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X series | User manual
Streaming
1.
Press the green call button on the keypad. This takes you to a screen
where you can choose between making a call or starting the streaming
server.
2.
From this screen, click the "Streaming" button on the GUI. This will take
you to the streaming screen where you can change resolution or bitrate
if necessary.
3.
To start the server, press the "play" icon on the left of the screen. This
will not start streaming, only start the streaming server.
4.
To start actual streaming, you need to connect using VLC media player.
5.
Open the streaming application (e.g. VLC media player), choose "Media
-> Open network stream". Enter the address of the Camera on the form:
rtsp://<Xcaster IP address>
6.
Streaming should now start, and you should see video locally on the
Camera GUI as well as in the VLC player.
Address book
To add a new contact in the address book, press Add in address book menu.
In the administer contact menu you can add the following information:
•
Name:
This is the name which the contact will appear under in the address
book.
•
Number/ID/IP:
This is the dialing number of the contact. For H.323 calls using a
Gatekeeper, this will be the E.164 Alias of the contact. For direct H.323
calls, this will be the IP address.
•
Profile:
The protocol being used.
•
Bandwidth:
The default bandwidth for this contact. This can be set to a custom
value to take into account the network connection for this contact.
