Cobalt Digital Inc 9223 User manual

Cobalt Digital Inc.
9223 Dual-Channel 3G/HD/SD MPEG-4 Encoder
Product Manual
Version 2.5.0
9223-OM
Version: 2.5.0

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9223 •Dual-Channel 3G/HD/SD MPEG-4 Encoder Product Manual
•Cobalt Digital Inc. Part Number: 9223-OM
•Document Version: 2.5.0
•Printed in the United States.
•Last Author: CGG
•Printing Date: 1/23/2017
The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice or obligation.
Copyright
© 2017 Cobalt Digital Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the written
permission of Cobalt Digital Inc. Reproduction or reverse engineering of copyrighted
software is prohibited.
Notice
The material in this manual is furnished for informational use only. It is subject to change
without notice and should not be construed as commitment by Cobalt Digital Inc. Cobalt
Digital Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or inaccuracies that may appear in
this manual.
Trademarks
•is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited.
•is a registered trademark of Cobalt Digital Inc.
•DashBoard Control System™ is a trademark of Ross Video Limited.
All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in
this manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive
property of their respective owners.

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Important Regulatory and Safety Notices
Before using this product and any associated equipment, refer to the “Important Safety
Instructions”listed below to avoid personnel injury and to prevent product damage.
Products may require specific equipment, and/or installation procedures to be carried out to
satisfy certain regulatory compliance requirements. Notices have been included in this
publication to call attention to these specific requirements.
Symbol Meanings
This symbol on the equipment refers you to important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions within the Product Manual Documentation. Failure to heed this
information may present a major risk of damage or injury to persons or equipment.
Warning — The symbol with the word “Warning” within the equipment manual
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
Caution — The symbol with the word “Caution” within the equipment manual
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
Notice — The symbol with the word “Notice” within the equipment manual indicates a
situation, which if not avoided, may result in major or minor equipment damage or a
situation which could place the equipment in a non-compliant operating state.
ESD Susceptibility — This symbol is used to alert the user that an electrical or
electronic device or assembly is susceptible to damage from an ESD event.
Important Safety Instructions
Caution — This product is intended to be a component product of an 8300 series
frame. Refer to the frame User Manual for important safety instructions regarding the
proper installation and safe operation of the frame as well as its component products.
Warning — Certain parts of this equipment namely the power supply area still present
a safety hazard, with the power switch in the OFF position. To avoid electrical shock,
disconnect all A/C power cards from the chassis’ rear appliance connectors before
servicing this area.

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Warning —Service barriers within this product are intended to protect the operator
and service personnel from hazardous voltages. For continued safety, replace all
barriers after any servicing.
This product contains safety critical parts, which if incorrectly replaced may present a
risk of fire or electrical shock. Components contained with the product’s power supplies
and power supply area, are not intended to be customer serviced and should be
returned to the factory for repair. To reduce the risk of fire, replacement fuses must be
the same time and rating. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.
Maintenance/User Serviceable Parts
Routine maintenance to this Cobalt Digital Inc. product is not required. This product contains no
user serviceable parts. If the frame does not appear to be working properly, please contact
Technical Support using the numbers listed under the “Contact Us”section on the last page of this
manual. All Cobalt Digital Inc. products are covered by a generous 5-year warranty and will be
repaired without charge for materials or labor within this period. See the “Warranty and Repair
Policy”section in this manual for details.
Environmental Information
The equipment that you purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for
its production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the
environment.
To avoid the potential release of those substances into the environment and to diminish the need
for the extraction of natural resources, Cobalt Digital Inc. encourages you to use the appropriate
take-back systems. These systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials from your end-of-life
equipment in an environmentally friendly and health conscious manner.
The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol invites you to use these systems.
If you need more information on the collection, reuse, and recycling systems, please contact your
local or regional waste administration.
You can also contact Cobalt Digital Inc. for more information on the environmental performances
of our products.

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Contents
Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 7
Product Overview ....................................................................................................................... 7
ASI/IP Streaming.................................................................................................................... 8
OTT Protocols......................................................................................................................... 9
Indicators and Switches ................................................................................................................ 10
Rear I/O Panel Indicators.......................................................................................................... 10
Front Indicators......................................................................................................................... 11
Front Switches .......................................................................................................................... 12
9223 Operation and Management................................................................................................. 14
Product Tab................................................................................................................................... 16
Network Tab ................................................................................................................................. 17
Network Configuration Tab...................................................................................................... 17
Network Configuration DNS Tab............................................................................................. 18
Network Statistics Tab.............................................................................................................. 19
Network Statistics DNS Tab..................................................................................................... 20
Encoder 1, Encoder 2 Tabs........................................................................................................... 20
Encoder Configuration Tab.......................................................................................................20
Video Input Auto-Detection ................................................................................................. 21
Multiple Audio Support........................................................................................................ 21
Encoder Basic Configuration Tab......................................................................................... 23
Basic Tab –General Configuration .................................................................................. 24
Basic Tab –Video Configuration ..................................................................................... 25
Basic Tab –Audio Configuration..................................................................................... 29
Basic Tab –Additional Audio Support............................................................................. 32
Basic Tab –Secondary Audio Support............................................................................. 33
Encoder Advanced Configuration Tab ................................................................................. 35
Advanced Tab –Video Parameters................................................................................... 36
Advanced Tab –VBI/Ancillary Data Insertion................................................................ 38
Advanced Tab –Audio Parameters .................................................................................. 41
Advanced Tab –Additional Audio Channels................................................................... 43
Advanced Tab –Mux Parameters..................................................................................... 44
Encoder Connections Tab..................................................................................................... 47
ASI/IP Streaming.............................................................................................................. 48
HTTP Live Streaming....................................................................................................... 48
Direct HTTP Streaming.................................................................................................... 53
RTMP................................................................................................................................ 54
The Apply/Cancel Buttons.................................................................................................... 57
Encoder Statistics Tab............................................................................................................... 58
ASI Outputs Tab ........................................................................................................................... 66
ASI Ports: Configuration Tab................................................................................................... 66
ASI Ports: Statistics Tab........................................................................................................... 69
IP Outputs Tab.............................................................................................................................. 71
IP Outputs: Configuration Tab.................................................................................................. 71

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SMPTE 2022 FEC Support................................................................................................... 74
Completing the Configuration .............................................................................................. 76
Active IP Outputs Table........................................................................................................ 76
Managing Unicast MAC Addresses...................................................................................... 78
IP Outputs: Statistics Tab.......................................................................................................... 78
Connections Tab ........................................................................................................................... 80
Connections Configuration Tab................................................................................................ 80
Source Selection.................................................................................................................... 80
Destination Selection............................................................................................................ 81
Source Selection in the Output Ports.................................................................................... 82
The Established Connections Table...................................................................................... 83
Connection Statistics Tab ......................................................................................................... 84
MPTS Configuration Tab ......................................................................................................... 85
MPTS Configuration Parameters.......................................................................................... 86
MPTS PID/Program Allocation............................................................................................ 86
MPTS Statistics Tab ................................................................................................................. 87
Admin Tab.................................................................................................................................... 88
Admin General Tab................................................................................................................... 88
Admin Firmware Tab................................................................................................................ 89
Admin Config Files Tab ........................................................................................................... 91
User-Saved Configurations................................................................................................... 92
Pre-defined Templates .......................................................................................................... 93
Clear Current Configuration Button ..................................................................................... 94
Admin Test Packet Generator Tab............................................................................................ 94
Admin License Keys Tab..........................................................................................................96
Admin Event Log Tab .............................................................................................................. 98
Playing Video on a Web Page .................................................................................................... 101
Web Pages Served by the 9223............................................................................................... 102
Multicast Streaming............................................................................................................ 103
HTTP Live Streaming......................................................................................................... 104
Direct HTTP Streaming...................................................................................................... 105
Using a Firewall Between the 9223 and the Internet...................................................... 105
Web Browser Support......................................................................................................... 105

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Introduction
The 9223 is an advanced openGear™H.264 SD/HD dual-channel encoder, with the following
features:
•Video Encoding support: up to two channels of SD or HD H.264 encoding, with a
maximum resolution of 1920×1080p60 per channel.
•Audio Encoding support: up to two channels of MPEG-1 Layer II or AAC-LC, and up to
two additional channels of MPEG-1 Layer II.
•Video Inputs: support for composite, SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3G-SDI.
•Audio Inputs: support for analog audio, and SDI embedded digital audio.
•Outputs: 2 ASI ports and 2 Ethernet ports, supporting 100 Mb/s and 1 Gb/s operation.
•Replication: each encoded stream can be replicated on both ASI ports and 4 times on
each Ethernet port.
•Support for UDP/RTP on Ethernet.
•Support for Over-The-Top (OTT) protocols: HTTP Live Streaming, RTMP, Direct
HTTP.
•Support for SMPTE 2022 FEC on Ethernet.
•Closed-Captioning support (both EIA-608 and EIA-708 captions).
•AFD extraction and insertion support.
•Support for pre-compressed Dolby AC-3 pass-through embedded in SDI inputs.
•Support for SCTE-104 to SCTE 35 conversion.
•Multiplexing support: each output can be configured to carry either encoder as a Single
Program Transport Stream (SPTS), or both encoders as a Multi Program Transport
Stream (MPTS).
Typical application scenarios for the 9223 are:
•Contribution and Distribution.
•Video Distribution over IP backbones.
•IPTV headends.
•Monitoring
•High-Quality OTT generation
Product Overview
The 9223 supports up to two H.264 SD/HD encoders, with up to four stereo pairs of audio
encoding. One stereo pair is dedicated to each video encoder, and the remaining two stereo pairs
can be individually associated with either channel. The encoded transport stream can be routed
and replicated to Ethernet and ASI outputs. Both SPTS and MPTS outputs are supported.
The following inputs are available:
•Software-configurable Composite or SDI video inputs
•SDI video inputs support SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 3G-SDI
•Analog audio stereo inputs

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•SDI embedded audio support
•Two internal test packet generators (which can be used to generate ASI or IP test
streams)
The following outputs are available:
•Two ASI outputs
•Two Ethernet outputs, supporting full-duplex 100 Mb/s and 1 Gb/s operation
Each of the encoder channels in the 9223 can operate in one of two modes:
•ASI/IP Streaming: used in traditional broadcast applications. The encoded bitstream
transmitted over ASI or IP using UDP/RTP protocols, with replication capability.
•OTT Protocols: used for Internet streaming. These include RTMP, HLS and Direct HTTP.
ASI/IP Streaming
For ASI/IP streaming, configuring the 9223 includes the following steps:
Step 1: Configure the encoders.
Step 2: Configure the outputs (ASI or IP).
Step 3: Make connections between inputs and outputs.
The connections between inputs and outputs can be made as part of the input or output
configuration steps. The 9223 supports many-to-many connections.
The overall architecture is depicted below.

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Test
Generator
Inputs Outputs
••• •••
ASI 1
ETH1
ETH2
Upto 4
Upto 4
Switch
ASI 2
A/V
1
Composite/SDI
Unbalanced
Audio
Switch
Test
Generator
A/V
2
Composite/SDI
Unbalanced
Audio
Encoder
1
Mux
Encoder
2
For the remainder of this manual, the term port for a physical input/output port (such as ASI or
Ethernet), and stream for a transport stream present in the port. ASI ports support only one
stream, while Ethernet ports support multiple streams.
OTT Protocols
For OTT Protocols, all the configuration steps happen at the encoder –there is no connection
phase. The overall architecture in OTT mode is depicted below.
Inputs Outputs
ETH1
ETH2
A/V
1
Composite/SDI
Unbalanced
Audio
Switch
A/V
2
Composite/SDI
Unbalanced
Audio
Encoder
1
Encoder
2
OTT Processor
Control
ITV-EN460c/d only

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Indicators and Switches
The 9223 card and its rear module is intended for installation only in 20-slot openGear
®
frames
such as the 20-slot DFR-8321 frame or the Cobalt 8321 frame. Prior to installing the card, first
install the corresponding rear panel I/O module.
Rear I/O Panel Indicators
The 9223 rear I/O panel is depicted below. It includes two software-configurable
Composite/SDI video inputs on standard BNC connectors, two ASI output ports on standard
BNC connectors, four analog audio inputs on standard RCA connectors or 3-pin balanced
terminal blocks (where available), and two 100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet ports on standard RJ-45
connectors.
Note: For HW version 4 or greater, this product is available with unbalanced or balanced analog
audio inputs (depending on rear I/O module used). Balanced analog audio in is not available on
earlier HW versions.
Each of the video inputs has a green indicator LED, with the following states:
•LED off: no video signal detected, or input not configured.
•LED flashing: video input locked to the video signal.
oLED flashing about once per second: input video is SD.
oLED flashing about twice per second: input video is HD-SDI.
oLED flashing about 4 times per second: input video is 3G-SDI (1080p60).
Each of the ASI output ports has a green indicator LED, with the following states:
•LED off: ASI output port is disabled.
•LED flashing: ASI output port is configured and enabled.
Each of the Gigabit Ethernet ports has two indicator LEDs, with the following states:
•Green LED:
oOff: No link
oOn: Link
•Yellow LED:
oOff: No activity (transmit and/or receive)
oFlashing: Port is currently transmitting and/or receiving

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ETH1
AUD1
RT
AUD1
LFT
ASI1
ETH2
AUD2
RT
AUD2
LFT
ASI2
VID2
VID1
ETH1 ETH2
G
_
+
G
_
+
G
_
+
G
_
+
L AUD1 R
L AUD2 R
ASI1 ASI2
VID2
VID1
Balanced Audio Unbalanced Audio
Note that the balanced audio rear I/O panel is only supported boards with hardware version 4 and
higher. The hardware version is available in the Product Tab in DashBoard.
Front Indicators
A similar set of indicators exist in the front of the board. These are visible when the frame front
door is opened. The indicator layout is depicted below.
The LED indicators are as follows:
•Status LED: indicates the overall status of the board.
oGreen: no active alarm
oRed: at least one critical alarm present
When inserting a board in the frame, this LED will be red until the board starts operation.
At that point, it will turn green if there is no active alarm or stay red if there is at least one
alarm.
•Power OK LED: indicates that the power received from the frame is OK.
oGreen: power OK
oOff: no power (or insufficient voltage –check the frame power status)
•VID 1 and VID 2 LEDs: these behave exactly the same as the corresponding rear I/O
panel indicators.
•AS1 1 and ASI 2 LEDs: these behave exactly the same as the corresponding rear I/O
panel indicators.
•ENC1 and ENC2 LEDs: these LEDs flash if the corresponding encoder is running, with
output available for routing to ASI, UDP or RTP. They will not flash if the encoder is

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stopped (either by explicit configuration or by lack of input) or if it is in one of the Web
streaming modes (HTTP Live Streaming or Direct HTTP Streaming).
•ETH1 and ETH2 LEDs: these indicate the status of the corresponding Ethernet
connection.
oOff: no link
oOn: link OK, no activity
oBlinking: link OK, port is transmitting and/or receiving packets
Status Power OK
VID2
ASI 2
ENC 2
VID1
ASI 1
ENC 1
ETH2 ETH1
Top Corner
The 9223 board has other LEDs that may or may not be illuminated. They are intended for
engineering debug only.
Front Switches
The 9223 has two pushbutton-type switches in the front, just below the LEDs, as depicted below.
Their operation is as follows:
•Default IP Switch: This switch is used to recover the board in the unlikely case of a
corrupted or broken firmware update. In most cases, the 9223 will detect the error and
automatically fall back into the factory-default firmware load. If it does not, pull the card
out, press and hold this switch, and push the card back into the frame while still holding

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the switch. You can release the switch once the Status LED turns orange. This action
causes the card to revert to the factory-default firmware.
•Reset Switch: Pressing this pushbutton switch causes the card to reset.
Default IP
Reset
TopCorner

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9223 Operation and Management
The 9223 is configured using the free Dashboard™application, which is available for Windows,
Apple OS X, and Linux.
The 9223 user interface is depicted below. As with any openGear™card, it is divided into a
statistics panel on the left, and a configuration panel on the right. Each panel has multiple tabs,
corresponding to the various functions in the card. Note that the Card State alarm indicator is
also reflected in the green/red Status LED in the front of the board. The Status LED will be
green when Card State is green or yellow, and will be red when Card State is red.
The following tabs are available:
•Product: this tab provides general information on the card, including firmware version,
uptime, temperatures, and other parameters. It appears only on the Statistics panel.
•Network: this tab is used to configure the IP addresses and network information for the
Ethernet ports. The statistics side of the panel includes some additional information such
as link state.
•Encoder 1, Encoder 2: these tabs are used to configure the two encoder channels.
•ASI Outputs: this tab is used to configure/monitor the ASI ports.
•IP Outputs: this tab is used to configure/monitor the IP Output ports. The configuration
panel provides the facilities to create, manage and delete ports; the statistics panel
includes transmission status information.
•Connections: this tab is used to configure/monitor connections. The configuration panel
provides facilities to create, edit and delete connections; the statistics panel provides a
table where the status of all the connections in the unit can be inspected at a glance.
•Admin: this tab is used for general administrative functions, such as firmware upgrades,
licensing, logs, and configuration management. The Test Packet Generator configuration
is also found under this tab.

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Product Tab
The Product Tab contains basic information about the 9223.
The following information is available:
•Build Date: Date the firmware image was built.
•Supplier: Cobalt Digital Inc.
•Product: 9223.
•Software revision: This indicates the firmware revision currently running. The format is
Major Version •Minor Version •Build Number.
•Serial Number: This is the serial number of this particular 9223 card.
•Rear Module: This indicates the status of the Rear I/O Module. It can have one of the
following states:
oOK: The Rear Module is the correct module for the 9223.
oNot Installed: The 9223 is not connected to a rear module. The card is
operating normally, but it will not be useful as there are no input and output
connections to it.
oWrong Module: The 9223 is connected to a rear module that was not
designed for it (most likely from another openGear™vendor). Depending on the
signals present on that module, there may be a chance of damage to the 9223; It is
recommended that this situation be rectified immediately. This alarm will cause
the front status LED to turn red.
•Analog Audio Input: This indicates the type of analog audio input (balanced or
unbalanced). This field will have an indication of unknown for
unrecognized/unsupported rear I/O panels.
•Card Uptime: Indicates how long the card has been running since it was last rebooted.
•Ambient Temperature: Temperature, in degrees Cesius, of the air intake of the card
(measured at the front edge of the card).
•Internal Temperature: Temperature, in degrees Cesius, at the back of the card.
•MDP Core Temperature: Temperature, in degrees Cesius, of the core MediaStorm
processing element.
The openGear™frame is designed to operate in environments with up to 40
o
C ambient. There is
typically a 5
o
C temperature raise from the external ambient to the “Ambient Temperature”
measured by the 9223. If that measurement is at 45
o
C or higher, action must be taken to cool
down the ambient temperature.

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Network Tab
The Network Tab allows for configuration/monitoring of the two Ethernet ports.
Network Configuration Tab
The Network Configuration Tab is used to set the individual parameters for each of the Ethernet
ports.
•The Interfaces tab is used to set the individual parameters for each of the streaming
Ethernet ports.
•The DNS tab is used to optionally configure DNS servers.
Note: RTMP support requires that the device be capable of Domain Name Resolution (DNS
support), as many CDNs use DNS-based load-balancing.
The following parameters can be configured:
•Alarm on Link Loss: If set to Yes, the card will raise an alarm if this Ethernet interface
looses link. The Card State indicator in Dashboard™and the front Status LED will both
be red. If set to No, the card will still report loss of link in the Statistics page but no
alarm will be raised. It is recommended that the alarm for ports that are in use be turned
on; only turn it off if you do not plan to connect that port to a network.
•IP Address: Enter the desired IP address for this Ethernet port.
•Subnet Mask: Enter the desired subnet mask for this Ethernet port.
•Default Gateway: Enter the desired default gateway for this Ethernet port, or 0.0.0.0 if
no gateway is available.
•Interface Settings: If you make any changes to the IP Address, Subnet Mask and/or
Default Encoder fields, the Apply and Cancel buttons become active. The changes only
take effect when you press the Apply button. Pressing the Cancel button reverts the
fields back to their original values. Note that the 9223 will check the consistency of the
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data entered and will reject invalid combinations (i.e., combinations where the gateway is
outside the interface subnet). Once the Apply button is pressed, a status message appears
just below the Cancel button, as follows:
•Interface speed: Configures the speed of the interface. The 9223 Ethernet interfaces
only support two modes: 100 Mb/s Full-Duplex and 1 Gb/s Full-Duplex
1
.
oAuto-Negotiate: The Ethernet port will auto-negotiate the speed.
o100 Mb/s Full-Duplex: Force the port to 100Mb/s Full-Duplex mode. Note that
the port will still perform auto-negotiation, but it will only advertise this mode.
o1Gb/s Full-Duplex: restrict the operation to 1Gb/s Full-Duplex mode. Note that
the port will still perform auto-negotiation, but it will only advertise this mode.
Notes:
oIf the 9223 streaming Ethernet interfaces are connected to a 10 Mb/s switch, hub,
or network feed, link will not be established and the port will not recognize the
connection.
oIf you select 100 Mb/s Full-Duplex or 1 Gb/s Full-Duplex and the
corresponding streaming Ethernet interface is connected to a switch, hub or
network feed that does not support the selected speed, link will not be established
and the port will not recognize the connection.
oIf the interface speed is set to Auto-Negotiate, the streaming Ethernet port will
allow link to be established in 100 Mb/s Half-Duplex mode. However, this will
be flagged as a warning.
Network Configuration DNS Tab
The DNS tab allows manual configuration of up to two DNS servers. They do not need to be in
the same subnetwork as the streaming ports, as long as at least one default gateway is configured.
DNS is only used in conjunction with the RTMP output functionality. If you are not using
RTMP, there is no need to configure DNS servers.
1
Support for 10 Mb/s and Half-Duplex modes has been discontinued, as these are unsuitable for MPEG transport
over IP applications. Moreover, any modern switch supports at least 100 Mb/s Full-Duplex.

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DNS server configuration takes effect immediately, as soon as the information is entered.
DNS Servers configured in the Control Tab have priority over servers configured here.
Network Statistics Tab
The Network Statistics Tab reports the current IP configuration of each Ethernet port, as well as
their link state and running status.
The following parameters are reported in the Network Statistics tab:
•Alarm on Link Loss: Reports the current setting of this parameter.
•IP Address: Reports the current IP Address for the port.
•Subnet Mask: Reports the current Subnet Mask for the port.
•Default Gateway: Reports the current Default Gateway for the port.
•Interface Speed: Reports the current setting for this parameter.
•Port 1/2 Link: This indicator has the following states:
oLink OK: The port has established link with the switch.
oHalf-Duplex Link: The port is set to Auto-Negotiate, and it has achieved
100 Mb/s Half-Duplex link with the network connection. We do not consider Half-
Duplex links suitable for video communication. The port will operate, but we
recommend that this be addressed. If Alarm on Link Loss is set to Yes, the

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Dashboard™Card State will be yellow if there are no higher-priority alarms
present.
oNo Link: The port does not currently have link. If Alarm on Link Loss is set to
Yes, the Dashboard™Card State will be red and the Status LED in the front of the
board will also be red. If Alarm on Link Loss is set to No, this indicator will still be
red, but the alarm will not propagate.
•Port 1/2 Status: This indicator is the port overrun status. It has the following states:
oOK: The port is operating normally.
oTX Overflow: In the current configuration, the IP outputs are attempting to
transmit more than the port capacity (i.e., the overall output data for this port
exceeds the interface speed of 100 Mb/s or 1 Gb/s). The Dashboard™Card State
will be red and the Status LED in the front of the board will also be red. In this
case, reduce the output bit rate (either by reducing the encoder bit rates or by
removing output ports). If this indicator is red, data is being dropped.
•Link Speed (Mb/s): This parameter reports the actual speed negotiated with the switch
for the port. If the port has no link, the value reported here is zero.
•MAC Address: This reports the MAC address of the Ethernet port.
Network Statistics DNS Tab
The Network Statistics DNS Tab reports the current DNS configuration.
Encoder 1, Encoder 2 Tabs
The Encoder 1/Encoder 2 Tabs are used to configure/monitor the individual encoder channels.
The parameters in these two tabs are identical.
Encoder Configuration Tab
The Encoder Configuration Tab is further divided into the following 3 tabs:
•Basic Tab: contains the more important configuration parameters, which all users are
likely to change.
•Advanced Tab: contains the advanced configuration parameters, which do not
necessarily need to be changed.
•Connections Tab: allows the creation of connections between this encoder and the ASI
and IP output ports.