ViewCast 2120 manual

Niagara 2120 User Guide

Document Number: 40-03258-01A

Date:2.10.2009

Niagara 2100 Release: 1.0

Document Number: 40-03258-01A

Date:2.10.2009

Niagara 2100 Release: 1.0

Doc um ent Nu mb er : 40- 032 66- 02-A

Dat e: Fe bru ar y 2 01 0

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Contents

Main Page Preface Copyrights Corporate Contact Information Disclaimer Warranties Page Page Contents Chapter 3: Perform Basic Operations ....................................................... 27 Chapter 4: Perform Advanced Operations ................................................ 47 Appendix: Advanced Settings for H.264 ................................................... 67 Page About This Guide Product Description Audience Conventions for This Guide Rack Mount Safety Instructions FCC Notice Environmental Notices Warnings Radiators Heat registers Stoves Other heat-producing equipment Page Page Chapter 1: Overview Media Appliance Functions Install Overview Prerequisites AC to DC converter Package Contents One of the following: System Requirements Specifications Niagara 2120 Front Panel Page Page Review the Niagara 2120 Rear Panel Noise cancellation and balanced stereo. Left/Right RCA connector for stereo input. Found on most standard video players and cameras. Connecting the Niagara 2120 Niagara 2120 Menu Bar Commands Niagara 2120 Browser Windows Flow Chapter 2: Easy Setup Web Interface Easy First Time Setup Connecting to an Electrical Power Source North America power cable International power cable UK power cable Performing the Initial Start Up Page Connecting to an IP Network Defining the Network Properties You may accept the default workstation identifier You may alternately enter a new computer name by Page Page Chapter 3: Perform Basic Operations Logging In Page Viewing All Encoders Starting an Encoder Stopping an Encoder Page Editing an Adobe Flash H.264 Encoder Video Tab Standard Square pixels for a VGA monitor CCIR-601 Elongated pixels for a TV monitor None Auto Inverse Telecine Motion Adaptive Audio Tab Output Tab Click the Save to File checkbox to save the encoded content to a file. Each time you Click Create unique file to create a file that the system does not overwrite. Page H.264 Settings Tab Viewing Encoder Groups Page Creating Encoder Groups Editing Encoder Groups Starting an Encoder Group With the Stream Button Stopping Encoding Shutdown Chapter 4: Perform Advanced Operations Configuring Niagara 2120 Properties Changing Computer Name Changing the Login Password From the Factory Default Restoring the Login Password to the Factory Default Configuring Alerts Configuring Network Properties Configuring Network Card(s) Configuring IP Address 2. 1. 3. Configuring Advanced Settings (Network) Page System Configuration Settings Setting Current System Configuration Configuring Email Settings 4. 7. 1. 2. Configuring Default Directory Setting Setting the High Temperature Alert Setting CPU Thresholds Setting SimulStream Filters Restoring Niagara 2120 Factory Defaults Page Viewing the Activity Log Show All General Errors Warnings Page Viewing Alerts Connecting an External Storage Device Using the Niagara SCX Interface Page Appendix: Advanced Settings for H.264 Page CBR Newscast Page CBR Sports Page CBR Action Page Mobile Page VBR Newscast Page VBR Sports Page VBR Action Page Settings Page Page Page Other Settings Page Index Page Page viewcast.com