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HD Portal

 

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User Manual 

  Version 1.0

HD Portal

 

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February, 2015

Summary of Contents for HD Portal plus

Page 1: ...HD Portal plus User Manual Version 1 0 HD Portal plus February 2015 ...

Page 2: ...red trademark of MediaPOINTE Inc Disclaimer The information in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable however MediaPOINTE Inc assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use No license is granted under any patents or patent rights of Med...

Page 3: ...ing everyday use Do not place or install the unit under on top of or near any heat producing equipment i e radiators stoves or amplifiers or in a heated place Unplug the unit during lightning storms when it will not be used for extended periods of time or before you have a scheduled power outage If the unit is visibly damaged either by not observing the precautions above or for any other reason co...

Page 4: ...TE com http www mediapointe com HD Portal plus Package Contents 1 MediaPOINTE HD Portal 1 RCA Video Cable 1 Male VGA RGBHV Cable 1 CAT 5e LAN Cable 1 3 5mm Stereo to Male RCA Audio Cable 1 3 5mm Mono to Female RCA Audio Adapter 1 AC Power Cable 1 IR Remote Control plus 2 AAA batteries 1 12 Volt AC Power Adapter 1 IR Receiver 1 DVI Cable1 DVI To DVI VGA Adapter 1 WiFi Antenna if WiFi option purchas...

Page 5: ...anty will be at its option to provide access to software for download or to repair or replace the defective unit or component after customer has shipped the product to MediaPOINTE Inc for return to factory repair Customer must obtain an RMA return material authorization number from MediaPOINTE Inc prior to returning equipment Replacement parts may be new or equivalent to new Part s replaced will b...

Page 6: ...Overview Introduction 1 Key Features 1 How It works 1 2 Front Panel Controls 3 Optical Drive 3 Front PanelTouch Keypad 3 LED Status 3 Reset Button 3 IR Receiver 3 Power Switch 3 USB Port 3 Back Panel 4 Audio Video Inputs 4 Audio Video Outputs 4 All Other Connections 5 Basic Setup Diagram 5 2 Setting Up the HD Portal plus 6 System Administration 6 Initial Login 6 Access Rights 6 Administrator 6 Aut...

Page 7: ...Telnet TCP IP 8 RS 232 8 3 Controlling HD Portal plus Functions Web Portal Overview 9 Main SystemToolbar 9 Main SystemToolbar IconTable 9 On Screen Menu Front Control Panel 10 External Control 10 Telnet 10 Infra Red 10 4 Recording Archiving and Streaming Recording and Streaming 11 Playback on HD Portal plus 11 Archiving 11 Download Manager 11 USB Offload Upload 11 Streaming 11 Manual FTP Upload 11...

Page 8: ... Profile 14 Modifying a Profile 15 6 Management and System Tools5 AV Controls 16 AVTest 16 LiveVideoTest 16 Notifications 16 Storage Limits 16 Job Management 16 Logging 16 Upgrade System Software 17 Disabling and enabling multicast 17 Reset Configuration 17 System Info 17 Shutdown 17 7 Options Installing Upgrade Packages 18 Setting up theWiFi Option 18 Keycard Automation Option 18 ...

Page 9: ...rom computing devices such as laptops Archive media content from multiple independent sources Share visual information designs and concepts with dispersed groups of people to gather input during a video conference Stream important video conferences to other locations such as overflow rooms or remote conference locations over your corporate network Conduct customer or employee training across vast ...

Page 10: ...al plus on a local monitor using the VGA or HDMI output connector The content can also be copied to a USB memory stick downloaded to a PC or automatically transferred FTP to a server after the file has been indexed The HD Portal plus records content in standard H 264 MPEG 4 AVC format which can be played on a variety of desktop client players including QuickTime VLAN and others The HD Portal plus ...

Page 11: ...components 1 Power Switch The HD Portal plus has a power button on the front panel Press the button once to power up the unit Press the illuminated power button to power down the unit 2 USB Port The USB 2 0 port on the front panel is used to trans fer files to and from the HD Portal The USB Port may also be used with the optional MediaPOINTE KEYCARD AUTOMATION SYSTEMS 3 WiFi System Antenna Optiona...

Page 12: ...g computer video signal to a display device 4 USB 2 0 Ports The USB ports on the back of the unit can be used for upload or off load of video content or for network configuration 5 LAN Connection The RJ 45 connector allows the included standard 10 100Mb CAT 5e LAN cable to connect the HD Portal plus to a network 6 Audio Line Level Output Unbalanced The standard 3 5 mm mini stereo connector outputs...

Page 13: ...the unit for IR remote control 9 RS 232 Serial Port The standard serial DB 9 connector allows connection for serial control Note a null modem serial cable is required 10 Video Input The RCA video connector allows connection of a composite NTSC video source 11 Content Input DVI RGBHV Video The DVI connector is used to input an digital or analog computer video signal Basic Setup Diagram ...

Page 14: ... three levels of access rights admin au thor and user The Adminstrator can control all of the functions of the HD Portal plus The author can record stream and view content The user can only view con tent Note that the Login ID and the password are case sensitive It is not possible to change any of the login names Only the passwords can be changed Adminstrator Username admin The Administrator maint...

Page 15: ... The factory set system name is MediaPOINTE You can change the name in the IP setting menu page by entering a new name in the text field A reboot is required for the new name to take effect The name can be up to 15 characters long and consist of alpha numeric characters No special characters or symbols will be accepted except for a hyphen NETWORK CONFIGURATION Setting Description DHCP Client Enabl...

Page 16: ...cking the COM port enable check box Configuring a Static IP Address 1 On your Internet browser enter the current IP address of the HD Portal plus Note If the unit has factory settings the default static IP address is 192 168 1 253 2 Login to the HD Portal plus using the procedure shown in the Logging In section 3 Navigate to the network settings page by selecting IP Settings 4 To change to a Fixed...

Page 17: ...ion from the main menu provides the main system toolbar The Main System Toolbar Icons Table on the right shows the icons found at the top of the web page in the Watch Videos web page MAIN SYSTEM TOOLBAR TABLE Icon Function Description Create New Folder Creates a new folder without password protection Rename Folder Changes the name of the name of the selected folder Delete Folder Permanently delete...

Page 18: ...Browse and Play recent content Copy content to USB Set audio input recording level Adjust the Menu opacity position and timeout Retrieve System Information External Control Telnet The telnet client within the HD Portal plus provides access to the Command Line Interface through the TCP IP protocol By default TCP telnet is disabled but can be activated from the Web Portal with an optional password T...

Page 19: ...ch Live Stream page allows users at their personal computers to launch client media players which will receive and decode the media streams for playback Manual FTP Upload Under the actions menu for any video there is a manual FTP icon Clicking this icon will allow you to manually transfer a video file and associated XML file to a remote server SCP FTP and FTPS are all available options for transfe...

Page 20: ... VOD channels To view the stream click on the play icon under Actions and a window will open and display the stream The following table describe the HD Portal plus play stream VOD capabilities CHANNEL FEATURES HD Portal plus View Play recorded content Yes View Play live stream Yes Make recorded content available Yes Stream live content Yes EDIT PROFILE ICONS TABLE Icon Function Description Start R...

Page 21: ...ession Parameters include Profile name The name you choose Auto start Enables automatic video conference recording Format Selects the type of encoding Main source Selects input or template Frame size Selects capture resolution Frame rate Sets maximum frame rate Bitrate Sets maximum bandwidth Audio format Stereo or mono Archive folder Selects local file location Archive prefix The filename max 10 c...

Page 22: ...iles page after you press Submit The name should be unique 2 Auto start The drop down provides two choices OFF and ON Select OFF for standard control Select ON for standard control and automatic video conference record with specified codec 3 Format The drop down provides six choices PC iPod AAC audio WMV DiVX andWM audio out Selecting PC provides standard H 264 with selectable frame sizes 4 Main S...

Page 23: ...e from 128 kbps to 5120 kbps 8 Audio format The drop down provides three choices Disabled for no audio Mono 64 kbs for 1 channel mono source Mono 32 kbs for 1 channel mono source at a lower bitrate 9 Video Address The multicast address and port number for the video stream 10 Audio Address The multicast address and port number for the video strea 11 Archive folder The location where the files are s...

Page 24: ...l plus into an error state the Yellow LED will be on The Software Management section of the HD Portal plus menu enables the system administrator to perform several key functions These include upgrading the system software to a new version and resetting the HD Portal plus configuration to factory default network settings AV Controls Audio input and output levels can be adjusted either by sliding th...

Page 25: ...sable multicast or unicast Reset Configuration Selecting the Reset Configuration button on the Software Management page will reset all HD Portal plus passwords and network settings to factory default This will not delete any of your recorded files This is the same as using the reset button within the hole on the front on the HD Portal plus System Info The System Info section gives the user importa...

Page 26: ...h an IP address of 10 0 0 1 The channel and protocol can be changed if necessary to deal with the spectrum allo cation at a specific location The network name SSID can also be changed To establish a connection from a wireless equipped device scan for available networks The network name will begin with mediapointe connect to this network Open your browser and go to 10 0 0 1 this will bring you to t...

Page 27: ...Technical Support 805 214 7911 support mediapointe com Main Office 667 Rancho Conejo Blvd Newbury Park CA 91320 805 480 3700 www mediapointe com HD Portal plus User Manual Version 1 0 ...

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