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NETSTREAM IP Output Option
The SOLO4 Central Receiver has an Ethernet Video streaming facility
that can be selected by purchasing the option below.
Netstream
IP Video
Streaming Option
When the Netstream option is installed the SOLO4 central Receiver can
be connected to a suitable Ethernet IP Network and will stream the
received video and audio services.
3.1 What Type of Network is Required for IP Streaming
The SOLO4 Central Receiver Netstream option will stream the video
and audio services received on its input onto the Ethernet IP output.
The Ethernet IP output connector is labelled ETH0 and is 100BaseT
compatible.
The ETH0 RJ45 output connector must be connected to a network of
suitable capacity, typically this is a private LAN. The capacity required is
the aggregate of the bitrate of the incoming services. Typically the
bitrate will be a minimum of 3Mb/s and a maximum of 20Mb/s.
Therefore a Network of at least this capacity is required, these kinds of
capacity are only available on Private LAN networks.
Note: The high bitrate requirements of streaming video mean that public networks such as
3G or the internet will not be suitable.
Note: The streaming video format is Multicast UDP streaming, users should ensure with
their network provider that Multicast UDP streaming is enabled on the routers and switches
of the network.
3.2 How do I control the IP Streaming Option
The IP Streaming option is controlled from the ‘Streaming Tab’ of the
PC Control application. A screen shot of this option is shown below.
