Kiloview G1-s User manual

G1-s Video Encoder
SDI wireless video encoder
Leading solution provider of IP-based video transmission
Quick Start Guide
Contents
◼Packing List
◼Device interfaces and functions
◼Device connection, login and applications
◼Device upgrade and restore the factory settings
Before using this product, it is recommended that you read the guide carefully. To ensure your personal safety and avoid physical or electrical damage to the
device, please strictly follow the instructions of this guide to install and use it under the guidance of professionals. Incorrect electrical connections or physical
installation may cause permanent damage to the device and even threaten personal safety.

1Packing List
(1) Device ×1
(2) Power Supply×1
(3) Warranty Card×1
(4) Quick Start Guide×1
(5) WiFi Antennas
2Device Interfaces
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(1) Power Port
(2) Mini USB
(3) 3.5mm line in/out
(4) SDI Input
(5) SDI Loop
(6) 100M Ethernet port
(7) Working Indicator
(8) USB expansion port
(9) Micro SD/TF slot
(10) Power on/off
(11) Reset
(12) Antenna port
3Device Indicators
4Device Connection
LED Indicators
Name
Color
Status
Description
Power
Red
ON
Power connected
OFF
Power off or failure
Signal
Green
ON
SDI signal connected
OFF
SDI signal unconnected
Run
Green
Flashing
Working
ON
Starting
OFF
Device is abnormal or not started
SDI Video Source
LOOP
PC
AC100~240V
Switcher
Power Supply
Network

Note
⚫Please use the equipped power adapter to power the device. Other unqualified power supplies may damage the device.
⚫Under encoding mode, please make sure the camera is connected to the SDI IN port.
⚫Loop is not a must, you can connect to the SDI OUT port when loop out is needed.
⚫If login with Ethernet, you can also configure the wireless transmission on Web UI. But Ethernet and WiFi cannot be used
at the same time. If you want to use WiFi, please disconnect the Ethernet.
5Device Discovery
5.1 Use the free tool ---ONVIF Device Manager
Step 1: Start ONVIF Device Manager, all devices in the network can be found in the left device list.
Step 2: Click the device in the device list, the device information will be displayed in the information bar.
Download the ONVIF Device Manager for free
Visit the website https://sourceforge.net/projects/onvifdm/ to download and install ONVIF Device Manager. Please
follow the software operation guidelines for the download method/installation.
ONVIF Device Manager is a network video app for managing network video, network video storage and network
video analysis. Realize services such as discovery device, media, imaging, analysis and PTZ.

5.2 Solution for the device cannot be found.
If the device can’t be found in the network with the above two methods due to the network environment,
please kindly try to access the device by its default IP address 192.168.1.168. That is to say, enter
http://192.168.1.168/ in the browser to enter the Web UI.
6Login to the device WEB page
Enter to the Web page of the device, both the username and password are admin by default.
Note
⚫To ensure information security, it is recommended to change your password immediately after logging in for the first
time!
⚫Due to the browser compatibility issues, it is recommended to use Chrome, Firefox or Edge.
7Device Working
7.1 Video source checking
Enter to the device web page, click "Encoding and Stream" - "Encoding and Stream Settings" to check the
Motion JPEG stream. When there is no video signal input, the Motion JPEG stream displays a blue image. If
the video input, there will be a real-time video displayed and changes every three seconds.
Introduction
⚫Access method: Open a web browser and enter in the address bar: http://device IP address/ (the device IP address is
the IP address of the G1-s displayed in the device list).
⚫The working network that the device is connected needs to support automatic acquisition of IP (DHCP). After the device
automatically acquires the IP, it can be discovered by the software through Onvif.
Website for more information on G1-s video encoder
https://www.kiloview.com/en/support/docs/G1-s/

Note
If the video source connected, there is still a blue screen or video displayed abnormality. Please check the input video source,
the video resolution format or cables, etc.
7.2 Audio Source Selection
7.3 Encoding streams checking
1. Click the "Encoding and Stream" - "Encoding and Stream Settings";
2. In the H.264 stream, copy the URL address displayed on the right side of RTSP;
Introduction
⚫Audio input supports SDI embedded audio or 3.5mm analog audio input (Line in). It doesn’t support Mic in.
⚫SDI embedded audio supports 4 groups from 8 pairs of audio channel input, encoding output only supports a pair of left
and right channels output.
⚫The audio input is with the SDI embedded audio by default. If input by 3.5mm analog audio input, you need to enter to
the WEB page and click "Video & Audio Adjustment"-"Audio Source and Adjustment" and select “LINE IN" as the audio
source.
Download the VLC
Download and install the VLC through the official address https://www.videolan.org/vlc/. Please
follow the official guidelines of VLC for the download /installation.
VLC is a free, open source, cross-platform multimedia player and framework that can play most
multimedia files, as well as DVD, CD, VCD and various streaming protocols.

3. Open "Media" ----“Network Streaming" of VLC;
4. Enter the URL address of RTSP in the network, and click the [Play] button in the lower right corner;
5. VLC will play the input video of device.
7.4 RTMP live streaming
First, add an RTMP push point on the device side. Click "Encoding and Stream" --- "Encoding and Stream
Settings", and then click "Add a Streaming Service" under the H.264 main stream, and select "RTMP Push" in
the pop-up window ". After confirmed, a push pint is generated.
Take FACEBOOK as an example, first obtain the RTMP push URL on the live platform. Login to FACEBOOK,
click "Live Video" to enter the live room, and click "Use Stream Key" for live broadcast. Fill in the URL of live
broadcast and Stream Key into the URL address of the RTMP push point, and start the streaming service.
You can see the video in the live broadcast room.

8Firmware Upgrading
8.1 Download upgrade firmware
Introduction
⚫If the platform RTMP streaming address and live broadcast code are separate, please use the symbol "/" to add the live
broadcast code after the RTMP address. The format is: rtmp address/live code.
⚫Please make sure the device is connected to the network, and configure the correct IP address, DNS and other
parameters.
Website for more information about the G1-s streaming service:
https://www.kiloview.com/en/support/docs/G1-s/
Kiloview will continue to provide the firmware of updating functions and fixing bug for
G1-s, please visit:
https://www.kiloview.com/en/support/download/
Select “video encoders” > “G1-s”, find and download the latest firmware.

8.2 Upgrade device firmware
Login to the web page of G1-s, click "Settings"-- "Firmware Upgrade" to check whether the latest firmware
version downloaded is higher than your current version. If yes, select the downloaded firmware and click
"Firmware Upgrade".
After uploaded the firmware successfully, it needs to reboot the device. After clicking “ok”, the device will
restart, please be patient.
Note
⚫Please not power off during the upgrade process, otherwise the device couldn’t work.
⚫Generally, it will take 3-5 minutes to upgrade the device. If it’s still not completed after 5 minutes, please try refreshing
webpage, if you still can’t access it, please try to contact technical support.
9Restore factory settings
If the device cannot work normally after modified the parameters or forgot internet IP configuration and
couldn’t search and find the device, please restore factory settings.
Two methods for restoring factory settings:
1) If you can login to web page, then via the WEB page, click "Settings—System settings--Restore factory
settings".
2) If you can’t login to web page, press the RESET button for 5 seconds in the bottom of device.。
Note: After restoring factory setting, below parameters will be turned to default value:
⚫Login username and password will be “admin”;
⚫IP address will be restored as 192.168.1.168, subnet mask will be 255.255.255.0;
⚫All encoding parameters of video and audio will be restored to default value;

10 Others
To prolong the device life，please unplug the power and keep it properly if you do not use it for a long time.
G series encoders support multi-party voice intercom, for more information and get
the KIS intercom server, please check:
https://www.kiloview.com/cn/kiloview-intercom-server
For more questions, please contact us via：
https://www.kiloview.com/en/support
KILOVIEW Electronics CO., LTD.
Tel：[phone] Email：[e-mail] Web：www.kiloview.com/en
Address: B4-106/109, Jiahua Intelligence Valley Industrial Park, 877 Huijin Road, Yuhua District,
Changsha City, Hunan Province, China.