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VBrick v4.3 MPEG-2 ApplianceAdmin GuideMarch 9, 20094410-0216-0002VB4000-5000-6000 SeriesNetwork Video Appliances

2 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.• Video encoding rates configurable from 8 Kbps to 15 Mbps.• Transport and Elementary stream support.• Optional – video c

92 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.User Name Enter desired user name. Cannot exceed 20 characters. It may include any combination of alphanumeric character

MaintenanceVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 93Table 5. Default User Names and PasswordsMaintenance: Usernames & Passwords > Change SNMPv3 P

94 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.User Name Read-only. Set user name on previous page.Authentication Password Enter password. Cannot exceed 20 characters.

VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 95Chapter 7Maintenance ModeTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

96 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Maintenance Mode Features• Provides support for the download and upgrade of software via VBDownload.• Supports limited I

Maintenance ModeVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 97• The Telnet and/or Command Line Interface (CLI) prompt after you login is VBMaintMode> and d

98 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.c nt 6 xxxTo edit the IP Host Name. The default is the Media Access Control (MAC) address, a hardware address that uniqu

VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 99Chapter 8VBStarTopics in this chapterIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.screen icon indicates when a recording is in progress. VBStar combines digital television recording, networking and vid

VBStarVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 101Click here to examine ... Click on this link to examine hard drive content. You must know the user name a

IntroductionVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 3Figure 1. Archiver/Recorder Functionality

102 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Pump > Destination 1See MPEG-2 Configuration: Encoder > Destination 1/Destination2 on page 31.Cont

VBStarVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 103Configuration: Pump > Announce (SAP)See MPEG-2 Configuration: Encoder > Announce (SAP) on page 34.

104 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Pump > OperationThis screen shows you the status of your Pump and allows you to manually Start, Stop

VBStarVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 105VBStar RecordUsing Mixed ModelsMPEG-2 encoders behave differently when mixed models are present in the sa

106 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.test1.mpg; if test1.mpg, test2.mpg and test3.mpg exist, and the Recorder File Name is still set at test.mpg, the new re

VBStarVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 107Click here to examine ...Opens an Internet Explorer FTP session window. See Configuration: Recorder >

108 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.FTP Server Enable1 to 8 servers are available for FTP. The parameters for these servers are set in the Configuration: F

VBStarVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 109Configuration: Recorder > OperationReceive Address ModeAllows the user to specify how the receive addr

110 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Click here to examine ...This link opens an Internet Explorer FTP session window. The link to view the hard drive conte

VBStarVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 111VBStar FTP File TransferConfiguration: FTP File Transfer > ServersUp to eight servers are available an

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112 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.been completely transferred, the recorder will stop. The failure condition is noted in the Recorder Status menu.FTP Ser

VBStarVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 113Configuration: FTP File Transfer > TransfersYou can separately setup and use eight servers for FTP Fil

114 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.FTP Queue OperationChanges to the entries on the screen d not take effect until you select an action button (Add to FTP

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VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 5Chapter 2MPEG-2 ConfigurationTopics in this chapterMPEG-2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 2. IWS Configurable OptionsOptimizing MPEG-2 PerformanceVBrick appliances are designed to accommodate a variety of

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 7The following information represents guidelines for product configuration limitations, with r

8 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: NetworkConfiguration: Network > Ethernet6200 12,0 12 12 Yes 06200 11,0 11 0 No 116200 9,0 9 0 Yes 96200

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 9Network DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol – (Enable, Disable). On Ethernet models, if

10 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Gateway IP Address Valid gateway IP Address for communicating across distinct network segments. A valid gateway IP addr

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 11Domain Name ServerNetwork Time SynchronizationThese fields are used to synchronize network t

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12 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Routing Method This selects which routing method will be used: Changes made to the Routing Method will require a reset o

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 13Configuration: Network > ManagementThese parameters define information used in the SAPs e

14 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Network > IPv6In the current implementation of IPv6, MPEG-2 encoded streams can be unicast over IPv6 t

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 15Using the BillboardBillboard may be invoked in several ways. Either use the PC browser to co

16 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Use the Username and Password (default is case sensitive admin, admin) to login to the VBrick. BB01 through BB16 are dir

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 17Creating a BillboardA billboard that fits on one screen (640 x 480 resolution) can be create

18 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.<META HTTP-EQUIV="TRANSPARENT" CONTENT="YES">Configuration: DecoderConfiguration: Decoder >

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 19Configuration: Decoder > AudioThe audio selection provides for the control and configurat

20 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Decoder > NetworkThese parameters are decoder level IP parameters that instruct the decoder which IP s

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 21Receive Enable Controls whether the decoder receives the video from the network.Receive Addr

VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide iiiContentsMPEG-2 Admin GuideOrganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Receive IP Address Use when Receive Address Mode is IP Address. In multicast mode, this parameter defines the IP address

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 23Configuration: Decoder > Picture-In-PictureThis menu allows the user to configure the Pic

24 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: EncoderConfiguration: Encoder > TransportPIP Horizontal SizeThe Picture-In-Picture horizontal size can

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 25Configuration: Encoder > VideoThese parameters are used to configure the Encoder video se

26 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Video Format The format can be configured to be NTSC (30fps), PAL (25fps) or PAL-M (30fps). (The PAL-M feature is suppor

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 27Closed Caption EnableDisables or enables closed captioning. It is recommended that Closed Ca

28 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Reference Distance For models ending in -xxx1/-xxx2, enables a user to set the difference between consecutive reference

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 29Configuration: Encoder > AudioModels ending in other than -xxx0 may contain different typ

30 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Audio Input Input can be from an Audio Jack (1/8" mini-phono jack) or from Microphone DIN (AudioMate microphone). T

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 31Configuration: Encoder > Destination 1/Destination2Audio Channels Model dependent. (If th

iv ContentsConfiguration: Passthrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Configurat

32 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Destination Address ModeAllows the user to specify how the destination address will be configured: IP Address, Host Name

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 33Packet Payload Size Controls the amount of MPEG data within each UDP packet. The default val

34 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Encoder > Announce (SAP)Contains parameters used to change the SAP (Session Announcement Protocol) adv

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 35Announce Common InformationProgram Name The string providing the name of the stream associat

36 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc. SAP for Destination 1 and/or 2Category An encoder can have a SAP Category string. This string consists of one or more k

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 37Configuration: PumpSee VBStar Pump on page 100.Configuration: RecorderSee VBStar Record on p

38 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: PassthroughThe TCP/IP network can serve as an intermediary between two VBricks and their serial ports or

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 39Passthrough State: ResponderPassthrough State Used to enable/disable Passthrough. Three stat

40 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc. Passthrough State: InitiatorBaud Rate Rate can be set to the following (Default = 9600): 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 360

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 41Destination • Remote COM1 using Slot1 Video Endpoint. This means that all serial data origin

VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide v5. DiagnosticsOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Dedicated Address ModeWhen the Passthrough State is set as Initiator and the Destination is Dedicated, the VBrick applia

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 43SystemNetwork Time SynchronizationEnabled or Disabled. If enabled, the System Date Time fiel

44 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Front Panel LCD DisplayThese settings will be displayed for approximately 6 seconds. After 6 seconds the LCD will displa

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 45the VBrick. The two MIB files are VBrick_box2.mib and VBrick_reg.mib. The default installati

46 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 4. Trap Summary TablesSNMP Trap Version Select Version number.Trap User Name User assigned trap name.Authenticati

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 47Configuration: System > Security22 The 2.5 volts power supply failure has cleared.23 Ther

48 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Improving SecurityYou can improve security by (1) blocking unauthorized attempts to login and access a device and (2) by

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 49benefit of collecting log information from several VBricks simultaneously. When logging exte

50 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Video On DemandThis screen is used to configure the capability of the VBrick to support VBrick's leg

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 51Configuration: Script ManagementConfiguration: Script Management > Event TriggeringYou ca

vi ContentsConfiguration: FTP File Transfer > Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113VBStar Status . . . . . .

52 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 3. Script Management – Part 2Run Scripts Using the IR Remote ControlIR Remote Control scripts are enabled by sim

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 53Sample ScriptvbrickSlot2EncoderNetworkTransmitEnable = 2 // set enable slot 2 encoder transm

54 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.The VBrick reads the URL field (e.g. www.myserver.com/config.xml) via HTTP protocol and executes the script depending on

MPEG-2 ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 55vbrickHDRecorderControlBatchEnable = 1 vbrickHDRecorderControlApplySet = 2 </VBRICK>

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VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 57Chapter 3SDI ConfigurationTopics in this chapterIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

58 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.the SDI output module. The SDI output module is available with model numbers ending in –x110, –x011, -x111, -x010, -x012

SDI ConfigurationVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 59Configuration: Encoder > AudioThe encoder video and audio configurations for an SDI (Serial

60 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Note The MPEG-2 SDI decoder outputs audio via SDI and analog audio at the same time. SDI audio is sent in SDI audio chan

VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 61Chapter 4StatusThe Status menu lets you view information and status relative to the VBrick appliance. The Refres

VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide viiMPEG-2 Admin GuideThis VBrick MPEG-2 Admin Guide is written for anyone who will be using or configuring a VB600

62 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.System Model Displays the model number of the appliance.MAC Address Displays the MAC (Media Access Control) address of t

StatusVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 63Status: Network StatusStatus: Network Status > CodecThis menu allows the user to view various network-l

64 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.GeneralCOM1/COM2 Passthrough Operational StateThe current operational state of COM1/COM2 serial Passthrough port. There

StatusVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 65InterfaceThis section reports the existence of any undesired (and unrequested) video streams being receive

66 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: Network Status > Network TimeStatus: Network Status > IPv6Status: Decoder StatusMPEG-2 Decoder StatusThis

StatusVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 67Decoder State • Displays decoder state from the decoder standpoint.•Idle •Setup Transport • Setup PCR And

68 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: Encoder StatusThis menu allows users to view vital Encoder statistics. As you Refresh you should see Transmit St

StatusVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 69Note The MPEG-2 encoder is designed to stream video indefinitely when it has a valid video input and will

70 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: Hard Drive StatusMPEG-2 and VBStar only.Status: Hard Drive Status > GeneralStatus: Hard Drive Status > Pum

StatusVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 71GeneralNetworkStatus: Hard Drive Status > RecorderPump State Stopped Running Fast Forward FastFast Forw

viii WelcomeIf you can't find the information you need from the online help, or from your certified VBrick reseller, you can contact VBrick Suppo

72 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Recorder State FailedStopped, never startedStopped, by userStopped, Disk FullStopped, File Size LimitStopped, FTP Overru

StatusVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 73Status: FTP Server StatusStatus: System LogStatus: System Log > ConfigThis log contains a list of the l

74 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: System Log > System EventThe system event log contains reports of system events within the VBrick. These even

StatusVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 75Status: System Log > System InfoThis log contains unexpected behaviors detected by the VBrick software.

76 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: User Information > Slot1/Slot2This menu allows the user to view factory set information relative to the slots

StatusVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 77User Information Version As displayed.Board Assembly Number As displayed.Lot Number As displayed if any.Ma

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VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 79Chapter 5DiagnosticsTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.the top portion of the screen. If the test is interrupted by pressing the Stop button, the results of the test prior to

DiagnosticsVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 81Trace Route Test ResultsThe results of the test appear at the top of the screen. The results include

VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 1Chapter 1IntroductionTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

82 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Diagnostics: Network Tests > Data TestData tests are used primarily to test the integrity of a network connection bet

DiagnosticsVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 83validates the data pattern. In this mode the following steps are recommended. No timed or continuous

84 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Diagnostics: Decoder Color BarsThe Decoder Color Bar test is a simple test that generates color bars at the video decode

DiagnosticsVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 85Diagnostics: Hard Drive

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VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 87Chapter 6MaintenanceTopics in this chapterMaintenance: Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

88 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Maintenance: Default All ConfigurationThis menu allows the user to default all the configuration parameters of the VBric

MaintenanceVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 89Read Configuration Data from DeviceYou can read the configuration parameters from the VBrick by click

90 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 4. Sample VBrick Configuration FileMaintenance: Read/Write > Write To DeviceThis page lets you write configur

MaintenanceVBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 91Write Configuration Data to DeviceT To write configuration parameters to the VBrick from an .xml file