
Remote Communication and Control
Connection Options ........................................... 71
RS-232 Port .................................................. 71
Front Panel Configuration Port ....................... 71
Ethernet (LAN) Port ........................................ 72
Verbose Mode ............................................... 73
Host-to-device Communications ....................... 73
StudioStation 100 - initiated Messages .......... 73
Password Information .................................... 73
Error Responses ............................................ 74
Using the Command and Response Tables ... 74
Command and Response Tables ....................... 78
............................. 93
Mounting the StudioStation 100 ........................ 93
Supported File Types, Drive Formats, and
Browsers .......................................................... 94
File Formats ................................................... 94
Drive Formats ................................................ 94
Browsers ....................................................... 95
DataViewer ........................................................ 95
What is an IP Address?.................................. 97
Private and Public Address Ranges ............... 98
Multicast Address Range ............................... 98
Subnet Mask ................................................. 98
Port Number .................................................. 99
Choosing an IP Address ................................ 99
Using the Ping Utility to
Test Communications ................................. 100
Multicast IP Addressing for Multiple
StudioStation 100 Installations .................... 101
Streaming Method Overview ............................ 102
Protocols Used for Streaming ...................... 102
Streaming Playback Methods ...................... 104
Streaming Capabilities and
System Scalability ....................................... 105
VLC Media Player ....................................... 107
Playing a Push Stream Using Stream
Announcement Protocol (SAP) .................... 109
QuickTime Media Player ............................. 111
Estimating Storage Requirements
for a Recording ............................................... 113
Estimating Storage per Recording Hour ....... 113
Upgrading the SD Card ................................... 114
SD Card Requirements ................................ 114
SD Card Recommendations ........................ 114
SD Card Installation ..................................... 114
SD Card Formatting ..................................... 116
Glossary .......................................................... 117
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