version
(version 1, 2 or 3). In the two elds below, the reading and writing via SNMP is
separately indicated for the versions 1 and 2.
In version 3, these two elds are disabled. Here, all registered users of the module
(GUI Settings→Passwords) have the automatic read access to SNMP. The write
access can be enabled or disabled for each user by clicking the SNMP-check box
in the “Passwords“ menu.
By clicking the “MIB“ button the MIB of the module is generated and can be
downloaded.
Second section: The trap settings are done here. First select the trap version:
V1 trap normal traps according to SNMPv1 with specied community
V2 trap normal traps according to SNMPv2 with specied community
V2 inform sends information traps according to SNMPv2 and waits for an
acknowledgement
V3 trap normal traps according to SNMPv3
V3 inform sends information traps according to SNMPv3 and waits for an
acknowledgement
In traps of version 1 and 2 the community can be congured. In traps of version 3
you can congure the user/password and the usage of the network MAC address
as engine ID.
These settings must correspond with the conguration of the trap receiver, so
that traps are successfully transferred. For this purpose a test trap can be sent
by clicking the button “Test“. If a test trap triggered, all pre-preserved traps are
discarded.
Up to 256 IP addresses can be created resp. unlocked to receive the traps.These
are listed under “Receiver IP“.
Third section: events are congured, whether they (and with which thresholds)
trigger traps. There are three ways to congure a trap:
• without parameters, e.g. fan on/ off
• with a free selectable parameter for a medium priority
• with a selectable parameter from a list box for a medium priority
Events
Events leading up to trigger an SNMP trap, can be (de-) activated and their
parameters can be congured.
References and notes:
All users using SNMPv3 must use passwords with at least 8 characters. For SNMPv3 the SBL supports only the authentication
password, not the privacy password. The SBL only supports the MD5 algorithm for authentication password in SNMPv3. Information
traps are specic traps that are available since SNMPv2.If the sender gets no „acknowledge“ from the receiver, it will retransmit until the
„acknowledge“ is received.
A SBL module keeps up to 256 information traps that were not sent successfully. If there are more unconrmed traps, the older traps
are discarded and marked in the logbook as „failed“. A successfully sent trap is also registered in the logbook. In case of power failure
or reboot of the module the non-conrmed traps are lost.
You‘ll nd details in the help text for each event. The critical priorities are set to xed values that can not be changed.
If the web interface of PALIOS-IPM4 module is open, no changes are possible via SNMP.
Passwords
This setting will only appear when you are logged in as administrator, who has the
permission to make administrative changes.
In addition the check box “GUI settings→User and password check“ has to be
enabled. The user ID and password for the administrator can be set in the rst line.
Up to 8 users and passwords can be created. non-admin users have read-only
rights.
The default password for the admin is: 1111
and for users: 0000
If the SNMP option is enabled, for each user a SNMP check box will be displayed.
By clicking the box you assign the writing rights for individual users, available since
SNMP version 3 ( »section SNMP option).

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9.2.7 Menu ”Service”
Here you‘ll nd all service information for the PALIOS-IPM4: the BLANKOM service hotline and e-mail address, the manual as pdf le
and a link to the BLANKOM homepage where the latest software release is available. Also the currently installed software release is
displayed.
9.2.8 Menu ”Level”
In the rst section you can enable or disable the loop through output. If enabled, select the nominal level for all 8 channels in the range
from 62 ... 82 dBµV. If the loop is disabled, the output level of the 8 channels can be set in the range of 76 ... 94 dBµV. Furthermore each
channel can be set individually with an offset of +3 ... -6 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
The buttons simplify the offset level setting if you want to make the same adjustments for all 8 channels. The left button increases the
offset by 0.5 dB, the right button decreases it by 0.5 dB. With the middle button you‘ll set the offset of all 8 channels to 0 dB.

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8.2.9 Menu ”Status”
It shows an overview of the status of the various components per channel, updated every 5 seconds. Listed are only the current values.
mouse over the parameter to display its name in the help box or in the status bar of the browser (according to your conguration).
The listing is in 3 groups: input, modulators and system.
With the drop-down menu at the top right, you select whether you get an overview (all) or if only one of the three groups is displayed.