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Extron electronic 68-1998-01 REV. C Firmware Updates

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Firmware Updates

NOTE: The Update page on the web‑based user interface is unable to update the

ﬁrmware of the VNM Recorder directly. Use the procedure detailed in this section to

update the ﬁrmware.

This section provides information on:

zPreparing the Firmware

zGathering Firmware Installation Information

zInstalling the Firmware

Preparing the Firmware

Use the following procedure to prepare the ﬁrmware for installation.

NOTE: For device connection information, see Front Panel Features on page 8 and

Rear Panel Features on page 10.

1. Connect a mouse, a keyboard, and a computer monitor to the VNM recorder.

2. Plug a standard IEC power cord into the rear panel of the VNM Recorder and connect it

to a power source.

3. Login into the VNM Recorder using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux login page. Use the

following login information.

zGuest username — matrix_rec

zGuest password — matrix

4. Call the Extron S3 Sales and Technical Support Hotline and ask for an Applications

Engineer to supply an updated ﬁrmware package ﬁle.

NOTES:

• The Applications Engineer will provide a download link to the ﬁrmware package

ﬁle.

• The ﬁrmware package ﬁle contains tar.gz at the end of the ﬁlename.

• The ﬁrmware package ﬁle contains the version number of the ﬁle in the ﬁlename

(for example, VNRecorder_ver3.10.9.tar.gz).

5. Using a PC connected to the Internet, navigate to the provided download link and save

the ﬁrmware package ﬁle to a USB drive.

6. Plug the USB drive into one of the USB ports on the VNM Recorder.

7. From the desktop of the VNM Recorder, double‑click on Computer > Filesystem >

home > matrix_rec.

8. Copy the ﬁrmware package ﬁle from the USB drive to the above location.

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Contents

Main Safety Instructions ii Safety Instructions English W ARNING: FCC Class A Notice Specifications Availability Conventions Used in this Guide E X!*X1&*X2)*X2#*X2! CE} Contents Introduction ............................................1 Panels and Cabling .................................8 Recorder Conguration and Hardware Setup ......................................................12 About the Web-based User Interface ........................................ 23 Recording and Playing Streams ........... 48 About Alarms ........................................55 Reference Information .........................62 Firmware Updates .................................63 Browser Conguration ......................... 68 Introduction About this Guide About the VNM Recorder Overview of Recorded Streams Overview of Stream Playback About RAID5 Storage Transport Protocols Used for Streaming Multicast RTP An Overview Unicast RTP An Overview Unicast TCP An Overview Denitions Features Panels and Cabling Installation Overview Front Panel Features a b c d Power Overheat/Fan Failure Power Supply/Fan Failure Drive Activity Network Activity (1) Network Activity (2) e Page Page Recorder Conguration and Hardware Setup Setup Overview VNM Recorder Power Up Procedure Login Information VNM Recorder Power Down Procedure Using the Front Panel Using the Keyboard and Mouse Choosing the Controller Device Conguring the VNM Recorder Default Network Settings Conguring the Network and IP Address Settings Stage 1 Congure the network settings Page Page Stage 2 Setting the controller IP address Page Stage 3 Restart the VNM Recorder Conguring the VN-Matrix Encoders and Decoders About the Web-based User Interface Overview of the Web-based User Interface Accessing the Web-based User Interface Web-based User Interface Control Options Device List Page a b ? c d e a b c d Recorder Page a b c d e Navigate Page a b c d e f g Player Page Selecting a recording for replay a b c d e Advanced Conguration Cong Page a b . c . e f g Accounts Page Changing User Login Passwords a b c d VN-Matrix Encoder and Decoder Conguration About the Content Directory Overview Content Directory Basics Setting a Stream Storage Location Creating a Directory Understanding Saved Recordings With Multiple Elements Renaming a Stream or Directory Deleting a Stream or Directory Recording and Playing Streams Initial Setup and Conguration Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as a Decoder Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as an Encoder Switching a Codec between Encoder and Decoder Recording a Stream Recording Preparation Initialize Recording Stop Recording Playing a Recorded Stream Playback Preparation Initialize Playback Pause Playback Stop Playback Start and Finish Times Auto Repeat Using Bookmarks File Structure Playback of Bookmarked Streams Deleting Bookmarks About Alarms Overview Alarms Page Filter Settings Alarm Type Alarm Severity Applying Alarm Filter Settings Alarm List Alarm Logs Page Alarm Reference Tables Alarm Type Description Encoder Alarm Type Description Decoder Alarm Type Description System Controller Page Firmware Updates Preparing the Firmware Gathering Firmware Installation Information Installing the Firmware Page Page Browser Conguration Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 7 or above) Page Page Mozilla Firefox (version 1.3 or above) Mounting Tower Installation Rack Installation UL Guidelines for Rack Mounting Rack Mounting Page Page Extron Warranty