ONTENTS ...................... 1 NTRODUCTION AV I P .............. 1 ETWORK NFRASTRUCTURE REREQUISITES Network Protocols .......................... 1 Network Requirements ........................ 2 Implementation Considerations ..................... 4 C (S E ) ............ 6 NSTALLATION ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES One Source to One Display ...................... 7 One Source to Many Displays ...................... 7 Many Sources to Many Displays ..................... 8 Many Sources to Many Displays with USB over IP (KVM) .............. 9 Video Wall ............................ 10 D .................... 10 ETWORK ISCOVERY ......................
E4000 • D4000 U M I ANUAL NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION Visionary Solutions 4K UHD over IP cinema quality, ultra‐low latency [~1 frame ‐ visually lossless] encoder and decoder bypass the constraints of traditional switch matrix distribution systems by harnessing the flexibility and scalability of converged IP networks. With the growing demand for 4K UHD video, professional AV designers and IT directors–in an increasingly converged AV/IT environment–can use Visionary Solutions products as an alternative to conventional distribution systems. Visionary’s PackeTV® and PacketAV® products can be deployed on any industry standard IP network. They can be used on existing enterprise IP networks or on a physically separate parallel network [private network] to offload traffic, using the same network protocols, methods, and devices but without intermingling video traffic with data or voice, and with equal ease of installation. An encoder is connected to an [HDMI] AV source signal [a camera, STB, media player, PC or server, BluRay player, or digital signage player, etc.]. The signal is converted into a packetized network stream that is compatible with off‐the‐shelf IGMP enabled Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switches (Jumbo Frames enabled). Using an existing CAT 5/6 infrastructure, users can connect CAT 5/6 to any decoder anywhere on the same GbE network. The decoder takes the IP packets received over CAT 5/6 cables, converts them back into an HDMI signal connecting directly to a display, delivering visually lossless video along with USB over IP (KVM) and RS‐232 over IP controls. A signal from any encoder can be sent to any decoder on the same network. The signals can easily be controlled with our Vision Lite software to create different outputs on the display side, including video wall or matrix switching. AV I P ETWORK NFRASTRUCTURE REREQUISITES This section is intended to provide a basic understanding of applicable networking technologies and the infrastructure requirements needed for a successful Visionary Solutions E4000/D4000 system installation, and to ensure a rapid deployment and seamless integration. Many network issues can be minimized or solved before they occur with appropriate knowledge and proper planning. The E4000/D4000 will work with most non‐blocking, IGMP with IGMP Snooping, 8K or better Jumbo Packet 1GbE network switches. At least one layer‐3 switch with IGMP‐query capability is required. For PIM (multicast routing) of E4000/D4000 video streams, the network switches would need to be capable of PIM (Sparse, Dense, or Sparse‐Dense). Do not connect any encoders or decoders to a switch until the switch is configured for multicasting and IGMP Snooping is enabled. Check with your switch manufacturer for the default configuration settings. P ETWORK ROTOCOLS All data on a network is encapsulated in packets, according to the TCP/IP protocols. Data packets are routed through the network to their destination(s) by switches using information in the header of IP packets. Transmission can be unicast or multicast. Unicast transmissions are point‐to‐point, from a single source to a single destination. Multicast transmissions originate from a single device and are received by a group of devices on the network, according to the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP). Multicast ...
E4000 • D4000 U M N AV I P ANUAL ETWORK NFRASTRUCTURE REREQUISITES R ETWORK EQUIREMENTS For help determining the network requirements for your Visionary Solutions installation, please contact support@vsicam.com. S WITCH PEED The E4000/D4000 requires the switch to be GbE. E4000/D4000 technology is used to transmit visually lossless 8~10:1 compressed video up to 4K along with other AV signals such as audio, USB, and control signals. For video alone, this means raw bandwidth of up to 800Mbps for 4K. E S HOOSING THERNET WITCH Switches must support these functions: • Multicast forwarding or filtering • Jumbo Frames (enabled) • IGMP Snooping • IGMP Querier • IGMP Snooping Fast Leave If the switches are used for multi‐switch networking, they must also support PIM Routing (Sparse, Dense, or Sparse‐Dense). These features may be helpful as well: • Dynamic multicast router port •...
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E4000 • D4000 U M N AV I P ANUAL ETWORK NFRASTRUCTURE REREQUISITES G WITCH UIDELINES 1. Enable IGMP querying and snooping (set IGMP Version to IGMP V2 if the switch is capable). To enable the transmission of a source to multiple destinations, E4000/D4000 devices make use of multicast. The default behavior of a layer‐2 switch is to broadcast those packets, which means that every packet will be transmitted to all possible destinations. IGMP snooping checks IGMP packets passing through the network, picks out the group registration, and configures multicasting accordingly. A layer‐2 switch supporting IGMP Snooping can passively snoop on IGMP Query, Report, and Leave (IGMP version 2) packets transferred between IP multicast routers/switches and IP multicast hosts to determine the IP multicast group membership. This is why any network switch used with E4000/D4000 must support IGMP Snooping. Our end points use IGMP protocol to assign the end points into multicast groups and the router uses IGMP snooping to efficiently route multicast packets only to the receivers that want to receive them. IGMP Snooping is used to identify multicast IP packets, assign IP packets into multicast groups so that the router only sends to devices that want to receive the packets, establish membership in a multicast group, and register a router to receive designated multicast traffic. Multicast filtering is achieved by dynamic group control management. Many switches have the IGMP Snooping feature disabled by default and manual configuration is required. Often, checking the Enable IGMP Snooping option is the only setting needed to enable IGMP Snooping. Implementing IGMP Snooping is vendor specific and additional configuration is often needed. IGMP Snooping Querier is used to send out group membership queries on a timed interval, retrieve IGMP membership reports from active members, and update the group membership tables. The Leave Group packet is sent when a device wants to leave a group. Because multicasting video traffic can flood a network and significantly reduce the flow of traffic, it is important to ensure that your network infrastructure and backbone switches support IGMP Snooping so that your core network is able to ignore the traffic streams multicasting can generate. By default, all multicast traffic should be blocked until requested by a multicast group member . Without IGMP Querying/Snooping, multicast traffic is treated in the same manner as a broadcast transmission, which forwards packets to all ports on the network. With IGMP Querying/Snooping, multicast traffic is only forwarded to ports that are members of that multicast group. IGMP Snooping generates no additional network traffic, which significantly reduces the multicast traffic passing through your switch. Note: Some switches require that the routing table be pre‐loaded so that the switch does not have to interrogate each IP packet to determine its destination. Static routing can be used to route multicast traffic. Protocols similar to Generic Routing Encapsulation ...
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E4000 • D4000 U M N AV I P ANUAL ETWORK NFRASTRUCTURE REREQUISITES C MPLEMENTATION ONSIDERATIONS E4000/D4000 devices can be installed on a physically separate network or converged onto an existing GbE network. When implementing, it is important to decide at the earliest stages of planning if the system will be integrated into the rest of the network or if it will reside on a dedicated AV network. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but wherever possible we recommend the use of a dedicated AV switch. Using the existing network is of course possible–but it adds extra complexity to the installation and often removes control of the networking equipment from the site’s AV staff or installer. The first thing to consider is how much control the install and site teams have over the network configuration. Do they have access and clearance to change the managed switch configurations on the fly? Is the network administrator willing to make the necessary changes to support multicast and IGMP traffic on their network? Will they allow the creation of a VLAN or change their existing VLAN configuration to support the required configuration? If the answer to these questions is no, then it is highly recommended that the system be installed on a separate dedicated network switch. If this is not an option, then a conversation needs to take place with the network admin staff to ensure they are aware of the requirements. O C N NSTALLING ONVERGED ETWORK Figure 1 illustrates how E4000/D4000 endpoints can be installed on an existing (converged) network. When using existing infrastructure, a dedicated VLAN is recommended to separate the AV traffic from other network data. All switches that will handle AV traffic must be 1 GbE capable per the specifications in Network Requirements. Visionary recommends that all encoders be turned off before connecting to an existing network. Once connected, encoders can be turned on one at a time to determine network impact. Figure 1. Converged Network Diagram Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M N AV I P ANUAL ETWORK NFRASTRUCTURE REREQUISITES O D N NSTALLING EDICATED ETWORK Figure 2 illustrates how E4000/D4000 endpoints can be installed on a dedicated network. A dedicated network is recommended for transmitting AV over IP. We offer various models of pre‐configured switches for resale to our partners. These switches are shipped pre‐configured for AV over IP from the factory. Please contact sales@vsicam.com for more information. Figure 2. Dedicated Network Diagram S N INGLE WITCH ETWORKING Single switch networking can be used when there are no more than 100m (328ft) from the central distribution point. Any network switch should have a backplane capacity of at least (2 x 1000‐Mbps x N) where N is the number of ports on the switch passing the video traffic. For example, a 24‐port switch where all available ports may be used to pass video traffic should have a (2 x 1000 x 24) = 48Gbps backplane. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M I C (S E ANUAL NSTALLATION ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES S N ULTIPLE WITCH ETWORKING The maximum distance between devices is 100m (328ft) over CAT 5e or better cable. This distance can be extended in increments of 100m (328ft) by using a gigabit switch as a repeater between devices. Copper to fiber adapters can extend the maximum distance between devices up to 10km through the use of fiber. When using multiple switches, we recommend at least 10Gbps bi‐directional connections between switches. • (Link Bandwidth)/(800Mbps) = Number of simultaneous streams across link for 4K and (Link Bandwidth)/(200Mbps) = Number of simultaneous streams across link for 1080p. • The maximum number of streams possible between switches = link bandwidth (10Gbps) / 800Mbps (for 4K) x number of encoders (or 200Mbps for 1080p). • For 4K streaming, the total number of streams (800xn) must be ≤ 10,000. • For 1080p streaming, the total number of streams (200xn) must be ≤ 10,000. C (S E NSTALLATION ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES This section provides installation and connection instructions for five configuration examples. For each encoder and decoder in the system examples below, follow these step‐by‐step connection instructions.
E4000 • D4000 U M I C (S E ANUAL NSTALLATION ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES S O D OURCE ISPLAY In this basic installation scenario, sending video from a single source to a single display, a single encoder and decoder (point‐to‐ point) can be linked directly together or over a network. If linked directly, the CAT 5e or better cable linking the devices should not run more than 100m (328ft). The devices do not connect automatically and must first be configured through embedded web interfaces. This step requires a connection to a network. Once the devices are linked on the network, they can be connected directly. See section Configuration. Figure 3. One Source to One Display Diagram S M D OURCE ISPLAYS Sending video from a single source to multiple displays requires a network switch. A single encoder can be linked to multiple decoders (point‐to‐multipoint) over a network. Implementing a one to many installations dramatically decreases the amount of equipment required at the source location. The encoder and each decoder can be located no more than 100m (328ft) from the switch. Figure 4. One Source to Many Displays Diagram Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M I C (S E ANUAL NSTALLATION ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES S M D OURCES ISPLAYS Sending video from multiple sources to multiple displays requires a network switch. Multiple encoders can be linked to multiple decoders (multipoint‐to‐multipoint) over a network. The many encoders to many displays configuration allows almost any number of sources and displays. Multiple switches can be linked by fiber, providing flexibility and scalability, and expanding the size and reach of the configuration to a practically limitless scale. Each encoder and each decoder can be located no more than 100m (328ft) from the switch. Figure 5. Many Sources to Many Displays Diagram Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M I C (S E ANUAL NSTALLATION ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES S M D USB IP (KVM) OURCES ISPLAYS WITH OVER Allowing users to remotely access and control computers from multiple sources with multiple displays requires a network switch. Multiple encoders can be linked to multiple decoders (multipoint‐to‐multipoint) over a network. The many encoders to many displays configuration allows almost any number of sources and displays. Multiple switches can be linked by fiber, providing flexibility and scalability, and expanding the size and reach of the configuration to a practically limitless scale. Each encoder and each decoder can be located no more than 100m (328ft) from the switch. Figure 6. Many Sources to Many Displays with USB over IP Diagram Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M N D ANUAL ETWORK ISCOVERY W IDEO The video wall configuration requires a network switch to display multiple video sources to many displays or a single display in any combination of video streams. Multiple encoders can be linked to multiple decoders (multipoint‐to‐multipoint) over the network. The video wall configuration allows almost any number of sources and displays. Multiple switches can be linked by fiber, providing flexibility and scalability, and expanding the size and reach of the configuration to a practically limitless scale. Each encoder and each decoder can be located no more than 100m (328ft) from the switch. Figure 7. Video Wall Diagram D ETWORK ISCOVERY Discover your E4000/D4000 endpoints on the network. By default, the encoders and decoders are shipped from the factory in DHCP mode with Auto IP Failover. In DHCP mode, each encoder and decoder unit is automatically assigned a unique IP address by the DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server on the network, the encoders and decoders (after about one minute) will “failover” to Auto IP mode where each encoder and decoder unit assigns itself a unique IP address within the range of 169.254.1.0–169.254.254.255, with a 255.255.0.0 subnet mask and a gateway address of 169.254.0.254. To configure the units, you must access the web interface of each encoder and decoder using a computer. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M N D ANUAL ETWORK ISCOVERY In order to communicate with the E4000/D4000 endpoints, the devices must be on the same subnet as your computer. You may need to change the computer’s network settings to accomplish this. On a Microsoft Windows computer, configure your network settings as follows: 1. Click Start menu, go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing center > Change Adapter Settings > Local Area Connection. Right‐ click and choose Properties. 2. Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) then click Properties. This opens the window you use to configure your network settings. To set up your computer to communicate with endpoints that are using DHCP: • Method 1: If there is a DHCP server on the network, accept Obtain an IP address automatically (the default). The computer will be automatically assigned a unique IP address by the DHCP server on the same subnet, allowing communication with the E4000/D4000 endpoints. • Method 2: Configure your computer with a static IP address within the defined DHCP range for your network (the subnet (VLAN) defined by the DHCP netmask for your network). Choose Use the following IP address. Enter an IP address then click OK. To avoid address conflicts, enter a static address that is not in the range of addresses that will be given out by the DHCP server. For example: If the DHCP range = 192.168.1.100 –192.168.1.150 and netmask = 255.255.255.0, you can assign 192.168.1.151. To set up your computer to communicate with endpoints that are using Auto IP: • Method 1: If there is no DHCP server on the network, a Windows PC will “failover” to Auto IP in a similar way as the encoders and decoders. Accept Obtain an IP address automatically (the default). After about one minute the computer will assign itself a unique IP address within the range of 169.254.1.0–169.254.254.255, with a 255.255.0.0 subnet mask, allowing communication with the encoders and decoders on the network that are also assigned IP addresses via Auto IP. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M N D ANUAL ETWORK ISCOVERY • Method 2: If the computer already has a statically‐assigned IP address: 1. Click Advanced > Add. 2. Click Add to enter a unique IP address within the range of 169.254.1.0–169.254.254.255, with a subnet of 255.255.0.0. • Method 3: Configure the computer with a unique static IP address within the range of 169.254.1.0 –169.254.254.255, with a subnet of 255.255.0.0. If your address is not unique conflicts will occur. There are multiple ways to discover (find the assigned IP address) the encoders and decoders on your network. 1. Use the Vision Lite application to auto‐discover units. RECOMMENDED – refer to section Vision Lite. 2. Look at the DHCP server list of assigned IP addresses. 3. Use avahi‐browse (requires avahi‐daemon to be running) to find the unit IP addresses. 4. Using a Linux operating system (OS) on the network, ping 226.0.0.19 from the same subnet (VLAN) as the unit to return a list of assigned IP addresses. On a Windows OS, the ping command only displays the first responding address. 5. Use nmap to scan for Visionary Solutions MAC Addresses. 6. For decoders only: Connect to the network via HDMI to a display. The IP address displays on the bottom right of the Boot up screen image on the display device when there is no source connected. Once discovered, you can use the embedded web interface on each encoder and decoder unit to configure and change the network settings. To log in to the web interface, enter the unit’s IP address in a web browser for the URL OR click the IP address in the Vision Lite application Configuration page. Log in with username=admin password=admin. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONFIGURATION ONFIGURATION E D IP A ONFIGURING NCODER ECODER DDRESSES As previously mentioned, by default, the encoders and decoders are shipped from the factory in DHCP mode with Auto IP Failover. For a permanent installation, and to ensure system consistency, it is recommended to configure all of the encoders and decoders with static IP addresses. Important: IP configuration changes must be done correctly to avoid any communication disruptions with the units. Communication with the Vision Lite Server and the computer that the application resides on is dependent upon the computer being in the same IP address range as the encoders and decoders on the network. Therefore, before making any IP address changes to the units, we recommend having two statically‐assigned IP addresses on the computer. When using DHCP, configure the first static IP address to an address within the defined DHCP range for your network (the subnet (VLAN) defined by the DHCP netmask for your network). Be sure that the static address you assign is not in the range of addresses that will be given out by the DHCP server to avoid address conflicts. For example: If the DHCP range = 192.168.1.100 – 192.168.1.150 and netmask = 255.255.255.0, you can assign 192.168.1.151. When using Auto IP, assign an address within the range of 169.254.1.0 – 169.254.254.255, with a 255.255.0.0 subnet mask AND Configure a second static IP address in the range of the IP addresses you are planning to assign to the units. Assign new IP addresses to the encoder and decoder units as follows: 1. Access the web interface for the encoder or decoder unit. 2. Log in with username=admin password=admin. 3. Click the Network tab. 4. Set IP.MODE to Static. 5. Set the IP.ADDRESS. Example: 192.168.1.45 6. Set the IP.NETMASK. Example: 255.255.255.0 7.
E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONFIGURATION Once the initial configuration is complete, you will be primarily using the Vision Lite matrix routing control software (or other third party control systems) to route the encoder and decoder streams to each other. When using these systems, the STREAM.ADDRESS and STREAM.HOST settings, described in the following sections, are automatically updated each time a routing/switch occurs. In the absence of a control system, it is still possible to manually configure the stream settings. The instructions are included below. S S (M ONFIGURING TREAM ETTINGS ANUALLY M NICAST The term unicast is used to describe a configuration where information is sent from one point to another point. A unicast transmission sends IP packets to a single recipient on a network. It is possible to have multiple encoder and decoder units connected in a system. However, in unicast mode, an encoder unit can communicate with only one decoder unit at a time (see Figure 1). 1. Access the web interface for the encoder and decoder units that will be using unicast mode. 2. Log in with username=admin password=admin. 3. Click the Configuration tab. 4. Set STREAM.MODE to Unicast. 5. On the encoder: Set the STREAM.ADDRESS to the IP address of the decoder. b. Click STREAM.ENABLE = True. Click Save on to save the new settings. The unit will automatically reboot. 6. On the decoder: Set STREAM.HOST to the IP address of the encoder that the decoder is tuned in to. b. Set STREAM.ADDRESS to the IP address of the decoder itself or 127.0.0.1. Click Save on to save the new settings. The unit will automatically reboot.
E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONFIGURATION 4. Set STREAM.MODE to Multicast. 5. On the encoder: Set the STREAM.ADDRESS to a valid multicast IP address. For example, if the encoder's IP address is 192.168.1.53, set the STREAM.ADDRESS to 225.168.1.53. b. Click STREAM.ENABLE = True. Click Save to save the new settings. The unit will automatically reboot. 6. On the decoder: Set STREAM.HOST to the IP address of the encoder that the decoder is tuned in to. b. Set STREAM.ADDRESS to the multicast STREAM.ADDRESS of the encoder. Click Save to save the new settings. The unit will automatically reboot. 7. Repeat steps 1–4 and step 6 for each decoder you want to tune into the encoder’s multicast stream. The units are now connected in multicast mode. B R TREAM The bit rate (STREAM.BIT_RATE) defaults to auto. This means that the encoder will choose the optimal bit rate for the input resolution and content. This can range up to a maximum of 850Mbps for highly complex 4K video. If you are trying to limit bandwidth used, you can set this to 200Mbps (this gives excellent 1080P60) down to 50Mbps. You can experiment with your normal content and see what bit rate setting is best for your use case, or just leave this in auto if you are not limited on bandwidth between switches. F R TREAM RAME The frame rate (STREAM.FRAME_RATE) of the incoming video may be reduced to allow higher resolutions at lower bandwidth. For instance, you might have 1080P60 content that is of slow moving scenes or other less complex video. You could then use the 50% setting to lower the frame rate to 30fps. You could also set the stream bit rate to a lower value to make sure that the stream only uses that amount of bandwidth. USB IP (KVM) OVER When connecting USB devices to encoders and decoders, the function is similar to that of a video matrix. Connecting a computer to ...
E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONFIGURATION L M CTIVE Multiple USB devices may be connected to one or more decoder units. However, only one encoder unit can have USB control at a time. In other words, only one decoder can communicate with the encoder at any given time. By default, the first decoder unit connected has USB control. RS‐232 IP OVER The encoders and decoders support RS‐232 over IP and RS‐232 pass‐through, allowing the control of remote RS‐232 devices. The encoder and decoder units used to pass through the RS‐232 data must be set to the same baud rate as the RS‐232 host and client. In unicast mode, an encoder unit is able to communicate with only one decoder unit at a time. In multicast mode, an encoder unit is able to communicate with multiple decoder units simultaneously. There are three RS‐232 modes available: Simple, Simple Guest, and Advanced. M (D IMPLE EFAULT Bi‐directional RS‐232 Pass‐through (Static Baudrate). In this mode, commands entered into the RS‐232 port on an encoder will come out of the RS‐232 port on all decoders that are connected to that encoder. Similarly, commands entered in to the RS‐232 port on a decoder will come out of the RS‐232 port on the encoder that the decoder is connected to. 1. Access the web interface for the encoder unit and log in with username=admin password=admin. 2. Click the Configuration tab. 3. Set SERIAL.MODE to Simple. 4. Locate the SERIAL.SETTINGS and change the RS‐232 settings to match the settings of the RS‐232 device being used. See example in the table below. Table 1. RS‐232 Settings for an Example RS‐232 Device Description Setting Baud Rate 19200...
E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONFIGURATION 4. Locate the SERIAL.SETTINGS and change the RS‐232 settings to match the settings of the RS‐232 device being used. See example in the table below. Table 2. RS‐232 Settings for an Example RS‐232 Device Description Setting Baud Rate 19200 Data Bits Parity None Stop Bits 5. Set SERIAL.ENABLED to true by clearing the False check box. 6. Click Save. The unit will automatically reboot. 7. Connect using telnet or other TCP socket port 6752 to the IP address of the encoder or decoder connected to the responding RS‐ 232 device. 8. Send commands. M DVANCED RS‐232 Redirection (Dynamic Baudrate). In this mode, the client's RS‐232 baudrate is configurable through special RS‐232 commands sent from the command line interface. The redirection is controlled by the PC’s RS‐232 connection to the encoder. A fixed baud rate (default is 115200–8n1) is used to attach to the encoder and issue commands to connect to specified decoders, and then start RS‐232 redirection. The connection can be dynamically changed. Example: You have a computer with an RS‐232 port and you want to use this computer’s RS‐232 port to communicate with different remote RS‐232 devices. Those devices may have different RS‐232 baudrate settings. The communication is RS‐232 dual direction, and the computer talks to remote RS‐232 devices one at a time. You will need to develop RS‐232 control software. Contact Visionary Solutions support for details. F S O IDEO ORMAT...
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E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONFIGURATION have a different number of rows and columns, content should be custom created. The decoders also have the capability to rotate the video output clockwise. Note: Check the Zoom settings on each display to get the best fit. Look for options like Screen Fit (Samsung), Full Pixel (Sony), Dot‐ by‐Dot (Sharp), or Just Scan (LG). The effect of these preferences is to turn off HDMI Overscan. The following step‐by‐step instructions describe how to configure a 2x2 video wall. As you change these parameters, the diagram representing these settings automatically adjusts to provide you with a visual guide. 1. Access the web interface for each decoder unit that will be part of the video wall and log in with username=admin password=admin. 2. Click the Configuration tab. 3. On each decoder: Set VW.ENABLED to True on by selecting the check box. b. Assign a user defined video wall name to each decoder that will be part of the video wall: VW.NAME. Assign the same name to each decoder that will be part of the video wall you are creating. For example: Videowall_1. The Vision Lite software uses this name to automatically group all of the decoders into a video wall object that can then have sources routed to it in the Vision Lite drag and drop “routing” user interface. Set the VW.STRETCH_TYPE. This options chooses how a video is scaled to the wall area. The default is Fit, which scales the video to fit the wall area, changing the aspect ratio as needed. d. Set the video wall rotation VW.ROTATION. Options are 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees clockwise. Set the Bezel and Gap settings: VW.OVERALL_WIDTH, VW.VISIBLE_WIDTH, VW.OVERALL_HEIGHT, VW.VISIBLE_HEIGHT. Units = 0.1mm. Set the Row and Column settings: VW.MAX_ROWS, VW.MAX_COLUMNS. In this 2x2 video wall example, set the VW.MAX_ROWS to 2 and set the VW.MAX_COLUMNS to 2. Set the position on the video wall for the decoder to display: VW.ROW, VW.COLUMN. In this 2x2 video wall example, set the position of the decoder as follows: First decoder: VW.ROW = 1 and VW.COLUMN = 1 Second decoder: VW.ROW = 1 and VW.COLUMN = 2 Third decoder: VW.ROW = 2 and VW.COLUMN = 1 Fourth decoder: VW.ROW = 2 and VW.COLUMN = 2 Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M E O ANUAL NCODER PTIONS The display highlighted in dark blue indicates the position of the decoder that you are configuring in the video wall, based on your settings. h. Click Save to save the new settings. The unit will automatically reboot. The units are now configured in video wall mode. O NCODER PTIONS E4000 D T EVICE e.g., E4000_00:0E:14:4F:00:31) UNIT.ID – By default, the UNIT.IS of the encoder is the Model Number and the MAC Address ( . This can be changed by the user on the Network tab. UNIT.MODEL – E4000 (encoder) or D4000 (decoder) UNIT.SERIAL – The serial number of the unit. The serial number can also be found on the bottom label of each unit. UNIT.FIRMWARE – The current firmware version of the unit UNIT.FIRMWARE_DATE – The date the firmware was released Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M E O ANUAL NCODER PTIONS E4000 N T ETWORK UNIT.ID – By default, the UNIT.ID of the encoder is the MAC Address. This can be changed by the user on the Network tab. SET.UNIT_ID – User defined device name. For example: Display_1 or Source_3 (letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores only) UNIT.LOCATION – User defined device location. For example: Office_1 or Conference_Room_2 (letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores only) MAC.ADDRESS – The MAC address of the unit IP.MODE – Modes are Static or DHCP. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. IP.DHCP_STATUS – Shows the unit’s current status: valid or invalid IP.ADDRESS – Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. IP.NETMASK – Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. IP.GATEWAY – Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. IP.DNS_SERVER – (optional) Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M E O ANUAL NCODER PTIONS E4000 C T ONFIGURATION STREAM.ENABLED – Setting for turning streaming on or off. See section Configuring Stream Settings (Manually). STREAM.ADDRESS – See section Configuring Stream Settings (Manually). STREAM.MODE – Unicast or multicast. See section Configuring Stream Settings (Manually). STREAM.BIT_RATE – See section Stream Bit Rate. STREAM.FRAME_RATE – See Section Stream Frame Rate. USB.ENABLED – Turn on or off USB over IP. See section USB over IP (KVM). USB.MODE – See section USB over IP (KVM). Options are: Auto Select, Active On Link, and Active Per Request. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M E O ANUAL NCODER PTIONS CONFIGURATION > CONTINUED SERIAL.ENABLED – Turn on or off RS232 over IP. See section RS‐232 over IP. SERIAL.MODE – See section RS‐232 over IP. Options are: Simple, Simple Guest, and Advanced. SERIAL.SETTINGS – See section RS‐232 over IP. Options are: Baudrate, Data bits, Parity, and Stop bits. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M E O ANUAL NCODER PTIONS E4000 S T YSTEM Reboot – This button reboots the unit. Factory Default – This button factory defaults the unit. See section Troubleshooting. Change Password – This button changes the unit’s web interface login password to values entered below (default is admin). • Password – enter new password • Reenter Password – reenter new password Important: Make sure you write the new password down. If it is lost or forgotten, you will need to call Visionary support to assist in a console factory default of the unit. Set update file – Browse to a new firmware file supplied by Visionary or downloaded from www.vsicam.com. Update Unit – This button will initiate a firmware update per the specified file above. Information – Real‐time status messages displayed during a reboot, firmware update, or factory default action. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M D O ANUAL ECODER PTIONS O ECODER PTIONS D4000 D T EVICE e.g., D4000_00:0E:14:4F:00:31) UNIT.ID – By default, the UNIT.IS of the encoder is the Model Number and the MAC Address ( . This can be changed by the user on the Network tab. UNIT.MODEL – E4000 (encoder) or D4000 (decoder) UNIT.SERIAL – The serial number of the unit. The serial number can also be found on the bottom label of each unit. UNIT.FIRMWARE – The current firmware version of the unit UNIT.FIRMWARE_DATE – The date the firmware was released Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M D O ANUAL ECODER PTIONS D4000 N T ETWORK UNIT.ID – By default, the UNIT.ID of the encoder is the MAC Address. This can be changed by the user on the Network tab. SET.UNIT_ID – User defined device name. For example: Display_1 or Source_3 (letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores only) UNIT.LOCATION – User defined device location. For example: Office_1 or Conference_Room_2 (letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores only) MAC.ADDRESS – The MAC address of the unit IP.MODE – Modes are Static or DHCP. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. IP.DHCP_STATUS – Shows the unit’s current status: valid or invalid IP.ADDRESS – Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. IP.NETMASK – Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. IP.GATEWAY – Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. IP.DNS_SERVER – (optional) Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields. See section Configuring Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M D O ANUAL ECODER PTIONS D4000 C T ONFIGURATION STREAM.ENABLED – Setting for turning streaming on or off. See section Configuring Stream Settings (Manually). STREAM.HOST – See section Configuring Stream Settings (Manually). STREAM.ADDRESS – See section Configuring Stream Settings (Manually). STREAM.MODE – Unicast or multicast. See section Configuring Stream Settings (Manually). VIDEO.FORMAT – See section Video Format Setting–Decoders Only. VW.ENABLED – Setting for turning Video Wall mode on or off. See section Video Wall. VW.NAME – User defined Video Wall name. For example: Videowall_1 or Videowall _3. (letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores only). See section Video Wall. VW.STRETCH_TYPE – See section Video Wall. VW.ROTATION – See section Video Wall. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M D O ANUAL ECODER PTIONS CONFIGURATION > BEZEL AND GAP SETTINGS UNITS VW.OVERALL_WIDTH – See section Video Wall. VW.VISIBLE_WIDTH – See section Video Wall. VW.OVERALL_HEIGHT – See section Video Wall. CONFIGURATION > ROW AND COLUM SETTINGS VW.MAX_ROWS – See section Video Wall. VW.MAX_COLUMNS – See section Video Wall. VW.ROW – See section Video Wall. VW.COLUMN – See section Video Wall. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M D O ANUAL ECODER PTIONS CONFIGURATION > CONTINUED USB.ENABLED – Turn on or off USB over IP. See section USB over IP (KVM). USB.MODE – See section USB over IP (KVM). Options are: Auto Select, Active On Link, and Active Per Request. SERIAL.ENABLED – Turn on or off RS232 over IP. See section RS‐232 over IP. SERIAL.MODE – See section RS‐232 over IP. Options are: Simple, Simple Guest, and Advanced. SERIAL.SETTINGS – See section RS‐232 over IP. Options are: Baudrate, Data bits, Parity, and Stop bits. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONTROL D4000 S T YSTEM Reboot – This button reboots the unit. Factory Default – This button factory defaults the unit. See section Troubleshooting. Change Password – This button changes the unit’s web interface login password to values entered below (default is admin). • Password – enter new password • Reenter Password – reenter new password Important: Make sure you write the new password down. If it is lost or forgotten, you will need to call Visionary support to assist in a console factory default of the unit. Set update file – Browse to a new firmware file supplied by Visionary or downloaded from www.vsicam.com. Update Unit – This button will initiate a firmware update per the specified file above. Information – Real‐time status messages displayed during a reboot, firmware update, or factory default action. ONTROL L ISION Vision Lite is a 4K Matrix Switching, Video Wall Control, and configuration software for use with our E4000 Encoder and D4000 Decoder endpoints. The Vision Lite Server Application is cross‐platform capable (or OS agnostic), meaning that the software works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The Vision Lite User Interface is a browser‐based application that works on PCs, Apple or Android tablets, and mobile devices. Browsers supported are Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and so on. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONTROL Vision Lite automatically discovers E4000/D4000 units on your network without any configuration. Follow these instructions to install the Vision Light software. 1. Download the latest Vision Lite software from www.vsicam.com. 2. Manually create a read/write‐able folder/directory C:\VLite at the root of your C:\ drive. This is the recommended directory to place the downloaded VLite.jar file, but you can place the file anywhere on your computer. 3. Save the VLite.jar file that you downloaded to the \VLite folder you just created. 4. Launch the Vision Lite Server application by double clicking the VLite.jar file, OR from a command line interface using the following command: java -jar VLite.jar. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONTROL 5. The Vision Lite Server window opens. 6. Highlight the Hardware ID in the Vision Lite server window and copy the Hardware ID to your clipboard. 7. Email the hardware ID to support@vsicam.com. Visionary Solutions will then generate a license file and return it to you via email. Please plan ahead to be sure to contact Visionary during normal business hours. Usually the response is within 10‐15 minutes. 8. Once you receive the license file from Visionary, save it to the C:\VLite folder. 9. On the Vision Lite Server window, select Licensing > Change Product License. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONTROL 10. Browse to and select the license file in the C:\VLite folder. 11. A confirmation that the license file is valid appears and you will be prompted to restart the Vision Lite Server (see Step 3 above) 12. Go to the Network Interface menu and select the appropriate network interface. Select the network interface that the Vision Lite Server will be “listening” on. If your machine has more than one network interface, you will need to select the interface that is connected to the same network as the E4000/D4000 units. Important: The Vision Lite Server window can be minimized in the background; however it must always be running. 13. Copy the Vision Lite Server IP Address from the Vision Lite Server window to your clipboard. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
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E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONTROL 14. To launch the Vision Lite User Interface, open a browser page and copy the Vision Lite Server IP Address IP Address to the URL. Note: You can log in from any machine on the network. 15. Log in with username=admin password=admin. Note: A second user type with limited access rights is available. Log in with username=user1 password=user1. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M C ANUAL ONTROL 16. The Configuration page opens. You now have access to configure each unit. • On the Configuration page, you can click on the IP Address (hyperlink) of any E4000/D4000 endpoint to open the embedded web interface for each unit. On the unit’s web interface, you can rename the units and/or set a user defined location. Important: SPECIAL CHARACTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR UNIT ID AND LOCATION. Example: -@#$% are not allowed. Note: When making changes to the endpoints, the endpoints briefly disappear from the Vision Lite User Interface while they are rebooting and the application rediscovers them. • From the Configuration page, you can update the firmware for any units that may be out of date. The Vision Lite software displays a message if a newer firmware is available. • On the Routing tab, you can drag‐n‐drop to route and switch sources to displays. P C D HIRD ARTY ONTROL RIVERS Various third Party Control Drivers, such as Crestron, AMX, etc., are available. Please contact support@vsicam.com for details. An API providing access to the full range of features on the encoders and decoders is offered to qualified System Integrators. Please contact support@vsicam.com for details. Visionary Solutions, Network AV Solutions...
E4000 • D4000 U M T ANUAL ROUBLESHOOTING ROUBLESHOOTING This section provides useful information to help you to resolve any difficulty you might have with your E4000/D4000 endpoints. LED I NDICATORS Power LED (Blue) – Blinking: Power on and the unit is booting up. – Solid On: Power on and the unit is active Link LED (Yellow) – Blinking: 1) The unit is connecting with encoder or decoder. 2) The HDMI source is removed. – Solid On: All the connections are working. F HECKING IRMWARE It is important to know the version of the E4000/D4000 firmware in order to troubleshoot the unit. To find the firmware version of your E4000/D4000 from the embedded device web Interface, navigate to the Device tab and the firmware version is shown. UPPORT Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Visionary Solutions reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. You can also: • Download user documentation. Go to www.vsicam.com/downloads. • Find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search by product, category, or phrases. Go to www.vsicam.com/faqs. • Report problems to Visionary Solutions support staff by sending an email to support@vsicam.com. • Visit the Customer Support section of the Visionary Solutions web site at www.vsicam.com. D S ACTORY EFAULT ETTINGS This procedure provides a way to reset the E4000/D4000 units back to the factory default settings, which may be necessary or desirable in certain circumstances. The unit will reboot to its factory default settings. Note that a factory default causes all of the settings, including the network ...
E4000 • D4000 U M P S ANUAL RODUCT PECIFICATIONS S RODUCT PECIFICATIONS Specifications E4000 D4000 Size 104 /128mm(w/Flange) x 124mm(L) x 28mm(h), 260g Ethernet Port UTP/STP 1000Mbps (8K Jumbo Frame required) Protocol IP, UDP, TCP, ICMP, IGMP HDMI Port 19 pin type A female RS232 Port DB‐9 Male DC Jack (Power) 5.5mmx2.1mm Barrel connector center positive, 5‐12VDC at 10W Audio Jack (Line In/Out) 3.5mm USB Port Type‐B USB2.0 Type‐A USB2.0 LAN Bandwidth 850Mbps max. for each source Max. Supported Timing 2160p 30Hz @30fps Max. Distance 100m (UTP) between 2 devices (Encoder/Decoder/Ethernet Switch) Built‐in Output Scaler Downscale to 1/2 Upscale from horizontal pixels < = 1920 Latency ~1 frame ~ 17ms at 60 fps, ~33m at 30fps...
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