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VBrick v4.2 WM ApplianceAdmin GuideMarch 18, 20084410-0151-0004VB4000-5000-6000 SeriesNetwork Video Appliances

x Preface

90 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Encoder > VideoConfiguration: Encoder > AudioThe encoder video and audio configurations for an SDI-

SDI ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 91SDI LimitationsAlthough most of the WM encoder's compression, streaming, and serving capabilit

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VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 93Chapter 4StatusTopics in this chapterStatus: System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

94 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: Network StatusStatus: Network Status > CodecThis page lets you view various network-level parameters.GeneralI

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 95Status: Network Status > RoutingThis screen lets you view the internal routing tables.Extra Stream Count Nu

96 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: Network Status > Network TimeStatus: Encoder StatusMany of the status values (for example Frames per Second,

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 97GeneralVideoEncoder State Running indicates normal operation. Video Input Problem indicates a problem with the

98 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.AudioClose CaptioningASFFrames Per Second Measured rate in frames per second of the encoded video frames being created b

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 99MulticastStatus: Reflector StatusStatus: Reflector Status > GeneralThe Reflector Status page displays statu

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 1Chapter 1IntroductionTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.ASFMulticastStatus: JPEG StatusDisplays JPEG image capture status if enabled. See Configuration: JPEG on page 66 for mo

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 101Video Resolution Resolution of snapshots determined by the configuration of the associated WM encoder. One of

102 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: Hard DriveStatus: Hard Drive > GeneralStatus: Hard Drive > Archiver

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 103GeneralFTP StatusArchiver State Status of the Archiver as follows:•Failed.• Stopped, never started.• Stopped,

104 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: Server StatusStatus: Server Status > GeneralHTTP/RTSP ServerStatus: Server Status > Encoder DetailsThis w

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 105Status: Server Status > Reflector DetailsThis window has details for every client (up to 202) currently re

106 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.HTTP Push StatusState Packet Sender (the encoder) Ready to Send or Not Ready to Send.Information If enabled, Push infor

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 107Status: FTP Server StatusStatus: System LogSystem logs can give you more information about the status of your

108 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: System Log > System EventThis log contains reports of system events within the VBrick. These events may occu

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 109Status: System Log > TrapsThis log contains all of the SNMP traps generated by the box whether or not the

2 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 (Windows 98 or 2000 only); Media Player 9, 10, or 11 (Windows XP only).Standard Feat

110 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Status: User InformationUser information includes detailed hardware-level information about the printed circuit boards

StatusVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 111Status: User Information > Slot1

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VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 113Chapter 5DiagnosticsTopics in this chapterDiagnostics: Network Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

114 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Diagnostics: Network Tests > Trace Route TestThe Internet is a large and complex aggregation of network hardware, co

DiagnosticsVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 115Trace Route Test ResultsThe results of the test appear at the top of the screen. The results include the

116 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.6. When done, reset Configured Operational Mode to Run.Loop Count Number of times to run test.Continuous Click to run i

DiagnosticsVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 117Diagnostics: Hard DriveT To run Check Disk:1. Go to Configuration: System > General.2. Set the Config

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VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 119Chapter 6MaintenanceTopics in this chapterMaintenance: Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IntroductionVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 3applications at the same time. One of the major benefits of the VBrick WM Appliance is it's compatib

120 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Maintenance: Default All ConfigurationThis menu allows the user to default all the configuration parameters of the VBri

MaintenanceVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 121Read Configuration Data from DeviceYou can read the configuration parameters from the VBrick by clicking

122 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 13. Sample VBrick Configuration FileMaintenance: Read/Write > Write To DeviceThis page lets you write config

MaintenanceVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 123Write Configuration Data to DeviceT To write configuration parameters to the VBrick from an .xml file:1.

124 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.User Name Enter desired user name. Cannot exceed 20 characters. It may include any combination of alphanumeric characte

MaintenanceVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 125Table 15. Default User Names and PasswordsMaintenance: Usernames & Passwords > Change SNMPv3 Pas

126 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Authentication Password Enter password. Cannot exceed 20 characters. May include any combination of alphanumeric charac

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 127Chapter 7Maintenance ModeTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

128 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Maintenance Mode Features• Provides support for the download and upgrade of software via VBDownload.• Supports limited

Maintenance ModeVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 129• If you log into the Integrated Web Server (IWS), the screen indicates the appliance is in mainten

4 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.The Microsoft Windows Media 9 product suite divides transport functionality between two distinct products—the encoder and

130 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.c nt 6 xxxTo edit the IP Host Name. The default is the Media Access Control (MAC) address, a hardware address that uniq

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 131Chapter 8WM TemplatesSeven selectable templates have been preconfigured for many common applications. Templates app

132 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 17. Preconfigured WM Appliance TemplatesBest QualityTemplate Name DescriptionBest Quality Approximately 4.5 Mbps

WM TemplatesVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 133LANCable/DSL-300K, High MotionThis is the default template. The WM appliance is configured and shipped

134 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Cable/DSL-300K, Low MotionCable/DSL-128K, High MotionCable/DSL-128K, Low MotionSample Frequency 44.1 KHzVideo Encoder P

WM TemplatesVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 135Modem 56KSecurity & SurveillanceResolution 240x180Rate Control Method CBR/CFR Target Bit Rate 90000

136 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Key Frame Interval 10Smoothness 0Picture Center Quality Difference 0Buffer Size 10000Audio Encoder Parameter SettingAud

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 137Chapter 9Stream PrioritizationTopics in this chapterOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

138 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Non Bitrate ConstrainedExample 1 – Priority ListSuppose that the priority list is video1, audio1, video2, audio2, video

Stream PrioritizationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 139Example 4 – Sliding Window BehaviorAs an example, consider this priority list: audio1, script,

IntroductionVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 5• Use an HTTP or RTSPU URL to get the unicast stream. You can create a web page that links to the HTTP or

140 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.2. Make a "V" list of streams, by following the same procedure used for making the A list, but with the terms

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 141AAnnounce External Server -- Slot1 47Announce HTTP and RTSPU Server 45Announce Program Guide (SAP) for Multicast --

142 IndexMaintenance Mode Indicators 128Maintenance Mode Limitations 128MBR Groups 11MBR Output Settings 10MBR Troubleshooting 12Mixed Model Appliance

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 143DiagnosticsDevice Test 115Network Tests 113MaintenanceDefault All Configuration 120Read/Write > Read From Device

144 Index

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6 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Reflecting from VBrick AppliancesThis section provides more information about how to use VBrick appliances in reflecting

IntroductionVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 7Push Reflecting from a Windows Media ServerThe VBrick WM Appliance can push its Windows Media stream to a

8 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Other ConsiderationsKeep in mind these additional details. The VBrick Pull Reflector: • Supports up to five redirects. •

IntroductionVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 9combinations of audio and video rates for multicasting, HTTP and RTSPU serving, HTTP Push, and Archiving.

Copyright© 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.12 Beaumont RoadWallingford, Connecticut 06492, USAwww.VBrick.comThis publication contains co

10 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.MBR Output SettingsThe three concurrent video encoders all use the same video input. The following table shows the confi

IntroductionVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 11Table 6. Audio Rate SettingsMBR GroupsVBrick's implementation of multiple bit rate supports the co

12 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.This feature is useful when you want to configure MBR on the appliance with a high bit rate group for LAN HTTP access an

IntroductionVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 13Group to match the request exactly. This closest match approach is also used when the player requests a

14 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 5. On Demand PlaybackIt is important to note that on demand playback uses FTP and progressive download for playb

IntroductionVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 15WM encoder and an MPEG-4 decoder in the same appliance. In general, encoders are installed in Slot1; dec

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VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 17Chapter 2WM ConfigurationWM Appliances may be configured differently, for example with a single encoder or with dual

18 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: NetworkConfiguration: Network > EthernetNetwork DHCP Default - Enabled. Dynamic Host Configuration Pro

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 19Domain Name ServerVBrick Host Name The Host Name defaults to the Media Access Control (MAC) address,

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide iiiContentsWM Admin GuideOrganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Network Time SynchronizationThese fields are used to synchronize network time using the host name or IP address of a kno

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 21Routing Method This selects which routing method will be used: Changes made to the Routing Method wi

22 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Network > ManagementThese parameters define information used in the SAPs emitted by the VBrick, which

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 23Configuration: EncoderConfiguration: Encoder > TemplateSeven selectable templates have been preco

24 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Encoder > VideoThe WM appliance supports multiple bit rate (MBR) whereby several streams are encoded a

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 25Figure 7. Configuration: Encoder > Video – Part 1Windows Media Encoder Video -- Slot1Note In Edi

26 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Video Source Enables the user to select the bandwidth for tracking the video input.• Normal – Select for stable sources

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 27Closed Caption Max BitRateAvailable when you select Video CC Enabled for Closed Caption. Defines the

28 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Meta Data String Shown if Meta Data is enabled. Maximum 250 characters. Click Insert Now to insert the meta data string

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 29Figure 8. Configuration: Encoder > Video – Part 2Video Template Settings -- Slot1 (Video Rate1)T

iv ContentsASX Rollover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Creating

30 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 10. Supported 16:9 Video Encoding Resolutions (in pixels)320x240 320x240 320x240320x480 † †400x300 320x240 320x24

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 31Target Bit Rate (bits per second)This number represents how much data the VBrick will send out each

32 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Encoder > AudioIf configuring audio for multiple bit rate, you can specify separate encoder settings f

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 33Audio Template SettingsThe following audio settings can be changed by modifying a template setting i

34 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Bit Rate and Sample FrequencyThe following are the allowed combinations of Bit Rate and Sample Frequency when Audio Chan

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 35Configuration: Encoder > Multicast32000 3232000 22.0522000 22.0520000 22.0520000 1616000 1612000

36 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Windows Media Encoder Multicast -- Slot1Click here to play multicastClick to trigger Windows Media Player to initiate st

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 37NSC File Information -- Slot1Multicast PlaybackThere are several ways to play the multicast stream f

38 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.announcements of the multicast stream using SAP (Session Announcement Protocol).) Announcements can also be sent to the

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 39Windows Media Announce Common Information -- Slot1Note The total number of characters for the first

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide vStatus: JPEG Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Category An encoder can have a SAP Category string. This string consists of one or more keywords separated by spaces. Ea

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 41Announce Program Guide (SAP) for Multicast -- Slot1See Multicasting on page 4 for more information a

42 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.When configuring multiple bit rate groups, note that Group1 is the default group which will be played by older versions

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 43Click here to play RTSPUClick to trigger Windows Media Player to initiate streaming via RTSPU. Right

44 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Unicast PlaybackThere are several ways to play the unicast streams from your VBrick WM Appliance on Windows Media player

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 45T To play back an HTTP stream using .asx:• Launch the player directly from the IWS by clicking the C

46 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.network packets. The HTTP, RTSPU, and External Server SAPs controlled here all share the Announce Common Information tha

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 47The HTTP and RTSPU SAPs described above automatically advertise a URL that contains the VBrick'

48 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Media .asx files can also be used to create more general rollover behavior. Using an .asx file, you can list any combina

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 49• Create – at the server level will allow a user to create publishing points, or at the individual p

vi ContentsCable/DSL-300K, High Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Cable/DSL-300K, Lo

50 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.and Pull publishing points. Also, authentication support is not individually controlled at the publishing point level. E

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 51When this happens, the archiver tracks the combined time and size of all open and closed files, comp

52 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Windows Media Archiver -- Slot1Note Internet Explorer 7.0 only. When using Click here to examine hard drive content on t

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 53Archive File Name The name of the file to be recorded. The default file name for Slot 1 is archiveS1

54 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.FTP Server Enable1–8 servers are available for FTP. When more than one server is enabled, the appliance will transfer th

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 55limitation of 20 simultaneous FTP clients at any site. See Using On Demand Playback on page 13 for m

56 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.(unlike the Microsoft encoder). See Creating Publishing Points and Creating Publishing Points on Helix Universal Servers

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 57Each Push can be enabled or disabled without affecting multicast, RTSP, HTTP streaming, or other act

58 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.to each of those destinations. After you define a reflector source, you must define a destination for the reflected stre

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 59Pull ReceiverThe Pull option provides persistent pulling of an HTTP stream via a TCP connection from

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide viiWM Admin GuideThis VBrick WM Admin Guide is written for anyone who will be using or configuring a VB6000 Series WM

60 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.on the mode, a pull feature will do nothing, continuously try to pull a stream from the configured source, or will pull

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 61Pulling MBR StreamsThe Pull option does not distinguish between individual MBR streams and will requ

62 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Reflector > MulticastUse this page to configure a Multicast destination. As noted, the Reflector sends

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 63Configuration: Reflector > ServerUse this page to configure a Served HTTP and RTSP Unicast (pull)

64 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Reflector > ArchiverUse this page to configure an Archive to a File destination. See Configuration: En

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 65Configuration: Reflector > PushUse this page to configure HTTP Push destinations. Even if enabled

66 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: JPEGThis windows lets you configure a WM encoder with an attached video source (such as a camera) in orde

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 67JPEG ConfigurationThe following fields enable image capture and specify the capture interval and com

68 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.JPEG FTP ConfigurationThe following fields determine how the JPEG images are handled with respect to an FTP server.JPEG

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 69Table 13. Supported Clients with JPEG CaptureConfiguration: FTP File TransferConfiguration: FTP Fil

viii PrefaceGetting HelpIf you need help, or more information about any topic, use the online help system. The online help is cross-referenced and sea

70 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.FTP Server 1–8Name FtpServer1–FtpServer8.Type VBrick or Non-VBrick Appliance.• VBrick Appliance – When sending to a VBri

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 71Configuration: FTP File Transfer > TransfersUse this page to manually initiate FTP transfers to a

72 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.FTP Queue OperationChanges to the entries on the screen do not take effect until you select an action button: Add to FTP

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 73Configuration: Passthrough > COM1Passthrough State: ResponderPassthrough State Used to enable/dis

74 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Passthrough State: InitiatorBaud Rate Rate of Passthrough port. Rate can be set to the following (Default = 9600): 110,

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 75Destination • Dedicated. When Passthrough State is set as Initiator and the Destination is Dedicated

76 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: Passthrough > COM2Passthrough settings for COM2 are a subset of COM1. See Configuration: Passthrough &

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 77Front Panel LCD DisplayThese settings will be displayed for approximately 6 seconds. After 6 seconds

78 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.manager application (not supplied). The SNMP MIB, which formally defines the SNMP interface to the VBrick, is contained

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 79Table 14. Trap Summary TablesDNS Host Name Complete if Host Type = DNS Host Name.SNMP Trap Version

VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide ixFont ConventionsArial bold is used to describe dialog boxes and menu choices, for example: Start > All Programs &

80 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Configuration: System > Security21 The 2.5 volts power supply failed.22 The 2.5 volts power supply failure has cleare

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 81Improving SecurityYou can improve security by (1) blocking unauthorized attempts to login and access

82 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.software and unlikely to be a target of programs designed to attack PC-based systems like Microsoft, Linux, and others.

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 83Configuration: Script ManagementConfiguration: Script Management > Event TriggeringYou can create

84 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 11. Script Management – Part 1Click here to read or write script filesLogin to the VBrick via FTP and manage scr

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 85Figure 12. Script Management – Part 2Run Scripts Using the IR Remote ControlIR Remote Control scrip

86 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.Scripting Notes• * denotes end of group.• Each group can have a maximum of six sets.• Each group must have apply sets fo

WM ConfigurationVBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 87Sample ScriptThe auto config script file (config.xml) is an .xml file with the following syntax. It

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VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 89Chapter 3SDI ConfigurationTopics in this chapterIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .