Extron electronics VN-Matrix 250 Series, User Manual

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Contents
Introduction .................................................... 1
About this Guide .............................................. 1
About the VNM 250 ......................................... 1
VNM 250 System Controller ............................ 3
Transport Protocols Used for Streaming .......... 3
Multicast RTP — An Overview ..................... 4
Unicast RTP — An Overview ....................... 5
TCP — An Overview .................................... 5
Definitions ........................................................ 6
Features .......................................................... 6
Installation Overview ..................................... 9
Front Panels ................................................. 11
VNM 250 Front Panels................................... 11
Status Information ......................................... 12
Unit Identify Mode ......................................... 12
Rear Panel and Connections ...................... 13
VNE 250 Rear Panel ...................................... 13
VND 250 Rear Panel...................................... 13
Connections .................................................. 14
Power ........................................................ 14
Network Connections ................................ 16
USB Ports ................................................. 18
Coms ........................................................ 19
Alarms ....................................................... 20
TTL ............................................................ 20
Genlock ..................................................... 20
Video Connections .................................... 21
Audio Connections .................................... 22
Reset ......................................................... 22
System Configuration with the
Enterprise Controller ...................................
23
Controlling Your System with a VN-Matrix
Enterprise Controller ..................................... 23
Low Level Device Configuration ................ 25
Initial Configuration ........................................ 25
Setting a VNM 250 Device as the
System Controller ......................................... 28
Configuring the System Controller with
a Static IP Address ................................... 28
Configuring Other VNM 250 Devices with
a Static IP Address ................................... 28
Configuring a VNM 250 Series Unit
for DHCP ...................................................... 29
Configuring a VNM 250 System Controller
as a DHCP Server .................................... 29
Configuring a VNM 250 Series Unit to
Operate with a DHCP Server .................... 30
Using a Dedicated DHCP Server ................... 31
Configuring a Windows 2008 R2 ................... 32
Control Port ................................................... 33
Configuring the Control Port ....................... 33
VNM 250 GUI Overview ...............................34
VNM 250 GUI Login ...................................... 34
VNM 250 GUI Tabs ........................................ 35
Tabs Shared by Both the Encoder and
Decoder ....................................................... 36
Encoder Tabs ................................................ 46
Video Stream Input Configuration .............. 47
Managing Compression and Bandwidth
Settings .................................................... 49
Audio Stream Configuration ....................... 54
Audio Input Selection ................................. 55
Decoder Tabs ................................................ 58
Output Configuration ................................. 59
Configuration with the VNM 250 GUI .........67
Configuring a VNE 250 .................................. 67
Configuring Encoder Video ........................ 68
Managing Compression and
Bandwidth Settings .................................. 69
Bandwidth Management
– Simple Control ....................................... 69
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