2. Controlling your Videon Device(s)
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Output Settings
Use this dialog set the
Output Settings
for the device.
Output Settings
control how the
encoded video is routed to the destinations (e.g. via unicast, multicast or RTMP).
RTMP Output
: Allows you to configure the encoder to send a single stream to an RTMP
server. If you are using one of our integrated partners as a Content Delivery Network
(CDN) or streaming platform, please refer to the instructions provided by that CDN
partner. (Also refer to videon-central.com/resources)
For a generic RTMP output, follow these steps:
•
Select rtmp:// or rtmps:// (RTMP over a TLS/SSL connection) as protocol.
•
Enter the URL of the RTMP server. Refer to the RTMP server’s encoding
settings recommendations. Servers use different RTMP protocols. If you have
difficulty connecting to your RTMP server,
please contact their customer service
or visit the Videon Knowledge Base (
https://kb.videon-central.com
), Videon Help
Desk, or email
for help.
•
In the
Encoder Stream Settings
, ensure that H.264 video and AAC audio are
selected.
•
The status icon to the right of the URL will update when the connection is
successful or failing.
•
In addition to controlling the RTMP output from the user interface, the RTMP
stream can be turned ON/OFF using the
Stream
button on the front of the
module.
Multicast Output
: Allows you to configure the encoder to send a single stream that can
be received by multiple decoders. To configure
Multicast Output,
follow these steps:
•
Select a protocol from the dropdown. rtp:// is recommended for more reliability
and udp:// is recommended for less latency.
■
Each encoder must be configured with a unique, valid combination of
multicast address and port value (instructions below).
■
For full description of valid multicast range, refer to iana.org
(
http://www.iana.org/assignments/multicast-addresses/multicast-
addresses.xml#multicast-addresses-12
).
•
Enter a multicast address.
Recommended
address values are in the range
239.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.249.
•
Enter a multicast port value to indicate the network port that the multicast stream
is to be sent over.
■
Recommended
port values are even numbers between 1024-49150.
■
For additional details about port values, see Section 11 of IETF RFC3550
(
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3550
).
•
Enter a TTL.
Recommended
TTL value is 5.
Unicast Output (A/B):
Allows you to configure the encoder to send unicast output(s).
Videon encoders are capable of two simultaneous unicast outputs, in addition to the
multicast output. Each unicast output can be controlled independently.
