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CHAPTER 4: BASIC OPERATION
The Password field is the Password required for this stream to log into the Wowza Server.
NOTE: The Digital Audio output from the encoder must be set to AAC. Make this change in the Device Tab. Enter the configuration
changes here first and then set the port(s) Transport Type to RTMP in the IP Streaming Tab.
HLS Streams can also be directly sent to a Wowza server. See the following Wowza link for additional details.
https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-publish-and-play-a-live-stream-apple-hls
4.13 DISPLAYING DEVICE INFORMATION
The Status page is automatically displayed after logging in to Maestro. This page displays video and audio input/output
information, firmware version, and status messages.
1. Log in to the Maestro web interface. See Logging In for more information.
2. The Status tab will be selected automatically.
FIGURE 4-34.
The System field displays the name of the encoder. This name can be changed. See the next page for more information.
Click the “lightbulb” icon to physically identify the encoder on the network. When this icon is clicked, the Status LED indicator on the
front panel will flash rapidly for about 10 seconds.
The Video field displays the video input and output resolution. In the illustration shown next, the input is 720p60 and the output is
720p60. Video input and output resolution cannot be changed. To change the video bitrate see Adjusting Audio and Video Settings.
The Audio field displays the input audio type and the output audio type.
FIGURE 4-35.
The Model field displays the name of the model of the encoder.
The Firmware field displays the current version of firmware.
The Uptime field displays the time, in days and hours, since the unit was last rebooted.
The Temp field displays the encoder unit’s internal temperature.