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VBric k v4.2 Appliance Getting Star ted Guide March 1 8 , 2008 4410-0210-0002 VB4000-5000-6000 Series Netw ork Video Appliances.
Copyright © 200 8 VBrick Systems , Inc . All rights reser v ed. 12 Beaumont R oad W allingford, Conn ecticut 06492, USA www .VBrick.com This pu blication contains confidential, pro prietary , an d trade secret infor mation.
VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide iii Contents VBrick Appliance Getting Star ted Guide Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Getting Help . . . .
iv Contents IP Differentiated Ser vices (D iffserv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 VBrick Video Stream Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Netw ork Jitter .
VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide v Menu-Based Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Editing Configuration P arameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide vii VBric k Appliance Getting Star ted Guide This document explains how to set up and c onfigure a VBric k netwo r k video appliance . It explains the management tools av ailable and descri bes some of the fun damental con cepts behind the technology .
viii Preface Getting Help If y ou need help, or more inf or mation ab out any topic , use the online help system. The online help is cross-referenced and searchable and can usually find the infor mation in a few seconds . Use the tree controls in th e left pane to open documents and the up and down arrows to page through them.
VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 1 Chapter 1 Appliance Setup Topics in this chapter Setup Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Appliance Setup . . . .
2 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Figure 2. VBri ck Netw ork Ap pliance – Fro nt P anel (Left to Righ t) Figure 3. App liance Setup Schematic Using the Quick Star t Guide A Quick Start Guide that expl ains how to set up the a ppliance is shipped with eac h device .
Appliance Se tup VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 3 can stream audio and video from your appl ian ce over your local network. (Y our actual production setup may be different.) Mak e sure y ou are using the right MPEG-2/MPEG-4 or WM Quick Star t Guide when set ting up the appliance .
4 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T T o connect i nput audio/ video to the appliance: 1. From a video input source (for example , a camera, D VD , or V CR), connect a BNC (composite video) cable to Compo site In on Slot1 of the VBrick appliance. 2. Connect Left and Right cables from the audio source to Audio In on the appliance .
Appliance Se tup VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 5 If you w ant to configure a static IP address , you must do it while the unit is operating in limited r un mode .
6 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . of the computer or ter minal device (usually COM1 ) using the provided cable. See Connecting with HyperT er minal on pag e 49 for more information. 2. From the Windows start menu, g o to: Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal .
Appliance Se tup VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 7 V erify MPEG 2 Operation T T o verify MPEG-2 operati on using StreamPlaye r: 1. Launch the StreamPlayer Plus application from the All Progr ams folder . Go to Start > All Programs > VBrick > StreamPlayer Plus .
8 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T T o verify operation usi ng StreamPlayer : 1. Launch the StreamPlayer Plus application. Go to Start > Programs > VBrick > StreamPlayer Plus . 2. T he VBric k appliance automati cally broadcasts program infor matio n to the StreamPla yer application r unning on y our PC.
VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 9 Chapter 2 Appliance Upg rade Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing a System Upg rade .
10 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . 4. Go to Start > All Programs > VBrick > VBDirectory to start the manag ement utility . T he VBDirector y program should launch in a ne w window showing all VBric k appliances that are a v ailable for upgrade.
VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 11 Chapter 3 Manag ement T ools Ov er view The Integrated W eb Ser v er (IWS) co nfiguration tool is an intuitiv e GUI based manageme nt tool and VBrick recommends using IWS as the primary means of managing VBric k appliances .
12 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . by pointing to the IP Address (e.g . http://172.17.5.5 ) of the VBr ick applia nce and log g ing in. IWS is one of sev eral wa ys a user can manage the VBrick appliance; how ever it is the intuiti ve and easiest to use .
Management T ools VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 13 compatible with previous v ersions of code . F or more infor mation about this tool, please refer to the VBDir ector y User Guide .
14 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Te l n e t Ether net VBricks can be manag ed remotely via industr y-stan dard T elnet. T he same suites of menus th at are displa yed on a local terminal ar e instantly available o v er an IP network. VBrick uses the standard T elnet port (23).
Management T ools VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 15 VBrick SDK The VBrick S oftw are Development Kit enables individuals having a wide variety of abilit ies to build applications around VB rick appliances to schedule , re cord, store , forward, man age, and control VBrick appliance features .
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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 17 Chapter 4 Streaming Video Basics Topics in this chapter Video Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Getting the Best Video .
18 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . past frame (for example, it is lik ely that the sky will still be on the top of the frame an d that it will still be blue) , it is possible to predict portions of a future frame. P-Frames ( Predictiv e) reference the nearest previous I-frame.
Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 19 T able 2. R eference Distance Settings MPEG-2 Delay This discussion is relevant only for encoder mo dels ending in –xxx1/–xxx2. Low dela y mode is primarily recommended for conferencing appl ications .
20 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . modes regardless of settings . Delay is appro xim ately 350 milliseconds in medium delay mode and 450 milliseconds in high dela y mode . Delay is set in the Configuration : Encoder > T ransport. T he default setti ng for Delay Mode is set to High .
Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 21 kHz and data rates between 80 00 and 320000 bits/sec are supported to allow transmission ov er a wide v ariety of media ranging from lo w- speed Internet delivery to high-speed LANs.
22 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T able 4. Video R esolution Netw ork Considerations A number of features that address video stre am handling across netw orks are described below .
Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 23 Host Names has an Address Mode parameter. This conf iguration paramet er allows the user to specify how the address is to be co nfigured: IP Address or Host Name.
24 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Example T o set the T ype of Ser vice to all 0's enter 0. T o set the T ype of Service to all 1's , enter 255. IP Differentiat ed Ser vices redefine how the hist or ical TOS field is used. Diffserv allows IP netw orks to pro vide certain Qu ality of Ser vice features .
Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 25 VBricks send and receiv e MPEG video via UD P/IP at 1 to 15 Mbps (plus audio and ov erhead). Assuming each VBrick is on a sepa rate 100Base-T segment, less than 10% of the segment's capacity can be used .
26 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . training tapes and pre-recorded VHS ta pes . Since the Session Adv ertisement Protocol, or SAP , containing the name of each program are sm all and are only sent periodically , they hav e practically littl e or no impa ct on the n etwork bandwidth.
Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 27 Because the nam e adv ertisements are small and onl y sent periodically , they hav e practically no impact on th e netw ork.
28 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . How P assthr ough W or ks VBrick ap pliances are able to recei ve data on a particular TCP/IP port and transparently output that data to a serial port. Conv ersely , any data input to a seri al port can be passed through to other devices connected to that TC P/IP port.
Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 29 Since the medium used for setting up P assthro ugh connections is a generic TCP/IP por t, any IP device that is prepared to connect to a VBric k's port can be considered as a P assthrough Initiator .
30 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . MPEG F eatures Billboard The Billboard feature allo ws you to displ ay text and/or graphics on a TV monitor . The displa yed billboard can span m ultiple pages with each page displayed fo r a specified period of time .
Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 31 This is how the "pag e flipping" effect is created. The URL to enter tha t will mak e this h appen is: –File://. /BB01/VB_1.HTM Example 2 An HTML page or imag e can reside on a PC .
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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 33 Chapter 5 Integ rated W eb Ser v er Topics in this chapter Using IWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ser ving Custom ASX and HTML Files .
34 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Lo gin P age Figure 4. Lo gin P age T To l o g i n t o I W S : 1. Enter the IP addres s of the VBric k in the address bar. 2. Login to IWS with a valid user name and pa ssw ord (cas e-sensiti ve ), and then clic k the Log In button .
Integ rated W eb Ser ver VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 35 Figure 5. We l c o m e P a g e Netw ork applianc es may b e configured with a single encoder or with dual encoder s . Consequently the screens you see in IWS will vary de pending on whether the encoder has one or tw o slots .
36 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Making Changes In order to change configuration settings in the VBrick encoder , y ou must log in so that multiple users cannot ch ange pa rameters simultaneously .
Integ rated W eb Ser ver VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 37 Figure 7. Edit Mode If the browser is closed after entering the Edit Mode, Editing will not be ended. Therefore, a second user can't kno w if the first user has simp ly forg otten to log off or is still eng aged in editing .
38 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . 3. Use the Reset button on the optional IR remote con trol device if the IR feature has been enabled in the Configurati on: System section of IWS . Logout Pressing Logout on the navigation bar exits from IWS and ends any editing sessions .
Integ rated W eb Ser ver VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 39 Multiple Applies In Edit mode , on some scre ens it is possible to ha v e more than one Apply button. It is necessary to make sure the correct Apply is used for the section of the screen in whi ch the change is made .
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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 41 Chapter 6 Using the IR R emote VBrick appliances support features prov ided th rough an optional hand held IR (infrared) remote control. The IR remote enables user s to access VBrick appliance functions and control functions with simple prog ram comma nds .
42 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T able 8. Fro nt P anel Error Messag es T able 9. Fro nt P anel Dialog Window s Letters Letters for passw ord and for re sponses . "6" cor responds to "n" for a no response, "9" corresponds to "y" for a yes response .
Using the IR Remote VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 43 MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Remote Control VBrick appliances support features prov ided th rough an optional hand held IR (infrared) remote control. The IR remote enables user s to access VBrick appliance functions and control functions with simple prog ram comma nds .
44 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Controlling a VBStar A VBStar is an MPEG-2 appliance which can re cord incoming streams for store and forward use on an included 60 GB hard driv e.
Using the IR Remote VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 45 Ta b l e 1 0 . Using the IR Remote with a VBStar Decoder The following IR functions are av ailable on an MPEG-2 VBStar mo del without a decoder : Button Descriptio n R ecord Press the R ecord button to star t recording the stream that is cur rently playing on the TV .
46 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Ta b l e 1 1 . Using the IR R emote without a VBStar Decoder Controlling VBrick F eatures When the VBrick is operational, you can us e the IR R emote to control certain VBrick features suc h as VBStar R ecord, Picture in Picture , the Billboard, t he Conferenc e Guide, a nd the Program Guide.
Using the IR Remote VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 47 Conference Guide The IR remote control of Co nferencing can be enab led or disabled on the Configuration: Conferencing > Conferencing Setup page in IWS . Billboard – Displa y listing of .
48 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Program Guide WM Remote Control The IR remote shown below w orks wit h multiple VBric k products . T he followin g text does not describe all of the functions and controls . It describes only those cont rols which are functional with the VB6000 WM Appliance.
VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 49 Chapter 7 Command Line Interface Topics in this chapter Connection Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 9 MIB-Based Command Line Interface .
50 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Connecting with T elnet Ether net VBricks can be manag ed remotely via industr y-stan dard T elnet. T he same suites of menus th at are displa yed on a local terminal ar e instantly available o v er an IP network. VBrick uses the standard T elnet por t.
Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 51 MIB-Based Command Line Interface All VBrick appliance pa ramet ers are accessible via an industr y-sta ndard SNMP Management Infor mation Base (MIB). This section explains how to access VBrick appliance parameters using the COM2 serial port or over an IP ne tw ork.
52 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T Use these steps to find and set VBrick appliance parameters with the CLI: 1. Find the parameter you wa nt to set or change . Y ou can do this with a v ariet y of methods . See Finding VBrick P arameters on page 52. 2.
Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 53 T T o locate a parameter name by viewing the source code: 1. Find the parameter in the Inte g rated W eb Se rver (IWS) pag e . 2. Then locate the paramet er name by viewing the source code o f the page in an editor or a MIB browser .
54 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . log ged in. Note that only one editor is allow ed per session. If you hav e trouble logging in, make sure no one else is activ ely editing the IWS page for the appliance .
Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 55 (next windo w), the v alid v alues for this v ariab le are (1) disabled and (2) enabled . If the syntax calls for an integ er , use a numeric v alue; if th e syntax calls for a string, use an alpha v alue .
56 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Applying Changes The ApplySet co mmand is used to appl y changes . There is one ApplySet command per program g roup in the MIB and the syntax varies sl ightly accordin g to the group . Use this command, for example vbrick Slot1ArchiveApplySet , to actually apply the ch ange(s) you made with an SVAR or a STAB .
Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 57 CLI Examples The following exampl es sho w vario us VBrick configuration ta sks . Use r input commands are shown in bold text; VBrick resp onses are non-bold.
58 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . 5. End the edit session. VBrick> SVAR vbrickEditName = Example 2 – Get Variable T T o check Slot1 T ransm it state: 1.
Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 59 STAB vbrickSlot1EncoderHttpPushDomainName. 1=dom $!vbrickSlot1EncoderHt tpPushDomainName.1=dom SVAR vbrickSlot1EncoderHt tpPushTableApplySet=2 $!vbrickSlot1EncoderHttpPushTableApplySet=2 4.
60 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . waitfor "^JVBrick> " FOREVER transmit "GVAR vb rickS lot1EncoderV ideoHue^M" waitfor "^J$!vbrickSlo t1EncoderVideoHue=-50" FOREVER waitfor "^JVBrick> " FOREVER transmit "STAB vbrickSl ot1EncoderHttpPu shUserName.
Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 61 waitfor "^J$!vbrickSlo t1EncoderVideoHue=100" FOREV ER waitfor "^JVBrick> " FOREVER transmit "SVAR vbrickSlot1EncoderNetworkD estinationIpAddr=239.22.129.11^M" waitfor "^J$!vbrickSlot1EncoderNet workDestinationIpAddr =239.
62 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . The g eneral format is Comma nd /Option/ Option (not case-sensitiv e). Entering a question mark (?) at any lev el will display a v ailable optio ns .
Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 63 Users may navigate t o low er lev el commands through the cor rect command line entries and cha ng e pa rame ter s if you e nte r Apply at the cor rec t lev el.
64 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . through the menu entr y: Configuration (c), System Options (ss), 3, and entering: "mm/dd/ yyyy hh:m m" or as a one line entr y: c ss 3 "mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm" Using Spaces Double quotes (" ") may be used for any strings but must be used if the string contains spaces .
VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 65 Chapter 8 VB6000 R eference Topics in this chapter VBrick Appliance Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Device Interfaces . . . . . .
66 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . and Sur v eillance, and Monitorin g appliance, see "VBSSM" in the VBric k MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide . Figure 9.
VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 67 Device Interfaces RS-232/422/485 COM P or t Pinouts T h e CO M 1 Pa s st h r o ug h Po r t i s u s e d to p a s s control information between VBrick appliances ov er the netw ork. The COM 1 port presents a standard DTE interface on an RJ-45 connector .
68 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . The COM 2 port presents a standard DTE interf ace on an RJ-45 connector . T his port may be used for management or for P assthrough. An RJ-45 to DB9 straigh t-through cable ma y be used to connec t directly to mos t serial ports on laptop PCs .
VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 69 Video-In and V ideo-Out (S-Video Interface) The S- Video interface is a s t andard mini-DIN connector . AudioMate In The AudioMate port (labelled MIC IN ) is designed for use with VBrick's Ech o cancellatio n Microphone (ECM).
70 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Figure 11. Balanced Audio Cable Ta b l e 1 8 . Analog Input for MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and WM Encoders The Audio Out ports are also designed for use with a 1/8" mini plug . Cables are av ailable for both balanced and unbalanced applications fr om electronics specialty stores (e .
VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 71 T able 20. Analog A udio Output for MPEG-4 Decoder (ENDEC configuration) Relay Por t The Rela y port is designed for use with a 1/8" balanced mini plug . Cables are av ailable from electronics specialty stores (e.
72 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Open or Closed. The Re lay port specification is dry contact, 75mOhms , 2A @ 30VDC , 0.5 A @ 125V A C. The mini stereo plug should be wired as shown in the follo wing diagram. Activity LED The Activity LED behaves differently depending on the P art Number of the Main Board.
VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 73 Example 2 Connect the +12V P o wer Output of the VBric k through a switc h to the event pin on the COM1 por t. Example 3 Connect COM1 output pin (pin1 RTS or pin2 DT R) through a switc h to a COM1 ev ent pin.
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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 75 Numerics 1. Connect an Input Au dio/Video Source 3 2. Connect to the IP Netw ork 4 3. P o wer -on the Appliance 4 4.
76 Index Using Apply , Revert, and Defa ults 38 V VB6000 65 VB6000 R eference 65 VB6000 VBSSM 65 VBDirector y 12 VBrick Video Stream Handling 24 Video 17 Video-In and Video-Out (Composite) 68 Video-In.
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