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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Safety Instructions, FCC Statement, UL Statement, Environmental Information,

Disclaimers, Trademark Information...............................................................................................................................a

Foreword .............................................................................................................................................................................1

Package Contents ...............................................................................................................................................................2

Installation Guide...............................................................................................................................................................3

CONNECTING THE NIAGARA PRO STREAMING MEDIA ENCODER ..................................................................................... 3

Connecting to an electrical power source...................................................................................................................4

Niagara Pro Rear Panel Diagram..............................................................................................................................5

Niagara Pro Front Panel Diagram.............................................................................................................................6

Indicator Lights......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Connectors ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

CONFIGURING THE NIAGARA PRO STREAMING MEDIA ENCODER .................................................................................... 7

First Start Setup ..........................................................................................................................................................7

Configuring Niagara Pro to Connect to an IP Network ............................................................................................. 9

Changing the Niagara Pro Network Settings............................................................................................................10

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................12

WHAT IS STREAMING MEDIA?......................................................................................................................................... 12

STREAMING INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................... 12

SIMPLE GUIDE TO STREAMING AUDIO AND VIDEO TYPES.............................................................................................. 13

Tutorial: Getting to know your Niagara Pro .................................................................................................................15

BASIC OPERATION: USING THE NIAGARA PRO FRONT PANEL ........................................................................................ 16

Startup.......................................................................................................................................................................16

Shutdown...................................................................................................................................................................16

Alternate Shutdown Method......................................................................................................................................17

Starting an Encoding Session....................................................................................................................................17

Checking CPU Usage ...............................................................................................................................................19

Stopping an Encoding Session ..................................................................................................................................19

Connecting an external storage device .....................................................................................................................20

Exporting Captured Video Files ...............................................................................................................................20

ADVANCED OPERATION: USING THE NIAGARA SCX WEB INTERFACE .......................................................................... 22

Accessing the Web Interface .....................................................................................................................................22

Starting an Encoding Session....................................................................................................................................23

Stopping an Encoding Session ..................................................................................................................................24

Viewing the Niagara Pro Activity Log......................................................................................................................26

Configuring the EZStream Buttons ...........................................................................................................................26

ENCODER PRESET (A, B, AND C) .................................................................................................................................... 26

Select Encoder ..........................................................................................................................................................27

View All Encoders.....................................................................................................................................................28

Edit Preset Encoder Profile ......................................................................................................................................29

AVI Encoder Properties ............................................................................................................................................30

Flash

Encoder Properties .......................................................................................................................................31

MPEG-4 Encoder Properties....................................................................................................................................32

Real Encoder Properties (Helix)............................................................................................................................... 33

Windows Media Encoder Properties.........................................................................................................................34

Editing an Encoder Profile ....................................................................................................................................... 35

Video & Audio Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 36