Janus HD - User’s Guide
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Janus Introduction
ABOUT THE JANUS MEDIA HUB
Janus Media Hub is the latest member of Entone’s cost-effective high-definition Customer Premise
Equipment (CPE) solutions. Janus is a multi-functional IPTV receiver with MPEG-4 (AVC/H.264) HD
capabilities that integrates easily with popular home networking and broadband services. Integrated digital
video recorder (DVR) service can be offered flexibly either through pre-installed hard drive or external SATA
hard drive. The comprehensive set of services enables Janus to be deployed over a wide customer base
and simplified hardware management by service provider, providing long-term sustainability and cost-
saving in maintenance.
Depending on the size of the hard drive connected, Janus provides typically up to 400 hours of SD content
or 200 hours of HD content. Service operator can now deliver more compelling services and enhanced user
experience to their subscribers.
With Janus, subscribers can blend and connect a variety of traditional DSL broadband services (FTTP) with
rich media services, and extend the capabilities of their existing IP home networks. Janus supports a broad
range of established home networking technologies such as HomePlug, HomePNA 3.0 and 802.11b/g to
distribute video content throughout the home, including isolated locations. Janus can also connect with a
home computer for more content-delivery choices.
NOTE
: HomePlug, HomePNA 3.0 and 802.11b/g are Janus’s optional features.
