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System Requirements & Installation
System Requirements
Ethernet Connection
• All output (KXO-Dual, KXO-Dual3) cards in a Kaleido-X multi-viewer must be connected
to an Ethernet switch prior to powering up the multi-viewer.
• Any multi-viewer you wish to configure or access by using XEdit or XAdmin must be
connected to an Ethernet switch.
• A client workstation must be connected to the LAN or Ethernet switch to access the
multi-viewer by using XAdmin or XEdit.
• The Ethernet switch must support 100 Mbps full-duplex connections. In the case of a
Kaleido-IP multi-viewer, the Ethernet switch associated with the
data
network should
support 1000 Mbps full-duplex.
• The port on the Ethernet switch to which the multi-viewer is connected should be
configured to auto-negotiate. By default, multi-viewers have their Ethernet ports set to
auto-negotiate. If a switch does not support auto-negotiation, the recommended
settings are 1000 Mbps, full-duplex—for a switch associated with a Kaleido-IP
data
network—, and 100 Mbps, full-duplex, for all other cases. As required by the IEEE-802.3
standard, section 28D.5, 1000 Mbps full-duplex communication is only supported via
auto-negotiation.
• Kaleido-IP support for multicast join and leave: It is possible to add and configure up to
3000 programs in a Kaleido-IP system without exceeding the network’s bandwidth or
the unit’s decoding resources. Refer to the Kaleido-IP video inputs section (under
Supported Input/Output Formats
for details on the number of streams and
total streaming bandwidth supported.
The Kaleido-IP multi-viewer joins a multicast group only when decoding is required,
that is when a source is being monitored on the wall. In addition, streams that are not
decoded are joined momentarily in a polling manner—one stream at a time—to
update the PMT and PAT information. The Kaleido-IP leaves the multicast group as soon
as a change of layout implies that a different set of streams must be decoded.
However, if your situation involves frequent changes of layout (e.g., loading a new
layout to the monitor wall every minute) then, when you are creating or editing a
layout, make sure to terminate XEdit’s connection to the Kaleido-IP once configuration
tasks are completed.
NV9000 router control system
6.0.0
6.0.24 or later
EdgeVision quality-of-experience
monitoring system
1.05 if connected to a
Kaleido-IP (see
Ref. #32805 on
1.04 if connected to any
other multi-viewer
model
1.05 or later
Note:
Keeping your Miranda software products up to date ensures optimal
interoperability between all system components.
Product
Minimum version
Recommended version
