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SAFARI MONTAGE

SD/HD MPEG DIGITAL ENCODER

™

INSTALLATION AND SETUP GUIDE

SD/HD MPEG Digital Encoder | G1571 Standalone

QUAD SD/HD MPEG Digital Encoder | G1572 Rack Mount

Summary of Contents for G1571

Page 1: ...SAFARI MONTAGE SD HD MPEG DIGITAL ENCODER INSTALLATION AND SETUP GUIDE SD HD MPEG Digital Encoder G1571 Standalone QUAD SD HD MPEG Digital Encoder G1572 Rack Mount ...

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Page 3: ...ring has been properly terminated DO NOT terminate change or uninstall any wiring without first disconnecting power from the device Use only the supplied 12VDC power supply with the center pin positive or power cord The use of any other power supply or cord may cause damage and void the warranty The device must be installed in an environment consistent with its operating temperature specifications...

Page 4: ...AFARI Montage user SAFARI Montage Digital Signage or Classroom Media Controller CMC and provide efficient remote management via an integrated password protected embedded web server Both the G1571 Standalone and G1572 Quad SD HD MPEG Digital Encoders offer flexible video input options supporting HDMI component and composite inputs and SD through HD resolutions ranging from 480i to 1080p The compact...

Page 5: ...ort SAFARI Montage Technical Support is available Monday Friday from 8 a m to 6 p m Eastern Time and they may be contacted by telephone at 800 782 7230 or online via http www safarimontage com support Package Contents G1571 Standalone SD HD MPEG Digital Encoder with o 1 12V Power Adapter o 1 6 RJ45 Cat 5E Patch Cable o 1 6 YPbPr Component Video Cable o 1 6 Video Stereo Audio Composite Cable o 1 6 ...

Page 6: ...INK Digital Stereo Audio Audio Encoding MPEG 4 ACC 128 256 and 384 kbps MPEG 1 Layer 2 128 256 and 384 kbps Management Configuration Remote Status Monitoring Via On Board Web Server Software Updates Remotely Upgradeable Via Web Interface G1571 Standalone only USB Via Front Panel USB Port PC Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 MAC OS X v10 6 10 9 Network 10 100 1000 Base T Ethernet Power 12VDC 1 5 A ...

Page 7: ...oder 4 The USB LED Will Flash While Copying the Firmware Image from USB Drive About 3 5 Seconds 5 Wait Until the CFG LED Stops Flashing 6 Release the RST CFG Button and Wait for the Device to Reboot and Upgrade the Firmware About 1 Minute 7 Reset the Cache on your Browser After Upgrading the Firmware NOTE The Firmware May Also be Upgraded by Uploading the Firmware Image Via the Web UI Administrati...

Page 8: ...one encoders ship with a default static IP address of 191 53 51 207 Note that all G1572 quad encoders ship with the following default static IP addressing scheme o 191 53 51 207 1st encoder o 191 53 51 208 2nd encoder o 191 53 51 209 3rd encoder o 191 53 51 210 4th encoder If using UPnP DLNA all devices including the encoder SmartTV and the configuration PC should be located within the same local ...

Page 9: ...91 53 51 10 o Be certain to avoid assigning the PC the default encoder IP address 191 53 51 207 3 Power the encoder via the supplied power adapter or cord 4 Configure the network settings as required to conform to the local network addressing scheme a All encoders ship with a default static IP address of 191 53 51 207 b Open a web browser and navigate to http 191 53 51 207 8888 to view the encoder...

Page 10: ...required to unique values that conform to the local network address scheme 5 If configuring multiple encoders repeat the process for each unit assigning a unique IP address and hostname to each encoder 6 Once networking configuration is complete reconfigure the client PC to the local network addressing scheme confirm the encoder s may be reached via http New IP Address 8888 and continue configurat...

Page 11: ...he encoder and continue encoder configuration Encoder Overview The encoder Overview page provides an overview of the current encoder settings and a preview of the encoder output The Overview page is accessible without a username and password Directly to the right of the Welcome label is the unit identification link Clicking on this link allows administrators to easily identify a specific encoder b...

Page 12: ...t you begin with the settings below and adjust as required based on specific needs Note The encoder will use the Video Bitrate set for SD Source or HD Source based on the resolution of the input source e g an input source of 480p will use the SD Source value while a 720p or 1080p source will use the HD Source value ...

Page 13: ...ioning when using an HDMI or Component YPbPr source that supports analog captioning and simultaneous output via Composite CVBS Closed captioning support is dependent on your video source equipment and display capabilities and it is recommended that equipment capabilities be verified and tested to confirm captioning support To enable closed captioning for display 1 Enable closed captioning on the E...

Page 14: ...14 Streaming Setup The encoder supports flexible streaming configurations to meet various needs including multicasting unicasting and DLNA HTTP streaming ...

Page 15: ... xxx xxx xxx Multicast Port Enter a multicasting port ranging between 1024 and 65535 Multicast TTL Enter a Time To Live TTL limit value ranging between 1 and 255 Enable RTP Enables Disables RTP To verify the multicast streaming configuration 1 Using the VLC media player select Media Open Network Stream 2 Enter the encoder streaming URL in the following format udp Multicast Group IP Address Multica...

Page 16: ...ream link 4 Select a school enter a descriptive name and enter the streaming URL in the following format udp Multicast Group IP Address Multicast Port Ex udp 239 21 230 200 1234 5 Set Type for recording to SAFARI SD HD Encoder 6 Configure additional stream settings as desired and click on Add to save the new stream 7 Click on the stream name to navigate to the stream detail page 8 Click on the Pla...

Page 17: ... Edit from the Action dropdown list 4 Enter a descriptive name for the encoder stream and select New URL from the dropdown then click the Add button 5 Enter the streaming URL in the following format into the Media URL and click Save udp Multicast Group IP Address Multicast Port Ex udp 239 21 230 200 1234 6 Click Control Current View to return to the Current Playlist view ...

Page 18: ...stream Destination Port Enter a port ranging between 1024 and 65535 Add button Use to add clients to the Casting List Casting List List of clients up to eight that can receive the unicast stream Remove button Use to remove clients from the casting list To verify the multicast streaming configuration 1 Using the VLC media player select Media Open Network Stream 2 Enter the encoder streaming URL in ...

Page 19: ...treaming Enable Auth Enable Disable authentication RADIUS IP Enter a RADIUS IP if required RADIUS Secret Enter RADIUS secret if required 1 To verify the HTTP streaming configuration 2 Using the VLC media player select Media Open Network Stream 3 Enter the encoder streaming URL in the format http IP address HTTP Port VideoInput play ts Ex http 172 21 230 200 8888 VideoInput play ts 4 Press the Play...

Page 20: ...oot the encoder remotely Reset the encoder to factory defaults use with caution Back up the current encoder configuration Restore a backed up encoder configuration Upgrade the encoder firmware by uploading a new firmware image Change the password used to secure the encoder ...

Page 21: ...onfiguration and save to your local computer as a config cfg file To upload a previously saved configuration file click on Choose File select the desired config cfg file and click on Upload Settings This function may be helpful when installing a large number of encoders noting that the IP address hostname and device name should be set uniquely for each encoder ...

Page 22: ...er Configuration Record Use the table below to record key information regarding your encoder and configuration SERIAL NUMBER PURCHASE DATE INSTALLATION DATE DEVICE NAME USER NAME PASSWORD FIRMWARE VERSION STREAMING CONFIGURATION ...

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