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VBrick 7000 Series Getting Started Manual

Manual is about: Network Video Appliances

Summary of 7000 Series

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    Vbrick v2.0 h.264 appliance getting started guide september 10, 2009 4410-0252-0002 vbrick 7000 series network video appliances.

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    Copyright © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. All rights reserved. 12 beaumont road wallingford, connecticut 06492, usa www.Vbrick.Com this publication contains confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information. No part of this document may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to...

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    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide iii contents h.264 getting started guide preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vii organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Iv contents 4. Software upgrade software upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 installing a software upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 configuring...

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    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide v setting vbrick parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 cli examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52...

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    Vi contents.

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    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide vii h.264 getting started guide preface this document explains how to set up and configure a vbrick h.264 network video appliance. It explains the management tools available and describes some of the fundamental concepts behind the technology. It also exp...

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    Viii preface getting help if you need help, or more information about any topic, use the online help system. The online help is cross-referenced and searchable and can usually find the information in a few seconds. Use the tree controls in the left pane to open documents and the up and down arrows t...

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    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide ix caution: general. Do not spill food or liquids on your appliance. Protect your appliance from sudden power-surges and interruptions by using a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptable power supply (ups). Avoid using and/or connecting appl...

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    X preface.

  • Page 11: Appliance Overview

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 1 chapter 1 introduction topics in this section appliance overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 12: Features and Specifications

    2 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. • serving – serve live unicast streams via rtsp low delay – vbrick's appliances can deliver video to windows pcs and macintosh pcs. • front panel display and management – for easy configuration and parameter changes. • remote management – complete remote configuration a...

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    Introduction vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 3 ethernet network • 10/100/1000 mbps ethernet via rj-45. Static or dhcp • auto sense full / half duplex protocols unicast / multicast, diffserv (qos), udp / ip / rtsp/ rtcp / rtp / http / rtsp interleave / igmp additional ports one serial po...

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  • Page 15: Setup Overview

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 5 chapter 2 appliance setup topics in this chapter setup overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 16: Using The Quick Start Guide

    6 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Figure 3. H.264 enterprise encoder (front) using the quick start guide an 11x17 in. Quick start guide that explains how to set up the appliance is shipped with each device. The quick start guide explains how to setup the appliance to quickly verify that you can stream a...

  • Page 17: Environmental Considerations

    Appliance setup vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 7 click to enlarge figure 4. H.264 appliance quick start guide environmental considerations airflow and ventilation are primary concerns when installing vbrick appliances. Each appliance has slots and openings to guard against overheating ...

  • Page 18: Appliance Setup

    8 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Appliance setup use the steps listed below, in the order shown, to setup your appliance. Table 4 shows the recommended end user environment needed to play h.264 streams on windows and macintosh desktops. These recommended requirements vary depending on whether you are u...

  • Page 19: Step 4. Set The Ip Address

    Appliance setup vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 9 step 3. Power-on the appliance t to power-on the appliance 1. Insert the power connector that comes with the appliance into the 12 vdc power receptacle on the right side of the back panel. 2. Connect the other end to a conventional 110/2...

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    10 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 2. From the windows start menu, go to: start > all programs > accessories > communications > hyperterminal and press enter to display the login prompt. 3. Login to the appliance using " admin " (case-sensitive) for both login and password. 4. When the command line inte...

  • Page 21: Software Upgrade

    Appliance setup vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 11 4. This will launch the stream using the quicktime plugin. Quicktime 7.0 or higher is required. If quicktime is not installed, you will be prompted to download it from apple. Note: if you have streaming problems with quicktime 7.6, go t...

  • Page 22: Configuring Vbdownload

    12 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Installing a software upgrade t to upgrade a vbrick: 1. Double-click on the release executable ( setupvb7000_x_x_x.Exe ) to install the release on your pc. It is recommended that you accept the default destination folder which is program files\vbrick\vb7000\download\re...

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    Appliance setup vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 13 vb6000 or vbrick 7000-8000-9000 . If you have both vb6000 series devices and vbrick 7000-8000-9000 devices present, the application will default to the vbrick 7000-8000-9000 folder. Experienced vbrick users can modify this default behav...

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  • Page 25: Vbrick Rack Mount Shelf

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 15 chapter 3 shelf setup topics in this chapter vbrick rack mount shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 26: Blade Lcd Display

    16 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Blade models operate in the same manner as the 1ru industrial models without a front panel (see vbrick h.264 appliance models on page 61) but there are some important exceptions: • the blade has a scrolling 8x1 character mini lcd on the face plate. • the blade displays...

  • Page 27: Installation

    Shelf setup vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 17 table 6. Mini lcd color and messages installation unpacking and inspection unpack and inspect the components to make sure you received everything that was ordered. If anything is missing or damaged, contact vbrick or your reseller at once. ...

  • Page 28: Software Configuration

    18 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Software configuration all blades are independently configurable using the ip address and the vbadmin management program. In all respects, blade software configuration is identical to appliance software configuration. See the h.264 appliance admin guide for details abo...

  • Page 29: Fan Tray

    Shelf setup vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 19 table 7. Power supply leds if a power supply fails, the led will turn red and an alarm will sound. Push the alarm reset button (the small black bubble button to the left of the left power cord receptacle) to silence the alarm. T to remove/r...

  • Page 30: Air Filter

    20 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 2. Press the req (request) button. This will power down the fan tray. The status led will go from green to red and the ok led will illuminate blue. 3. Remove the tray and determine how many fans have failed (see above). Do not run the shelf if more than one fan has fai...

  • Page 31: Software Upgrade

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 21 chapter 4 software upgrade topics in this chapter software upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 software upgrade vbrick appliances are shipped with pc applications ...

  • Page 32: Configuring Vbdownload

    22 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. 3. When the maintenance complete page is displayed, click finish . 4. Go to start > all programs > vbrick > vbdirectory to start the management utility. The vbdirectory program will show all vbrick appliances available for upgrade. 5. Select the device to be updated by...

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    Software upgrade vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 23 3. Enter a meaningful name, highlight it, then right-click and select properties . 4. In the target field, append the following text, beginning with a space, to the existing path. (note that question marks are required for any spaces i...

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  • Page 35: Overview

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 25 chapter 5 management tools overview the vbadmin configuration tool is an intuitive gui based management tool and vbrick recommends using vbadmin as the primary means of managing vbrick appliances. You can also use any of the following tools to manage a...

  • Page 36: Vbdirectory

    26 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Explorer and firefox (other browsers may not give acceptable results). For best results, vbrick systems recommends internet explorer 6.0 or firefox 3.0. You connect to vbadmin by pointing to the ip address (e.G. Http://172.17.5.5 ) of the vbrick appliance and logging i...

  • Page 37: Command Line Interface

    Management tools vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 27 command line interface vbrick network appliances can be configured using a standard ascii terminal or terminal emulator program connected to the serial port ( com ) on the rear of the appliance. The mib- based cli can be used to access...

  • Page 38: Snmp

    28 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Referred to as cli or command line interface. For more information see command line interface on page 45. Snmp the vbrick appliance can also be configured and managed through its mib which is available on the product cd or on the vbrick website. Various snmp (simple ne...

  • Page 39: Auto Configuration

    Management tools vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 29 auto configuration auto configuration lets you perform a configuration via a url script file. It is typically used for remote configuration and troubleshooting or to configure vbrick appliances that are behind a firewall. To configure ...

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  • Page 41: Using Vbadmin

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 31 chapter 6 vbadmin topics in this chapter using vbadmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 using vbadmin the vbrick h.264 appliance has an integrated management interf...

  • Page 42: Home Page

    32 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. T to login to vbadmin 1. Enter the ip address of the h.264 appliance in the address bar. 2. When the login page is displayed, login to vbadmin with a valid user name and password (case-sensitive), and then click the log in button. The default user name and password is ...

  • Page 43: Configuration Menu

    Vbadmin vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 33 configuration menu the options on the configuration menu (see figure 11) are shown below. This menu provides access to all configurable features and functions on the appliance. It also provides access to the help system. All configuration optio...

  • Page 44: Edit Mode

    34 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Edit mode in order to change configuration settings in the vbrick encoder, you must click edit to become the active editor so that multiple users cannot be changing parameters at the same time. After clicking edit , the button changes to finish edit , and the message e...

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    Vbadmin vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 35 entries. If you select and apply invalid settings or mismatched parameters, it will display error messages in red showing the valid range of values or a description of the conflicting parameters. When this happens, try again with different valu...

  • Page 46: Resetting The Appliance

    36 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Resetting the appliance t to reset the vbrick appliance do one of the following 1. Power the vbrick appliance off and on by removing and reinserting the power cord. 2. Press the reset button on the system configuration > general page. This button is only available in e...

  • Page 47: Logout

    Vbadmin vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 37 logout click logout on the configuration menu to exit vbadmin and automatically end any editing sessions. After logging out of vbadmin, it is a good idea to close the window and exit internet explorer. Help a link to the online help system is a...

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  • Page 49: Overview

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 39 chapter 7 front panel edit topics in this chapter overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 status mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 50: Front Panel Navigation

    40 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Front panel configuration in vbadmin the behavior and appearance of the front panel can be configured using the vbadmin system configuration > general page shown below. Among other things, you can choose whether or not to display the hostname and ip address and you can...

  • Page 51: Status Mode

    Front panel edit vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 41 table 14. Front panel edit buttons status mode in status mode the screen scrolls through a series of messages every three seconds. The backlighting on the lcd panel alerts you to warnings or errors. The sequence of information is as fo...

  • Page 52: Configurable Parameters

    42 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Configurable parameters as noted, you can only modify a small subset of appliance parameters using the front panel. All other appliance parameters are modified with vbadmin. Before you begin, you must enter a valid pin to access front panel edit. The pin (default = 000...

  • Page 53: Function Mode

    Front panel edit vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 43 function mode the front panel can be used to execute predefined scripts that activate certain functions on the appliance. For example you may have a script associated with the f1 key that enables or disables a transmit stream. You run ...

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  • Page 55: Connection Modes

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 45 chapter 8 command line interface although vbadmin is the preferred management interface you can also access the appliance configuration using the command line interface and some users prefer the command line. Topics in this chapter connection modes . ....

  • Page 56: Command Line Interface

    46 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Network. Vbrick uses the standard telnet port. See command line interface on page 46 for an explanation of the commands that are available. T to login using telnet 1. Go to start > run and type telnet to open a telnet window. 2. Type open using the ip address of the vb...

  • Page 57: Finding Vbrick Parameters

    Command line interface vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 47 t use these basic steps to find and set vbrick appliance parameters with the cli 1. Find the parameter you want to set or change. See finding vbrick parameters on page 47. 2. Set the parameter using valid values obtained from the...

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    48 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. The following example shows how the transmitter name in vbadmin is associated with vbrickprogramtransmittername in the mib. First find the transmitter name parameter name using the configuration log. Then open the appropriate mib file (see table 19 below) in a mib brow...

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    Command line interface vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 49 3. Open the appropriate mib file in a mib browser and view the syntax. Once you know the syntax, you can use the correct variable name and value on the command line. Working with mib files the mib files provide read-only access t...

  • Page 60: Setting Vbrick Parameters

    50 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Mib browser. The easiest way to visualize vbrick's control structure is to understand the relationship between the vbadmin and the mib. To get started, open a mib file in a text editor or a mib browser. For the most part, parameters are grouped according to where they ...

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    Command line interface vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 51 beginning or ending an edit session to begin a cli edit session, first login as explained above, and then enter the first two commands shown below using the same username you used to login to the vbrick. You only need to do this ...

  • Page 62: Cli Examples

    52 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Command, for example vbrickprogramtransmitterapplyset , to actually apply the change(s) you made with an svar or a stab . An applyset is always written in the following format with the trailing =2 . Vbrick> svar vbrickencodervideocommonapplyset.1=2 it is important to n...

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    Command line interface vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 53 vbrick> svar vbrickprogramtransmitterinetaddrtype.1.1=1 vbrick> svar vbrickprogramtransmitterinetaddr.1.1=172.22.118.105 vbrick> svar vbrickprogramtransmitterenable.1.1=2 vbrick> svar vbrickprogramtransmitterapplyset.1.1=2.

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  • Page 65: Web Services Interface

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 55 chapter 9 web services topics in this chapter web services interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 web services interface vbrick 7000 series appliances provide a standards-...

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    56 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. The wsdl file for the web service methods can be obtained by calling the following url where is the ip address of the appliance or a host name that can be resolved to an ip by the local dns server. Http:///vbrickwebsrvc/vbrickwebsrvc.Wsdl all methods return error as th...

  • Page 67: Video Basics

    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 57 chapter 8 streaming video basics topics in this chapter video basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 getting the best video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 68: Network Considerations

    58 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Network considerations assigning multicast addresses many factors must be considered when designing a multicast address infrastructure since ethernet switch implementations can significantly vary between vendors. Furthermore, multicast addressing techniques rely on an ...

  • Page 69: Vbrick Accessories

    Streaming video basics vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 59 vbrick accessories vbrick appliances have various optional hardware accessories. These work directly with vbrick appliances or through the use of activex control software, also available from vbrick. For information about microph...

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    60 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Initiator , a destination must be selected. The appliance will use the destination information when trying to establish a connection. The destination can be configured as follows: since the medium used for setting up passthrough connections is a generic tcp/ip port, an...

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    Vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 61 chapter 9 vbrick 7000 series reference topics in this chapter vbrick h.264 appliance models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 device interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 72: Device Interfaces

    62 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Figure 17. H.264 enterprise encoder (front) figure 18. H.264 enterprise encoder (rear) figure 19. H.264 industrial encoder (front) figure 20. H.264 industrial encoder (rear) figure 21. H.264 blade encoder (front) device interfaces video-in (s-vid) the s-video interface...

  • Page 73: Video-In (Comp-In)

    Vbrick 7000 series reference vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 63 video-in (comp-in) the composite interface is a standard bnc connector. Audio-in main aux the auxiliary audio-in port is used (in addition to main ) for consumer devices that support two-jack stereo. Com rs-232/422/485 com ...

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    64 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Table 24. Rs-232 pinouts table 25. Rs-232-422/485 pinouts pin function direction 1 rts request to send output 2 dtr data terminal ready output 3 txd send data output 4 ground common 5 ground common 6 rxd receive data input 7 dsr data set ready input 8 cts clear to send...

  • Page 75: Ethernet Port

    Vbrick 7000 series reference vbrick h.264 appliance getting started guide 65 ethernet port the ethernet port is used to connect the appliance to your network. It uses a standard 10/ 100/1000 cable. Usb not functional. Reserved for future use. Power the power entry interface supplies 12vdc to the app...

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    66 © 2009 vbrick systems, inc. Example 2 connect com output pin (pin1 rts or pin2 dtr) through a switch to a com event pin. For this method to work, you must force the desired output pin (rts or dtr) to on via vbadmin: t to force the desired output pin to on 1. Go to the system configuration > advan...

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