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DOCUMENT APPROVED FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
IONODES INC.
www.ionodes.com
ION-R100S
User Manual
Version 1.1

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  • Page 1 DOCUMENT APPROVED FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION ION-R100S User Manual Version 1.1 IONODES INC. www.ionodes.com...
  • Page 2 The information in this publication is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. The entire risk arising out of the use of this information remains with recipient. In no event shall IONODES be liable for any direct, consequential, incidental, special, punitive, or other damages whatsoever...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ION-R100S ........................7 BOUT THE ............................8 ARTS HARDWARE INSTALLATION ....................... 9 ........................9 QUIPMENT NSTALLATION CONNECTIONS ............................10 POWERING THE ION-R100S FOR THE FIRST TIME ..............12 DEVICE CONFIGURATION ........................15 ....................15 ETWORK ONFIGURATION ASICS ............16 ETTING P THE...
  • Page 4 – User manual ION-R100S 9.10 ......................47 ONFIGURING IDEO UTPUT PERFORMING A FIRMWARE UPDATE ..................49 10.1 ......................... 50 ATCH IRMWARE PDATE DIAGNOSTICS ............................. 53 11.1 ........................53 TREAM ETAILS 11.2 ............................54 ANNEX A – STATEMENT LIMITED WARRANTY ................... 56...

  • Page 5: Important Safety Instructions

    Do not attempt to perform hardware service on this product yourself. Opening the equipment casing may expose you to dangerous voltage or other risks. Refer servicing to IONODES technical service personnel. Never open the device yourself as this will void the warranty.

  • Page 6: Cleaning Instructions

    – User manual ION-R100S 2 Cleaning Instructions • Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. • Use a soft dry cloth for cleaning. • For stubborn dirt, soak the cloth in a weak detergent solution, wring well and wipe. Use a dry cloth to wipe it dry.

  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    ION-R100S uses highly efficient hardware-based stream decompression. The ION-R100S is fully compatible with H.264 or MJPEG video streams provided by most third- party IP cameras and video encoders on the market. Combined with the IONODES line of IP- based video encoders, the ION-R100S can also decode video streams provided by most third- party analog cameras.

  • Page 8: Parts List

    Note: The product serial number label helps the IONODES product support team identify your device and its factory configuration in the event that your ION-R100S or its components require service. The label is attached on the underside of the enclo- sure.

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    6 Hardware Installation 6.1 Equipment Installation The ION-R100S can be placed on a flat surface, such as a desktop, or mounted via the available mounting bracket. When installing the ION-R100S, position the unit to allow for cable clearance at the front and rear of the unit.

  • Page 10: Connections

    – User manual ION-R100S 7 Connections The ION-R100S offers one dedicated digital video output connection (HDMI), one LAN port as well as several USB ports. More details can be found below. 1. 1x Power button (recessed) The power button can be used to turn the unit on or off. It needs to be pressed with a small sharp object like a paperclip.
  • Page 11 ION-R100S – User manual 5. 1x Ethernet Port Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Base-T) RJ-45 network port. Please use RJ45 (cat. 5e or 6) network cable. Note that the ION-R100S cannot be powered using Power-over- Ethernet (PoE). 6. 4x USB 2.0 Ports General purpose USB connector interface.

  • Page 12: Powering The Ion-R100S For The First Time

    Keyboard and mouse (optional) • Power Connecting a keyboard and mouse to the ION-R100S allows you to configure the ION-R100S locally and for this reason are strongly recommended. If you plan on configuring the device remotely, then the keyboard and mouse are optional.
  • Page 13 ION-R100S – User manual When the device is ready to be used, the display switches to the main user interface: The ION-R100S is now ready to be configured. • Currently Displayed View In the top left corner appears the view currently displayed. You can select a different view by clicking the down arrow beside the view name.
  • Page 14 – User manual ION-R100S • Performance Graphs These graphs show the device’s recent resource usage. CPU: shows the main processor’s activity GPU: shows the graphics adapter’s activity Mem: shows the system’s RAM memory utilization Eth: shows the traffic on the Ethernet interface...

  • Page 15: Device Configuration

    ION-R100S – User manual 9 Device Configuration Before the ION-R100S can be used on your video network, it must undergo an initial setup step during which its network configuration is determined. This initial configuration setup step is required so that the ION-R100S can communicate with computers and cameras on the network.

  • Page 16: Setting Up The Initial Network Configuration Locally

    ION-R100S is compatible with the computers and cameras on the network. 9.2 Setting Up the Initial Network Configuration Locally The configuration of the ION-R100S can be accessed on the device itself by switching to the configuration view. Page 16 of 56...
  • Page 17 ION-R100S – User manual To access the device’s configuration, you must enter a valid username and password. The factory default user name and password are both ‘admin’. The following screen is then displayed: On the left side, select Configuration. The configuration interface is then displayed on the right side.
  • Page 18 Ethernet cable between the ION- R100S and the network before proceeding. By default, the ION-R100S is configured in DHCP mode. If a DHCP server is present on the network, the network configuration provided by the DHCP server is displayed. In that case, nothing needs to be done;...

  • Page 19: Setting Up The Initial Network Configuration Remotely

    9.3 Setting Up the Initial Network Configuration Remotely Initial device network configuration can also be done via the ION Configuration Tool (ICT), a tool provided by IONODES and that can be found on the IONODES web site at www.ionodes.com. The ICT plays several roles:...
  • Page 20 – User manual ION-R100S To configure Unicast Discovery, add one or more IP address ranges. Unicast Discovery will attempt to reach a device at a specific IP address in the configured ranges. Discovery can be a long process if the range of IP addresses is large. To accelerate the discovery, add several small ranges of IP addresses.
  • Page 21 If a DHCP server is present on your network, it assigned an IP address to the device during the device’s boot-up sequence. If no DHCP server was able to assign an IP address to an ION-R100S, it will appear in the ICT device list with an APIPA address (169.254.*.*). If an ION-R100S displays an APIPA address it must be configured with a valid IP address before it can be used on the network.
  • Page 22 – User manual ION-R100S Once the network settings are set, the web-based configuration interface of the ION-R100S can be launched from the ICT or directly in your web browser by typing the device’s IP address in the address bar. Page 22 of 56...

  • Page 23: Setting Up The Time

    ION-R100S – User manual 9.4 Setting up the Time In the Configuration page, select the Date/Time tab. To set the time zone in the device, select the appropriate value from the list in Time zone. To set the current time in the device, enter the new UTC time in Update UTC Time. If you are configuring the time remotely from a computer, clicking on Sync automatically uses the current UTC time of the computer.

  • Page 24: Setting Up The Ntp Time Server

    Some networks use a time server, also named NTP time server (Network Time Protocol). The role of a time server is to synchronize the time for all devices on the network. The ION-R100S can be configured to use such a time server to synchronize its internal clock.

  • Page 25: Video Configuration Concepts

    On-Screen Displays (OSD) determine the information you want to display over video streams and how to display that information. For example, when displaying a video stream, you might want to display the camera name and current time over the video. The ION-R100S supports up to 32 separate OSD configurations.
  • Page 26 Views determine how you want to group and display data. For example, if you wanted to display video from all the building entrances on one screen in a 2x2 layout, you could configure a view to do so. The ION-R100S supports up to 5 separate views. In addition to that, it also supports 4 Sequence modes.

  • Page 27: Configuring Video Connections

    To configure an RTSP video connection, set Data Source Type to Video over RTSP. To connect to a video stream, the ION-R100S needs to know the Connection URI and Stream Mode, as well as any Username and Password required by the camera or encoder. If you know the exact connection URI of the video stream, you can type it in manually.
  • Page 28 – User manual ION-R100S The wizard then displays a list of all cameras and encoders on the network. If the camera you are looking for does not appear in the list, make sure the camera is connected to the network and press Refresh.
  • Page 29 In this step, the wizard displays a list of all video streams available from the camera that are supported by the ION-R100S. Click on the desired video stream. The Stream Mode field shows a list of network connections supported by the camera. Select the desired streaming mode and press Next.
  • Page 30 – User manual ION-R100S Step 4 – Summary Here the wizard displays the details of the video stream you have selected. To confirm that this is the video stream that you want, click on Finish. The wizard then closes and the data source configuration is automatically populated.
  • Page 31 To finalize the data source configuration, type in a name (optional) for the data source and press Save at the bottom to save the new configuration. Note: The ION-R100S connects to a video stream ONLY when that video stream is dis- played. Enabling a data source indicates that the ION-R100S can establish this connection when needed, not that it needs to do so right away.

  • Page 32: Video Over Http Data Sources

    – User manual ION-R100S • Connection attempt refused by remote. The connection to the camera was established, but the camera refused the username/password provided. • Connection established, but unable to start video stream. The connection to the camera was established, but the video stream could not be started.

  • Page 33: Video Over Passive Rtp Data Sources

    ION-R100S – User manual 9.6.3 Video over Passive RTP Data Sources Some legacy video systems use video over passive connections. In this mode, the camera just sends the video to a fixed IP address or multicast group address without knowing if there is somebody to receive the video.

  • Page 34: Displaying A Data Source

    – User manual ION-R100S 9.6.4 Displaying a Data Source Now that we have configured an RTSP video data source, the next step is to display it. In the Configuration page, select the Video Out tab, then the Views sub-tab. Views determine how data sources are grouped and displayed. For example, by default each view displays up to 4 data sources in a 2x2 layout.
  • Page 35 If you are configuring the ION-R100S from your computer through the device’s web interface, the video is now displayed. If you are configuring the ION-R100S locally, click on Switch to Display View at the top of the screen to view the video.

  • Page 36: On-Screen Displays

    – User manual ION-R100S 9.6.5 On-Screen Displays In the Configuration page, select the Video Out tab, then the On-Screen Displays sub-tab. Screen Preview is a visual representation of the area where the OSD will be displayed. As you configure the OSD, the preview will be automatically updated. Each OSD can display up to 4 strings of text, located as you wish over the video.
  • Page 37 ION-R100S – User manual Note: The ION-R100S provides a wide range of possible text sizes to ensure readability on a wide variety of display sizes. The ION-R100S supports a list of custom OSD strings to display dynamic information (ex: the camera name or the current time).

  • Page 38: Displaying An On-Screen Display

    – User manual ION-R100S Note: Using custom OSD strings allows for greater flexibility. For example, “Indoor cam- era” in your OSD makes sense only for a camera installed indoors. Instead, using “%n” (data source name) allows creating one OSD and displaying it over all of your video streams.
  • Page 39 If you are configuring the ION-R100S from your computer through the device’s web interface, the OSD is now displayed over the video. If you are configuring the ION-R100S locally, click on Switch to Display View at the top of the screen.

  • Page 40: Configuring Web Connections

    Enabled to enable this data source and press Save at the bottom to save the new configuration. Note: The ION-R100S connects to a web page ONLY when that web page is displayed. Enabling a data source indicates that the ION-R100S can establish this connection when needed, not that it needs to do so right away.
  • Page 41 ION-R100S – User manual For the top right tile, click on the Data Source field and select our newly configured web page data source. Click on Save at the bottom to apply the change. Page 41 of 56...
  • Page 42 – User manual ION-R100S Warning: Modern web pages are often filled with highly dynamic media content. Displaying such content require a lot of resources. Displaying multiple web pages WILL affect the video decoding performance of the ION-R100S. Page 42 of 56...

  • Page 43: Configuring Views

    ION-R100S – User manual 9.8 Configuring Views In the Configuration page, select the Video Out tab, then the Views sub-tab. Views have the following configuration: • Name User friendly name. Also displayed in the view selector in the top-left corner of the screen.

  • Page 44: View Sequences

    Once you have configured two or more views to display your various video streams, you can configure the ION-R100S to cycle through each of your views automatically on a timer. The timer as well as the order of views in the sequence is user configurable.
  • Page 45 ION-R100S – User manual To configure a view sequence, simply enter the list of views you want to display, in the desired order and separated by commas, and the duration each view will be displayed. Select a name for the view sequence (optional) and click on Save to save the configuration.
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  • Page 47: Configuring Video Output

    ION-R100S – User manual 9.10 Configuring Video Output In the Configuration page, select the Video Out tab, then the Video Output sub-tab. The configuration of the display output is as follows: • Connected (read only) Indicates whether the display output is connected to a physical display.
  • Page 48 TV or monitor. In most cases, this is the desired behavior. If you want to use a different resolution, click on Output Resolution to display the list of supported resolutions. If you disconnect a display, the ION-R100S remembers the selected output resolution in case the display was disconnected by mistake.

  • Page 49: Performing A Firmware Update

    ION-R100S – User manual 10 Performing a Firmware Update This section describes how to update your ION-R100S to newer firmware versions from the web interface. 1. On the device, switch to configuration view OR navigate to your device’s web interface.

  • Page 50: Batch Firmware Update

    ION-R100S 10.1 Batch Firmware Update This section describes how to perform a batch update of multiple ION-R100S devices to newer firmware versions from the ION Configuration Tool (ICT). The batch firmware update works by starting a firmware update session. Only one session at time is allowed and only 20 devices can be selected by session.
  • Page 51 ION-R100S – User manual To start a firmware update session, choose the “.iof” file corresponding to the new firmware by clicking to the “Select File …” button. Once selected, click to the “Start” button. Page 51 of 56...
  • Page 52 – User manual ION-R100S Once started, the “Firmware Update Session” window shows the progress of the firmware update. This window can be closed at any moment without losing the current session. If closed, the progress of the current session can be followed by reopening the “Firmware Update Session”...

  • Page 53: Diagnostics

    11 Diagnostics 11.1 View Stream Details In order to help diagnose connectivity or performance problems, the ION-R100S can display live details about the video displayed in each tile. To display the stream details, click on the button at the top of the screen.

  • Page 54: Safe Mode

    ION-R100S 11.2 Safe Mode It is possible to configure the ION-R100S in such a way that there is just too much video to decode. Whether it is due to the number of concurrent video streams or the combined bitrate of all video streams being too high, in such scenarios the ION-R100S may run at maximum capacity and it may not be enough to decode all the video.
  • Page 55 Once you fix the configuration of the ION-R100S, you need to restart the device to return to its normal mode of operation.

  • Page 56: Annex A - Statement Limited Warranty

    The warranty period for an ION-R100S is a specified, fixed period commencing on date of billing by Ionodes for the Product. If a valid proof of billing cannot be found, the warranty may be void by Ion- odes Inc. or measured from the date the ION-R100S has shipped from a Ionodes Depot center based on its serial number.

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