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- Page 1 Cobalt Digital Inc. BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG Standalone MPEG4 AVC and MPEG2 Decoder with ASI and IP Inputs and SDI Outputs Product Manual Version 1.0 BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG-OM Version: 1.0...
- Page 2 The material in this manual is furnished for informational use only. It is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as commitment by Cobalt Digital Inc. Cobalt Digital Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual.
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Page 3: Safety Instructions For The Bbg-1090-Dec-Mpeg Appliance
Safety Instructions for the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG Appliance The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG appliance is turned off by using the power switch. Power may still be present in the appliance. To ensure that the appliance is completely shut down, unplug its power cord from its power source. -
Page 4: Important Safety Instructions
Important Regulatory and Safety Notices Before using this product and any associated equipment, refer to the “Important Safety Instructions” listed below to avoid personnel injury and to prevent product damage. Products may require specific equipment, and/or installation procedures to be carried out to satisfy certain regulatory compliance requirements. - Page 5 Technical Support using the numbers listed under the “Contact Us” section on the last page of this manual. All Cobalt Digital Inc. products are covered by a generous 5-year warranty and will be repaired without charge for materials or labor within this period. See the “Warranty and Repair Policy”...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Contents Safety Instructions for the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG Appliance ............. 3 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and ESD Protection ..............3 Contents ............................6 Safety Notice and Warnings ....................... 8 FCC Notice ..........................8 Other Certifications ......................... 8 CE Mark Warning ........................8 Installation Safety Notes ......................8 Introduction ........................... - Page 7 Decoder Program Info Tab ....................45 Program Info Tab for ASI Input and UDP/RTP Stream ........... 45 Program Info Tab for HLS Stream ................... 46 Program Info Tab for RTMP Client and Server ............... 47 Program Info Tab for RTSP Streams ................48 Decoder Statistics Tab ......................
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Page 8: Safety Notice And Warnings
Installation Safety Notes • Do not place the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG appliance underneath heavy loads or in an unstable position. • Do not expose the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG appliance under direct sunlight, high humidity or wet conditions. - Page 9 Important Safety Information! Please note the following: 1. The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG is intended for indoor use only. 2. In case of emergency, disconnect the power cords. 3. If power cords are not provided: • In the United States, use standard computer power cords (as specified below).
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Page 10: Introduction
Introduction This manual covers the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG Standalone MPEG4 AVC and MPEG2 Decoder with ASI and IP Inputs and SDI Outputs device (also called “Decoder” in this document) which has the following features: • Multi-Standard Decoder (MPEG-2 and H.264), with support for both SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition) content. - Page 11 A separate license is required for Dolby decoding. Please contact Cobalt Digital Inc. if you need this license. A separate license is required for the IP input. Please contact Cobalt Digital Inc. if you need this license. A separate license is required for RTMP Server operation. Please contact Cobalt Digital Inc. if you need this...
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Page 12: Bbg-1090-Dec-Mpeg Indicators And Switches
BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG Indicators and Switches Rear Panel There are two types of rear I/O panels available for the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG, depicted below. Both types include one ASI input, one ASI output, one composite output, one SDI output and one genlock reference input on standard BNC connectors, one HDMI output and one 100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet port on a standard RJ-45 connector. -
Page 13: Front Panel Indicators
The ASI input port has a green indicator LED, with the following states: • LED off: ASI port is disabled. • LED flashing once every 3 seconds: the ASI port is not locked to a signal (i.e., there is no input signal). •... -
Page 14: Front Panel Default Switch
The front panel LED indicators are as follows: • STAT: indicates the overall status of the unit. o Green: no active alarm o Red: at least one critical alarm present When powering up the unit, this LED will be red until the board starts operation. At that point, it will turn green if there is no active alarm or stay red if there is at least one alarm. - Page 15 • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 • Gateway: 192.168.1.1 The STAT front panel indicator will change colors for about 3 seconds to acknowledge the change. Note that this operation may glitch the video. If you press and hold this switch when the unit is powered off, and then power up the unit while holding the switch, the following actions will be performed: •...
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Page 16: Bbg-1090-Dec-Mpeg Operation And Management
Windows, Apple OS X, and Linux. Dashboard can be downloaded from this link: http://www.opengear.tv/dashboard-software The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG user interface is depicted below. As with any openGear™ device, it is divided into a statistics panel on the left, and a configuration panel on the right. Each panel has multiple tabs, corresponding to the various functions in the card. -
Page 18: Product Tab
Major Version • Minor Version. DSP firmware will only occasionally be updated by Cobalt Digital Inc.. • Serial Number: This is the serial number of this particular BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG card. • Hardware Version: This indicates the board version number. All board versions are functionally equivalent. - Page 19 • MDP Core Temperature: Temperature, in degrees centigrade, of the core processing element. • Card Power (W): Indicates the current power draw of the unit, in watts. The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG is designed to operate in environments with an ambient temperature between 0 and 50...
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Page 20: Network Tab
HLS or RTMP client, if the servers are to be specified by host names instead of IP addresses If the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG has connectivity to the Internet and there is no DNS in your local network, Cobalt Digital Inc. recommends using the Google public servers at addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. -
Page 21: Network Statistics Tab
Apply button. Pressing the Cancel button reverts the fields back to their original values. Note that the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG will check the consistency of the data entered and will reject invalid combinations. Once the Apply... - Page 22 The following parameters are reported in the Network Statistics tab: • Alarm on Link Loss: Reports the current setting of this parameter. • IP Address: Reports the current IP Address for the port. • Subnet Mask: Reports the current Subnet Mask for the port. •...
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Page 23: Asi Input Port
ASI Input Port The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG decoder has one fixed-function ASI Input Port. This tab is used to configure and manage it. ASI Input: Configuration Tab The Configuration Tab for the ASI inputs is shown below: The Configuration tab is divided into two areas: •... -
Page 24: Asi Input: Statistics Tab
The following parameters are available: • Port Name: All BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG inputs and outputs can be assigned a user- defined port name. This name is used to identify the port later when making connections. Use any descriptive name suitable for your application, or accept the default. -
Page 25: Asi Output Port
ASI Output Port The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG decoder has one fixed-function ASI Output Port. This tab is used to configure and manage it. ASI Output Port: Configuration Tab The ASI Output Configuration Tab is show below: The ASI Output table is always displayed, and its columns are: •... -
Page 26: Asi Output Port: Statistics Tab
• Bit Rate: This field is only shown if the ASI Rate control is set to Manual. Enter the desired bit rate in bits/second. • Source: This field indicates the source for the ASI Output content. For the current firmware version, the only option is the ASI Input content. Future versions of the firmware will offer additional options. -
Page 27: Decoder
Decoder The Decoder Configuration Tab contains the configuration parameters for the decoding function. The Statistics tab provides quick feedback on the configuration and status of the decoding process. Decoder Configuration Tab The decoder configuration tab is divided into two bottom tabs (depicted below): •... -
Page 28: Asi Input
The following stream sources are supported: • ASI Input: the decoder will accept content on its ASI Input port. • UDP/RTP Stream: the decoder will accept content on Ethernet over UDP/RTP, with optional support for SMPTE-2022 FEC. • RTP/ARQ Stream: the decoder will accept content using RTP/ARQ. When needed, the decoder will send retransmission requests (ARQ) as per RFC-4585. - Page 29 o On Input Loss: selects the decoder behavior when the input signal disappears. If Freeze Frame is selected, the decoder displays the last valid frame; if Go to Black is selected, the decoder resets the signal and goes to black. The criterion for signal disappearance is loss of tables.
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Page 30: Rtp/Arq Stream
• Reset Network Statistics button: when clicked, this button causes the UDP/RTP statistics shown in the Network Tab on the Statistics area to be cleared. This is useful to manage network performance (i.e., packet loss) from a known state. The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG will automatically detect UDP/RTP/SMPTE-2022 FEC (if licensed). RTP/ARQ Stream When RTP/ARQ Stream is selected, the following controls become available: •... - Page 31 • Primary Reception: select between Unicast and Multicast. In Unicast mode, the stream must be sent to the decoder’s streaming port IP address (see the Network Tab). In Multicast mode, the decoder will join an IP Multicast stream. When this mode is selected, a new field appears for the multicast address: o Primary Multicast Address: enter the desired IP multicast address.
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Page 32: Hls Stream
o Flip Time (s): this configures how long the Decoder will wait to decide to flip between primary and backup streams. o Backup Reception: select between Unicast and Multicast. In Unicast mode, the stream must be sent to the decoder’s streaming port IP address (see the Network Tab). In Multicast mode, the decoder will join an IP Multicast stream. -
Page 33: Rtmp Client
• HLS URL: Enter a valid HLS URL. The URL must start with http:// or https:// and must end with either .m3u or .m3u8. In order to use a server name instead of an IP address, the decoder must have at least one DNS server configured and accessible. DNS servers can be specified in the Network Configuration Tab. - Page 34 The servername field is the host name or IP address of the RTMP server to be contacted. The app field is the application in the server that should receive the data being transmitted. Note that, depending on the service, the app field may contain a complete path or even a set of parameters.
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Page 35: Rtmp Server
• Username: Enter the username to be used for authentication. • Password: Enter the password to be used for authentication. RTMP Server In RTMP Server mode, the decoder waits for a publishing RTMP client to connect to it and publish a stream, which the decoder will then play. Please note that this mode requires a separate license. - Page 36 The parameters are: • RTSP URL: Enter the full RTSP URL to access the RTSP server. Please consult the RTSP server vendor to find out what to enter here. A comprehensive list of URLs from the various IP Camera manufacturers can be found in this link.
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Page 37: Color Bars
• Username: enter the username expected by the RTSP device. • Password: enter the password expected by the RTSP device. • RTSP Reconnect: if this button is clicked, the Decoder drops the RTSP connection and re-creates it. The decoder will automatically generate RTSP Keep-Alive messages once a minute, for RTSP servers that require it. - Page 38 The parameters are: • Decoded Program, Available Programs: These two parameters work together, and are used to select the program to be decoded in an MPTS. The program can be specified by number in the Decoded Program field, or selected in the Available Programs drop- down menu.
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Page 39: Decoder Output Configuration
The range is from 200 to 700 milliseconds. It can be used to reduce overall end-to-end latency depending on stream delivery conditions. If this value is set too low for the network and encoding conditions, the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG will stop decoding audio. Increase the value in this case. - Page 40 • Audio Decoder Mode: The Decoder can either decode the audio PID, or pass the compressed bitstream directly into the SDI signal . The remaining controls change depending on the decoder mode selection: Audio Decode Mode options Audio Passthrough Mode options The Decoder can only pass-through only one audio PID.
- Page 41 Decoding of a second audio service will be offered in a future firmware update. • Format: This selects the output format. It is only relevant if the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG is decoding a Standard Definition (SD) signal and up-converting it to HD. Setting format to 4x3 will produce a pillarbox image (a 4x3 image with black bands on both sides).
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Page 42: Digital Output: Hdmi
Select a standard resolution in this case. • Format: This selects the output format. It is only relevant if the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG is decoding a Standard Definition (SD) signal and up-converting it to HD. Setting format to 4x3 will produce a pillarbox image (a 4x3 image with black bands on both sides). -
Page 43: Decoder Analog Audio Configuration
o SMPTE 334/708: Inject Closed-Captioning using SMPTE-334M in EIA-708 format. Closed-Caption options for 480i59 Closed-Caption options for all other resolutions • CC VANC Line: This control is only displayed if Closed-Caption Type is set to one of the SMPTE 334 modes. It determines in which VANC line the closed-captioning is injected. -
Page 44: Decoder Apply/Cancel Buttons
License: the Source parameter in the Decoder Input Configuration is set to one of the IP protocols, and the unit does not have the IP License (check the Admin License Keys Tab). Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. if you need to acquire this license. -
Page 45: Decoder Program Info Tab
If the Cancel button is clicked, all changes are discarded, and the parameters return to their original values. Decoder Program Info Tab The information available in the Program Info tab depends on the setting of the Source parameter in the Decoder Input Configuration. Program Info Tab for ASI Input and UDP/RTP Stream For ASI Inputs and UDP/RTP Streams, the Program Info tab displays the information about the transport stream being received:... -
Page 46: Program Info Tab For Hls Stream
Transport Stream ID PMT PID Element PIDs Program Info Tab for HLS Stream For HLS Streams, the Program Info Tab shows the available profiles and their bit rates. It also shows which profile the decoder is currently downloading. The controls available in this tab are: •... -
Page 47: Program Info Tab For Rtmp Client And Server
Automatic Profile Selection Manual Profile Selection Program Info Tab for RTMP Client and Server For RTMP Streams, the Program Info Tab shows the RTMP Metadata, if it has been provided by the client or the server. -
Page 48: Program Info Tab For Rtsp Streams
Program Info Tab for RTSP Streams No additional information is presented for RTSP streams in the Program Info Tab: Decoder Statistics Tab The Decoder Statistics Tab is divided into four bottom tabs: • The Status tab displays the current decoding status and information. •... - Page 49 If the Enable Genlock control in the Digital Output: SDI section of the decoder configuration is checked, two additional information items are included in the Status Tab: • Genlock Status: this field can show the following values: OK: The genlock function is operating normally, and the output is genlocked to the reference.
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Page 50: Network Tab
genlock compatibility matrix below to confirm the supported combinations. The SDI output is NOT genlocked to this signal and is free-running. Unlocked: The Decoder is not detecting any genlock signal. The SDI output is free-running. • Genlock Signal: this field indicates the resolution and frame rate of the detected genlock signal. - Page 51 • Lost Packets: Indicates the total number of lost packets since the last time the statistics were reset. Note that the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG can only detect lost packets if the incoming protocol is RTP. It is not possible to detect lost packets with UDP as it lacks a...
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Page 52: Network Tab For Rtp/Arq Stream
• Recovered Packets: This indicates the total number of packets recovered with SMPTE 2022 FEC since the last time the statistics were reset. • Unrecovered Packets: This indicates the total number of lost packets that could not be recovered with SMPTE 2022 FEC (either because of excessive loss or because SMPTE 2022 is not present). - Page 53 • Received Rate (b/s): indicates the measured rate in bits/second at the input of the decoder. This does not include FEC bit rate or UDP/IP overhead – it is the transport stream rate. • Protocol: indicates the detected protocol, either UDP or RTP. •...
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Page 54: Network Tab For Hls Stream
Event: the stream is an event. This means that it is finite, it has a well-defined end. The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG will stop playing the content at the end, use the Restart HLS Playback button in the HLS Stream configuration area to play it again. -
Page 55: Network Tab For Rtmp Client And Server
• Segments Loaded: indicates the number of segments downloaded from the server since the connection was made. • Segment Duration (s): Indicates the segment duration, in seconds, advertised by the server. Network Tab for RTMP Client and Server The Network Tab Statistics for the RTMP Client and Server modes is depicted below: •... - Page 56 59971 is being used for RTCP. • Video CODEC: This field contains a textual representation of the video CODEC, as reported by the server. The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG only supports H.264 in RTSP mode, but this field will always be updated.
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Page 57: Network Tab For Color Bars
• Audio CODEC: This field contains a textual representation of the audio CODEC, as reported by the server. The RX100 only supports AAC in RTSP mode, but this field will always be updated. This field will be empty if the RTSP stream does not have audio. Network Tab for Color Bars No additional information is presented in the Network Tab when the decoder is in Color Bars mode:... -
Page 58: Configuration Tab
Configuration Tab The Configuration Tab shows the current running configuration of the decoder. When the Apply button is pressed, the changes made in the configuration area are reflected here. It follows the same layout as the Decoder Configuration Tab. An example is shown below:... -
Page 59: Ip Outputs Tab
IP Outputs Tab The Decoder is capable of doing ASI to IP turnaround, if it equipped with the optional IP Output license (see the Admin License Keys Tab). The output streams can be sent using UDP or RTP, and, if the unit has the SMPTE 2022 FEC license, it can also transmit a FEC stream. The IP Output function is independent of the decoder source selection and is always available. - Page 60 • NULL Pad: If this box is checked, the stream is made CBR by padding it with NULL packets. The padding rate can be controlled by using the Advanced Edit button. This function is not available for Stream 1 as it is already padded from the ASI source. •...
- Page 61 At the bottom of the table, the Advanced Configuration area opens: Changes made in this configuration area only take effect when the Apply button is clicked. If the Cancel button is clicked, the changes are discarded. The configuration area closes when either button is clicked.
- Page 62 • SMPTE 2022 FEC: Select the FEC mode, as follows: o Disabled: No SMPTE 2022 FEC packets are transmitted. o Column Only: The Decoder will send a single FEC flow, corresponding to the column protection data, using a UDP port number corresponding to the media UDP port number plus 2.
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Page 63: Ip Outputs Status Tab
in the Output Rate column of the table. If this box is unchecked, the following additional control is displayed: • Bit Rate: Enter the desired NULL padding bit rate, in bits/second. Note that if the stream data rate peaks over the configured value, data can be dropped, depending on the peak duration (the Decoder will buffer the data for short periods of time, but the MPEG buffer models may be compromised). - Page 64 The following status are reported: • Off: The stream is not enabled (and is not transmitting). • OK: The stream is enabled and is transmitting correctly. • Overflow: The stream is set for NULL Padding with Auto Bit Rate disabled, and the configured padding rate is not high enough to support the current stream rate.
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Page 65: Monitoring Tab
Monitoring Tab The Decoder is capable of doing basic stream monitoring, if it equipped with the optional Monitoring license (see the Admin License Keys Tab). It will monitor the stream being decoded. This function is only available for transport streams received from ASI or UDP/RTP (with or without SMPTE-2022 FEC). -
Page 66: Pid Alarms Configuration Tab
The following controls are available: • PID Display: selects Hexadecimal or Decimal display for the PID values. Hexadecimal PID displays are prefixed with “0x”. • Reset PID Statistics: if this button is clicked, the CC Error counts are reset to zero. Also, the list of detected PIDs is also reset, and PIDs are re-discovered from the stream. -
Page 67: Monitoring Status Tab
This table allows up to 8 alarms to be configured, as follows: • PID: Enter the desired PID value to be monitored. This field accepts both decimal and hexadecimal entries. For example, the PID value 256 can be entered either as 256 or as 0x100. -
Page 69: Admin
Configuration tabs. They will not be explicitly described here. Admin General Tab The Admin General Tab includes the following parameters: • Card Name: This field defaults to BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG but can be set to any descriptive name. The name provided here will also appear in the Dashboard™ Tree View. -
Page 70: Admin Firmware Tab
The decoder will only accept a firmware upgrade if the corresponding DSP image is already loaded in the unit; if Cobalt Digital Inc. releases a new DSP image, it must be loaded first. DSP images are automatically managed – the unit will never replace a DSP image required by any of the loaded firmware images. - Page 71 Note that uploading firmware to the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG does not affect its operation in any way and does not introduce any glitches in the inputs/outputs. The fields in the Firmware Image Management tab are: • Factory Image, Image 1, and Image 2: These contain version and release date information for the corresponding firmware images.
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Page 72: Admin Config Files Tab
• Available DSP Images: this field has a list of loaded DSP images. Admin Config Files Tab As you make configuration changes to the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG, they are automatically persisted in non-volatile storage. If the card is rebooted or power-cycled, it will come back in the same configuration. -
Page 73: User-Saved Configurations
• Config Load Button: If you click on this button, the corresponding configuration is loaded in the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG card. It will replace the currently-running configuration. Dashboard™ will take a few seconds to reload (longer if you are accessing over a wide-area network), but the actual configuration in the BBG-1090-DEC-... -
Page 74: Pre-Defined Templates
Configuration. Follow the prompts and navigate to the file you wish to restore. This process is illustrated below This process is discussed in further detail in the Dashboard User Manual, chapter 5, section Restoring Configurations to Devices. Pre-defined Templates The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG offers 5 pre-defined configuration templates, as indicated below. -
Page 75: Clear Current Configuration Button
BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG is virtually instantaneous. The Status Message Area will indicate the result of the operation. Since the server is not operated by Cobalt Digital Inc., we cannot guarantee that video will actually play. -
Page 76: Admin License Keys Tab
The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG has the concept of a temporary license. If you want to try out a certain feature, contact Cobalt Digital Inc.. You will receive a license key that enables that feature for a specific period of running time (license time does not “count”... -
Page 77: Admin Event Log Tab
It can be found in the Product Tab and in the Admin License Key Tab as well. Once you receive the key from Cobalt Digital Inc., enter it in the License Key field shown above, and click on the Apply License Key button. If the key is accepted, you will see the message License Key Installed OK, as illustrated above. - Page 78 • Severity: The severity of the event. The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG defines three severity levels: o Error: These are events that affect the operation of the device. For example, an ASI Input losing lock. An error will impact service until addressed. o Warning: These are events that may produce visible glitches, but they do not have a continuous service impact.
- Page 79 Daylight Savings; you will need to make this adjustment manually if it is relevant to you. • Current Time: This field indicates the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG view of what the current date and time is. If your frame is not NTP-synchronized, this is useful to figure out “how...
- Page 80 The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG will store up to about 400 kBytes of logs in non-volatile memory. When that limit is reached, the oldest half of the stored logs will be deleted to make space for...
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Page 81: Control Tab
The Control Tab is used to configure the management Ethernet ports in the BBG-1090-DEC- MPEG. This includes both the IP information, as well as the SNMP parameters. The Control Tab is only displayed for the BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG. The management port supports operation at 10, 100 and 1000 Mb/s, both half-duplex and full- duplex, with auto-negotiation and auto-crossover detection. -
Page 82: Control Port Statistics Tab
IP address. If you do not need DNS, you can leave this field at 0.0.0.0. If your BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG is connected to the Internet and you do not have a local DNS server, a good option is the Google public DNS at 8.8.8.8. -
Page 83: Snmp Configuration Tab
SNMP Configuration Tab The BBG-1090-DEC-MPEG includes a built-in SNMP agent with support for SNMP V1 and V2C. It will respond to SNMP transactions only on the control port, for security reasons. This tab includes the parameters for the SNMP configuration. Changes to these parameters take effect immediately. -
Page 85: Support Tab
Support Tab If you need support with your product, you can contact Cobalt Digital Inc. by phone or e-mail: • Phone number: +1 217 344-1243, Monday-Friday 8:00AM – 5:00PM Central Time • E-mail: support@cobaltdigital.com If you need to contact Technical Support, please be prepared to provide the following information: 1.
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