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  • Page 1 ® Niagara 2200 User Guide...
  • Page 2 ViewCast is not responsible for any third-party license fees that may occur with the use of our products by an end user including but not limited to creating or distributing content.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Web interface ........................19 Easy first time setup......................20 Connecting to an electrical power source ..............20 Performing the initial startup ..................21 Registering your product .................... 23 Connecting to an IP network ..................25 Defining the network properties ..................26 ViewCast...
  • Page 4 Output tab ........................66 Encoder Groups ......................69 Viewing encoder groups ....................69 Creating encoder groups ....................70 Assigning encoder groups ....................71 Starting an encoder group ....................72 Stopping an encoder group ....................72 Editing encoder groups ..................... 73 ViewCast...
  • Page 5 Install ViewCast SNMP Agent Service ................95 Installing for the first time ..................95 Installing new version of ViewCast SNMP Agent Service ........... 98 Install and Configure Supero Doctor III Agent Service ............ 100 Configure Supero Doctor III SNMP Agent Service............101 Disable health monitoring for devices not in use ............
  • Page 6 Use UDP Port Other Than 161 for SNMP Requests ............109 ViewCast SNMP Agent Logging ..................110 Disable IIS Logging for ViewCast Encoders Web Service ..........110 ViewCast SNMP Agent MIB Files ..................112 Retrieving IP and MAC Addresses of the Encoder System ..........112 SNMP Examples ......................

  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    3GPP and 3GPP2. The Niagara 2200 is built on the legendary quality of ViewCast Osprey® video capture card technology, which means you can count on the same highly reliable performance demanded by others who use ViewCast technology, including the world’s leading broadcasters and content delivery networks.

  • Page 8: Audience

    Provides information to help commands to keep from avoid possible damage to destroying… hardware or a system crash (without data loss). WARNING! WARNING! Do NOT touch Provides information to ensure exposed wires. you avoid potential injury, death, or permanent system damage. ViewCast...

  • Page 9: Rack Mount Safety Instructions

    Reliable Grounding You must maintain reliable earth grounding of rack-mounted equipment. Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (such as using power strips). ViewCast...

  • Page 10: Fcc Notice

    WARNING! You must connect this device and peripherals using shielded cables that comply with FCC radio emission limits. WARNING! Modifications to this device not approved by ViewCast Corporation could void the FCC-granted authority for the user to operate the device.

  • Page 11: Installing Additional Software

    ViewCast Support can provide assistance should the system fail to start. In most cases, you can restore a system to operation without returning it to ViewCast. There is a fee in the event a user returns an system due to applications the user installed or if the appliance failed because the primary partition (drive C) is full.

  • Page 12: Environmental Notices

    Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/95/EC, the RoHS directive. This product supplied to the European Union does comply with the RoHS directive. ViewCast certifies that this equipment shipped to the European Union conforms to the 2002/95/EC directive.

  • Page 13: Warnings

    If you open the appliance case or make unauthorized changes to the case, ViewCast voids your warranty. Install the appliance away from any heat sources. This remains vital to the safety of the product users.
  • Page 14  A dropped appliance ViewCast assumes no liability or responsibility for any damaged appliance that clients continue using. Use only attachments, accessories, or equipment specified by the manufacturer with the appliance. Using accessories or attachments not recommended by the encoder manufacturer voids the Limited Warranty.

  • Page 15: Overview

     Takes analog audio and video inputs  Captures the signals  Encodes the signals into digital IP video formats  Delivers the IP audio and video content to a storage device or streams it over an IP network ViewCast...

  • Page 16: Install Overview

    Before installing and connecting the Niagara 2200, ensure you comply with the following prerequisites:  All packaged items are undamaged and in working order.  Your environment meets all system requirements.  Safety instructions, notices, and warnings including: o Rack Mount Safety Instructions o FCC Notice o Environmental Notices o Warnings ViewCast...

  • Page 17: Package Contents

    Software Niagara 2200 CD If any components are missing or damaged, do not continue with the installation. Contact the ViewCast reseller from which you purchased your Niagara 2200 streaming media appliance for assistance in obtaining any missing parts or for parts replacement.

  • Page 18: Niagara 2200 Front Panel

    IMPORTANT! The last option deletes all previously set profiles.  Initiates streaming of all profiles assigned to the button. Note: Do not attempt to encode while light continues blinking.  Stops the encoder streaming activity when you press this button once. ViewCast...
  • Page 19 This control changes the volume on the headset output only.  This indicator illuminates when a system alert occurs.  Displays to indicate a remote user.  A remote user is accessing the Niagara 2200 across the network.  Video encoding status (active). ViewCast...

  • Page 20: Review The Niagara 2200 Back Panel

    Figure 3 illustrates all connectors and other components of the Niagara 2200 back panel. Figure 3. Back panel  Qualified ViewCast field technicians should be the only ones to use this connection.  Direct current (DC) power supply for power input (12 Volt).

  • Page 21: Connecting The Niagara 2200

    3. Connect the power DC adaptor by linking the clasp over the top anchor (12V DC Input – item B on Figure 3). 4. Attach the Niagara 2200 to the network input (PRI Network – item C on Figure 5. Press Power (item A on Figure 2). ViewCast...

  • Page 22: Niagara 2200 Home Page

    The home page menu bar allows you to use the commands described in the table below. Menu Command Function  Home View general administrative information about the ViewCast Niagara 2200.  Use the menu bar commands.  Encoders All Encoders – View the encoder profiles available to start on the encoder box.
  • Page 23 Niagara 2200 User Guide and date for each alert.  Maintenance Product Registration - Register your Niagara system to protect your investment.  Log Out Allows users to log off the system’s web interface. ViewCast...

  • Page 24: Niagara 2200 Browser Windows Flow

    Overview Niagara 2200 browser windows flow Figure 5 shows the interrelationship and flow of the available configuration windows you may use to configure the Niagara 2200. Figure 5. Niagara 2200 browser windows ViewCast...

  • Page 25: Easy Setup

    Active Group o Groups  Configuration o Niagara Properties o Alerts including Settings o Network Properties o IP Route Table o System Configuration  Status o Activity Log o Alerts  Maintenance o Product Registration  Log Out ViewCast...

  • Page 26: Easy First Time Setup

    Do not continue with the installation if you find any components missing or damaged. Contact the ViewCast reseller where you purchased your Niagara 2200 system for assistance in obtaining any missing or replacement parts. Connecting to an electrical power source Niagara 2200 ships with one of the following power cables: ...

  • Page 27: Performing The Initial Startup

    IMPORTANT! The setting to log in for the first time, defaults to the user name admin and the password admin. Figure 6. Admin Log In window Note: System administrators should previously configure all user names and passwords for those who they allow to log on to the system. ViewCast...
  • Page 28 Figure 8. Welcome window Note: You must identify, at a minimum, an encoder, a group, and basic system and network configuration settings. The Niagara 2200 front panel status light remains solid green once it becomes ready to begin streaming. ViewCast...

  • Page 29: Registering Your Product

    Product Registration page  ViewCast website  ViewCast Support help desk (Call 972-488-7157 and provide the serial number and SKU.) To register online: Access the Product Registration page: Click Maintenance  Product Registration. The Product Registration page displays (Figure 9).
  • Page 30 Enter your name and contact information in the spaces provided. Figure 11. Contact Information Select the type of product. The serial number and SKU are automatically populated. Figure 12. Product information Click Submit. After a few seconds, a confirmation message displays. ViewCast...

  • Page 31: Connecting To An Ip Network

    Click Configuration  Network Properties. The Network Properties window appears (Figure 13). The serial number is in the IP Address field. Figure 13. Connect to IP network Note: You need not modify these default settings for most network environments. Click Submit to accept all network settings you configure. ViewCast...

  • Page 32: Defining The Network Properties

    The primary windows server identifier. Secondary WINS Server The secondary windows server identifier. Active Network Link Displays the status of the network link. Position your cursor in any appropriate field and enter your selections. Press Enter or Submit to accept all selections. ViewCast...

  • Page 33: Basic Operations

     The Admin Log In window appears (Figure 16). Figure 16. Admin Log In window Type the User name and Password. IMPORTANT! The setting to log in for the first time, defaults to the user name admin and the ViewCast...
  • Page 34 System administrators should previously configure all user names and passwords for those who they allow to log on to the system. Press Login. The Niagara 2200 Welcome window and Menu Bar appear (Figure 17). Figure 17. Welcome window ViewCast...

  • Page 35: Viewing All Encoders

    The encoder can be started or stopped by clicking the icons. Click this link to sort the encoders by what is streaming and what is not. Click this link to view encoder groups. Click this link to stop all encoders. Displays the total number of encoders ViewCast...

  • Page 36: Creating An Encoder

    Select the Encoder Type from the drop-down list. Enter the name of the encoder. Note: Valid characters are alphanumeric, space, dash, and dot. To use the same properties from another encoder, enable Clone Properties From. Select the encoder from the drop-down list. Click Create New Encoder. ViewCast...

  • Page 37: Starting An Encoder

    Messages appear detailing the encoder start progress (Figure 21). Figure 21. Encoder Start Status The Encoders window appears with the encoder status updated and the streaming indicator changes to a blue circle Started icon (Figure 22). Figure 22. Encoders window ViewCast...

  • Page 38: Starting An Encoder With The Stream Button

    Niagara 2200 can process simultaneously, the streams drop frames and the video stutters. This results in a poor viewer experience. If you fail to reduce the number of sessions to reduce CPU load, all encoding sessions may self- terminate without warning. ViewCast...

  • Page 39: Stopping An Encoder

    Messages appear detailing the encoder stop progress (Figure 24). Figure 24. Encoder Stop Status The Encoders window appears with the encoder status updated to reflect the Stopped mode and the streaming indicator changes to a red circled Stopped icon (Figure 25). Figure 25. Encoders window ViewCast...

  • Page 40: Stopping An Encoder With The Stop Button

    CAUTION: Allow the Niagara 2200 to power down normally. If you force the system to shut down improperly, it can corrupt your data. If so, the next time you start the system, it may take several minutes to complete startup. ViewCast...

  • Page 41: Advanced Operations

    The system displays the Encoder Properties window for the selected encoder. IMPORTANT! If you make any changes to the Encoder Properties window, you must click Save Settings. Otherwise, all your changes will be lost. ViewCast...
  • Page 42 Advanced Operations Figure 26. Flash Encoder properties ViewCast...

  • Page 43: Video Tab

    Select the Video Encoder from the drop-down list. Enter the frames per second in the Frame Rate field. Enter the Bitrate. Drag the sliders to adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation (Figure 29). Figure 29. Video Filter settings ViewCast...
  • Page 44 Figure 30. De-Interlace settings Note: Telecine and inverse telecine only apply to NTSC video. They are not for PAL and SECAM video. The system disables Auto and Inverse Telecine choices when you select either PAL as the video standard. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 45: Audio Tab

    Click the Audio Type from the drop-down list. Click the Audio Encoder. Click the Bitrate. Drag the sliders to adjust the Left Volume and Right Volume. (Optional) Click the Mute Audio check box to mute audio. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 46: Output Tab

    … ) to the right of the File Name field and display the options (Figure 33). Note: By default, the system sets this folder to D:\AVFiles\Out\ with a default filename of capture.f4v. Figure 33. Select a folder ViewCast...
  • Page 47 A better practice would be to use the Flash media server to save a file or to save it to a remote drive. If you inadvertently fill all available space, you risk losing your stream during a streaming event. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 48: H.264 Presets Tab

    Click the Restore Defaults link at the bottom of the window to return the settings to the defaults. Note: The database has seven profiles. Clicking Restore Defaults for one profile will change all profiles back to the default settings. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 49: Mpeg4 Encoder

    Start MPEG4 Encoder link in the top right corner of the window. IMPORTANT! If you make any changes to the Encoder Properties window, you must click Save Settings. Otherwise, all your changes will be lost. Figure 35. MPEG4 encoder ViewCast...

  • Page 50: Video Tab

    Click the type of Video Encoder for Internet video, mobile phones, set top boxes, and create media files for other MPEG-4 compatible devices such as iPods according to the Motion Picture Expert Group (MPEG) types (refer to Table 1 and Table 2). ViewCast...
  • Page 51 – Is an algorithm for de-interlacing pure video (non-telecine) content. – Applies motion adaptive interlacing to all video. It detects which portions of the image are still and which portions are in motion then applies different processing to each scenario. Figure 39. De-Interlace settings ViewCast...
  • Page 52 This setting creates an MPEG-4 stream stored in a 3G2 container. H263 – 3GP This setting creates an H.263 stream stored in a 3GP container. H263 – 3G2 This setting creates an H.263 stream stored in a 3G2 container. ViewCast...
  • Page 53 Niagara 2200 User Guide Table 2. Valid output container selections for video encoder types Container H.263 MPEG-4 H.264 MPEG- Video Video Video           ViewCast...

  • Page 54: Audio Tab

    AAC achieves better audio quality than MP3. AAC and MP3 are MPEG standards. Note: MPEG-2 uses MP2 at Low Complexity only. Click the Bitrate. Drag the sliders to adjust the Left Volume and Right Volume. (Optional) Select Mute Audio to silence audio. ViewCast...
  • Page 55 Niagara 2200 User Guide Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 56: Output Tab

    CPU intensive, it is not recommended that you view the stream on the same system as the Niagara SCX encoder unless you have a powerful system (dual-core processors or better). Doing so may overtax the host CPU, which will cause video quality ViewCast...
  • Page 57 If you fill all available space, you risk losing your stream during a streaming event. Click the Container Type. Select Enable Injection to inject and SDP file onto your server. Enter the username and password. Enter the Server SDP File Name. Enter the Server Port Number. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 58: H.264 Presets Tab

    Click the Restore Defaults link at the bottom of the window to return the settings to the default. Note: The database has multiple properties for each preset. Clicking Restore Defaults for one property will change all properties to the default settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 59: Mpeg-4 Presets Tab

    Click the Restore Defaults link at the bottom of the window to return the settings to the default. Note: The database has multiple properties for each preset. Clicking Restore Defaults for one property will change all properties to the default settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 60: Mpeg-2 Presets Tab

    Click the Restore Defaults link at the bottom of the window to return the settings to the default. Note: The database has multiple properties for each preset. Clicking Restore Defaults for one property will change all properties to the default settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 61: Windows Media Encoder

    Windows Media Encoder link in the top right corner of the window. IMPORTANT! If you make any changes to the Encoder Properties window, you must click Save Settings. Otherwise, all your changes will be lost. Figure 46. Windows Media encoder ViewCast...

  • Page 62: Video Tab

    IMPORTANT! Ensure all of the encoders using the same video Proportion and Size settings also use the same Video and Audio Source settings. Drag the sliders to adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation. Figure 49. Video Filter Settings ViewCast...
  • Page 63 Note: Telecine and inverse telecine only apply to NTSC video. They are not used for PAL and SECAM video. The system disables Auto and Inverse Telecine choices when you select either PAL as the video standard. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 64: Audio Tab

    Select the Overlay Closed Caption check box to enable overlay closed captions. Field 1 CC 1 is the default setting. Select the Embedded Closed Caption to embed the closed captions. Drag the slider to adjust the Left Volume and Right Volume. (Optional) Select Mute Audio to silence audio. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 65: Output Tab

    Note: The more direct connections to the system, the more system resources are required. ViewCast does not recommend directly connecting players to the system. Streaming servers should connect to the system and, in turn, players should connect to the servers.
  • Page 66 12. Accept the default location that displays in the File Name field or choose your own location for the file. To choose your own personal location select the link (horizontal ellipses or … ) to the right of the File Name field and display the options (Figure 53). ViewCast...
  • Page 67 A better practice would be to use the streaming server to save a file or to save it to a remote drive. If you fill all available space, you risk losing your stream during a streaming event. 13. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 68: Drm Tab

    Click the DRM Profile you wish to apply from the drop-down list. Note: When you enable DRM, Niagara SCX automatically changes the Windows Media Capture Profile setting to a DRM-compatible Windows Media 9 setting. You may need to adjust this setting after you enable DRM. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 69: Ts Container

    Figure 55. MPEG4 encoder To configure TS container settings: In the Video Encoder field on the Video tab, select either MPEG2 or H264. Note: H.264 and MPEG2 are the only currently accepted video encoder types that will output with the TS container. ViewCast...
  • Page 70 Mux Bitrate and enter the total bitrate the stream will consume (video and audio) in the Bitrate field on the Audio tab. Figure 57. New Video Encode Settings Click on the Audio tab. Figure 58. Audio Output Settings Select the Bitrate from the drop-down list. ViewCast...
  • Page 71 View all the bitrates on the Output tab in the MPEGTS Muxer Settings. Figure 59. MPEGTS Muxer Settings Note: The total isn’t simply Audio Bitrate + Video Bitrate. A small amount of overhead is built in ~10% of the Mux. ViewCast...

  • Page 72: Streaming

    Select the protocol. Currently only UDP and RTP are supported. Figure 61. Server Settings  Scheme Select either:  Unicast – To stream to a single computer or device.  Multicast – To stream to many computers and/or devices. Figure 62. Server Settings ViewCast...
  • Page 73 Enter the Destination IP (must be an IPv4 address). If you select Unicast, then the IP address can not be in the 224.0.0.0 – 239.255.255 range. If you select Multicast, then the IP address must be in the 224.0.0.0 – 239.255.255.255 range. Enter a valid Port. Enter a Time to Live. Click Save Settings. ViewCast...

  • Page 75: Encoder Groups

    Click this link to view and the encoder assigned to this group. Indicates the encoders assigned to this group. Displays the total number of groups for this encoder. Click this link to start this group. Click this link to stop this group. ViewCast...

  • Page 76: Creating Encoder Groups

    Click on the encoders you want to assign to the group. Click Submit. Note: On the Niagara 2200, the new group created is automatically assigned as the active group. Note: It is possible to assign one encoder to two different encoder groups. ViewCast...

  • Page 77: Assigning Encoder Groups

    Note: Click on the Create New Group link to display the Encoder Groups window and add new groups. Click Submit. Note: You can only assign one group at a time to the Stream button with a maximum of 12 groups. ViewCast...

  • Page 78: Starting An Encoder Group

    The encoder group will start in a few seconds. The system displays any errors on the Starting window while the group starts. Note: With each encoder started, more system resources (CPU cycles) are consumed. ViewCast recommends the total CPU threshold not exceed 80 %.

  • Page 79: Editing Encoder Groups

    Click the Edit link on the Encoder window. The Encoder Groups window displays (Figure 66). Figure 66. Encoder Groups window To edit encoder groups: Enter the name of the group. Click Yes or No. Click on the encoders you want to assign to the group. Click Submit. ViewCast...

  • Page 81: Additional Settings And Features

    Properties from the menu bar on the home page. Figure 67. Machine Properties window Most of the data on this window provides information only and users cannot alter it. However, you can modify two fields:  Computer name  Admin password ViewCast...

  • Page 82: Changing Computer Name

    URL to return to the Login window. If you close your web browser and later want to log into the web interface, you must use the new computer name you created or the IP address of the appliance to access the Niagara 2200. ViewCast...

  • Page 83: Changing The Login Password From The Factory Default

    New Password and Confirm New Password fields. The web interface password is case sensitive. Click the Change Password button. The system displays a confirmation page. You must log back into the web interface with your password. ViewCast...

  • Page 84: Restoring The Login Password To The Factory Default

    If you forget or lose your password, you can restore the default password by running the Restore Niagara 2200 Factory Defaults option. For more information, see Restore Niagara 2200 Factory Defaults in the System Configuration section later in this chapter. ViewCast...

  • Page 85: Configuring Alerts

    System Configuration section. Enable the Light Alarm check box. The alarm light on the front panel of the Niagara 2200 will automatically light when an alarm condition exists. Displays the type of alert. Provides a description of the type of alert. ViewCast...

  • Page 86: Configuring Network Properties

    The Niagara 2200 has two Gigabit network connections available on the Network Properties window, Network Card(s) field). Select the card you wish to view from the drop-down menu in the Network Card(s) field (Figure 73) to view the current properties for each card. Figure 73. Network card options ViewCast...

  • Page 87: Configuring Ip Address

    Machine Properties window. From this window, you can change the name of the Niagara 2200. The Active Network Link field uses one of two icons to indicate whether the network interface card selected has a network connected. The system detects the network link. The system does not detect the network link. ViewCast...

  • Page 88: Ip Route Table

    Encoder Groups IP Route table This window enables you to change the IP destination. Only experienced professionals should adjust these settings. Figure 76. IP Route table ViewCast...

  • Page 89: System Configuration Settings

    Using the Restore Niagara 2200 Factory defaults option removes all custom settings. It takes approximately 15 to 40 minutes to complete. Click Configuration  System Configuration from the menu bar on the home page. Figure 77. System Configuration ViewCast...

  • Page 90: Setting Current System Configuration

    Click the Minutes in the drop-down list. Click AM and PM in the drop-down list. Click the Change Date link. A calendar appears. Click the date on the calendar. Click the Video Standard from the drop-down list. Click Submit. ViewCast...

  • Page 91: Configuring Email Settings

    Enter the name of the SMTP server. Click the Save and Send Test Email to test your settings. The resulting window reports the email as successful or it sends information that a send failure occurred. Click Submit. ViewCast...

  • Page 92: Configuring Default Directory Setting

    AV file. Note: ViewCast strongly recommends you do not alter the default directory setting unless you understand the risk of saving your files to a directory not located on the D: drive. If you save your files to another drive on the Niagara 2200, the system could delete the files when you use the Restore to Niagara 2200 Factory Defaults feature.

  • Page 93: Setting Simulstream Filters

    Niagara 2200 User Guide Figure 83. Encoder Startup Settings Note: ViewCast recommends a CPU threshold setting of 80% or lower. Setting SimulStream filters You may indicate the number of SimulStream filters per video device using the SimulStream Settings field (Figure 84).
  • Page 94 WARNING! Remember that the system deletes all previously stored encoder profiles and groups when you restore it to its factory defaults. Unless you select the Save encoder profiles check box. ViewCast...

  • Page 95: Viewing The Activity Log

    Displays the total number of records for the selected view type. Click the printer icon for a printer friendly view of activity log. When the print friendly view appears, click File  Print to print a hard copy or save a soft copy of the Activity Log. ViewCast...

  • Page 96: Viewing Alerts

    Niagara 2200. The alerts include any specific alert events for the encoder. Figure 88. Alerts window Displays the date and time that the alert occurred. Displays the message ID number for the alert and the description. Indicates the total number of alerts. Click this icon to clear all alerts. ViewCast...

  • Page 97: Connecting An External Storage Device

    Niagara 2200 or by installing the Niagara SCX Explorer on a remote computer. Use the Niagara SCX User Guide for specific information on how to use the Niagara SCX and the Niagara SCX Explorer software. ViewCast...

  • Page 99: Snmp

    Computer to monitor the health of system devices, such as fan speed, CPU temperature, system temperature, etc. The ViewCast SNMP Agent service will run as the master SNMP agent in the system. It will not only implement ViewCast private MIBs as listed below, but also provide proxy functions to relay SNMP requests/responses associated with those objects managed by other SNMP sub-agents.

  • Page 100: Snmp Udp Ports Used By Snmp Manager And Snmp Agents

    NOTIFY ONLY, READ ONLY, WRITE ONLY, READ WRITE and READ CREATE etc. You can configure the ViewCast SNMP agent to receive SNMP requests over a different UDP port other than 161 (see Use UDP Port Other Than 161 for SNMP Requests).

  • Page 101: Install Viewcast Snmp Agent Service

    Install ViewCast SNMP Agent Service Installing for the first time Perform the following steps to install ViewCast SNMP Agent Service for the first time. To install SNMP Agent the first time: Locate and run the ViewCast SNMP agent installation file, e.g. ViewCast SNMP Agent Installer_1.0.4.0.msi to install the ViewCast SNMP agent service.
  • Page 102 SNMP Figure 91. Installation Folder Click Next. Figure 92. Confirm Installation ViewCast...
  • Page 103 After the next reboot, it starts automatically. Typically, you don’t need to reboot the machine after installation. Before you start the ViewCast SNMP agent service, you need to install and configure the other two services: Native Windows SNMP service and SuperMicro Health Assistant service (see Install and Configure Supero Doctor III Agent Service).

  • Page 104: Installing New Version Of Viewcast Snmp Agent Service

    SNMP Installing new version of ViewCast SNMP Agent Service If a previous version of ViewCast SNMP agent is installed, then the following window appears and you need to uninstall the previous version before continuing. Figure 95. Windows Installer To uninstall a previous version of ViewCast SNMP agent: Go to Start Menu ...
  • Page 105 Niagara 2200 User Guide Select and uninstall (or double click) ViewCast SNMP Agent as shown in the program list. Figure 97. Programs and Features dialog box Click Yes. If ViewCast SNMP agent service is currently running, the following window displays.

  • Page 106: Install And Configure Supero Doctor Iii Agent Service

    ViewCast SNMP Agent Service will send a trap to all the configured trap destinations. In the current release, health monitoring related SNMP traps are only available for devices such as fan speed, CPU temperature, and system temperature.

  • Page 107: Configure Supero Doctor Iii Snmp Agent Service

    In Supero Doctor III client, click on the Item icon. Figure 99 is for the Niagara 7550. Figure 99. Supero Doctor III Client Devices that are not in use, display a status of N/A. In this case, disable health monitoring for these devices by double-clicking to clear the boxes on the associated devices. Click Save. ViewCast...

  • Page 108: Enabling Health Monitoring For Devices Not In Use

    Run Supero Doctor III client by clicking Start  All Programs  SUPERMICRO  Supero Doctor III client. In the Supero Doctor III client, click Item. The following figure displays an example on a Niagara 7550. Figure 100. Niagara 7550 example ViewCast...

  • Page 109: Configure Viewcast Snmp Agent Service

    Niagara 2200 User Guide Configure ViewCast SNMP Agent Service Complete the steps in the following tables to configure ViewCast SNMP Agent service. When the configuration is complete, restart the system. Configuring community names To configure community names: Run Windows service management tool services.msc Right click on SNMP Service then click Properties.

  • Page 110: Configuring Permitted Snmp Managers

    Figure 104. SNMP Service Configuration Click Add. Note: The IP address shown above is just an example. It shall be the IP address of the external SNMP manager. Add all the IP addresses at which external SNMP manager may run. ViewCast...
  • Page 111 Niagara 2200 User Guide Figure 105. IP Addresses ViewCast...

  • Page 112: Configuring Trap Destinations

    Security tab, for example, notifypassword. Click Add to list. Figure 106. Traps tab In the Trap destinations section, enter the IP address of each trap destination at which the trap listener may run. Figure 107. SNMP Service Configuration ViewCast...
  • Page 113 Niagara 2200 User Guide After all the IP addresses under the trap destination section are added, click Apply. Figure 108. Trap destinations ViewCast...

  • Page 114: Configuring Snmp Agent Contact And Location (Optional)

    Notes: You may retrieve the system contact information through SNMP query on .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system.sysContact as defined in RFC1213-MIB. You may retrieve the system location information through SNMP query on .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system.sysLocation as defined in RFC1213-MIB. Figure 109. Agent tab Restart the system. ViewCast...

  • Page 115: Use Udp Port Other Than 161 For Snmp Requests

    Requests The default UDP port used for SNMP requests sent from SNMP manager to SNMP agent is 161. The ViewCast SNMP agent supports the use of a different UDP port. To make this change, perform the following steps: After ViewCast SNMP Service Agent is installed, go to the default installation directory C:\Program Files (x86)\ViewCast\ViewCast SNMP Agent\ Make a copy of file vcst_snmp_agent_cfg_example.xml and save it to...

  • Page 116: Viewcast Snmp Agent Logging

    In the current release, while the ViewCast SNMP agent is running, disable the IIS (Internet Information Services) logging for ViewCast Encoders Web Service. This step avoids the 10 G free hard disk space disk space from being filled by the IIS log files (which would take about three months).
  • Page 117 On the right side under Actions, click Disable. Note: After IIS is restarted, the IIS logging for the EncodersWebService would remain disabled. Repeat steps 1 through 7 to enable the IIS logging for the EncodersWebService in case debugging is needed. ViewCast...

  • Page 118: Viewcast Snmp Agent Mib Files

    SNMP ViewCast SNMP Agent MIB Files By default, all standard MIB files and ViewCast private MIB files that come with the installation package will be installed into the following directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\ViewCast\ViewCast SNMP Agent\ You may load the following MIB files into the SNMP manager tool.

  • Page 119: Start/Stop An Encoder Through Snmp

    .iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.viewcast.avencoder.avencoderMIB.avencoderO bjects.avencoderTable.avencoderEntry.avencoderCommand.77.80.69.71 where 77.80.69.71 is the ID of the associated encoder. Specify correct IP address of the targeted ViewCast SNMP agent: xx.xx.xx.xx Verify the Port field is set to 161. Set SNMP version to v1. Specify community such as setpassword with community right of READ CREATE.

  • Page 120: Start Snmp Trap Listener

    SNMP Select Set Value to start_all_encoders or stop_all_encoders. Send SNMP SET request message to the targeted ViewCast SNMP agent. Start SNMP trap listener Locate the VIEWCAST-AVENCODER-TRAP-MIB.txt under C:\Program Files (x86)\ViewCast\ViewCast SNMP Agent\. Load the VIEWCAST-AVENCODER-TRAP-MIB.txt into the SNMP manager. Verify the Port field is set to 162.

  • Page 121: Appendix A: Drm For Windows Media

    Niagara 2200 Series User Guide Appendix A: DRM for Windows Media You can protect your content using a technology called Digital Rights Management (DRM). Niagara SCX allows you to encrypt your content with DRM technology while you are encoding. You can apply DRM while encoding to a file and when broadcasting a stream.
  • Page 122 Open the Remote Desktop Connection (Figure 112). Figure 112. Remote Desktop Connection Click Options. The setting tabs display. Click the Local Resources tab. Under Remote computer sound, click Leave at remote computer option from the drop- down list (Figure 113). Figure 113. Local Resources tab ViewCast...
  • Page 123 Copy the DRM profiles to a protected location on the encoding system to ensure they are not removed or erased accidentally (Figure 115). Note: ViewCast recommends you create a new directory on drive D on the Niagara system and use this directory to store your DRM profiles.
  • Page 124 Figure 117. New Session Wizard 12. Click Properties under the top menu bar (Figure 118). Figure 118. Properties tab 13. Click the Security tab. 14. Click Import and browse to the location of the DRM profiles on the system’s hard drive. ViewCast...
  • Page 125 Note: If the system prompts if you want to save your encoding session, click No option. 18. Disconnect Remote Desktop Connection from the system (Figure 120). Do not log out. Figure 120. Disconnect Remote Desktop 19. Restart the system. ViewCast...

  • Page 127: Appendix B: H.264 Advanced Settings

    Niagara 2200 Series User Guide Appendix B: H.264 Advanced Settings H.264 Presets In general, the Main Profile Default presets for the H.264 encoder Custom Presets will meet your streaming requirements. For devices with restricted bandwidths and under certain conditions such as low bit rates, motion specific, or constant bit rate applications, you may need to adjust the Advanced Encoder Settings values in each line.

  • Page 128: Settings

    DCT blocks without blurring the entire picture. Again, the default value of 0 usually is good enough. Set this to a positive number to smooth out low bit rate video encodes. In general, values ViewCast...
  • Page 129 CPU load. This value can also improve visual quality at lower bit rates. However, settings above 0 are applicable for Main or High Profile in the Custom Presets. ViewCast...

  • Page 130: Mpeg-4 Presets

    0 to 200 MotionEstimationComparison 0 to 256 MotionEstimationMethod 5 to 10 MotionEstimationPenaltyCompensation 0 to 256 MotionEstimationSubPixelComparison 0 to 256 MpegQuant 0 to 1 QuantizerMax 1 to 51 QuantizerMin 1 to 51 SceneChangeDetectThreshold 0 to 4000 TrellisRDQuantization 0 to 2 ViewCast...

  • Page 131: Settings

    5 is the default for MPEG4 encoding. You can use higher values but they can increase CPU and memory usage, sometimes with no significant gain in quality. MotionEstimationPenaltyCompensation Setting this value causes the encoder to apply a ViewCast...
  • Page 132 45 is a good default for most applications using MPEG4 encoding. 0 turns off scene change detection, but is not recommended. Higher values also increase CPU usage. TrellisRDQuantization This value performs Trellis quantization to increase the visual quality of the encoded video by determining the ViewCast...
  • Page 133 Niagara 2200 User Guide Setting Explanation optimal encoding: the higher the value, the better the video quality but the higher the CPU usage. This value can also improve visual quality at lower bit rates. ViewCast...

  • Page 134: Mpeg-2 Presets

    0 to 200 MotionEstimationComparison 0 to 256 MotionEstimationMethod 5 to 10 MotionEstimationPenaltyCompensation 0 to 256 MotionEstimationSubPixelComparison 0 to 256 MpegQuant 0 to 1 QuantizerMax 1 to 51 QuantizerMin 1 to 51 SceneChangeDetectThreshold 0 to 4000 TrellisRDQuantization 0 to 2 ViewCast...

  • Page 135: Settings

    CPU and memory usage, sometimes with no significant gain in quality. MotionEstimationPenaltyCompensation Setting this value causes the encoder to apply a compensation for any errors that arise in the motion estimation while encoding the video. The actual value of ViewCast...
  • Page 136 This value performs Trellis quantization to increase the visual quality of the encoded video by determining the optimal encoding: the higher the value, the better the video quality but the higher the CPU usage. This value can also improve visual quality at lower bit rates. ViewCast...

  • Page 137: Appendix C: Mapped Network Drive Setup

    Double-click on Administrative Tools. Double-click on Computer Management. Expand Local Users and Groups. Click on Users. Figure 121. Users Under Action, select New User. Enter niagara2200 for the User name. Full name and Description are optional. Enter viewcast for the Password. ViewCastViewCast...
  • Page 138 Enable Password never expires. Figure 122. New User window Click Create. Repeat steps 5 through 13 to create the user SCXUser using the password viewcast. Click Close. The two new users appear in the users list. Figure 123. Added Users...
  • Page 139 Niagara 2200 User Guide In Computer Management, click Groups. Figure 124. Groups Double-click on Administrators. Click Add. Figure 125. Administrators Properties window Click Add. The Select Users window displays. Click Locations. Select the PC, then click OK. Figure 126. Locations window ViewCast...
  • Page 140 Appendix C: Mapped Network Drive Enter niagara2200 for the object name, and then click OK. The user niagara2200 appears in the list of Administrators. Figure 127. Administrator Properties Repeat steps 19 through 22 to add SCXUser as an administrator. ViewCast...
  • Page 141 Note: The shared folder(s) must be created on the remote PC. Open Computer. Open the drive where the shared folder will be created. Right click, select New, then Folder. Figure 128. Create new folder Enter a name for the folder (for example, N2Share). Figure 129. Folder name ViewCast...
  • Page 142 Right click on the folder, and then select Properties. Figure 130. Folder Properties window Click on the Sharing tab. Click Share. The File Sharing window displays. Type a name and then click Add, or click the arrow to select someone from the drop-down list. ViewCast...
  • Page 143 Use the drop-down list under permission level for this user and select Read/Write. Figure 131. Read/Write permissions Click Share. Repeat steps 2 through 9 to add SCXUser to the Share Permissions. Click Done. Figure 132. File Sharing window Click Close to close the share properties. ViewCast...
  • Page 144 Enable Connect using different credentials. Click Finish. Figure 133. Map Network Drive window Enter SCXUser as the User name and viewcast as the Password. Click OK. Click Finish. After a few moments, the network share will open. Close the window. The mapped drive will now appear in My Computer under Network Drives.

  • Page 145: Index

    Niagara 2200 Series User Guide Index MPEG4 Audio settings, 48 H.264 Presets tab, 52 Active Encoder Group window, 71 MPEG-2 Presets tab, 54 Active Network Link field, 81 MPEG-4 Presets tab, 53 Output tab, 50 Activity Log window, 89 Video settings, 44 Added Users, 132 TS container Streaming, 66...
  • Page 146 Determining and disabling devices not in use, FCC Notice, 4 File Sharing window, 137 Digital Rights Management, 115 Flash Disabling IIS logging for ViewCast Encoders Web Audio tab, 39 Service, 110 H.264 presets tab, 42 Output tab, 40 Disclaimers, 4...
  • Page 147 Network Properties window, 80 Installing the Supero Doctor III client and New User window, 132 Supero Doctor III SNMPAgent Service, 100 Niagara 2200 Installing ViewCast SNMP Agent Service the first Back panel, 14 time, 95 Browser Windows Flow, 18 Front Panel diagram, 12...
  • Page 148 Set SimulStream Filters, 87 System Requirements, 11 Set the High Temperature Alert, 86 Setting current system configuration, 84, 85 Uninstalling a previous version of ViewCast Setting up user accounts on a remote PC, 131 SNMP agent, 98 Shutting down, 34...
  • Page 150 ® ® © 2012 ViewCast Corporation. ViewCast , Niagara (and design) are registered trademarks of ViewCast Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product specifications and availability may change without notice. 40-03332-01-A...

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