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Using the internal web pages 

Advanced settings 

 

Frame rate divider 

Relates to the frame rate configured in the encoder settings section. 

X- and Y-resolution 

Enable you to freely set picture resolution, instead of using the 
presets in the Encoder settings section. 

De-interlacing 

Auto

, 

Progressive

 or 

Interlaced

. 

 
 
 
 
 

Figure 7.27  Live View Encoder, Advanced settings

Summary of Contents for Siqura C-54 E-MC

Page 1: ...User Manual Siqura C 54 E MC Firmware Version 2 0 4 channel digital MPEG 2 4 MJPEG video server with VMD and data...

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Page 3: ...TALLATION 11 4 1 POWERING THE DEVICE 11 4 2 CONNECTING CABLES 11 4 3 STARTUP 11 4 4 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 12 4 5 UPDATING DEVICE DEFINITIONS 13 5 CONNECTIONS 15 5 1 ESTABLISHING A NETWORK CONNECTI...

Page 4: ...EMENT 71 7 10 1 General 71 7 10 2 SNMP 72 7 10 3 MX 74 7 10 4 Auto Discovery 75 7 10 5 Firmware 77 7 10 6 Reboot 79 7 11 USER MANAGEMENT 80 7 11 1 Web Access 80 7 11 2 Linux 81 7 12 DATE TIME 82 7 13...

Page 5: ...manual is aimed at network engineers technicians and operators involved in the installation and operation of network devices such as the C 54 E MC Assumed skills and know how This manual assumes adequ...

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Page 7: ...the equipment shows physical damage or is stressed beyond tolerable limits e g during storage and transportation Before opening the equipment disconnect it from all power sources The equipment must b...

Page 8: ...by other equipment In such cases the user will have to take appropriate measures to reduce such interactions between this and other equipment Any interruption of the shielding inside or outside the eq...

Page 9: ...ecycling the unit at the end of its service life is imperative Battery When processing the printed circuit board dismantling the lithium battery calls for special attention This kind of battery a butt...

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Page 11: ...ent MPEG 2 4 MJPEG video stream can be transmitted to different unicast and or multicast destinations using the MX protocol The C 54 E is capable of transmitting 4 x 2 x 3 MPEG 2 4 MJPEG UDP streams a...

Page 12: ...tor LEDs DC green DC power OK blinks on identification see section 7 10 1 and errors NV red no video on input SYNC off all streams disabled green all enabled streams OK red a transmitted stream fails...

Page 13: ...mains input voltages must show an output voltage within the above range on their labels Environmental Product series Operating temperature Storage temperature C 54 E rack mount version in fully popula...

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Page 15: ...to the video BNC connectors 3 Connect the data cable if required to the mini Combicon connector Use appropriate cabling CAT 5 or CAT 6 for data links Through connecting the signal ground lines of RS d...

Page 16: ...re you connect the plus signal lines on the codec to the like plus signal lines on the other device and likewise for the negative to negative signals Do not forget to connect ground Top to bottom Pin...

Page 17: ...the Showroom menu The updater will update the shared copy of device definitions used by Ethernet based Optelecom NKF MX applications such as Operator Storage Operator Office MX Configuration Tool and...

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Page 19: ...mmand and reboot the module see section 7 10 6 To open communication with the C 54 E from a host PC and change the module s network settings perform the following steps Step 1 Set the PC s network ada...

Page 20: ...onfigure the network adapter on the host PC 1 In the Control Panel open Network Connections see figure 5 2 2 Right click the connection to be configured and select Properties 3 In the items list selec...

Page 21: ...E You can connect them directly using a crossover cable or connect both to a switch Step 2 Accessing the module Using a standard web browser you can now log on to the C 54 E s internal web server The...

Page 22: ...t be used only once for that particular device Depending on context the assignment is automatic or manual Note that port numbers must be even Figure 5 4 Link facilities of a C 54 encoder All arrows re...

Page 23: ...y a destination IP address and a destination port number In a compatible receiver specify the transmitter IP address source and the local input port number the destination port number mentioned above...

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Page 25: ...P The proprietary Optelecom NKF MX IP protocol offers direct access to the module settings contained in the Management Information Base MIB The MIB a list of variables stored inside the module can be...

Page 26: ...ace programs called for listing and configuring parameters RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol is used to negotiate media streaming in RTP Real Time Transport Protocol The purpose of RTSP is to establis...

Page 27: ...col taking care of stream control It does not handle device configuration The stream in figure 6 1 would be pulled from the encoder with the IP address 172 22 250 129 using video input 1 media subtype...

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Page 29: ...e PC and the C 54 E see section 5 1 7 2 Login To log on to the internal web server 1 Start your web browser 2 Enter the C 54 E s IP address as URL in the Address Bar If your network configuration is c...

Page 30: ...e Connect dialog box figure 7 3 log in as either root or admin with an empty password default login 5 Click OK or press ENTER 6 Upon successful login the Live Video page figure 7 5 the homepage of the...

Page 31: ...ions with editable fields Tabs on several pages used to organize page content Check boxes used to select various features After editing press SAVE to write changes to the device Press CANCEL to undo u...

Page 32: ...ncoded and compressed by the Live View Encoder For more details about this encoder see section 7 7 3 Maximized mode For better observation you can click an individual preview to enter Maximized mode T...

Page 33: ...nerate the preview the selected encoder must be enabled This is done on the web page of the specific Video Input see section 7 7 Here each encoder has its own tab allowing you to configure its individ...

Page 34: ...the Live Video page If PTZ settings have been configured correctly on the PTZ web page see section 7 9 you can use the PTZ control panel appearing on the right of the preview in Maximized mode figure...

Page 35: ...Viewer rights To call a preset camera position 1 Enter the preset number by clicking the corresponding number button 2 Click GO To erase a preset camera position 1 Call the preset see above 2 Press Cl...

Page 36: ...video input the tx stream will still be reported as Ok since the video transmitter will be sending a stream a No Video image to the decoder Idle The transmitter is not enabled Waiting The transmitter...

Page 37: ...ratures current and peak module uptime network specifics such as the MAC address and the actual IP address the network load from this module the load information per processor and signal stream specif...

Page 38: ...efault subnet of the C 54 E for details see section 5 1 Having made the internal web pages accessible in this way you can use the Network page to change the default network settings to the desired set...

Page 39: ...ransmission mode and speed Auto Autonegotiation default 10 HDX Half duplex 10 Mbit 10 FDX Full duplex 10 Mbit 100 HDX Half duplex 100 Mbit 100 FDX Full duplex 100 Mbit IGMP unsol reports enable Enable...

Page 40: ...afely The Video page has six tabs General Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Live View Encoder OSD and VMD 7 7 1 General Settings on this tab apply to all encoders General settings Camera name Enter a name to identi...

Page 41: ...e responsiveness Contrast Brightness Colour saturation Hue Sharpness Drag the sliding button or enter values into the boxes to adjust current settings aided by the visual feedback from the preview Set...

Page 42: ...ion see section 7 7 5 is to be available Encoder 2 must be set to MPEG 4 mode The C 54 E can stream MJPEG over UDP and HTTP To enable and configure UDP MJPEG streaming select MJPEG encoding mode on th...

Page 43: ...0 See also table 7 1 Per video input the C 54 E will simultaneously handle dual MPEG 2 4 encoding MPEG 2 in I frame only with 1xD1 and 1xCIF or 2CIF at full frame rate and Live View encoding at 5 fram...

Page 44: ...ameter value combination matches a preset profile the name of that profile shows in the profile box Show Preview Click to view live images from the video input The preview is generated by the encoder...

Page 45: ...ance video quality and streaming are influenced by other parameters and aspects Please consult appropriate literature on MPEG 2 4 and MJPEG and application notes for clarification If in doubt about th...

Page 46: ...in the Encoder 1 2 settings section X and Y resolution Enable you to freely set picture resolution instead of using the resolution presets in the Encoder settings section De interlacing Auto Off or O...

Page 47: ...buffered Note on Low Latency mode This mode may cause packet loss in the network As a rule of thumb the average load of an Ethernet port should not exceed 40 of its maximum load i e 40 MB for a 100 M...

Page 48: ...ader of IP packets for packet classification purposes The bit pattern in the field indicates the type of service and forwarding behavior at the next node With 26 bits up to 64 network service types ca...

Page 49: ...ort number 1 This port listens for control packets from the destination receiver When no FloodGuard packets come in during the time set for the FloodGuard throttle delay the receiver is expected to ha...

Page 50: ...st IP address the media stream is sent to This address must be within the range defined by the Multicast IP range parameter Stream dest port The destination port number Default 1024 Stream DSCP field...

Page 51: ...nnouncer SAP uses the Session Description Protocol SDP as the format of the session descriptions The announcement is multicast with the same scope as the session it is announcing ensuring that the rec...

Page 52: ...e Playlist window displays figure 7 24 9 In the left hand pane select the SAP folder and wait until the Session Announcements list is updated The list displays in the right hand pane 10 Right click th...

Page 53: ...49 Using the internal web pages The video images are displayed in the media player Figure 7 25 C 54 E multicast stream viewed in VLC...

Page 54: ...ant bit rate Keeps network load about constant Resolution Frame rate Maximum bit rate Set sensible combinations of mode resolution frame rate and maximum bit rate It is advised to limit MJPEG encoding...

Page 55: ...to the frame rate configured in the encoder settings section X and Y resolution Enable you to freely set picture resolution instead of using the presets in the Encoder settings section De interlacing...

Page 56: ...emove a bar or graphic from the screen clear the Enable box OSD text The text to be displayed Date and Time Select a format from the drop down list figure 7 29 and click the Append button to add the i...

Page 57: ...tead of using the presets Drag the sliding buttons or enter a percentage When a preset has been selected changing one of its defined parameters sets the Predefined positions box to indicating that a c...

Page 58: ...OSD bar relative to the anchor point Rotation angle Background size automatically adjusts to text dimensions when a bar is rotated Font management For OSD texts you can use the C 54 E s default fonts...

Page 59: ...ons Presets for graphic positions Transparency Drag the sliding button or enter a percentage X and Y Position Enable you to freely position the graphic X and Y Scaling factor Enable you to freely conf...

Page 60: ...Browse The Open dialog box displays 3 Browse to the folder containing the graphic to be uploaded 4 Select a file with the correct file extension bmp gif jpg jpeg and then click Open figure 7 37 The f...

Page 61: ...the required IP address and port number and will be enabled when the VMD tab is opened possibly overwriting an existing connection The connection is disabled on leaving the VMD tab 7 7 5 1 Introductio...

Page 62: ...caused by background noise or constant local movement The mask transparency settings see below complement this Figure 7 40b Configuration section with controls video picture and video motion detectio...

Page 63: ...possibly around that position are produced 3 Hold the standard mouse button and drag to brush i e mask larger areas with a normal brush coarse or a small one 4 To clear mask elements set transparency...

Page 64: ...s 7 40b 7 43 Depending on the thresholds set the motion detection bar on the right side of the picture shows up green figure 7 43a or red figure 7 43b the latter indicating a VMD alarm will be generat...

Page 65: ...e is a VMD alarm For more details refer to the note on Advanced VMD settings below and figure 7 45 Feedback position Enables you to position the detection window described in section 7 7 5 4 not to be...

Page 66: ...ames are evaluated A VMD event becomes active when within the Event window the number of frames with motion exceeds a configurable value the Event window hi mark After this the VMD event will remain a...

Page 67: ...4 wire The RS 4xx interface type available on the 5 pin mini Combicon connector marked DATA is set in software Select the type of RS 4xx interface from the Wire mode drop down menu Figure 7 47 Wire mo...

Page 68: ...le the stream 4 Click SAVE to write the new configuration to the device The data interface is bidirectional in the sense that apart from a streams transmitter a receiver is available on the same codec...

Page 69: ...by forcing a packet to be sent when the first data word of the packet was received longer ago than the number of word times set here Line termination enable Normally the devices at the two extremes of...

Page 70: ...payload low latency versus fewer packets with a large payload higher latency At lower bit rates a need for smoother PTZ may also require modification of these low level settings Note that this depend...

Page 71: ...on priority Parameter intended for use with the MX Software Development Kit Reorder buffer size Used to reorder incoming packets Stream fail delay 0 10000 ms Default 300 ms FloodGuard enable Should be...

Page 72: ...le PTZ control for a PTZ camera connected to an analog video input In addition you can upload and manage PTZ drivers and configure data settings To enable PTZ control 1 In the Camera settings section...

Page 73: ...x displays 3 Browse to the folder containing the driver 4 Select the correct file txt extension and then click Open The driver displays in the File textbox 5 Click Add The driver is added to the lists...

Page 74: ...in the Data settings section will be copied to the RS 422 485 page Bit rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 bit s Word length 5 6 7 8 Stop bits 1 2 Parity mode None Odd Even Mark Space T...

Page 75: ...lues entered for the Label 1 and Label 2 variables are stored in the Management Information Base MIB of the module The labels jointly constitute the device label a user friendly name for the physical...

Page 76: ...ular module will blink for the number of seconds you set 7 10 2 SNMP To prepare a C 54 Encoder for SNMP management the database documenting the C 54 E variables that can be read or modified must be re...

Page 77: ...tination IP port The IP address associated with the manager program and the destination port 162 is the default port Alternative destination IP port If desired an alternative destination IP address an...

Page 78: ...open standards introduced in chapter 6 Therefore it is possible to disable the entire MX protocol MX notifications IP address With 255 255 255 255 as the IP address for the manager the MX notification...

Page 79: ...p 2 Description The control point can request the device s description from the URL provided in the discovery message The device description is expressed in XML and includes vendor specific informatio...

Page 80: ...n the right hand panel double click the Presentation URL entry or In the left hand panel right click the C 54 E entry and select Display Presentation Page The Login page of the C 54 E displays in your...

Page 81: ...usually empty upon factory release If the existing firmware in the C 54 E is to be replaced a new version can be written to the upgrade image area There the new image resides in erasable flash memory...

Page 82: ...3 Select the correct file nkffw extension and then click Open The corresponding Article Code and Software version appear in the Upgrade section 4 Click Upgrade 5 In the Firmware Upgrade dialog box cli...

Page 83: ...etwork settings Reset to factory settings incl network settings A complete reset which will restore the module settings including the IP address subnet mask to their original default values This could...

Page 84: ...nfigured The C 54 E supports up to 20 users at a time To add a user 1 In the User list section click Add The Add User section displays figure 7 73 2 Enter the new username alphanumeric and underscore...

Page 85: ...OK 7 11 2 Linux Using the Linux tab the Admin can change the existing password to the root account The root password is required when logging on to Linux with root access rights Should you be locked...

Page 86: ...f the Video page The on screen position and color of the text are governed by the relevant OSD settings see section 7 7 4 Date and Time Date and time displayed can be adjusted as indicated in figure 7...

Page 87: ...group is still active Multi unicasting Alternatively the C 54 E features multi unicasting i e sending out up to 2x3 independent copies of video per video input and four data streams as described in c...

Page 88: ...3000 10000 range are reserved and or hard coded or may become reserved so only 10000 65535 are generally safe Default port numbers used by receivers are shown in table A1 1 General Example Video 50xxx...

Page 89: ...omplete the wizard The next step is to configure Internet Explorer security settings to permit the use of ActiveX controls for the C 54 E web pages This is done by adding these pages to the Trusted Si...

Page 90: ...evel to Low figure A2 3 8 To confirm the new settings click OK 9 Shut down and restart Internet Explorer On opening the VMD web page a warning message will be displayed Pressing Yes will allow the Act...

Page 91: ...b browser To enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer 1 From Internet Explorer s Tools menu select Internet Options 2 On the Security tab click the Internet globe icon and then click Custom level 3 In t...

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Page 93: ...wnload locations Note that MPEG 2 video streams can be viewed in VLC only important Do not use VLC v0 8 6f This version will stop running after 30 seconds The S 54 E has been tested with v0 9 8a Quick...

Page 94: ...edia player 2 From the Settings menu select Preferences 3 In the lower right corner select the Advanced options check box 4 Expand the Video option and click Output Modules 5 In the Video output modul...

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Page 96: ...Optelecom NKF B V 2009 Version 1 0 092201 1 C54E MC v2 0 UM MW03SP3 199925411050 00 www siqura com www optelecom nkf com...

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