Do you have a question about the VIP-STREAM-100 and is the answer not in the manual?
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Tom
February 19, 2025
Is it best to use a slash or a colon between the url and stream key in the RTMP Publish entry? I used a slash and the stream only starts occasionally. The colon was there before, but doesn’t work at all now. Using FB live and Purelink100
PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 VIP-STREAM-100 HDMI Streaming Encoder USER MANUAL PureLink 535 East Crescent Avenue Ramsey, NJ 07446 USA Tel: +1.201.488.3232 Fax: +1.201.621.6118 E-mail: sales@purelinkav.com For order support, please contact your local dealer. For technical support, please contact us at support@purelinkav.com.
What’s in The Box ........................3 Product Description ....................... 4 Things to Know Before You Start ................... 7 Setting your computer to communicate with VIP-STREAM-100 ............7 Network switch requirements ..................... 11 Network switch recommendations ....................11 Setting Up a VIP-STREAM-100 System: ................. 12 Connections ..........................
VIP-STREAM-100 RACK4 (provides rack mounting of 4 transmitters in a 1RU rack space) PureStream VIP-NET Video over IP Network Switches http://main.purelinkav.com/main/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=83 Use Manual can be found online in the Resources tab of the VIP-STREAM-100 product page. VIP-STREAM-100 USER MANUAL VERSION 1.2...
PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 Product Description The VIP-STREAM100 product provides input support of up to 1080P60 resolutions and HDCP 1.3. The output is H.264 multicast stream and is supported by several software applications that can grab the video/audio stream, including VLC Player.
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PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 Front Panel - TX (encoder/transmitter) Power LED indicator HDMI LED indicator LAN LED indicator Power LED indicator Illuminates when correct power source is applied to the 12-volt d.c. inlet. LAN LED indicator Illuminates when LAN connection is confirmed.
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PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 Rear Panel - TX (encoder/transmitter) Reset button 12v DC Power Input LAN connection HDMI input VIP-STREAM-100 USER MANUAL VERSION 1.2...
V 1.2 Things to Know Before You Start VIP-STREAM-100 encoders are set factory default to a unique IP address of 192.168.1.168. Setting your computer to communicate with VIP-STREAM-100 Devices that need to communicate with each other on a network must be in the same IP subnet and not separated by a VLAN configuration.
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The next page will be as shown below. Select the “Change Adapter Settings” When you are in the Change Adapter Settings page as shown below, select the LAN adapter that you will use to communicate with the VIP-STREAM-100 system. VIP-STREAM-100 USER MANUAL...
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PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 For this example, we will select the middle listing, Qualcomm Atheros LAN Adapter. Double click on the listing. The properties page will open as shown below. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” by double click on the text.
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Please see example below of one possible setting to connect to the device. Be careful to not use the same IP address as another device on the network. Note: Performing a factory default of the VIP-STREAM-100 will set the IP address to static, 192.168.1.168.
PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 Network switch requirements The minimum requirements of a network switch for the VIP-STREAM100 are: 100BaseT Port speeds Backplane data rate performance that exceeds the total data rate of your VIP-STREAM100 system and total network data load ...
Setting Up a VIP-STREAM-100 System: Connections Power Each VIP-STREAM-100 transmitter comes with an AC to DC power adapter. We recommend a surge protected outlet to plug the power adapter in to. Network Category The VIP-STREAM-100 supports standard category RJ45 connectivity. It is recommended to use CAT6a cabling to ensure best performance.
Open the Media pulldown menu and select ‘Open Network Stream’ The ‘Open Media’ popup window will appear. In the ‘Network’ tab, enter the TS URL stream url, found on the Status page of the VIP-STREAM-100 web page. VIP-STREAM-100 USER MANUAL VERSION 1.2...
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PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 Press the ‘Play’ button. Your stream should now appear. Note: If you ‘pause’ the stream, VLC player will buffer the stream. Therefore, it will pick up where you paused. If you then pause the actual source, you will not see the effect until the time in the buffered stream where the pause occurred.
PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 Decoding/Viewing with YouTube Live Log in to your YouTube Live dashboard: https://www.youtube.com/live_dashboard If you have not set up your YouTube Live dashboard, you will need to do that first. Obtain the Server URL and Stream name/key from your YouTube Live dashboard from the Encoder Setup section.
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PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 Select the Encoder tab on the left navigation pane of the VIP-STREAM-100 main page. Select Main stream or any substream from the left navigation. Enter the Server URL and key in the RTMP PUBLISH URL text field.
PureLink VIP-STREAM-100 User Manual V 1.2 Decoding/Viewing with Facebook Live Log in to your Facebook account and select Live Video The next page will allow you to acquire the Server URL and Stream Key. VIP-STREAM-100 USER MANUAL VERSION 1.2...
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Press the Apply button. When the VIP-STREAM-100 is streaming to Facebook, you will see the preview. When you are ready to stream live, enter a description and title in the right pane, and either schedule the stream to start, or...
Multicast IP IP address for data (audio/video) broadcasting. An audio/video encoder such as the VIP-STREAM-100 will have both a device IP address (192.168.1.168) and a multicast IP address for broadcasting the audio/video stream (e.g.: 238.0.0.1:1234)
You may also have other rights which vary from state to state. TERMS & CONDITIONS PureLink shall repair or replace the Product if it develops a material fault during the period of warranty, on condition that i) the Product has only been subject to normal use in a domestic or commercial...
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PureLink technician. To better enable PureLink to address a warranty claim, please have the Product’s serial and model numbers. If PureLink, in its sole discretion, determines that an on-site visit or other remedial action is necessary, PureLink may send a representative to Customer’s site.
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Do you have a question about the VIP-STREAM-100 and is the answer not in the manual?
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Is it best to use a slash or a colon between the url and stream key in the RTMP Publish entry? I used a slash and the stream only starts occasionally. The colon was there before, but doesn’t work at all now. Using FB live and Purelink100