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- Page 1 KALEIDO-IP VM COMPLETE VIRTUAL IMAGE VERSION OF THE KALEIDO-IP VIDEO MULTIVIEWER Quick Start Guide M926-9005-101 2017-01-31...
- Page 2 Copyright and Trademark Notice Copyright © 2016–2017, Grass Valley Canada. All rights reserved. Belden, Belden Sending All The Right Signals, and the Belden logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Belden Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and other jurisdictions.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM Kaleido-IP VM from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, is a complete version of the Kaleido-X software for the Kaleido-IP multiviewers, packaged as a virtual image (OVA file). This Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get your Kaleido-IP VM multiviewer up and running for the first time. -
Page 4: Limitations
Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM Limitations At the heart of every multiviewer system is the Kaleido-X software, which includes the following client applications: • XAdmin is a Web client that your system administrator will use to manage the multiviewer system. •... -
Page 5: Step 1: Creating The Kaleido-Ip Virtual Machine
Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide • You have VMware ESXi version 5.5 or later already installed on your target machine (i.e., the machine you will install Kaleido-IP VM on). • You have the appropriate client-side software installed on a client PC to communicate with the server’s hypervisor software. - Page 6 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM Creating the Kaleido-IP Virtual Machine The Deploy OVF Template wizard appears, prompting you for the location of the file you wish to install. 3 Navigate to the desired OVA file on your local file system, and then click Next. The OVF Template Details page appears, with information about the selected OVA file (e.g., download size, virtual machine size).
- Page 7 Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide The system prompts you for a system name, the management IP address, network mask and default gateway. 19 Enter the appropriate values. Note: If there are more than one multiviewer in the same network environment, it is important to assign each a unique system name, so that you can tell them apart (for example, when using a remote control panel such as the Kaleido-RCP2 or RCP-200).
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Page 8: Step 2: License Activation
Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM License Activation The Ready to Complete page appears. 7 Review the selected options, and then click Finish. The new NIC appears in the list of hardware devices, in the Virtual Machine Properties window. 8 Repeat from step 4, until you have added the required number of network adapters. -
Page 9: Step 3: Networking Setup
Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide Step 3: Networking Setup To complete your system’s networking setup 1 In XAdmin, click System configuration, in the navigation area on the left of the page. The System Configuration page appears, showing the current system name, management and data IP addresses, network masks, default gateway, connection- speed and duplex-mode settings, as well as the date and time settings. - Page 10 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM Networking Setup 8 Click Apply settings. The multiviewer must be restarted for changes to the network configuration to take effect. A message appears, prompting you to reboot the system immediately. 9 Click OK. Your Kaleido-IP VM restarts. 10 If this Kaleido-IP VM is meant to monitor HLS, RTSP, or RTMP sources, then you must also configure access to your facilities’...
- Page 11 Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide 13 If you need to set up a Kaleido-RCP2, make sure it is connected to your management network, connect a mouse and a keyboard to your Kaleido-RCP2 (if desired), and proceed with Configuring a Kaleido-RCP2, on page 10. Configuring Head Streaming To configure head streaming 1 Click Head streaming, in the navigation area on the left of the page.
- Page 12 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM Networking Setup a Select the desired output resolution, encoding format, encoding mode, streaming mode. b Type the appropriate bit rate. Notes • If the streaming output is meant to feed a Kaleido-IP multiviewer, the following output resolution / bit rate combinations should ensure good video quality on the monitor wall: •...
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Page 13: Step 4: Xedit Installation
Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide To start using the Kaleido-RCP2 with its default settings 1 On the Kaleido-RCP2 unit, press the ENTER button and hold it until the ESC button lights up. The following message appears on the LCD display: Configuration ROOM SELECTION 2 Press ENTER again to obtain the room list from the multiviewers that are currently... - Page 14 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM XEdit Installation 2 Click the XEdit button. The browser prompts you to save an executable file to your hard drive ( Kaleido- ). This file is an online installer, which will download XEdit and windows32-online.exe other companion elements from your multiviewer, and install them.
- Page 15 Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide • If you have Windows 8.1, or Windows 8, XEdit will appear on your desktop, in the Apps view with all the other applications on your PC (Windows 8.1), or in your Start screen (Windows 8). Once the installation has completed, the XEdit startup screen appears.
- Page 16 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM XEdit Installation • Click OK to continue, and then open XEdit again, by using the shortcut on your desktop, in your Apps view (Windows 8.1) or Start screen (Windows 8), or from the Start menu (Windows 7, Windows 10). 4 When prompted to specify a database, choose one from the Path list, or click Browse to navigate to the database you wish to use as your local workspace, and then click OK.
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Page 17: Step 5: System Setup
Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide Step 5: System Setup Before you can proceed with monitor wall operation, you must use XEdit to add transport streams to your Kaleido-IP system configuration, define logical sources based on the signals you wish to monitor, configure monitor wall destinations (if desired), and configure the required rooms and layouts for your purposes. - Page 18 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM System Setup Note: A Kaleido-IP VM multiviewer has one streaming output, associated with output Head 1, in the system representation. Changing the Multiviewer Type To replace the Kaleido-IP-2 multiviewer type with Kaleido-IP-4 or Kaleido-IP-6 1 Open XEdit in online mode (see Opening XEdit in Online Mode, on page 15).
- Page 19 Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide Configuring Transport Streams The default configuration for a Kaleido-IP VM system includes eight predefined any-source multicast (ASM) streams, under NETWORK ADAPTER 2. Before you can use these streams, you must adjust their settings to match the actual transport streams you wish to monitor. Depending on your monitoring purposes, you may also need to add transport streams, including other types of transport streams (see Adding Stream...
- Page 20 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM System Setup Notes • The Kaleido-X Software supports UTF-8 encoded stream names. The only characters, which cannot be used in a stream name are: @ / \ ' " • Verify the protocol you selected. Registering an RTP stream as UDP instead of RTP may result in the decoded video appearing jerky or accelerated on the monitor wall.
- Page 21 Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide 8 On the File menu, click Save. Alternatively, click the Save button on the toolbar. Changes to the system are saved. Adding Stream Sources If you are configuring a four-port, or a six-port Kaleido-IP VM model, or you wish to monitor sources from Unicast streams or from other types of transport streams, or more sources from Multicast streams, then you need to add transport streams to the basic system configuration.
- Page 22 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM System Setup Notes • The Kaleido-X Software supports UTF-8 encoded stream names. The only characters, which cannot be used in a stream name are: @ / \ ' " • Verify the protocol you selected. Registering an RTP stream as UDP instead of RTP may result in the decoded video appearing jerky or accelerated on the monitor wall.
- Page 23 Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide Group address Port number (or range) Protocol Transport stream Program 1 Elementary streams (audio) Elementary stream (video) Program 2 Elementary streams (audio) Elementary stream (video) Note: Under the network adapter elements, transport streams are listed in alphabetical order.
- Page 24 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM System Setup Notes (continued) • Verify the protocol you selected. Registering an RTP stream as UDP instead of RTP may result in the decoded video appearing jerky or accelerated on the monitor wall. • Under the network adapter elements, transport streams are listed in alphabetical order.
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Page 25: Step 6: Testing The Monitor Wall Operation
Kaleido-IP VM Quick Start Guide appropriate numbers in the first column (#) under Source info, and using the incremental copy tool as needed. 6 On the File menu, click Save. Alternatively, click the Save button on the toolbar. Step 6: Testing the Monitor Wall Operation To load a layout on the monitor wall •... - Page 26 Setting up the Kaleido-IP VM Specifications VIDEO DECODERS Standard MPEG-2 Digicipher 2 (DCII) H.264/AVC (ITU-T H.264) H.265/HEVC (ITU-T H.265) MPEG-4 Chroma format 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 a. Only unencrypted DCII transport streams are supported. AUDIO DECODERS Standard MPEG-1 Layer 1 MPEG-1 Layer 2 MPEG-1 Layer 3 MPEG-2 Layer 1 MPEG-2 Layer 2...
- Page 28 Contact Us Grass Valley Technical Support For technical assistance, contact our international support center, at 1-800-547-8949 (US and Canada) or +1 530 478 4148. To obtain a local phone number for the support center nearest you, please consult the Contact Us section of Grass Valley’s website (www.grassvalley.com). An online form for e-mail contact is also available from the website.
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