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All of these ports should report as Stealth and the analysis should show the tests have passed. Ports the router has forwarded show as open.

This is OK and you should consider the test as passed. Page Niagara Back Panel Diagram Overview Niagara back panel diagram Refer to Figure 3 for all the connectors and other components of the Niagara back panel. Figure 3. XLR connectors are used by professional audio engineers and are found on high-end audio and video playback equipment. The example uses SDI video and audio. The following steps refer to a direct connection to the Niagara only.

The menu allows you to quickly and easily configure the Niagara You use the Up and Down arrow buttons to navigate through the different functions on the system menu. From this page, you can access the different windows for configuring, controlling, and monitoring the activities and alerts from the Niagara Figure 5. Niagara home page Menu bar commands The home page menu bar allows you to use the menu bar commands. Page 24 View Activity Log — View all Niagara activities including the time and date for each event.

Page Niagara Browser Windows Flow Niagara User Guide Niagara browser windows flow Figure 6 shows the interrelationship and flow of the available windows you may use to configure the Niagara Figure 6.

Niagara browser window ViewCast You should perform most setup and operations by accessing the Niagara SCX web interface from a computer that resides on the same network as your Niagara appliance. Page Easy First Time Set Up You should read all instructions, notices, and warnings in the About This Guide section prior to getting started with your new Niagara hardware for the first time. Also, ensure you have all required parts and meet all system requirements before installing this product.

Page 32 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the numeric value incrementally and enter either the static IP or Gateway address. Press Stream to move to the next field. Press Enter.

The subnet address screen appears Figure Page 33 Niagara User Guide Figure Subnet address screen Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the numeric value incrementally and enter the subnet address. Page Basic Operations You may customize your encoder settings and assign specific encoder profiles using the front panel. Starting up If this is the first time you are using the Niagara , refer to the Performing the initial startup section before continuing.

To perform first start up: Press Power. If you force the system to shut down improperly, your data can be corrupted. If so, the next time you start the system it can take several minutes to complete startup. The Niagara LCD displays a list of available encoder profiles you can ue and the current status of each. Page 38 After the encoder session has successfully begun, the LCD display returns to the previous display of available encoders.

The screen will indicate that the encoder profile you selected has begun encoding. The video detection light illuminates if horizontal video sync is detected on either the S-Video or Composite video input of the Niagara The encoder screen appears Figure 30 showing the status of each encoder. Figure Encoder screen Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the encoder you want to terminate.

Press Stop. The stopping screen appears Figure Stopping screen Press Menu. The system menu appears. You can connect almost any standard USB memory device to one or both of these ports. Page 42 Press Enter. The filename screen appears Figure Filename screen Use the Up and Down arrows to select the desired file to transfer. While the Niagara exports the file, the exporting screens appear Figure Exporting screens ViewCast Page Advanced Operations Niagara User Guide Advanced Operations The Niagara includes a web interface, which allows you to access the advanced system settings.

The web interface also provides detailed settings and control over the encoder profiles installed on Niagara Page 44 Note: System administrators should previously configure all user names and passwords for those who they allow to log on to the system.

Press Login. The Niagara Welcome Window and menu bar appear Figure Welcome window ViewCast Encoders window Displays the amount of CPU usage. Enter the name of the encoder. Note: Valid characters are alphanumeric, space, dash, and dot. To use the same properties from another encoder, enable Clone Properties From. Select the encoder from the drop-down list. Click Create New Encoder. To start an encoder: Click the red circle Stopped icon Figure 46 in the Streaming column for the encoder you want to start streaming.

Started icon Messages appear detailing the encoder stop progress Figure Encoder stopped The Encoders window appears with the encoder status updated to reflect the Stopped mode Figure Encoders window ViewCast The Encoder Properties windows for editing a new encoder or an existing encoder are identical. You must configure the audio and video settings for each encoder type.

Page Video Tab In the Input field, select the video input. The video input must match the connectors on the back of the Niagara and your video source. Video Filter Settings Note: Click the Restore button to the right of the filter to reset the settings to the default. However, you can encode the same audio and video at multiple data rates and multiple formats to provide the best user experience for different viewing audiences.

Note: Because the Niagara is a single-channel encoder, you can only connect and stream one audio and video source at any given time. Transport Settings ViewCast The system displays the Encoder Properties window for the selected encoder. If you make any changes to the Encoder Properties window, you must click Submit.

Otherwise, all your changes will be lost. Page 58 — Is an algorithm for de-interlacing pure video non-telecine content. It detects which portions of the image are still and which portions are in motion then applies different processing to each scenario.

Page 59 Niagara User Guide Figure The audio input must match the connectors on the back of the Niagara and your audio source. Drag the slider to adjust the Volume. Optional Click to Mute Audio. The File System that displays at the bottom of the window is a combination of the Folder and Filename. Note: You can enter a maximum of 80 characters. Flash Encoder Properties ViewCast Page 66 — Is an algorithm for de-interlacing pure video non-telecine content.

Page 67 Niagara User Guide Figure Page Audio Tab Click the Format from the drop-down list. Click the Bitrate from the drop-down list.

Click the Audio Encoder from the drop-down list. Touch and drag the slider to adjust the Volume. Optional Click the Mute Audio checkbox to disable audio. Click Submit. Output tab To configure output settings: Click the Enable Streaming checkbox to enable live Flash streaming. Enter the proper IP address in the Server Address field. Page 70 A better practice would be to use the Flash Media server to save a file or to save it to a remote drive. If you inadvertently fill all available space, you risk losing your stream during a streaming event.

Page H. These advanced settings affect the way the Encoder performs and if set incorrectly may lead to abnormal encoder operations Figure However, you can stream the same audio and video at multiple data rates and multiple formats to provide the best user experience for different viewing audiences. Page 74 — Is an algorithm for de-interlacing pure video non-telecine content.

Page 75 Niagara User Guide Figure Page 76 Table 2. Valid output container selections for video encoder types Container H. Click the Audio Format from the drop-down list.

Click the Bitrate from the drop-down menu. Set the appropriate streaming properties. Note: The default settings will enable multicast streaming. If you do not want this, change the IP address for Group to the IP address of the server to which you want to stream from the encoder. Page 80 Select the Container Type. Set the appropriate setting for the server.

Enter the username and password. Enter the Server Port Number. These advanced settings affect the way the encoder performs and if set incorrectly may lead to abnormal encoder operations. Refer to the H. Windows Media encoder properties ViewCast Page Output Tab Niagara to pass a user name and password to authenticate access to the server.

To enable clients to pull the stream from Niagara , set up a session and begin broadcasting directly from Niagara Click the Enable Pull checkbox. Enter a port number that the server will use to pull the stream from Niagara Click the Enable Push checkbox. Be sure to enter a port number not already assigned to another encoder. If two encoders attempt to use the same port number, one or both encoders will fail to start.

Page 88 Advanced Operations drive. Note: If you click to another window before you click Submit, your changes will be lost. You can apply DRM while encoding to a file and when broadcasting a stream. Users are required to obtain a license to play to content. Page Viewing Encoder Groups The Encoder Groups window Figure 97 , a subset of Encoders on the Encoders window , allows you to view the list of encoder groups available for assignment to the Niagara Page Creating Encoder Groups Niagara User Guide Creating encoder groups If two encoders try to use the same port number at the same time, an error will occur.

The encoder groups fields display Figure Page Starting An Encoder Group To stop an encoder group, click the Stop link to the right in the Stop column of the group you want to stop. The encoder group will stop in a few seconds. The system displays any errors on the Stopping window while the group stops. The encoder groups field displays Figure Encoder Groups Window To edit encoder groups: Enter the name of the group.

Click on the preset button you want to assign to this encoder group. By default, these buttons are not assigned. Use the web interface to configure or preset each button to a specific group of encoders. A preset is a quick way to select and stream a group of encoder profiles. Before you can configure the Preset ABC buttons, you A complete list of all groups available on the Niagara appears.

Select a group. The Encoder Preset A window updates with the encoder information Figure Limitations exist for the number of streams you can encode simultaneously. If you attempt to encode more streams than the Niagara can process simultaneously, the streams drop frames and the video stutters. This results in a poor viewer experience.