User Manual v.2
QVidium
®
QVENC4K™ UHD/HEVC Video Encoder
Copyright 2023 QVidium
®
Technologies, Inc.
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1.4 Network Setup
The QVENC4K
™ includes two built-in gigabit Ethernet ports, labeled
GigE 1
and
GigE 2
. The
default factory setting enables DHCP on both built-in
GigE 1
and
GigE 2
ports to automatically set
its IP address and network configuration. In addition, you can add additional Ethernet ports by
inserting an Ethernet to USB dongle into the USB3-Type A port that is next to the two built-in
Ethernet ports.
QVidium provides software called
CodecManager
that you can download from the
Support
page
to configure and determine the IP address of the Ethernet port of your
QVENC4K. Alternatively, you can use the QVENC4K
’s built-in Web interface to change the
network settings
– assuming that you know the address assigned to your QVENC4K by the DHCP
server.
To configure the network settings of your QVENC4K using CodecManager, follow these steps:
1) Download and install the QVidium CodecManager application from the Support page at
. Before running CodecManager, please have your QVENC4K
connected to an Ethernet switch via a Cat5 or equivalent cable. Then have your PC or
other network device connected to another port on that same switch and disable any
wireless or other wireline network ports on your PC.
2) Make certain that your QVENC4K is powered on and operational. It takes about 20
seconds for it to completely boot up into its operational state.
3) Run the CodecManager application. You should see the IP address of the QVENC4K and
any other QVidium devices connected to that switch. To avoid confusion, we recommend
disconnecting or powering off any other QVidium devices or products that may be
connected to that Ethernet switch.
4) Click once on the entry for the QVENC4K that you want to configure and click on Edit to
configure the IP address. For setting a static IP address, please be certain to disable
DHCP mode. After clicking OK, you should see the IP address for the QVENC4K entry
change to the new address.
5) If a static IP address is desired, you can enter any valid IP address, Gateway, and
Netmask. However, please be aware that if you want to connect to, and interact with the
web interface of the QVENC4K, your PC must be on the same IP subnet that you had
assigned to the QVENC4K.
6) Assuming that you set up a valid IP address in Step 5, then you can then Double-click on
the entry for the QVENC4K to pull up a browser and enter the Graphical User Interface
(GUI) to interact with the QVENC4K.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
If your QVENC4K
™ does not show up in CodecManager or if you have a
Linux or MAC or other non-Windows PC, you can install Java and try running the Java version of
CodecManager
. This version will try all your PC’s network interfaces to find the QVENC4K. You
can also log into your DHCP server to see what IP address was assigned to your QVENC4K.
NOTE:
The QVENC4K
™ requires user authentication to enter the web interface. The factory
preset
username
is “
admin
” and the
password
is also preset to "
admin
". We strongly
recommend that you change this to keep your device secure.
To reconfigure the network interface using a Web browser, follow these steps:
1) Determine the IP address of the QVENC4K
™ from your DHCP server
2) Make certain that the IP address of your PC is on the same subnet as the QVENC4K
3) Enter the IP address of the QVENC4K into a web browser on your PC
4)
Click on “
Configure
” under the “
Network
” menu on the left.
You should see a web page similar to the following network configuration web page, Figure 2: