Quick Start Guide | Using Windows | VB6000 WM |
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Media Player | Network Appliance |
Unpack VBrick Appliance. Each Shipment Includes:
Ethernet net- | VBrick WM appliance | Serial port |
work cable |
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BACK |
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FRONT |
4B
4D
Remote Control | Power supply | A cable and | |
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Connect Video Input Source
An audio/video cable allows the VBrick appliance to receive audio/video from your input source (a camera, VCR, DVD, etc.)
Please make sure that all power switches are Off on all source equipment before plugging into the connectors on the VBrick appliance.
1.From a video input source (for example, a camera, DVD, or VCR), connect a BNC (composite video) cable to Composite In on Slot 1 of the VBrick appliance.
2.Connect Left and Right cables from the audio source to Audio In on the appliance.
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Connect to the IP Network
An Ethernet cable connects the VBrick to the network.
1.Plug one end of the cable into the Ethernet port on the VBrick appliance.
2.Plug the other end of the cable into the network switch.
3.When power is applied, the green LEDs to the right of the Ethernet port will illuminate and the Activity light will flicker.
System Requirements
•Ethernet LAN
•Windows 98, 2000, XP (Service Pack 2 recommended)
•500 MHz Pentium III processor (750 MHz recommended)
•128 MB RAM
•SVGA video card 640x480, 256 colors (acceleration recommended)
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•Minimum 15 MB hard disk space for installation
•Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
•Microsoft DirectX Media 8.1 or higher (9.0 recommended)
•Microsoft Windows Media Player Version 7.1 (Windows 98 or 2000 only), 9.0 or higher (Windows XP only)
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Power-on the Appliance
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1.Insert the power connector that comes with the unit into the power receptacle on the rear of the appliance.
2.Connect the other end to a conventional 110/220 VAC power source.
3.The Power In LED on the back of VBrick will illuminate and the front panel will display status messages during the
4.Wait until the appliance completes its boot sequence before continuing. This may take several minutes.
Note: The WM Appliance Admin Guide provides a detailed description of product features and functions. It's available from the Support pages at www.VBrick.com or it can be accessed from the Help link in the IWS configuration pro- gram.
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Set the IP Address
When you power on the appliance, if a DHCP server is pres- ent on your network, the VBrick will automatically get its IP Address and Subnet Mask from the DHCP server. If this happens, no additional configuration is required; go to Step
5 and verify operation. If the VBrick cannot get an IP address from the DHCP server (or a server is not present), you will need to set the IP address manually using the handheld IR Remote Control. Similarly, if your network requires a Gateway IP Address, and this is not provided by the DHCP server, you will also need to enter this manually.
1.Aim the remote control at the IR Port (reference 4A) on the front panel and press Local Edit (reference 4B). The dis- play (reference 4C) on the front of the VBrick will request a password.
2.Press 23646 (“admin”, numerically) and press Select (ref- erence 4D) on the remote control.
3.If the network is DHCP capable and you want the net- work to select an IP address press Y and then press Select. The VBrick will reboot and obtain an IP address. Otherwise, press Select to continue.
4.Enter desired IP address. Use the * button for the decimal point and the left/right buttons to erase characters entered by mistake.
5.When done press Select. If the remaining settings do not need to be modified, press Select again.
6.If the IP, subnet mask or gateway addresses have been modified and there are no errors, the VBrick will reboot.
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Verify Operation (HTTP/Unicast)
Windows Media Player lets you receive streaming video originating from the VBrick appliance on a PC.
1.Login to the VBrick IWS configuration utility (e.g. http://ipaddressofvbrick) using the default user name and password (admin/admin).
2.Go to Configuration: Encoder > Server.
3.Press the Begin Edit button to become the active editor.
4.Press Click here to play HTTP to launch a stream in Windows Media Player (assuming you connected to a video source in Step 1).
5.If the stream runs in Windows Media Player you are suc- cessfully streaming HTTP/Unicast audio and video to the PC.
Note: This Quick Start Guide references the following WM Appliance models:
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