User Guide Standalone VGA Grid Release 3.17.
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What's new in release 3.17.0? Firmware release 3.17.0 is packed with new features for Standalone VGA Grid. Features include support for IP cameras as sources, dynamic overlay text in custom layouts, portable configuration presets, control for streaming and a brand new control interface – Epiphan Live! New features include: IP cameras Firmware 3.17.0 now offers support for IP cameras as sources.
Resolved issues The following issues were resolved in 3.16.1e: l Fixed an issue where minor signal noise was detected when capturing from HDMI sources. Discovered through our ongoing, automated frame-by-frame testing, but not perceptible to the human eye, some frames captured from HDMI sources had an undesirable flicker that is resolved in this release.
Table of contents What's new in release 3.17.
Tether to a mobile network 68 Network ports used by Standalone VGA Grid 69 Perform network diagnostics 71 Configuration presets 73 Configuration presets overview 73 Configuration groups 76 Create a configuration preset 77 Apply a configuration preset 79 Apply the Factory default configuration preset 81 Update a configuration preset 82 Delete a configuration preset 83 Configuration preset considerations 84 Configure date and time 88 Verify date and time settings 88 Configure synch
Connect an RTSP source 157 List of tested RTSP-based IP cameras 161 Preview a source 163 Configure a source 163 Rename a source 169 Adjust audio volume 170 Troubleshoot capture 172 Remove black bars (matte) from the video 172 Force the capture card to use a specific EDID 175 Unstretch the output video 179 Video not centered (VGA sources only) 179 Remove the combing effect on images 180 Video looks squished (VGA sources only) 181 Video too bright, too dark or washed out (VGA sources
Stream to a server 204 Stream to a CDN 205 Stream content using multicast 221 Stream to a media player 226 Stream content using multicast 226 Stream content using UPnP 232 Samples of stream settings 241 Streaming video content 241 Streaming slide content 242 PART 4: Record 243 What is a recording? 244 Recording basics 244 Record a channel via the Admin panel 245 Record a channel via Epiphan Live 247 Configure recording file size and type 249 Control recording with a mouse 252
Automatic file upload (AFU) overview 268 Choose files to include in AFU 269 Enable and set timing for AFU 271 AFU to an FTP server 274 AFU using RSync 275 AFU using CIFS 277 AFU to a secure FTP server 278 AFU using SCP 280 AFU or copy to USB drive 282 View the AFU log 289 Manage the AFU queue 289 Local FTP server 292 Configure the local FTP server 292 Using the local FTP server 293 PART 5: Maintenance Power down and system restart 296 297 Restarting the device via the Admin pan
Storage disk maintenance 312 Check disk storage space 312 Schedule disk check 313 Perform disk check 313 Rebuild or replace storage disks 314 Verify RAID storage 319 Read data from removed storage disks 320 Third party integration 323 Control with RS-232 / serial port 324 Control with HTTP commands 330 Configuration keys for third party APIs 336 Troubleshooting 349 Limitations and known issues 352 Previous releases and features 355 Software and documentation license 357 11
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Start here Start here Welcome, and thank you for buying Epiphan’s Standalone VGA Grid™. This guide will help you configure your new system. To get started, review the Standalone VGA Grid Overview and What's in the box? sections. Next, a Quick Start guide walks you through the basic steps to get a single video (and optional audio) source configured as a streamable, recordable output from the Standalone VGA Grid.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Standalone VGA Grid Overview Standalone VGA Grid Overview Epiphan's VGA Grid allows you to capture, stream, and record audio and video from a large number of VGA, DVI, HDMI, composite and component sources. It supports streaming to a large number of viewers using industry-standard codecs such as H.264 and MPEG-TS. Supporting resolutions between 640×480 and 2048×2048, the VGA Grid is suitable for a broad range of applications.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide What's in the box? Table 1 Inputs for Standalone VGA Grid Table 2 Comparison for Networked VGA Grid and Standalone VGA Grid Model Networked VGA Grid DVI-I DVI-I (single link) (dual link) S-Video SDI up to 64 - Audio up to 64 encoders with up to - up to 64 1920×1200 5 or 7 Standalone VGA Grid 4 or 6 (model) (model) - local at up to 4 of 6 (model) 2048×2048 4 or 6 + (model) SDI and HDMI audio What's in the box? The Standalone VGA Grid is a 4U rackmount
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide What's in the box? 1. 4 or 6 (depending on model) VGA to DVI-I cables (3 feet / 1 meter in length each) 2. 4 or 6 (depending on model) HDMI to DVI-I adapters 3. 4 or 6 (depending on model) DVI-I cables (3 feet / 1 meter in length) 4. 4 or 6 (depending on model) composite to S-Video cables 5. 4 or 6 (depending on model) SDI cables (3 feet / 1 meter in length) 6. One Ethernet cable 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide What's in the box? Image Name Composite to S-Video cable Description Connects a composite output from an analog sources to the system’s S-Video port(s). Connects an SDI source to the SDI cable system via BNC connectors. Roughly 3 feet (or 1 meter) in length. RJ-45 Ethernet cable Connects the system to your network.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Label Name Tech specs Description Power LED Indicates the system is powered on. Hard Drive LED Blinks when the system is recording or accessing the hard drive. Unlock the door to reveal two USB ports. USB Ports (behind door) For connection of external hard drives, flash drives or control interfaces. USB Ports USB Ports For connection of external hard drives, flash drives or control interfaces.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Tech specs Table 5 Specifications for Standalone VGA Grid Feature Standalone Style Dimensions Networked 4U Rackmount Server 445 mm (D) × 430 mm (W) × 176 mm (H) (17.5” × 16.9” × 6.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Quick Start Quick Start This section helps you get up and running quickly with your Standalone VGA Grid. l Step 1: Physical set-up and power-on l Step 2: Admin discovery and login l Step 3: Set up the video source l Step 4: Configure the channel l Step 5: Testing the stream l Step 6: Recording the stream Before you get started, make sure you have: l an HD source (i.e.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Step 2: Admin discovery and login 6. Unlock the front panel and press the power button to turn on the system. 7. Wait for the Standalone VGA Grid to complete the power up sequence. The power LED illuminates and the hard drive LED flashes during start up. Step 2: Admin discovery and login The Standalone VGA Grid is managed from an Admin panel. This interface acts as a configuration utility and system monitor.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Step 3: Set up the video source http://.local/admin For example: http://95dd40d5.local/admin 3. Enter the user name and password then click OK. The administrative user is ‘admin’. Initially no password is set. To set a password follow the procedure outlined in User administration. 4. Optionally, navigate to the Network link under the Configuration heading and note the IP address of the system.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Step 3: Set up the video source 2. Find the DVI (or SDI) source that you have connected by selecting each DVI (or SDI) source (named .vga or .sdi as the suffix) and verifying if the preview on the right side of the screen reflects your source material. 3. Make note of the name of the source, or optionally, change the source name to reflect the data it is capturing. To rename the input source: a. Click on the source name at the top of the source configuration window.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Step 4: Configure the channel Step 4: Configure the channel Now that you have confirmed the system sees your source it is time to add and configure a channel for output of your source. Channels expose your sources to your streaming users and prepare the sources for recording. By default, when you add a channel, the system names it the same name as its source. If you changed the source name in previous steps, your new channel's name will reflect the new name.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Step 5: Testing the stream You may now optionally add audio to your channel: 7. Click Sources for your channel; the media source page is displayed. 8. Select the audio source to which you connected your 3.5mm audio cable. If you connected to the blue line-in on the back of the system, the audio source is the audio source without a frame grabber serial number. 9. Click Apply. 10. Click Encoding for your channel; the Encoding page is displayed. 11.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Step 6: Recording the stream Step 6: Recording the stream The stream is set up and broadcasting. This may be all you need, but if you like you can also record the stream. To record the stream: 1. From the Admin panel, scroll to the Channels section. 2. Click Recording for your channel; the Recording page is displayed. 3.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Epiphan Live Epiphan Live Epiphan Live is a friendly and easy to use web and tablet interface designed for users with administrator and operator-level privileges. (See User administration for more information on setting user privileges).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide l Accessing Epiphan Live Live switching using the Switcher interface Accessing Epiphan Live You can access Epiphan Live directly using your web browser, mobile device or by clicking a link within the Admin panel. (Note you can also use Epiphan Live to access the Admin panel). In all cases, before connecting to Epiphan Live, you need to know your Standalone VGA Grid's IP address.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Accessing Epiphan Live 1. Enter the following information into the address bar of your web browser , using the syntax below: http:// 2. Enter your administrator or operator credentials when prompted to connect to the Admin panel. 3. Click Epiphan Live in the upper-right corner of the window; the Epiphan Live dashboard opens in a new window or tab.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface The Epiphan Live Dashboard view is an easy-to-use interface that allows you to control the streaming and recording of channels and also monitor your video inputs, audio inputs and system information.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface described in the Elements in the Dashboard interface table below. The Dashboard view is responsive and automatically adjusts and repositions its elements to fit cleanly within any size web browser window.
Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Dashboard interface Table 7 Elements in the Dashboard interface Number Title Description l Warning – This icon displays only if there are any configuration errors in your channels, sources, streams or recordings. Clicking the icon displays more detail about the errors. l 1 Save – Saves any Dashboard layout changes. Dashboard header Note that you need to press Save to preserve your icons layout setting.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface Configuring Dashboard panels for visual confidence monitoring You can customize each Dashboard panel to display a specific channel, or source. Epiphan Live allows you to configure up to 8 different panels for comprehensive live preview confidence monitoring of channels and sources.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface Control streaming and recording directly from the Dashboard panel! When a channel is applied to a Dashboard panel, streaming and recording control buttons appear under the panel. 3. Click Save in the upper-right corner of the page to preserve your changes (if you don't save, then your panel configuration changes are lost when you refresh or navigate away from the Dashboard).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide l Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface A green circle icon next to the input name means that the video source is connected to your Standalone VGA Grid and a signal is received. Accompanying text to the right of the input name provides the input's resolution. l A yellow circle icon next to the input name means that your Standalone VGA Grid is not receiving a signal from your source.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface View video source details Click the name of a video input to display your source in a small dropdown thumbnail view with warning details (if there is a warning icon next to your source's name) and accompanying source details: l HDMI, SDI, DVI and VGA sources display resolution and refresh rate. l RTSP sources (such as IP cameras) display resolution, frame rate, codec used and bitrate.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface Table 8 Audio VU meter levels Color Decibel range Red 0 to -9 dBFS Yellow -9 to -18 dBFS Green -18 dBFS and lower Configure the audio input list You can customize the audio inputs to display in the Dashboard view by clicking the Audio inputs header.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface When a channel is not being streamed or recorded, the streaming and recording buttons are gray in color and their respective timers are set to 00:00:00. If streaming has not been configured in the Admin panel, the streaming button will display the text "Not set". See Stream to viewers to learn how to configure streaming in the Admin panel.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming, recording and monitoring using the Dashboard interface If the stream is not able to publish, the streaming button flashes blue and displays "ERROR". In this case, check the streaming configuration settings for your channel in the Admin panel. (See Stream to viewers to learn how to configure a stream). Record recorders You can record a recorder in the Epiphan Live Dashboard view using the button(s) located in the Recorders section.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live switching using the Switcher interface Live switching using the Switcher interface The Epiphan Live Switcher view is a simple interface for live switching between custom layouts while streaming and/or recording. (For information on creating custom layouts in the Admin panel, see Create a custom channel or layout.) Live switching can also be performing using the Admin panel (see Live video mixing / switching Performing live switching in one interface (e.g.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live switching using the Switcher interface The Switcher interface is accessed from the Menu button in the Dashboard interface (see Understanding the Dashboard interface). The Switcher view is responsive and automatically adjusts and reposition its elements to fit cleanly within any size web browser window. See the Elements in the Switcher view table below for a description of each visual element in the Switcher interface.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Number Title Live switching using the Switcher interface Description layout. See Switching while live streaming and recordingSwitching while live streaming and recording Displays the layout currently being streamed and/or recorded, outlined 4 Live view panel with a red border. When the Switch button is clicked, this live layout is replaced with the layout in the Preview panel.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live switching using the Switcher interface 3. Click the text box next to the "Switcher" header and select your desired channel from the dropdown list (the text box will appear blank if this is your first time configuring the Switcher interface). Note that in the channel dropdown list, channels containing only a single layout are grayed-out and are not selectable.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live switching using the Switcher interface 4. Click your desired layout at the bottom of the page to dock it in the Preview panel. This is the layout that will be used next in your program.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live switching using the Switcher interface 5. Click the Switch button in the center of the screen to apply your layout in the Preview panel into your live stream/recording program. From here, you can prepare to apply another layout to your program by selecting a new layout from the list and docking it into the Preview panel.
PART 1: Setup If you followed through the quick start guide, you already have a basic configuration and possibly a recording of an input. Before you tweak the channel or configure more, this part of the manual helps you to get your Standalone VGA Grid properly configured for your network.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide The Admin panel The Admin panel Standalone VGA Grid is managed from a web interface. This means to perform administrative tasks with Standalone VGA Grid you use an internet browser on a PC (or laptop, or tablet) connected to the same local Ethernet network. Connect to the Admin panel If you know the IP address of the system you may type it into the address bar of your web browser.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide System Connect to the Admin panel Action Needed 1. Use the following URL - http://support.apple.com/kb/DL999 2. Click Download. 3. Follow the system prompts to download and install the application. Mac OS X The Bonjour software used for service discovery is built into the Mac OS. No special actions are needed. The Avahi implementation used for DNS-based discovery is shipped with most Linux Linux distributions.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Connect to the Admin panel Connect via the Epiphan discovery utility Epiphan provides a utility for discovering Epiphan systems on your network. The Epiphan network discovery utility is a 32-bit Windows executable that works on most 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. Download and install the utility via this link: http://www.epiphan.com/downloads/NetworkDiscovery.exe. To access the Standalone VGA Grid's Admin panel via the Epiphan discovery utility: 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Connect to the Admin panel Connect via persistent static IP address Your Standalone VGA Grid has a default persistent static IP address, also known as the recovery IP address. If ever you need to set it up on a network that does not support DHCP, or you need to recover from a previous static IP address setting, you can use this method to connect directly to the system for configuration.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration 4. Start a web browser on the workstation and browse to: http://192.168.255.250/admin/ 5. Log in as the administrator user with the user name admin and the admin password (by default there is no password); the Admin panel opens. 6. Click the Networking link in the Configuration menu. 7. Select the radio button to use a static address and configure the system with a static IP address and network settings relevant to the network being used.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration Operator The operator account allows users limited Standalone VGA Grid configuration control. If an operator does not have the privileges to apply a particular configuration in the Admin panel, the Apply button appears grayed-out in color and is not clickable (as shown in the image below).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Action or Menu Option User administration viewer operator admin ü ü Channel Operations View Channel Configuration Rename a Channel ü Configure Stream Channel ü Configure Stream Sources ü Publish a Stream ü Configure Branding for a Channel ü Switch Layouts while Streaming/Recording ü ü Start the Stream Recorder ü ü Stop the Stream Recorder ü ü View Recorded Files List ü ü Rename Recorded Files ü ü Download Recorded Files ü ü Delete Recorded F
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Action or Menu Option User administration viewer operator admin Configure UPnP Sharing ü Configure Network Address ü Configure USB Tethering ü Perform Network Diagnostics ü ü Configure Date and Time preferences ü Set or Change User Passwords ü Configure Serial Port Flow Control ü Upload Branding Images ü Upload Branding Templates ü Select Branding Template ü Enable Remote Support ü Backup Device Configuration ü Restore Device Configuration ü Re
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration Set or change user passwords By default, admin, operator and viewer have no assigned passwords. Both the admin and the operator user have access to the Admin panel, so you should always set a password for both admin and operator accounts. Refer to your system administrator for your organization’s specific password requirements. If the admin password is defined and the operator password is undefined, then the operator uses the admin password by default.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration The new password must have between 1-255 alpha-numeric characters or special characters with no spaces. Passwords are case sensitive. 6. Select the user’s password confirmation field and confirm the new password. 7. Click Apply. 8. If you were logged in as the user whose password you just changed, you are logged out and must log back in with the new password.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Click the Streaming link for the channel; the channel's Streaming configuration page opens. 3. From the Access control section do one of the two following things: a. clear the viewer password field; or b. select Use global settings from the access control drop down. 4. Click Apply.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration To configure LDAP authentication for your Standalone VGA Grid: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select the Access passwords link in the Configuration menu; the password configuration page opens. 3. Scroll to the LDAP authentication section. 4. Click the Enable LDAP authentication checkbox to enable LDAP authentication (or uncheck to disable). 5.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration 10. In the Administrators (group DN) field, specify the distinguished name of the group users must be part of to be logged in as the administrator. Users must have the member or unqueMember attribute for the specified group to be granted Administrator access. If left blank, LDAP is not supported for Administrators (but can still be used for Operators and Viewers). 11.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration 2. Connect to the Admin panel using your preferred connection mechanism. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3. You are prompted for a username and password. 1. Click the logout button at the top right of the screen (beside your user name); you are logged out. Some browsers may require you click the button twice before the log out action executes.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration 4. Type denied IP addresses or address ranges in the Deny IP’s field. Separate addresses with a comma. 5. Click Apply. To restrict viewers of a specific channel by IP address: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select the Streaming link for the desired channel; the streaming configuration page opens. 3. From the Access Control drop-down, select Use these Settings; local password and Allow/Deny IP lists are enabled. 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration IP restriction examples Allow list with distinct IP addresses The simplest allow/deny list is to use the list of known IP addresses to craft a list of allowed IP addresses. All other addresses are denied access to the broadcast. For example if your system is accessible on your local area network (LAN) and you want to make sure only the CEO’s specific desktop, laptop and tablet computers (with IP Addresses 192.168.1.50, 192.168.1.51, and 192.165.1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide User administration For example imagine your system is accessible on your local area network (LAN) and you want to allow any computer on the LAN can access the stream except your publicly-accessible boardroom (with IP address 192.168.1.211). You can use the following deny list (leave the allow list empty) to permit all computers except the boardroom computer: Deny: 192.168.1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide View system information View system information The system information page provides a great deal of useful information about your Standalone VGA Grid. Use the Info link from the Configuration menu to view your current firmware level, system hardware version (if available) and currently configured channels. To view system information: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Admin panel scroll to the Configuration menu option. 3.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure network settings Configure network settings By default the Standalone VGA Grid uses DHCP to obtain an IP Address via an Ethernet-based network. If you want to change the network settings, or if you’re having network-related issues, this section covers the network-related topics.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Label Configure DHCP Description/Options Reflects the current internet protocol address (IP address) of the system. This Current IP Address value is either obtained from the DHCP server (if using DHCP) or is the configured static IP address. The Standalone VGA Grid supports IPv4 addresses. It does not support IPv6 addresses.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure a static IP address Table 14 DHCP Fields Label Description/Options Use DHCP Select this radio button to dynamically obtain an IP address at boot up. Use static address Select this radio button to use the configured static IP address. The maximum transmission unit (MTU) specifies the maximum packet size for transfer on MTU Size the network. The default value is 1500, which is the largest value allowed by Ethernet at the network layer.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure a static IP address 5. Enter the Default Gateway address. If you do not have a default gateway for your network, enter the same static IP address as in the previous step. The default gateway cannot be left blank. If no default gateway is specified, unexpected behavior occurs. 6. Enter the DNS Server address. If you do not have a DNS server, enter the new static IP address of the system. 7. Change the MTU Size value only if needed.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Label Tether to a mobile network Description/Options cannot be blank unless you are using DCHP. Specify the system’s IP address if you don’t have a default gateway on your network. The domain name system server (DNS server) translates human-readable hostnames DNS Server into corresponding IP addresses. Specify the system’s IP address if you don’t have a DNS server on your network. This value cannot be blank unless you are using DHCP.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Network ports used by Standalone VGA Grid Table 16 Mobile Tethering Options Label Description/Options Disabled Specifies that no USB tethering is permitted. Specifies that USB tethering is available for connecting a mobile device as a No tethering configuration utility (i.e. using the web browser), but no mobile data is used. When chosen, the system tries to use the Ethernet network first.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Port (or range) Protocol 319 and 320 UDP 443 TCP Network ports used by Standalone VGA Grid Description PTP server, if enabled. See Configure synchronized time (NTP, PTP v1 and RDATE). HTTPS for the Admin panel, HLS streaming if enabled. For RTSP/TCP and RTSP/HTTP streaming on your network (where x is the number of channels configured). The number of ports used depends on how many channels you have with RTSP streaming enabled. See Stream content using HTTP or RTSP.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Perform network diagnostics l for publishing (Stream to a server) - actual ports used is dependant on the server and protocol l for File and recording transfer - actual ports used is dependant on your configuration l remote support (when in use) - port 30 see Configure remote support l firmware update (checks and downloads) - port 80 Perform network diagnostics If your Standalone VGA Grid has network trouble, you can perform basic network troubleshooting tasks from t
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Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration presets Configuration presets Configuration presets are the perfect solution for backing up your system configuration, for situations where you have changing configuration requirements for your Standalone VGA Grid or when you are managing a number of systems and you want them to have similar configurations.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration presets overview Output ports Using the Configuration presets section of the Maintenance page, you can create and save configuration presets using any number and combination of the configuration groups. Mix and match the settings groups saved together to create sets of configuration settings needed for each situation.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration presets overview Channel configuration includes background and other image files used. If these files aren't present when the configuration preset is saved, the save function will fail. Be careful when deleting background images and logo files. Let's take a closer look at the types of presets they make: Internal network and AFU preset The company uses this preset when configuring and testing from their corporate network.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration groups Conference breakout session and keynote presets The company creates one preset per session and one for the keynote. Each preset includes all the files and everything needed to recreate a custom channel configured with the layouts and backgrounds needed for the session. They upload these presets at the beginning of the conference and apply the correct one prior to each conference session starting.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a configuration preset Table 17 Configuration group definitions Group Name Symbol Settings included in the configuration group Date and time settings, serial port settings, remote support settings, custom System disk check schedule, access passwords, deny/allow lists and LDAP configuration settings. Network Sources Network settings and tethering configuration.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a configuration preset Note that configuration presets that include network or system settings require a system reboot when applied. To create a configuration preset: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu; the maintenance page opens. 3. Scroll to the Configuration presets section. 4. Type a description for your preset in the Name field. 5.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Apply a configuration preset There is a maximum amount of 256 MB available to save configuration presets and a maximum size of 128 MB for a single configuration preset. Apply a configuration preset When you apply a configuration preset, the system settings for all included configuration groups are updated. Other settings on the system are not affected.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Apply a configuration preset 5. The system asks for confirmation before proceeding. If the configuration preset includes the network or system configuration groups, a reboot is necessary. 6. Click OK to apply the configuration preset; the configuration preset is applied. 7. The system reboots if needed.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Apply the Factory default configuration preset Apply the Factory default configuration preset Your Standalone VGA Grid comes with a special factory default configuration preset. This configuration preset cannot be erased and is always presented at the top of the configuration presets list. It contains all possible configuration settings groups.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Update a configuration preset Update a configuration preset If you need to update a configuration preset to include different configuration groups, or simply new settings for the same groups, you can do so easily via the Admin panel. To update a configuration preset: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu; the maintenance page opens. 3. Scroll to the Configuration presets section. 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Delete a configuration preset 8. Click OK; your configuration preset is updated in the list. Delete a configuration preset You may want to trim the list of configuration presets to only those that are needed for your ongoing needs. You can delete all configuration presets at once by doing a factory reset, or you can delete individual configuration presets from the Maintenance page. To delete a configuration preset: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration preset considerations 4. Click the Delete button for the configuration preset; a confirmation message appears. 5. Click OK to confirm you want to delete the preset; the preset is deleted. Configuration preset considerations Configuration presets are groups of settings applied to the system, leaving other settings intact. The following considerations will help you get the most from your configuration presets.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration preset considerations Channel and recorder index number behavior Each channel and recorder has an index number. The first channel created on a system is channel 1, subsequently channel 2, 3, 4, etc. Recorders are also created starting at index 1 with numbers incrementing as new recorders are created.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide l Configuration preset considerations If channel 3 exists prior to applying the preset and is already recording, the file will continue recording uninterrupted unless the recording file type is different in the preset (in which case a new file is started). l If channel 3 exists prior to applying the preset and is not already recording, it immediately begins recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration preset considerations Applying a configuration preset with a different set of channels or recorders is not the same as deleting a channel. When deleting a channel or recorder that has recorded files, the Admin panel warns you of other configuration presets that use the same channel or recorder index numbers.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure date and time Configure date and time The Standalone VGA Grid uses the current date and time in naming recorded files and when synchronizing and timestamping inputs from multiple sources (i.e. when synchronizing an audio and a video source). The Admin panel lets you specify date and time settings to ensure they are correctly configured for your time zone and your network.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure synchronized time (NTP, PTP v1 and RDATE) The date and time configuration page also indicates whether the system is currently using synchronized or manually set time, and whether or not a local network time protocol (ntp) server is running. The following table describes the date and time configuration fields. Table 19 Date and Time Options Label Description/Options Time Zone The currently selected time zone.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure synchronized time (NTP, PTP v1 and RDATE) Table 20 Synchronized Time Options Label Description/Options Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used for clock synchronization over the internet. There are many publicly available NTP servers you can use, or your company may NTP have its own NTP server. For more information about NTP and to find NTP servers, refer to http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/WebHome.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure the date and time manually PTP uses UDP packets and ports 319 and 320 . If the system is behind a firewall and accessing an external PTP server, UDP packets must be permitted on ports 319 and 320. 9. Click Apply. Configure the date and time manually By default the Standalone VGA Grid uses NTP for time synchronization.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure a local NTP server 2. Select the Date and Time link in the Configuration menu; the date and time configuration page opens. 3. Select the check box Enable local NTP server.
PART 2: Capture Capturing is the process of taking the signals from your video and audio sources and encoding them in a format that is ready for streaming and recording. If you followed the quick start guide, you're already capturing, streaming and possibly recording your sources. The section of the guide helps you fine tune and troubleshoot the capturing process.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide What is a channel? What is a channel? Standalone VGA Grid uses Channels to organize and display content captured from DVI, VGA, HDMI, SDISVideo and audio. Channels make your sources (DVI, VGA, HDMI, SDI, S-Video and audio) available for streaming and recording. You choose how you want to configure your sources (and extras like images and text overlays) into layouts within your channel. DVI2PCIe cards do not support audio over HDMI.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a simple channel You can also view channels and perform live switching using the Epiphan Live control interface. See Configuring Dashboard panels for visual confidence monitoring and Switching while live streaming and recording for more information. You can now create and upload customized “No Signal” images for use in your channels. These images are assigned to a specific source and display in any channel where the source is used but has no input detected.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a simple channel 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3. Ensure a DVI, HDMI, VGA or SDI input source is connected to the device and you know the name of the source it is connected to. If you're not sure, see What is a source?. 4. From the Admin panel, scroll to the Channels menu option. A list of existing channels, if any is displayed. 5. Click Add channel located at the bottom of the list; the Sources page opens. 6.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a simple channel 7. Click Add new item to add a layer to the layout; a drop down appears allowing you to choose the kind of item to add to your layout. 8. Select Video Source from the drop down; the new item is added to the layout and the Source settings box appears on the right side of the page. 9. Click the Source drop down and select your source; your source appears in the visual layout editor above.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a simple channel 10. For best results, keep the Keep aspect ratio when scaling checkbox checked in the Source settings box. 11. Use the red and white source handles in the visual editor to stretch your image to the full size of the layout. 12. If audio is desired, scroll down and choose an audio source from the displayed list. 13. Click Save at the lower right corner of the page; the layout changes are saved.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel There are a lot of creative things you can do next with your channel, including creating more layouts and editing this layout to add images and more sources. See Create a custom channel for more information. Create a custom channel Standalone VGA Grid has two styles of channels: 1. Simple channels with a single source that fits the full screen, as discussed in Create a simple channel. 2.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel l Add a video source (custom channel) l Add an audio source (custom channel) l Set the background color (custom channel) l Add a text overlay (custom channel) l Delete or move a layout (custom channel) l Resize and position layout items using percents or pixels (custom channel) l Rename a layout (custom channel) Once you have your layouts created, read about Live video mixing / switching to learn how to change between layouts while strea
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 4. If this is a new layout, you are presented with an empty layout area and a black background matte. The Sources page and channel layout editor is broken into a few pieces. Layout selector First there is the layout selector. From here you can pick which layout to preview/edit, create a new layout, delete a layout or select which layout is active.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel The heart of the channel layout editor is the layout area, which has the same frame size and aspect ratio as your stream. As you add items to the layout, they appear in the layout area. The currently selected item is presented in full colour while other items appear transparent.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Select the audio source(s) you want to add to your channel. Audio sources are mixed together at the same volume level as one another. When you're done all your changes, use the Save button to save the changes to your layout. If you accidentally try to leave the layout without saving, Standalone VGA Grid reminds you to save before leaving.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Custom channel examples Here are a few examples of what you can do with just two sources and two picture files. Use your imagination to create the layouts you want! Layout example Description One source (a slideshow presentation in this case), at the full size of the channel. (Simple channel) To get this look: Add one source to the layout, select keep aspect ratio and stretch to fit the full layout size.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Layout example Create a custom channel Description One source with a text overlay in the bottom right corner. To get this look: Follow the steps from the first example to add the source, then add a text overlay item to the layout. Enter your text in the settings box and place it where desired. One source with a background image. To get this look: Upload your backround image (must have the right aspect ratio) through the Branding Content page.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Layout example Create a custom channel Description Two sources (one cropped to a new aspect ratio), a background image and a logo. To get this look: Upload your background and logo images through the Branding Content page. When creating the layout, first pick the background, then the sources, and lastly the logo. Size and position each. For the second source, click "cropping" in the source settings and select the desired crop.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Layout example Description A 4x3 source and a cropped 16x9 source together with a background image. To get this look: Upload an image through the Branding Content page. Follow the steps from the first 4x3 example (two rows up) to add the sources then use the crop utility to crop the second source to a square aspect ratio.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 3. Next, pick one of the following actions to create or select a layout to edit: a. select the layout you want to edit by clicking anywhere in the layout row; or b. click Add Layout to create a new layout. 4. The layout editor shows the current state of the selected layout for your channel and the row for the layout you're editing is highlighted green. 5.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel For example: By default, a channel with one layout that has HDMI-A in it will be named HDMI-A. When you add a second layout to a channel, the channel name changes to a generic name Channel X (where X is the channel index number). Normally this wouldn't pose any problem, but the changing name does have some side effects: the stream is stopped and restarted, and the channel's recorder (if recording) is stopped and a new file is started.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 4. Select Video Source from the drop down; the new item is added to the layout and the Source settings box appears on the right side of the page. 5. Click the Source drop down and select your source; your source appears in the visual layout editor above. 6. For best results, select the Keep aspect ratio when scaling checkbox from the Source settings box. 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 8. Moving back to the layout area, use the mouse, the keyboard or the manual position value fields to position and resize your source. You can click and drag, stretch using the handles in the layout area, or type values into the fields. See the note below for more information. 9. If needed, re-order the items in your layout by clicking and dragging items in the item list (under the Add new item link).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide l Add a text overlay (custom channel) l Delete or move a layout (custom channel) l Set the background color (custom channel) l Rename a layout (custom channel) Create a custom channel A note about item positioning and sizing There are four ways to position and size items in the layout area 1. using the mouse 2. using the keyboard 3. using the manual positioning values with percents 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Add an audio source (custom channel) To stream the audio for a source you need to add it to a channel and make sure audio is enabled in the channel's encoding page. (Audio is enabled in the encoding page by default.) There is no need to manually add RTSP audio sources to your channel.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel For analog audio signals, you may want to check audio levels on your channel and adjust audio gain, if needed. See Adjust audio volume .
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 4. Click Choose File; a browser page opens. 5. Navigate to the folder on your admin computer that contains the logo. 6. Select the file, the following file formats are supported: PNG and JPEG. The maximum supported file size is 3840×2160. No warning or error message is displayed if your image is too large. Files that exceed the maximum size do not appear in the dropdown list when selecting an image. 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel See the following topics to learn how to apply the logo, background, overlay text or other images to a channel: l Add an image (custom channel) l Add a text overlay (custom channel) Add an image (custom channel) You can use images in your custom channel layouts to create a background for your source, to add your corporate logo, or to add relevant information about the event you're streaming. Standalone VGA Grid supports png (PNG) and .
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 5. Select Picture; the Picture Settings section appears on the right side of the page. 6. If you haven't already uploaded your image, you can drag and drop it from your desktop to the gray Please select picture box. (Note: no warning is displayed if the image is too large or will replace another file). 7. If you have already uploaded the image, click the Use image drop down to select an image you have uploaded to the system; 8.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 9. For best results, keep the Keep aspect ratio when scaling checkbox selected in the Picture settings box. (This is selected by default.) 10. In the layout area, use the mouse, the keyboard or the manual position value fields to position and resize your image. For background images, click and drag to fill the full layout area. See the note below for more information on positioning techniques. 11.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide l Add a video source (custom channel) l Add an audio source (custom channel) l Add a text overlay (custom channel) l Delete or move a layout (custom channel) l Set the background color (custom channel) l Rename a layout (custom channel) Create a custom channel A note about item positioning and sizing There are four ways to position and size items in the layout area 1. using the mouse 2. using the keyboard 3. using the manual positioning values with percents 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel pixels and percents changing only the boxes you want to use pixel values. At any time you can switch back to percents by typing a percent. See Resize and position layout items using percents or pixels (custom channel) for more information. Add a text overlay (custom channel) Adding a static or dynamic text overlay to your custom channel is an easy way to customize your stream.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 5. In the Text field, specify the overlay text you want to add to the layout. Use your own text and see the Overlay text chortcut codes table provided at the end of this procedure to add any combination of the shortcut codes. For example: Use this string: %A %B %d, %G. Live streaming channel Auto A. to obtain these results (Thursday February 26, 2015. Live streaming channel Auto A.): 6. Use the font drop down to select the size of your text. 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel For example, if you added your overlay text before adding a video source, the video source conceals the overlay text. To fix it, drag the overlay text item above the video source item in the list, or vice-versa. 10. When your layout is complete, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save to save your work.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel System variable commands can be issued at a frequency of 5 per second, and up to 6 variables may be set in a single command. After issuing a set command, all channels using the specified variable(s) are updated. See Control with HTTP commands to learn how to configure system variables for custom overlay text. To insert a system variable into your overlay text: 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide l Add an image (custom channel) l Delete or move a layout (custom channel) l Set the background color (custom channel) l Rename a layout (custom channel) Create a custom channel A note about item positioning and sizing There are four ways to position and size items in the layout area 1. using the mouse 2. using the keyboard 3. using the manual positioning values with percents 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Set the background color (custom channel) When you create a custom channel layout, you can select the background color to fill any unused space. For example you can add a color from your corporate color scheme. To add a picture to your layout: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Follow the steps in Custom channel layout editor or Create a custom channel or layout to get to the channel layout editor. 3.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Percent values are used in adjustment boxes by default, and can be converted to pixels by simply overwriting the percent value in a given adjustment box and replacing it with a pixel value. When entering percent values, ensure the suffux "%" is added to your value (i.e. "20%"). When entering pixel values, ensure the suffix "px" is added to your value (i.e. "200px").
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Table 22 Adjustment boxes for item resizing and positioning Item Description The area of your layout item. The 4 red/white dots represent the boundaries of your layout item. 1 There may be some black space between your item and its boundaries if Keep aspect ratio when scaling is enabled (see Add an image (custom channel)). 2 The percentage of blank space (or number of pixels) from left to right on the layout's horizontal axis. (I.e.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Item Create a custom channel Description horizontal axis. (I.e. the item is displaced 10%, or 100px, from the bottom up). If using percents, this is the items percentage of total height on the layout's vertical axis. (I.e. the item takes up 80% of the layout's height – represented by a thin red bar to the left of the 6 percent box). If using pixels, this value is the item's height, in pixels, with a maximum pixel width (i.e.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel In the example above, the presenter video source is resized to 60% of the layout's width and 70% of the layout's height (with aspect ratio maintained). (Alternatively, pixels could be used to resize the layout item in a similar fashion.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Alternatively, you can position your layout items using the keyboard by selecting the item with your mouse cursor, holding Shift and pressing the arrow keys to move the selected item by 5% in any direction. You can also position your item with additional keyboard precision by holding Crtl and pressing the arrow keys to nudge your item by a very small fraction in the direction of your choice.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Example 2: vertical positioning using pixels To position your layout item along the vertical axis, enter a percent or pixel value into either the top or the bottom adjustment box to shift your layout item downward or upward, respectively.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel Figure 1-1 An example of using pixels and percents to created a fully configured custom layout with two sources and a background image. Rename a layout (custom channel) Layouts you create are automatically given a default name (the first one is Default!). You can keep these names, or you can edit them to something more descriptive. You can rename any layout, even the currently active layout. To rename a layout: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 4. From the editor, click the name of the layout; it turns red. 5. Type in your new layout name and press Enter to save the new name. (Note if you click somewhere else without pressing Enter, your changes are discarded.) Delete or move a layout (custom channel) Your custom channel can have multiple layouts. It's simple to re-order layouts or erase layouts you're not using any more. Reorder layouts To move a layout: 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel 2. Follow the steps in Custom channel layout editor to get to the channel layout editor. 3. Click the X at the left side of the row for the layout you wish to delete; the system prompts you to make sure you want to delete the layout. 4. Click OK to proceed; the layout is deleted. Important note for channels with multiple layouts By default (and historically), Standalone VGA Grid's channels are named automatically based on the content in the channel.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure encoding If the image is used as part of the layout for any channel, select a different image or no image by using the drop-down list in the Picture settings box within that channel's layout before deleting the file using the steps below. 3. Click Branding Content under the Configuration menu; the configuration page opens. 4. Click Remove; a confirmation dialog box opens. 5. Click OK; the dialog box closes and the image file is removed from the configuration page.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure encoding 3. Click the Codec drop-down menu to change the size and speed of the compression and decompression and the quality of the image. Choose one of the following options from the Codec drop-down menu. Value H.264 Motion JPEG MPEG-4 Description H.264 is the default value and provides high quality video while using low bandwidth. This is the preferred codec for the system.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure encoding 6. If the selected codec is H.264 (default), click Video encoding profile to limit or include video formats that are supported. Choose one of the following: Value Baseline Main Description Choose this option when streaming to an application that requires robustness and cannot tolerate data loss, for example video-conferencing. Choose this option for standard-definition broadcasts. This is the default.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure encoding 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Click Encoding for the your channel; the encoding configuration page opens. 3. Scroll to the Frame size section. 4. Perform one of the following steps: Using current signal resolution as the frame size only works for channel layouts with a single source. If you're using multiple sources, follow the steps below to set your frame size. a.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure encoding c. Select an option from the sizes shown, the dimensions will appear in the frame size field. Scaling occurs automatically (no extra configuration needed) when you make the dimensions larger, smaller, or a different aspect ratio than the source.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure encoding sporting event, requires a high bitrate. 7. If all your changes are complete, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Apply. Table 23 Stream settings guidance Setting Description The key frame interval feature specifies how often a key frame (a frame that contains all the pixels) is sent when streaming the video. This setting also impacts how quickly a video moves through the frames when a viewer uses the search function of their media player.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Setting Configure encoding Description If you don't know what value to use, a good place to start is 5000 kbps (slightly less than a typical DVD). Test to see how this works for your viewers and adjust. Configure audio codec If your channel sources included audio (see Create a simple channel or Create a custom channel), your stream will by default use the AAC audio codec at 48 kHz. You can modify this setting to best match your streaming or post-processing needs.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure encoding If desired, you can choose Mono to have left and right stereo channels combined and streamed together (i.e. when listening to the streamed audio, the same blended sound will come through both the left and right channels). 7. Select an Audio bitrate from the drop-down menu. The table at the end of this procedure gives some guidance on audio bitrates. For stereo audio, we recommend 256 kbps or 320 kbps. 8.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Value Configure encoding Description devices such as, digital telephone systems. Most digital signals (HDMI or SDI sources) use 48 kHz audio. Matching the encoded level with the source level provides the best sound quality by avoiding audio resampling. For analog signals, 44 kHz provides higher sampling. Flash (FLV) doesn't support 48 kHz PCM audio. When selecting this value you'll need to use a media player (or install ASF browser plugins) to preview your channel.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Video Codec selected Audio Codec selected H.264 Add channel metadata MP4* AVI MOV MPEG-TS No audio codec ü ü ü ü H.264 PCM ü ü ü H.264 MP3 ü ü ü ü H.264 AAC ü ü ü ü MPEG-4 No audio codec ü ü ü MPEG-4 LPCM ü ü ü MPEG-4 MP3 ü ü ü MPEG-4 AAC ü ü ü MJPEG No audio codec ü ü ü ü * Both MP4 and MP4-Fragmented.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Add channel metadata l copyright date or other labels such as proprietary information, preliminary etc; and l additional information about the broadcast, such as time of the broadcast, or change to the schedule. To apply channel metadata: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3. From the Admin panel, select a channel; the menu expands. 4. Click the Branding link for your channel; the Branding configuration page opens. 5.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Preview a channel Preview a channel While configuring a channel in the Admin panel, you may want to open a live preview of the channel in another tab or browser window so you can see the changes as they are applied. Choose one of the following options to preview your channel: l Preview a channel from the Info page l Preview a channel from the Status page l Preview all channels at once You can also preview channels using the Epiphan Live control interface.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Preview all channels at once Preview a channel from the Status page The channel's status page gives a wealth of information about the channel, including bit rate, frame size, a snapshot of the channel and links to preview the channel. To preview a channel from the Status page: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Click the link for Channel you want to preview, the menu expands. 3. Click Status; the channel's Status page opens. 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Rename a channel http:///preview.cgi For example: http://172.20.1.33/preview.cgi 3. Press Enter, the preview web page appears displaying the content of all active channels. Rename a channel By default, channels are created with the same name as their source - until a second layout or a second source is added to the channel, at which time the channel is renamed Channel X where X is the index of the channel.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Delete a channel You must press the Enter key on the keyboard for the change to take effect. Delete a channel From time to time you may want to clean up the list of channels, and remove channels that are no longer used. The following steps describe how to delete a channel. Deleting a channel does not delete the input source configuration, however it deletes any recorded files for the channel. To delete a channel, follow the steps below. 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live video mixing / switching Live video mixing / switching Standalone VGA Grid supports live video mixing (also known as live video switching) while you are capturing, streaming and recording. Video mixing is a great way to create dynamic content for your viewers and recordings.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live video mixing / switching 3. The currently active layout has a red button in the right-most column. 4. Touch the empty circle for another layout to make it the active layout; the layout changes in the live stream (and recording), and the new row gets the red button. 5. Continue to switch layouts as needed for the duration of your event or recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live video mixing / switching 3. Click the text box next to the "Switcher" header and select your desired channel from the dropdown list (the text box will appear blank if this is your first time configuring the Switcher interface). Note that in the channel dropdown list, channels containing only a single layout are grayed-out and are not selectable.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live video mixing / switching 4. Click on your desired layout at the bottom of the page to dock it in the Preview panel. This is the layout that will be switched into your live stream/recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Live video mixing / switching 5. Click the Switch button in the center of the screen to switch your layout in the Preview panel into your live stream/recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide What is a source? What is a source? A source can be an image, video, or audio from a camera, a computer screen or any device that provides a VGA, S-Video, SDI, DVI or HDMI video signal and audio signal output. You can also connect RTSP sources such as IP cameras to your Standalone VGA Grid over a network using the Admin panel. See Connect an RTSP source.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide What is a source? Audio sources Standalone VGA Grid's Admin panel also automatically discovers all audio sources displays them in the same section, with the exception of RTSP audio sources. When an RTSP input stream is connected to your Standalone VGA Grid, a corresponding audio source is automatically added to the list of audio sources for your channels, even if there is no audio in the RTSP stream (see Add an audio source (custom channel) for more information).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Connect a source Connect a source You can physically connect composite or S-video, SDI, VGA, HDMI or DVI sources to the Standalone VGA Grid at any time, either before or after the system is powered on. Similarly you can disconnect a source from a port and even connect a different source at any time. You can also connect wireless RTSP sources to your Standalone VGA Grid over a network.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Connect an RTSP source Decoding a 1080p RTSP signal at 30 fps consumes approximately 10% of your Standalone VGA Grid's CPU power. If an RTSP source is connected but unused in any channel, Standalone VGA Grid decodes only key frames to preserve CPU resources. To synchronize timestamps between your RTSP source and your Standalone VGA Grid, the same time synchronization server should be used for both devices.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Connect an RTSP source You can rename the source by clicking on the default source name at the top of the page ("RTSP 1" in the screenshot above). See Rename a source for more information. 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Connect an RTSP source 5. Click Apply to save your settings and connect your RTSP source. Once your RTSP source is connected, you can view its basic video and audio signal information and packet loss statistics under the Status header at the top of the page. If there are any warnings or errors associated with your RTSP stream, they are also displayed here.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide List of tested RTSP-based IP cameras Alternatively, you can view stream connection information by clicking the check link under the Stream info header at the bottom of the page. List of tested RTSP-based IP cameras The table below describes cameras tested to work with your Standalone VGA Grid and includes helpful information such as URL syntax, default credentials and audio streaming capability specific to each camera.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide List of tested RTSP-based IP cameras For example, to connect a Sony SRG300SE camera with an IP address of "192.168.0.160", your source URL needs to be entered as: "rtsp://192.168.0.160/video1" Or, if using a Q-See QCN8029Z camera, your source URL needs to be entered as: "rtsp://192.168.0.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Preview a source Default Brand Model Image URL syntax Audio? username and password root Axis M1034-W /axis-media/media.amp Yes admin Preview a source You can preview the images captured from your sources in the Admin panel. No extra configuration is needed. You can also preview your sources using the Epiphan Live control interface. See Monitoring video and audio sources for more information. To preview the captured stream/images in the Admin panel: 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure a source 5. Click the RTSP, .vga, .sdi or ,video source link; the source configuration page opens. 6. If desired, scroll to the bottom of the source configuration page to see the video Snapshot. 7. Make note of the name of the source, or optionally, change the source name to reflect the data it is capturing. You'll need to know this name to add the source to a channel. See Create a simple channel. 8.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure a source The following values are configurable for digital sources connected to the DVI port: Value Description When a source is setup, the system automatically detects and adjusts the image Autoadjustments capture settings at start up and continues to adjust every 60 seconds during interval (sec) operation. To change the number of seconds between update, enter a value, or 0 to disable the feature, otherwise the default of 60 seconds is set.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Value Configure a source Description Specify the native color space of the signal source, either RGB or YUV. The following values are available: Use signal from l VGA/DVI signal (RGB) (this is the default setting) l Component signal (YCrCb) Configurable for VGA sources only.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Value Configure a source Description value, set a high value for the Gain to balance the two. Configurable for VGA sources only. Sets the aspect ratio of the captured image. The default is 4:3. Set the value to Wide mode when capturing images that have a wide aspect ratio. Using the Aspect Ratio incorrect setting causes the image to be distorted or stretched. Configurable for VGA sources only. Adjust horizontal sync detection.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Value Configure a source Description This feature is useful when a source captures video that is rotated 90⁰ or is displayed upside down. Choose one of the following values to change the video orientation while streaming: Rotate l No rotation l 90⁰ clockwise l 90⁰ counter clockwise l 180⁰ Enable Enable this feature to convert an interlaced source signal to a non-interlaced deinterlacing signal.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Rename a source 5. Select a “No signal” image. This image displays in the channel when the source's signal is not detected. (If your uploaded image does not appear in the list, ensure it doesn't exceed the maximum file size of 3840×2160.) Alternatively, to select an image you can simply drag and drop your chosen picture file to the blank space below the Image field. 6. In the Timeout field, enter the number of seconds before the "No signal" image is displayed.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Adjust audio volume 3. From the Admin panel, scroll to the Sources menu option. 4. Click the desired source link; the source configuration page opens. 5. Click the source name at the top of the page; the name turns red. 6. Highlight and delete the existing source name. 7. Type a new source name. 8. Press Enter (on your keyboard) to save the new name. You must press Enter to save the new name. The Apply button will not save the source name change.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Adjust audio volume 5. Choose Line to capture high-powered audio signals from self-powered equipment, such as a CD player, synth or amp, or select Front Mic or Rear Mic to capture audio from a microphone connected to the audio input port. 6. "Passive" microphones requiring phantom power are not supported. Supported microphones require their own external power source, such as a battery. Adjusting the Capture volume adjusts audio levels in the recorded and streamed output. 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Troubleshoot capture Troubleshoot capture In addition to fine tuning channel settings such as frame rate, resolution and bit rate to ensure optimal use of resources while streaming a quality video, there may be circumstance when you must fine tune the video input source. Changing how source images are displayed may cause undesired results, for example experimenting with the PLL setting may result in the image not being displayed properly.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Remove black bars (matte) from the video For example: l Input signal resolution is 720×480 (a 3:2 aspect ratio) l encoded resolution is 1280×800 (a 16:10 aspect ratio that is wider than the input resolution) Borders are added to the left and right of the image to preserve the narrower ratio of the input. If you are seeing bars on your image but would rather have the image fill the whole screen you have to options: 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Remove black bars (matte) from the video Match the output frame size to the aspect ratio of the source signal The frame size is matched only for layouts that have only one source. Note that if you have layouts with different frame sizes, switching them while live streaming will cause an interruption and restart of the stream. The same thing happens if you change the resolution of your source while streaming.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Force the capture card to use a specific EDID 11. Look for the source aspect ratio in the list of aspect ratios provided. a. If the source resolution is on the list, choose another resolution on the same line (i.e. with the same aspect ratio). b. If the source resolution is not on the list, use a calculator to get a factor of the source resolution and enter it in the Frame size fields. 12. Click Apply.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Force the capture card to use a specific EDID Like monitors, each video capture card in theStandalone VGA Grid contains an EDID. When you connect a VGA or DVI video source (such as a laptop or video camera), this source sees the Standalone VGA Grid's HD Encoder's capture card as a monitor and uses its EDID to negotiate which video signal to send. Generally the capture card's DVI input correctly emulates a monitor that supports your video source.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Force the capture card to use a specific EDID 10. Click Choose File; a file browser opens. 11. Browse to the location where the custom EDID file was saved and select the file. 12. Click open; the EDID filename is displayed on the screen. 13. Click upload, the EDID upload begins; the screen shows a progress inidicator. 14. When the upload is complete the page changes to reflect success or failure.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Force the capture card to use a specific EDID Restore factory default EDID When you have finished with a custom EDID, you can restore the capture card (in the Sources list) to the default EDID. Currently there is no way to tell if your capture card is using a custom EDID. If you are unsure, restoring to factory default is the best approach. To restore the default EDID:. 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Unstretch the output video Unstretch the output video By default, the Standalone VGA Grid makes sure that the aspect ratio of input signals is preserved when the output is streamed. If this default was overridden or if the channel was created in a version of the software earlier than 3.11.0, the image is stretched to match the output frame size. The effect may be subtle and may not be problematic for you, but if you want to resolve this it is very simple to do.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Remove the combing effect on images 3. From the Admin panel, scroll to the Sources menu option. 4. Click the desired video source ; the source configuration page opens. 5. To move the video horizontally to the left or right, scroll to Horizontal shift . 6. Enter incremental values to shift the video image to the left (use a negative value) or right (use a positive value). 7. Click Apply. View the output in the Snapshot preview below .
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Video looks squished (VGA sources only) one frame is carried over to the next frame. The result is a blurred image and horizontal lines running across the video. To convert an interlaced source signal to a non-interlaced signal. 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3. From the Admin panel, scroll to the Sources menu option. 4. Click on the desired video source ; the source configuration page opens. 5. Enable the Enable deinterlace setting.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Video too bright, too dark or washed out (VGA sources only) 4. Compare the aspect ratio from the source with the aspect ratio from the Standalone VGA Grid info window. Confirm if there is a mismatch. 5. If there is a mismatch, go to the Encoding page for the channel and change the frame size to match the frame size that is sent from the source. See Configure encoding . 6. If the video is still squeezed horizontally on the screen, follow the steps below. 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Video too bright, too dark or washed out (VGA sources only) 3. From the Admin panel, scroll to the Sources menu option. 4. Click the desired video source; the source configuration page opens. 5. Scroll to Gain. 6. Enter a small value, for example 1 to 25 in the field to brighten the image. 7. Scroll to Offset. 8. Enter a small value, for example 1 to 15, to balance the gain setting . The Offset value behaves as a contrast to the Gain value. 9. Click Apply.
PART 3: Stream Streaming provides powerful and flexible approaches to delivering to your users. Offering an easy to use interface, users can stream video using multiple formats to multiple users and devices such as web browsers, media players, set-top-boxes, Smart TVs and Content Distribution Networks. The system is flexible and supports standard codecs used by most sharing destinations and media players.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide What is streaming? What is streaming? After you have configured your media and channels, decided on the content and layout of your broadcast, it’s time to share your stream. Standalone VGA Grid provides a number of options for streaming. Choose from methods for unicast, multicast, CDN, SAP, UPnP and more. When streaming to a server, you can use Standalone VGA Grid's Admin panel to control when streaming starts and stops.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Supported streaming formats the number of viewers and how viewers will access your content. Are you streaming live video, or recorded video. Do you need to stream the content to one client (peer-to-peer), deliver a single stream to multiple clients (multicast), or provide web-based streaming where multiple clients can access the broadcast (Content Distribution Network).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to viewers Stream to viewers Streaming to viewers allows people to connect directly to your Standalone VGA Grid via their web browser or media player to view the live stream. You can configure whether or not streaming is enabled for viewers. See Disable (and enable) streams for viewers. Publishing Options Use this option to... Quickly stream content to viewers simultaneously. No set up is required.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using HTTP or RTSP The format of the URL provided to you by the Admin panel depends on the method you used to access the system, either through network discovery using the serial number or IP address. The system must be accessible on the viewer's LAN for the viewer to use access by serial discovery. If your system is behind a firewall and you wish to share with remote viewers, you will need to set up port forwarding on your network. See your IT administrator.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure HTTP and RTSP streaming ports 5. Jot down the either the Live Broadcast , RTSP stream or other web streaming address. This is the address you can send to viewers or to create a link to your broadcast. Users must install Bonjour Print Services on their Windows or Mac computer to access the live Preview using the serial number.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) 4. Set the HTTP Streaming port to specify the port used to stream the HTTP broadcast. This value along with the URL is used by viewers to access the FLV, ASF and MPEG-TS streams. The port number must be higher than 500 for HTTP. In the case of RTSP streaming this value is ignored. 5. Set the RTSP Streaming port to specify which port to use when you are streaming live video via RTSP.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Send stream URLs to viewers 5. Enable HTTP Live Streaming by selecting the HTTP Live Streaming checkbox. 6. Click Apply. 7. Click Status for the channel. The status page opens. 8. Provide the HLS stream link to your viewers. Send stream URLs to viewers For participants to log in and view a stream, you must provide a stream URL. The URL that you send depends on the device the participant uses to view the stream.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide View the Flash stream 5. Copy the URL and provide to viewers. Viewers may now view the stream using a digital media player or browser. See Viewing with a web browser and Viewing with a media player (RTSP). View the Flash stream There are two methods to view the retrieve the flash stream URL: l Live broadcast link on the channel's status page. l Info page from the configuration menu View your broadcast using the View link on the Info menu 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide View the Flash stream 3. From the Admin panel, click Info menu option; the info window opens with a list of all configured channels. 4. Click on the channel you want to preview. A page opens displaying the live broadcast and broadcast URL. 5. Copy the URL and provide to viewers. View your broadcast using the Live broadcast link on the Status page 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin or operator. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide View the Flash stream 5. When HTTP live streaming for the channel is enabled the status page also shows the HTTP Live Streaming link. See, Stream content using HLS (HTTP Live Streaming). When HLS is enabled and with no viewer password set, viewers can access the stream using a tablet or smart phone device. If the viewer passwords is set, HLS connections are not possible. 6. Click on the Live broadcast or HTTP Live Stream link, if it configured.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Viewing with a web browser 7. Copy the URL and provide to viewers. Viewing with a web browser If a viewer password is configured, provide participants with the password to log in, along with the IP address or the URL to be used by the participant's browser. If your channel is configured with 48 kHz audio, flash streaming (which is used for browser viewing) may not work. In this case, we recommend you view the channel with a media player instead. (See below.) 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Viewing with a media player (RTSP) Viewing with a media player (RTSP) If a viewer password is configured, provide participants with the password to log in, along with the IP address or the URL to be copied to the media player. For example purposes the following procedure describes the steps using a VLC media player. 1. Launch a media player. 2. Click the Media tab, a drop-down menu opens. 3. Choose Open Network Stream; a dialog box opens. 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Disable (and enable) streams for viewers 5. Press Play; the stream is played in the media player window. Disable (and enable) streams for viewers When you create a channel it's available by default for viewing by stream viewers who have the stream URL. You can choose to disable streaming to viewers through the channel's streaming configuration. Disabling streams for viewers disables all viewer formats including HTTP, RTSP, HLS and UPnP.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Restrict access to streams for viewers 3. Uncheck Enabled to disable streaming to viewers (or check to enable). 4. Click Apply at the bottom of the page. Restrict access to streams for viewers Standalone VGA Grid can restrict access to all viewer streams using global viewer passwords and IP allow/deny lists.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Restrict viewers by IP address 5. Select Use these settings from the drop down list; the configuration fields are enabled. Global LDAP settings are always enforced. Any local settings are in addition to LDAP sign on. 6. If desired, specify a password for viewers of this channel; the password appears masked as you type it.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Restrict viewers by IP address these settings on a per-channel basis. Both global and per-channel configuration procedures are described below. IP address restriction is valid for the viewer only and does not affect the Admin panel or the mobile configuration interface.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide IP restriction examples Table 28 IP Based Restriction Fields Label Description/Options Enter individual IP Addresses or IP Address ranges, separated by commas. To specify a range, use a hyphen (-). Optional spaces improve readability. Users connecting from addresses in this list are permitted to view broadcasts from the Allow IP's system, provided their IP address is not in the Deny IP’s list.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide IP restriction examples 192.168.1.250). If you only want the boardroom computers to connect to broadcasts from the system you can specify the range of boardroom IP addresses rather than needing to type in each individual address. The allow list looks as follows: Allow: 192.168.1.200-192.168.1.250 Note that we could have specified two of the IP addresses in the previous example as a range.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide IP restriction examples Allow list with a range of IP addresses, distinct IP addresses and an exception Building on the previous examples, consider the situation where you want the CEO’s computers (192.168.1.50, 192.168.1.51, 192.168.75) and all boardroom computers (192.168.1.200-192.168.1.250) to access the broadcast, with the exception of the public boardroom computer (192.168.1.211). Use both allow and deny lists to create the rule as follows: Allow: 192.168.1.200-192.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a server Stream to a server Your Standalone VGA Grid streams to a server when you want to use a CDN or Multicast. . By default, no server streaming is configured. See Stream to a CDN and Stream content using multicast for details on configuring one of these two options. Publishing Options Use this option to... Stream web content to many viewers simultaneously to any geographical location.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN To stream video outside of your LAN, use a CDN or configure port forwarding on your router. Refer to your Network Administrator; network configuration is beyond the scope of this guide. Streaming to CDNs and multicast streaming is available only when the H.264 codec is selected. Stream to a CDN A Content Delivery Network (CDN) relies on geo-diverse CDN servers to receive and disperse web content to the CDN server closest to the user.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN You can also test how your content is streamed by sending your content to Epiphan’s CDN. For a list of Epiphan’s preferred CDN providers, see: http://www.epiphan.com/partners/cdn-partners/.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 5. If Publish is set to disabled, streaming is stopped and cannot be started until you configure a publish type. See the other topics in this section. 6. If streaming is enabled (started), click the Stop streaming button (next to the Publish Status label); streaming is disabled. 7. If streaming is disabled (stopped), click the Start streaming button (next to the Publish Status label); streaming is enabled.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN When clicked, the streaming button turns blue in color and the recording button turns red. The timer contained within each respective button also begins to count upward. Alternatively, you can also control streaming and recording of a channel via the Dashboard's monitoring panels. See Configuring Dashboard panels for visual confidence monitoring for more information.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 7. If there are no Start and Stop streaming buttons on-screen, click Apply; the page refreshes and the Start and Stop streaming buttons appear. 8. If streaming is enabled (started), click the Stop streaming button (next to the Publish Status label); streaming is disabled. 9. Enter the ingestion point url provided by the CDN or media server. 10. Check the Use TCP for RTP stream checkbox. Verify which transport protocols your CDN provider supports. 11.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 6. If there are no Start and Stop streaming buttons on-screen, click Apply; the page refreshes and the Start and Stop streaming buttons appear. 7. If streaming is enabled (started), click the Stop streaming button (next to the Publish Status label); streaming is disabled. 8. Enter the ingest point URL provided by the media server or CDN. 9. In the Stream name field, enter the stream name you configured with the CDN. 10. Enter the CDN user name and password.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 3. Click the Choose File button next to use profile XML; a file browser window opens. 4. Select the XML profile supplied by your CDN and click OK; the configuration is read from the XML file and applied. 3. Click Apply. 4. To control streaming, click Stop and Start. (See See Controlling streaming and recording using Epiphan Live for instructions on streaming control using the Epiphan Live control interface.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 5. Configure Encoding settings accordingly, ensuring the Codec selected is H.264. Configuring audio is optional. Supported formats are limited to MP3 and AAC. Due to RTMP restrictions, MP3 48 kHz is not supported. 6. Click Apply. 7. Under the selected channel, click Streaming; the channel's Streaming page opens. 8. Click the Publish drop-down menu. 9. Select to Wowza Cloud from the drop-down list. 10.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 11. Streaming (publish status) must be stopped before proceeding. If streaming is enabled (started), click the Stop streaming button (next top the Publish Status label); streaming is disabled. 12. Enter the connection code obtained from the Wowza Streaming Cloud set-up into the Connection code field. 13. Click Set to pair the channel on Epiphan's encoder with the live stream on Wowza Cloud; an icon appears to show you the connection is validating.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 14. When ready to begin streaming, there are two steps to take. a. Click the Start Transcoder button. The state changes from stopped to starting, then to started. If you log into your stream on Wowza Cloud you'll see the stream is started, but there is no video detected. (You can also start the transcoder through the Wowza Cloud interface, by clicking Start Stream.) This action commences your session charges with Wowza Cloud. b.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN After clicking either Transcoder or Publish Start buttons, there can be a short delay before the stream is established. Stop streaming to the Wowza Streaming Cloud When you are done streaming, be sure to stop the Wowza Transcoder by either returning to the channel's streaming page and pressing the Stop Transcoder button, or by logging into the Wowza Cloud and stopping the stream.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 5. Configure Encoding settings accordingly, ensuring the Codec selected is H.264. Configuring audio is optional. Supported formats are limited to MP3 and AAC. Due to RTMP restrictions, MP3 48 kHz is not supported. 6. Click Apply. 7. Under the selected channel, click Streaming; the channel's Streaming page opens. 8. Click the Publish drop-down menu. 9. Select Original Livestream from the drop-down list.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN 10. If there are no Start and Stop streaming buttons on-screen, click Apply; the page refreshes and the Start and Stop streaming buttons appear. 11. If streaming is enabled (started), click the Stop streaming button (next to the Publish Status label); streaming is disabled. 12. Enter the channel name in the Short channel name field. 13. Enter your Original Livestream Username and Password in the next two fields. 14. Click Apply. 15.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN Test using Epiphan TV CDN Epiphan.tv is a service provided by Epiphan to help our customers to experiment with content distribution networks, bandwidth, performance limits and viewer limits are applied. To upgrade to a full service, select one of Epiphan’s preferred CDN providers at http://epiphan.tv/cdn-partners.php. Stream to Epiphan TV To hear audio content from Epiphan TV ensure audio is set to MP3 in Encoding configuration. 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN View content from Epiphan TV Before viewing content from Epiphan TV ensure you have: l a current browser; l a current flash player; l select the H.264 codec from the channel's Encoding page; and l set the stream bitrate lower than 500 kbits/s in the channel's Encoding setup. To view content: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3. From the Admin panel, click a Channel; the menu expands. 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a CDN Specify a multimedia player to view your Epiphan TV broadcast 1. From the Epiphan TV portal, click Switch To on the bottom of the screen; the following options appear. 2. Choose a plug-in from the list, the stream is displayed using the selected multimedia player. Add a link to your website to stream your Epiphan TV broadcast Follow the steps below to embed code for the broadcast in a web page. 1. Go to the Epiphan TV portal. 2.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast 3. Use the copy and paste function to provide viewers with the URL to view the stream. Stream content using multicast A multicast stream consists of one stream distributed to many viewers via a multicast-capable network. Standalone VGA Grid supports multicast streaming content to an IP TV or a set-top box playlist when the stream format is MPEG-TS.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast 10. Enable the SAP announcement checkbox to advertise your stream over a local network. When the checkbox is enabled and a multicast IP address is configured, your stream is displayed in the playlist of local media player. 11. Enter a multicast IP address in the SAP announcement IP field. If your media player is configured to receive multicast streams from an IP address that is different from the default address 224.2.127.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast 5. Click the Publish drop-down menu. 6. Choose using MPEG-TS UDP push. 7. Enter the destination multicast IP address where the broadcast can be viewed. A IPv4 multicast address range is an address between 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Contact your System Administrator for the specific address to use. 8. Enter the destination port number through which the media will stream. 9. Perform one of the following: a.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast 12. Enter a channel number in the Channel number field to identify your stream in the media player. By default the Channel number is the channel identifier. When a channel number value is not specified, viewers cannot select a channel from the set-top box or Smart TV . 13. Enter a name for a group of streams in the text box next to Group name.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast 5. Enter the destination multicast IP address. 6. Enter the port number through which the audio will stream. 7. Enter the port number through which the video will stream. Audio and video use nearby port numbers (and ). The minimum distance between audio and video ports must be 2. 8. Click Apply; an SDP file is generated and available from the channel's status Status page. 9. Click the SDP file to download it.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream to a media player Stream to a media player Your Standalone VGA Grid can use UPnP and SAP to stream to set top boxes, digital signs, smart TVs and other digital media players. The following table gives an overview of each option. Publishing Options Use this option to...
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3. From the Admin panel, click a Channel; the menu expands. 4. Click Streaming; the channel's Streaming page opens. 5. Click the Publish drop-down menu. 6. Choose using MPEG-TS RTP/UDP push. 7. Enter the destination multicast IP address where the broadcast can be viewed. A IPv4 multicast address range is an address between 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast rtp://@ip:port or in the case of the sample configuration in the figure shown above: rtp://@226.10.24.32:7000 To view the stream when SAP announce has been set and the stream is advertised on a media player, set-topbox or Smart TV, refer to Viewing with Session Announcement Protocol (SAP). MPEG-TS streams using UDP push Before configuring your channel for the MPEG-TS streaming, ensure the following codecs are configured: l Video – H.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast A IPv4 multicast address range is an address between 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Contact your System Administrator for the specific address to use. 8. Enter the destination port number through which the media will stream. 9. Perform one of the following: a. If you do not want to advertise your stream to a media player over a local network, go to the last step of this procedure; or b.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast 3. From the Admin panel, click a Channel; the menu expands. 4. Click Streaming; the channel's Streaming page opens. 3. Click the Publish drop-down menu. 4. Choose using RTP/UDP push. 5. Enter the destination multicast IP address. 6. Enter the port number through which the audio will stream. 7. Enter the port number through which the video will stream. Audio and video use nearby port numbers (and ).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using multicast Your stream is advertised by the metadata title, if one was configured under Branding, otherwise it is identified by it's channel identifier. For a description of how to set the metadata, refer to Add channel metadata. When browsing from a VLC media player, streams are advertised by their channel identifier and are organized by the group name.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP 8. Click on a live stream; the stream plays in the media player window. Stream content using UPnP Using the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) networking protocol, your Standalone VGA Grid can be discovered and can stream to software and hardware media players, set-top-boxes and Smart TVs with ease. If UPnP is enabled, the system automatically establishes communication with media players on the network. UPnP uses MPEG-TS over HTTP with the H.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP Step 1: Enable UPnP at the device level To enable UPnP: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3. Click the UPnP link in the Configuration section; the UPnP configuration page opens. 4. Enter a name in the Server name field. If no name is provided the server name will be the system's serial number. 5. Select whether you want to share live video and recorded files. 6. Click Apply. 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP Step 2: Enable UPnP for channels and/or recorders After enabling UPnP for the device (for one or both of live stream sharing and recorded file sharing) you need to enable sharing for each channel or recorder you wish to share. Enable UPnP sharing for the channels or recorders you want to share: 1. For channels (live streaming): a. Click the Streaming link for the desired channel; the Streaming page opens. a.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP c. Click the Share via UPnP check box (if not checked). d. Note, if you have not already enabled UPnP at the server level (see above), you are prompted with a message "UPnP file sharing is not enabled with this device, to fix it, click here". Once you click the text "to fix it click here", the text changes to "will be fixed". The UPnP service will be started when you click Apply. e. Click Apply. 3. For recorders: a.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP c. Click the Share via UPnP check box (if not checked). d. Note, if you have not already enabled UPnP at the server level (see above), you are prompted with a message "UPnP file sharing is not enabled with this device, to fix it, click here". Once you click the text "to fix it click here", the text changes to "will be fixed". The UPnP service will be started when you click Apply. e. Click Apply.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP 2. For recorders: a. Click the link for the recorder from the Recorders menu. b. Click the word change next to the list of what is being recorded; the recording options expand. a. Deselect the Share via UPnP check box (if not checked). b. Click Apply. To disable UPnP globally (for the whole system): 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 3.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP For security reasons the default behavior prevents UPnP access to live streams and recorded files. To enable UPnP, see Enable UPnP Some players cannot access the stream or saved recordings if a viewer password is set. If needed, see Remove user passwords to clear the viewer password. When browsing via UPnP your Standalone VGA Grid is displayed by the server name you set, or it's product serial number.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP UPnP can also be used to directly play a recording to the digital media player, or to set a media player to automatically play a particular live stream after reboot of the Standalone VGA Grid. See Stream content using UPnP and Play directly to a media player.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Stream content using UPnP 3. Click the UPnP link in the Configuration section; the UPnP configuration page opens. 4. Scroll to the Play on service start section. 5. Select a stream to use from the Live stream drop-down list. 6. Select a digital media player from the Player drop-down list. (Digital media players on your network that support UPnP playback will automatically appear in the drop-down list.) 7. Click Apply.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Samples of stream settings Samples of stream settings When choosing your stream settings it is important to consider the stream content. When streaming fast moving video it's best to choose a higher bitrate and frame rate versus streaming a slide presentation where you can save on bandwidth and system processing by lower the bitrate and frame rate. Stream setup is a matter of balancing quality and system resource usage.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Streaming slide content Streaming slide content The table below provides suggested settings to maximize your stream quality while minimizing system resource usage when streaming slide content from a PC, Mac or tablet. Setting Codec PC and Mac Tablet H.264 Motion JPEG Video encoding preset High Quality Video encoding profile High Enhanced compatibility mode (h.
PART 4: Record Your Standalone VGA Grid encodes the video and audio it captures. Not only can you stream this content, but you can also simultaneously record it. In fact, if you're streaming a picture in picture layout or low quality streams, you may even want to create separate channels to also record each input at full frame size and with a high bitrate so you have the best possible digital media for future re-use or post-processing.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide What is a recording? What is a recording? Your Standalone VGA Grid can record the output from each channel. (See Recorders for information on creating multi-track recorders using multiple channels.) Recordings are very robust and crafted so that even in the case of accidental system shutdown, recording files are closed off and playable. You can choose to record simultaneously while streaming, or record without streaming.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Record a channel via the Admin panel progressive file format, and MP4-fragmented which is a more modern, fragmented format that isn't supported by all video players or editors.) The MOV file type created by Standalone VGA Grid requires a relatively newer player for playback. Epiphan has tested with the following players. Operating System Mac OS Windows Tested Players l QuickTime 10.3 (for 1080p streams) l QuickTime 10.3 (for streams less than 1080p) l VLC 1.0.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Record a channel via the Admin panel 3. Click the Recording link for the channel; the Recording page appears. 4. To start recording: a. Click the Start button; the recording starts and a timer indicates how long it has been recording. If the Start button is not active, there are no active sources for this channel or recorder. Check your inputs to ensure signals are working as expected. b. You may browse away from the page without affecting the recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Record a channel via Epiphan Live c. The system continues to record this channel (and any concurrent recordings) until it is stopped. If the system runs out of storage space, the oldest recorded file is deleted to make room for the new recording. The recording is broken into multiple files as defined by the channel configuration. SeeConfigure recording file size and type. 5. To stop recording: a. Click the Stop button on the given channel’s Recording page.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Record a channel via Epiphan Live When a channel is not being streamed or recorded, the streaming and recording buttons are gray in color and their respective timers are set to 00:00:00. You can preview a channel by clicking on its name to display a small dropdown thumbnail view. To start recording (and streaming) a channel, simply click the channel's recording (and/or streaming) buttons.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure recording file size and type Configure recording file size and type By default, recorders and channels record to AVI files. When the recording reaches 30 minutes in length or a file size of 500 MB (whichever occurs first), the system closes the current recording file and opens a new one. This is done seamlessly with no loss in recorded data.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure recording file size and type 5. Select a time limit for the recording from the Time limit drop down. 6. Select a file size limit from the Size limit drop down. Tip: If you don’t know what size to select, do some test recordings to get an idea of the file sizes you can expect. If you want to guarantee the recording lasts to a given time limit, select a file size that is far larger than you saw in your tests. 7. Select a file type from the File type drop down. 8.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure recording file size and type The table below describes the options available for recording file configuration. Table 29 Recording File Configuration Fields Label Description / Options Specifies the length of time the system waits before the recording file is saved and a Time limit new one is started (assuming the size limit has not yet been reached). Values range from 5 minutes to six hours.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Label Control recording with a mouse Description / Options Specifies how the recordings are named. Recording files start with the given prefix Filename prefix followed by the date and time. The channel or recorder name is used if no prefix is given. Allowed characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, , #, -, [], (). Automatic file Select this if you want this channel or recorder to be part of any scheduled automatic upload uploads.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Restart recording through the recording reset option, which closes the current recording file and opens a new one without missing any frames. To close the current recording and start a new file: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. For a channel recording: a. Click the desired channel; the channel menu expands. b. Click the Recording link for the channel; the Recording page opens. 3. For a recorder: a.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Recorders Recorders Your Standalone VGA Grid can record the output from each channel and, using Recorders, it can also record multiple channels together in a single multi-track file. Recording multiple channels at once ensures the recordings are started and stopped at the same time, resulting in perfect synchronization.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Change the channels recorded by a recorder 2. Click the Add recorder link from the Recorders section; a new recorder is created and the recorder configuration page opens. By default this recorder uses the next available number and records all channels. Change the channels recorded by a recorder By default when you create a new recorder, it records all the channels configured on the system. If new channels are added, they are automatically added to the recorder.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Record with a recorder 4. If the all channels box is selected, click it to deselect it; the other check boxes are enabled. 5. Click the check boxes for the desired channels. Channels with no active video source are displayed in italics. You can include these channels in your channel selections for the recorder. 6. Click Apply; the changes are reflected in the recorder configuration page. Record with a recorder Recorders are stopped and started via their configuration page.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Record with a recorder 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin or operator. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Click the name of the desired recorder; the recorder configuration page appears. 3. To start recording: a. Click the Start button; the recording starts and a timer indicates how long it has been recording. b. You may browse away from the page without affecting the recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Record a recorder (using Epiphan Live) a. Click the Stop button on the given recorder's configuration page. The recorder number changes to black next time the Admin panel is refreshed (by clicking a link or refreshing the page). Record a recorder (using Epiphan Live) You can record a recorder in Epiphan Live using the button(s) located in the Recorders section of the Dashboard interface.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Delete a recorder 2. Select the desired recorder link from the Recorders section; the recorder configuration page opens. 3. Click the recorder name to make it editable. 4. Highlight the old name and press backspace or delete to delete it. 5. Type the new name for the channel. 6. Press Enter to save the change; the new name is reflected in the Admin panel. You must press Enter to save the recorder name change.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Delete a recorder 3. Click the Delete this recorder button at the top of the page; a confirmation dialog reminds you that deleting the recorder will delete all recorded files. 4. Click OK on the confirmation dialog; the recorder is removed from the list and all its related files are deleted from the system.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Recorded files Recorded files Recordings you make of channels or with recorders are stored on the system's internal hard drive. The Standalone VGA Grid has a finite amount of available hard drive storage space. Though it is enough space to hold a lot of recordings, it will eventually run out of space if recordings are added but never removed. When this happens, the system deletes the oldest recorded files to make room for new recordings.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Download recorded files manually 5. Otherwise: a. All files for this channel are listed, sorted by date. Files that are part of the same recording session are listed one after another. Three dots appear between files of different recording sessions. The file currently being recorded (if applicable) is shown at the top of the list. It cannot be modified or downloaded until it has finished recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Extract tracks from a recording 3. To download an individual file: a. Click the name of a recording file to download it. 4. To download multiple files: a. Select the check box next to the recordings you wish to download from this channel or recorder. b. Click Download Selected to download a zip file containing the selected recordings. Extract tracks from a recording Recorders combine multiple channels and audio sources together in a single multi-track file.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Extract tracks from a recording 2. Select the recorder from the Recorders section; the recorder page appears. 3. Find the file you want to duplicate and click the up arrow icon next to it; a list of tracks appears. 4. Select the track(s) you want to extract. Tip: To deselect all tracks, click the check box for the top track, then hold SHIFT and click the check box for the bottom track. 5.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Rename recorded files Only one duplicate recording is saved per recording file. If you create a second duplicate recording, it will overwrite the previous copy. Download the file with your extracted tracks to preserve it. Rename recorded files Recording files are named based on the filename prefix specified during configuration. If needed, you can rename them to something more descriptive. You can also change the default naming mechanism.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Delete recorded files manually 4. Type the new file name and press enter when finished. The Admin panel keeps track of the filename extension (i.e. .avi) so you do not need to include it when renaming the file. Delete recorded files manually Recordings can be manually deleted via the Admin panel. You can delete one file at a time, select multiple files for a given recorder or channel and delete those, or you can delete all recordings for a channel or recorder.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Delete recorded files manually 3. To delete an individual file: a. Click the X icon to the right of a file entry to request deletion; a confirmation dialog appears. b. Click OK on the confirmation dialog. 4. To delete multiple files for the current channel or recorder: a. Select the check box next to the recordings you wish to delete from this channel or recorder. b. Click Delete Selected; a confirmation dialog appears. c. Click OK on the confirmation dialog.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide File and recording transfer File and recording transfer Your Standalone VGA Grid can be configured to automatically upload recordings from local storage to a network storage location or an attached USB drive. We call this process Automatic File Upload or AFU for short.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Choose files to include in AFU The following types of off-system storage are supported for AFU: FTP, CIFS, RSync, SFTP, SCP and USB Drive. Only one type of AFU can be used at once. Files are uploaded once (i.e. are automatically not re-uploaded during future sessions) and a log is kept showing the file transfers (see below for details on viewing the log). The first transfer occurs after the configured amount of time expires or after the current file completes recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Choose files to include in AFU For each channel or recorder you want to add to your AFU schedule: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. For a channel recording: a. Click the desired channel; the channel menu expands. b. Select the Recording link for the channel; the Recording page opens. 3. For a recorder: a. Click the desired recorder link from the Recorders section; the recorder configuration page opens. 4.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Enable and set timing for AFU 5. Check the Automatic file upload check box. 6. Click Apply; the Recording page is refreshed and the new settings are reflected. Now that AFU is enabled for your desired set of files, enable AFU and configure your desired mechanism. Enable and set timing for AFU After configuring the channels and recorders to include in your AFU schedule, you must enable AFU and configure the frequency of transfers.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Enable and set timing for AFU Files saved before you complete automatic file upload configuration are not part of the automatic upload. Manual file transfer is required for these files. See Download recorded files manually. To enable and configure frequency automatic uploads: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select Automatic File Upload from the Configuration section; the Automatic File Upload configuration page opens.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Enable and set timing for AFU Table 30 Automatic File Upload Interval Options Name Description The system uploads each file after it stops recording it. You can control file size On file rotation and length to determine when files are done recording. You can also use the reset button to close the current file and open a new one. See Configure recording file size and type. Every hour The system uploads completed recordings every hour.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Name External USB Drive AFU to an FTP server Description The system uploads to a USB drive connected directly to the system. 9. Follow one of the procedures below to configure your selected protocol or transfer type.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU using RSync 4. Enter the FTP account username in the Login field. 5. Enter the FTP account password in the Password field; the characters are masked with dots. 6. Select Use temp file to name files with a temporary filename extension (.part) on the server until upload is complete. 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU using RSync 2. Specify the target Server address. If your system is configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS configuration (see Configure DHCP), you can use the server’s fully qualified domain name instead of the IP address. 3. Specify the Server module. This is the name of the shared folder on the server. If needed, request this value from your network administrator. 4. Specify a username for the RSync Server in the Login field.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU using CIFS AFU using CIFS This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Enable and set timing for AFU and wish to continue with configuration of upload using CIFS (also known as SMB or samba). To configure upload using CIFS: 1. Select CIFS Client from the protocol drop down list in the Automatic File Upload configuration page; the lower half of the page reflects the selection. 2. Specify the target Server address.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU to a secure FTP server 9. Click Apply; if there are any problems the system notifies you with a message: One or more parameter values are not valid and those were not applied! The following table describes the options applicable to configuring upload to a CIFS server. Table 34 CIFS Automatic File Upload Configuration Options Name Server Port Server address Server share Domain Description / Options The CIFS server port.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU to a secure FTP server 2. Specify the target Server address. If your system is configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS configuration (see Configure DHCP), you can use the server’s fully qualified domain name instead of the IP address. 3. Specify the Server Port used for the target SFTP server. The standard port is 22. 4. Enter the SFTP account username in the Login field. 5. Enter the SFTP account password in the Password field; the characters are masked with dots.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU using SCP c. Click Upload to upload the file. 2. Use the Test your key field to test your uploaded key against the secure server, if desired. 8. Click Apply; if there are any problems the system notifies you with a message: One or more parameter values are not valid and those were not applied! The following table describes the options applicable to configuring upload to a SFTP server.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU using SCP 2. Specify the target Server address. If your system is configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS configuration (see Configure DHCP), you can use the server’s fully qualified domain name instead of the IP address. 3. Specify the Server Port used for the destination SCP server. The standard port is 22. 4. Enter the SCP account username in the Login field. 5. Enter the SCP account password in the Password field; the characters are masked with dots.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU or copy to USB drive 7. Click Apply; if there are any problems the system notifies you with a message: One or more parameter values are not valid and those were not applied! The following table describes the options applicable to configuring upload using SCP. Table 36 SCP Automatic Upload Configuration Options Name Description / Options Server address The IP address (or fully qualified domain name) of the destination server.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU or copy to USB drive Only one copy or move to USB operation is permitted at a time, even though the UI may appear to let you start a second one. Please wait until the first is complete before starting a new operation. AFU to a USB drive This procedure assumes you have completed the steps in Enable and set timing for AFU and wish to continue with configuration of upload to a USB drive. To configure automatic upload to a USB drive: 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU or copy to USB drive Using the fix link disables any other type of automatic file upload you have configured. When you are done with USB uploads, return to the Automatic File Upload configuration page and re-configure FTP, RSYNC, or CIFS. After clicking the fix link, the text changes to "will be fixed", however changes are saved only after clicking Apply. 5. Select Create a subfolder for each channel to have recordings organized by channel. 6.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU or copy to USB drive 4. Select the appropriate check boxes based on the descriptions provided in the following table. If your USB drive does not have activity indicators it is suggested you select either remove after copying or mark file as downloaded so you know when the transfer is complete.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU or copy to USB drive 6. Insert the properly formatted USB drive into one of the system’s USB ports; the drive is recognized and the transfer begins. If the drive has an activity indicator light, it flashes during the transfer. 7. When the activity light stops flashing, remove the USB drive. 8. If your USB drive does not have activity indicators: a.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide 6. AFU or copy to USB drive To download files for a specific channel: a. Select the desired channel from the Channels list b. Click the Files Archive link for the selected Channel 7. To download files for a recorder: a. Select the desired recorder from the Recorders list 8. Select the check box next to the files you wish to download. In the example below the topmost file is still recording and cannot be downloaded. 9. To copy the files to the USB drive: a.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide AFU or copy to USB drive 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Insert your USB drive in an available USB port on the system. (It is recommended you only use one USB drive at a time.) 3. Scroll to the bottom of the Admin panel page; external USB storage is displayed under internal storage space.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide View the AFU log 3. When prompted, click OK to confirm that you want to eject the USB drive. 4. Disconnect the USB drive from the system. View the AFU log A log is kept of automatic file uploads. To view the log: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select Automatic File Upload from the Configuration section; the Automatic File Upload configuration page opens. 3. Click the Show log of automatic file upload link; the log page opens.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Manage the AFU queue 3. From the Admin panel, click Automatic File Upload; if there are files to be uploaded, they are displayed under the Upload Queue header. View content in the AFU queue There are several buttons in the Admin panel that allow you the ability to control how you see your queued content. To control how you view content in the AFU queue: 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Manage the AFU queue Delete content in the AFU queue Files can be deleted from the upload queue, either individually or as a group. To remove content from the upload queue: 1. Navigate to the bottom of the upload queue and click Empty Queue to delete the entire upload queue, or click the red 'X' icon at the end of each row to remove files individually. Note that there is no confirmation prompt after pressing Empty Queue.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Local FTP server Local FTP server Standalone VGA Grid can act as an FTP server, allowing you to manually or automatically connect to the system and download recordings. Depending on configuration of the FTP server, you may also be able to remotely delete files after download, maximizing available system storage. This section discusses the following FTP Server topics.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Using the local FTP server 4. To allow the FTP user to delete files: a. Select the Enable FTP DELETE command check box. b. Click Apply. Any currently logged in ftp users must log out and back in again to have access to the command. 5. To disable the FTP server: a. De-select the Enable FTP access check box. b. Click Apply. 6. To disable file deletion by FTP: a. De-select the Enable FTP DELETE command check box. b. Click Apply.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Using the local FTP server The system stores files in a folder structure with a folder for each channel and a folder for each recorder. Channel folders are labeled video (i.e. video3 for channel 3). Recorder folders are labeled videom (i.e. videom1 for the first recorder). Channel and recorder numbers are displayed next to the name of the channel or sources in the Admin panel.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Using the local FTP server 8. If enabled in the FTP configuration page, delete the file after downloading it by issuing the delete command, or using your tool’s delete mechanism. If the delete command is not enabled, attempting to delete a file will result in an Unknown Command error.
PART 5: Maintenance This section covers topics that will keep your Standalone VGA Grid running smoothly. It also covers the Epiphan Live interface and ways to configure and operate your system using third party tools via HTTP or RS232.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Power down and system restart Power down and system restart This section covers the following topics: l Restarting the device via the Admin panel l Shutting down the device via the Admin panel l Shutting down the device manually Restarting the device via the Admin panel Standalone VGA Grid's Admin panel allows you to reboot the system. To restart the system: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Shutting down the device manually 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu; the maintenance page opens. 3. Click the Shutdown Now button; a confirmation dialog appears. 4. Click OK. Shutting down the device manually You can manually shut down the Standalone VGA Grid via the button physically located on the system. To shut down the system manually: 1. Unlock the front panel. 2.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Save and restore device configuration Save and restore device configuration The previously used backup and restore procedure is replaced by configuration presets, which are the perfect way to backup all or any set of your configuration items for future import back to the same system or another. See Configuration presets for more details.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Load a saved device configuration 4. Save the file in a secure location. 5. Rename your saved configuration file to indicate the specifics of the configuration, if desired. Load a saved device configuration After making changes to the system configuration, you may find that the results are not what you expected or that they serve a different need and you wish to return to a previous configuration.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Load a saved device configuration 5. Click the Restore button; the system configuration is restored and a new page appears asking you to reboot the system. 6. Reboot the system by clicking the link in the message on the web page, or by using the power button on the system; when the system comes back up the restoration is complete. 7. Login as admin (with no password). 8. Reset your user passwords. See User administration.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Perform factory reset Perform factory reset If you’ve been testing with your Standalone VGA Grid and are ready to reset it back to factory settings, you can do this through the Admin panel.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Restore factory configuration via the Admin panel 4. Click OK on the warning dialog; the system resets to factory defaults and reboots. 5. Wait for the system to reboot and begin re-configuration.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade Epiphan will from time-to-time issue an updated firmware revision to bring new features to your Standalone VGA Grid. To take advantage of these new features, you will need to install the new firmware on the system.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Install firmware 5. Follow the steps below to download and install the firmware. Install firmware When you’ve received a new firmware file from Epiphan’s support team, schedule a time where you can update the firmware without negatively impacting viewers or file recordings. It is good practice to take a backup of your current configuration before applying a firmware update.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Install firmware Do not interrupt power to the system during the firmware upgrade. 6. When the firmware update is complete, the message lets you know it is going to reboot. 7. Wait for the system to restart. Depending on the upgrade, a disk rebuild may be required, causing the restart process to take much longer than usual. 8. Connect to the Admin panel using your preferred connection mechanism. See Connect to the Admin panel. 9. Login as admin. 10.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Install firmware 8. Wait for the system to restart. 9. Connect to the Admin panel using your preferred connection mechanism. See Connect to the Admin panel. 10. Login as admin. 11. Select the Firmware Upgrade link in the Configuration menu; the firmware upgrade page opens. 12. Verify that the firmware version is the expected new version. Although unexpected, it is possible the firmware update fails.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Support Support Epiphan provides a complimentary one-year support plan with your purchase (starting one year from the original product shipment date) as well as two extended support plans, SupportPlan and SupportPlan+. Both plans add two more years to extend the support to three years from original product shipment date. To contact Epiphan support: l Email: support@epiphan.com l Online chat: www.epiphan.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Download logs and "allinfo" 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu; the maintenance page opens. 3. Select the Permanent Logs check box. 4. Click Apply; the page updates to let you know the changes were applied. 5. Select the Maintenance link again; the maintenance page opens. 6. Click Download permanent logs; a zip file containing system logs begins to download. 7.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configure remote support http:///admin/allinfo.cgi 8. Share the log files and allinfo results with Epiphan support. Configure remote support Remote support is configured by default to connect to the Epiphan maintenance server with the domain name epiphany.epiphan.com. The system must be able to resolve this domain name to connect to the server and permit remote support.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Disable remote support 6. Ensure the port is 30, unless Epiphan support directs you to change it. 7. Click Apply. 8. Test that the system can access the maintenance server: a. Select the Network link under Configuration. b. Type epiphany.epiphan.com Network Diagnostics box. c. Click ping. d. Ensure the result shows an IP address for epiphany.epiphan.com and report any packet loss to Epiphan support. 9.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Storage disk maintenance Storage disk maintenance Your Standalone VGA Grid is equipped with one or more hard drives for storage of recordings. Occasionally, maintenance is required for these disks.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Schedule disk check 3. If available storage is low, take action to remove files as discussed in Recorded files and File and recording transfer. Schedule disk check A disk maintenance schedule is used to check the system storage drives for errors. Two values are supplied, one to specify the number of system restarts that should occur before disk check, and the second to specify the number of months before performing a disk check.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Rebuild or replace storage disks 2. Select the Disk Check link in the Configuration menu; the disk maintenance page opens. 3. Click the Check Now button; a new page opens showing you the progress of the disk check. Do not interrupt power to the system during the disk check. 4. When the disk check is complete, the main page returns and a summary is shown. 5. If any unrecoverable errors are detected, contact Epiphan support.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Rebuild or replace storage disks If you need to revert from a multiple-disk RAID array to a single storage drive, all recordings must be copied off Standalone VGA Grid and the other drive need to be completely removed from the system. The system must then be rebooted before a "build disk" is performed on the remaining drive. When purchasing a new disk set, ensure that the drives in the new set are identical (brand, size, and type). To change the disk set: 1.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Rebuild or replace storage disks b. If two or more drives are detected, you are prompted to select a type of RAID array.
Standalone VGA Grid User Rebuild or replace storage disks Guide Table 39 RAID Array Types Label Description Diagram Block level striping writes data across multiple disks in parallel. This configuration divides the storage between multiple drives; provides read/write performance RAID 0 improvements but does not provide fault tolerance. This configuration supports systems that have two, three or four disks. Mirroring copies all data to a secondary disk.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Rebuild or replace storage disks 3. Click OK on the confirmation dialog; a message appears indicating the rebuild is underway. Internal storage is not available during rebuild. You are unable to save any recordings. The rebuild takes less than 5 minutes, the page automatically refreshes to provide the current status. 4. When the rebuild is complete, the message box indicates whether or not it was successful. 5.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Verify RAID storage Verify RAID storage The rackmount Standalone VGA Grid can be optionally configured with storage configured in a RAID array. Use the strategies described here to determine if you are using a RAID array and if it is in good health. To check if the disks are configured for RAID: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Select the Disk Check link in the Configuration menu; the disk maintenance page opens. 3.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Read data from removed storage disks 5. If using RAID 1 and one of the disks is down, the following warning is displayed. Consider replacing the disk pair at your earliest convince. 6. If using RAID 1 and a disk has recently been replaced, the system lets you know it is synchronizing data to the new disk. Read data from removed storage disks Standalone VGA Grid storage drives use an ext4 file system and can only be read with a computer running Linux.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Read data from removed storage disks If using multiple drives and one of the drives fails or is removed, then the RAID needs to be rebuilt. The files stored on the remaining drive(s) will need to be downloaded via Admin panel, AFU or FTP prior to RAID rebuild. These steps describe how to read the recorded files from the removable storage drives using Ubuntu. Depending on your exact version of Linux, the steps you follow may differ slightly from the steps below.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Read data from removed storage disks 7. Verify that the output is similar to this, with the disk in a clean state and the correct RAID level indicated: (Only one disk is used in the example. If you are using multiple disks, the output will be a bit different.) /dev/md0: Version : 1.2 Creation Time : Thu Jan 16 12:55:36 2014 Raid Level : raid1 Array Size : 499975360 (476.81 GiB 511.97 GB) Used Dev Size : 499975360 (476.81 GiB 511.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Third party integration Third party integration Standalone VGA Grid has a comprehensive set of APIs to allow integration with third party tools. You can use either the HTTP or RS-232 commands to configure your system exactly how you need it. For example you can start and stop recordings, you can configure meta data on a channel, or even change a channel's frame size and encoding settings.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Control with RS-232 / serial port Control with RS-232 / serial port Standalone VGA Grid presents an RS-232 / serial port control interface for integration with existing control room and board room equipment.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Label Control with RS-232 / serial port Description / Options when your control terminal requires it (see control terminal manual). None No flow control is used. Only select this if your control terminal requires it (see control terminal manual). 4. Click Apply.
Standalone VGA Grid User Control with RS-232 / serial port Guide The table describes the RS-232 commands supported by the Standalone VGA Grid. Table 41 Supported RS-232 Commands Command Name Description Recording Commands Starts recording for the provided channel or recorder. This can alternatively be accomplished with the following set commands: START. SET..rec_enabled=on START. SAVECFG If the channel is already recording, the current recording is continued.
Standalone VGA Grid User Control with RS-232 / serial port Guide Command Name Description Configuration Commands (see Configuration keys for third party APIs for available keys) GET.. Gets the saved value of a given parameter for the specified channel or recorder. GET.. SET.. Sets the value of a given parameter for the specified channel or recorder. The SET.. value is not saved until the SAVECFG command is sent.
Standalone VGA Grid User Control with RS-232 / serial port Guide Command Name Description l Stopped l Uninitialized The Uninitialized status is sent when there is an internal error. Check the system for more details. RS-232 / Serial port command examples The following examples demonstrate how to use some of the RS-232 commands supported by the system. The list of supported SET and GET parameters are found in Configuration keys for third party APIs .
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Control with RS-232 / serial port 5. To set the frame size (resolution) on channel 2, enclose the parameter in quotes to preserve the spaces: SET.2.framesize="640 x 480" SAVECFG 6. To enable broadcasting audio on channel 2: SET.2.audio=on SAVECFG 7. To disable broadcasting audio on channel 2: SET.2.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Control with HTTP commands Control with HTTP commands Standalone VGA Grid has an HTTP API interface for configuration and control by a third party application or with a script that sends commands to the system as a series of URLs.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Control with HTTP commands To Get configuration settings: http://
/admin/channel/get_params.cgi?key (or for recorders, add 'm' before the recorder number, i.e. channelm1 for recorder 1) http:///admin/channelm/get_params.cgi?key To Set configuration settings: http:///admin/channel/set_params.cgi?key=value (or for recorders, add 'm' before the recorder number, i.e. channelm1 for recorder 1) http:///admin/channelm/get_params.Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Control with HTTP commands get_param using wget: wget --http-user=admin --http-passwd= http:///admin/channel/get_ params.cgi?[&] set_param using wget: wget --http-user=admin --http-passwd= http:///admin/channel/set_ params.cgi?=[&=] HTTP command examples Some configuration of the Standalone VGA Grid can be done by non-interactive http commands.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Control with HTTP commands wget --http-user=admin --http-passwd=pass123 http://192.30.23.45/admin/channel2/set_ params.cgi?rec_enabled="" 5. To start recording on recorder 2: wget --http-user=admin --http-passwd=pass123 http://192.30.23.45/admin/channelm2/set_ params.
Standalone VGA Grid User Control with HTTP commands Guide http://
/admin/set_variables.cgi?name1=value1[&nameN=valueN] For values with spaces, encode space as %20. (i.e.: set_variables.cgi?name1=640%20x%20480) To erase a previously set variable, simply set the variable's name with an empty space. Example: "http://192.168.0.129/admin/set_ variables.Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Control with HTTP commands gpsvar2=S490 18731 E756 19890 gpsvar3=N123 46891 W345 65431 gpsvar4=S767 33410 E770 04513" To learn how to use global variables as text overlays in custom channels, see Add a text overlay (custom channel).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Configuration keys for third party APIs Using HTTP or RS-232, you can send commands to the system to query or configure the system. For the RS232 and HTTP syntax see Control with RS-232 / serial port and Control with HTTP commands. Using a "SET" command in RS-232 must always follow with the "SAVECFG" command for the new configuration setting(s) to take effect. When setting keys to values with spaces use the following syntax.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs l RTSP Announce configuration keys (Publish type 2) l RTP/UDP configuration keys (Publish type 3) l MPEG-TS configuration keys (Publish types 4 and 5) l RTMP push configuration keys (Publish type 6 and 7) l Livestream configuration keys (Publish type 8) l Content metadata configuration keys The list of supported keys is also available for viewing from your system.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Table 44 Supported Read/Write System-level Settings configuration keys Key Values Description frmcheck_ on To enable firmware update checking, set to on. enabled empty string ("") To disable firmware update checking, set to an empty string (""). description string Enables or disables automatic firmware update checking. To give this system a name in the Epiphan discovery utility, specify a description string.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Key Values Description rec_prefix string Specifies a prefix for the recorded filenames. rec_sizelimit integer Specifies the file size limit, in kilobytes (kB). string (no quotes) Specifies the time limit before a new recording file is created. hh:mm:ss For example, for 3 hour recordings, use 3:00:00 on Specifies whether or not recordings should be available over off UPnP.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Key Configuration keys for third party APIs Values Description IP addresses and/or ranges. empty string("") UPnP configuration keys The following settings are supported for UPnP streaming. Table 49 Supported UPnP Streaming configuration keys Key share_archive Values on empty string ("") Description Enables sharing of recorded files via UPnP. To enable sharing files over UPnP, set to on. To disable sharing files over UPnP, set to an empty string ("").
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Key Values offset 0...63 phase 0...31 pll -999...999 tune_interval 0...9999 Configuration keys for third party APIs Description Specifies ADC offset. 0 is brightest, 63 is darkest. Specifies phase adjustments for VGA signals. Generally not used unless value is provided by Epiphan support. Specifies PLL adjustment. Changes the number of pixels in the line. Specifies the number of seconds between auto-adjustments. To disable auto-adjustments, set to 0.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Key Values Description ac_allowips integer Displays a list of the allowed IP addresses for live streams ac_denyips integer Displays a list of the denied IP addresses for live streams Channel encoder configuration keys The following encoder settings are supported for each channel. For more information on individual items listed, see Configure encoding .
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Key vbitrate vbufmode vencpreset Values Description empty string ("") to on. To disable slicing, set to empty string (""). Integer 1 (low delay) 2 (storage) Specifies the broadcast compression level. For low delay when streaming, specify 1. For best results or recording, set to 2. Specifies a video encoding preset. 5 (Hardware For software, set to 0.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Table 53 Supported channel layout configuration keys Key Values active_layout integer Description Specifies which layout is currently active for the specified channel. Audio configuration keys The following audio configuration keys are supported. For more information on individual items listed, see Configure Encoding (Multi-source).
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Stream publishing configuration keys The system supports the following stream publishing settings. For more information on publishing the stream, see What is streaming?. Table 55 Supported Stream Publishing configuration keys Key Values Description Starts or stops streaming to CDN servers (RTSP, RTMP type streaming including Epiphan.tv, Original Livestream and publish_enabled on Wowza Cloud). See Stream to a CDN.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Key Configuration keys for third party APIs Values Description Use udp or "" for udp transport Use tcp for tcp transport. rtmp_username string Specifies the username for the RTSP server. rtmp_password string Specifies the password for the RTSP server. RTP/UDP configuration keys (Publish type 3) The following settings are supported when the publish type is set to RTP/UDP. For more information on RTP/UDP and these settings, see What is streaming?.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Key Values Configuration keys for third party APIs Description To enable sharing files over SAP, set to on. To disable sharing files over SAP, set to an empty string (""). sap_channel_no integer Specifies the SAP channel number. sap_group string Specifies the SAP group name. sap_ip string Specify the SAP annoucement IP. RTMP push configuration keys (Publish type 6 and 7) The following settings are supported when the publish type is set to RTMP Push.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Table 61 Supported Content Metadata Configuration Keys Key Values author string Description Specifies the name of the author for the stream/recording. Refer to description above on handling white space (spaces) in the string. Specifies a comment for the stream/recording. Refer to comment string description above on handling white space (spaces) in the string. Specifies the copyright for the streaming/recording.
Standalone VGA Grid User Troubleshooting Guide Troubleshooting Use the follow table for help if you are experiencing problems or unexpected behavior from your Standalone VGA Grid. Problem Action(s) to Resolve Check each source's input from the source preview in the Admin panel. Not sure if the connected video inputs are being captured. OR Check the Dashboard interface in Epiphan Live. See Monitoring video and audio sources.
Standalone VGA Grid User Troubleshooting Guide Problem Action(s) to Resolve encoding . The following tips can help improve frames per second (fps): 1. Increase the Limit frame rate value and/or decrease the Bitrate value in the Encoding menu. See Configure encoding . 2. Reduce the number of actions happening simultaneously on the system (i.e. if streaming, Frames per second are lower than recording, and copying files, consider waiting to copy expected.
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide Problem Troubleshooting Action(s) to Resolve If recording will not start, check the Disk Status Information to Recording issues. see if the system is out of disk space. See Check disk storage space and Recorded files. Firmware upgrade fails. Reboot the system and try again. If the problem persists, contact Epiphan support at support@epiphan.com.
Limitations and known issues This section includes known issues or limitations that affect functionality or usability and ways that you can work around these limitations. Important notes about upgrading from firmwares older than 3.16.0 1. In release 3.16.0, configuration presets replaced the concept of backup files. These new files use a new format to accommodate portability between systems. As a result, backup files from previous versions (prior to 3.16.0) cannot be loaded on systems running firmware 3.
Affecting streaming and recording l When switching layouts while streaming or recording it's possible to have a small number of frames (approximately 100ms worth) repeated in the stream or recording file, and over the same time period a small number of frames from the new layout skipped. Workaround: If dropped frames are problematic for your application, avoid the layout switching feature. l Streams and recordings at very low frame rates (e.g. 1 fps) are not playable in VLC media player.
l HTTP commands sent in quick succession are occasionally not properly executed, and may report incorrectly that they were executed. Workaround: For best results, add 1 second sleep or delay between HTTP commands. l On Windows 10, the Movies & TV app fails to playback AVI files using AAC or MP3 audio and fails to playback MP4 files with PCM or MP3 audio. Workaround: If possible, use another video playback application.
Previous releases and features This section outlines the features introduced with previous product release. Release 3.15.3 features l Live video production l Live video switching l Video source cropping l Use a picture as a video source l Transparent PNG overlays l Stream background, logo and text overlay improvements l New multi-source layout designer l Configuration improvements Release 3.14.4 features l Live Streaming via Wowza Cloud Release 3.14.
Release 3.12 features l RTMP live streaming l SAP Announce l Enhanced layout for multiple source channels l RAID 10 support l Enhanced Internal Storage Diagnostics Release 3.
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