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Matrox Maevex Series – User Guide
Getting started
This section provides an overview of your Maevex environment and devices.
Understanding your Maevex environment
Matrox Maevex devices work together to provide unicast (one-to-one) or multicast (one-to-many)
streaming over an IP network. Using Matrox PowerStream Plus software, you can manage your entire
Maevex network from a single system.
A Matrox Maevex environment can be made up of the following elements connected to a network:
Source
A video source connected to the input of an encoder. A
controller system can be used as a source.
Maevex 6100 encoder
An encoder with multiple input support that can
generate multiple streams and recordings. An encoder
can stream to one or more decoders.
Maevex 5150 encoder
An encoder with single input support that can generate
a single stream or recording. An encoder can stream to
one or more decoders.
Maevex 5150 decoder
A decoder is needed for each stream from an encoder
in your environment.
Third-party decoder
Third-party video players (such as VideoLAN
®
VLC
media player) can also be used to decode the signal
from an encoder.
Controller system
Source
Maevex 6100
encoder
Maevex 5150
decoder
Network
attached
storage
Maevex 5150
encoder
