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BOOTING UP YOUR BIRDDOG DEVICE 

 

Indication of system boot process 

As soon as the converter detects a power input the fan will begin to spin. After approximately 3 seconds the Halo Tally light will 

illuminate orange and you will notice the network activity indicator will begin to flash indicating that the device is now able to see 

the computer network. After a further 20 seconds the Halo Tally will flash Green and Red indicating the unit is completely booted 

and ready for operation.

OPERATING YOUR CONVERTER

 

Web configuration panel

In this release, the web configuration panel allows you to alter key settings of your converter, specifically A/V settings, and video 

frame rates, restarting the video processing engine, changing networking parameters and applying firmware updates. 

Access via web browser (URL)

To access the web configuration panel please point your computer web browser to: 

http://birddog-xxxxx.local/

 “xxxxx” is the 

serial number of the converter, the serial number is printed on the box and on the main unit. Note the web address is case 

sensitive and should be all lower case. Your computer will need to have ‘Bonjour’ services loaded 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 corporate, education and home networks have a DHCP server present on the network to allow this 

to occur. Usually your Internet Router provides this.

If your device receives an IP address automatically from this server (DHCP) the IP address can be discovered in several ways, 

including BirdDog Central Lite available from: 

bird-dog.tv/firmware

Accessing on a network without a DHCP server 

Some standalone or private networks may not have a DHCP server. After 30 seconds of searching for an automatically assigned 

IP address the device will fall back to a default address which is: 

192.168.100.100

In order to access the web configuration panel on a network which is configured to a different subnet, change your computers IP 

address to match the BirdDog unit’s IP address range. Once you gain access to the BirdDog web configuration panel choose your 

IP address to match the rest of the devices on your network.

For instructions on setting your computers IP address please consult your computer operating system manual or IT support 

resources.

READY

Summary of Contents for BirdDog Flex 4K OUT

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE JAN 2021 FLEX 4K OUT THE SMALLEST 4K NDI ON THE PLANET ...

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

Page 3: ...RL 5 Accessing via an IP address 5 Accessing on a network without a DHCP server 6 PASSWORD MANAGEMENT 6 Default password 6 A V SETUP 7 Video Mode 7 YUV Colour Space 7 NETWORK 7 Device naming 7 Configuration method 7 DHCP IP address 7 Static IP address 8 IP address recovery 8 BirdDog name 8 SYSTEM 8 System update 8 NDI NETWORK SETTINGS 8 Preferred Receive Method 8 TCP 8 UDP 9 Multicast 9 MultiTCP 9 ...

Page 4: ... capable of providing differing amounts of total power to all connected devices This Flex 4K converter uses approximately 14 watts in PoE mode to operate on its own and up to 30w when powering additional equipment DC IN Located at the side of the Flex 4K converter is a DC In connection port This power input socket is capable of accepting 12vDC power You should only power this device by the include...

Page 5: ... 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 corporate education and home networks have a DHCP ...

Page 6: ...eb 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 6 FLEX 4K OUT Enter Password DASHBOARD NETWORK SYSTEM A V LOGOUT FLEX 4K OUT DECODE SETTING Current...

Page 7: ...h the network settings to better suit your environment Configuration method You can configure your device to operate on the network with a dynamic DHCP IP address or a fixed address For smaller networks DHCP networking is generally suitable however larger networks with managed operations will often deter mine each device needs to have a dedicated and static IP address DHCP IP address DHCP is set as...

Page 8: ...se navigate to the settings tab on the web configuration console and click on Choose file select the firmware update file and press the update button NDI NETWORK SETTINGS 8 DASHBOARD NETWORK SYSTEM A V LOGOUT FLEX 4K OUT PASSWORD SETTING NOTE Changing of NDI network settings can jave a major impact on system compatibility and preformance across your network You should carefully consider the need t...

Page 9: ...he NDI video to travel without dropping masses of frames but results in dropped packets being missed which could cause unstable video UDP also places more performance demands on devices sending and receiving the signal MultiTCP employs a new method of sending TCP packets whereby it opens a mass of TCP connections over the WAN and uses them in a round robin manner this allows each individual TCP co...

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