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Network properties

The network properties can be displayed by clicking on the „Network“ submenu. The displayed
characteristics are purely informative and serve to describe the network.

Figure 24: Example view of the network properties in the „Network“ submenu

User Guide U 262

Summary of Contents for U 262

Page 1: ...User Guide U 262 U 262 ASI IP Gateway User Guide ...

Page 2: ... following picto grams in these instructions for installation and use These symbols alert you to situations in which there is mortal danger as a result of dan gerous voltage or noncompliance with these instructions This symbol alerts you to various health environmental and material risks Recycling all of our packaging cardboard paper inserts plastic films and bags is fully recyclable Used batterie...

Page 3: ...gs reboot 10 6 Test Generator 11 7 Configuring the input multiplexer 11 8 IP setting for transmission and reception mode 12 9 IP setting for transmission port 13 9 1 Transmit port 13 9 2 Destination IP 13 9 3 Destination MAC 14 9 4 Type Of Service Time To Live 14 9 5 LAN Tags 14 9 6 TS Packets Per Frame RTP FEC 14 10 IP setting for reception ports 15 11 Configuring the output multiplexer 17 12 Use...

Page 4: ...trations Power LED Warning LED Failure LED Display of Management IP addresses BNC ASI input BNC ASI outputs Mains supply Grounding connection MAC address sticker Data ports Management ports 4 User Guide U 262 ...

Page 5: ...mber of Industry and Commerce or by sending it to ASTRO with the precise description of the fault The mains cable s must be replaced only with original mains cables Fuses must be replaced only with fuses of the same type value and melting characteristic Always observe DIN VDE 0701 Parts 1 and 200 maintenance EN 50 083 Part 1 safety requirements Do not carry out servicing work during thunderstorms ...

Page 6: ...vice equipotential bonding is not permitted 2 4 Servicing and repair Caution The device must not be opened by the user since the device does not contain any user service able parts If all instructions are observed and the device is used as stipulated no servicing is required Repairs must be carried out exclusively in the factory 2 5 Technical data on the power supply U 262 Mains voltage 100 240 V ...

Page 7: ...ame contains general information about the gateway Figure 1 General information in the topframe of the Web browser user interface This information can be read as follows SW Jul 8 2008 is the description of the software level on the U 262 Gateway FW 1 4 is the level of the firmware in the U 262 Gateway HW 2 is the Gateway s hardware version Up 0d 00 03 25 is the connection time measured from the in...

Page 8: ...gh the various submenus which are described in detail in the chapters which follow The mainframe displays in line with the selection in the navigation bar in the leftframe the submenu 4 Login Before the Gateway can be configured it is necessary to log in This is done using the Login submenu Figure 3 Input mask for login Clicking on the Login submenu opens the input mask for login see figure 3 The ...

Page 9: ...faces The IP Interface Settings area is used to make the settings for the four IP interfaces Manage ment A B and Data A B The MAC line displays the Mac address of the respective IP interface The lowest Mac address is required for licensing further features of the U 262 see the chapter Licensing The Active line can be used to activate and deactivate the individual IP interfaces and the Mode line di...

Page 10: ...resses Input 0 0 0 0 for unused or unknown DNS SNMP or SNTP addresses 5 3 Storing and loading settings reboot The Save button is used to save all settings made in the flash memory and to restore them even after mains failure or a reboot The Load button is used to restore the last operating parame ters saved in the flash memory and to reject changes which were made previously and were not stored Fi...

Page 11: ... 1 197 Mbps If the system contains several U 262 Gateways a packet ID can be allocated to distinguish the test signals 7 Configuring the input multiplexer Clicking on the Input Mux submenu takes you to the input multiplexer settings It is possible to assign one ASI input stream to different IP TX It is not possible to assign several ASI streams to one IP TX no multiplexing of IP multicast groups o...

Page 12: ...ts IP RX Common Settings and the detailed settings of the reception ports IP RX Channel Settings Figure 9 Overview of the configured transmission ports The overview shows the configuration of the individual transmission ports The U 262 Gateway in the above example is equipped with 16 reception licenses i e 16 ASI input streams can be converted to 16 IP multicast groups and be distributed over the ...

Page 13: ...king on the IP TX 1 to IP TX 16 submenu takes you to the IP settings for the transmission port 9 1 Transmit port The Transmit Port line can be used to select the port which is used to send the multicast group A value 1024 should be set for this in order to avoid conflict with services Port 21 FTP Port 80 http Port 110 POP3 etc 9 2 Destination IP The Destination IP Port line is used to assign an IP...

Page 14: ...ernet frame can be stipulated between 1 and 7 In networks in which secure data transmission is ensured e g proprietary backbone the number of packets can be set to 7 since the loss of an Ethernet frame is improbable In networks with nonsecure data transmission a small value needs to be chosen in order to minimize the loss of useful data in the event of an Ethernet frame being lost The Protocol Enc...

Page 15: ...s The mode of the FEC can be selected to be Plain Annex A or Annex B in line with ProMpeg COP3 SMPTE 2022 1 Please note that plain FEC results in a burst behavior for the data rate and hence Annex A and Annex B are preferable It should be noted that the product of the number of columns L and the number of rows D is 100 L x D 100 10 IP setting for reception ports Clicking on the IP RX1 1 IP RX16 su...

Page 16: ...header A data stream can arrive with a CBR Constant Bit Ratio in the U 262 Gateway or with a VBR Variable Bit Ratio In any case CBR is used for MPTSs Multiple Program Transport Stream but also for SPTSs Single Program Transport Stream However SPTSs can also be sent with a VBR Under Packet Mode it is possible to select between continuous or burst for configuring the respective ASI output connected ...

Page 17: ...d IP RX is supplied via the BNC socket on the front and can be inverted prior to con version to ASI inversion on off In addition the packet length can be determined to 188 or 204 There is also the possibility to bypass one of the 16 ASI streams from the backplane to the BNC socket on the front panel as well as the internal test generator signal see chapter 6 17 User Guide U 262 ...

Page 18: ...ut must not be shorter than 5 characters NOTE All settings made need to be transferred to the Gateway and activated using the Submit button To save the data make sure that you click on the Save button in the Main submenu otherwise the settings which have been changed will be lost following a reboot The data which have been input under Location and Contact are displayed in the topframe This makes i...

Page 19: ...ait until the done message appears Clicking on the or symbols displays or hides the details Through selection of the ASI TP as the TS to be analyzed the TS analyzer also provides the option of analyzing externally applied ASI signals 19 User Guide U 262 ...

Page 20: ...s valid this is confirmed by a message An invalid license is indicated by an error message 15 Update 15 1 Update using T FTP Server Clicking on the Update submenu takes you to the settings for the U 262 software update The T FTP Server address line is used to input the T FTP server address at which the current software for the U 262 Gateway is stored The Protocol line provides the option of select...

Page 21: ...er set up for updating the U 262 Gateway it is also possible to transfer locally stored update files to the Gateway For this it is recommended that a TFTP program be used The procedure is explained below using the program Tftpd32 Figure 19 Example view of the U 26x Update folder with update files and the tftpd32 TFTP program 21 User Guide U 262 ...

Page 22: ...P Server address line now needs to be the IP address of the local computer Figure 19 and the protocol needs to be set to TFTP It is therefore also no longer necessary to input a username and a password In the File line select the Update option and start the update by clicking on the Submit button NOTE A reboot or network failure during an update procedure can result in the U 262 Gateway software c...

Page 23: ...rrence The logfile is erased by checking Check box to clear log on refresh and then clicking on the Refresh button The first entry in the log book will then be the erase process with an indication of the time and the user account and also the IP address of the user NOTE Download the system settings using the status xml link store the configuration as a table using the log csv link Figure 22 View o...

Page 24: ...bmenu takes you to the statistics relating to the data transfer of the U 262 Gateway This displays all statistics which are relevant to operation and which can be used for analysis Figure 23 Statistics for U 262 data transfer 24 User Guide U 262 ...

Page 25: ...perties can be displayed by clicking on the Network submenu The displayed characteristics are purely informative and serve to describe the network Figure 24 Example view of the network properties in the Network submenu 25 User Guide U 262 ...

Page 26: ...262 Gateway Figure 25 Logging out from the U 262 Gateway If you confirm the question using the Yes button you are logged out It is not possible to make any further settings without logging in again but it is possible to view the U 262 Gateway s set tings The setting items are inactive however 26 User Guide U 262 ...

Page 27: ...TP SNTP IGMP Connector 2 x RJ 45 Total bitrate Mbit s 700 maximum Ethernet MTU length bytes 1500 maximum Stream processing TS Encapsulation UDP UDP RTP 1 7 packets FEC Stream processing transparent 188 oder 204 packets Control and management Type 10 100 Base T Ethernet Features Element control through HTTP WEB Protocol HTTP SNMP error messages Connectors 2 x RJ 45 Common data Input voltage VDC 230...

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