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  • Page 1 Video Wall Controller User Manual...

  • Page 2: Legal Information

    Document, which may include licenses obtained from third parties. ● Any part of the Document, including text, pictures, graphics, etc., belongs to Hikvision. No part of this Document may be excerpted, copied, translated, or modified in whole or in part by any means without written permission.
  • Page 3 Video Wall Controller • User Manual HIKVISION SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER-ATTACK, HACKER ATTACK, VIRUS INFECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS; HOWEVER, HIKVISION WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED.

  • Page 4: Applicable Models

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Preface Applicable Models This manual is applicable to the DS-C60S series video wall controller. Default Parameters Type Default Parameter  Device Login user name: admin  IP address: 192.0.0.64 SSH connection To improve system security, it is highly recommended to change password regularly. In order to protect your privacy and corporate data and avoid network security issues, it is recommended to set strong password that meets security requirements.

  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Safety Instructions In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region.  Provide a surge suppressor at the inlet opening of the device under special conditions such as the mountain top, iron tower, and forest.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ....................... 1 Overview ................................1 First-Time Configuration Process .......................... 1 Chapter 2 Device Basic Settings ....................2 Connect Screen and Device ..........................2 Activate and Log In to Device ..........................3 Configure the Network Address ...........................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The video wall controller (hereinafter referred as the device) is mainly used for screen splicing control system, and is the core control device of the system. As a new-generation FPGA-based pure hardware image processing device, it adopts the structure of main control board and service boards to provide the following advantages: ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Device Basic Settings

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Chapter 2 Device Basic Settings Connect Screen and Device  Connect an LCD screen and the device: Use a video cable to connect an output port of the device output board to an LCD screen. ...

  • Page 9: Activate And Log In To Device

    Visit https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/tools/hitools/clea8b3e4ea7da90a9/ download the SADP client from the Hikvision website and install the SADP client on the computer. Open the SADP client. Select the device that is not activated, enter the activation password and confirm it, and click Activate.
  • Page 10 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Activate the Device via SADP Client View the device IP address in the SADP client and enter the device IP address in the computer browser. Enter the user name and the set activation password, and then click Log In. Login Page (Optional) To edit the password, you can click the username in the upper right corner of the web page and then click Change Password.
  • Page 11 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Use Web Page Use a network cable to connect a computer to the device. Set the computer IP address to any IP address in the range of 192.0.0.2 to 192.0.0.253 (excluding 192.0.0.64) and set the computer gateway address to 192.0.0.1. By default, the device IP address is 192.0.0.64 and the gateway address is 192.0.0.1.

  • Page 12: Configure The Network Address

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Change Password Configure the Network Address Go to Configuration → Network → Network Configuration → TCP/IP. Configure the Device IPv4 Address Select the NIC type. Set the IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, and IPv4 gateway for the device. Make sure the device and the computer are in the same segment after the device connects to the on-site network.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Video Wall Management

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Chapter 3 Video Wall Management Configure a Video Wall Go to Video Wall Configuration, select a video wall in the upper left corner and click Configure. You can click Edit Name to change the video wall name. Video Wall Configuration Page According to the actual screen type, select the video wall type.
  • Page 14 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Select a Decoding Output Resolution (Optional) To set an LED video wall that uses varied height of the same row or varied width of the same column, set the special resolution. 1) Go to Configuration → Other Settings → Display Settings, enable special resolution. Enable Special Resolution 2) Select a defined resolution or select Custom, enter the row height and column width.
  • Page 15 Video Wall Controller • User Manual − You can click to copy the value to the same row or column. Set the Basic Resolution 3) Click Next. 4) Press and hold the left mouse button to select the first row, first column, last row, or last column, enter the column quantity, row quantity, row height, or column width, and then click OK.

  • Page 16: Configure An Output Port

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual 5) Click Save. Save Special Resolution (Optional) After setting the video wall scale, you can click Edit Video Wall Scale to change the video wall scale. Edit the Video Wall Scale Before binding the output ports to the video wall, perform the following operations: ...
  • Page 17 Video Wall Controller • User Manual  If an LED screen is directly connected to the LED controller board in the device, use the web page of the device to lighten the LED screens.  One LED controller board provides only one output port. ...
  • Page 18 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set a Normal Screen 2) Set the screen size according to the receiving card quantity. Make sure the product of the screen column and screen row is equal to the actual receiving card quantity. 3) Set the resolution.
  • Page 19 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure Signal Cable Connection for Normal Screen Click Save. Lighten a Complex Screen On the Video Wall Configuration page, click of the output port of an LED controller board. If the loading resolutions of multiple receiving cards controlled by a single LED controller board are inconsistent, select Complex Settings as the configuration mode.
  • Page 20 Video Wall Controller • User Manual 2) Set the resolution. Make sure the set resolution match the actual screen resolution to avoid incomplete image or black screen. Click Next to configure the signal cable connection. 1) According to the actual cable connection of the LED screen and LED controller board, select a network port of the LED controller board, and then take either of the following methods to configure signal cable connection for the selected network port: −...
  • Page 21 Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Press and hold the left mouse button to draw a selection box around multiple screens, select Load from Screen as the configuration type and click Load.  Press and hold the left mouse button to draw a selection box around multiple screens, select Import File as the configuration type, click to import a file, and then click OK.

  • Page 22: Configure The Output Of A Video Wall

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Bind Output Ports with Video Wall A video wall can contain one screen or multiple screens. At a time, one screen can join only one video wall, and one output port can be bound with only one screen. On the Video Wall Configuration page, click Display Output No.
  • Page 23 Video Wall Controller • User Manual 3) Click Edit Wall Scale and select Auto Configure. Auto Bind Output Ports with Screens Configure Audio Matrix If you need to configure multiple audio outputs for a video wall, configure the audio matrix. On the Video Wall Configuration page, click Audio Configuration and select Audio Matrix.
  • Page 24 Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Click Edit Table to customize the audio channel name and configure the displaying of the audio channel in the table. Edit Audio Channel Table  Click Unlink All to unlink all audio linkage. Click Save.

  • Page 25: Manage Signal Sources

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure Other Output Parameters At the top of the Video Wall Configuration page, you can perform the following operations as required:  Click Output Background to edit the background color or import images. Edit Output Background ...
  • Page 26 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Enter the signal source information and stream media information.  Click More to select the transmission protocol, stream type, encrypted stream, device manufacturer, and streaming media information. After enabling Get Stream via Streaming Server, you can perform live view data forwarding through the streaming server to reduce network stress.

  • Page 27: Bind Signal Sources With A Video Wall

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Add a Network Signal Source via URL Address Click Save. Batch Delete Network Signal Sources To batch delete invalid network signal sources, you can select multiple network signal sources with Ctrl or Shift pressed and then click Go to Video Wall Operation and then select a video wall.
  • Page 28 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Bind a Signal Source to LCD Video Wall  Drag a default signal source group or a newly created signal source group rightwards to the video wall.  By default, the local signal sources join the video input signal group and the added network signal sources join the network input signal group.

  • Page 29: Operate A Video Wall

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Create a Signal Source Group The combination of network signal sources and local signal sources in the same signal source group is not supported. Click and enter the group name. Click to add multiple signal sources to the created group. Click OK.
  • Page 30 Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Click in the upper right corner of the window to make it fully cover the occupied output ports and click to restore the original size.  Set the window to the bottom: Click Adjust Position of a Signal Source Window ...
  • Page 31 Video Wall Controller • User Manual signal source window, select a signal source group, set the image interval, and then click Start Auto-Switch. Set Signal Source Group Auto-Switching  Lock the window: Click Locked Signal Source Window  View the window status: You can click Show All to enter decoding status list to view details. Edit Multiple Signal Source Windows On the Video Wall Operation page, select a video wall and perform the following operations as required:...

  • Page 32: Configure Subtitles

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Preview the signal sources:  Click in the upper right corner of a signal source window to preview the signal source. Click to cancel the live view.  Click Enable Live View at the top of the Video Wall Operation page to preview all signal sources on the video wall.
  • Page 33 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Add a Subtitle  Add a text subtitle: 1) Select Text for the subtitle type. 2) Enter the subtitle content, adjust the subtitle position and size, and set the text and background. 3) (Optional) Enable Move to set the movement speed. Add a Text Subtitle...

  • Page 34: Manage Scenes

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Add a time subtitle: 1) Select Time as the subtitle type. 2) Adjust the subtitle position and size, adjust the time format, and set the text and background. Add a Time Subtitle Up to 128 scenes are supported. Go to Video Wall Operation to manage scenes. ...

  • Page 35: Manage Plans

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Click Scene and hover over a scene name. Click to edit the scene name.  Click Scene and hover over a scene name. Click to delete the scene. Manage Scene You can add multiple scenes and set the scene schedule in a plan. Go to Video Wall Operation and click Plan to manage plans.

  • Page 36: Maintain Screens

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Click a plan and then click to call the plan.  Click a plan and then click to delete the plan. Call a Plan Control Screen via Serial Port Go to Configuration → System → Serial Port Settings → Main Node Serial Port, select Screen Control as the working mode, set the baud rate of the device same as the baud rate of the screen, and set other serial port parameters.
  • Page 37 Video Wall Controller • User Manual  If you select Keyboard Control working mode, connect the keyboard to the device and set the baud rate of the device same as the baud rate of the keyboard.  If you use a serial keyboard, click Get/Refresh Signal Source to obtain the local signal sources, and click Add Signal Source to add network signal sources.
  • Page 38 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Control Screen via Serial Port Control Screens via HDMI Ports Use multiple HDMI cables to connect the multiple screens to the device. Make sure all connected screens support and are enabled with the control linkage function. Go to Screen Maintenance and select a screen.

  • Page 39: Configure Image Effect On Screen

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Show Screen Information Configure Image Effect on Screen Edit a Local Signal Source Go to Video Wall Operation, hover over a local signal source and then click to edit its parameters:...
  • Page 40 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Edit a Local Signal Source  Edit the signal source name.  Click Video Param, select a color mode, and adjust the brightness. If you select custom color mode, the video parameters will restore to the default settings after you click Restore Default on the Backup and Reset page.
  • Page 41 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Clip a Signal Source  If the resolution of a signal source does not match the resolution of the screen, you can customize the signal source resolution. 1) Click Custom Resolution. 2) Enable custom resolution and set the refresh rate and resolution. The width should be a multiple of 4 and the height should be a multiple of 2.
  • Page 42 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Add OSDs Edit a Network Signal Source Go to Video Wall Operation, hover over a network signal source and then click to edit its parameters. Edit a Network Signal Source...

  • Page 43: Splice Signal Source

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual This function allows you to splice multiple signal source images into one signal source image. After the signal source splicing, the spliced signal sources will disappear from the signal source list.  Only UHD signal sources (such as 4K HDMI input channels or 4K DP input channels) support splicing.

  • Page 44: Set Other Parameters Of Device

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Go to Configuration → Other Settings to set the following parameters:  Enable Sub-Stream Auto-Switch and set the window division threshold. If the window division reaches the window division threshold, the device will automatically use sub-stream to get the images.

  • Page 45: View Receiving Card Status

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Click Decoding Delay and select a default decoding delay level.  When the preview board is in the device, you can display the image of a video wall on the connected screen(s). Click Display a Video Wall Image on Screen, select a video wall and then enable this function.

  • Page 46: Configure Display Effect Of A Receiving Card

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual View Receiving Card Status Configure Basic Display Effect On the Video Wall Configuration page, click of an output port of the LED control board. Go to Display Effect → Basic Display Effect. Select a display mode. Select a color standard: ...
  • Page 47 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Basic Display Effect Click Advanced Parameter to set the contrast mode, Gamma coefficient, environment brightness, and initial brightness. Set Advance Display Effect...
  • Page 48 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Go to Advanced Display Effect → Gamma Table to check whether the display effect parameters are correct. View Gamma Table Configure Advanced Display Effect On the Video Wall Configuration page, click of an output port of the LED control board. Go to Display Effect →...

  • Page 49: Correct A Receiving Card

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure Advanced Display Effect By Manual Correction On the Video Wall Configuration page, click of an output port of the LED control board. Go to Maintenance → Defective Pixel Correction. Switch on Enable Correction at the top of the page to start configuring the correction parameters of the receiving cards.
  • Page 50 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Select Correction Area Click Preview Original Correction File to check the display effect. If the display effect meets the requirements, click Load Original Correction File to load the factory correction data of the lamp board to the receiving card. If you find the color difference and seam lines after loading the original correction file, select Manual Correction as the correction mode and complete the following parameters: 1) Select a correction type:...
  • Page 51 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Manually Correct Screens or Seams 6) (Optional) Click Download to download the correction data. Download a Correction File (Optional) You can perform the following operations as required:  Click Clear to clear the receiving card data and manual correction data. ...
  • Page 52 Video Wall Controller • User Manual  If you click Load Original Correction File after the manual correction, you can click Reuse History Manual Correction Data to reuse the manual correction data. By File Importing On the Video Wall Configuration page, click of an output port of the LED control board.

  • Page 53: Configure Other Parameters Of The Led Controller Board

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Import a Correction File On the Video Wall Configuration page, click of an output port of the LED control board and configure the following parameters as required:  Click Edit Name to change the output port name. ...

  • Page 54: Chapter 4 Device Maintenance

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Chapter 4 Device Maintenance View Device Status Go to Overview to view the device status. You can click a board to view its basic information and its usage. View Device Status Configure System Parameters Go to Configuration →...
  • Page 55 Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Go to System Settings → Time Settings, if you select NTP Sync, the device time synchronizes with the time of the NTP server at the specified interval. − Set the address and port number of the NTP server. −...
  • Page 56 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Enable DST  Go to System Settings → Font Settings to set the font of OSDs and subtitles.  Use the default font.  Click Add to import a new font and enable the new font. Set Font ...

  • Page 57: Configure Http(S) Parameters

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Manage Users Configure HTTP(S) Parameters Go to Configuration → Network → Network Service → HTTP(S). Set the HTTP port number. The port number can be either 80 or any value from 2000 to 65535. After editing the HTTP port, you need to enter HTTP://Device IP Address: Port in the browser to access the device.

  • Page 58: Maintain The System

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Device Exception Alarm Maintain the System Go to Maintenance and Security → System Maintenance to configure the following parameters:  On the Restart page, click Restart.  On the Upgrade page, Click to select an upgrade file, and click Upgrade. You need to get the upgrade file in advance and save it locally.
  • Page 59 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Backup and Reset Device Parameters  On the Log page, set the search condition and click Search. You can view the searched logs in the list below. Search Logs  On the Device Debugging page, configure the following parameters: ...

  • Page 60: Maintain The Device Security

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Debug the Device Maintain the Device Security Go to Maintenance and Security → Security Management to configure the following parameters:  On the IP Address Filter page, configure the IP addresses that are allowed to or forbidden to access the device.
  • Page 61 Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure IP Address Filter  On the HTTPS Certificate page, import the locally saved HTTPS certificate and secret key. Import HTTPS Certificate and Secret Key  On the SADP page, enable SADP as required. With SADP enabled, you can use the SADP software to search the online device that is in the same network segment with the computer.
  • Page 62 Video Wall Controller • User Manual  On the Websocket page, enable Websocket as required. With Websocket enabled, you can export stream.
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