VBrick 9000 Series User manual

QUICK START GUIDE
H.264
VBrick 9000 Series
Network Video Appliance
9000 Series Encoder Appliance
•H.264 network appliance (1 per order)
•H.264 Quick Start Guide (1 per order)
•H.264 Product CD (1 per order)
•Power supply and cable (1 per appliance)
•Serial cable and adapter (1 per appliance)
•Ethernet cable (1 per appliance)
•HDMI cable and adapters (1 per channel)
•A/V breakout cables (1 per slot)
9000 Series Blade*
•H.264 encoder blades (1–11 per shelf )
•H.264 Quick Start Guide (1 per order)
•H.264 Product CD (1 per order)
•Anti-static wrist strap (1 per order)
•Serial cable and adapter (1 per order)
•Ethernet cable (1 per blade)
•HDMI cable and adapters (1 per channel)
•A/V breakout cables (1 per slot)
* The H.264 rack mount shelf must be purchased
separately. It includes a cable management panel
and 2 AC power supply cords.
EACH SHIPMENT INCLUDES:
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of live and on-demand applications including meeting and event broadcasts, distance learning, digital signage, TV distribution, video surveil-
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QUICK START GUIDE
Installing Blade Encoders
The VBrick Rack Mount Shelf is a customized enclosure that
accepts VBrick blades only. It provides common redundant power
sources and common cooling, and supports up to 11 H.264 blade
encoders. In general, the blades are fully functional encoders
housed within a shelf rather than as standalone appliances. Each
blade is congured independently of the others and has its own
network connection and IP address.
If you purchased blades with your order they will be packaged
separately and not installed in the shelf prior to shipment.
Like the appliance, each blade is congured by default for DHCP.
You connect and congure each blade in the same manner as
a standalone appliance. If you have a rack mount shelf, the rst
thing you will need to do is install the blades:
1. Find the anti-static wrist strap that was shipped with your order
and attach the banana pin to the receptacle in the upper right
corner of the shelf.
2. Unpack and inspect each blade. Remove and save as many
blank ller panels as necessary.
3. Install blades from left to right beginning in Slot 1. Be sure
each blade is properly seated in guides before connecting
to the backplane.
4. When properly seated, hand-tighten top and bottom
spring-loaded screws.
5. Repeat for each blade and then go to Step 1 on previous page
and complete Steps 1–5.
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Connect Audio and Video
The audio and video connectors allow the H.264 video appliance to receive audio and/or video from
your input source, for example a video camera or a DVD player. (If you have a rack mount shelf, be sure
to install any encoder blades before performing this step. See "Step 6. Installing Blade Encoders.")
1. Connect the video. On the back panel, connect one end of the
VBrick-provided "breakout" cable to the Micro-D15 A/V connector
in Slot 1. Note that Slot 1 is on the right.
2. Using the labeled component connectors on the other end of the
cable, connect the three "channel 1" component video cables (YPb-
Pr) to the three source video connectors on your video
camera or DVD player.
Note: There are two channels on each breakout cable for a maximum of four video channels
in an appliance with two slots. In this Quick Start demo we only need to connect one set of (three)
component connectors.
3. Connect the audio. Connect the "channel 1" (left and right) audio cables on the breakout cable
to the source audio connectors.
Note: The previous steps explain how to setup a 9000 Series encoder or a blade using "component"
connections. If you will be using the VBrick-provided HDMI cable, you will need to change the
"How is Video Connected" parameter in the VBAdmin management application (go to Video/Audio
Conguration > Video) after connecting to the network.
Connect to the IP Network
Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the appliance to your IP network.
1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port (to the left of the COM port)
on the H.264 appliance.
2. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a network port or switch.
Power-on the Appliance
Attach the provided power cable to the appliance or rack mount
shelf (which has two cables) and to appropriate AC power
source(s) as explained below. When powered-on, the appliances
will automatically run a power-on self-test sequence.
1. For standalone appliances, insert the power connector that
comes with the appliance into the 24 VDC power receptacle
in the lower left corner of the back panel.
2. For a rack mount shelf, insert the two power connectors into
the dual power supplies on the back panel.
3. Connect the other power connector end(s) to a conventional
110/220 VAC power source.
4. Wait until the appliance or blade completes the boot
sequence before continuing. This may take up to 60 seconds
and the unit will self-test while displaying status messages on
the optional LCD display on the front panel.
5. The appliance will then search for a DHCP server and display
the IP address on the LCD panel (if present). If this process
completes successfully, note the IP address and go to Step 5.
6. If you do not have an LCD display, and/or your network is
not DHCP-enabled, you will need to connect an ASCII terminal
to the serial port to nd or set the IP address as explained
in Step 4.
Find or Set the IP Address
All VBrick appliances are congured by default with DHCP
enabled. This means that when you power on the appliance,
if a DHCP server is present on your network, the VBrick will
automatically get its IP Address and Subnet mask from the DHCP
server. If the appliance cannot nd a DHCP server, you will
need to set a static IP address manually using the serial (COM1)
port. Similarly, if your network requires a Gateway IP Address,
and this is not provided by the DHCP server, you will also need
to enter this address manually.
Find or Set IP Address Using the Serial Port
1. Connect an ASCII terminal from the RJ-45 serial port (COM1)
on the appliance to the COM port of the computer or terminal
device (usually COM1), using the provided serial cable.
2. From the Windows Start menu, go to: Start > All Programs >
Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal and press
Enter to display the login prompt. Congure the Port Settings
for 9600 baud, 8 Data bits, no Parity, 1 Stop bit (8N1).
3. Login to the appliance using "admin" (case-sensitive) for both
User Name and Password.
4. When the Command Line Interface is displayed, type "nt"
to display the Ethernet Network Options. This will let you set IP
Address, Subnet Mask, and other options.
5. When done, type "apply" and press Enter to save your changes.
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3 5 Verify Streaming Video and Audio
The last step is to verify the appliance is running properly and
streaming audio and video. Assuming you connected a video
source as explained in Step 1, you can use the VBAdmin manage-
ment application or VBrick StreamPlayer to verify that video is
streaming from the appliance.
Verify Operation with VBAdmin
(Windows or Macintosh)
You can verify operation on Windows or Macintosh desktops
by playing the stream directly from the appliance using the
VBAdmin management application. This method requires the
Apple QuickTime plugin.
1. Open a browser and launch VBAdmin with the appliance
IP Address from Step 3 or Step 4 in the following format:
http://<appliance_ip_address>
Then login with "admin" and "admin"
Note: These steps assume that the video source you connected
in Step 1 is streaming at 1080i/60. If not streaming at 1080i/60,
go to the Video/Audio Conguration > Video page in VBAdmin
and set the "Video Format" to match your video source.
2. Navigate to the Program Conguration > Servers and click
the Edit button. Then click on the link labeled "ClickHere
toPlayStream."
3. This will launch the stream using the QuickTime plugin.
QuickTime 7.0 or higher is required. If QuickTime is not
installed, you will be prompted to download it from Apple.
Note: If you have streaming problems with Quicktime 7.0, go to
Edit > Preferences > QuickTime Preferences > Advanced > Video >
DirectX and uncheck "Enable Direct3D video acceleration".
Verify Operation with StreamPlayer
(Windows only)
You can verify operation on Windows desktops by playing the
stream directly from the appliance with StreamPlayer 5.3. VBrick's
StreamPlayer application lets you receive and play streaming video
originating from the appliance on a PC. You can install StreamPlay-
er 5.3 from the StreamPlayer Product CD (if purchased) or you can
download and install the 30-day demo version available from our
website. Once StreamPlayer is installed:
1. Launch the StreamPlayer application. Go to Start > All Programs >
VBrick > StreamPlayer.
2. In the IP Address eld (near bottom of player) type the following
text and press Enter:
vbrtsp://<appliance_ip_address>/vbstream1s1
(typevbstream1s2...1s3...1s4totestotherchannels)
3. This will launch the stream in the Windows Media Player. If you
hear audio and see video, you are successfully streaming from
the VBrick appliance to your local PC.
ThisQuickStartGuide
explainshowtoquickly
verifythatyoucanstream
audioandvideofromthe
encodertoyourdesktop–
overyourlocalareanet-
work.Justfollowthesteps,
inorder,andyouwillbe
abletoplayastreamfrom
avideocameraorDVD
player(onyourWindows
orMacintoshdesktop)us-
ingWindowsMediaPlayer
orQuickTime.
Thefollowingtechnical
publicationsexplainhow
tosetup,congure,and
operateyour9000Series
appliance.Theyareavail-
ableonthe9000Series
ProductCDorcanbe
accessedfromtheHelp
linkintheVBAdminman-
agementprogram.Note
thatallVBrickdocumenta-
tionispostedontheweb.
Fordetailedinformation
aboutothercompatible
productsintheVBrickeco-
system,gotowww.vbrick.
com/documentation
•H.264 Getting Started
(4410-0315-000x)
•H.264 Admin Guide
(4410-0314-000x)
•H.264 Release Notes
(4410-0316-000x)
VBRICK 9000 SERIES H.264 ENCODER FRONT VIEW
VBRICK 9000 SERIES H.264 ENCODER REAR VIEW
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