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Generally, NMOS works as follows:
• When Io IP starts up, the NMOS app actively scans the network for an NMOS
registry using MDNS/DNS. If found, the NMOS registry is informed who the
Io IP device is, and its capabilities.
• If during startup the NMOS registry is not found, the NMOS app continues to
announce Io IP's presence via MDNS so that it can later be discovered, and
then after discovery, it can be manually registered in the network control
application.
During installation AJA NMOS can be set to launch upon reboot or power up
"NMOS Installation" on page 16
). The application's function is to make the
Io IP discoverable and controllable by various IP routing and control systems
(e.g. Imagine, LAWO, Sony). Discovery, registration and network control are not
part of SMPTE ST 2110 but are specified by JT-NM NMOS or Network Media Open
Specification. Two parts of this standard are IS-04 Discovery and Registration and
IS-05 Connection Management.
When the tray icon is clicked (on the Mac or right click on Windows), the AJA
NMOS application offers a number of options:
• View Log - toggles opening or closing of the log window
• Stop/Start Service - allows the NMOS service to be stopped and restarted
without quitting the application
• Enable/Disable Debug Log - enables or disables the generation of debug
output to the AjaLogger and the log window
• Enable/Disable DNS Debug - enables or disables additional DNS debug
information (independent of Debug Log setting)
• Enable/Disable Verbose Debug - enables or disables additional debug
information if the Debug Log setting is enabled
• Select Interface - NMOS only uses one interface to access the registry. If there
is only one interface, then that is not a problem. If there is more than one, then
if auto is selected, it will automatically choose one based on whether it sees
any mDNS messages on one of the interfaces. Otherwise, the interface can be
selected.
• Set Registry IP - allows the registry ip address and port to be set manually.
• Quit - causes the NMOS application to exit
AJA Software & Utilities
Io IP operates with AJA's Desktop software package, developed for powerful
integrated video/audio capture, editing, and production with a variety of 3rd-
party software. AJA software is distributed as a unified package which includes all
the software, firmware, plug-ins, and utility programs for the Io IP, as well as AJA’s
Io, KONA, and T-TAP products.
Two retail packages are available, one for Mac and one for Windows.
Mac and Windows Packages
These packages include:
Firmware
Firmware, otherwise referred to as a bit file or the Io IP's 'personality', refers to
very low level code that defines the capabilities of the hardware. It is important
to always update to the firmware recommended following install of new, or older
versions of software.
