Specifications

Reflector Service
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Vision
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Operation/Reference Guide
Activating a Unicast Stream
Perform these steps to activate a unicast stream:
1. Select Configure Reflector from the MPEG Reflector menu on the left pane of the window. The
Reflector MPEG Service page appears (
FIG. 73).
2. In the Channel Name box, enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists.
3. Indicate whether the source is a local channel or an external source by clicking the Local V2 Channel or
External Source option button.
If you select, Local V2 Channel, select a Producer channel from the V2 Channels options menu.
If you select External Source, enter the URL of an address containing an MPEG-2 or H.264 video
in the URL field.
4. Click the Unicast option button to indicate this stream is a unicast stream.
5. Select a unicast source from the NIC options menu.
6. Enter the port number in the Port field.
7. Click Apply if you made any changes to the Reflector configuration.
8. Click the Service Enable check box at the top of the screen. Reflector begins multicasting the video
stream as configured.
Activating a Multicast Stream
Perform these steps to activate a multicast stream:
1. Select Configure Reflector from the MPEG Reflector menu on the left pane of the window. The
Reflector MPEG Service page appears (
FIG. 73).
2. In the Channel Name box, enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists.
3. Indicate whether the source is a local channel or an external source by clicking the Local V2 Channel or
External Source option button.
If you select, Local V2 Channel, select a Producer channel from the V2 Channels options menu.
If you select External Source, enter the URL of an address containing an MPEG-2 or H.264 video
in the URL field.
4. Click the Multicast option button to indicate this stream is a multicast stream.
5. Select the IP address of the network you want to use for the multicast from the NIC to multicast on
options menu.
6. Click Apply if you made any changes to the Reflector configuration.
7. Click the Service Enable check box at the top of the screen. Reflector begins multicasting the video
stream as configured.
Viewing the Stream
The Vision
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Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to view the stream without having to start
a user player. Click the View Stream option in the menu for the service. You must select Service Enable on
the configuration page to start the service before you can view the stream.
Reflector MPEG Service Options (Cont.)
NIC to multicast on The IP address of the network to use for multicasting.
Unicast options The following options are only available if you select Unicast as the Stream
type.
NIC Select the unicast address for this channel.
Port The unicast port for this channel. This option is pre-configured and cannot be
changed.
URL The unicast TTL for this channel. This option is pre-configured and cannot be
changed.
Apply You must click Apply to save the changes before your changes take effect.