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Page 1: User Manual
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out RCA/XLR version User manual System Release 1.5.2 | Document Version 0.9.9 | release/update: April 2015... -
Page 2: Firmware Update - Step
WorldCast Systems. Warranty All information is believed to be true and correct at time of print. WorldCast Systems reserves the right to make any changes, without notification, to their products and manual. - Page 3 Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 How to contact us: WorldCast Systems Head Office 20, avenue Neil Armstrong - Parc d'Activités J.F. Kennedy 33700 BORDEAUX – MERIGNAC FRANCE Tel: +33 (5)57 928 928 | Fax: +33 (5)57 928 929...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Table of Contents This is the main table of contents of the entire User Manual. It presents the main topics of each section of this document. Safety & Disposing Information About this Manual 1.1 Release Notes 1.1.1 System Options for SR.1.4.2:... - Page 5 Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Table of Contents 3.2.2 Loading and Locking 3.2.3 Additional Status Indications 3.2.3.1 Activated Licenses 3.2.3.2 CPU Utilization 3.2.4 Status Page 3.2.5 Session Close/Session Time Out 3.2.6 Main Menu 3.3 Main Menu - Status 3.3.1 Current Status Frame 3.3.2 Alarm Status 3.3.3 Performance Monitor...
- Page 6 Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Table of Contents 3.5.2 User Management 3.5.3 Network Settings 3.5.3.1 Network Page 3.5.3.2 Dynamic DNS 3.5.3.3 NAT Traversal Mode – UPnP 3.5.4 mDNS Server – Look Up 3.5.5 Diagnostics 3.5.6 SMTP (Mail Setup) 3.5.7 SNMP 3.5.7.1 SNMP Agent...
- Page 7 Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Table of Contents 4.2.1 About Diversity Generator Levels 4.2.2 Creating a Set of Component Streams 4.3 SureStream – Decoder Configuration 4.3.1 SureStream – Decoder Performance System – Firmware Update 5.1 About –...
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Page 8: Safety & Disposing Information
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Safety & Disposing Information The Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out IP-Audio devices are powered by an external switching power adapter. If a product defect occurs on the power adapter this adapter must be re- placed. -
Page 9: About This Manual
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Silver Stream-In/Stream-Out audio Codec from APT. We have developed these units to be as user friendly as possible, and they contain many advanced features which are designed to make the use of this product simple and straightforward. -
Page 10: Company Profile
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Company Profile WorldCast Systems is a highly respected provider of professional, reliable and innovative so- lutions to the Radio & TV industry worldwide. Encompassing the industry-leading brands of APT, Ecreso and Audemat, WorldCast Systems... -
Page 11: Unpacking And Inspection
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Unpacking and Inspection After unpacking: Check the unit for damage during shipping. Immediately report any damage back to the distributor or APT. Check that the list of contents is complete as follows: Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out Serial Number located on the Stream-In/RCA:... -
Page 12: Introduction
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Introduction The Silver audio Codec range is based on the new APT Codec core engine. This new engine is designed to be as flexible and versatile in use as possible. The core is powerful and address- es more than ever the needs of professional IP audio transmissions. -
Page 13: System Options
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 1.5.1 System Options The following soft- and hardware options are available: ScriptEasy: A scripting language for enhanced management and control of a Codec de- vice. In addition ScriptEasy allows the user to communicate and control external equip- ment using SNMP protocol GET/SET commands. -
Page 14: Getting Connected
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Getting Connected This chapter outlines how you can quickly connect your Silver Codec and start sending audio. Begin by connecting the power adapter to the unit. Making a connection and send audio: ... -
Page 15: The Worldcast Codec Management System - Overview
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 The WorldCast Codec Management System - Overview The WorldCast Network Management System (NMS) allows viewing multiple units from one control point. The program has an intuitive look and feel that is easy to understand by both the experienced technician and the casual user. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 The Codec Management System – (continued) The Codec Management System is designed to operate as a program under Windows as a single task. This means that only one instance of the NMS software can be installed on the same PC. -
Page 17: Installing The Network Management System
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 1.7.1 Installing the Network Management System Prior to installing and running the NMS software, please ensure that your service PC meets the minimum hard- and software requirements: ® ® ®... -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Installing the Codec Management System (continued) Next Screen Journalist Panel is available for Eclipse/Meridian type Codecs only – do not select it unless you are also running Eclipse or Meridian units in your network. -
Page 19: Getting Started
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 1.7.2 Getting Started Before you can launch the Management System please ensure the following pre-conditions of your network settings: To get started with the NMS application, ensure that the cabling is properly connected from the Codec to the PC, and that your service PC’s Ethernet cards has an IP address within the range of 192.168.100.0 to 192.168.100.255. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Getting started (continued) Once you have logged in successfully the Main Screen of the Network Management System (the NMS Family Tree) will appear: Figure 1-4: The NMS Front Page appears empty, when you log in for the first time Note: When running the NMS for the first time, this main screen will not show any Codec devices. -
Page 21: Codecs And Switches
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 IT Security Recommendations 1.8.1 IP Codecs – Network Connection IP Codecs are network devices! Therefore they should be seen as such. An IP Codec must be connected to the IP network via a switch or router providing sufficient firewall mechanisms in order to protect the audio service and the connected network against external attacks. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 1.8.2 Management Ports The following table shows the TCP/UDP ports that should be protected if the Codec is con- nected to a public network. Management Ports that should be closed on external connections TCP 80 WEB Server access TCP/UDP 111... -
Page 23: Installation And Wiring
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Installation and Wiring This chapter describes the general installation procedure and the wiring of the Silver unit’s rear panel connectors. This section consists of two parts: Preparing for installation of the Silver Stream-In/Stream-Out ... -
Page 24: Front Panel Components
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 2.1.2 Front panel Components Figure 2-1: Silver Stream-In/Stream-Out front panel components 2.1.2.1 Monitoring (1) The 6.3mm jack socket is provided for audio monitoring with a headset or active monitor speaker. -
Page 25: Wiring Information
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Wiring Information Stream-In/XLR Figure 2-2: Silver Stream-In rear panel components Stream-Out/XLR Figure 2-3: Silver Stream-Out rear panel components 2.2.1 Power Adaptor – DC In The Silver units are supplied with an external Mains power adaptor suitable to work between 100 VAC and 240 VAC. -
Page 26: Audio Inputs And Outputs On Xlr Version
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 2.2.3 Audio Inputs and Outputs on XLR version The audio inputs on the XLR version accept up to +24 dBu (clip level) The audio outputs on the XLR version deliver up to +24 dBu (clip level) Audio Input (analog) Description screen... -
Page 27: Auxiliary Data Interface
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 2.2.5 Auxiliary Data Interface RS-232 (DTE) Serial Inputs Signal Description N.C. RS-232 Receive RS-232 Transmit N.C. Ground N.C. N.C. 9 pin female connector contact view The RS232 auxiliary data channel of the Silver units offer This is a SELV connection continuous data transfer rates from 1.200 to 115.200 Baud and must only be con-... -
Page 28: Worldcast/Silver Web-Browser Gui
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 WorldCast/Silver WEB-Browser GUI The WorldCast/Silver Web GUI is the control and monitoring tool which communicates with the Silver units. All the next generation units, including the Silver range, run their own Web- server with can connect to standard Web Browsers or to the APT NMS. -
Page 29: Web Gui - Default Network Settings
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.1.2 WEB GUI - Default Network Settings The Silver units provide a single IP interface for IP audio streaming and web browser control. The default settings for accessing the web server are (port #80): IP Address Netmask Gateway... -
Page 30: Loading And Locking
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.2.2 Loading and Locking After you have submitted correctly the web browser starts loading the web application. Figure 3-2: Loading the application data from the unit For a full read/write access the GUI must lock the current session. Read/write is an exclusive status and is applied to the first user who logs in. -
Page 31: Additional Status Indications
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.2.3 Additional Status Indications 3.2.3.1 Activated Licenses In dependence of already applied option licenses the unit may show additional warnings dur- ing loading the control interface. The image below shows a unit with the ScriptEasy license enabled. -
Page 32: Status Page
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.2.4 Status Page Once the Web GUI has downloaded the application data from the Codec it will show the Sta- tus Page of the WEB application. The Status Page consists of three sections: The main menu (1) on the left hand side, the main pages (2) in the middle and the “Current Status”... -
Page 33: Main Menu
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.2.6 Main Menu The main menu is always present on the left hand side of the browser window. In depend- ence of the selected menu item it will expand and show related submenu items. Figure 3-6: The Main Menu expands in dependence of the selected menu item. -
Page 34: Main Menu - Status
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Main Menu - Status Starting the WEB application will always open the Main Menu “Unit Status” item with the Unit Status page and the corresponding sub menu items loaded. The Unit Status page is orga- nized in various sections. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Unit Status (continued) Unit Status Section 1. Unit Temperature This shows the current Engine temperature of the unit and is not the environmental tem- perature. This value can exceed 40°C without causing a critical situation. There are no fans fitted as default for two reasons;... -
Page 36: Current Status Frame
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.3.1 Current Status Frame This “Current Status” frame allows a quick inspection of the current condition of a running configuration. Clicking on the little arrows on top of the bar opens it as browser frame. In this mode it is re-sizable and parameters can be changed (e.g. -
Page 37: Alarm Status
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.3.2 Alarm Status The following screen will appear, showing the alarm status. Note that a Red stylized LED means the alarm has been raised. Green means everything is working normally and Grey means this alarm is not enabled or not applicable. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Alarms Page (continued) 2. Sync Failure (AutoSync Alarm) – Stream-Out only This Alarm indicates a general sync failure in situation where an excessive amount of packets were dropped or out-of-sequence that results in a gap to the audio stream sig- nificant enough to generate the Sync alarm. -
Page 39: Performance Monitor
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.3.3 Performance Monitor The Performance Monitor is for all active transmit or receive streams. Clicking on an individ- ual stream in the Stream Performance Table will display the performance details below the table. -
Page 40: Ip Statistics - Details
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.3.3.1 IP Statistics – Details This section shows the IP statistics (2) & (3) on figure 3-11 of a selected stream when an ac- tive connection is in progress, the table below provides the description of each of the statis- tics (for Encoder or Decoder). -
Page 41: About Stream Tables (General)
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.3.3.3 About Stream Tables (general) In general, a Stream Table (1) is a list of IP-Stream configurations organized in a table. In dependence on where a stream table is accessed it will appear as read-only table, like on the performance monitor page, or the table can be directly accessed for changing values and en- tries. -
Page 42: Main Menu - Connection
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Main Menu – Connection The connection page is the page where Connection Profiles can be created and IP streams can be enabled or disabled. This page also provides a Profile Wizard for a step-by-step pro- cedure. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Connection Page (continued) Quick Connection (1) A “Quick Connection” is basically a pre-configured and previously stored profile. This pro- file was created and merged from an audio mode configuration and an IP stream setup. Before a Quick Connection can be used, a profile must have been created first. -
Page 44: Profile Wizard - Creating A Profile
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.1 Profile Wizard - Creating a Profile Profile Wizard – Profile Name Selecting the radio box “Connection Wizard” on the connection page starts the Wizard. Firstly a profile name must be entered in the Name field. Once a name is entered the “Next” button becomes active. -
Page 45: Profile Wizard - Codec Settings
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.2 Profile Wizard – Encoder Settings The next page guides to the Audio mode settings. The Silver units provide similar pages for the Encoder and the Decoder depending on the type of unit, hence the Encoder configuration is provided on the Stream-In unit and the Decoder configuration on the Stream-Out. -
Page 46: Decoder Settings
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Codec Settings (continued) 3.4.2.1 Embedded AUX Data (Using Serial Port) For the majority of audio algorithms (except Liner PCM) auxiliary data can be embedded into the audio stream. Once a suitable audio algorithm is selected and configured, the Serial Port drop down list becomes active. -
Page 47: Connection Wizard - Ip Streams Configuration
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.3 Connection Wizard – IP Streams Configuration Reaching this window within the Connection Wizard implies that your Codec settings are completed. The audio settings can be changed using the “Advanced” configuration option, but not within the Connection Wizard. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.4 Profile Wizard – Saving a Profile After all streams are created they appear on the Streams Table. The little blue marker on the table fields indicate that the stream was not yet saved in a profile and can be modified. ... -
Page 49: Ip Stream Configuration - General
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.5 IP Stream Configuration – general The stream configuration window can provide many options for different stream types and operational modes. Adding a new stream shows the configuration window with basic options only. -
Page 50: About Stream Types
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.5.1 About Stream Types Figure 3-21: Shows the stream type selection menu Audio Stream An Audio stream is send via RTP/UPD. The possible streaming mode is: 1. Simplex only, Transmit on Stream-In and Receive on Stream-Out AUX Data Stream An AUX data stream is send via UDP datagrams only. -
Page 51: Audio Stream Configuration
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.6 Audio Stream Configuration 3.4.6.1 Transmit (Tx) Stream-In Figure 3-22: The IP Stream configuration window showing the available transmit options (Audio) In dependence of the selected stream type: Audio, AUX or IP Forwarding and the streaming mode: Transmit, Receive or bidirectional, the available options will change. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Audio Streams Configuration (continued) 1. Name: Enter the name for this stream 2. Type: Select Stream Type: Audio 3. Enable “Transmit” 4. Casting Mode: Unicast is a point-to-point connection. The stream can be sent to one de- coder only. -
Page 53: About Packet Sizes
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Audio Streams Configuration (continued) 13. External UPnP Port: If UPnP is enabled, on default the internal port equals the external port. This is a 1:1 port mapping performed in the router. In some cases it might be nec- essary reconfiguring this. -
Page 54: Receive (Rx) Stream-Out
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.6.3 Receive (Rx) Stream-Out The image below shows the additional receiver options on the Stream-Out. Figure 3-23: The IP Stream configuration window showing the available receive options (Audio) 16. Type: Select Stream Type: Audio 17. -
Page 55: Aux Data Stream Configuration (Tx)
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.6.4 AUX data Stream Configuration (Tx) Creating an AUX follows the same principal as described for the audio stream. An Aux data stream is an UDP stream for transmit or receive the RS232 data.. ... -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 AUX data Stream Configuration (Tx) (continued) 1. Name: Enter the name for this stream 2. Type: Select Stream Type: AUX (UDP/IP Stream) 3. Select: Transmit or Receive (both available on Encoder and Decoder) 4. -
Page 57: About Packet Size Of Aux Data Streams
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.6.5 About Packet Size of AUX Data Streams Serial (Aux) data packet size is set automatically by the unit – this is not a configurable val- ue. It is read from each serial port to a maximum block size of 1400 bytes (UDP MTU) and is sent in UDP packets with a maximum interval of approximately 16 ms. -
Page 58: Receive Audio Stream, Decode And Forward
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.6.7 Receive Audio Stream, Decode and Forward With this configuration an audio stream is received and decoded. Simultaneously it is made available in Channel Number 1 for IP forwarding. ... -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Receive Audio Stream, Decode and Forward (continued) 1. Name: Enter the name for this stream 2. Type: Select Stream Type: Audio 3. Select: Receive (Stream-Out only) 4. Channel Number: Six data channels are provided for stream forwarding. A channel rep- resents the forwarding destination of a received stream or the data source for a transmit stream (in IP forward mode). -
Page 60: Forwarding An Ip Stream (Tx)
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.6.8 Forwarding an IP Stream (Tx) A forwarded stream must have been received and made available first (refer to section 3.4.6.7). With this configuration an already received stream is forwarded to the next or final destination. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Forwarding an IP Stream (Tx) (continued) 1. Name: Enter the name for this stream 2. Type: Select Stream Type: IP Forward 3. Select: Transmit (available on Stream-In and Stream-Out) 4. -
Page 62: Connection - Advanced Configuration
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.7 Connection – Advanced Configuration The “Advanced” configuration page can be opened directly from the Connection Page, or af- ter the Configuration Wizard procedure was completed. Figure 3-27: Shows the Advanced configuration window The Connection Wizard as described earlier has created the “New Profile”... -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Current Profile “Current Profile” shows the currently active profile name. On the example above the cur- rent profile is “New Profile”. Clicking on the headline “Current Profile” shows the currently loaded profile on the configuration page in read-only mode. -
Page 64: Connection - Validation Engine
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.4.8 Validation Engine The Validation (Valex) Engine protects the user against incorrect inputs and obvious configu- ration mistakes. It validates IP stream configurations made on the local unit in terms of con- sistency and correctness. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Validation Engine (continued) The image below shows another example about how the validation engine warns for critical configurations. Figure 3-29: Shows a yellow warning from the Validation Engine The Validation Engine identified a problem on this profile configuration. On this configuration example the de-jitter buffer was set to 200 ms. -
Page 66: Main Menu - System
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Main Menu – System This section provides the general system setup items and sub menus. 3.5.1 Date and Time The Silver Streamer runs its own internal timing reference. This reference is always UTC. This UTC reference can be set either manually or via the NTP Client. -
Page 67: User Management
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.2 User Management Web Accounts The user management offers a two-level hierarchy. The Administrator account allows full access to the entire system, while the Read-Only Account (Guest) may be used for moni- toring purposes only. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Network Page (continued) (1) Ethernet Configuration Mode For IP interface ETH0 the mode can be chosen: 1. Static Mode for manual IP address settings 2. DHCP Mode that takes the IP settings from a DHCP server Sections (2 &... -
Page 69: Dynamic Dns
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.3.2 Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS is a method of automatically updating a name server in the Domain Name System (DNS) with the active DNS configuration of a configured hostname, address or other information. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Dynamic DNS (continued) The example above uses the No-IP service (www.noip.com). With the user name and the password the client connects to this DDNS service provider if the “Enable” checkbox is ticked on the ETH port and the entries were saved. -
Page 71: Nat Traversal Mode - Upnp
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.3.3 NAT Traversal Mode – UPnP The NAT traversal mode enables the codec to request port mappings from an Internet Gate- way device using a sub-section of the UPnP protocol (Universal Plug and Play) called the In- ternet Gateway Device Protocol (IGD Protocol). -
Page 72: Mdns Server - Look Up
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.4 mDNS Server – Look Up DNS look up allows the connection to the unit in a local LAN without knowing the current IP address! Using mDNS requires Zeroconf installed on the PC. The Easiest solution for this is to install Apple's implementation of Zeroconf for Windows (Bonjour Service). -
Page 73: Smtp (Mail Setup)
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.6 SMTP (Mail Setup) The Silver Streamer supports email alerts on pre-configured operational conditions. E.g. any alarm condition can send an email message to one or more addresses. Figure 3-34: Shows the SMTP (email) configuration page Basically this configuration page follows a standard procedure for setting up an email ac- count. -
Page 74: Snmp
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.7 SNMP SNMP has been enabled as standard on all NextGen Codecs. WorldCast Systems’ SNMP im- plementation supports both SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an interface used to control and to monitor network elements. -
Page 75: Snmp Agent
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.7.1 SNMP Agent This page will be presented from the Main Menu and provides the configuration options of the inbuilt SNMP agent. These are the basic settings to get the SNMP protocol connected to the SNMP manager. -
Page 76: Snmp Trap Management
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 SNMP Agent (continued) SNMP Traps 1. Notification Type: this can be TRAPs SNMPv1, SNMPv2c or Inform notification SNMPv2c (sent on port 162) 2. Trap community: some SNMP manager offer a selection of trap communities 3. -
Page 77: Snmp Notifications Management
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 SNMP Trap Management (continued) For each alarm the trap sending behavior can be controlled: 1. Send and Forget: this option sends a trap once and expect no acknowledgement from the SNMP Manager 2. -
Page 78: System - Scripteasy
System – ScriptEasy 3.5.8.1 About ScriptEasy Since system release 1.1.0 all NextGen Codecs can be controlled by WorldCast Systems’ powerful scripting language “ScriptEasy”. ScriptEasy must be licensed and doesn’t come as a standard feature. With the license the full user/developer manual is provided. -
Page 79: Scripteasy - Script Example
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.8.2 ScriptEasy – Script Example Example Script (1) This part consists of four objects, the alarm status object for “Loss of physical connec- tion”, an object for “AutoSync failure alarm”, the AND logic component and the “load pro- file n”... -
Page 80: Scripteasy - Remove A Script
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 ScriptEasy – Configuration (continued) The ScriptEasy page is used to start and to stop a loaded script. It shows the current status and allows entering a comment that describes the script. Once uploaded to the Codec the script becomes “invisible”. -
Page 81: Event Log
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.9 Event Log A basic logging system is provided since system release 1.1.0. It records all events on a sin- gle log file that can be inspected, exported and deleted. A history page allows searching for events in a defined time frame in order to limit the maximal shown log entries. -
Page 82: Event Log Export
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.9.1 Event Log Export Clicking on the “Export in CSV” button opens a second window with all log entries. The con- tent is formatted as a CSV file and can be exported to any spread sheet application by copy and paste. -
Page 83: Event Log History
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.9.2 Event Log History Clicking on the “History” tab opens a page that allows searching for entries in a defined peri- od of time. Opening this page the first time it will present an empty page. Enabling the “Fil- ter”... -
Page 84: Firmware) - Update
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.10 (Firmware) – Update For a Firmware Update, section 5 MUST be consulted! 3.5.11 Licenses This page provides the Unit Details necessary for creating and applying an option license. A license options is e.g. -
Page 85: System
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.12 System On the “System” page the current unit hard- and software versions are shown The entry field “Unit Name” allows entering an individual name for this particular unit. This name appears on the browser tab as well as on the unit’s status page. -
Page 86: Chat Box
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.5.12.1 Chat Box If a message is received the chat box pops up on any page which is currently open. Figure 3-46: The chat box pops up when a message is received Page 86 Whiterock Business Park - 729 Springfield Road - Belfast BT12 7FP - Northern Ireland Tel.: +44 28 9067 7200 | Fax: +44 28 9067 7201 | www.aptcodecs.com | contact@aptcodecs.com... -
Page 87: Main Menu - Configuration
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Main Menu – Configuration The configuration menu provides four submenu items, the Audio Configuration page, Net- work Alarms, the AUX Data page and the alarm configuration page. These are basic configu- rations controlling operational modes and system behaviors 3.6.1 Audio Configurations... -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Stream-Out – Decoder (only) Figure 3-48: Shows the Audio Configuration page in the Decoder (Stream-Out RCA version) All settings can be reverted or saved by clicking on either of the buttons as shows above. The screenshot above shows the audio configuration page of a Stream-Out Decoder with RCA connectors. -
Page 89: Audio Configuration Options
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.6.1.1 Audio Configuration Options This section provides the following configuration options: Configuration Options Description RCA version: Values 0-10 dBu Adjusts the analog Input level in reference Input Clip Level (dBu) to the digital dBFS in increments of 0.1 dB (Stream-In) RCA version:... -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Analog Configuration (continued) Analog I/O Clip Levels (XLR) These settings allow adjusting the analog levels in reference to the digital level: All level readings are internally referenced to the digital domain where 0 dBFS=24 dBu. For example, if the analog level of +6 dBu shall internally equal -9 dBFS then the analog clip level must be set to +15 dBu (0 dBFS =15 dBu hence -9 dBFS=+6 dBu). -
Page 91: Advanced Routing & Decoder Mono Mode
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.6.1.2 Advanced Routing & Decoder Mono Mode With system release 1.4.0 the Decoder options (Stream-Out) are extended by two features combined in the section “Advanced Routing” 1. Creation of Mono signals from incoming stereo IP streams 2. -
Page 92: Network Alarms
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 Audio Configuration (continued) Advanced Routing & Decoder Mono Mode Advanced Routing must be enabled to become active by clicking the check box “Ad- vanced Routing” and on “Save” on the bottom of the page. “Output Signal C”... -
Page 93: Aux Data Configuration
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.6.3 AUX Data Configuration Figure 3-51: Shows the AUX Data configuration Configuration Options Description AUX Data Baud Rate Value The drop down list provides baud rate set- (Stream-In/Out) ting from 1.200 to 115.200 Baud (non- embedded) Embedded: up to 9600 Baud ... -
Page 94: Alarms Configuration
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.6.4 Alarms Configuration Since system release 1.1.0 all system alarms are configurable individually. The alarm config- uration page shows all available alarms and provides option to control the alarm behavior. Figure 3-52: Shows the Alarms Configuration page All system alarms are listed here. -
Page 95: Alarms - Customer Alarms
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 3.6.5 Alarms - Customer Alarms Creating an individual alarm allows to create groups of alarms which will be treated as a sin- gle alarm (OR logic). The advantage of this option is that a group of alarms (created here) can be assigned to a single relay. -
Page 96: Surestream
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 SureStream SureStream Technology is a standard feature of the Silver IP Streamer range. Figure 4-1: Shows the Status Page with SureStream enabled About SureStream SureStream Technology is a revolutionary innovation from APT that enables broadcasters to use inexpensive IP links and still maintain professional broadcast-grade audio quality and re- liability. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 About SureStream (continued) Figure 4-2: Shows a typical configuration running SureStream on a single IP port The configuration example above shows a typical SureStream configuration using two SureStream component streams. This example uses the Internet with standard xDSL access services. -
Page 98: Surestream Encoder
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 About SureStream (continued) 4.1.1 SureStream Encoder On the Encoder side the heart of SureStream is the Statistical Diversity Generator. This gen- erator ensures that the component streams appear on the network as diverse as possible. This generator runs an algorithm that can be set up with three different sets of parameters (called “levels”) allowing the use of more than one component stream while keeping each stream divers from each other. -
Page 99: Surestream - Encoder Configuration
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 SureStream – Encoder Configuration Creating a SureStream component stream follows basically the same procedure as a normal stream configuration. A set of component streams will be identified as part of a SureStream group by the equal packet size. -
Page 100: About Diversity Generator Levels
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 SureStream – Encoder Configuration (continued) Once the SureStream license was applied to the unit the Diversity Generator option appear on the stream configuration window. Again, creating a group of component streams follows the normal procedure. -
Page 101: Creating A Set Of Component Streams
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 4.2.2 Creating a Set of Component Streams A set of component streams processed by the Diversity Generator is not limited to a particu- lar number of streams. In practice a set of two component streams works reliably. However, the Silver Streamer allows to creating more than one redundant stream. -
Page 102: Surestream - Decoder Configuration
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 SureStream – Decoder Configuration Configuring the Decoder for using SureStream follows the normal procedure for creating as many as desired receive streams (component streams). A SureStream group will be displayed only if the RX Latency settings are equal on all compo- nent streams of a group. -
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Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 SureStream – Decoder Configuration (continued) SureStream does not offer specific configuration option for creating receive-streams on the Decoder. Figure 4-6: Shows the normal Stream configuration window On the Decoder, SureStream needs the Re-Sequencer to be enabled whenever more than one stream must be received from the same Encoder, regardless of the Diversity Generator level settings of the Encoder! Page 103... -
Page 104: Surestream - Decoder Performance
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 4.3.1 SureStream – Decoder Performance The performance monitor delivers precise information about the component streams treated by SureStream and the summary performance of the SureStream group. Figure 4-7: Shows the stream performance of component streams and the SureStream group The figure above shows a perfectly working SureStream configuration on a Decoder. -
Page 105: System - Firmware Update
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 System – Firmware Update This section is the step-by-step instruction for performing a firmware update successfully. This is a straight forward and intuitive procedure. A firmware update can be processed on the Admin Account only About –... -
Page 106: Firmware Update – Step 2
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 5.1.2 Firmware Update – Step 2 Clicking on the “Browse” button opens the PC file browser. Navigate to the folder where the firmware file is stored and select the zip-archive: For Silver with RCA audio interfaces: SLVR_SR_x.x.x.zip. -
Page 107: Firmware Update - Step 3
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 5.1.3 Firmware Update – Step 3 The system prompts you to confirm the firmware upload. Figure 5-3: The system asks for final confirmation for starting the firmware upload After clicking on the “Upload”... -
Page 108: Firmware Update - Step 4
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 5.1.4 Firmware Update – Step 4 During the update the browser shows this screen indicating the update procedure. Figure 5-4: This page appears after the upload process was confirmed ... -
Page 109: Firmware Update - Step 5
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 5.1.5 Firmware Update – Step 5 The firmware update is a completely hidden process in order to avoid any user interaction. Once you have clicked the “Upload” button the system prompts you to confirm the process. This is the only user action necessary after initializing the update procedure! After approximately 20 seconds the browser shows the LogIn page The LogIn page is inactive for another 4 minutes... -
Page 110: Firmware Update – Step 6
Silver Stream-In / Stream-Out - System Release 1.5.2 – April 2015 5.1.6 Firmware Update – Step 6 After completing the firmware update, the Status Page will present the new firmware suc- cessfully loaded. Figure 5-7: Shows the Status Page - System running and new firmware loaded End of Firmware update procedure End of Document Page 110...
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