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ZEPHYR
IPORT PLUS
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Multi-CODEC Gateway
USER'S MANUAL
Manual Version 2.0.0 for software version 1.6.1g and later - October, 2015

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  • Page 1 ZEPHYR IPORT PLUS ® Multi-CODEC Gateway USER’S MANUAL Manual Version 2.0.0 for software version 1.6.1g and later - October, 2015...
  • Page 2 iPORT PLUS MANUAL | NOTICES AND CAUTIONS CAUTION: The installation and service instructions in this manual are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.
  • Page 3 iPORT PLUS MANUAL | WARNUNG: Die Installations-und Serviceanleitung in diesem Handbuch ist für die Benutzung durch qualifiziertes Fachperson- al. Um Stromschläge zu vermeiden führen Sie keine andere Wartung durch als in dieser Betriebsanleitung aufge- führt, es sei denn Sie sind dafür qualifiziert. Überlassen Sie alle Reparaturarbeiten qualifiziertem Fachpersonal. Dieses Gerät hat eine automatische Bereichseinstellung der Netzspannung.
  • Page 4 iPORT PLUS MANUAL | USA CLASS A COMPUTING DEVICE INFORMATION TO USER. WARNING: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy. If it is not installed and used as directed by this manual, it may cause interference to radio communication. This equipment complies with the limits for a class a computing device, as specified by fcc rules, part 15, subpart j, which are designed to provide reasonable protec- tion against such interference when this type of equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 5 FEEDBACK We welcome feedback on any aspect of Zephyr iPort PLUS, or this manual. In the past, many good ideas from users have made their way into software revisions or new products. Please contact us with your comments.
  • Page 6 All other questions, please email inquiry@TelosAllinace.com. ♦ VIA WORLD WIDE WEB: The Telos web site has a variety of information which may be useful for product selection and support. The URL is www.TelosAlliance.com. REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT Did you know that all Telos Alliance products come with a 5-Year Warranty? Take a moment to activate your coverage online at http://telosalliance.com/product-registration/...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Welcome to Zephyr iPort PLUS ......1 Quick Start ....... . . 2 Register and Sign Up.
  • Page 8 Streaming Configuring Zephyr iPort PLUS for Streaming ....28 Using the Integrated SHOUTcast Stream Server ....29 MPEG License &...
  • Page 9 Dear Valued Customer, It’s with great pride and a tip of the hat to an incredible team that I congratulate you on your new Telos Alliance product. Everything we do here at the radio division of the Telos Alliance is with one end goal in mind: To help broadcasters declare victory in extremely competitive environments.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    WANs with MPLS (MultiProtocol Label Switching). It is the perfect solution for large-scale distribution of audio to single or multiple locations. Zephyr iPort PLUS represents the natural evolution of the original Zephyr iPort, with several additions and enhancements, including: Sixteen bi-directional IP-audio codecs, each capable of compressed or linear audio transport at bit rates ♦...

  • Page 11: Quick Start

    Register and Sign Up We know. You’re anxious to mount your new Zephyr iPort PLUS in the rack and get it running. But first, please take a moment to register your product online. Registration activates the warranty, and is the best way to assure you will get quality support should you have questions regarding installation, operation, or troubleshooting.

  • Page 12: Front-Panel Oled

    Initial Start-Up From the moment you plug Zephyr iPort PLUS in until it boots up takes just a minute or so. Once it is booted, you will see a screen that tells you the status of the power supplies, ambient temperature, and status of Livewire and Ethernet connections.

  • Page 13: Configuration

    Livewire AoIP equipment. WAN interface With Zephyr iPort PLUS, you may configure two IP addresses (A and B) on the same WAN port or on each the WAN and LAN ports for enhanced redundancy. The WAN port may be set to any needed value for compatibility with the network to which it’s connected. Here, you must enter a correct gateway IP address for the iPort to work correctly.

  • Page 14: Setting The Time

    It can be time-consuming to enter all the needed Zephyr iPort PLUS configuration values. So we give you a way to save them all in a file on your local PC. This can also be used to “clone” additional Zephyr iPort PLUS units after you have configured the first in a multiple Zephyr iPort PLUS installation.

  • Page 15: Firmware Upgrade

    You also learned how to set up your unit’s configuration files. Since the main function of Zephyr iPort PLUS is sending high-quality audio from point A to point B, we’ll next discuss how to do that with the MPEG or optional aptX® Enhanced encoders.

  • Page 16: Audio Transport Via Mpeg Or Optional Aptx® Enhanced

    If you already have a Livewire-based installation, the Zephyr iPort PLUS is a simple and low-cost way to extend it over a wide-area IP network. Connect the local network to one of the iPort’s jacks, the WAN to the other, make some configuration choices, and you are ready to go.
  • Page 17 SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED The following tables list the codec types in Zephyr iPort PLUS, along with their related bitrates, sample rates, and input samples per channel: MP3 Codecs Codec/Mode Bitrate Sample Rate...
  • Page 18 SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED MP2 Codecs Codec/Mode Bitrate Sample Rate Input Samples per Channel 64 kbps 48 kHz 2304 96 kbps 48 kHz 2304 112 kbps 48 kHz 2304 128 kbps 48 kHz 2304 MP2 Stereo 192 kbps...
  • Page 19 SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED AAC-LC Codecs Codec/Mode Bitrate Sample Rate Input Samples per Channel 32 kbps 24 kHz 4096 40 kbps 32 kHz 3072 48 kbps 32 kHz 3072 56 kbps 32 kHz 3072 64 kbps 32 kHz...
  • Page 20 SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED AAC-LD Codecs Codec/Mode Bitrate Sample Rate Input Samples per Channel 64 kbps 32 kHz 1442 80 kbps 32 kHz 1442 96 kbps 32 kHz 1442 AAC-LD Stereo 112 kbps 48 kHz 128 kbps 48 kHz...
  • Page 21 SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED AAC-HE-V2 Codecs Codec/Mode Bitrate Sample Rate Input Samples per Channel 24 kbps 48 kHz 2048 28 kbps 48 kHz 2048 AAC-HE-V2 32 kbps 48 kHz 2048 40 kbps 48 kHz 2048 48 kbps 48 kHz...

  • Page 22: Getting Started

    Ethernet cross-cable for a direct connection to the iPort PLUS. If you will be using your Zephyr iPort PLUS within a facility that is already Livewire-equipped, the xNode will not be required. Just connect the Livewire port of Zephyr iPort PLUS to an open Ethernet port in the Livewire system.

  • Page 23: Codec Configuration

    SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED Codec Configuration Global Codec Options From the Codec Configuration page, click the Global Options button at the right top to set the parameters that are common for all codec channels. Having done so, you will see this page: “Unit Configuration”...

  • Page 24: Codec And Channel Settings

    SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED Codec and Channel Settings From the Codec Configuration page, click the Options button for the channel you are configuring to set the details of the codec and protocol parameters. Having done so, you will see this page:...

  • Page 25: Transmit

    SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED Transmit Set the desired codec type, bitrate, and stereo/mono mode for this channel. Use the Encoder Type dropdown to select the method of MPEG encoding you wish to use. Along with several options for AAC, MP3 and MP2 encoding, you can also choose linear (uncompressed) audio or GPIO only.

  • Page 26: Receive

    SECTION 2 | AUDIO TRANSPORT VIA MPEG OR OPTIONAL APTX® ENHANCED Receive Scrolling further down the codec configuration page, we come to the Receive section. The Buffering drop-down box lets you choose how much buffer is applied to the received streams. A lower value gives lower delay, but depends upon the network to have low jitter.

  • Page 27: Faqs

    ZIP Server that resides outside the firewall. (You can use the one we operate as a complimentary service to Z/IP ONE users.) The Zephyr iPort PLUS has no way to use such a server because it does not use SIP for...
  • Page 28 What’s Next? In this chapter, we showed you how to configure the codecs in Zephyr iPort PLUS to send and receive high-quality audio. In many Zephyr iPort PLUS installations, there’s a fair amount of remote control, tally and status overhead that needs to accompany each of the codec channels.

  • Page 29: Using Gpio & Data With Zephyr Iport Plus

    Using GPIO & Data with Zephyr iPort PLUS As multiple audio signals are encoded in Zephyr iPort PLUS and distributed over a WAN or other network, their associated GPIO information needs to travel with them. Zephyr iPort PLUS makes this happen by embedding GPIO events in the coded audio stream.

  • Page 30: First, A Few Definitions

    The virtual endpoint mode serves for forwarding the GPIO events between clients (PC applications, Axia con- soles) connected on the local side of the Zephyr iPort PLUS, and the codec link. In the endpoint mode, the decoder terminates the snake, therefore in the decoder the GPI events received from the codec link are translated to virtual GPO states.

  • Page 31: Transit Point

    The Transit Point mode serves for forwarding GPIO events between a GPIO node connected on the local side of the Zephyr iPort PLUS, and the codec link. The transit point mode differs from the endpoint mode by the following: Zephyr iPort PLUS - encoder: On the hardware GPIO node connection it acts as a client, not server.

  • Page 32: I/O Emulation

    In this mode, iPort emulates local presence of a physically remote controller device, such as an. Element or iQ console. The Zephyr iPort PLUS encoder is listening to console event reports on the Livewire side. The logic states from the received console messages are applied to virtual GPI and over the codec link forwarded to the decoder.

  • Page 33: Using The Associated Data Channels

    Not Established to Established. What’s Next? This chapter has introduced you to the fundamentals of Zephyr iPort PLUS GPIO. The next chapter will cover configuration and usage of the Zephyr iPort PLUS Content Delay option.

  • Page 34: Using Optional Content Delay

    Configuration is done individually for each codec from the Options page. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and use a 24 hour time format to enter the duration to store. A good analogy is to think of the Zephyr iPort PLUS as a pipe.

  • Page 35: Ssd Housekeeping

    SECTION 4 | USING OPTIONAL CONTENT DELAY Note that ‘playback offset’ is the actual delay time as measured from the content creation instant. All calculations under the hood are based on UTC, regardless of local time-zone setting. Note that the resolution for playback offset goes to milliseconds, allowing you to correct for delays in digital transmission links.

  • Page 36: Streaming

    STREAMING Streaming When used with an appropriate SHOUTcast distribution server, Zephyr iPort PLUS can be used as a simple and reliable encoder for Internet or internal audio distribution. Because the iPort generates standards-based MPEG streams, a wide variety of internet and mobile devices can be used for listening.

  • Page 37: Configuring Zephyr Iport Plus For Streaming

    SECTION 5 | STREAMING Configuring Zephyr iPort PLUS for Streaming Go to the Codec Configuration page. For each stream: 1. Enter the Livewire channel number you want to use as your source. 2. Enter the Livewire text name. 3. Enter the stream server IP number and port (the port must correspond to that set in the server’s configura- tion).

  • Page 38: Using The Integrated Shoutcast Stream Server

    SECTION 5 | STREAMING Using the Integrated SHOUTcast Stream Server Click the Enable stream server checkbox, then complete the following fields: Source name – Used for the stream directory listings. Homepage for the stream - Enter the stream’s web address. Genre –...

  • Page 39: Mpeg License & Music Copyright

    We’ve paid the fees as part of the cost of making the Zephyr iPort PLUS (in fact, it is a significant part of our expense), and the use license is passed to you when you buy the equipment.

  • Page 40: Vmix And Vmode

    To access VMix setup, open a browser on a computer connected to your Axia network and browse to the IP Address assigned to Zephyr iPort PLUS or, if you have Axia iProbe, open the UI page by right-clicking on the device’s icon in the left pane.

  • Page 41: Vmix Main Controls

    SECTION 6 | VMIX AND VMODE VMix Main Controls The VMix Main output provides a summed mix of all 8 submixes. Unless you need a single output that combines the audio from of all the submixes, you may leave this disabled — it doesn’t need to be enabled for the submixers to work.
  • Page 42 SECTION 6 | VMIX AND VMODE Each VMix Sub submixer input includes an on/off setting, a gain setting, and automatic fade-up/fade-down time parameters. Using one is easy; let’s walk through the steps: In the Src Name box, enter the name of the source you’ll be assigning to the input. ♦...

  • Page 43: Some Vmix Examples

    Virtual VMix Control Using third-party products like Vmix for Axia from BSI, you can remotely control the VMix channels in Zephyr iPort PLUS via your iPad. This gives studio talent or producers direct control of iPort’s Vmix, without the need for a physical console.

  • Page 44: The Input Side

    SECTION 6 | VMIX AND VMODE The Input Side Input Selector of the VMode channel is a drop down menu that allows you to select from any of the VMix ♦ outputs as well as any of the other 7 VMode outputs. You can also choose External, which allows you to select any other network source by entering its channel number.

  • Page 45: The Output Side

    SECTION 6 | VMIX AND VMODE The Combine options work with a pair of inputs at a time. Combine L, L: Left channel of first VMode input is sent to Left output channel, and Left channel of ♦ second input is sent to Right output channel. Combine L, R: Left channel of first input is sent to Left output channel, and Right channel of second input ♦...

  • Page 46: Vmode Application

    What’s Next? VMix and VMode are two of the features that make Zephyr iPort PLUS an even more versatile product. We’ve explained the fundamentals of each, and given you some examples of what to do with them. Hopefully, we’ve also brought out your inner hacker, and you’ll develop something that solves an issue that is unique to your installation.

  • Page 47: Diagnostics And Stream Statistics

    ♦ information about software version and product ID, device status, Livewire interface and codecs. Internal Log - Zephyr iPort PLUS can log problems with various levels of detail to either an internal or ♦ external file that can be downloaded and inspected. The internal file is the easiest to use. Simply down- load it with a web browser.
  • Page 48 SECTION 7 | DIAGNOSTICS AND STREAM STATISTICS All three of these options are configured from the Diagnostics page. Additionally, if you purchased the Content Delay option, there is a Storage Maintenance section where you can check up on the health of the solid state drive, scan, format storage, and delete unwanted audio content.

  • Page 49: Snmp Configuration

    SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), enables a management workstation or another SNMP client application on the same LAN to communicate directly with Zephyr iPort PLUS, and for the iPort to initiate an alarm on the network. Although the S in SNMP stands for Simple, the reality can be anything but. SNMP is a complex utility, and the ground rules really depend on whatever SNMP Manager you are using.
  • Page 50 SECTION 7 | DIAGNOSTICS AND STREAM STATISTICS -11- CPU temp normal (var: CPU temp) -12- CPU temp high (var: CPU temp) -13- CPU load normal (var: CPU load) -14- CPU load high (var: CPU load) -15- CPU load critical (var: CPU load) -10- operational state: Integer {ok(1), general error(2)} -11- CPU temp: Integer -12- CPU load: Integer...
  • Page 51 SNMP Manager monitoring device. As with similar text-entry screens, execute a Save after entering. SNMP Traps When Zephyr iPort PLUS initiates an alarm as opposed to being queried or polled for one, the alarm is known as a ‘trap.’ SNMP Ports The default SNMP Ports, General Port 161 and Trap Port 162, are the default for most SNMP operations.

  • Page 52: Stream Statistics

    SECTION 7 | DIAGNOSTICS AND STREAM STATISTICS Stream Statistics The Stream Statistics page gives you a summary of key metrics for: encode and decode streams, Livewire receive streams, Virtual mixer inputs and Vmode External inputs. It will keep a running tally until you click the Clear Counters button.

  • Page 53: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Audio Zephyr iPort PLUS has no native audio I/O, operating on streams provided by attached Livewire audio devices. All audio specifications below are representative of Axia Livewire audio interfaces. Analog Line Inputs Input Impedance: >40 k ohms, balanced ♦...
  • Page 54 APPENDIX A | SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Response Any input to any output: +/- 0.5 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz ♦ Network 1 LAN port, 1 WAN port; 100/1000-BaseT Ethernet interfaces ♦ Codecs Standard AAC, high-efficiency AAC-HE (aacPlus), AAC-HEv2, low-delay AAC-LD, MP3, MP2. ♦...

  • Page 55: B Warranty

    “Receipt Date”). Software-only items are warranted to be free from defects in material and workman- ship for a period of 90 days from the Receipt Date. Telos will repair or replace (in its discretion) defective Products returned to Telos within the warranty period, subject to the provisions and limitations set forth herein.
  • Page 56 No distributor, dealer, or reseller of Telos products is authorized under any circumstances to extend, expand or otherwise modify in any way the warranty provided by Telos, and any attempt to do so is null and void and shall not be effective as against Telos or its Affiliates.
  • Page 57 1241 Superior Ave. • Cleveland, Ohio, 44114, USA • +1.216.241.7225 • TelosAlliance.com © 2016 TLS Corp., All Rights Reserved. C16/1/17007...

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