Extron electronic 68-1998-01 REV. C Panels Cabling, Installation Overview, Front Panel Features

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Panels and

Cabling

This section provides information on:

zz Installation Overview

zz Front Panel Features

zz Rear Panel Features

Installation Overview

1.Turn off and disconnect the VNM Recorder and all existing devices.

2.Mount the recorder, if necessary, as described in the Mounting section on page 72.

3.Connect any necessary devices to the recorder (see Front Panel Features below and Rear Panel Features on page 10).

4.Reconnect and power on all devices.

Front Panel Features

NOTE:	Some features listed in this user guide may not be available on some units. This
will not affect the overall functionality of the VNM Recorder.

The front panel of the VNM Recorder is shown in figure 5.

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Figure 5. VNM Recorder Front Panel

ASCA / SATA drive panel — This panel houses the RAID5 hard drives. One hard drive is referred to as a hot spare drive, which is a drive that is inactive until an active drive fails. When an active drive fails, the hot spare drive rebuilds the data of the failed drive so that the system can recover.

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Contents User Guide Safety Instructions Specifications Availability FCC Class a NoticeConventions Used in this Guide Contents Reference Information About this Guide About the VNM RecorderOverview of Recorded Streams Overview of Stream PlaybackDecoder device Transport Protocols Used for StreamingAbout RAID5 Storage Multicast RTP An Overview Multicast RTP StreamingUnicast RTP An Overview Unicast RTP StreamingUnicast TCP An Overview Unicast TCP StreamingFeatures DefinitionsPanels Cabling Installation OverviewFront Panel Features Status LED Icons Rear Panel Features Parallel/Printer connector not usedPin connector not active/used Configuration Hardware Setup Setup OverviewVNM Recorder Power Up Procedure VNM Recorder Login ScreenTo add or change usernames and passwords Login InformationTo change the administrator password If the VNM Recorder is not logged into VNM Recorder Power Down ProcedureUsing the Front Panel If the VNM Recorder is logged intoChoosing the Controller Device Using the Keyboard and MouseFrom the login screen From the Linux desktopConfiguring the Network and IP Address Settings Configuring the VNM RecorderDefault Network Settings Ethernet Device Window Confirm Settings Window Stage 2 Setting the controller IP address Config.xml Text Window Configuring the VN-Matrix Encoders and Decoders Stage 3 Restart the VNM RecorderAbout Web-based Overview of the Web-based User InterfaceAccessing the Web-based User Interface Controller LoginWeb-based User Interface Control Options Device ListDevice List Five channel VNM RecorderThat the current and persistent databases remain up-to-date Recorder Device Recorder DeviceVNM Recorder RecorderChannel contains the following parameters Navigate NavigateTo be deleted Make Directory Use this field to add a new directory Player PlayerSelecting a recording for replay Stop Pause Play BookmarkConfig Advanced Configuration ConfigZz Playback Finish This is automatically filled in when FEC Forward Error Correction panel Currently not supported Accounts AccountsController Licensing VN-Matrix Encoder and Decoder ConfigurationClock Management About the Content Directory OverviewContent Directory Basics Navigate Page Content DirectoryFolder Icon Loading Icon Alert Icon Setting a Stream Storage LocationCreating a Directory Understanding Saved Recordings With Multiple Elements Navigate Page Multiple Element RecordingRenaming a Stream or Directory Deleting a Stream or DirectoryRecording Playing Streams Initial Setup and ConfigurationSetting up a VN-Matrix Codec as a Decoder Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as an Encoder Recording Preparation Switching a Codec between Encoder and DecoderRecording a Stream Initialize Recording Stop RecordingPlaying a Recorded Stream Playback PreparationStop Playback Initialize PlaybackPause Playback Start and Finish TimesPlayback of Bookmarked Streams Using BookmarksFile Structure Deleting BookmarksAbout Alarms Alarms Filter SettingsApplying Alarm Filter Settings Alarm TypeAlarm Severity Alarm Severity DescriptionAlarm List Alarms Page Alarm List SortingAlarm Logs Alarm LogsAlarm Type Description Action Default Settings Alarm Reference TablesAlarm Type Description Encoder Alarm Type Description Decoder Alarm Type Description System ControllerPart Number InformationIncluded Parts Preparing the Firmware Firmware UpdatesGuest username matrixrec Guest password matrix Gathering Firmware Installation Information Installing the Firmware Config.xml and Admin.xml Text FilesFirmware Installation Table below Terminal window. Manually close the terminal window Browser Configuration Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 or abovePer Site Internet Options Custom Level Security Options Mozilla Firefox version 1.3 or above Cookie PreferencesMounting Tower InstallationRack Installation UL Guidelines for Rack MountingRack Mounting Identifying the Sections of the Rack RailsPreparing to Install the Rails Installing the VNM Recorder into a Rack Asia Middle East USA, Canada, South America Central America JapanEurope and Africa China