Conductor Software - Black Box AC1140A Quick Start Manual

Creating a video and data LAN:
All Ethernet ports on both the transmitter and receiver function as gigabit Ethernet switches. Common
network appliances such as NAS drives, IP cameras, switches, or routers can be connected to these ports or
other AC1140 or AC1141 devices can be added to the LAN. For example, multiple AC1140C cards can be
installed in one host computer for multiple video streams on one LAN. In this case, all transmitters can be
included on the LAN by connecting the internal Ethernet ports together. Alternatively, multiple receivers
can be daisy-chained together to extend the same video content to an unlimited number of monitors.
To implement a video LAN:
1. Install transmitters and receivers as needed in steps 1-5 above.
2. Verify that live video streams are displayed on all monitors.
3. Connect network appliances or additional Video and Audio over Ethernet components as desired.
Verify that each left-most LED on all RJ-45 connectors is flashing three times indicating gigabit
Ethernet.
Note: "Conductor" software does not need to be installed for video LAN implementation unless
content scheduling or diagnostics is required or if more than one transmitter is being used.
The AC1141 has three LEDs on top indicating power, DVI, and LAN connected. All three LEDs must be
on for proper operation. If any of these LEDs are, this indicates a problem that must be addressed. If the
LAN connection is lost, the receiver automatically switches to its on-board LocalPlay content. If the DVI
connection is lost, confirm that the monitor is getting power or try resetting monitor power.
Both transmitter and receiver units have two LEDs on each network connector. The right LED blinks
curing data transmission and the left LED blinks in a specific pattern to indicate the connection bandwidth.
For gigabit Ethernet (1000-baseT) connection, the left LED will blink three times then pause. A fast
Ethernet (100-baseT) connection will blink two times with a pause and 10-baseT blinks once. Neither unit
will function properly at a bandwidth less than 1000-baseT. The LAN LED on top of the receiver
illuminates when that receiver is getting a valid video stream from a transmitter. The LAN LED may be off
but the left LED on the connector still indicating gigabit connection. This indicates that data is received but
no valid video stream is detected. In this case, the receiver unit will play its on-board LocalPlay content
only until a valid stream is assigned.
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AC1140A and AC1140C transmitter comes with a software CD for installing Conductor on a Windows-
based computer. Load the CD into a CD drive on the host and the installation process should start
automatically. If the installation does not start, double click on the setup.exe file on the root of the CD.
Follow the setup wizard's instructions to install the software. Double-click the Conductor icon installed on
the desktop to start Conductor. Some of the tasks that can be accomplished with Conductor are:
1. Create LocalPlay content to upload to receivers. This content is stored to on-board memory and plays
either automatically when LAN connection is lost or through the Conductor scheduler.
2. Name transmitters and receivers on the video LAN.
3. Assign receivers to particular transmitters.
4. Assign tasks to common applications such as PowerPoint, Windows Media Player, or QuickTime so that
content can be quickly and easily scheduled using these applications. Conductor recognizes these
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