IKUSI TNS-101 User manual

TNS-101 (Ref. 5114)
FTA or MultiCrypt DVB-T ➞➞
➞➞
➞IP Streamer — Common Interface
Configuration and Settings
User Manual
Television on IP Networks

Configuration and Setting of the TNS-101 Streamer Module
June 2009
Revision A
IKUSI - Ángel Iglesias, S.A.
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User Manual
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CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 4
This Manual ................................................................................................................. 4
Product Description...................................................................................................... 4
Chapter One - Configuration of the TNS-101 Streamer .......................................................... 5
Configuration.......................................................................................................... 6 -10
Save/Restore Configuration ....................................................................................... 11
General Report .......................................................................................................... 12
Chapter Two - TNS-101 Streamer Settings .......................................................................... 13
Input Settings ............................................................................................................. 14
Output Settings ..................................................................................................... 15-17
SAP Channel Settings ............................................................................................... 18
CAM User Menu ........................................................................................................ 19
SNMP Cofguration ................................................................................................ 20/21
Chapter Three - TNS-101 Streamer Status Information ....................................................... 22
Status Information ...................................................................................................... 23
Chapter Four - TNS-101 Streamer Reports .......................................................................... 24
Input Services ............................................................................................................ 25
Output Streams .......................................................................................................... 26
System Logs .............................................................................................................. 27
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This Manual
This manual describes the configuration and settings programme for the TNS-101 Streamer Module.
It is the second part of the user documentation for said module, the first part of which is the Installation
and Access manual supplied in paper format.
Product Description
TNS-101 streamers are DVB-T to IP gateways designed to broadcast in multicast the services (TV and Radio
programmes) issued from FTA or encrypted digital terrestrial reception; in case of encrypted signal, a CAM
containing the operator's smart card must fit the front panel slot. The IP streams can be viewed using an IPTV
set-top box or a software video player.
TNS-101 modules have an IKUSI ClassA mechanical format. As such, they are fixed to BAS-700 / BAS-900
baseplates or to an SMR-601 rack frame, and are +12 VDC powered from a CFP module.
Characteristics
●Input: 1 DVB-T transport stream (MPTS). Output: up to 8 simultaneous, IP-encapsulated services (TV programmes), with
individual multicast addresses.
●Information filtering of DVB tables.
●UDP & RTP transmission protocols.
●Web interface for configuration and setting.
●Alarm information SNMP agent.
●SAP & SDP protocols that facilitate automatic service selection on the user's STB and provide information to external servers.
ADVANCED
PID filtering
PSI/SI parsing
Transparent ECM & EMM messaging
PAT and PMT table regeneration
Routing or blocking for CAT, NIT, SDT, EIT, TDT tables
Configurable QoS marking
Configurable Time To Live
Program Access Screen
Introduction
Once the desired programme language has been chosen [Spanish (es), English (en), French (fr) ], enter
the password and click on OK.
Note: The default password — admin — can (and must) be changed as explained on page 9.
When a connection is established between the TNS-101 streamer and the control PC, the programme
access screen will appear:

Chapter One - Configuration of the TNS-101 Streamer
In this Chapter
● Configuration
● Save/Restore
● General Report
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General Configuration
Figure 1.1 - Initial programme screen
Figure 1.2 - Identification card of the Configuration window.
Initial program screen
The first screen that appears
when the programme is
accessed contains the "Output"
window, which gives information
on the IP streams that have
been created on the module and
which may or may not be
incorporated into the output data
stream.
On the left of this screen are the
menus that access all of the
programme's functionalities.
Click on the General menu on the left of the screen to display a dropdown list
containing the 3 options: Configuration, Save/Restore and General Report.
Click on Configuration. The Configuration window will appear :
Identification
The identification card (Figure 1.2) provides basic data on the TNS-101 streamer. The
different card fields are completed as follows:
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"Model": TNS-101. This data cannot be changed.
"Serial Number": Informational data which cannot be changed.
"Firmware Version": As above.
"Identifier": Any name that the installer or operator wishes to assign to the streamer
module can be entered here.
"Location": Enter the postcode of the installation site if required.
"Installer": The installer's identification details can be entered here.
"Contact": Then enter their contact details (telephone number, email).
"Installation date": The date on which the streamer module was installed can be
entered here.
Click on the Save button at the bottom of the window to store the information on the streamer module, this
information is then shown each time the module is accessed.
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Network
Click on the Network tab to configure the streamer's ethernet connection parameters.
The following card is displayed:
Figure 1.3 - Network card of the Configuration window.
"Use DHCP to get IP address": If this box is checked, the TNS-101 module will use
the DHCP protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses. Consequently, no data
needs to be entered in the next five fields on the tab.
If the administrator of the network on which the TNS headend is installed assigns
static IP addresses, the box will not be checked and the following fields will need to
be filled in.
WARNING: If this option is activated, the IP address assigned to the streamer can
only be known by consulting the DHCP server management system.
"IP Address": Enter the IP address that you wish to assign to the streamer. This
address must fall within the range of local network addresses.
"Network mask": Enter the local network mask.
"Default gateway": Enter the IP address of this gateway. This information is only
required if you want the streamer to access Internet.
"Primary DNS server": Enter the primary server's IP address. Equally, this
information is only required if you want the streamer to access Internet.
"Secondary DNS server": Enter the same information for the secondary server.
"MAC Address": The physical address of the streamer's ethernet network card is
displayed automatically.
Once you have filled in all of the required information, click on Modify Network Configuration. If, at the last moment,
you decide to keep the current settings, click on Restore.
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Password
If you want to change the current access password, click on the Password tab. The
following card is displayed:
Figure 1.4 - Password card of the Configuration window.
"Current password": Enter the current password.
"New password": Enter the new password which will be required to access the
program the next time.
"New password confirm": Re-enter the new password.
Once you have entered the required information, click on Modify so that the streamer adopts the new access
password. If, at the last moment, you decide to keep the previous password, click on Cancel.
If you do not know the old password, i.e. the password used to access the current configuration
session, you must perform a Password Reset as explained in the Installation and Access manual.
Following this reset, the program password will be the default password: admin.
IMPORTANT: When you perform a password reset, the IP address assigned to the streamer on the
Network card (previous page) automatically changes to the default setting: http:// 92.168.1.4.
Note
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Shutdown
If you need to reboot the streamer for any reason, click on the Shutdown tab. The
following card is displayed:
Figure 1.5 - Shutdown card of the Configuration window.
Click on Reboot. A reset is then performed after which the Output Streams screen
will appear, this is the presentation screen of the program.
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Configuration
Update Firmware
If you wish to update the streamer's firmware, click on the Update Firmware tab. The
card displayed (Figure 1.6) shows the firmware version that the streamer has at the
present time.
(The firmware is software stored in the module which is responsible for its basic operation).
Figure 1.6 - Update Firmware card of the Configuration window.
WARNING: The firmware update file will have been previously stored on the PC hard drive. (You can
download it from http://www.ikusi.com).
Click on Browse... and select the firmware update file from the hard drive. When the file
name is in the box, click on Start. The new firmware will be installed on the streamer
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Save/Restore System Settings
Figure 1.7 - Save/Restore window
All of the data established on the streamer module through the various Configuration
window tabs can be saved onto a backup file. Inversely, the configuration data saved on
an appropriate file can be restored on streamer module.
Click on the General menu on the left of the general program screen and click again on
the Save/Restore option. The Save/Restore window will appear:
Save/Restore Configuration
"Save configuration": Select the option in the window and click on Start. A window
is displayed which allows you to select the destination folder for the data file for the
current streamer configuration.
"Restore Configuration": Select this option in the Save/Restore window
(Figure 1.7) and click on Start. The Restore Configuration window is displayed (Fig.
1.8) Click on Browse... and select the file containing the configuration data that you
wish to restore on the streamer module. Once you have selected the file, click on
the Upload File button at the bottom of the screen. The upload confirmation window
will be displayed.
Save/Restore
Figure 1.8 - Restore Configuration Window

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General Report
Figure 1.9 - General Report window
Click on the General menu on the left of the general program screen and click again on
the General Report option. The General Report window is displayed:
This window provides complete information on the TNS-101 module, not only regarding
the configuration described in the previous pages, but also in relation to the current
settings parameter values and operational status.
The information contained in this window can be printed by clicking on the Print page
button at the bottom of the screen.
General Report

Chapter Two - TNS-101 Streamer Settings
In this Chapter
● Input Settings
● Output Settings
● SAP Channel Settings
● CAM User Menu
● SNMP Configuration
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Input Settings
Figure 2.1 - Input window
The TNS-100 module settings are grouped into five sections or categories: Input,
Output, SAP Channel, CAM User Menu and SNMP. Click on the Settings menu on the
left side of the general program screen. A drop down list with the five option for this
menu is displayed: Input, Output, SAP Channel, CAM User Menu and SNMP.
Click on Input. The Input window will appear:
This window is used to enter the settings values for three parameters:Input Frequency
(MHz), Bandwidth (MHz) and Hierarchy. In addition, it informs whether the streamer
module has synchronised or not with the input signal.
"Input Frequency (MHz)": Enter the central frequency of the input channel. The
operation band is 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz.
"Bandwidth" : It is the channel bandwidth. Select 7 or 8 MHz from the drop down
list.
"Hierarchy" : This parameter refers to the hierarchy of the bit stream's channel
coding and modulation. According to it, select High Priority or Low Priority from the
drop down list. In the absence of hierarchy one must select High Priority.
Input
Click on Save so that the streamer adjusts to the the different data values entered.
"Input signal": This indicates if the streamer module has synchronised (✓) or not
(✖) with the input signal. If it has not synchronised, check the setting values that
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Output Section Settings
Click on the Settings menu on the left of the general programme screen and click
again on the Output option. The Output windown will appear:
Figure 2.2 - Output window
This window is used to select and configure the required services (TV or Radio
programmes) from the DVB-T input transport stream as IP streams. The window
displays three boxes at the top, and in the centre it displays a table showing the IP
streams already configured and which may or may not be transmitted by the streamer
module (see NOTE below). For each stream it shows the multicast address and the
different parameters such as the PID of the main stream or the total bandwidth in Mbps.
"Protocol": The drop down menu offers two options : UDP and UDP/RTP. UDP is a
transport protocol which is not connection oriented and is particularly useful for
streaming. UDP/RTP adds extra data fields so that the data flow is served at the
correct speed for its projection in real time.
"Time To Live": Is a parameter used to restrict the stream multicasting range. A
number between 1 and 255 is entered in this box. Each time that an IP stream
passes through a router, the TTL is reduced by one unit. The stream will be
rejected by any router when the TTL value is reduced to zero.
"QoS": Quality of Service. The drop down list offers five differentiated service
options or Diffserv. These options relate to the priority that you wish to assign to the
streaming packets on their routes through switches or routers that are QoS
management capable:
1 Maximum priority
2 High priority video
3 Low priority video
4 Video and voice
5 Best effort (best effort made to correctly deliver the video data and the associated audio data)
Output
NOTE: Configured IP Streams are those that have been created in the manner
described on the following page. These streams may or may not be
incorporated into the data stream depending on whether their corresponding
ON/OFF boxes in the first column are checked or not. The number of checked
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The Output window allows you to perform three actions:
- Add Stream: This adds a new IP stream to the display table.
- Edit Stream: Allows you to change the parameters of the IP stream on the dis-
play table.
- Delete Stream: Deletes an IP stream from the display table.
Add Stream
Click on the Add Stream button at the bottom of the Output window (see Figure 2.2 on
the previous page). The Add Stream window is displayed:
Figure 2.3 - Add Stream window
The window shows all of the input DVB-T transport stream services, including different
details (name, type, identifier, main PID, provider). Highlighted in orange are those
services which are already configured as IP streams (seen in the display table in the
Output window) and highlighted in green are those which are not yet configured.
To add a stream to the display table, select the button for the corresponding service in
the first column. The line will be highlighted in pink and at the bottom of the screen a
group of boxes will appear which relate to the elemental streams associated with the
main stream of the service.
The boxes at the top and middle of the screen will now be completed, and the elemen-
tal streams at the bottom will be configured:
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Once all data is entered and the appropriate selections have been made, click on Update to add the new IP stream
to the display table in the Output window.
Edit Stream:
You can change the parameters of an IP stream displayed in the table on the Output
window. Click on the icon at the end of the line. The previously described Add
Stream screen is displayed, where you can change any editable field, from the multicast
address to the elemental stream selections in the boxes at the bottom.
Once all changes that you require are made, click on Update and the IP stream will be displayed with its new
configuration in the display table in the Output window.
Delete Stream:
If you wish, you can delete an IP stream from the display table on the Output window.
To do so, click on the icon at the end of the line.
Boxes at the top of the screen:
"Multicast Stream Address": Enter the multicast address required for the stream to
be added. The available range is from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255, but it is
recommended to reduce it from 224.0.1.0 to 238.255.255.255. See NOTE below.
"Port": The default value is 1234.
"SAP ID": Is the name given to the service on the subscriber's set-top box or
reproducer, if the device supports SAP/SDP protocol. The name that the service
has on the input transport stream is the default name.
"Channel Number": Enter the order number you want to assign to the service on
the subscriber's set-top box or reproducer, if the device supports SAP.
"SAP Group": Select from the drop down menu the SAP group to which you want to
link the service. The group will have been previously created through the SAP/SDP
Channel window (see next page).
Box in the middle of the screen:
"Send full PMT": Leave this box checked if you wish to send the complete PMT
table (Program Map Table) for the service. Otherwise, if you would like to refrain
from sending certain PIDs that are not relevant to the elemental streams associated
with the main stream (bottom boxes) remove the check from the box.
Bottom boxes:
Only in cases where the "Send full PMT" box is NOT checked can you make the
selections that you wish on each of the elemental streams associated with the main
stream: audio, subtitles, teletext, etc.
Output
NOTE : Range 224.0.0.0 through 224.0.0.255 is reserved for local purposes (as
administrative and maintenance tasks). Datagrams destined to this use
are never forwarded by multicast routers.
Similarly, the range 239.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 has been reserved for
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SAP Channel Settings
Click on the Settings menu on the left of the general programme screen and click
again on the SAP Channel option. The SAP Channel window will appear:
Figure 2.4 - SAP Channel window
This menu option is used to configure the announcement and service description SAP/
SDP channel. SAP and SDP are two protocols for creating an EPG type program guide.
"SAP Activated": Check the box if you wish to transmit the program guide.
"SAP IP address": This data cannot be changed. It is the IP address assigned to
the streamer module on the Network tab in the Configuration window (page 8).
"Username": The name entered will be transmitted on the SAP/SDP channel.
"Group": As above.
"Time interval between SAP announcements": Introduce the time interval, in
seconds, at which the transmitted programmes guide will refresh.
Click on Save to save the SAP/SDP channel configuration data.
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User Menu of the Conditional Access Module (CAM)
Click on the Settings menu on the left of the general programme screen and click
again on the CAM User Menu. The CAM User Menu window will appear :
Figure 2.5 - CAM User Menu window
Click on the Begin Conditional Access Session button. A window showing a menu
whose content depends on the inserted CAM module will appear. Figure 2.6 below
shows as an example the menu presented by a particular Mediaguard CAM.
Independently of the CAM type, the different options of the initial menu are always
numbered, so that the access to these is accomplished through the PC keyboard.
Carrying on with the example, to accede to the Card option you must press the key "1"
of the keyboard (number 1 will be shown in the lower box, see Figure 2.7) and next you
must click on the Send button. The window of Figure 2.8 appears. This window, besides
to inform about the card serial number and the stored maturity level, allows to change
this level through the Change Maturity option, via keyboard and Send button, as
explained.
CAM User Menu
The way to accede to the different options of the menu has been clear, so it is not
necessary to follow with the example. The procedure is, as aforesaid, similar for all type
of CAM modules. When in doubt, contact the vendor of the module.
Figure 2.6 Figure 2.7 Figure 2.8
The correct programme de-encrypting is guaranteed only with CAMs validated by IKUSI. Consult
on www.ikusi.com the operativity of your CAM.
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SNMP Configuration
Figure 2.9 - SNMP Agent window
This window is used to configure the notification of determined traps the SNMP mana-
ger (management station). It has two sections: Configuration and Traps.
Configuration Section :
"MIB" : Click on Download to download the MIB of the TNS-101 streamer.
"SNMP Agent" : Tick the box if you want to activate the SNMP agent implemented
in the streamer module.
"SNMP Manager IP" : Enter the IP address of the manager.
"Community" : Enter the desired name for the group formed by the streamers and
power supplies of the present TNS headend, and by the manager.
"Activate CFP-702" : Tick the box in the case the streamer module is linked to a
CFP-702 power supply and you want to integrate this into the management system.
(See Fig. 2.10 on next page).
"Identify CFP-702" : Enter a name for the CFP-702 linked to the present streamer
module.
"Minimum Alarm Duration" : Enter the minimum duration in seconds of an alarm
event so that it be considered as such by the SNMP manager.
"Send Traps Continuously" : Tick the box if you want that to an alarm event the
related trap be sent repeatedly to the manager. If this box is ticked, the two next
ones are disabled.
"Trap Sendings" : Enter the times to an alarm event you want to send the
corresponding trap to the manager.
"Time between Sendings" : It is related to the box before. Enter the time in seconds
between the trap sendings.
"Time Sending Traps with ACK" : It is applicable to traps with ACK enabled. Enter
the maximum time in seconds to an alarm event the trap will be being sent
continuously until having an acknowledgement from the manager.
SNMP
Click on the Settings menu on the left of the general programme screen and click
again on the SNMP option. The SNMP Agent window will appear: