Caton NAE1000 User manual

Network Audio Encoder
NAE1000
User Manual

NAE1000 User Manual
Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................................1
1.1 Abstract............................................................................................................1
1.2 Main Features...................................................................................................1
1.3 Application Scenarios......................................................................................2
1.4 Panel Design ....................................................................................................2
1.4.1 Front Panel............................................................................................2
1.4.2 Rear Panel.............................................................................................3
2 Power up ....................................................................................................................4
3 Front Panel Control..................................................................................................5
3.1 Control Method................................................................................................5
3.2 Menu Overview ...............................................................................................6
4 Web Control..............................................................................................................8
4.1 Web browser configuration and log in.............................................................8
4.1.1 Web browser configuration...................................................................8
4.1.2 Log In....................................................................................................9
4.2 Basic Configuration.......................................................................................10
4.3 Advanced Configuration................................................................................11
4.4 Status..............................................................................................................12
4.5 System Information........................................................................................12
4.5.1 System Info.........................................................................................13
4.5.2 Load Default .......................................................................................13
4.5.3 Reboot.................................................................................................13
4.5.4 Upgrade...............................................................................................14
4.5.5 Password.............................................................................................14
5 Technical Specifications .........................................................................................16
5.1 Audio Encoding.............................................................................................16
5.2 Input & Output...............................................................................................16
5.3 Physical Specifications ..................................................................................16
5.4 Environment Specifications...........................................................................16

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1 Introduction
1.1 Abstract
Caton NAE1000 digital audio encoder is a purpose-built product focused on
audio encoding solution for audio-only professional broadcasting application. Instead
of utilizing spare audio ports on existing video encoders, NAE1000 is specialized for
setting up the most professional audio encoding system.
NAE1000 supports advanced audio encoding, such as MPEG1 Layer II、AAC etc.
It also supports IP output, can set up digital audio broadcasting system rapidly,
providing ideal digital audio broadcasting service via Ethernet/Internet.
1.2 Main Features
Support MPEG1 Layer II, AAC audio encoding (Mono/Stereo)
Support AES/EBU digital audio input
Built- in 10/100 Base-T Ethernet IP output
Support UDP, RTMP protocol
Support WEB control
1U rack-mounted single channel audio encoder；
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1.3 Application Scenarios
NAE1000 can seamlessly connect to Streaming Media Server such as Wowza. It
can provide audio real-time live broadcasting service via Ethernet/Internet, can be
used widely for radio station, campus, enterprise or personal radio station, perfectly
meets audio requirements in booming Mobile Internet Age.
1.4 Panel Design
1.4.1 Front Panel
The front panel consists of Indicator Light, OLED Screen, Control Buttons.
1) Indicator Light：Indicate the current device status. The 4 lights represent
(from top to bottom):
iPower Light: Green represent right power status, Red represent abnormal
power status.
ii Encoding Light: Green represent right encoding status, Red represent
abnormal encoding status.
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iii Undefined Light: This light is not defined.
iv Audio Input Light: Green represent right audio input status, Red represent
abnormal audio input status.
2) OLED Screen: Display the basic configuration & parameters of the device.
3) Control Buttons: Include “Select”, “Adjust”, “Enter” and “Esc”.
1.4.2 Rear Panel
The rear panel consists of ETH, Reset, AES-EBU interface, Power Switch and
Power.
1) AES-EBU interface: Input Audio Signals.
2) ETH(x2): Network interface to control the device through Internet，also for
IP output of encoded streaming.
3) Reset: Press over 5 seconds to recover to the default settings.
4) Power Switch: After the power supply, press the button to start the device.
5) Power: Connect the external power to supply to the device
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2 Power up
After the power supply, press the power switch to start the device. Then the
OLED screen will display as follows:
P Lock>>>>>>>Unlock
V 192.168.050.016
A
E Lock>>>>>>>Unlock
P ←Menu →
V 1.1 Device IP Address
A 192.168.050.016
E
Starting
Loading Power On
Starting
Completed
Screen Locked
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3 Front Panel Control
3.1 Control Method
Through the NAE1000 front panel, user can do the following operations:
Unlock: Slide the “Select” button or “Adjust” button from left to right to
unlock the OLED screen. The screen will be locked if there is no operation
over 1 minute.
Enter: Press the “Enter” button to enter the submenu or save the
modifications.
Esc: Press the “Esc” button to return to the upper menu or cancel the
modifications.
Select: Press the “Select” button to select the menu or select the position of
parameters.
Adjust: Press the “Adjust” button to select the option or modify the
parameter value.
Steps to configure parameters through front panel:
Slide the “Select” button to select the menu, press the “Enter” button to enter the
edit mode:
To modify the value of parameters, slide the “Select” button to select the position
of parameters. After the cursor moved to the right position, slide the “Adjust” button
to adjust the value of parameters (Slide the “Adjust” button towards the left to
decrease the value, Slide towards the right to increase the value). Press the “Enter”
button to save the modifications, press the “Esc” button to cancel the modifications.
To change the option of parameters, slide the “Adjust” button to select the option.
Press the “Enter” button to save the modifications, press the “Esc” button to cancel
the modifications.
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3.2 Menu Overview
Device IP Address：View or set the IP address of the device.
User can customize IP address of the device. The default IP address of the device
is 192.168.1.12.
Subnet Mask：View or set the subnet mask of the device.
User can customize subnet mask of the device. The default subnet mask of the
device is 255.255.255.0。
Gateway：View or set the gateway of the device.
User can customize gateway of the device. The default gateway of the device is
192.168.1.1。
DHCP：View or select whether to open DHCP or not.
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Audio Input：View the audio input.
Audio Rate：View or set the audio bit rate.
User can customize audio bit rate of the device. The range is 00010 to 01000.
Audio Status：View the status of the audio input.
Stream Status：View the status of the audio encoding.
Recovery：Recover to the default setting.
NO：Not to recover；YES：Recover to the default setting.
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4 Web Control
4.1 Web browser configuration and log in
4.1.1 Web browser configuration
User can configure the device via Internet. Take the follow steps to log in before
using web UI control:
Prepare a PC with web browser.
Connect PC and the device through network interface.
Make sure that the IP address of the device and PC are in the same network
segment: Click ，then click ，In the “open”the back
of the blank input “CMD”and Click ,then you will see:
Input ipconfig, click enter, you will see:
Tips
：
202.0.0.134 is the local IP address of the PC.
Confirm the device’s IP address via front panel, as shown in figure 4.1 :
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Figure 4.1 Front Panel Display
Tips
：
192.168.50.16 is the local IP address of the device.
If the IP address of the device and PC are in the different network segments,
please modify the device’s IP address to make sure that the IP address of the
device and PC are in the same network segment.
Tips: Ensure that the IP address was not occupied in the network to avoid
address conflict.
4.1.2 Log In
Input the device IP address in the web browser, click enter, you will see the page
as shown in figure 4.2:
Figure 4.2 Log In
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Input default account and password, the default account and password are both
“admin”. You can change the password after login. Please refer to 4.5.5 Password
When you get a successful user authentication at the login prompt, you will see
as shown in figure 4.3.
Figure 4.3 Log in successfully
You can view or set the parameter from the main menu of
Config/Advance/Status/Sys Info and the drop-down menu.
4.2 Basic Configuration
Select Config in the main menu, then you will see as shown in figure 4.4.
Figure 4.4 Configuration
You can configure the basic settings of the device referring to table 4-1. Click
to save the modifications.
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Table 4-1 Basic Configuration Parameters
Menu Range
Audio Audio Input Interface AES/EBU
Compressed Bit Rate(kbps) 10~1000
Equipment
IPAddress <Custom>
Sub Mask <Custom>
Default Gateway <Custom>
DHCP Disable
Enable
Target Server
Protocol UDP
RTMP
Port <Custom>
Address <Custom>
Tips
：
Target IP address can be not only a unicast address but also a multicast address.
When it is a unicast address, the IP address of the device and the target IP address should be
in the same IP network segment.
4.3 Advanced Configuration
Select Advance in the main menu, then you will see as shown in figure 4.5.
Figure 4.5 Advance
You can configure the advanced settings of the device referring to table 4-2.
Click to save the modifications.
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Table 4-2 Advanced Configuration Parameters
Menu Range
Audio Compress STD AAC
Audio Track
Stereo
Mono-L
Mono-R
SDI Audio Channel 0~3
HDMIAudio Channel 0~3
4.4 Status
Select Status in the main menu, then you will see as shown in figure 4.6.
Figure 4.6 Status
You can view the status of the device.
4.5 System Information
You can view or set system information from the drop-menu of Sys Info. The
drop-down menu of Sys Info is as show in figure 4.7.
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Figure 4.7 the drop-down menu of Sys Info
4.5.1 System Info
Select System Info from the drop-menu of Sys Info, then you will see as show in
figure 4.8.
Figure 4.8 System Information
You can view the system information of the device.
4.5.2 Load Default
Select Load Default from the drop-menu of Sys Info, then you will see as show
in figure 4.9.
Figure 4.9 Load Default
You can click to recover to the default settings.
4.5.3 Reboot
Select Reboot from the drop-menu of Sys Info, then you will see as show in
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figure 4.10.
Figure 4.10 Reboot
You can click to reboot the device.
4.5.4 Upgrade
Select SW Upgrade from the drop-menu of Sys Info, then you will see as show
in figure 4.11.
Figure 4.11 Upgrade
You can upgrade the software version of the device. Click to select
the upgrade file, and click to upgrade the device. The upgrade process will
last about half a minute. The device will reboot automatically after upgraded, and
recover to the default settings.
4.5.5 Password
Select Password from the drop-menu of Sys Info, then you will see as show in
figure 4.12.
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Figure 4.12 Password
Click to save the new password, click to cancel the
modifications.
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5 Technical Specifications
5.1 Audio Encoding
Audio Encoding MPEG-1 Layer II（MP2），AAC-LC
Encoding Mode Mono, Stereo
Sampling Frequency 48KHz
Sampling Precision 24bit
Encoding Bit Rate MPEG-1 Layer II（MP2）: 112,128,160,192,224,256, 320,384Kbps
AAC:30Kbps～384Kbps
5.2 Input & Output
Audio Input Digital Audio (AES/EBU)
Input Interface CANNON (1 x XLR female)
Audio Output IP output (UDP, RTMP）
IP Output Protocol AAC Over RTMP，MP2 Over UDP，AAC Over UDP
IP Interface 2 x RJ45，10/100 Base-T
5.3 Physical Specifications
Size 19"x1.75"x 24"(1RU), 48.26cm x 4.45cm x 60.69cm
Color Gray
Weight 3.4Kg
5.4 Environment Specifications
Power Module 2 (Built-in 2 battery module)
Voltage AC 100～240V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption <40W
Temperature -10~50℃
Operating Humidity ＜90%（Non-condensate）
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