ASTRO U 149 S Operating Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Guarantee conditions ........................page 05 Disposal.............................page 05 Performance description ......................page 06 Device description ........................page 07 Quick start – starting operation of the U 149 S .................page 08 “Status” menu..........................page 16 “Main” menu ..........................page 20 “Test generator” menu.......................page 23 “Input settings” menu.........................page 24 “Transponder”...
Page 3: General Information
ASTRO Strobel Kommunikationssysteme Olefant 1-3 D-51427 Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) Tel.: (+49) 2204 405-0 All other parts of the software used with this product are subject to the copyright owned by ASTRO Strobel GmbH. Operating manual U 149 - Version 08-2015A...
Page 4: Important
Read carefully: EN 60728 -11 – Safety requirements / No service tasks during electrical storms!  To operate the device U 149 S (protection class I), it must be connected to mains power sockets with a protective earth conductor. Assembly instructions...
Page 5: Guarantee Conditions
Warranty conditions Warranty conditions The general terms and conditions of ASTRO Strobel GmbH apply. You will find these in the current catalogue or on the Internet under “www.astro-kom.de”. Disposal All of our packaging material (cardboard boxes, inserts, plastic film and bags) is completely recyclable.
Page 6: Performance Description
The U 149 S uses four input sockets for reception of up to eight DVB-S2 streams. The two Ethernet data ports in the U 149 S can then be used to output up to 8 IP video data streams. To use the devices properly, read the following safety and operating instructions attentively.
Page 7: Device Description
Management (A and B; RJ 45) Figure 1: U 149 S The U 149 S module features a CE marking. This confirms that the product conforms to the relevant EC directives and adheres to the requirements specified therein. Operating manual U 149 -...
Page 8: Quick Start - Starting Operation Of The U 149 S
Connecting the U 149 S to a PC or laptop To be able to configure the U 149 S, you now need to connect the network sockets (Management A ) on the backplane of the device (see figure at left) to your PC or laptop using a network cable.
Page 9 Only one user can be logged into the user interface of the U 149 S at a time. The current user is dis- played in the column at the left, below the menu.
Page 10 Quick start - starting operation of the U 149 S The signal flow in the U 149 S The overview on page 11 shows the possible signal paths for the U 149 S. The specific signal flow can be divided into the following sub-areas: ...
Page 11 Quick start - starting operation of the U 149 S F-jack F-jack F-jack F-jack RF 1 RF 2 RF 3 RF 4 ... 8 x; Input switch via software dropdown-list DVB-S2 RX Ch1.1 Ch 1.2 Ch 2.3 Ch 2.4 Ch 1.3 Ch 1.4...
Page 12 Configuring DVB-S2 satellite receivers Now start configuring a signal path in the U 149 S. Start by clicking on the item “Input settings” in the menu in the web browser interface to have the reception settings for the four SAT inputs displayed.
Page 13 Quick start - starting operation of the U 149 S Checking the transponder status Now click on the menu item “Trsp. 1.1” in the menu at the left. The following overview will appear: Figure 10: Displaying the transponder status The message “OK” should now appear in the “Status” line in the “Transponder 1.1 Settings” table.
Page 14 Quick start - starting operation of the U 149 S Setting the signal routing to the IP transmitters You can now connect the reception signal to an IP transmitter. To do so, click on the item “TX Mux” in the web browser interface menu. You will now see the following table:...
Page 15 Quick start - starting operation of the U 149 S In the line “Destination IP Port”, enter the IP address of a reception device (e.g. for one of the signal converters from the U 1xx series). In the table at the top, click on the radio button “on” to activate signal transmission to one of the data ports A or B.
Page 16: Status" Menu
“Status” menu “Status” menu To have the current settings for the U 149 S displayed, click on the Status item in the menu at the left. You can now see the overview shown in figure 18: Figure 14: Status display...
Page 17 “Status” menu The values for the following parameters are displayed and configured here respectively in accordance with the four connections on the backplane of the U 149 S (Data A and Management A, see section “Device description”).  MAC: MAC address (display value) ...
Page 18 Supply 5.2 V: 5.2 V supply voltage  Supply 13 V: 13 V supply voltage (mainboard only)  Fan: Fan rotation speed  Supply 1.0 V: 1.0 V supply voltage page 18 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 19 “Status” menu Memory status: Figure 18: Status display - System resources Information on the internal resources of the operating system can be viewed in the “System resources” table. No settings can be made here. Operating manual U 149 - Version 08-2015A page 19...
Page 20: Main" Menu
Setting the IP interfaces You can configure IP interfaces and activate or deactivate them using the upper table (“IP interface set- tings”). The connection type is automatically identified and displayed by the U 149 S (in this case: 1 GBit/s, full duplex).
Page 21 “Main” menu  DNS: Enter a DNS server, if required, in the input fields.  SNTP server: You can enter one or two time servers here (SNTP protocol).  Time Source: “SNTP server” is set here as the default option. To save your changes, click on the “Submit”...
Page 22 Figure 22: Saving and loading configurations Changes to the configuration of the U 149 S are written to the device by clicking the “Submit” button, and are activated immediately. If you wish to save the current status to a separate memory, click on the “Save 2nd”...
Page 23: Test Generator" Menu
“Test generator” menu “Test generator” menu The U 149 S features an integrated test generator for a functional test when an input signal is not yet available. Null packets are generated with a preset packet ID. Figure 23: Test generator The following settings are displayed, and can be configured: ...
Page 24: Input Settings" Menu
“Input Settings” menu “Input Settings” menu To have the reception settings for the four SAT inputs of the U 149 S displayed, click on the item “Input settings” in the menu at the left. LNB and DiSEqC settings Settings for the supply unit used can be entered in the upper “Configuration” table.
Page 25 “Input Settings” menu You can configure the following parameters for the four respective SAT inputs here:  Satellite: Select the required satellite (e.g. ASTRA, Eutelsat, etc.) from the drop-down menu here.  Polarisation/Band: Select the required polarisation level from the drop-down menu. ...
Page 26: Transponder" Menu
If you change the activation or deactivation status of inputs or outputs in one of the two tables, then click on the “Submit” button below the last table to save your changes. Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. page 26 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 27: Trsp 1.X - Trsp 2.X" Menu
“Trsp 1.X - Trsp 2.X” menu “Trsp 1.X - Trsp 2.X” menu To configure the transponders manually, start by selecting the item “Transponder” in the menu at the left. Then select the option “manual” in the transponder drop-down menu in the “Transponder Settings” table.
Page 28: Ip Tx" Menu
VLAN: Virtual LAN ID Click on the “Submit” button below the last table to save the changes made to the activation/deactiva- tion of channels. Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. page 28 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 29: Ip Tx.1 - Ip Tx 8" Menu
“IP TX 1 - IP TX 8” menu “IP TX 1 - IP TX 8” menu To configure the 8 IP outputs, start by clicking, in the menu at the left, on the item “IP TX 1”, “IP TX 2”, “IP TX 3”...
Page 30: Tx Mux" Menu
Click on the “Submit” button below the table to save the changes. Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. HINWEIS The “Quick start – starting operation of the U 149 S” section includes a config- uration example. page 30...
Page 31: User Settings" Menu
The following input mask now appears: Figure 33: User administration You can create up to four users for the user interface of the U 149 S. The following three users have been created as the default setting: ...
Page 32 Figure 35: White list administration The following parameters can be specified for four IP sources respectively:  IP address  Netmask page 32 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 33: Ssl Settings" Menu
“SSL Settings” menu “SSL Settings” menu HINWEIS A licence is required to use the SSL functions. To enter SSL settings, click on the item “SSL Settings” in the main menu at the left. There is a checkbox in the upper table “SSL Settings” which displays the rerouting of HTTP requests to the secure protocol HTTPS.
Page 34 Benutzerschlüssel generiertes Zertifikat vorhanden und passt zum und Schlüssel Zertifikat? nein Passt Benutzerzertifikat zu generiertem Schlüssel? Verwende Benutzerschlüssel und Zertifikat Verwende Benutzerzertifikat und generierten Schlüssel Figure 39: Using the certificates/keys page 34 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 35: Ts Analyzer" Menu
“TS Analyzer” menu “TS Analyzer” menu The U 149 S descrambler can be equipped with a Transport Stream Analyzer by purchasing a licence. This Analyzer displays the structure of the MPEG2 TS, from the tables to the individual PID and its ser- vice.
Page 36: Licensing" Menu
“Licensing” menu “Licensing” menu A number of functions of the U 149 S (e.g. the TS Analyzer) can only be used after being enabled by means of a licence key. The licence key with the respective function can be purchased from ASTRO. You will receive a licence key with which you can activate the functions using the web browser interface.
Page 37: Update/Config" Menu
You will require an update archive for updating the device firmware. This can be downloaded from the ASTRO firmware server (address: “http://astro-firmware.de/Headend-Firmware/u1xx”). The file name of the archive required ends in “.up”. The name is comprised of the type designation of the device (U 149 S) and a four-digit version number.
Page 38 The action can only be carried out when the server path specified does actually exist. Furthermore, any firewalls that have been installed must be configured in a way that allows (T)FTP communication. page 38 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 39 “Load config from server” action: A configuration stored on the (T)FTP server is transmitted to the U 149 S and can be activated immediately. The IP settings for the data and management inter- faces on the device are not changed. The file “settings.xml” are written onto the U 149 S.
Page 40: System Log" Menu
You can activate or deactivate filters for displaying the log entries here. To have messages from the corresponding category displayed, activate the checkbox allocated to the category. HINWEIS You can connect to higher-level management systems using the “Syslog” and “SNMP” parameters. page 40 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 41 “System Log” menu Management Information Base (MIB) The SNMP MIBs available are stored on the device and can be downloaded by using the download link below the table “System Log Settings”. System log Figure 48: Logfiles Click on the “Refresh” button to update the system log display. The entries in the system log are sorted chronologically according to the time at which the event occurred.
Page 42: Alarm Severities" Menu
To do so, click on the item “Alarm Severities” in the menu at the left. A set of tables for different parameter groups then appears: Figure 50: Alarm Severities The preset options for the alarm messages are identified by a green frame. Retaining these settings is recommended. page 42 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 43: Active Alarms" Menu
“Active alarms” menu “Active alarms” menu To have the “Active Alarm” table displayed, click on the corresponding item in the menu at the left. The following table now appears: Figure 51: Active alarm table The table provides information about error messages currently active. The “Message” column shows the error message in plain text.
Page 44: Statistics" Menu
“Statistics” menu To retrieve data transmission statistics for the U 149 S, click on the “Statistics” item in the menu at the left. All statistics relevant to the operation of the device and which can be used for analysis are dis- played here.
Page 45 “Statistics” menu Ethernet TX Figure 54: Ethernet TX In reference to forward error correction, the smallest number of free FEC buffers measured at all is dis- played in the first line. The total number of FEC buffers is displayed in the second line. Operating manual U 149 - Version 08-2015A page 45...
Page 46: Network" Menu
The detailed interface statistic properties which are displayed are for information purposes only, and are used to describe the network. They could be useful for customer service in the event of a fault. page 46 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A...
Page 47: Devices" Menu
“Devices” menu “Devices” menu To have an overview of the local data memory in the device displayed, click on the item “Devices” in the menu at the left. Among other things, the total memory capacity, the capacity of the unused memory, and the files saved are displayed.
Page 48: Troubleshooting
The power supply unit of the U 149 S is double-isolated between mains and secondary voltage as well as between mains and housing. A protective earthing at the housing is not afforded.The earthing conductor of the device jack is an earthing according to EN 60950-1, which is connected to the secondary voltage via a R/C-element for EMC reasons.
Page 49: Technical Data
Power consumption at max. remote feeding load Input voltage 100 - 240 (50 / 60 Hz) Input current 0,72 - 0,3 Dimensions 1 HU, 19 inch Ambient temperature °C 0 … +45 Operating manual U 149 S - Version 08-2015A page 49...
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Page 52 Internet: www.astro-kom.de All the information contained in this document has been checked in good faith. The ASTRO company cannot be held liable for any damage or injury arising in connection with the use of these operating instructions. Operating manual...