Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment
N4321D Manual
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Control Options
For the most part, once the initial setup is complete, you will be primarily managing/configuring the Transcoder. To better
understand, think of Encoders as radio stations and Decoders as car radios. The Encoders are supplying the streams and, using the
Decoders, you can “tune in” to the stream you want. N-Series, N-Control solutions (N-Command and N-Act) provide you with the
most flexible management options available, insuring you are getting the most from your digital media system.
Primary Control Options
During initial configuration and setup, the free N-Able setup utility (version 2023.2.6 or higher) is sufficient. However, we do not
recommend N-Able for production-level, primary-user control.
N-Command Controllers
These web-based hardware Controllers offer intuitive, powerful management of equipment, content, bandwidth utilization, and
AV switching (using a web-based, point-and-click graphical matrix). The N-Command product line also offers:
Simplified ASCII interface for third-party control via TCP/IP.
N8002 controllers have leader / follower failover protection.
Graphical presentation of video network connections.
Full configuration control: assign fixed IP addresses for each N-Series component, adjust variable bitrate for each video
stream, etc.
Additional software bundles (free with N-Command) allow you to easily create attractive touch panels for N-Series and
third-party equipment control, as well as build software design walls of any size. Visit our website for more details on
the available N-Command Controllers.
Third-Party Controllers
The N4321D Series is capable of interfacing with third-party control systems such as Crestron, Q-Sys, Extron, Etc. For direct
control of N4321D units from any Third-Party Control system, please use the Direct Control API (available on our website).
N-Act | On-Board, Built-In Control
All N-Series Encoders, Decoders, and Transcoders have on-board, built-in control capability via events that can trigger any number
of TCP/UDP commands to other IP controllable devices. Included free with all N-Series Encoders/Decoders. **Available later
2023 via firmware update.
