Access Web UI TABLE OF CONTENTS Initialization Preface Web UI Configuration Introduction Access the Web UI Key Features Sign In/Out System Requirements Dashboard Input Tutorial Encode Part 1. Ultra Encode Setup Live Part 2. YouTube Setup Record Overlay Installation General Safety Information Network FCC Compliance Statement...
Preface Introduction Ultra Encode AIO offers systems integrators, streaming professionals, and OEM partners a flexible and affordable encoding solution for applications including live streaming, AV over IP, remote contribution, IP production workflows and much more. This device is ideal for high-quality live streaming of content including sports, education, and live events as well as IP-based production and AV-over-IP.
AAC Audio encoder ■ Apple Safari 11.1 and above ■ Web UI - a remote network management system - provides webpage ■ Opera 55.0.2994.44 and above ■ configuration with kinds of customization for device functions Supported Product Ultra Encode AIO ■...
Tutorial Let’s learn by example. Throughout this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the creation of a basic YouTube live streaming with Ultra Encode. It’ll consist of two parts: Part 1. Ultra Encode setup Part 2. YouTube setup Part 1. Ultra Encode Setup 1.
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Tap on the LCD screen, you can find the Web UI QR code, record and live status, network connection status and so on. Log in with your username and password. Scan the QR code Sign In...
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2. Add YouTube streaming session In the left control pane, go to Live tab. Click Add Server and choose Go to YouTube https://www.google.com/device, and paste the code prompted. Follow the page instructions to log in and trust your device.
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Choose the Event where you want to show your video clips. Then you can simply save the server with default parameters for streaming. Go back to the Live tab and turn on the switch before YouTube icon to start the streaming session. Now the encoder is ready to bring your content to YouTube directly with all these settings.
Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product ■ ■ qualified service technician or your retailer for help. in any area where it may become wet. If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact your dealer ■ or the Magewell Support Team via support@magewell.net.
FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and cause undesired operation (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Interfaces & Indicators Ultra Encode AIO Plug included Wi-Fi antenna when you want to connect to a wireless network. ...
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Indicators Indicators status is as follows. Multiple indicators flash: HDMI/SDI IN All but STATUS indicator lights flash once simultaneously: system is booting ■ On: input signal detected. up or rebooting. ■ Breathing: input signal undetected. The indicator lights flash in turn from HDMI IN, to Live : firmware is ■...
Installing the Encoder in a 1U Rack Ultra Encode AIO provides substantial performance in a space-saving design. These encoders are easy to deploy and offer flexibility to expand later on. You can install two devices side by side in a 1U rack with provided short rack ears and retainer plate, see Fig1, or one device with provided long rack ears, see Fig2.
Get Started With Ultra Encode Access Web UI Manage your device via wired networks, USB NET, or Wi-Fi. Connect your device to your LAN and power it up. To ensure a smooth video, you are recommended to connect to a ...
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We recommend that the distance between the Web UI and the encoder should be within 10m. iii. In your web browser, enter 192.168.48.1 to open the Web UI. Tap on the LCD screen, you can find the Web UI QR code, ...
Web UI Configuration Access the Web UI A free tool, Web UI, is provided to monitor and manage device status and configuration. If you know your device's IP address, type it into your web browser to access the Web UI. Alternatively, you can access the Web UI via wired Ethernet, USB NET, or Wi-Fi following the steps below.
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We recommend that the distance between the Web UI and the encoder should be within 10m. In your web browser, enter 192.168.48.1 to open the Web UI. Tap on the LCD screen, you can find the Web UI QR code, record ...
Fig4 Scan the QR code shown on the LCD to access device Web UI Sign In/Out The Web UI allows multiple users to have read/write access to make configuration settings at the same time after logging-in. However, to avoid configuration conflicts, we do not recommend you to operate one device simultaneously.
Dashboard On Dashboard page, you can: preview the thumbnail of the encoded video ■ check device hardware information ■ check system status ■ set global volume and color ■ check product module at the upper left corner ■ Set Volume Mic Bias: turn it on when connecting a microphone via line in.
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Reset: restore all settings of the volume to default settings ■ Done: click to save your configuration ■ Preview Thumbnails Thumbnails, with a low resolution of 640x360, give you a quick snapshot of video being encoded. Check BASIC INFO Device name: device name of your unit. You can modify the device name in ■...
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Check STATUS Gives you an overview of your system CPU, memory usage, network usage ■ in real-time in order to evaluate the device performance & health.
Input Click and enter the Input tab to check the input signal information detected by the device. Set Input Source When there are multiple input sources, the signal locked first will be previewed by default. Auto: When selected, the input signal that is locked first is previewed by ■...
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Set SDI/HDMI INPUT Color format: input video color format. Check the box to select other ■ options, including RGB, YUV BT.601, YUV BT.709, YUV BT.2020. Quantization: input quantization range. Check the box to select other ■ options, including Full range(0-255), Limited range(16-235). Save: save current configuration.
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NO SIGNAL IMAGES Select a JPEG image for no signal display, which size up to 1920x1080, 1MB. ■ The device provided 2 pictures can not be deleted. By default, the switch is Add: You can add 2 more JPEG photos sizing up to 1920x1080, 1.00 MB. ■...
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Check AUDIO STATUS Sampling shows the input audio sampling rate and bit depth. ■ Channels shows the number of input audio channels detected. ■ Check SDI STATUS NOTE: This parameter is available for SDI products. Link type shows link type of input SDI signal, including single link, dual link, ■...
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H total shows the total number of pixels, horizontally. ■ V total shows the total number of pixels, vertically. ■ H active shows the number of active pixels, horizontally. ■ V active shows the number of active pixels, vertically. ■ Check HDMI STATUS NOTE: This parameter is available for HDMI products.
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Timing-V front porch shows the size of the vertical Front Porch in pixels. ■ Timing-V sync width shows the width of the vertical Sync Pulse in pixels. ■ Timing-V back porch shows the size of the vertical Back Porch in pixels. ■...
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EDID Click and enter the EDID tab to check the EDID information. By clicking Reset to Default in the bottom right corner of the page, you can cancel your settings. This tab is only available for products supporting HDMI signal. Set SmartEDID NOTE: This function is available for HDMI products.
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Add audio ■ Force the source device to output audio. ■ If users connect a monitor which doesn’t support audio to the loop- ■ through output, the source device will decide not to output audio. As a result, the device will not get any audio input. If Add Audio is enabled, the device will communicate with the video source device, forcing it to output audio.
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Check Loop-through EDID Loop-through EDID shows the EDID of the connected loop-through device. NOTE: This section is available for HDMI products. Export: Click and set the file name to export the current EDID as a .bin file. ■...
Encode Deinterlacing For the interlaced signal encoded with HEVC for both streams, only when the input Source is set to Auto, SDI or HDMI, the de-interlacing function is turned off, and the HEVC stream encoded in the interlaced signal mode can be output. A "Mixer"...
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quantization parameter controls the amount of compression for every macroblock in a frame. Large values mean that there will be more compression, lower quality, and lower bandwidth. Lower values mean the opposite. Min QP: available when Bitrate Encoding is VBR. The range of values is ■...
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(if present in the input signal) into H.264/H.265 (HEVC) SEI message. Native CEA-608 and 608 over 708 captions are both supported. It is off by default. Note that it is only supported by SDI product. Set SUB STREAM Output: by default, it is 1280x720, 30fps, 2Mbps. Sub stream outputs at ■...
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(default)/Main profile/Baseline. For H.265 (HEVC), it can be Main profile. Quantization range: options are Full range(0-255) and Limited range(16- ■ 235) (default). AR convert: options are Ignore, Cropping and Padding (default). ■ Keyframe interval: options are 15-300 frames. The default value is 60. A ■...
Live The encoder natively supports streaming to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, as well as self-defined server destinations. Manage Live Streaming Sessions You can manually added, modify, or delete any of streaming sessions listed in the Live tab. Click Edit to modify the parameters of the stream. ■...
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After the live broadcast task is added, you can perform any of the following operations. To start streaming immediately: you need to turn on the switch of one ■ seesion and the DESTINATIONS switch. To schedule a stream: you need to turn on the switches of the ■...
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Live Streaming to Twitch You can stream to Twitch if you have a Twitch account. To ensure smooth live streaming experience, connecting to a wired Ethernet network is recommended. Click + Add Destination in the Live tab, select , follow the on- screen instructions to log in and select a server.
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Click Test to check the connection between the server and encoder. When prompted, click OK. Go back to Live page, turn on before streaming. Live Streaming to Facebook Live You can live broadcast to Facebook if you have a Facebook account. To ensure smooth live streaming experience, connecting to a wired ...
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By default, the network connection priority is: Mobile Broadband > Ethernet > Wi-Fi. The device scans for the available network according to the connection priority and connect to it for streaming. If the current network is disconnected, the unit automatically re-scans according to the priority. Plug a USB modem into your encoder while using mobile network to stream.
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Stream Name, follow the on-screen instructions to log in and select a server. Click Log In. Follow the on-screen instructions to open YouTube, enter the code displayed on your device, and log in. Your avatar will be displayed after a successful logging-in. Specify a Name for your streaming session, which can be 1 to 30 characters.
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live in YouTube Studio. Choose a channel or event. Then go live in YouTube studio to ensure a successful live broadcast. Click Test to check the connection between the server and encoder. When prompted, click OK. Go back to the Live page, and turn on before the added server to start live streaming.
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Authentication: turn on if your live streaming service provider requires. ■ Obtain the User Name and Password from your live streaming service provider. Network: The device scans for the available network according to the ■ connection priority and connect to it for streaming. If the current network is disconnected, the unit automatically re-scans according to the priority.
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RTSP Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in server list. The name can be 1~30 character. Port: specify RTSP stream port, the value range is 554 (default), 10000- ■ 65535. Connections: set number of clients for each RTSP stream, 8 clients are ■...
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The encoder can stream 1 RTSP session with other protocol streams. ■ After configuration, the stream URLs display at the end of the page. If you ■ have multiple network connections, there would be multiple stream URLs. Go back to Live tab, you can check the RTSP stream sending information by ■...
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milliseconds, which ranges from 0 to 10000. The default value is 10000ms. Latency: possible values are 30 ~ 8000ms. The default value is 120ms. We ■ recommend that you set the same latency for SRT caller and listener. Bandwidth: indicate the portion of the total bandwidth of a stream required ■...
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information by clicking the right arrow at the end of the session in the DESTINATIONS list. SRT Listener Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in server list. The name can be 1~30 character. Stream: choose to stream main or sub stream, which can be customized in ■...
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Passphrase: specify stream key of 10 to 79 characters, which is the same as ■ the SRT caller. Save: save current configuration. ■ The encoder can stream up to 6 SRT sessions simultaneously, containing ■ one SRT Listener session at most. After configuration, the play URL and passphase are shown in the page ■...
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® ® NDI |HX2 and NDI |HX3 are supported. Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in server list. The name can be 1~30 character. Program stream: Options are Main stream, Sub stream, and full black video ■...
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UDP (Multicast) indicates that the encoder sends the UDP stream to a ■ multicast group. It is used for one-to-many broadcast for lower CPU utilization. Parameters in a multicast configuration include: Multicast IP ranges from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. ■ Subnet Mask can be legitimate value ranging from 255.0.0.0 to ■...
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IP Address shows the IP Address of the backup NDI channel which is ■ automatically obtained after you select the backup NDI source. Receiver Control: turn on Web control to enable you to open the Web UI ■ by clicking the gear icon in the NDI Studio Monitor application. ®...
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Save: save current server configuration. ■ The encoder can stream 1 HLS session with other protocol streams. ■ After configuration, the stream URLs will display at the end of the setting ■ page. If you have multiple network connections, there would be multiple stream URLs.
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You can set TS over UDP/RTP MTU at the System > General > LIVE part. ■ TVU ISSP Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in server list. The value can be 1 to 30 characters, including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, spaces, ._-+'[]() and can not begin or end with a space.
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have multiple network connections, there would be multiple stream URLs. Live Schedule In everyday terms, a schedule will help you keep on top of other tasks and are less likely to procrastinate, whilst still being able to stream on a regular basis. For a streamer, a schedule will also mean that your viewers, followers, and subscribers will know exactly when you will be live and on which days, which is possibly the biggest reason for creating a schedule and sticking to it.
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Daily: The repeat mode can be repeated every N days, or every ■ workday, and the number of repetitions can be set to No end date - default, ■ After N occurrences - where Begin and End indicate the first- ■...
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No end date - default, ■ After N occurrences - where Begin and End indicate the first- ■ repeat, End by specified date YYYY-MM-DD - the session will not repeat ■ on the end day. Save: Click to save the current configuration. Turn on the switch to make your schedule work.
Record Notes The device supports recording and saving videos to SD card, USB drive, and ■ NAS. 2 record tasks can be started simultaneously. NAS can be deleted. ■ 8 scheduler is provided for all recording tasks. ■ The device can automatically start recoding by enabling Auto-recording ■...
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bar to make it turn to "STBY" and end this round of scheduled recording. Turn off the RECORDING switch to end this round of scheduled ■ recording. Turn off the switch of recording session to stop it permanently. ■...
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Record to External SD Card/USB Drive The device supports external SD card/USB flash drive in exfat, ntfs, and vfat formats, up to 2T. And a vfat file should be less than 4G. Before recording, please insert the corresponding storage medium. Configure recording parameters Click edit button and set recording parameters.
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Record to NAS Add a NAS NAS type: options are NFS- Network File System (default) and CIFS- ■ Common Internet File System, which also requires User name and Password. User name: 1 to 64 characters, ■ Password: 1 to 64 characters, ■...
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STREAM". Video type: Options are mp4 (default), mov, and ts. ■ File path: REC_Folder by default, and 1 to 255 characters. ■ File name: Options are custom prefix (default, from 1 to 32 characters), and ■ creation time. Filename prefix: VID by default, 1 to 32 characters. ■...
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Record Schedule Set schedule parameters. 8 schedules are supported for recording. Click schedule button. Click Add in the window, and specify parameters of the schedule. Each session can add up to 8 scheduling schemes. Description: 1 to 64 characters, including chinese, english, numbers, ■...
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No end date - default, ■ After N occurrences - where Begin and End indicate the first- ■ repeat, End by specified date YYYY-MM-DD - the session will not repeat ■ on the end day. Monthly: The repeating pattern may be repeat N days every N ■...
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Manage SD card Click and enter SD Card tab, then you can check and manage your SD card. To check SD card, such as File system, Free space, and Estimated ■ remaining recording time. Check remaining time for normal recording, and total recording time for loop recording.
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Manage USB Flash Drive Manage the USB and files stored in the USB Flash Drive page. Check USB Info, such as File system, Free space, and Estimated remaining ■ recording time. Check remaining time for normal recording, and total recording time for loop recording. We recommend that you use a USB with FAT32/VFAT file system.
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Manage Video Clips in USB To download: move the cursor to a specified clip and click the icon to ■ download the chosen one. To choose a specific video: move the cursur to a video and click ■ download the clip. To delete videos: choose one or more, or all clips to delete.
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Manage NAS Click and enter NAS tab, then you can check and manage your NAS storage. Check NAS Info, such as NAS type, Free/total space. And check remaining ■ time for normal recording, and total recording time for loop recording. To download a clip: move the cursor to a specified clip and click the ■...
Overlay The overlay function is available when the resolutions of the input signal and the mainstream are no greater than 2048x1080.
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Set Overlays for the Main and Sub Streams Display Overlays is off by default. You can preview thumbnails with enabled overlays after turning it on.
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Add Text Location: options are Custom(default), Top left, Top right, Top center, ■ Bottom left, Bottom right, Bottom center, and Center. Or just drag the item on the 1920x1080 canvas and place it at your desired location. Horizontal: specify the horizontal coordinates manually when location is ■...
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Add Clocks Location: options are Custom(default), Top left, Top right, Top center, ■ Bottom left, Bottom right, Bottom center, and Center. Or just drag the item on the 1920x1080 canvas and place it at your desired location. Horizontal: specify the horizontal coordinates manually when location is ■...
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Save: save current configuration. ■ Add Pictures Location: options are Custom(default), Top left, Top right, Top center, ■ Bottom left, Bottom right, Bottom center, and Center. Or just drag the item on the 1920x1080 canvas and place it at your desired location. Horizontal: specify the horizontal coordinates manually when location is ■...
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Gallery Upload JPEG/PNG files for overlays, up to 1920x1080, 1 M. And you can ■ add 8 pictures at most. You can choose the picture in Overlay > Picture after uploading ■ successfully. Click delete button to delete current picture from your device. ■...
General DEVICE NAME: value range is from 1 to 32 characters, including A-Z, a-z, ■ 0-9, space ._- + ' [ ] ( ) and cannot begin or end with a space. Save: save current configuration. ■ A/V Sync Audio offset ranges from -200 to 200ms. ■...
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RECORD Auto-recording: it is off by default. If you turn it on , options are Automatic ■ - signal locked and Automatic - USB drive connected (recommended if you need to record to USB). You need to turn on the specified record task switch in the Record tab at the same time to make the auto-recording function work.
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Date & Time Time zone: specify a time zone for your device. ■ Set time automatically: turn on Set Time Automatically. Then the device's ■ time will synchronized to the world-time servers depending on the timezone you set. Otherwise, you can set time manually. NTP server 1: the default server is 0.pool.ntp.org.
Network Networking information, including Ethernet, USB NET, mobile network, Wi-Fi and AP, can be set in the Network tab. Set ETHERNET The device automatically detects and connects to the Ethernet when networking to a DHCP-enabled LAN. Or you can set the IP address manually for a fixed IP address or an auto-networking failure.
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Set Wi-Fi 16 Wi-Fi network information can be saved for auto-detection. Disconnect: click to cut off current Wi-Fi network. ■ Change... click to choose a different WLAN to connect to. ■ SSID: named after device serial number. ■ Status: Wi-Fi signal strength. ■...
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Network gateway: device gateway. ■ DNS: DNS server IP address. ■ Apply: make current configuration effective. When prompted, click Yes. ■ Verification: input new IP address to open the Web UI. ■ Set AP You device can work as an AP to be joined to for remote web control. SSID: by default, it is named after the device serial number.
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USB NET You can connect your device to a PC via USB NET for remote control. Link status: USB NET connction status. ■ IP address: USB NET IP address, 192.168.66.1 by default. You can click ■ Edit... to change it. Subnet mask: Subnet mask of USB NET.
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Set Mobile Network The encoder supports streaming via a USB modem. IP address: IP address assigned by the USB modem. ■ Subnet mask: subnet mask. ■ Network gateway: gateway. ■ DNS: DNS server IP address. ■...
User Admin Administrator right is required 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 ■ Create/Remove General User Accounts After signing in with default admin account, you may need to add general users to give them permissions to do basic operations, like monitoring the device, or setting some of the parameters.
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Modify User Password Set Password in the following ways. Modify user password logged-in via drop-list beside your avatar at the top right Modify a specified user password in User Admin tab with admin account Modify current logged-in user password Log in Web UI. Click the drop-list icon beside your avatar icon, and click Change password.
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Modify a specified user password Access the Web UI and sign in with the administrator account. Go to User Admin tab, then you can change any user's password. Click the Set password. In the pop up window, type in and confirm your new password. The password is a string of 1 to 32 characters, which contains letters A-Z, a-z, numbers 0-9 and special characters _~!@#$%^&*-+=.
Firmware Detect and update firmware to the latest version online, or you can manually add a firmware file to update the unit to specified version. Online Update By default, the function is on. When a new version is detected, a icon will flow on the control pane.
Cloud You can apply for remotely control using Magewell Cloud. 2 cloud platforms are supported simultaneously, Cloud 1 and Cloud 2. Click Register... and input parameters in the prompted window. And save ■...
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Click Deregister to stop the remote control from Cloud. ■ Check parameters related to Cloud management. ■ Cloud status: Online or Offline. Online indicates that the ■ communication between device and Cloud platform goes well. On the other hand, Offline indicates the communication is interrupted. Register status: shows current status of cloud-join permission, including ■...
About Obtain basic data for device maintenance in About tab. Check Device Information Device name: device name, which can be modified in the System > General ■ > Device name area. Product name: device family name. ■ Serial number: device serial number. ■...
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Export Reports Export reports from your encoder when you want to get help from the Magewell Support team. These files will help our support engineers get a better understanding of your device status and other related information. Go to About > Report.
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Clear/Export All Logs Access the Web UI and sign in. 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.
How to turn on/off AP mode AP mode is on by default. Administrator can go to System > Network > AP section to turn on/off the AP mode and change AP password. Can I set one live stream server to use the main stream and the other to use the sub stream? Yes.
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What to do if I forget the Web UI password? Forgot admin password: ■ Connect the device to your computer using USB cable. Type the USB NET IP address 192.168.66.1 in your web browser to access the Web UI. At top right of the "SIGN IN" page, click "Reset all settings" to restore all ■...
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Forgot a general user's password: ■ Sign in Web UI with the administrator account, go to System > User Admin tab, then you can change the specific user's password. Fig2. Forgot a general user's password...
Support Get the Latest Information If you have any problems using Magewell products or need more technical information, please visit the following. Tutorial video: Magewell TV ■ YouTube channel: Magewell Video Capture Device ■ Knowledge base: Ultra Encode Support ■...
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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.
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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.
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■ 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.
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