BridgeTech VB20 User manual

This guide covers the following Bridge Technologies devices: VB120, VB20, VB220
and VB330. Oponal interface modules, like demodulators, do not require inial
set-up. For further informaon download the User Manual and refer to secon
4.1. The serial number can be found on the unit.
Note: that individual probes in a chassis must be configured separately.
These modules have a USB port.
Manuals can be downloaded from the end-user log-in area of Bridge
Technologies’ web site
www.bridgetech.tv - click Login
user name: customer
password: xmas4u
Health and safety
Read the safety chapter of the User’s Manual, to avoid potenal hazard.
Technical support
Contact your Bridge Technologies Partner/Reseller or refer to your support
agreement.
Warranty/Soware Upgrades/Training/General enquiries
Contact your Bridge Technologies Partner/Reseller.
Unpack Equipment
Check that there are no obvious damages to equipment due to transport. If
equipment appears to be damaged, please contact your Bridge Technologies
reseller for support.
In addion to the Bridge Technologies hardware itself, the shipment should
include a power cable (two for enhanced chassis) and a USB cable.
Install Equipment and Power Up
Equipment designed for rack installaon should be securely connected to the
rack using rack screws suitable for the rack type.
Note that there should be sucient room for air to freely ow around
the unit, ensuring proper cooling. Also note the direcon of air ow for
your chassis type prior to installaon (refer to the User’s Manual).
When the equipment is installed, it can be powered up by connecng it to a
power outlet using the power cable(s). Bridge Technologies devices for AC mains
can operate in the range 100–240VAC. Refer to the User’s Manual for a
descripon of DC power connecon.
InitialConguration
There are 2 alternave ways of performing an inial configuraon:
1. Preconfigured IP address of the probe management port (Go to 1.)
2. Via serial console emulated over USB (Go to 2.)
In the box: Monitoring Probe + Power cord & supply USBA-A Cable
QUICK START GUIDE
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1. Conguration Using the Pre-Set IP-Address
The factory sengs for the wired management interface are:
Management (eth1) IP address: 10.0.20.101
Management (eth1) subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
In order to connect to the eth1 management port, the PC used for set-up should
have corresponding network sengs. Connect directly to the device’s eth1
management port using an Ethernet cable.
For Windows, the network parameters are set in the Control Panel - Network
and Internet - Network and Sharing Center - Local Area Connecon - Properes
- Internet Protocol Version 4 Properes. Select the user defined address.
Set the PC’s IP address to 10.0.20.100 and the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.
When the IP address of the PC has been set to match the device’s factory seng,
the permanent network sengs can be configured through the regular web
browser interface.
2. Connecting to the serial console over USB
For the inial set-up, do the following:
1. Install a driver for the USB communicaon
(if not already supported by the operang system)
2. Set the management IP address
Most operang systems will have nave support for the FT232 driver needed.
When a USB cable is connected between a PC and the monitoring probe, the
operang system will detect a new USB device. For Windows, the new device will
appear as a COM port in the Device Manager shown below.
If the operang system does not detect the probe, download and install a driver
for it from the chip manufacturer at hp://www.dichip.com/. Select first Drivers,
then VCP followed by the operang system (VCP is short for Virtual COM Port).
If it is not already connected, connect the USB cable between the USB port on
the probe and a USB port on the PC.
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Start a terminal program.
- Windows XP users can use Hyperterm
- Linux users can use Minicom
For later versions of Windows, that do not ship with a terminal program, the free
applicaon PuTTY may be downloaded from:
hp://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puy/
Select the new COM port that appears as the USB cable is plugged in (Linux users
should check /var/log/messages to see what device to use) and establish a serial
connecon to the monitoring probe, using these communicaon parameters:
• Baud rate: 9600
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: None
Press ENTER a few mes to bring up the login prompt.
Log in using the user name admin and the password elvis.
A simple text based menu system should now be displayed. To change a seng,
press the appropriate character from the le-most column, enter the new value
and confirm by pressing ENTER. If DHCP is enabled, you can find the currently
assigned IP address by selecng the ethStatusDoc opon.
The monitoring probe is equipped with two network interfaces called manage-
ment (or eth1) and data/video (or eth0).
Congure at least one of the interfaces from the terminal and
then do the rest of the setup from a web browser.
Depending on the installed license, an addional data interface, labelled data2
(eth2), may also be available.
The monitoring probe supports both in-band management (i.e. using eth0 for
both data/video and management) and separate management (i.e. using eth1 for
management). In any case make sure that the subnets configured for eth0 and
eth1 do not overlap – otherwise the probe will not work properly.
Note that if IP addresses for eth0 and eth1 are configured so that the
subnets overlap, the IP address of one of the ports will be automacally
set to 1.1.1.1 by the monitoring probe.
Conguring the management interface:
Edit values for IP address, netmask and mm_gateway or enable dhcp instead.
Make sure Management is enabled (set to true) – otherwise management via
web will not be possible.
Conguring the data/video interface:
Enter values for data_ipa, data_mask, data_gateway or al- ternavely enable
data_dhcp. Set data_management to true to enable web access via the data
interface. When all the listed parameters have been configured, the probe must
be rebooted to let the parameters take eect. This is achieved by selecng the
reboot opon and confirming by selecng ‘t’ for TRUE.
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For more informaon refer to user manual, secon 5 & 6.
Verifying Correct Initial Setup
Once the probe management network interface has been configured, all further
configuraon takes place using a web browser over HTTP.
Launch a web browser applicaon on the management PC.
The following web browsers are supported:
• Microso Edge
• Microso Internet Explorer 11 or higher
• Mozilla Firefox 29 or higher
• Google Chrome
• Apple Safari
Type the IP address of the probe, as set in the inial set-up procedure, in the
browser URL field and press ENTER.
The default management view should be displayed inside the browser. The
interface is shown below. Some funconality may require addional licenses to
be installed.
Check Licensing
Check that the device licensing is correct in the About - License view.
Set Network Parameters
Set Ethernet network parameters. This is done in the Setup — Ethernet view.
Connect Media Signals
Connect media signal cables. Depending on the device hardware and soware
opons this might include:
• Ethernet cable carrying mulcast and/or unicast streams
• Coax cable carrying an ASI/MPEG-2 transport stream
• RF cable carrying a modulated signal
Dene Input Signals
ASI
An ASI signal needs no parameter sengs; it is automacally detected by the
probe and monitored by default. Refer to the User’s Manual for configuraon of
the oponal VB242 Mulple ASI Input module.
Ethernet
The probe will only monitor streams that are configured and joined. This is done
in the Ethernet - Mulcasts view.
RF signal
RF parameters are set in the <RF> — Tuning Setup view. Check the RF input LED
for signal lock once parameters have been set.
Verify Correct Operation
When input signal definion has been performed the device will start monitor
ing. Check relevant monitoring views for correct device operaon.
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