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  • Page 1 Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved. Page | 1...

  • Page 2: Introduction

    This manual is intended for user information only. Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents within are accurate at the time of printing, and that updates are made in a timely manner. Teradek cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies, typographical errors, or out-of-date information contained within this manual.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    HTTP Live ............................16 Live Internet Streaming ....................... 17 Encoder Controls ............................18 Options (in order of display): ...................... 19 Network Settings ............................20 Network Configuration ......................... 21 Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved. Page | 3...
  • Page 4 Advanced and/or activatable applications ....................30 RTSP announce ........................... 30 RTP push ............................31 UDP multicast ..........................32 Transport stream .......................... 33 Proxy Recording ........................... 35 Troubleshooting ............................. 39 Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved. Page | 4...

  • Page 5: Connect And Power Your Device

    1. To power your Cube, connect the included AC adapter (or accessory power cable, sold separately) to Cube via the 4 pin LEMO connector marked „6-28 DC Input‟ (b). Cube begins to boot as soon as power is connected. NOTE: The ENC/DEC LED blinks to indicate Cube is booting.
  • Page 6 2.2. Cube accepts 6-28 volts DC input via a 4 pin LEMO connector. 2.3. An AC adapter is included with Cube. Teradek also offers a number of power accessory cables and battery plates to integrate with your existing power equipment. Accessories are available online at http://store.teradek.com or through your local Teradek dealer.
  • Page 7 2.2. 1-4 seconds (Other stream modes), 7-9 seconds (Livestream, etc.): Pairing – ENC/DEC and WiFi LEDs blink green rapidly. See the Decoder section, page 14 for more information. 2.3. 10-15 seconds: Network reset – WiFi LED cycles red, amber, green. Cube resets all network settings to their defaults and reboots.

  • Page 8: Connect Cube To Your Network

    Connect Cube to Your Network Cube allows you to connect multiple ways. The simplest is to connect Cube to one other device (Ad Hoc mode), or you can add Cube to an existing network (Infrastructure mode). Find brief descriptions of these modes below.

  • Page 9: Connect To Cube Using Teracentral

    2.1. Connect video and power to your Cube Encoder (see Connect and Power Your Device, page 2.2. Connect Cube to your computer via Ethernet. 2.3. Launch TeraCentral (included on the USB drive), and click the „Configure Settings‟ button next to your Cube‟s listing.

  • Page 10: Encoder - Pick Your Application

    3. Refer to the following sections for other streaming applications. Encoder – Pick Your Application Cube can be used for a variety of different applications – local monitoring with a computer/decoder, local monitoring with iOS devices, or Internet streaming with Livestream. For information on other advanced or activatable features please refer to this guide‟s later sections.

  • Page 11: Local Monitoring With Ios Devices Using Teracentral

    2.1. Open TeraCentral on your iPad. If the Quickview stream is enabled, you will see two stream listings from the Cube. Select „Play‟ next to the Quickview listing. If you do not see the Quickview listing, follow the next steps to enable it.

  • Page 12: Internet Streaming Using Livestream

    2.5. If the login screen appears, log in to Cube‟s web UI and Navigate to „Video Setup‟ -> „Stream settings.‟ 2.6. Click the „Quickview Stream‟ tab, select „Enabled‟ next to the „Quickview Stream‟ option, and click „Apply.‟ 2.7. Open TeraCentral, and wait for the Quickview stream listing (highlighted blue) to appear. Launch the video by clicking the „Play‟...
  • Page 13 3.1. To enable Live Internet streaming, first launch Cube‟s configuration page by Clicking “Configure Settings” in TeraCentral. 3.2. If the wizard appears, click „Skip the Setup Wizard,‟ then log in to Cube‟s web UI. Navigate to „Video Setup‟ -> „Stream settings.‟...

  • Page 14: Decoder

    1. Changing output format 1.1. Open your Cube decoder‟s web UI and log into the device. 1.2. Navigate to „Video Setup‟ -> „Device Settings.‟ 1.3. Select your desired resolution under „Video Output Format.‟...

  • Page 15: Switching Between Available Streams

    Depending on your video‟s ultimate destination, you can pick from a variety of different stream types. Cube‟s included stream types are described in this section. For information on the other activatable options, please refer to Advanced and/or activatable applications, page 30. All stream configuration is done via the web UI on the „Video Setup‟->‟Stream Settings‟...

  • Page 16: Secondary Quickview Stream

    Cube‟s IP address or link-local hostname. 1.3. RTP Port and Max clients – Use these fields to configure the port Cube accepts RTP requests on and how many simultaneous clients are allowed. The default port is 554 and the default maximum number of clients is 10.

  • Page 17: Live Internet Streaming

    (Mac users can also open this stream in Quicktime 3.4. Transport Stream over RTP – Enabling this allows Cube to stream an RTP stream while in HTTP Live mode. This allows you to stream HTTP Live to iOS devices while using the RTP stream on other devices.

  • Page 18: Encoder Controls

    4.1.1. Account and Configuration options: Encoder Controls In addition to configuring your stream type, Cube allows you to control various characteristics of the network video stream. These include bitrate, frame rate, video scaling, and more. All of these settings can be found under „Video Setup‟...

  • Page 19: Options (In Order Of Display)

    1.1. Title Text: Enter your desired title text here. Check „Show Title‟ to display the title text on your video stream. If the title text is enabled, you can also display Cube‟s system time by checking „Show Time Code.‟ The title text is also used as your channel name, and is displayed wherever you see a Cube stream advertisement.

  • Page 20: Network Settings

    Adaptive Frame rate (Not pictured): Enabling adaptive frame rate allows Cube to dynamically adjust the frame rate up or down to maintain the target bitrate. This is useful when streaming at low bitrates, as Cube will use the highest possible frame rate without exceeding the target bitrate.

  • Page 21: Network Configuration

    1.2. Global settings – The global settings displays the currently used gateway and nameserver values, current domain, and allows you to set Cube‟s hostname. The default hostname for cube is cube-xxx-yyyyy, where xxx is Cube‟s model number and yyyyy is the last five digits of the serial number.

  • Page 22: Network Services

    Cube to be easily discovered on your network. The default friendly name for cube is Cube xxx yyyyy, where xxx is Cube‟s model number and yyyyy is the last five digits of Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved.

  • Page 23: Configuration Pages

    40 characters long. 2.2. SSL/TLS Encryption: Enables or disables encryption using a self-signed certificate. Note: if encryption is enabled, „https://‟ (not „http://‟ ) must be used to access Cube‟s web UI. Cube will not redirect users if „http://‟ is entered.

  • Page 24: Video Setup

    Settings), options for the encoded video (Encoder Settings, see Encoder Controls, page 16), and the stream type (Stream Settings, see Stream Types, page 14). 2.2. Device Settings – The Device Settings page contains options related to Cube‟s audio and video input and output.
  • Page 25 Selecting a video stream – To choose a stream to decode, select your Cube from 2.3.1.1. the list of available streams to expand the listing. Pick your desired stream (if multiple streams are available) and drag it into the Channel 1 panel.

  • Page 26: System

    2.3.3.8. 3. System 3.1. Licenses – Cube supports a variety of features that are activatable on a per-device basis. More details regarding activatable features and license keys can be found in Advanced and/or Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved.
  • Page 27 „Import a License File,‟ browsing for the file in the field at the bottom of the page, and clicking „Import.‟ You will need to reboot after importing the license file. Note: Licenses and license files are specific to individual devices. License files are only valid for the Cube they are exported from.
  • Page 28 „Include System Information‟ before clicking „Export.‟ 3.2.4. Factory Reset Settings – To restore Cube to its original settings, click the „Reset to Factory Settings‟ button, and then confirm the reset by clicking „Yes.‟ You can preserve Cube‟s Version 2 Dec „11 ©...

  • Page 29: Info

    „.bin‟ and current release notes in PDF format. 3.4.2. If Cube is connected to the internet it will periodically check for updates. When an update is available, a message is displayed in the top right corner of the web UI.

  • Page 30: Advanced And/Or Activatable Applications

    1.2. RTMP streaming allows you to stream to your own custom server or CDN. Configuration for RTMP requires a destination server URL and a stream name, and allows Cube to push video content directly to the destination. The RTMP license is provided by request, free of charge.

  • Page 31: Rtp Push

    2.1. 2.2. RTSP Announce streaming allows Cube to start and stop broadcasts to a remote streaming server (such as Wowza). The RTSP announce license is provided by request, free of charge. 2.3. Configuration: Enter the host name or IP address of your server in the „Host Name‟ field. Enter the host port configured on your server in the „Host Port‟...

  • Page 32: Udp Multicast

    RTP stream. The multicast IP address does not need to be entered to open the video stream. For example, if a Cube has the IP address 192.168.1.100 and is set to multicast using 239.192.20.1, you would use the URL rtsp://192.168.1.100/stream1 to open the video stream.

  • Page 33: Transport Stream

    5. Transport stream 5.1. 5.2. In transport stream mode, Cube sends video to a specified unicast or multicast address. The MPEG transport stream protocol is used in many broadcast applications and is also supported by many IPTV set top boxes. The transport stream license can be purchased online at http://store.teradek.com .
  • Page 34 5.5.6. Audio Sample Rate: Choose 48kHz if audio is enabled on the decoder, choose „No Audio‟ otherwise. 5.5.7. Audio Codec: Select the same value configured on the encoder, either AAC or MPEG2. Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved. Page | 34...

  • Page 35: Proxy Recording

    6. Proxy Recording 6.1. Proxy recording is an activatable feature that allows Cube to generate video files on a remote server (via NFS) using start/stop information present on your camera‟s SDI output. For information on installing the proxy recording license, please refer to section 3.1 Licenses (page...
  • Page 36 6.4. Configuring Cube 6.4.1. Log in to Cube‟s web UI and go to the Recording page under Video Setup. Change the „Recording Mode‟ setting from „Disabled‟ to „Camera Controlled‟ and click „Apply.‟ Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved.
  • Page 37 Record Mode – Select „RED Camera,‟ „Record Run,‟ or „Manual‟ mode. Please 6.4.4.1. refer to the beginning of this section (page 35) for more information. File Options – RED Camera Mode 6.4.4.2. Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved. Page | 37...
  • Page 38 „_1,‟ „_2,‟ etc. at the end of the file name. Embedded Timecode – Enable to add a timecode track to recorded files. 6.4.4.3.4. Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved. Page | 38...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    (see Ad Hoc instructions, page 8). Check that Cube Wifi LED is green. -Verify your computer is set to DHCP or has an IP address in the 172.16.x.x Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved. Page | 39...
  • Page 40 Video drops out, freezes Bit rate is too high for available Lower the bit rate and or resolution to bandwidth. avoid lost/late video data. See Encoder Controls, page 18. Version 2 Dec „11 © Teradek, LLC 2011. All rights reserved. Page | 40...

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