Kiloview N3 User manual

N3 for NDI®
3G-SDI/NDI Bi-Directional Converter
USER MANUAL
Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD.

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COTENTS
1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 PRODUCT FEATURES..............................................................................................................................................................3
1.2 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS...................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 USER GUIDE................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
3 PACKING LIST AND INTERFACE DESCRIPTION.............................................................................................................................6
3.1 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................................................................................6
3.2 INTERFACE.............................................................................................................................................................................6
3.3 LED INDICATORS....................................................................................................................................................................8
4 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION.............................................................................................................................................. 8
4.1 CONNECT VIDEO SIGNAL.......................................................................................................................................................8
4.2 CONNECT NETWORK.............................................................................................................................................................. 9
4.3 CONNECT AUDIO................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.4 CONNECT POWER SUPPLY................................................................................................................................................... 10
5 LOGIN AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................................. 11
5.1 LOGIN TO THE DEVICE VIA ETHERNET................................................................................................................................ 11
5.2 NETWORK CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................................................................12
5.3 LOCAL-LINK (FAILSAFE)..................................................................................................................................................... 14
6 NDI............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
6.1 NDI TOOLS INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................................................15
6.2 NDI DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION.................................................................................................................................... 16
6.3 NDI ENCODE BITRATE........................................................................................................................................................ 17
7 ENCODING PARAMETER CONFIGURATION............................................................................................................................... 18
7.1 STATUS COLUMN................................................................................................................................................................. 18
7.2 BASIC SETTINGS...................................................................................................................................................................18
7.3 ADVANCED SETTINGS...........................................................................................................................................................19
7.3.1 NDI Connection............................................................................................................................................................ 19
7.3.2 PTZ control................................................................................................................................................................... 19
8 NDI DECODING CONFIGURATION............................................................................................................................................. 21
8.1 DISCOVER NDI SOURCE...................................................................................................................................................... 22
8.2 DECODING AND OUTPUT......................................................................................................................................................23
8.3 DECODING PARAMETERS SETTING...................................................................................................................................... 24
9 SYSTEM SETTINGS...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
9.1 USER MANAGEMENT...........................................................................................................................................................25
9.2 QUICK RESET...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
9.3 REBOOT............................................................................................................................................................................... 26
9.4 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS..............................................................................................................................................26
9.5 FIRMWARE UPGRADE.......................................................................................................................................................... 26

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1 Product Introduction
NDI®is the world’s leading standard for video-over-IP technology. Kiloview N3 for NDI®
can convert 3G-SDI video and NDI®in both directions with the advantages of NDI®.
This converter is small and compact enough to put in your pocket. N3 for NDI® supports
up to 1080P60 video input (Encoder) or video output (Decoder). A tally system with a big
tally light is built-in for indicating which camera is in program or preview. N3 supports
wide DC input range from 5V to 18V which can be easily powered by USB, power bank
or camera battery, or PoE. A threaded screw camera mount is provided for camera
mounting. PTZ control over USB adapter/Ethernet is supported.
It also has the 3.5mm audio input/output which supports intercom (a Kiloview software
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1.1 Product Features
Bi-Directional converting, it can work as either NDI video encoder or NDI
decoder.
Plug and play, it can convert 3G SDI to NDI, or NDI to the display easily.
A big tally light is built-in for indicating which camera is PGM or PVW status.
Support PoE, and 5-18V DC input, the device can be powered by USB, power
bank or camera easily.
Configured with 1x SDI input and 1x output interface for view on the monitor
while NDI streaming or output while decoding.
Support up to 1080P60 video resolution, to ensure high quality video
transmission.
Up to 1080p60 resolution supported, and downward compatible with
SD/HD/VESA resolutions or other custom resolutions.
Provide standard camera screw to install on the camera.
Optional control cable/Ethernet for PTZ control over Visca/Visca over IP/Pelco etc.
supported. (Customize available for other unlisted PTZ protocols).
NDI high quality coding ensures excellent picture quality, lossless audio coding
ensures high fidelity sound quality.
Precise clock and intelligent algorithms ensure frame synchronization and accurate
video and audio synchronization.

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1.2 Technical Parameters
Item N3
Input interface SDI
Output interface SDI
NDI Features Support up to 1080P60 encoding and decoding.
NDI Encoding and decoding
Support
Note: NDI encoding mode and decoding mode can not work
simultaneously. When in encoding mode, the output interface will
loop the original video.
Internet interface 100/1000Mbps Ethernet Port
Support PoE
PTZ control Support
Tally Support
Voice Intercom Support (Customization)
Management type Web control
Threaded Screw Standard 1/4” screw(6.5mm)
Power Supply DC 5V-18V or POE
Power consumption 5W
Working temperature -20℃~45℃
Dimension 100x80x24mm

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2 USER GUIDE
Installation and Connection
Connect the power and video input source correctly, power on the device.
Network Connection and Configuration
The easiest way for network connection is to connect the device to the network by wire,
automatically obtain the IP address and DNS from the network without any settings on the
device. After that, use NewTek Studio Monitor and connect the NDI stream of the device,
click the gear button ( ) in the lower right corner of the software interface, you can
directly open the login link of the encoder WEB page without manually entering the URL.
(For the first login or the first login after restoring the factory settings, you will need to
agree to the “EULA” that pops up. Otherwise, the NDI stream service of the device
cannot be used normally.)
If you want to set the network manually, you can use the default IP address 192.168.1.168
to login the web page and set. The default username and password are “admin/admin”.
NDI Streaming
NDI has the function of automatic discovery. After the encoder is normally connected to
the network, other NDI-supporting tools (such as Newtek studio monitor, OBS, vMix) can
automatically discover the encoder and pull the NDI stream directly.
NDI Decoding
You can switch to the decoding function on the Web page. The device can automatically
discover NDI sources in the same network segment, and select the source to decode and
output to the monitor. You can also decode and output by means of manually adding NDI
sources across network segments or NDI sources from non-default group.

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3 Packing List and Interface Description
3.1 Packing List
3.2 Interface
1.TYPE-C expansion port 2.Tally 3.Working indicator
4.1000M Ethernet(PoE) 5.SDI output 6.SDI input
7.Audio port 8.TYPE-C power port 9.Small Tally light

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10.Reset button

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3.3 Led indicators
4 Installation and connection
4.1 Connect Video Signal
Connect the SDI signal from a source (such as a camera) to the SDI input of the device
through a cable. The SDI output is connected to the display device via one SDI cable.

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4.2 Connect Network
Connect the network cable to Ethernet of the device. The other end of the network cable is
connected to the switch. You can also connect directly to the network port of the
computer.
4.3 Connect Audio
Using a 3.5mm interface headset with a Microphone to connect to the device or
connecting 3.5mm analog audio (Note: Voice intercom function not realized in this
version).

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4.4 Connect Power Supply
After connecting the power adapter (DC 5V), the power light will be on and the device
starts working.
If your switch supports PoE, there is no need to connect to the power supply.

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5 Login and Network Configuration
5.1 Login to the Device via Ethernet
First connect the Ethernet port of the device and the computer to the same switch, or
connect the encoder directly to the computer network port. Then configure the encoder
and computer to the same network segment so that the computer can access to the web
page of the encoder.
The default management IP address of the encoder is 192.168.1.168.（This is the failsafe
address of the device. Generally, do not modify this IP address.）If the IP address of the
computer is not in the segment of 192.168.1.*, please set the IP address of the computer
network port to 192.168.1.*.
Open the WEB browser, directly input the IP address of the encoder (default is
192.168.1.168) or the URL http://192.168.1.168 and press Enter to open the login
interface. After opening the page, an authentication dialog will pop up, please fill in the
username and password, the default username and password is admin/admin, and then
click "Login".
Note: Due to the browser compatibility issues, it may cause the web page display abnormal,
it is recommended to use Chrome or Firefox.
For the first login or the first login after restoring the factory settings, you will need to agree to the
“EULA” that pops up. Otherwise, the NDI stream service cannot be used normally.

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After login, the encoding and function parameters can be set on the encoder management
web page. The page is shown as below:
5.2 Network Configuration
The Ethernet port of the device is connected through the network cable and it can be
configured with an IP address. The device network port can be configured with dual IP
addresses. The IP address configured here is not the default management IP address. The
Ethernet port defaults to DHCP to obtain an IP address. It will automatically obtain a
complete IP address, Gateway and DNS according to this LAN.
Click “Network” to view the device Ethernet address configuration and Failsafe address
The Failsafe address is the default management IP address. Generally, you do not need to
make special settings.

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There are two ways to get the address, one is DHCP, and the other is manual setting. To
use DHCP to automatically obtain IP, you must first ensure that the router or switch has
enabled the DHCP service. This method is simple and convenient, but the IP obtained by
DHCP changes continuously, and you cannot directly know what IP address the encoder
gets. To set the IP manually, you need to enter a fixed IP to the encoder, and this IP
address is fixed as long as the encoder does not restore factory settings, this method is
more stable. Therefore, each method has its own advantages, and can be selected
accordingly.

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5.3 Local-link (Failsafe)
The Failsafe is specifically configured with a dedicated IP address on the Ethernet
interface (It is the default management IP address of Ethernet port).Even if you forget the
Ethernet IP settings, or if the IP address obtained by DHCP cannot be known, you can still
connect and access the device through the default IP address.
"Failsafe" is to bind the device to an independent IP address. This IP address does not
affect the use of other network cards. In special cases, it can be used to manage the
encoder. This address can be changed manually (Usually no need to change), the default
address is 192.168.1.168.
Note: When accessing the device by Failsafe address, your computer must have an IP address
of the same network segment.

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6 NDI
N3 for NDI converter is a professional video encoding/decoding device for NDI video
production. It can convert SDI video source into NDI stream and transmit video through
Ethernet for any compatible systems, devices or software in the network.
6.1 NDI Tools Installation
Download and install NDI Tools from NewTek website:
https://www.newtek.com/ndi/tools/#

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6.2 NDI Discovery and Connection
On the PC side, other NDI-enabled tools of the same subnet can discover the encoder
automatically. Currently there are many NDI-enabled software. The following is an
example of how to automatically discover and pull NDI video streams by using NewTek
studio monitor and vMix.
1）Open NewTek studio monitor software, click the icon in the upper left corner to
display the list of device names that have been discovered. The device list will be
displayed according to different channel names. Select the device you want to connect,
and then you can pull the current video stream of the converter.
Note: After opening the selected video of the converter by Studio Monitor, click in the lower
right corner of the player to open the Webpage of the converter directly, which is convenient for the
management of the converter.

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2）Open vMix, click “Add Input” of the left corner, select “more”, which shows it can
add various sources. Click “NDI/desktop capture”, it shows NDI devices list. According
to device names and channel names, you could select the device you want to add, then
click “OK”, the video source will be added into vMIX play source list.
Note: NDI discovery is implemented through multicast. Therefore, the NDI converter and
other NDI devices should be in the same subnet. The device is configured with the IP address of the
same subnet and can communicate with each other (It can be obtained automatically). Otherwise,
NDI stream may not be automatically discovered NDI stream.
6.3 NDI Encode Bitrate
The N3 device transmission requires high bit rate, so the device needs to be connected to a
Gigabit network. The pulling stream device also needs a Gigabit network. Otherwise, the
stream play will be abnormal or not smooth. The following table shows the reference bit
rate at different resolution.
Resolution Coded output bandwidth
1080P60 125Mbps
720P60 90Mbps

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7 Encoding Parameter Configuration
7.1 Status Column
Resolution：It will display the resolution of the video source, max resolution would
be 1080p60.
Framerate：It will display the framerate of the video source.
Bitrate：It will display the real-time encoding bitrate.
Audio format: It will display the encoding audio sample rate and audio channel.
7.2 Basic settings
NDI is a protocol developed by NewTek which is used for video over IP in LAN with
high image quality and low latency. Set NDI related parameters in “Basic settings”
Group：To configure the devices to a group, the name of the group can be the
combination of characters and figures. To configure multiple groups is allowed
and the group names should be separated by comma (,). The default group name is
“public”.
Device Name: The device name of NDI source.
NDI channel name: When there are multiple NDI sources in the same network, as
the default channel names are the same, so it’s required to modify the channel
name with different parameters to identify each device correctly.