ZyPer4K-M
User Manual Revision 2.5
Management Platform
Most installations will require a ZyPer Management
Platform (ZyPerMP). This device controls the
operation and manages the connectivity between
endpoints. The management platform is a
hardened controller node that must reside on the
same logical network as the ZyPer4K-M Encoders
and Decoders. It captivity runs a ZeeVee
application as its sole function. The application
presents an API to potential third party
management platforms as well as hosting its own
Maestro-Z management application.
In point-to-point applications every element is essential. There is only one Encoder and one
Decoder and they both must be operational for the system to operate at all. The ZyPer4K-M
Encoder and Decoder will detect this special case and self-configure appropriately.
Any installation beyond simple point-to-point link extension-like applications require a ZyPerMP.
The purpose of the Management Platform is to interface user operational requests into the
specific device-level control needed to effect connectivity changes, screen management,
interface management, and distribute software and control data to all the endpoints of the
overall system. The ZyPerMP is the entity that insures all the endpoints, are accounted for,
operating properly, and performing the correct operation at the correct time.
Further, the ZyPerMP is the element that guarantees security, manages access to the overall
system and prevents rogue listeners or observers from snooping or spoofing unwanted content.
Operation of the ZyPerMP, the Maestro-Z application, and the ZyPer4K-API are beyond the
scope of this manual and are documented separately in far greater detail in other User Guides.
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