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Guide to Configuring the Amino STBAn Amino infra-red keyboard is required to accomplish the configuration detailed within this guide

Issue 01

Configuration Guide Version 1.0

Copyright©2007 HaiVision Systems Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Version 1.0, Issue 01

This publication and the software it describes contain proprietary and confidential informa-tion. No part of this document may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic or machine-readable format without prior written permission of HaiVision Systems Inc. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. HaiVision Systems Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damages arising from the use of this document, including but not limited to, lost revenue, lost data, claims by third parties, or other damages.

If you have comments or suggestions concerning this manual, please contact:

Technical Publications Department HaiVision Systems Inc. 4445 Garand Montréal, Québec, H4R 2H9 Canada

Telephone: 1-514-334-5445 [email protected]

Or visit our website at: http://www.haivision.com.

TrademarksThe HaiVision logo, hai200, TASMAN, CUDA, OSCAR, hai300, hai360, hai320, hai500, hai560, hai520, hai1000, hai1060, hai1020, MAKO-HD, haiMO-SIAC, haiRES, haiVIEW, haiPLAY, and haiOS are trademarks of HaiVision Systems Inc. All other brand or product names identified in this document are trademarks or regis-tered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.

Guide to Configuring the Amino STB, V1.0, Issue 01 3

Table of Contents

About This GuideReliability of Information ......................................................................................................... 5Service Support and Training ................................................................................................... 5Document Conventions ............................................................................................................ 5

Overview............................................................................................................... 7Introduction............................................................................................................................... 7Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 7Supported STB Products........................................................................................................... 7

Getting Started...................................................................................................... 9Connecting the STB.................................................................................................................. 9Logging In ................................................................................................................................ 9STB Management Page .......................................................................................................... 10

Network Configuration........................................................................................ 11DHCP Configuration .............................................................................................................. 11Static IP Configuration ........................................................................................................... 12

Browser Setup (optional) .................................................................................... 13

Video Setup......................................................................................................... 15

Channel Configuration......................................................................................... 16Channel Selection ................................................................................................................... 16Channel Configuration............................................................................................................ 17

Auto-Resume (optional) ...................................................................................... 19

Additional Information......................................................................................... 21Software Version .................................................................................................................... 21

About This Guide

Welcome to HaiVision’s Guide to Configuring the Amino STB.

This guide describes how to set up and configure an Amino AmiNET Set Top Box (STB) to decode and display Multicast and Unicast streams from HaiVision’s TASMAN, CUDA, hai500 series, or hai1000 series encoders.

Topics In This SectionReliability of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Service Support and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5



About This GuideReliability of Information

Reliability of InformationThe information contained in this guide has been carefully checked and is believed to be entirely reliable. However, as HaiVision Systems Inc. improves the reliability, function, and design of its products, the possibility exists that this guide may not remain current.

If you require updated information, or any other HaiVision product information, contact:

HaiVision Systems Inc. 4445 Garand Montréal, Québec, H4R 2H9 Canada

Telephone: 1-514-334-5445

Or visit our website at: http://www.haivision.com.

Service Support and TrainingHaiVision Systems Inc. is committed to providing the service support and training needed to install, manage, and maintain your HaiVision equipment.

For more information regarding service programs, training courses, or for assistance with your support requirements, contact HaiVision Technical Support at the phone number or email address listed below:

Document ConventionsThe following conventions are used throughout this guide.

NOTE The hand symbol indicates a note, containing special instructions or information that may apply only in special cases.

TIP The light bulb symbol highlights suggestions or helpful hints.

United States and Canada: Toll Free: 1-877-224-5445 Fax: 1-1-514-334-0088

International: Tel: +1-1-514-334-5445 Fax: +1-1-514-334-0088

email: [email protected]



About This GuideDocument Conventions

IMPORTANT Indicates an emphasized note. It provides information that you should be particularly aware of in order to complete a task and that should not be disregarded. IMPORTANT is typically used to prevent loss of data.

CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in damage to data or equipment, or minor to moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.


Overview

IntroductionThis guide describes how to set up and configure an Amino AmiNET Set Top Box (STB) to decode and display Multicast and Unicast streams from HaiVision’s TASMAN, CUDA, hai500 series, or hai1000 series encoders. See “Supported STB Products” below.

This document is not intended as a comprehensive integration guide for the AmiNet products. For detailed information about Amino products, please refer to the Amino user documentation or contact them directly at www.aminocom.com.

Requirements

IMPORTANT In order to configure the AmiNET STB, you must have an IR (Infra Red) keyboard, LAN, encoded video source, and local display.

Supported STB ProductsThe following table lists the Amino IP STB products that may be used with HaiVision’s encoders. Note that “Multi Output” capacity on the STB includes RF, Composite, or Component at standard definition, unless stated otherwise.

HaiVision Products Amino IP STB Products

hai500 seriesCUDA Encoder


TASMANhai1000 series [SD]



OverviewSupported STB Products

The above matrix indicates the assumed compatibility between Amino set top box decoders and HaiVision encoders according to specification. HaiVision has tested our encoders extensively with the AmiNET 110, 124, 125, and 130 products and includes compatibility testing within our Quality Assurance release procedures with the AmiNET 124, 125, and 130 products. Exact compatibility may only be calibrated with certain revisions of Amino and HaiVision firmware.



MAKO-HD




MAKO-HD




MAKO-HD

HaiVision Products Amino IP STB Products



Getting StartedConnecting the STB

Getting Started

Connecting the STB1. Connect the AmiNET STB to the power source, network, and displays using the

proper connectors.

Once the unit is powered on, the main Amino Web page will be displayed.

IMPORTANT In order to configure the AmiNET STB, you must use an IR (Infra Red) keyboard.

Logging In1. To access the Management pages, from the IR keyboard, press Alt-m to bring up the

Password field.

The password is set by default to leaves.

2. Enter leaves and click OK.



Getting StartedSTB Management Page

STB Management PageThe STB Management page lists four pages of interest for this configuration process:

• Network Configuration• Browser Setup• Video Setup• Channels

The tasks associated with these pages are discussed in the sections that follow.

CAUTION Do not select Update Software. Initiating the Update Software option will cause the AmiNET STB to malfunction.



Network ConfigurationDHCP Configuration

Network Configuration

DHCP ConfigurationThe AmiNET STB has Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) as the factory default. If your network has a DHCP server on it, the AmiNET STB will automatically acquire an IP address.

To set the AmiNET STB for DHCP:

1. From the STB Management page, select Network Configuration.

2. On the Network Configuration page, select Always Use DHCP in the DHCP Info box.

3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and enter the password (the default is snake).

4. Click Save Changes.

CAUTION Do not select Packet Ordering. Initiating the Packet Ordering option will cause the AmiNET STB to malfunction.



Network ConfigurationStatic IP Configuration

Static IP ConfigurationIf your network does not have a DHCP server, or you wish to statically configure the AmiNET STB’s IP address, follow these steps.

To statically configure the IP address for the AmiNET STB:

1. On the Network Configuration page, select Do Not Use DHCP in the DHCP Info box.

2. Enter the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway addresses for the AmiNET STB.


4. Click Save Changes.



Browser Setup (optional)Static IP Configuration

Browser Setup (optional)

The Browser Setup page allows you to configure the AmiNET STB to access a particular web address upon boot-up. For example, you may wish to set up the AmiNET STB to connect to an encoder steam address and begin decoding upon boot-up.

TIP To set the AmiNET STB’s Home page to an encoder stream’s Destination IP address, set the address according to the instructions outlined in “Channel Configuration” on page 16.

To specify a web address for the AmiNET STB to access upon boot-up:

1. From the STB Management page, select Browser Setup.

2. On the Browser Setup page, in the Home Page field, enter the IP address to connect to.

3. In the Help Page field, enter a web address for the Help page.

The sample screenshot below shows a Multicast steam address (2325.64.22.42 on port 5000).



Browser Setup (optional)Static IP Configuration

NOTE The other options on this page should remain unchanged for basic configurations.


5. Click Save Changes|Submit.



Video SetupStatic IP Configuration

Video Setup

The Video Setup page allows you to set the AmiNET STB’s video connections. The two key options are:

• TV Standard (NTSC or PAL) and • Output Format (Composite, S-Video, or Composite + RGB)

To configure the video setup:

1. From the STB Management page, select Video Setup.

2. On the Video Setup page, select the TV Standard.

3. Select the Output Format.

TIP For typical usage, you can leave the rest of the video settings at their default values.

4. When you have finished configuring the video settings, scroll down to the bottom of the page and enter the password (the default is snake).

5. Click Submit.



Channel ConfigurationChannel Selection

Channel Configuration

Channel SelectionThe Channel Selection page allows you to select a range of channels to define.

1. From the STB Management page, select Channels.

2. On the Channel Selection page, enter a range in the From and To fields (by default 0 to 10) and click Edit Channel Range.

-or-

Select one of the predefined channel range groups.

This will open the Channel Configuration Page.



Channel ConfigurationChannel Configuration

Channel ConfigurationThe Channel Configuration page allows you to define the channels to decode from.

1. For each channel, enter the encoder stream information to be decoded and viewed into the channel’s edit box. See the sections below for information on specifying unicast vs. multicast streams, as well as URLs.

• The screenshot above shows a sample Channel Configuration page with four con-figured channels, all set to decode multicast streams.

2. When you have finished configuring the channels, scroll down to the bottom of the page and enter the password (the default is snake).

3. Click Submit.

This will open the Config OK page.

4. Press Enter/Return to return to the STB Management page.

Specifying Unicast Streams

For Unicast streams (any streams with a Destination IP address not in the range 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255), enter the following in the channel’s edit box:

udp://:<Destination Port>

For example, udp://:50698 will decode the encoder Unicast stream at destination port 50698. Note the second colon after the forward slashes.



Channel ConfigurationChannel Configuration

NOTE RTP encapsulation is not supported on AmiNET STBs. The AmiNET STB cannot decode streams encoded with RTP encapsulation. Make sure the relevant encoder streams have the Encapsulation setting configured to UDP.

Specifying Multicast Streams

For Multicast streams (streams with a Destination IP address in the range 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255), enter the following on the channel’s edit box:

igmp://<Destination IP address>:<Destination Port>

For example, igmp://225.168.1.88:50688 will decode an encoder multicast stream at desti-nation IP address 225.168.1.88 and destination port 50688.

Specifying a URL

To set the AmiNET STB to display a URL/web page, simply enter the URL into the channel’s edit box.

NOTE You can set an AmiNET STB to decode/view an encoder stream or any URL without configuring the channels simply by typing the appropriate string in the URL edit box at the top of each AmiNET STB web page and pressing Return/Enter.



Auto-Resume (optional)Channel Configuration

Auto-Resume (optional)

To configure the AmiNET STB to automatically refresh video after a loss of power or network communication, follow these steps:

To auto-resume a Multicast Stream:

1. Open the Video Setup page. (See “Video Setup” on page 15)

2. Change “No IGMP event timeout” and “IGMP End of media event timeout” to 0 (zero).

3. Open the Browser Setup page. (See “Browser Setup (optional)” on page 13)

4. In the “Home Page” field, enter a text string describing the channel to be used during auto resume.

The format of the text string is the same as that used during Channel Configuration (Example: igmp://225.168.1.88:50688, see “Specifying Multicast Streams” on page 18).



Auto-Resume (optional)Channel Configuration

To auto-resume a Unicast Stream:

To auto-resume a Unicast stream, the STB must be configured to “think” it is receiving a multicast stream. To do this, you need to alter the channel configuration text string to look like a multicast configuration.

1. Open the Channels page. (See “Channel Configuration” on page 16)

2. Select Edit Channel Range.

3. Instead of using the Unicast text string (Ex: UDP://:<Destination Port>), use the multicast text string (IGMP://<Destination IP Address:<Destination Port>). (See “Specifying Multicast Streams” on page 18)

In this text string, the Destination IP Address will be a false address to trick the STB into thinking it is receiving a multicast transmission. You can use any multicast address here. The port number, however, has to match the Destination Port number configured on the source encoder. The Destination IP Address configured on the encoder should remain unchanged.

4. Once the above three steps are completed, follow the four steps given in the “To auto-resume a Multicast Stream:” section directly above.

Note: Make sure to save all changes with the correct Password (snake by default).

TIP To verify auto-resume, remove the Ethernet cable from the STB while running video, and then plug it back in to see if the video comes up automatically.

The AmiNET STB is now configured to receive and decode encoder streams.

You can use the AmiNET STB remote control to change to the configured channels and start viewing. For instructions, refer to the Amino AmiNET Installation Guide.



Additional InformationSoftware Version

Additional Information

Software VersionIf you are contacting Technical Support, you will need to provide the software version number.

To find the software version for the STB you are using:

1. From the STB Management page, select Software Version.

The software version will be displayed.

2. Please write down this number so you will have it when needed.



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