Configuration Overview
The nine pages within the
Configuration
tab contain the core controls needed during
initial setup or for upgrading the unit and restoring a configuration.
They make it possible for a user logged in as an administrator to set up how to obtain
presentation schedules, configure basic AV input settings, output video test patterns for
setup, configure output stream settings and presets, set up AV encoding and presets, select
or configure layouts and layout presets, set passwords, set up notices and alarms, select
preview window settings, and configure digital I/O ports.
It also provides a way to configure basic communication, identity, time, data storage, and
recording location settings, along with making it possible to update firmware or restore a
configuration from a saved file.
Only users logged in with adminstator privileges can see and make changes to all settings.
Those logged in at the user level do not have access to the
Configuration
tab.
Users and Roles
Alarms and Traps
System Settings
Live View Settings
Input/Output Settings
Image Settings
Encoding & Layout
Schedule Settings
Advanced Features
Figure 39.
Configuration Pages
Configuration Tab Features
The pages within
Configuration
include the following:
•
Schedule Settings
— Determine how to obtain presentation schedules and, if
appropriate, import calendars or connect to an Opencast server scheduling system.
•
Input/Output Settings
— Provides a way to change the name for each input,
select the video format for input 3, select an aspect ratio type, and enable or disable
Auto-Image, Auto Memory, HDCP authorization, and audio gain for each input. It also
allows you to output one of several video test patterns for use during display setup,
select the refresh rate for the local HDMI output, and configure the universal OSD
content.
•
Image Settings
— Provides a way to configure video input sampling and sizing, set up
overscanning of SMPTE input signals, and adjust picture controls (brightness, contrast,
and the like). It also allows you to save or recall input and user presets
•
Encoding & Layout
— Makes it possible to set up AV encoding; configure the
streaming method, protocol, and settings; and create encoder presets in the top portion
of this page. In the lower portion configure layouts (arrangement of windows) and select
or create layout presets.
•
Users and Roles
— Provides a way to set administrator and user passwords.
•
Alarms and Traps
— Sets up the e-mail server and the sender and recipient e-mail
addresses for notifications within this page. Select the alarm "severity" level for each of
several types of errors or conditions monitored by the unit.
•
System Settings
— Contains an assortment of settings for unit identity,
communication, storage, and date and time. It provides a way to configure settings
for network and serial communication, identity (unit name and network location), date
and time, and where and how to upload recordings. It also makes it possible to update
firmware or restore a configuration from a saved file.
•
Live View Settings
— Provides a way to select and set up the player software that is
used for the live preview shown in the
AV
Controls
panel.
•
Advanced Features
— Enables a Web browser client option on the unit or to upload
new applications such as the digital I/O port configuration plug-in.
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