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PASSWORD MANAGEMENT

Once you direct your web browser to the web configuration panel you will need to log in to change any settings.

Default password

The web configuration panel is secured by a user-selectable password. The default password is: 

birddog  

(one word, lower case).

To change the password simply login using the default password, navigate to the network tab in the web interface, and select 

change password.

It is recommended to change this password in a network environment where your device is shared with other users (e.g. not 

private). By entering this password, the user is granted full access to the configuration settings and could interrupt a live 

program.

A/V SETUP

4K FAMILY

Enter Password

6

DASHBOARD

    NETWORK    SYSTEM    

A/V-SETUP

    LOGOUT

4K FAMILY

NDI ENCODE

Video Input Format:

Chroma Subsample Rate:

Bith Depth:

NDI Output Bandwidth

Loop Out Tally:

NDI Audio:

AUTO

202

420

8BIT

422

10BIT

OFF

UNMUTE

ON

MUTE

NDI ENCODE

Video Input Format

This converter is capable of accepting many different video formats to encode to NDI.  For the most part it is recommended 

to leave Video Input Format set to AUTO, you can manually override this setting and choose whatever resolution your source 

device is set to. This can be useful if there is an issue in synchronising video input resolutions.

Summary of Contents for BirdDog 4K 12G SDI

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE 4K FAMILY IT S ALL ABOUT CONNECTIONS ...

Page 2: ...WELCOME TO THE FUTURE ...

Page 3: ... Access via web browser URL Accessing via an IP address Accessing on a network without a DHCP server PASSWORD MANAGEMENT Default password A V SETUP NDI ENCODE Video Input Format Chroma Subsample Rate Bit Depth NDI Output Bandwidth Loop Out Tally MISCELLANEOUS NDI Stream Name NETWORK Device naming IP configuration method DHCP IP address Static IP address IP address recovery BirdDog name FIRMWARE UPD...

Page 4: ...lugged into must support PoE 802 11at Different network switches are capable of providing differing amounts of total power to all connected devices This 4K convert er uses approximately 14 watts in PoE mode DC Located at the side of the 4K converter is a DC connection port This power input socket is capable of accepting 12vDC power You should only power this device by the included AC adaptor Therm...

Page 5: ...ded in order to access the unit via it s friendly name described above Apple devices come pre installed with Bonjour while Windows devices need a small plugin available here https support apple com kb dl999 locale en_AU Accessing via an IP address Your converter is configured to automatically receive a network IP address from the computer network via DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Most c...

Page 6: ...By entering this password the user is granted full access to the configuration settings and could interrupt a live program A V SETUP 4K FAMILY Enter Password 6 DASHBOARD NETWORK SYSTEM A V SETUP LOGOUT 4K FAMILY NDI ENCODE Video Input Format Chroma Subsample Rate Bith Depth NDI Output Bandwidth Loop Out Tally NDI Audio AUTO 202 420 8BIT 422 10BIT OFF UNMUTE ON MUTE NDI ENCODE Video Input Format Th...

Page 7: ...receiver only BirdDog receivers can decode the full 10 bit signal Any other device will simply display the 8 bit material which is coded within the NDI stream NDI Output Bandwidth Birddog Devices allow you to set your target NDI output bitrate This allows you to select a compression ratio that is more efficient on your networking infrastructure lower bandwidth or higher image quality for critical ...

Page 8: ...ill result in device not being visible on the network and a factory reset will be required in order to recover the unit IP address recovery In the event that the device is not visible on the network the network has changed or the static IP address details have been lost reset the BirdDog back to its default settings by following the factory reset procedure BirdDog name You can name each unit with ...

Page 9: ...any applications that support receiving the NDI signal that the unit produces Each application will vary slightly on how you choose your source NewTek Studio Monitor NewTek provide a free Studio Monitor application that allows you to monitor many NDI sources on a standard Windows computer Once Studio Monitor is launched on your computer simply right click anywhere in the interface and select your ...

Page 10: ...bird dog tv hello bird dog tv ...

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