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You have the following options: 

Publish  

Will publish the selected files, this makes them available to playback and embed (Converts the 
original file to HLS). 

To publish a file select its check box, ensure the option to ‘Publish’ is selected and save the channel. 
You will be redirected back to the main web interface and see the file is now available to play and 
embed. 

 

Delete  

Will delete the selected files but won’t delete the published (HLS) files. 

Unpublish (Delete)  

Will delete the published (HLS) files but not the original uploaded files. 

Delete & Unpublish 

Will delete the selected files and the published (HLS) files. 

3.3 

Stats 

The stats tab provides real time statistics relating to the server and streaming channels. 

 

Summary of Contents for DVS-100

Page 1: ...DVS 200 Instruction manual DV STREAMING SERVER IN THE CLOUD ...

Page 2: ...2 2 Installation on Amazon AWS Cloud 6 2 3 Generic Installation Instructions All Providers 12 Automated Script 12 Manual installation Advanced Users 12 Hardware I O Card Support 12 3 Web UI Overview 14 3 1 Creating a live channel 14 Inputs 15 Outputs 18 Access Control 19 Recording 19 General 22 Transcoding and encoding options 23 Applying changes 24 Live channel list overview 24 3 2 Creating a VOD...

Page 3: ...nformation However Datavideo Technologies cannot exclude that some information in this manual from time to time may not be correct or may be incomplete This manual may contain typing errors omissions or incorrect information Datavideo Technologies always recommend that you double check the information in this document for accuracy before making any purchase decision or using the product Datavideo ...

Page 4: ...d from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adapter If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your Datavideo dealer or your local power company 8 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this unit where the power cord will be walked on rolled over or otherwise stressed 9 If an extension cord must be used with this unit make sure th...

Page 5: ...ccident misuse unauthorized repairs sand grit or water is not covered under warranty Viruses and malware infections on the computer systems are not covered under warranty Any errors that are caused by unauthorized third party software installations which are not required by our computer systems are not covered under warranty All mail or transportation costs including insurance are at the expense o...

Page 6: ...onserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product CE Marking is the symbol as shown on the left of this page The letters CE are t...

Page 7: ...ations are as below Network Speed Viewers Per Instance 10 Mbps 8 100 Mbps 80 1000 Mbps 800 Add more instances or additional network interfaces as audience size increases For encoding transcoding HD video we recommend a 4 core 7th generation i7 CPU and 8GB ram at minimum 1 2 Cloud hosting installations Digital Ocean Digital Ocean is ideal for scenarios with low viewer counts All Digital Ocean insta...

Page 8: ...e you have created your account click the Create Droplet button You will see the page below Finally you need to select an image please choose Ubuntu 18 04 x64 Next choose a size the size required depends on how many users you need to serve Use the guide at the beginning of this document to help with selection ...

Page 9: ...for best performance Now check the User data box and copy the text below into the text box cloud config runcmd wget http updates datavideo co uk updates debian install dvs200 sh bash install dvss sh Please ensure it looks like the image below ...

Page 10: ...eate the droplet to finish Once complete the IP address will be shown Simply enter the Droplets IP address into a web browser to access the login page If the login page doesn t show please wait 60 seconds for the installation to complete The default credentials are User admin ...

Page 11: ...5 Password 000000 After logging in you will see the software is running in free DVS 100 mode to enable DVS 200 features you need a valid licence See Section 5 for license installation ...

Page 12: ...Visit http aws amazon com and sign up for a new account Once you have created your account sign in and you will see the page below First change the region in the top right corner to the region where you would like to setup your cloud server ...

Page 13: ...the page Click the Launch Instance button Select the Ubuntu 18 04 64 bit image as shown below Now select your instance type the size required depends on how many users you need to serve Use the guide at the beginning of this document to help with selection ...

Page 14: ...nd Launch button Click the Edit security groups link Add two new custom TCP rules for ports 80 and 1935 as shown below Click the Review and launch button again Click the Launch button You will see the prompt below Choose to create a new key pair and give the key pair a name ...

Page 15: ...afe you will need it later before clicking the Launch Instance button You will see the page below click the View Instances button to proceed Select Connect from the actions menu You will see the prompt below Follow the instructions to connect to your instance via SSH ...

Page 16: ...server wget http updates datavideo co uk updates debian install dvss sh O bash Once installation is complete enter the instances public IP or public DNS into a web browser to connect to the DVS 200 web interface The default credentials are User admin Password 000000 ...

Page 17: ...11 After logging in you will see the software is running in free DVS 100 mode to enable DVS 200 features you need a valid licence See Section 5 for license installation ...

Page 18: ... 4bionic59ubuntu1_amd64 deb http updates datavideo co uk updates debian nginx dvss webui_1 12ubuntu46_all deb http updates datavideo co uk updates debian hhvm_3 30 3 1 bionicubuntu1_amd64 deb Hardware I O Card Support Datavideo Datavideo have a range of hardware encoding cards such as a 4 8 CH SDI input card or a 4 8 CH HDMI input card all are supported by the driver package below http updates dat...

Page 19: ...ess Do not use SSH as your connection may be disconnected during the upgrade and you will be unable to resume If you are upgrading a cloud server use your provider s web based terminal If you are disconnected during the upgrade simply re launch the terminal and resume 1 Reboot your system to ensure you have as much free memory as possible 2 Run the command sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade 3 Run th...

Page 20: ...e live streaming channels VOD Create and manage on demand channels Stats View live server statistics Users Create and manage user accounts Groups Create and manage user groups and channel tags Settings Manage global server settings 3 1 Creating a live channel When creating a new live channel you will be presented with the screen shown below ...

Page 21: ...f the HLS playlist live position in Event mode the player will always start from the beginning of the Playlist the start of streaming When using Event mode you must ensure the HLS playlist length On the settings page is set to a value greater than the planned event time Please Note Event mode is currently only supported by the NVD 3X in STB mode Inputs Once you have created a live channel you will...

Page 22: ...ing options section of this guide Decklink Source Here you can use an input card from Blackmagic Design to feed the channel directly from HDMI or SDI sources We currently support all Blackmagic Decklink mini monitor and mini recorder cards using the Desktop video 10 8 4 or newer driver version Please Note You must ensure you select the correct resolution and frame rate to match your input signal f...

Page 23: ...Datavideo to feed the channel directly from HDMI or SDI sources The Datavideo cards use hardware video compression and software audio compression Datavideo have a range of hardware encoding cards such as a 4 8 CH SDI input card or a 4 8 CH HDMI input card all are supported by the driver package below http updates datavideo co uk updates debian datavideo h264 cards_1 1 0 101 637_amd64 deb Datavideo...

Page 24: ...hardware de interlacer however the card will always output progressive frames even with an interlaced source and the deinterlacer disabled H264 Profile Select Baseline Main or High compression profiles H264 GOP Size Set the size of the GOP group of pictures Outputs Push URLs Push URLs are optional Here you can push the incoming stream on to one or more destinations simultaneously We can push to de...

Page 25: ...dresses can publish or playback using RTMP In whitelist mode only the listed IPs can publish or playback in blacklist mode all but the listed IPs can publish or playback You must enter the IP address followed by its abbreviated subnet mask for example 255 255 255 0 is a 24 bit mask so is represented as 24 Please consult your IT department if unsure about these settings Recording Here we can enable...

Page 26: ...creating one long recording Max Recorded file size Here we can limit the recorded file length by size when this limit is reached a new file will be created No limit is set by default Max Recorded file interval Here we can limit the recorded file length by time when this limit is reached a new file will be created No limit is set by default Auto publish recorded file when done When enabled a record...

Page 27: ...21 You have the following options Publish Will publish the selected files this makes them available to playback and embed Converts the original file to HLS ...

Page 28: ...nt to someone they would be able to view the channel without having to login Checking this option will require that the user login with a valid account before the player loads Authentication required Publish When enabled the currently logged in user s username and hashed password are added to the RTMP URL these are required to be included in the RTMP URL to publish to the channel Only Administrato...

Page 29: ... interface Transcoding and encoding options The following options are available when transcoding or encoding from Blackmagic Design sources Encoding or transcoding is done in software and will use CPU resources Live Stream Uncheck only if the source is a static video file Low latency Disables buffering to reduce delay Video Kbps Set the video bitrate when not set to passthrough Resolution Set the ...

Page 30: ... back to the main web interface Whenever you see this message across the top of the page you know that the service must be restarted to apply some of your settings Please Note You should only restart the service when you are not live streaming Live channel list overview Enable and disable the channel Start recording only visible when manual recording is enabled Stop recording only visible when man...

Page 31: ...ear To upload content you must manually create a VOD channel Channel Name Here you must choose a name for your VOD channel The channel name can contain uppercase and lowercase characters but no white space Channel Description Here you can add a brief description of the channels content this is used by the NVD 30 35 set top boxes Player Page title Here you can change the text that is displayed at t...

Page 32: ...rating in set top box mode You can select its position using the Logo Position dropdown selecting STB Only will result in it not being shown on the web player Browser Auto play When enabled the web player will start playback as soon as the page is loaded Channel tag Here you can assign a channel to a tag tags are like groups that make it easier to find channels Tags are used by the DVS 200 web int...

Page 33: ...27 Click Browse and select the video file to upload save the channel to start the upload Once the upload is complete the page will refresh you will see the screen below ...

Page 34: ...nnel You will be redirected back to the main web interface and see the file is now available to play and embed Delete Will delete the selected files but won t delete the published HLS files Unpublish Delete Will delete the published HLS files but not the original uploaded files Delete Unpublish Will delete the selected files and the published HLS files 3 3 Stats The stats tab provides real time st...

Page 35: ... in MB Disk Free Shows the amount of free disk space on the drive that is being used for media storage By default this will be the drive DVS 200 is installed on the media directory can be changed under global settings Channel Statistics Shows channel specific statistics Stream Displays the stream name Video codec Displays the video codec used usually H264 Width Displays the video width if supporte...

Page 36: ...l users with admin rights cab view all channels even if they are not assigned to them Power User This role has the user the same rights as an admin however power users cannot change global server settings or change other user accounts Contributor This role has the same rights as a power user except they cannot create channels change channel visibility change global settings or view channels not as...

Page 37: ... using the Groups tab Password Here you must choose a password for the user Confirm Pass Here you must confirm the password 3 5 Groups Creating and managing user groups User groups can be used to make managing users easy you can manually create users and groups within the DVS 200 or you can link DVS 200 to active directory For active directory setup instructions please see the Settings section of ...

Page 38: ...ake it easier to find channels Tags are used by the DVS 200 web interface and the NVD 30 35 decoders in set top box mode to group channels Tags can be created from the Groups tab as shown below Once created you can assign any live or VOD channel to a tag ...

Page 39: ...33 Once you assign channels tags you can quickly find all channels with that tag using the dropdown menu on the DVS 200 web interface 3 6 Settings ...

Page 40: ...recording schedules Please Note If you are going to use a folder on a second hard disk for media storage you must first set the permissions of the drive as below These options can be found by right clicking the drive within the file manager and selecting properties You must also manually mount the drive as shown below to do this first open the disks utility and choose to edit the mount options for...

Page 41: ...layback You must enter the IP address followed by its abbreviated subnet mask for example 255 255 255 0 is a 24 bit mask so is represented as 24 Please consult your IT department if unsure about these settings Poll for DVS Updates By default the system will check for updates every time you switch tabs this can cause slow operation when operating offline Unchecking this option will disable automati...

Page 42: ...d local and updated periodically changes to AD user or Groups may take 15 minutes to take effect RTMP Settings RTMP Port The default port of 1935 should generally not be changed for advanced users only Always start on key frame When enabled clients that connect to the RTMP stream will always start playback on a key frame this may increase delay Disable audio until first video frame is sent When en...

Page 43: ...KHz Default is 2ms Global Player Settings HTML5 Support By default the web player will use HTML5 extensions if the browser supports them if not it will use FLASH extensions This setting allows HTML5 extensions to be disabled for all or desktop only browsers Maximum Buffer Length This setting defines how much video the web player can buffer in seconds locally larger buffer sizes result in more dela...

Page 44: ...t may take some time to generate the settings file depending on the amount of uploaded files and recordings you have your server must also have enough disk space to generate the backup file To import simply select the settings files that was generated by the export and click import settings the file will be uploaded to the server and you will be prompted to reload the service after the update is c...

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Page 46: ... mychannel rtsp 192 168 1 23 stream remove channel push pull URL For example remove mychannel push rtmp test com test stream or remove pull mychannel rtsp 192 168 1 23 stream Please note Pull URLs will be set to enabled when added Enable pre existing pull URLs Enable channel pull index number For example enable mychannel pull rtsp 192 168 1 123 stream Start and stop recording Start channel For exa...

Page 47: ...5 2 Software Disclaimer This SOFTWARE PRODUCT is provided by Datavideo as is and with all faults Datavideo makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the safety suitability lack of viruses inaccuracies typographical errors or other harmful components of this SOFTWARE PRODUCT In no event unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing shall Datavideo or any person be li...

Page 48: ...the activation process 1 Click the Settings link on the top menu 2 Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Manage Licences link 3 Click the Browse button and select the digital licence lic file you were sent via e mail Now click the Upload button you will see the screen below while the software is activating The activation process can take up to one minute depending on the speed of your int...

Page 49: ... different hardware you must contact your local Datavideo office to have it deactivated and a new licence issued My DVS 200 software was working but now displays the licensing page 1 Was it a trial licence valid only for a set period of time 2 Have you made any major changes to the hardware The copy protection system will deactivate the software if it detects major hardware changes you must contac...

Page 50: ...Sep 10 2019 Version E4 Datavideo Technologies Co Ltd All rights reserved 2020 www datavideo com product DVS 200 ...

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