VBrick Systems VB4000, VB5000, VB6000 manual

VBrick v4.2 Appliance

Getting Started Guide

March 18, 2008

4410-0210-0002

VB4000-5000-6000 Series

Network Video Appliances

Contents

Main Copyright About VBrick Systems Contents VBrick Appliance Getting Started Guide 1. Appliance Setup 2. Appliance Upgrade 3. Management Tools 5. Integrated Web Server 6. Using the IR Remote 7. Command Line Interface 8. VB6000 Reference Index Page VBrick Appliance Getting Started Guide Organization Getting Help Font Conve ntions Printer-Friendly Chapter 1 Appliance Setup Setup Overview Using the Quick Start Guide Appliance Setup Step 1. Connect Output to a Video Monitor Step 2. Connect an Audio/Video Input Source Step 3. Connect to the IP Network Step 4. Power-on the Appliance Step 5. Set the IP Address Get the IP Address from a DHCP Server Set the IP Address with the Remote Control Set the IP Address with HyperTerminal Step 6. Install StreamPlayer Plus Step 7. Verify Operation Verify MPEG 2 Operation Verify MPEG 4 Operation Verify WM Operation Page Chapter 2 Appliance Upgrade Overview Installing a System Upgrade Page Chapter 3 Management Tools Overview Integrated Web Server Front Panel Edit VBDirectory Command Line Interface Page VBrick SDK Page Chapter 4 Streaming Video Basics Video Basics MPEG-2 MPEG-2 Encoder Compression Page MPEG-2 Delay MPEG-2 Audio MPEG-4 MPEG-4 Encoder Compression MPEG-4 Audio WM Getting the Best Video Network Considerations Assigning Multicast Addresses IP Address Configuration using Host Names IP Differentiated Services (Diffserv) VBrick Video Stream Handling Network Jitter Typical Applications Ethernet IP One-Way Broadcast and Desktop Streaming Two-Way Interactive Conferencing VBrick Accessories Serial Port Passthrough How Passthrough Works Serial Port Passthrough Using Telnet MPEG Features Billboard Picture-in-Picture Embedded Web Browser WM Features Page Chapter 5 Integrated Web Server Using IWS Login Page Welcome Screen Menu Options Making Changes Rebooting Logout Using Apply, Revert, and Defaults Multiple Applies Serving Custom ASX and HTML Files Page Chapter 6 Using the IR Remote Front Panel E dit Page MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Remote Control Controlling a VBStar Page Controlling VBrick Features Picture In Picture Billboard Conference Guide Program Guide WM Remote Control Chapter 7 Command Line Interface Connection Modes Connecting with HyperTerminal Connecting with Telnet MIB-Based Command Line Interface Note Finding VBrick Parameters Note Using a MIB Browser Setting VBrick Parameters Logging In Beginning or Ending an Edit Session Using Get/Set Variable Commands Using Get/Set Table Commands Page Applying Changes Saving Changes Error Handling CLI Examples Page CommandLine Interfac e VBrick Appliance Getting Started Guide 59 4. End the edit session. CLI Sample Script 60 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc. Menu-Based Command Line Interface Editing Configuration Parameters Setting and Changing Parameters Selecting Parenthetical Items Setting System Date and Time Page Chapter 8 VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Models VB6000 VB6000 VBSSM VB6000 Expanded VBSSM Expanded VBSSM Activity LED 1 2 3 4 5 6 Device Interfaces RS-232/422/485 COM Port Pinouts 7 Ethernet Port Power In Entry Interface Power Out Exit Interface Video-In and Video-Out (Composite) Video-In and Video-Out (S-Video Interface) AudioMate In Audio In and Audio Out Page Relay Port Activity LED Event Triggering Page Page Index