Summary of Contents for West Pond Enterprises MX-100CC
- Page 1 MX-100CC Installation & Operations Manual Software Revision 1.17.3 West Pond Enterprises, LLC 6/28/2018...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Revision History ............................3 Related documentation ..........................3 Terms and terminology ..........................3 MX-100CC ..............................3 MX-100CC Hardware..........................5 MX-100CC Software ..........................5 Setting up the system ........................... 5 Unpacking the unit ............................ 5 Installing ..............................6 Making the connections ..........................6 Power On .............................. - Page 3 Appendix A – Quick Start Help ........................21 Appendix B – FAQs ............................22 How do I create a TV channel from a video file? ................22 Confidential Page 2...
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Page 4: Revision History
The MX-100CC also supports venue wide display controls over existing coax wiring. This document will help you get the MX-100CC up and running quickly. For your convenience a quick start section is provide at the end of this... - Page 5 Video Server / Streamer o Load up to 30 hours of video files onto the MX-100CC and create custom TV channels via our built in video server. Create a looping playlist or schedule playback at specific times. ...
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Page 6: Mx-100Cc Hardware
All of the MX-100CC software resides on the MX-100CC and is accessible via the internal Web UI. There is no need to install any management software on a PC or other device. The MX-100CC WebUI is accessible via any device with a web browser or remotely via FlexDM. -
Page 7: Installing
Installing The MX-100 is a compact, low power, shelf top device. It should be installed in a clean dry area at room temperature or cooler. The unit has mechanical air flow assistance as a precaution against improper installation. Under proper conditions the device will operate correctly with or without the internal fan. Making the connections The MX-100 has a single gigabit Ethernet port on the back of the chassis. - Page 8 the screen below shows the windows file explorer. The “Other Devices” categories includes a device called mx-100 or mx-400serialNumberHere. Double click on this device to access the MX-100 web UI. Alternatively you may use the serial number as the URL in your web browser. To access the MX-100 point a web browser at the URL http://yourUnitsSerialNumber.local where yourUnitsSerialNumber is taken from the label on the MX-100.
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Page 9: Getting Familiar With The Mx-100
Once connected, you will be prompted to login. Use the administrator credentials User: Administrator Password: admin Note: Firefox and Chrome preferred. There are three built-in users. The passwords for these users can be set by the administrator. Administrator: Used by installer to configure and manage the system. This user has access to all controls and settings. -
Page 10: Overview
inappropriate for your installation and may need reconfiguring. In this section we will review how to make small changes to these settings to get your system running as quickly as possible. Overview The top level page of the WebUI provides an overview of the MX-100 scalable multiplexor. -
Page 11: Sources
Sources The Sources page shows how devices and IP streams are enabled as inputs to the multiplexor. Sources may include network streams such as IPTV or an RTSP feed from a security camera the MX-100 internal video server ... -
Page 12: Video Wrapper
The “Content” tab shows the files that have been uploaded and may be used in any channel playlist. Content with the icon are managed by the FlexDM service. The Channels tab shows the channels created and the status of their playback. Create channels and upload content using the appropriate buttons at the bottom of the screen. - Page 13 A help system is included. The MX-100CC system will be preloaded with a few useful templates. More are available at http://www.westpond.com/templates The best way to learn about this is to click on a few and see what can be done.
- Page 14 edited (content) . Modifying a playlist allows the user to change the playlist name, start time (in seconds where 0 is midnight) and stop time. The default settings, 0 and 86400 Seconds, will allow the playlist to be active continuously. When you edit the playlist content a dialog box is presented.
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Page 15: Outputs
Outputs An Output is the output feed of the multiplexor. As this is a software multiplexor, there is no specified limit to the number of outputs. From a practical perspective, it’s best to limit the bandwidth consumed by the sum total of all outputs to less than 500 Mb/s. -
Page 16: Modulated Rf Output
A playlist.m3u file that describes all of the multicast outputs can be downloaded by clicking on the playlist icon. For IPTV networks, session announcement protocol (SAP ) is supported and included in the stream when enabled. RFC 2974 Modulated RF Output The modulator hardware is automatically detected and a list of available modulators is shown on the Output page of the WebUI. -
Page 17: Oversubscribing The Transport
transport are highlighted with a green background and a green arrow. On the “Modify program mapping” dialog box, select “Yes” if you wish this source to be included in the output. Be mindful of the bandwidth limitations of your chosen output transport. -
Page 18: Display Controls
West Pond RX device such as the RX-WP100. Each receiver must first be registered with the MX-100CC before it can receive commands. Select the “Displays” tab and click on to start. Type in the Serial number located on the bottom of the RX device or via the on screen display. -
Page 19: System
configuration setting is the channel map chosen. The default is US Cable TV. The monitor will tune to each of the frequencies in the chosen channel map and report the status. An empty row indicates an unused frequency. The caution icon indicates the presence of some signal, perhaps noise or an unknown modulation. -
Page 20: Accounts
FlexDM remote management: West Pond’s remote management allows authorized personel to access the web UI of this, and other West Pond devices, via a cloud hosted web service. If authorized, West Pond can also used this for support. Communications for this feature utilize UDP port 1194 and TCP/IP port 443 for communication. -
Page 21: Tools
Tools These are tools that are used to maintain the system state. System Config: You may export or import the system configuration at any time. This includes account information, the output configuration, and network settings. It does not currently export the provider settings. - Page 22 When configuring the Video Server, be sure that your TS files are compatible with the devices receiving the output of the MX-100CC. For example, if using and ATSC modulated output you must use MPEG2 encoded files. ATSC devices will not decode h.264 video.
- Page 23 Appendix B – FAQs How do I create a TV channel from a video file? Video files can be transcoded into TS files that can then be sources to the MX-xxx multiplexor and transmitted over any of the multiplexor outputs. The steps to creating a channel from a video files are: 1) Transcode the video file into a TS file that is suitable for your output transport and receiving devices.
- Page 24 Step 4: Add to Playlist Click on the icon on the Channel table entry for which you wish to create a Channel play list. (See image above) The playlist is an ordered list of video files. All of the files in a Play List must be compatible with the Output transport and TV receiver.
- Page 25 Step 5: Include Channel in Output The last step is to include the new source channel in the output transport. Navigate to the Outputs tab and click on the icon for the output you wish to include the channel. Before making changes, you may want to check the Overview Output page to make sure your...
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