Configuration Overview; Configuration Tab Features - Extron electronics SMP 351 User Manual

Configuration Overview

The eight pages within the Configuration tab contain the core controls needed during
initial setup or for upgrading the unit or restoring a configuration.
They make it possible for a user logged in as an administrator to set up how to obtain
presentation schedules, configure basic AV input settings, output video test patterns for
setup, configure output stream settings and presets, set up AV encoding and presets, select
or configure layouts and layout presets, set passwords, set up notices and alarms, select
preview window settings, and configure digital I/O ports.
It also provides a way to configure basic communication, identity, time, data storage, and
recording location settings, along with making it possible to update firmware or restore a
configuration from a saved file.
Only users logged in with adminstator privileges can see and make changes to all settings.
Those logged in at the user level do not have access to the Configuration tab.
Schedule Settings Input/Output Settings Image Settings Encoding & Layout Users and Roles Alarms and Traps System Settings Live View Settings
Figure 37. Configuration Pages

Configuration Tab Features

The pages within Configuration include the following:
Schedule Settings — Determine how to obtain presentation schedules and, if appropriate,
import calendars or connect to an Opencast Matterhorn scheduling system.
Input/Output Settings — Provides a way to change the name for each input, select the
video format for input 3, select an aspect ratio type, and enable or disable Auto-Image, Auto
Memory, HDCP authorization, and audio gain for each input. It also allows you to output one
of several video test patterns for use during display setup, select the refresh rate for the local
HDMI output, and configure the universal OSD content.
Image Settings — Provides a way to configure video input sampling and sizing, set up
overscanning of SMPTE input signals, and adjust picture controls (brightness, contrast, and
the like). It also allows you to save or recall input and user presets
Encoding & Layout — Makes it possible to set up AV encoding; configure the streaming
method, protocol, and settings; and create encoder presets in the top portion of this page.
In the lower portion configure layouts (arrangement of windows) and select or create layout
presets.
Users and Roles — Provides a way to set administrator and user passwords.
Alarms and Traps — Sets up the e-mail server and the sender and recipient e-mail
addresses for notifications within this page. Select the alarm "severity" level for each of
several types of errors or conditions monitored by the unit.
System Settings — Contains an assortment of settings for unit identity, communication,
storage, and date and time. It provides a way to configure settings for network and serial
communication, identity (unit name and network location), date and time, and where
and how to upload recordings. It also makes it possible to update firmware or restore a
configuration from a saved file.
Live View Settings — Provides a way to select and set up the player software that is used
for the live preview shown in the AV Controls panel.
Advanced Features — Enables a Web browser client option on the unit or to upload new
applications such as the digital I/O port configuration plug-in.
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