Getting Started; Understanding Your Maevex Environment - Matrox Maevex 6100 User Manual

Getting started

This section provides an overview of your Maevex environment and devices.

Understanding your Maevex environment

Matrox Maevex devices work together to provide unicast (one-to-one) or multicast (one-to-many)
streaming over an IP network. Using Matrox PowerStream Plus software, you can manage your entire
Maevex network from a single system.
A Matrox Maevex environment can be made up of the following elements connected to a network:
Source
Maevex 5150
encoder
Maevex 6100
encoder
Source
Maevex 6100 encoder
Maevex 5150 encoder
Maevex 5150 decoder
Third-party decoder
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Controller system
A video source connected to the input of an encoder. A
controller system can be used as a source.
An encoder with multiple input support that can
generate multiple streams and recordings. An encoder
can stream to one or more decoders.
An encoder with single input support that can generate
a single stream or recording. An encoder can stream to
one or more decoders.
A decoder is needed for each stream from an encoder
in your environment.
Third-party video players (such as VideoLAN
media player) can also be used to decode the signal
from an encoder.
Network
attached
storage
Maevex 5150
decoder
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VLC