Rear Panel Features | Extron electronic 68-1998-01 REV. C instruction

FCD/DVD drive — Insert any compatible CD or DVD into this drive. This drive is used for system updates or software installation.

G3.5 inch floppy drive — This drive accepts 3.5 inch floppy disks.

Rear Panel Features

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

The rear panel connections of the VNM Recorder are shown in figure 7.

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Figure 7. VNM Recorder Rear Panel Connections

APower input (IEC connector) — Plug a standard IEC power cord into this connector to connect the recorder to a 100 to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz power source.

BAlarm Reset button and LED — When the recorder overheats or when a hard drive fails, an audible alarm is activated and the LED turns on to indicate that there is a problem with the device. Press this button to turn the alarm off.

CPS/2 mouse connector (optional) — Connect a PS/2 mouse to this port.

DPS/2 keyboard connector (optional) — Connect a PS/2 keyboard to this port.

EUSB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors — Insert any compatible USB device into these ports.

FParallel/Printer connector (not used)

GCOM1 serial connector (not required) — Connect a compatible device to this 9-pin serial port.

HCOM2 serial connector (not required) — Connect a compatible device to this 9-pin serial port.

IEthernet connector (eth0) — Connect a RJ-45 cable to this port. This port connects to a primary network and is the default network port that should be used to connect to a VN-Matrix network.

JEthernet connector (eth1) — Connect a RJ-45 cable to this port. This port connects to a secondary network.

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Extron electronic 68-1998-01 REV. C manual Rear Panel Features, Parallel/Printer connector not used

Contents

User Guide Safety Instructions Specifications Availability FCC Class a Notice Conventions Used in this Guide Contents Reference Information About this Guide About the VNM Recorder Overview of Recorded Streams Overview of Stream Playback About RAID5 Storage Transport Protocols Used for StreamingDecoder device Multicast RTP An Overview Multicast RTP Streaming Unicast RTP An Overview Unicast RTP Streaming Unicast TCP An Overview Unicast TCP Streaming Features Definitions Front Panel Features Installation OverviewPanels Cabling Status LED Icons Rear Panel Features Parallel/Printer connector not used Pin connector not active/used Configuration Hardware Setup Setup Overview VNM Recorder Power Up Procedure VNM Recorder Login Screen To change the administrator password Login InformationTo add or change usernames and passwords VNM Recorder Power Down Procedure Using the Front PanelIf the VNM Recorder is not logged into If the VNM Recorder is logged into Using the Keyboard and Mouse From the login screenChoosing the Controller Device From the Linux desktop Default Network Settings Configuring the VNM RecorderConfiguring the Network and IP Address 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 Recorder About Web-based Overview of the Web-based User Interface Accessing the Web-based User Interface Controller Login Web-based User Interface Control Options Device List Device List Five channel VNM Recorder That the current and persistent databases remain up-to-date Recorder Device Recorder Device VNM Recorder Recorder Channel contains the following parameters Navigate Navigate To be deleted Make Directory Use this field to add a new directory Player Player Selecting a recording for replay Stop Pause Play Bookmark Config Advanced Configuration Config Zz Playback Finish This is automatically filled in when FEC Forward Error Correction panel Currently not supported Accounts Accounts Clock Management VN-Matrix Encoder and Decoder ConfigurationController Licensing About the Content Directory Overview Content Directory Basics Navigate Page Content Directory Creating a Directory Setting a Stream Storage LocationFolder Icon Loading Icon Alert Icon Understanding Saved Recordings With Multiple Elements Navigate Page Multiple Element Recording Renaming a Stream or Directory Deleting a Stream or Directory Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as a Decoder Initial Setup and ConfigurationRecording Playing Streams Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as an Encoder Recording a Stream Switching a Codec between Encoder and DecoderRecording Preparation Initialize Recording Stop Recording Playing a Recorded Stream Playback Preparation Initialize Playback Pause PlaybackStop Playback Start and Finish Times Using Bookmarks File StructurePlayback of Bookmarked Streams Deleting Bookmarks About Alarms Alarms Filter Settings Alarm Type Alarm SeverityApplying Alarm Filter Settings Alarm Severity Description Alarm List Alarms Page Alarm List Sorting Alarm Logs Alarm Logs Alarm Type Description Encoder Alarm Reference TablesAlarm Type Description Action Default Settings Alarm Type Description Decoder Alarm Type Description System Controller Included Parts InformationPart Number Guest username matrixrec Guest password matrix Firmware UpdatesPreparing the Firmware Gathering Firmware Installation Information Installing the Firmware Config.xml and Admin.xml Text Files Firmware Installation Table below Terminal window. Manually close the terminal window Browser Configuration Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 or above Per Site Internet Options Custom Level Security Options Mozilla Firefox version 1.3 or above Cookie Preferences Tower Installation Rack InstallationMounting UL Guidelines for Rack Mounting Rack Mounting Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Preparing to Install the Rails Installing the VNM Recorder into a Rack Europe and Africa China USA, Canada, South America Central America JapanAsia Middle East