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Nextiva S1900e Series
User Guide
September 2006
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Firmware Release 4.6x/4.80
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  • Page 1 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide September 2006 Firmware Release 4.6x/4.80 AMERICAS EMEA APAC 330 South Service Road 241 Brooklands Road 61 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong Melville, NY 11747 Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0RH Kowloon, Hong Kong +1 631 962 9600...
  • Page 3 Nextiva S1900e Series Covering the S1900e-AS, S1900e-AS-XT, S1950e, S1950e-XT, S1970e, S1970e-XT, S1970e-R, and S1970e-R-XT Firmware Release 4.6x/4.80 User Guide Verint Video Solutions Publication Revision: A...
  • Page 4 All marks referenced herein with the ® or TM symbol are registered trademarks or trademarks of Verint Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Who Should Read this Guide ................vi How to Use this Guide ..................vi Contents ....................vi Conventions ....................vii Related Documentation ................vii Related Verint Video Solutions Products ..............vii About Us ......................vii Warranty .......................viii Chapter 1 Overview ..................1 About the S1900e Series ................... 2 Physical Characteristics ................
  • Page 6 Factory Default Configuration ............41 Appendix B DHCP Support and APIPA ..............43 Appendix C CLI Access ..................45 Appendix D RJ-45 Ethernet Cables ..............49 Appendix E Audio Pinouts.................51 Appendix F S1900e Series Technical Specifications ..........53 Glossary ......................55 Index .........................61 Compliance ......................65 Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 7: Preface

    Preface The Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide presents the information and procedures on installing, configuring, and using the Nextiva S1900e series edge devices. This guide covers the following firmware versions: Edge device Version S1900e-AS 4.60 S1900e-AS-XT 4.60 S1950e 4.62 S1950e-XT 4.62...

  • Page 8: Who Should Read This Guide

    This guide contains all the information needed to install, configure, and use an S1900e series device. Contents The Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide is divided into the following chapters: 1. Overview—Provides a brief description of the features of the S1900e series and illustrations of their casings.

  • Page 9: Conventions

    Verint Video Solutions transform digital video into actionable intelligence: timely, mission-critical insights for faster, more effective decisions. Today, more than 1000 companies in 50 countries use Verint solutions to enhance security, boost operational efficiency, and fuel profitability. Web Site For information about the Nextiva line of products, visit www.verint.com/videosolutions.

  • Page 10: Warranty

    (3) years from date of delivery as evidenced by the Verint Systems packing slip or other transportation receipt. Products showing damage by misuse or abnormal conditions of...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Overview

    You can use the S1900e series edge devices in point-to-point contexts as well as with video management and storage applications. Furthermore, they enable configuration and video viewing from web browsers. This device is for indoor use only. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 12: About The S1900E Series

    Once a device is in secure mode, you cannot access it anymore with Telnet, you access its web interface in secure mode only, and you cannot perform firmware updates through the IP network on it. However, you can configure it with SConfigurator. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 13: Video

    Your S1900e shipment contains the following items: The requested device A 12V DC external power supply The Utilities CD containing the release notes and documentation for the device as well as the SConfigurator application The Nextiva S1900e Series Installation Guide Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 14: Casing Description

    12V DC power poles A reset button One dry contact input and one relay output An RJ-45 jack for the Ethernet network System status 12V DC power SD card slot on the S1900e-AS and S1900e-AS-XT Reset RJ-45 Ethernet Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Configuring And Installing The Device

    The steps required to prepare your S1900e device for operation are: Basic configuration Physical installation in its final location Connection to the serial port Alarm and audio configuration Remember that your device is an indoor product that should not be used in an outdoor environment. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 16: Configuring The Device

    To configure the device, you need the proprietary SConfigurator tool. It is included on the Utilities CD shipped with your device; you can also find its latest version on the Verint Video Solutions extranet (Technical Support, then Downloads, then Firmware Upgrades).
  • Page 17 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Connect the electric plug into the outlet. For any other power supply, refer to the manufacturer documentation for the proper wiring scheme. 4. Start SConfigurator. The SConfigurator window appears. 5. In the General tab, click Program Options.

  • Page 18: Using The Encoders

    The S1900e initial configuration is now complete. You perform further configuration with the web interface (see page 17), SConfigurator, or a video management software from Verint Video Solutions. Using the Encoders The composite signal of a video input for the transmitters is sent to two separate encoders.

  • Page 19: Performing A Point-To-Point Connection

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Performing a Point-to-Point Connection To view video on a monitor in a point-to-point context (as opposed to using a video management software), you have to create a fixed connection between an S1900e transmitter and an S1970e receiver. Typically, both devices sit on the same IP subnet as SConfigurator and have the same VSIP port;...

  • Page 20: Installing The Device

    For a two-wire RS-485 connection with a Nextiva device: 1. Create the Data- signal by shorting the Rx- and Tx- pins together. 2. Create the Data+ signal by shorting the Rx+ and Tx+ pins together. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 21: Multidrop Configurations

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide 3. Use the following wiring scheme: Peripheral connector S1900e connector Data+ Data+ Data- Data- ground ground Multidrop Configurations Two multidrop configurations are available, for two or four wires, only with the RS-485 protocol. The two-wire configuration is:...

  • Page 22: Audio

    The device supports the following audio input types: Line-in—To use a 3.5 mm jack (default). In this mode, you need a pre-amplifier. You connect the audio input on the device to the Line-out connector on the pre-amplifier. Audio In Line-out Pre-amp. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 23: Alarms

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Mic (with pre-amp)—To use a multimedia microphone (Electret). Most multimedia microphones use a 3.5 mm jack. You connect the microphone directly in the audio input of the device. Audio In With SConfigurator, you set the input type in the Audio pane.

  • Page 24: Updating The Firmware

    You can update the firmware of the S1900e devices with the SConfigurator utility or a video management software; for the detailed procedure, refer to the documentation of the software. The latest firmware files are available on the Verint Video Solutions extranet (Technical Support, then Downloads, then Firmware Upgrades).

  • Page 25: Red/Blue Display

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Red/Blue Display If an S1900e transmitter currently streaming video to a management software loses its connection to a camera, the corresponding display tile in the software will present a half red, half blue/black pattern. Activating Quality of Service Quality of Service (QoS) is a set of low-level networking protocols giving higher priority to more important data flows while ensuring that the less important ones do not fail.
  • Page 26 Steady red LED persisting more than 10 seconds—There is an internal error that prevents the device from starting normally. Power down the device, wait 30 seconds, then power it up. If the condition persists, call Verint Video Solutions customer service. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 27: Using The Web Interface

    You can access an S1900e transmitter with a web browser for live viewing, configuration, and PTZ control. The S1900e transmitters support the Pelco P and Kalatel PTZ protocols. You can also use the web interface with the S1970e-R for configuration and maintenance. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 28: Getting Started

    ActiveX component. If the component is not installed, you will not see any video. 6. Reactivate your popup blocker. 7. If you do not see live video, clear the Enable YUV Support box (see page 36). Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 29 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide To use the web interface: 1. Start Internet Explorer. 2. In the Address box, enter the IP address of the device using the http://IP_address format. The web interface window appears, presenting many types of information in the navigation pane.

  • Page 30: Configuring The Device

    6. To perform maintenance operations (on the S1970e-R only), click Maintenance (for more information, see page 38). Configuring the Device You have access to the following parameter categories: Serial port VSIP Access management Audio System status On-screen display (on the S1970e-R only) Network System time Video HTTP Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 31: Serial Port

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Serial Port The device has one serial port, RS-422/485, for communicating with serial equipment (for example, PTZ cameras). For more information about the serial port settings of the specific product with which you want to interface, refer to its user guide or contact your product manufacturer.
  • Page 32 The security settings are relative to the protection of the device: Telnet Session—To enable or disable the access to the CLI of the device with Telnet. XML Report Generation—To enable or disable the generation of an XML report presenting the current state of the device. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 33: System Status

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide IP Firmware Update—To enable or disable the performance of firmware updates on the device through the IP network. This type of firmware update is the only one available for the devices. HTTP Access—To enable or disable the access to the web interface of the device. If you block this access, you can only set up the device with SConfigurator or Telnet.

  • Page 34: Network

    For more information about these settings, contact your network administrator. Video You can configure parameters relative to the encoding or decoding of video in the device. For more information about the video parameters, refer to the SConfigurator User Guide. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 35 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Common for Transmitters The parameters common to all video functions of a transmitter are: Video Standard—The analog display standard. Brightness—The total amount of light in a color. Contrast—The range of colors in the image. Saturation—The intensity of the colors in the image.
  • Page 36 NTSC (25 fps in PAL). This parameter appears only when the receiver is in Solo mode. Remote IP Address—The IP address of the transmitter providing the video stream to the receiver. This parameter appears only when the receiver is in Solo mode. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 37 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Wait for I-Frame—The indication of whether the receiver waits for an I-frame before decoding video. This parameter appears only when the receiver is in Solo mode. Delay Adjustment—The adjustment of the rendering delay versus the rendering fluidity (absence of skipped frames).
  • Page 38 I-frame will be sent automatically by the device; a value of X means that a complete image refresh will occur every X frames. Compression Mode—The way the video is compressed. The following modes are available: SM4—The proprietary MPEG-4-based mode. MPEG4 Compliant Simple Profile—The MPEG-4 ISO 14496-2 compliant mode. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 39 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Frame Format—The way the video is compressed. This parameter applies to the S1900e-AS only. Possible values are: Field over Field—The proprietary mode used by the Nextiva edge devices. Interlaced Frame—The MPEG-4 compliant mode where the two video fields are interlaced.

  • Page 40: Vsip

    VSIP Port—The communication port used by the device. The default value of all Nextiva devices is 5510. Note: VSIP ports 9541, 65500, and those under 1024 are reserved and should not be used, not even for serial port, video, or audio communication. The maximum value is 65535. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 41: Audio

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide VSIP Multicast IP Address—The IP address used by the device to listen for VSIP queries. The current multicast address is 224.16.32.1 and should not be changed. VSIP Discovery IP Address—The IP address used by the device to make its presence known with the broadcast method.

  • Page 42: System Time

    NTP Server IP Port—The IP port of the NTP server. Default is 123. Local Time Offset—The offset in minutes from the GMT time in the current time zone (for instance, the offset for the Eastern Standard Time is -300 minutes). Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 43: On-Screen Display

    Last decoded image Black White Display Logo—To show or hide the Verint logo in the top right corner of the monitor for 30 seconds when the receiver is powering up. Display Option—Information displayed in the bottom left corner of the monitor. This parameter appears only when the receiver is in Solo mode.
  • Page 44 The parameters specific to each decoder are: Decoder Starve—What is displayed on the quadrant or monitor when the receiver is not receiving video. Possible values are: Color bar Last decoded image Black White Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 45: Http (Webserver)

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Display Option—Information displayed in the bottom left corner of the quadrant or monitor. Possible values are: Nothing Date/time Uptime Show Transmitter Name—To show or hide the name of the associated transmitter above the display option, in the bottom left corner of the quadrant or monitor. You provide the name to display in the Transmitter Name parameter.

  • Page 46: Viewing Live Video

    Local Video IP Port—The port number on your computer that will receive video. Local Audio IP Port—The port number on your computer that will receive audio. Enable YUV Support—The indicator of whether YUV video conversion will be used. Most graphics video cards support YUV. Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 47: Presentation Windows

    Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Presentation Windows If you choose Popup Video Window, the video will be displayed in a separate window: With an embedded window, the video will be displayed directly on the web page. For example: Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 48: Ptz Controls

    You can perform maintenance tasks on the S1970e-R device: Reboot—To restart the device, while keeping its configuration. Load—To assign the factory default settings to the device. You may keep some values by checking the Keep Network Settings box. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 49 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Keep Network Settings—To keep the following values when loading the device with its default settings: DHCP usage DNS servers IP address Host name Subnet Ping request target Gateway Ping request size Update—To upgrade the firmware of the device.
  • Page 50 Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 51: Appendix A Factory Default Configuration

    Factory Default Configuration Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 52 Target frame rate: 25 fps Target bit rate: 800 kbps Resolution: CIF (352 x 288) Maximum quantizer: 24 Video standard: PAL Receiver mode (on the S1970e-R): Solo VSIP VSIP Port: 5510 VSIP Multicast IP Address: 224.16.32.1 VSIP Discovery IP Address: 255.255.255.255 Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 53: Appendix Bdhcp Support And Apipa

    DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows devices and computers connected to a network to automatically get a valid IP configuration from a dedicated server. The APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) scheme, available on the Windows operating systems, enables a device to assign itself a temporary IP address. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 54 The first time it boots up After receiving a duplicate IP address After a hardware reset When the DHCP server does not have any available IP addresses DHCP configuration is automatically disabled: After a firmware upgrade After a factory reset Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 55: Appendix Ccli Access

    CLI Access You may need to access the command line interface (CLI) of an edge device to perform troubleshooting tasks, typically with the assistance of a Verint Video Solutions customer service specialist. The CLI is hierarchically organized, with menus, sub-menus, and individual options representing configuration parameters.
  • Page 56 The CLI has a timeout that is triggered after three minutes of inactivity. When the timeout occurs: You lose access to the command line. The “Thank you for using the Verint Video Solutions CLI” message appears at the command line. The Verint Console window becomes disabled.
  • Page 57 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Close the Verint Console window. Warning: Do not use the Disconnect button to exit the CLI, since it does not save your settings. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 58 Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 59: Appendix Drj-45 Ethernet Cables

    RJ-45 Ethernet Cables Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 60 Here is the bottom view of the RJ-45 connectors on a crossover cable: white/green white/orange brown green brown orange white/brown white/orange white/brown white/green orange green blue white/blue blue white/blue Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 61: Appendix E Audio Pinouts

    Audio Pinouts Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 62 Here is the pinout of the 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) stereo jacks for audio input: Ground (shield) Mic bias (not connected for line-in) Mic/line-in Mic/Line-in Mic bias (not connected for line-in) For audio output, the jacks are configured the following way: Ground (shield) Speaker Speaker Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 63: Appendix F S1900E Series Technical Specifications

    S1900e Series Technical Specifications Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 64 Explorer, or Telnet Certification/ FCC part 15 (subpart B, class A) Regulation Canada ICES-003/NMB-003 Europe CE marked, EN 55022:1998 Class A, EN 55024 Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 (RoHS) Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 65: Glossary

    Glossary This glossary is common to the Nextiva line of edge device products. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 66 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps. It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards. The 802.11 protocols are often referred to as “wireless Ethernet.” Firmware Software stored in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable ROM (PROM), therefore becoming a permanent part of a computing device. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 67 The transmitters in the series offer 4, 8, 12, or 24 video inputs. Some models offer onboard video analytics capabilities. nDVR A video management and storage software sold by Verint Video Solutions. This graphical product is used in conjunction with wired and wireless edge devices.
  • Page 68 S1970e-R, and three transmitters, the S1900e-AS (with onboard analytics capabilities), the S1950e (a cost optimized solution), and the S1970e (for better video performance). S1900e-Vicon The board holding the S1900e compact IP technology, to be included into Vicon SurveyorVFT dome cameras. Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 69 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide S2500e The MPEG-4-compliant professional IP camera integrating a video sensor and an Ethernet encoder in the same compact enclosure. S2600e Series The set of professional IP cameras with a super wide range for excellent quality in high-contrast environments. These MPEG-4-compliant cameras integrate a video sensor and an Ethernet encoder in the same compact enclosure.
  • Page 70 Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 71: Index

    28 pinouts 49 RJ-45 connector 4 usage 6 event configuration 11 cable. See Ethernet cable. extranet, Verint Video Solutions vii camera control with the web interface 38 data port configuration 2 losing a connection 15 factory default configuration 14...
  • Page 72 53 Ethernet cable 49 technical support viii serial port 10 Telnet point-to-point connection 9 accessing the CLI 46 port, serial. See serial port. preventing access 22 power requirements 2 temporary IP address 43 power-up conditions 16 Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 73 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide tilt control (PTZ) 38 time, system 32 ToS (Type of Service) 15 user account 21 Utilities CD vii Verint Video Solutions web site vii video analytics 2 – video settings 3 – video, live 20...
  • Page 74 Verint Video Solutions...

  • Page 75: Compliance

    Compliance Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 76 This is to certify that the Nextiva Models S1900e-AS, S1950e, and S1970e Ethernet video servers are shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89/336/ECC, Article 4a. Conformity is declared by the application of EN55022 Class A (CISPR 22). Verint Video Solutions...
  • Page 77 Nextiva S1900e Series User Guide Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer: Verint Systems Inc. 1800 Berlier Laval, Québec H7L 4S4 Canada Declares under sole responsibility that the product: Product name: Ethernet video server S2700e-VRModel numbers: S1900e-AS, S1950e, S1970e To which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards or other...
  • Page 78 RoHS Declaration of Compliance June 14th, 2006 Verint believes in the importance of conducting our business in a manner that will help protect the environment as well as our employees, customers, and the public. To that end, we are committed to bringing our existing and future product lines into EU RoHS Directive compliance.

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