38 AQT8-QAM/IP
User Manual
Appendix B: Viewing the IP output on a VLC Media player
To view the IP output from the unit on a VLC Media player in a computer or laptop, the procedure is divided into two steps:
Step 1: Change the IP address of the computer
Step 2: Using the VLC Media Player
NOTE:
Step 1 needs to be followed only if an unicast IP address is assigned in the “Destination IP” field on the
“Main > IP Output Config” screen (see 3 of Section 6.5 for details). If multicast IP address is used, then go to
Step 2.
Step 1: Change the IP address of the computer
i) Change the IP address of the computer to match the “Destination IP” updated on the “Main > IP Output Config” screen
(see 3 of Section 6.5 for details and see Section 5 for instructions to change IP address of a computer).
Step 2: Using the VLC Media Player
i) Open VLC Media Player.
ii) Select
Media → Open Network Stream
.
iii) Under the
“Network Protocol”
field, enter the network address using any one of the formats depending on the
“Encapsulation” selected on the “Main > IP Output Config” screen (see 4 of Section 6.5 for details):
rtp://@<ip address>:<port no.>
eg: rtp://@239.10.10.31:50001
or
udp://@<ip address>:<port no.>
eg: udp://@192.168.253.100:50055
NOTE
: For uni-cast, the <ip address>
will be the IP address of the computer.
For multicast, the <ip address> will be
the multicast address assigned under
the “Destination IP” on “Main > IP
Output Config” screen (see 3 of Section
6.5 for details).
iv) Select Play.
Figure 6.14 - VLC Media Player
