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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS AES67 TX AES67 RX Getting Started Stream Overview Matrix Key Features System System Requirements Rebooting/Resetting Pro Convert Tutorial Installation Support Safety Information Warranty Cable Connections Notice Web UI Configuration Accessing the Web UI Glossary and Abbreviations Signing In/Out Dashboard Global Settings AES67 TX...

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    ■ 2008 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Version 2 (PTPv2) Integrated A/D and D/A audio converters ■ Remotely manage via Magewell Cloud and Web UI ■ Compatibility with a wide variety of TCP/IP devices, including PC and audio ■ processing software Dual power input options, powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch, a ■...

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    PoE injector (802.3 af) or DC 5V via MicroUSB connector System Requirements Network Gigabit Ethernet ■ Supported Web Browser for the Web UI Google Chrome version 49 and above ■ Microsoft Edge ■ Mozilla Firefox version 61 and above ■ Apple Safari 11.1 and above ■...

  • Page 5: Tutorial

    Tutorial The configuration roadmap is as follows: Make a business plan. Complete the converter configuration of each session based on your business plan, including cable connections, input and output sessions, routing scheme and other required parameters. After the configuration is completed, save the configuration. To connect cables to your device and power it on, see Installation.

  • Page 6: Installation

    Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. ■ Place the product on a stable surface. ■ If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact your dealer or the Magewell Support Team via support@magewell.net. ■...

  • Page 7: Cable Connections

    Cable Connections Plug in the USB cable to USB+POWER port. For power supply: Connect the other end of the USB cable to the power adapter. ■ For USB Net: Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer. ■...

  • Page 8: Web Ui Configuration

    Web UI Configuration Pro Convert allows to be controlled via a web-based user interface. With the Web UI, you can monitor the device’s working status, input signal status, and configure settings for your sessions. Accessing the Web UI If you know your device's IP address, type it into your web browser to display the Web UI.
  • Page 9 Find your Pro Convert device in the Other Devices section, where it will be shown as "Pro Convert AES67 + (serial number)". The serial number (marked on your device) will be in a form like "B401180706006". Double click the converter icon to open the Web UI of the device in your web browser.

  • Page 10: Signing In/Out

    Signing In/Out The Web UI allows multi-users to have read/write access to make configuration settings at the same time after login. However, operate on one device simultaneously by many people is not recommended for it may cause configuration conflicts. Signing In: enter your account and password in the SIGN IN page. The default administrator account name and password are as ■...

  • Page 11: Dashboard

    Dashboard The Dashboard tab in the web UI can show the real-time status and parameters of the Pro Convert device. Click and enter the Dashboard tab to check the device status. Checking Basic Information Device name shows the name of your Pro Convert unit. ■...
  • Page 12 Checking the Working Status of the Device CPU shows the current CPU usage (the load on the processor, shown as a ■ percentage) of the Pro Convert device. CPU usage increases when the device is handling more complex audio processing tasks (e.g. encoding at higher resolutions and frame rates). Memory shows current memory usage.
  • Page 13 Checking USB Audio Status The USB component Audio 1.0 class (48kHz 24bit) supports the Format I type of audio data only. Connection status shows whether the interface is plugged-in. A sound card ■ is embedded in the USB interface, which provides 1x2/4-channel USB digital audio I/O.
  • Page 14 to enhance and improve the signal in the Globle Settings tab or improve the network environment by removing the equipments using up a lot of bandwidth, etc. Checking Ethernet Status Connection shows Ethernet network connection status. ■ IP Address shows Ethernet IP Address. You can manually change it in the ■...

  • Page 15: Global Settings

    Global Settings Click and enter Globle Settings tab, then set the parameters that take effect globally. Sample rate: set sample rate for your device. Options are 44.1KHz, 48KHz, ■ 96KHz. The default value is 48KHz. Changing it will affect the sample rate of 4.4mm balanced, 3.5mm unbalanced, AES67 TX/RX, NDI TX, SRT TX, and Icecast TX audio streams.
  • Page 16 IGMP: specify IGMPv2, IGMPv3 or auto (default). ■ Stream TX bitrate: options are 128(default)/192/256kbps. ■ Input Sensitivity: specify the parameter for both 4.4mm balanced and ■ 3.5mm unbalanced input ports. Input sensitivity is the maximum voltage strength of an input signal that a converter can handle and still produce unclipped full output.

  • Page 17: Ptp

    Click and enter the PTP tab. Then you can monitor and modify current PTP configuration. Configuring PTP Profile This chapter describes how to configure the precision time protocol (PTP) on AES67 devices. PTP provides time synchronization accuracy to the sub-microsecond level and can achieve both time and frequency synchronization, with low deployment and maintenance costs, which can substantially reduced Capex and Opex.
  • Page 18 one master in each domain; Devices in the same domain can synchronize their clocks. GMID shows currnet GMID of your device. The value is generated from ■ Ethernet Mac address by spliting the MAC address into two parts and inserting FF-FE in the middle. PTP role: specify the device to be a Master or a Slave.
  • Page 19 Sync: Set the period for sending sync messages from master to slave. ■ Options are 0.125/0.25/0.5sec. The default value is 0.5sec. This parameter will not be effective when it is a slave clock. Checking PTP Status Sync: The icon lights green indicates this device has synchronized with its ■...
  • Page 20 Viewing PTP Statistics Date: shows current time of your device. Admistrator can modify the date at ■ System > General > DATE & TIME. Statistical chart shows the latest 5min statistics. Fig 1 shows a typical chart ■ when the device works as a Master clock. Fig 2 shows how it works as a slave clock.

  • Page 21: Aes67 Tx

    AES67 TX Adding an AES67 TX Session Click + Add Session and configure parameters for the newly added session. Up to 8 AES67 TX sessions are supported. Enable: tick the box to start sending AES67. ■ Name: specify a name for transmitted stream. ■...

  • Page 22: Aes67 Rx

    SDP: the above parameters are stored as SDP (session description protocol) ■ file. Tick to preview the parameters of the session stored as an SDP file. Click Apply to save configurations. Otherwise, the configuration will be lost ■ if the page is refreshed. Modifying a Session Click the chosen session from the left panel of the AES67 TX tab, modify ■...
  • Page 23 of multimedia session initiation. An SDP session description may consist of the following information. Session description v= (protocol version) o= (originator and session identifier) s= (session name) i= (session information) u= (URI of description) e= (email address) p= (phone number) c= (connection information -- not required if includ ed in all media) b= (zero or more bandwidth information lines)
  • Page 24 m= (media name and transport address) i= (media title) c= (connection information) b= (zero or more bandwidth information lines) k= (encryption key) a= (zero or more media attribute lines) The SDP file can be obtained from TX. An example SDP description is shown as below and the fields in red box are required.
  • Page 25 To add a source manually ■ Click + Add Session. Set the following parameters in the Accurate Add tab. Name: the name of your chosen source. ■ Alias: specify a sink name for the session. ■ The range is from 1 to 32 characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and _-. Src address: specify the source address or leave it empty.
  • Page 26 TTL: TTL of AES67 source. ■ Apply: click Apply to save configurations. ■ Checking the Session info Status: shows current PTP status, and QoS. ■ Duration: shows receiving duration since the last modification. ■ Peak latency: max latency of the session. ■...

  • Page 27: Stream

    Stream ® Setting NDI TX Sessions Presets shows saved stream sources adding manually. Up to 4 sessions are supported. Adding/Modifying a Session Click Add or the edit icon, and set the parameters in the prompt window. Name: specify the TX session name, which should be 1 to 30 charactors and ■...
  • Page 28 Transport mode: UDP (Unicast), UDP (Multicast), TCP (Uni-Connection) and ■ TCP (Multi-Connection). Choose a proper one based on your networking conditions. By default, TCP (Uni-Connection) is used. UDP (Unicast) indicates that the converter sends a UDP stream directly ■ to the receiver. It is used where lower latency matters. And multiple simultaneous streams will work independently for multiple receivers.
  • Page 29 IP Address shows the IP Address of the backup NDI channel. ■ The failover IP Address is automatically obtained after you select the backup NDI source. Receiver web controlThis function is enabled by default. We recommend ■ you keep it on, because you cannot open the Web UI by clicking the gear icon in the NDI Studio Monitor if this function is disabled.
  • Page 30 ® Setting NDI RX Sessions Presets shows saved stream sessions. Up to 4 sessions are supported. To add an NDI source discovered by the converter automatically ■ Click Add. Set the following parameters in the Auto Discover tab. Buffer duration ranges from 31 to 120 ms, and the default value is ■...
  • Page 31 address:port. For example, if you want to add a source named PRO CONVERT (#00 (A409200420003)) 192.168.1.1:5961 to the presets list, fill in the parameter with 192.168.1.1:5961. ® Either a name or a URL is required when adding a new NDI ■...
  • Page 32 Discovery server specify the IP address of the receiver server running discovery service function when Discovery server is toggled on. Group nameThe group name is non case-sensitive, and should contain A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9 and special characters like _-. The group name can contain multiple values with comma separators.
  • Page 33 Retry duration: Enter a number between 0 to 10000ms. The default value is ■ 3000ms and is recommended to use. Latency: Enter a number between 30 to 8000ms. The default value is ■ 120ms. We recommend that the latency here is configured the same as that of the sender.
  • Page 34 Configuring Icecast TX Sessions Click and enter Stream > Icecast > TX tab. Presets shows saved stream sessions. Up to 4 sessions are supported. Adding/Modifying a TX Session Click Add or the edit icon , and set the parameters in the prompt window. Name: specify a session name.
  • Page 35 Configuring Icecast RX Session Click and enter Stream > Icecast > RX tab. Presets shows saved stream sessions. Up to 4 sessions are supported. Adding/Modifying a RX Session Click Add or the edit icon , and set the parameters in the prompt window. Name: specify a session name.

  • Page 36: Matrix

    Matrix In audio Matrix tab, you can find a switching matrix for selectively connecting incoming signals to desired output paths. The advantage of the audio switch table result in a very simple and visual way for you to manage routing or mixing of any analog or IP-based input channel to any output.
  • Page 37 Unbalanced, balanced and USB audio are fixed shown in the routing matrix ■ table. AoIP streams needs to be configured respectively at AES67 AES67 RX, Stream tabs, then the streams can be added to the matrix table. You can specify and mix the inputs for every output channel. ■...
  • Page 38 Adding/deleting an AES67 input session Click Add/Delete AES67 at the end of the IN on the horizontal axis, and add or delete AES67 sessions in the prompt window. Manage AES67 RX sessions at AES67 RX tab. ■ Up to 4x8 AES67 channels are supported. ■...
  • Page 39 Configuring input stream(NDI/SRT/Icecast) Click the icon behind current IP-based (NDI/SRT/Icecast) stream, and choose your target one to switch to in the prompt window. Add your desired NDI/SRT/Icecast RX sessions at Stream tab, then you can ■ find them in the prompt window. Configuring output stream(NDI/SRT/Icecast) Go to Stream...

  • Page 40: System

    System With administrative rights, you can access the System tab to control more functions, such as: Setting device name, Joining Magewell Cloud, and modifying date time ■ Network settings for joining a specific LAN ■ Updating firmware for the latest features and improvements ■...
  • Page 41 Changing USB Audio Device name Changing USB audio device name requires administrative rights. By default, the USB device name is the same as the product model name. Access the Web UI, and sign in as a administrator. Click and enter the System > General tab. Enter a new Name in USB DEVICE section.
  • Page 42 Cloud You can apply for remotely control using Magewell Cloud. 2 cloud platforms are supported simultanuously, Cloud 1 and Cloud 2. You can go to the official website to learn about Magewell Cloud. Click Register...: and input parameters in the prompt window. And save ■...
  • Page 43 Cloud address: shows the IP address of Cloud. ■ HTTP port: shows the HTTP port of device used to communicate with ■ Cloud. Setting Date & Time Time zone: specify a time zone for your device and click Apply after configuraion.
  • Page 44 Turn on Set IP Address Manually, then enter a new IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway. Click Apply to save changes. Verify: Type the IP address in your web browser and confirm the Web UI can be accessed. Setting USB NET IP Address Note: Using of default USB NET IP address is recommended unless there is a ■...
  • Page 45 Setting DNS Click and enter the System > Network > DNS section. Click Edit. Turn on Set DNS Manually, then enter a new Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS. Click Apply to save changes.
  • Page 46 You can download the Pro Convert firmware package from the Downloads section of the Magewell website: www.magewell.com/downloads/pro-convert. The device will automatically verify the update file.
  • Page 47 User Admin Administrator is allowed to perform the following tasks. The User Admin tab is invisible when you log in as a general user. Create/Remove General User Accounts ■ Modify User Password ■ Creating/Removing General Users After signing in with default admin account, you may need to add general users to give them permissions to monitor the device, or set parameters.
  • Page 48 Setting Password After login, You can either set up user password via the user account drop-list in the System > User tab (with administrative rights). Solution 1: via the user account drop-list Access the Web UI, and sign in with your username and password. Click the down arrow icon beside the logged-in username, and click Change password in the drop list.
  • Page 49 Exporting/Clearing System Logs Access the Web UI and sign in as administrator. Click and enter the System tab, then select Log. (Optional) Filter current logs. By default, all logs are displayed in the table. Log entries can be categorized as "error", "warning", and "information". Total shows the total number of filtered events.

  • Page 50: Rebooting/Resetting Pro Convert

    Rebooting/Resetting Pro Convert Rebooting/resetting your Pro Convert when encountering unexpected problems. Rebooting Pro Convert Rebooting your device will not lose any of your configuration settings.  Access the Web UI and sign in as administrator. Click the drop-list icon behind your username at the top-right of the Web UI and select Reboot.
  • Page 51 Resetting All Settings Warning: Resetting your device will lose all your custom configurations.  Connect the device and your computer with the USB cable. Launch your web browser and type in the USB NET address to access the Web UI SIGN IN page. The default address is 192.168.66.1.

  • Page 52: Faq

    Pro Convert devices require a 5V DC source with a current rating of less ■ than 2.1A. We recommend that you use only the included Magewell accessories. ■ If any included accessory is lost or broken, please contact your Magewell ■ authorized local resellers for help.
  • Page 53 How to configure Pro Convert via Web UI Pro Convert allows you to set up and control via a web-based user interface as either an administrator or a general user. You can get access to the Web UI using Windows File Explorer or via USB NET. Make sure that at least one of the following web browsers is installed in your system.
  • Page 54 Step 5 Find your Pro Convert device in the Other Devices section, where it will be shown as "Pro Convert AES67 + (serial number)". The serial number (marked on your device) will be in a form like ■ "D424000000000". Step 6 Double click the converter icon to open the Web UI of the device in your web browser.
  • Page 55 How to change device name Pro Convert allows you to set up and control via a web-based user interface as either an administrator or a general user. Changing the device name requires administrator rights, while changing the source name only requires general user rights.
  • Page 56 How to reset a Pro Convert device Warning: Resetting your device will lose all your configuration data.  Step 1 Connect your converter to your computer. Step 2 Launch your web browser, and type in the USB NET address to access the Web UI SIGN IN page.
  • Page 57 Click on click to upload. Step 4 Select the .mwf firmware update file from your local storage. You can download the Pro Convert firmware package from the Downloads section of the Magewell website: www.magewell.com/downloads/pro-convert. Figure1. Click Manual update Step 5 Click Open to upload the updates package.
  • Page 58 What to do if you forgot the password If you are a general user, ask your administrator to set a new password for you. If you are the administrator, you need to reset all settings back to default values, then set a new admin password. 1.
  • Page 59 Step 5 Click and enter the System tab. Step 6 Click the Set password link appeared when your mouse hovers over the user name. Step 7 Type in new password, and confirm the new password as prompted in the window. The password is a string of 1 to 32 case-sensitive characters, which contains letters A-Z, a-z, numbers 0-9 and special characters _- ~!@#$%^&*-+=.
  • Page 60 How to retrieve your USB NET IP Address Step 1 Connect the device and your computer with a USB cable as shown in the left Figure1. Connections. Step 2 Take the following steps according to your operating system. For Windows users ■...
  • Page 61 Figure3. Linux Terminal Figure4. Mac Network...

  • Page 62: Support

    Support Get the Latest Information If you have any problems using Magewell products or need more technical information, please visit the following channels. Tutorial video: www.magewell.com/tv ■ YouTube: Magewell ■ Knowledge base: www.magewell.com/kb/pro-convert ■ Official website: www.magewell.com/pro-convert ■ Technical Support Submit your questions in the online Ticket System: tickets.magewell.com...

  • Page 63: Warranty

    Magewell for repair. Magewell might ask you to take photos of the front and back of the defective products. Magewell will issue an RMA letter to you if it is confirmed that you need to return the faulty product for further examination or repair. Please fill in the RMA with necessary information as required.
  • Page 64 Magewell will repair, renovate, or replace the components after receiving the maintenance costs. If purchasers give up repairing, Magewell will dispose of the faulty unit if the purchaser chooses that option. The repaired or replaced product assumes 1) the remaining term of the Warranty of the replaced unit or faulty unit; 2) ninety (90) days from the date of replacement or repair, whichever provides longer coverage for you.

  • Page 65: Notice

    ■ shall prevail. The only warranties for Magewell products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein ■ should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Magewell shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

  • Page 66: Glossary And Abbreviations

    Glossary and Abbreviations AES67 AES67 is a published standard which defines interoperability guidelines for high performance professional digital IP networking. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is an alliance of public service media organization whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are members of the Council of Europe.
  • Page 67 The Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol used to synchronize clocks throughout a computer network. Quality of service (QoS) is the description or measurement of the overall performance of a service. To quantitatively measure quality of service, sev eral related aspects of the network service are often considered, such as packet loss, etc. Session Description Protocol SMPTE The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), founded in 1916 as the Society of Motion Picture Engineers or SMPE, is a global p...

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