IntroductIon 4
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
WAtcHPAX 40 is used as part of a WAtcHout multi-display system.
Production
computer
Network switch
WATCHPAX 40
(media server)
A small WATCHOUT system with WATCHPAX 40
In the schematic above, there is a laptop (production computer) running WAtcHout software and
equipped with a WAtcHout license key. this connects to a network switch which, in turn, connects
to a dataton WAtcHPAX 40 media server. the WAtcHPAX unit connects and manages the display
devices. In the example, these consist of four LEd screens.
WATCHPAX 40 IN YOUR RIG
the WAtcHPAX has four displayPort outputs. used as is, it will manage four display devices in your
presentation. Splitters may also be used to increase the number of display devices managed. the
system is scalable – if you want to increase the number of display devices, add more media servers to
your rig.
All dataton media servers have a built-in WAtcHout license but you will need an additional license
key for your production computer. If you are not using a dataton media server (WAtcHPAX or
WAtcHMAX) you will need a WAtcHout license key for each media server/display computer.
DISPLAY DEVICES
In the illustration above, four LEd screens are used as the display devices. However, WAtcHout can
be used with virtually any display device that can be connected to a computer (such as projectors,
Lcd panels, LEd walls etc).
START UP SCREEN
this is shown on all display devices connected to the WAtcHPAX 40 at start-up, or if WAtcHout has
been re-launched. there are three lines of information:
First line: computer and cluster name (if this has been set in the WAtcHout Production software
network window – please see the “network Window” section in chapter 3: Windows, “dataton
WAtcHout user’s Guide” for more information), IP address for the media server.
