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Confidential 

6

 

Management 

The FlexStream product line core feature is manageability.   

6.1

 

MX-GS200 LEDs 

The LEDs represent the state of the hardware and software and can be used to assist in the device 
installation as well as to monitor its status. 

LED state

 

Description

 

 

Power Off 
No power to device

 

 

Power LED: 
 

Off:  Power to the device is off 

 

On:  The device is powered on 

 

Status LED: 
 

Off:  System is off or booting 

 

On:   System is running normally 

 

Blinking:  USB command stick is being processed 

 

Mux LED: 
 

Off:  Mux has not initialized (booting or powered off) 

 

On:  Mux is receiving and transmitting packets with no errors 

 

Blinking:  Mux is oversubscribed or streams errors were detected 

Only valid after Status LED is lit. 

 

Modulator LED: 
 

Off: USB modulator has not been detected.   

 

On:  USB modulator has been detected or a UDP modulator is in use. 

 

Blinking: Error with modulator 

Only valid after Status LED is lit.

 

6.2

 

Factory defaults 

Factory defaults can be set by holding the mode switch down during reboot.  (Not implemented in 
release 1.11) 

6.2.1

 

Web UI 

The Web UI of the MX-GS200 is fundamentally self-explainable and changes with each release it is 
therefore not documented in this user guide.  The default user/password for the MX-GS200 is 
administrator/admin. 

6.3

 

Software updates 

The FlexStream Multiplexer supports software updates via three methods.    

Web UI 

Web UI software updates  

USB Command 
Sticks 

WPE will provide a script and update package.  These two files are copied to the 
root directory of a FAT32 formatted USB storage device.  The storage device should 
be inserted into a working unit.  The Status LED will blink as the script is being 
processed.  When complete, LEDs will return to normal. 

Summary of Contents for FlexStream MX-GS200

Page 1: ...1 Confidential User Guide West Pond Enterprises FlexStream MX GS200 RX WP100 Multiplexer Broadcast Network Manager Managed Receiver December 15 2015 V1 5 Providedby...

Page 2: ...00 LEDs 11 6 2 Factory defaults 11 6 2 1 Web UI 11 6 3 Software updates 11 6 4 Remote access 12 7 Diagnosinginstallation problems 12 7 1 1 It s dead Jim 12 7 1 2 No video on TV 12 8 FlexStream Receive...

Page 3: ...re order the channelsin my channel map 18 16 What is managed mode and how do I use it 18 17 How do I return my receiver to un managed mode 20 18 What is un managed mode 20 19 I forgot the IP address...

Page 4: ...h Integratedbusdevfeedback 11 18 2013 V0 1 9 sdh Updatedreceiverinfo 6 18 2014 V1 0 sdh Released 1 15 2015 V1 1 sdh Addingstreamerfunctionality 9 2 2015 V1 2 Sdh AddingFlex DKinformation 9 22 2015 V1...

Page 5: ...5 Confidential Figure 1...

Page 6: ...Data streamscan be usedto deliverfilestoenabledreceivers The RX WP100receivescommands configuration software updates displaycontrols anddigital signage contentusingadatastream The FlexDKSDKcan be int...

Page 7: ...Dual USB ports o Update software configure systemwithUSBcommandsticks o Md WP100 Modulator o Additional storage Wi Fi AP o AccessWebUI 4 statusindicatorLEDs o Power o Mux Streams o Internet o Transmit...

Page 8: ...trolsusingwired coax orwireless broadcast transports Tuner o MHz boundaries 470 860 MHz UHF ATSC US Cable DTV T Demodulation o ATSC US Cable 8 VSB QAM64 QAM256 o DVB T QPSK QAM16 QAM64 Videodecoder o...

Page 9: ...content signal strength SNR serial number Software updatable viabroadcastcontrol channel L Bar digital signage o Videoscreenisscaledtoallow forL shapedgraphicsoverlay 4 3 1 2 Degraded mode If the rec...

Page 10: ...s notrequiredif usingthe Md WP100 modulator ConnectPCto LAN port or viaWiFi AP SSIDMX GS200 NNNNNN o Browse to MX GS200 WebUI 192 168 1 254 LAN 192 168 1 1 WiFi Configure remainingfeatures asnecessary...

Page 11: ...LED Off USB modulator has not been detected On USB modulatorhas beendetectedoraUDP modulatoris in use Blinking Error with modulator Only valid after Status LED is lit 6 2 Factory defaults Factory def...

Page 12: ...TV to the appropriate channel a Opena browserona PCthat is connectedtothe LAN of MX GS200 WiFi AP b Usingthe MX GS200 WebUI verifythe minorchannel numbersavailable c Anyrow that isgreenwithan active...

Page 13: ...The MX GS200 supportsfile distributiontothe MX GS200 and thirdparty devicesthathave been enabledwiththe FlexDK 9 1 Enabling your device Each integratorof the FlexDKSDKisprovidedwithaunique certificate...

Page 14: ...se avconv to transcode video streams thisisreadilyavailable nocost anda veryuseful tool Here are some commandparameters we oftenuse to create ATSCcompatible streams For h264 avconv i input c vlibx264...

Page 15: ...update the software on my MX GS200 17 How do I re order the channelsin my channel map 18 What is managed mode and how do I use it 18 How do I return my receiver to un managed mode 20 What is un manage...

Page 16: ...54 2 Usingthe managementWiFi selectthe MX GS200 xxxxxx SSID fromthe networkandconnectionsharingcenterandbrowse to http 192 168 0 1 a xxxxxx isthe last6 numbersof the serial number You can findthison t...

Page 17: ...ersionnumberingschemeis major minor patch Inthe example tothe right fs dsm 1 11 0has the mostsignificant major minor patchnumber If there isa newer folder selectit 3 There are typicallytwopackagesinar...

Page 18: ...treamis sourced 16 What is managedmode and how do I use it The RX WP100 receivers andthe displaytheyare attachedto canbe managedfromthe MX GS200 WebUI Use thisfeature toset the sub channel thatistuned...

Page 19: ...ended 3 Once added the device will show upinthe managedreceiverlist 4 The nextstepisto set the receiverstate The receiverstate iseventdriven Tocontrol the state of a groupof receivers create aneventan...

Page 20: ...uency orwhenthe channel buttonis pressed andheldfor5 seconds Whenthe receivercompletesthe scanitwill have builtachannel map of all the compatible channelsthatwere discoveredduringthe scan Pressthe Cha...

Page 21: ...USTVs Please contactWPTif you need assistance creating TSfiles One UploadTS files Two Create a channel Three Create a playlist 1 To uploada file browse tothe Streamer Channel tabandclickon UploadConte...

Page 22: ...tof eachfile assignedtothatchannel Forexample the first file maybe 2000 kbps and the secondfile inthe playlistis3000 kbps The streamassociatedwiththis channel will showthisandsufficientbandwidthmustbe...

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