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VBrick v4.2 Appliance
Getting Started Guide

March

, 2008

4410-0210-0002

VB4000-5000-6000 Series
Network Video Appliances

Summary of Contents for VB6000 Series

Page 1: ...VBrick v4 2 Appliance Getting Started Guide March 18 2008 4410 0210 0002 VB4000 5000 6000 Series Network Video Appliances...

Page 2: ...rce code is posted at http www vbrick com opensource About VBrick Systems Founded in 1997 VBrick Systems an ISO 9001 certified vendor is a privately held company that has enjoyed rapid growth by helpi...

Page 3: ...etwork 4 Step 4 Power on the Appliance 4 Step 5 Set the IP Address 4 Step 6 Install StreamPlayer Plus 6 Step 7 Verify Operation 6 2 Appliance Upgrade Overview 9 Installing a System Upgrade 9 3 Managem...

Page 4: ...Features 31 5 Integrated Web Server Using IWS 33 Login Page 34 Welcome Screen 34 Menu Options 35 Making Changes 36 Rebooting 37 Logout 38 Using Apply Revert and Defaults 38 Serving Custom ASX and HTML...

Page 5: ...ppliance Models 65 VB6000 65 VB6000 VBSSM 65 VB6000 Expanded VBSSM 66 Device Interfaces 67 RS 232 422 485 COM Port Pinouts 67 Ethernet Port 68 Power In Entry Interface 68 Power Out Exit Interface 68 V...

Page 6: ...vi Contents...

Page 7: ...ns the basics Provides general configuration recommendations as well as how to cable the appliance and connect it to the network Appliance Upgrade Explains how to update the appliance s flash memory w...

Page 8: ...t our publications team is committed to accurate and reliable documentation and we appreciate your feedback If you find errors or omissions in any of our documents please send e mail to documentation...

Page 9: ...cludes an Ethernet cable Setup Overview The VBrick Appliance is shipped with all appropriate cables and a handheld IR remote control unit Your appliance has two available slots Depending on what optio...

Page 10: ...connect a terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software in order to manage the appliance using HyperTerminal see Connecting with HyperTerminal on page 49 Optional serial port for Serial Port P...

Page 11: ...k to enlarge Figure 4 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 Quick Start Guide Click to enlarge Figure 5 WM Quick Start Guide Appliance Setup Step 1 Connect Output to a Video Monitor Optional MPEG appliances only Connect a vi...

Page 12: ...ep 5 Set the IP Address All VBrick appliances are configured by default with DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol enabled This means that when you power on the appliance on if a DHCP server is pre...

Page 13: ...default address of 172 17 5 5 If necessary you can change this IP address using the handheld IR Remote control Remember that you cannot have multiple VBricks with the same IP address Use the button fo...

Page 14: ...Apply to implement these changes and confirm with y The box reboots with IP address subnet mask and Gateway configured 14 MPEG appliances only Connect the VBrick to another VBrick over the network us...

Page 15: ...ed program name The default program name is VBrickvideo1 You should be able to use the same RTSP command with other media players 3 Click the Play button lower left icon to launch Windows Media Player...

Page 16: ...rmation to the StreamPlayer application running on your PC 3 You should see a stream appear in the Program Info column of the StreamPlayer application The default stream name from the VBrick is the un...

Page 17: ...t that your configuration be saved prior to the upgrade if you want to preserve the settings Part of the process takes place during the first boot after the upgrade of a new release During this time y...

Page 18: ...age 7 Select a Revision and press OK to start the download Since the default mode of VBDownload is Intelligent Download the utility will query the VBrick to determine which release components need to...

Page 19: ...ver on page 33 Front Panel Edit Front Panel Editing with the use of the IR remote control device See Front Panel Edit on page 12 VBDirectory VB6000 software ships with VBDirectory an application that...

Page 20: ...IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Receive IP Receive Port Destination IP Destination Port and Show Hide the IP Address This is the easiest way to get a VBrick parameters up and running on a network See Front...

Page 21: ...and features VBrick currently supports two command line interfaces a menu based CLI and a MIB based CLI recommended The menu based CLI can only be used to access VBrick parameters for WM v1 1 and VBD...

Page 22: ...r Command Line Interface For more information see Command Line Interface on page 49 Simple Network Management Protocol The VBrick appliance can also be configured and managed through its MIB which is...

Page 23: ...the SDK A basic knowledge of HTML and web development is enough to create programs that address a specific need Developers may easily create applications using popular program languages such as Visual...

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Page 25: ...ormat that uses less bandwidth than the traditional analog method MPEG 2 is the de facto standard in the digital TV world MPEG 2 gives high resolution scalability and handling of interlaced video for...

Page 26: ...e entire GOP It is possible to configure the GOP several ways for example I only IP IBP IBBP etc Reference Distance Reference Distance and Intrapicture Distance are set in Configuration Encoder Video...

Page 27: ...s improved but video disruption may occur on scene changes At approximately 6 Megabit video rates and above video disruption will not occur depending on content In low delay mode delay will be in the...

Page 28: ...widely used for distribution of video in the enterprise on the Internet and in mobile applications VBrick supports a subset of the MPEG 4 Part 2 standard called Simple Profile Simple Profile offers op...

Page 29: ...configure it in such a way that it will only work well in a very limited environment Video quality is also relative What is acceptable quality for a surveillance application on a low bandwidth network...

Page 30: ...ly 128 map to the same physical address 226 5 5 4 227 5 5 4 and 228 133 5 4 all map to the same physical address Another factor to keep in mind when assigning multicast addresses is that 224 x x x is...

Page 31: ...cated address Multicast addresses cannot be configured using Host Names The Management SAP Transmit parameter of the referenced VBrick has to be set to Enabled for this feature to work The Host Name f...

Page 32: ...cket Ordering can be enabled or disabled in Configuration Decoder Network section of IWS Network Jitter The Jitter Queue compensates for IP network jitter conditions by imposing a slight delay between...

Page 33: ...video source to all of the VBricks and StreamPlayer or StreamPlayer Plus applications that are operational across the network A VBrick announcement is known as a SAP or Session Announcement Protocol...

Page 34: ...unces its name to other VBricks in the network and displays a conference guide on a TV screen The conference guide indicates who is available for a conference It is only necessary to select from the l...

Page 35: ...AudioMate microphone remote control devices and cameras These work directly with VBrick appliances or through the use of ActiveX control software also available from VBrick For information about micro...

Page 36: ...selected The appliance will use the destination information when trying to establish a connection The destination can be configured as follows Dedicated Remote COM1 COM2 using Slot1 Video endpoint Re...

Page 37: ...uest can come from a Telnet client or other PC application Any data sent by the PC to TCP ports 4439 and 4414 will be delivered out of the VBrick serial ports and any data present on the VBrick serial...

Page 38: ...useful capability when using the appliances in video conferencing mode by allowing the near end user to view him herself in a small window while simultaneously viewing the far end Note that PIP can o...

Page 39: ...pen are http www VBrick com or http www yahoo com http www VBrick com or billboard navigation htm WM Features The VBrick WM Appliance converts analog video and audio from any source into digital Windo...

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Page 41: ...rick appliance and logging in Note that passwords passed between client and server are encrypted IWS is one of several ways you can manage the VBrick encoder you can also use VBDirectory or the Comman...

Page 42: ...er name and password cannot exceed 20 characters It may include any combination of alphanumeric characters and only the following special characters Table 6 Levels of Authority Welcome Screen A succes...

Page 43: ...G 4 equipped units have some differences for encoders decoders or both Network Appliances may be configured with a single encoder or with dual encoders Consequently the screens you see in IWS will var...

Page 44: ...d on the front panel of the appliance Only one user may be in Edit mode at any time Any user may end the editing session of any other user using IWS or CLI regardless of login level admin or operator...

Page 45: ...ut button on the right side of the menu bar ends editing and logs you out of the application Rebooting T To to reset the VBrick appliance do one of the following 1 Power the VBrick appliance up and do...

Page 46: ...n resolution the Apply Revert and Defaults buttons may not be visible on the screen It may be necessary to scroll down to view the selection buttons or to view second slot features Apply Applies the c...

Page 47: ...ges that have an embedded media player To support this functionality the appliance recognizes the following special file names These special files can be stored in Flash memory at ftp admin VBrick_IP_...

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Page 49: ...nel Edit 41 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 Remote Control 43 WM Remote Control 48 Front Panel Edit The Front Panel is the LCD display on the front of the unit Certain keys see below on the IR remote control can be use...

Page 50: ...s invalid Other Errors Retry later If error persists contact VBrick Support Services Dialog Window Description Password At this screen use the letter keys to enter in the current password followed by...

Page 51: ...splay the current Destination IP Address for Slot x of the VBrick If the current setting does not need to be modified press the select key Otherwise enter in the correct value followed by the select k...

Page 52: ...sed for Front Panel Edit Camera Used for Camera control when applicable Not supported in current release Hard Drive Displays the Play guide Billboard Displays the Billboard Con Guide Displays the Conf...

Page 53: ...tton to access the Program Guide When the Program Guide is displayed press the Record button to access the Record Guide The Record Guide lists all programs emitting program guide advertisements that a...

Page 54: ...or MPEG 4 Admin Guide Button Description Record Press the Record button to start recording The recorder must have been preconfigured with an address and port Press the Record button again to stop rec...

Page 55: ...conferencing Pressing Conference Guide again toggles to start stop display There are two modes for Conference Guide The first brings up a list of users on the monitor The following actions are possib...

Page 56: ...Up Down Scroll up or down through the selections Select Plays the selected program Left Plays the previous program selection in the Program Guide list Right Plays the next program selection in the Pro...

Page 57: ...e an appliance with HyperTerminal connect the included cable which provides a standard 9 pin serial connection from the serial port on the computer to the VBrick s COM2 RJ 45 connector To access the V...

Page 58: ...ly available over an IP network VBrick uses the standard Telnet port T To login using Telnet 1 Go to Start Run and type telnet to open a Telnet window 2 Type and press Return to display the menu optio...

Page 59: ...equent CLI references in this document refer to the MIB based CLI You can use a variety of tools to create scripts that use the CLI Some common examples are ProComm HyperTerminal Telnet and PuTTY In s...

Page 60: ...ity must be prepared to wait before continuing the editing session In practice it is unlikely that any automated program will be tasked with initiating any tasks that will cause a spontaneous reboot F...

Page 61: ...r or a MIB browser For the most part parameters are grouped according to where they appear on the Integrated Web Server pages Once you find the parameter other related parameters are usually contained...

Page 62: ...to do this VBrick SVAR vbrickSlot1ArchiveMode 1 Valid system commands display a response in the following format vbrickSlot1ArchiveMode 1 Invalid system commands display an error response in the foll...

Page 63: ...Started Guide 55 next window the valid values for this variable are 1 disabled and 2 enabled If the syntax calls for an integer use a numeric value if the syntax calls for a string use an alpha value...

Page 64: ...nfiguration file Unless you save the configuration any changes you have made will be lost if the appliance reboots A save is always written in the following format with the trailing 2 Note that some c...

Page 65: ...begin an edit session at the start of an edit session or if someone has ended your edit session You only need to end an edit session when you are done and after you have applied or saved your changes...

Page 66: ...etworkApplySet 2 vbrickSlot2DecoderNetworkApplySet 2 4 End the edit session Example 4 Get Table Variables T To get Restart Table row 1 1 Login to the appliance 2 Get the parameters GTAB vbrickSysResta...

Page 67: ...transmit SVAR vbrickEditName M waitfor J vbrickEditName FOREVER waitfor JVBrick FOREVER transmit SVAR vbrickSlot1EncoderVideoTargetBitRate 2000000 M waitfor J ERROR Session Edit Name Not Correct FORE...

Page 68: ...et 2 FOREVER waitfor JVBrick FOREVER transmit STAB vbrickSlot1EncoderHttpPushPassword 1 M waitfor J vbrickSlot1EncoderHttpPushPassword 1 FOREVER waitfor JVBrick FOREVER transmit SVAR vbrickSlot1Encode...

Page 69: ...present FOREVER waitfor JVBrick FOREVER transmit SVAR vbrickSlot1EncoderAudioInput 1 M waitfor J vbrickSlot1EncoderAudioInput 1 FOREVER waitfor JVBrick FOREVER transmit SVAR vbrickSlot1EncoderAudioAp...

Page 70: ...r the selection and option with a space After a Return the system will respond with Command Complete VBrick e 1 Displays editing status VBrick e 2 Begin End editing If the appliance is being edited th...

Page 71: ...acceptable entries are in parenthesis The correct text string or number to enter corresponding to the parameter to change is given first To see what it is currently set at check display In the follow...

Page 72: ...one line entry c ss 3 mm dd yyyy hh mm Using Spaces Double quotes may be used for any strings but must be used if the string contains spaces For example use the following syntax in the Menu based CLI...

Page 73: ...del 6200 Rear View VB6000 VBSSM VBrick Security and Surveillance Monitoring appliances are video only and are ideal for security and surveillance applications where full motion high quality video is r...

Page 74: ...label located at the bottom right of the unit explains the color coded sequence used to monitor activity on these ports As explained below the Activity LED will cycle through the following color sequ...

Page 75: ...422 485 see below using the COM Interface Type parameter on the Passthrough page in IWS This option is available on only devices where the Part Number on the Main Board ends in 3 To determine part nu...

Page 76: ...e T RJ 45 that is auto sensing Power In Entry Interface The power entry interface supplies 24VDC to the VBrick from an external power supply Power Out Exit Interface The power exit interface supplies...

Page 77: ...e with a 1 8 mini plug Cables are available for both balanced and unbalanced applications from electronics specialty stores e g Radio Shack and from VBrick For balanced operation use a cable see Figur...

Page 78: ...ration Balanced or Unbalanced Normal Mode Alternate Mode High Headroom Input Load Impedance 100k Ohms 100k Ohms Nominal Input level 1 0 Vpp Unbalanced 0 5 Vpp Balanced 1 0 Vpp Unbalanced 0 5 Vpp Balan...

Page 79: ...ode Gain unity 0dB level b Encoder Decoder in Alternate mode Gain unity 0dB level Maximum Load 600 Ohms 600 Ohms SNR Signal to Noise 76dB 1kHz 72dB 1kHz Noise Floor No signal Input grounded 92dB 92dB...

Page 80: ...feature In all the examples a high event is triggered when the switch is closed and a low event is triggered when the switch is opened The event trigger inputs on the VBrick recognize a high voltage...

Page 81: ...through a switch to a COM1 event pin For this method to work you must force the desired output pin RTS or DTR to On via IWS T To force the desired output pin to On 1 Go to the Configuration Passthroug...

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Page 83: ...eb Server 11 Interfaces 67 Interrelationship 18 IP Address Configuration using Host Names 22 L Logout 38 M Making Changes 36 Menu Options 35 MPEG 2 Delay 19 MPEG 2 Encoder Compression 17 MPEG 2 17 Mul...

Page 84: ...Video Out Composite 68 Video In and Video Out S Video Interface 69 W Welcome Screen 34 Z AudioMate In 69 Connecting with Telnet 50 IP Differentiated Services Diffserv 23 Picture in Picture 30 Program...

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