Pelco C1553M-B CONFIGURE THE ENCODING/DECODING TAB (PELCONET 4001A ONLY)

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CONFIGURE THE ENCODING/DECODING TAB (PELCONET 4001A ONLY)

Figure 55. Encoding/Decoding Tab for PelcoNet 4001A

The PelcoNet 4001A supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 streaming.

VMX300(-E) can display multiple digital video windows for viewing the area under surveillance. However, the number of digital windows that can

be displayed at one time is limited by the size and type of images selected for viewing. Refer to Table B for an overview of the CPU workload and

bandwidth amounts used for each type of vide stream (the video in a custom window). This table also includes a recommended maximum

number of streams for each type.

MPEG-2: Enter the maximum number of MPEG-2 streams you want the encoder/decoder to transmit at one time. The default setting is the

maximum number of MPEG-2 streams the encoder/decoder is capable of transmitting (without multicasting). In order to display

MPEG-2 streams in a custom window, the window’s canvas must be conﬁgured to display the MPEG-2 signal type.

MPEG-4: Enter the maximum number of MPEG-4 streams you want the encoder/decoder to transmit at one time. The default setting is the

maximum number of MPEG-4 streams the encoder/decoder is capable of transmitting (without multicasting). To limit bandwidth

usage, reduce this setting below the maximum capacity. In order to display MPEG-4 streams in a custom window, the window’s

canvas must be conﬁgured to display the MPEG-4 signal type.

For instructions on conﬁguring a canvas to display MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 steams, refer to Add a New Canvas (PelcoNet).

This feature is available only if your network supports IP multicasting.

To conﬁgure multicast settings through VMX300(-E), complete the following steps:

1. Click the Mode ﬁeld, and then select the type of stream you want the encoder/decoder to multicast from the drop-down box. If your

selection includes MPEG-2, the “Number of simultaneous streams” MPEG-2 ﬁeld is automatically set to 999 If your selection includes

MPEG-4, the “Number of simultaneous streams” MPEG-4 ﬁeld is automatically set to 999. This allows an almost unlimited number of

simultaneous recipients of the stream.

2. Enter the IP multicast group address.

3. If the encoder/decoder is conﬁgured to multicast MPEG-2 streams, enter the IP multicast group MPEG-2 port in the MPEG-2 Port ﬁeld. If the

encoder/decoder is connected, the MPEG-2 port number is automatically uploaded from the encoder/decoder when you select the mode.

NOTE: If a NVR300 Series network video recorder is being used to record video from this encoder/decoder, you should subtract a stream

from the total number of streams entered on the Encoding/Decoding tab. For example, if you would normally transmit one MPEG-2 stream

and ﬁve MPEG-4 streams, and you record the MPEG-4 stream, then you should enter 1 in the MPEG-2 ﬁeld and 5 in the MPEG-4 ﬁeld.