Kiloview CUBE X1 User Manual

Kiloview CUBE X1 User Manual

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CUBE X1 Distribution System
USER MANUAL
Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics Co.,Ltd

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  • Page 1 , CUBE X1 Distribution System CUBE X1 Distribution System USER MANUAL Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics Co.,Ltd...
  • Page 2 Legal Notices Subject to the receiving of this document from Changsha Kiloview Electronics Co., Ltd.,(Hereinafter referred to “Kiloview”), the following terms are understood and agreed. Or else, please stop using this document. This document is copyright of Kiloview, all rights reserved. The document covers the proprietary information of the company.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    5.3.3 HTTP Port Control Settings ..........................16 5.3.4 Password Settings ............................16 5.3.5 Screen Saver ..............................17 6 Login to the CUBE X1 Management Page ......................... 17 7 CUBE X1 Management - Dashboard ..........................18 7.1 Information Overview ............................18 7.1.1 Network Status ............................19 7.1.2 System Status ..............................
  • Page 4 CUBE X1·USER MANUAL 10 Network Status ................................36 11 User Management ................................36 11.1 Add User ................................37 11.2 Delete User ................................38 11.3 Change Password ..............................39 11.4 Alias and Permission Settings ........................... 40 12 Operation Log .................................. 41 13 Firmware Upgrade ................................42 13.1 Download Firmware Upgrade ..........................
  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    26 channels of NDI network distribution output. Built on the mature NDI CORE server system kernel from Kiloview, the CUBE X1, like NDI CORE, is based on a "copy-forward" mode for NDI stream distribution. This mode fully utilizes the processing power and high network throughput performance of the server system to achieve an "amplifier"...
  • Page 6: Product Features

    24/7 while being environmentally friendly. Through future free software updates, the CUBE X1 will support more expanded functions, such as building clusters of multiple CUBE X1 units to achieve larger-scale NDI routing distribution.
  • Page 7  Equipped with two 10GbE SFP+ Ethernet ports and one 1GbE RJ45 Ethernet port.  Redundant dual power supplies.  Half-width 2RU standard rack size; two CUBE X1 units can be horizontally combined to form a standard 2RU rack size, and Kiloview provides an optional assembly rack accessory RC02.
  • Page 8: Technical Parameters

    1x 3.5mm LINE OUT 1x Power On/Off button; Buttons 16x numeric buttons 5.5-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen display, with a display resolution of Screen Type 1920x1080@50Hz Power 2x AC 100~230V redundant hot backup power supplies Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 9 Weight 1.88kg Note: When an NDI client connects to the output channel of CUBE X1, the output channel notifies the NDI client  to reconnect to the NDI source. CUBE X1 can create up to 32x NDI output channels, with each channel capable of establishing one or ...
  • Page 10: Device List And Interface Description

    12) 2*10G SFP+ Optical Ports Note Numeric buttons correspond to the 16 signal sources input to CUBE X1. Select any NDI output channel on the touch  screen, and then press any numeric button to switch the NDI output to the NDI input source corresponding to the numeric button.
  • Page 11: Device Indicators

    Note The CUBE X1 is equipped with dual power interfaces to improve the availability and reliability of the power system,  reduce equipment downtime, and minimize the impact of power grid incidents on system stability. In the event of a power failure, switching to the other power source ensures that the equipment or system always has a backup.
  • Page 12: Network Cable Connection

    5 Touch Screen Settings After pressing the power button on the right side of the CUBE X1 device, the device will enter the startup state, and the screen will display the KILOVIEW logo. Please wait patiently for the startup to complete.
  • Page 13: Information Overview

    Clicking on "Information Overview" will take you to the system information display page. At the bottom of the page, the current NDI input and output sources of the CUBE X1 are displayed. By clicking the " "button, you can view the current CPU temperature and load rate of the device.
  • Page 14 CUBE X1·USER MANUAL Note Configuration of CUBE X1: For details on the configuration of input sources, output sources, playlists, and templates  of the CUBE X1, please refer to section 8, Panel Settings. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 15: Matrix Switching

    3 seconds to bookmark or unbookmark it. CUBE X1 supports viewing and switching the corresponding relationship between NDI inputs and outputs. The input video sources are arranged on the right side of the screen in the order of 1-16 for real-time preview by the user.
  • Page 16: Playlist

    Adding and deleting carousel lists and other management functions need to be done in  the web management page. The touch screen only provides quick control for display, switching, enabling, disabling, etc. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 17: Preset Templates

    The user only needs to select the template they want to use and click the confirm button in the upper right corner of the screen to complete the preset template switch. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 18: System Settings

    DHCP automatic IP address acquisition can be enabled or manual IP address can be set. After modifying the IP address, click the "OK" button in the upper right corner to make the relevant modified settings take effect. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 19: Ssh Config

    In the system settings page on the touch screen, select SSH Config to turn on or off SSH control. The default username is: CUBE X1; the default port is: 22; the default password is: Admin123. If you forget the password, click the reset SSH password button to modify it. After clicking the reset SSH password button, the reset password will be displayed below, and clicking the "OK"...
  • Page 20: Http Port Control Settings

    5.3.4 Password Settings Click the System Settings module and select “Password” to modify the CUBE X1 device password. Follow the prompts to enter the password, and click the "OK" button in the upper right corner to make the relevant settings take effect.
  • Page 21: Screen Saver

    Method 1: Access the page through a browser by entering the device's http://IP:port and accessing the Web management page. Open in the browser: http://serverIP:port, and log in to the CUBE X1 management backend. The default username for login is "admin" and the password is "admin"; the default login port is 80.
  • Page 22: Cube X1 Management - Dashboard

    7 CUBE X1 Management - Dashboard 7.1 Information Overview In the left navigation bar of the CUBE X1 management page, click on "Dashboard" to enter the system information display, which includes network status, system status, NDI resources, and operation logs.
  • Page 23: Network Status

    "OK" to take effect. Click the " "button in the upper right corner to quickly switch languages. Currently, Chinese and English are supported. 1.1 Network Status The network status displays all network device information and current network traffic on the CUBE X1 device. 2 System Status 7.1.
  • Page 24: Ndi Resources

    Startup Time: CUBE X1 matrix startup time. 1.3 NDI Resources Displays the number of input sources and output sources of the CUBE X1 device. The following parameters are introduced: NDI Sources: Statistics of all added NDI video sources in the device (excluding discovered but not added NDI video sources).
  • Page 25: Panel Management Settings

    CUBE X1·USER MANUAL 8 Panel Management Settings CUBE X1 supports 16 NDI inputs, 32 NDI output copies, and switching. Panel management provides two switching methods: I/O panel and crosspoint panel, facilitating flexible usage for customers. 8.1 Panel In the left navigation bar, click on "Control Panel" to enter the panel settings. Click on the overview interface, and through the "Manage"...
  • Page 26: Ndi Input Management

    " " button, select "Auto Discovery" as the discovery method, and enter the video source group name to automatically discover all NDI sources in the current group. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 27 Note IP:The IP address of the NDI registered discovery server.  Group: The group name where the NDI video source is located, defaulting to the public group.  Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 28 After adding the NDI input source, you can view the added NDI sources in the NDI input resource pool. Click the manage button to set aliases for the added NDI input sources. After setting, click the "OK" button to complete. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 29 Click on the panel to enter the overview page, then click on the “ ” button. Check the NDI sources that need to be deleted and click the delete button. Click "OK" to delete the NDI input sources. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 30: Ndi Output Channel Management

    CUBE X1 supports a maximum of 16 NDI source inputs and 32 NDI source outputs.  Normal Distribution: The distribution of NDI streams in CUBE X1 is based on the "Copy-Forward" mode. This  mode fully utilizes the processing capacity and high network throughput performance of the server system to achieve an "amplifier"...
  • Page 31 :Clicking the down button allows you to select a playlist. When changing the playlist, the ongoing playlist needs to be stopped first. The creation of playlists refers to the content in the "8.10 Playlist" section. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 32 Click the panel to enter the overview page, then click the NDI Output Management button. Check the NDI output channels that need to be deleted, and click the delete button. Click finish to delete the NDI output channels. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 33: Io Panel

    At this point, it is not possible to switch video sources. To unlock, you can only click the " " button again. The " " button on the right is the playlist option. After configuring the playlist, click the desired playlist to select it for playback. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 34: Crosspoint

    8.5 Undo Operation When performing operations on the IO panel or crosspoint, click the " " button in the upper right corner to undo the previous operation. Multiple consecutive operations can be undone. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 35: Save Panel

    Click on the desired preset template. A prompt box will appear, choose whether to save the preset as needed, and then switch to the preset template. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 36 CUBE X1·USER MANUAL Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 37: Change Panel Name

    On the left side are NDI input sources. Click the " " button of the desired NDI source, select the playback duration, and choose parameters such as days, hours, minutes, seconds, etc. The maximum number of days is 99. Click "OK" to activate the playlist strategy. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 38 NDI sources. A playlist consists of multiple ordered NDI sources and play durations.  NDI sources can be added repeatedly, and the minimum play duration is in seconds.  Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 39: Cube X1 Output Playback

    Open the Multiview settings interface and find the NDI output channel of CUBE X1 in the device discovery list. Note The NDI stream name rule for CUBE X1 output is "CUBE X1 (dst-channel name)", where the channel name is the NDI channel name for "Create NDI Output". Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 40: Network Status

    10 Network Status Click on the Network Status in the left navigation bar to view the input traffic, output traffic, total input traffic, and total output traffic of each network card device of CUBE X1. 11 User Management Click on User in the left navigation bar to add users, delete users, change passwords, and edit nicknames.
  • Page 41: Add User

    Visitor: Regular users can only operate on their own password and configurations.  Administrator: If set to "Yes", they will be a secondary system administrator with control over all panels and resources.  Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 42: Delete User

    CUBE X1·USER MANUAL 11.2 Delete User On the User Management page, click the "Delete" button next to the username to be deleted. A prompt will appear, click OK to confirm. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 43: Change Password

    11.3 Change Password On the User Management page, click the "Change Password" button next to the username to be modified. A password change prompt will appear. Enter the new password and click OK. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 44: Alias And Permission Settings

    11.4 Alias and Permission Settings CUBE X1 can set alias system management permissions for users. On the User page, click the "Edit" button next to the username to be modified. An edit prompt will appear. Enter the alias and choose whether to be a system administrator as needed.
  • Page 45: Operation Log

    NDI matrix system, including the time of operation and the account performing the operation. This is helpful for troubleshooting issues. The operation log and system log can be downloaded by clicking on the desired log, and the browser will automatically download it. Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...
  • Page 46: Firmware Upgrade

    Kiloview will continuously provide firmware updates and bug fixes for CUBE X1. Visit: https://www.kiloview.com/en/support/download/ In the filter list, select NDI > CUBE X1 and find the latest firmware for download under the "Firmware" tab 13.2 Upgrade Device Firmware Log in to the CUBE X1 management system, click on "About" > "Select a file" > "Upgrade" to access the firmware upgrade page.
  • Page 47: 14Factory Reset

    If the device is not working properly due to improper parameter configuration, you can try restoring the device to factory settings. On the touch screen display panel of CUBE X1, go to System Settings > Restore to restore the device to its factory settings.
  • Page 48 Thank you for reading! KILOVIEW Electronics CO., LTD. Tel: 86-731-88315979 Website: www.kiloview.com/en Technical support Email: support@kiloview.com Skype: kiloview-support WhatsApp: +86-18573195156/18573195256 Address: B4-106/109, Jiahua Intelligence Valley Industrial Park, 877 Huijin Road, Yuhua District, Changsha,China Copyright © Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO.,LTD. All rights reserved...

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