ViewCast Home Theater Server 40 03319 01 B User Manual

Niagara 9100

Quick Start Guide

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Niagara 9100 system.

Figure 1. Niagara 9100 Back Panel

The following steps in this Quick Start Guide will help you set up and

conﬁgure your new streaming media system, so you can begin stream-

ing or capturing video as quickly as possible. The Niagara web interface

allows quick and easy access to its operaꢀonal features. You must modify

any advanced setup opꢀons of the encoders through this interface before

running an encoder session.

6) The ﬁrst ꢀme you start the Niagara 9100 and log in, the system

3. Connect to an IP Network

prompts you for the date, ꢀme, and video standard. You may

accept the default date, ꢀme, and video standard or select

your own opꢀons, then click Submit.

RJ-45 Ethernet connector (D on Figure 1)

The Niagara 9100 provides two network

connecꢀons. Use either the primary

or secondary jack (or both) to connect to your

IP network.

Complete the following steps to begin operaꢀng the Niagara 9100.

NOTE: Contact your network administrator for assistance

if you are unfamiliar with network seꢀngs.

1. Connect to an electrical power source

AC power connector for 120-240 volts,

AC, 50-60 Hz (A on Figure 1)

Plug the power cable included with your system

into this connector and plug the opposite end

into an AC power source.

The network seꢁngs default to dynamically obtain an IP address from a DHCP

server on the network. For most network environments, you do not need to

modify these default seꢁngs. If the system does not ﬁnd a DHCP server or it

remains unavailable on the network, it assigns its own IP address.

Once connected to a network, you should be able to access the built-in web

server by browsing to the unique machine name (the serial number located on

the boꢂom of the appliance). You may also set the IP address through the web

interface.

7) The Admin Log In window may reappear once you submit the

date, ꢀme, and video standard ﬁelds. You must enter User Name

and Password again.

2. Connect Video and Audio Sources

8) This ꢀme when you enter your valid user name and password,

Video and audio inputs will vary between Niagara 9100 models.

The inputs may be combinaꢀons of the following connecꢀons (E on

Figure 1).

the system displays the Welcome window and menu bar.

If you do not have a DHCP network or you cannot connect to the appliance

through its DNS name, then you can connect a monitor to the VGA port (C on

Figure 1), and a mouse and keyboard directly to the USB ports (B on Figure 1).

The appliance has a Microsoﬅ Windows 7 desktop.

Analog Video

4. First Start Setup

Composite BNC Input

A BNC-to-RCA adapter connects a com-

posite RCA video source to the BNC

connector.

The ﬁrst ꢀme you power on the appliance, the system takes a few moments to

boot up.

1) Check to ensure that you connect all devices (power cords, video and

audio sources, etc.) to the Niagara 9100.

2) Remove the front panel from the Niagara 9100: Press in the release buꢂon

(J on Figure 2) and gently pull the panel toward you.

9) To create an encoder proﬁle, from the menu bar click

Encoders > All Encoders. This example demonstrates how to create

a Microsoﬅ Windows Media encoder.

Digital Video

SDI Video Input

The high-deﬁniꢀon and standard-

deﬁniꢀon serial digital interface (SDI)

is a professional video input that may

include embedded audio. SDI uses a

COAX cable with a BNC connector.

3) Press Power (P on Figure 2) to start the Niagara 9100.

4) From a separate computer on the same network as the Niagara

system, launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer and

enter the serial number or IP address of your system in the

address bar. The serial number is located on the boꢂom

or the side of the system in the format fexxxxxxxx.

5) Click in the User Name ﬁeld and enter admin as the user name.

Then click in the Password ﬁeld and enter admin as the

password. Finally, click Log In or press Enter.

Analog Audio

10) Click Create new encoder.

Unbalanced Audio Input

These connecꢀons are provided on a

Left

breakout cable. These RCA connectors

provide leﬅ and right stereo inputs.

You will ﬁnd RCA connectors (standard

consumer stereo audio connecꢀons) on

most video players and video cameras.

Right

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Niagara 9100

Quick Start Guide

4. First Start Setup continued

Figure 2. Niagara 9100 Front Panel

11) Select Windows Media Encoder Driver from the drop-

down menu in the Encoder Type ﬁeld.

12) Enter a name for the encoder and then click Create New

Encoder.

13) Click the Video tab and select the appropriate input

seꢁng.

14) Click the Audio tab and select the appropriate audio

source.

15) Click the Output tab and click the Enable Pull check box. In

the Pull from Port ﬁeld, enter port 7007.

Use the guide above (Figure 2) to familiarize yourself with the front

panel controls of the Niagara 9100.

I: Lock

• This locks the cover on the Niagara 9100. (Key is included.)

J: Release buꢀon

• Press this buꢂon in and gently pull the panel toward you to release the

front cover from the Niagara 9100.

16) If not desired, clear the Save to File check box. Click

A: LCD display

Submit.

• The LCD display shows the system and allows you to perform basic

funcꢀons.

K: Hard drive bay

• Stores the hard drives.

17) When the Operaꢀon Successful window appears, click

OK. Test this streaming proﬁle from the Encoders window

by clicking the red circle in the Streaming column for this

encoder proﬁle.

B: Cancel buꢀon

• Pull the level toward you to release the bay.

• Press this buꢂon to cancel a system menu acꢀon.

L: USB ports

C: Enter buꢀon

• Allows the export of ﬁles to USB storage devices, installing updates or

ﬁrmware, or connecꢀng USB devices.

• Press this buꢂon to accept a system menu acꢀon.

18) Open Windows Media Player from your desktop. Posiꢀon

the cursor to the leﬅ of this opꢀon, right click, and select

File > Open URL.

D: Direcꢁon buꢀons

M: UID buꢀon

• Use these buꢂons to maneuver through the system menu

(see the user guide for more informaꢁon).

• Press this buꢂon to illuminate the LED on both the front and rear of the

machine. The LED remains lit unꢀl you push the buꢂon on the second

ꢀme.

E: LED light

• The LED light illuminates when you press the UID (unit idenꢁꢂer)

buꢂon on the rear of the chassis. This funcꢀon is for easy system

locaꢀon in large stack conﬁguraꢀons.

N: UID LED light

• Fast blinking red - fan failure

• Slow blinking red - power failure

• Solid red - CPU overheat

F: LAN indicator lights

• These indicators ﬂash when there is network acꢀvity.

G: SATA indicator light

• Solid blue - Local UID buꢂon depressed

• Blinking blue - IPMI acꢀvated UID

• This indicator light ﬂashes when there is SATA and/or USB port

acꢀvity.

19) Enter the serial number and the port number (in the

format hꢀp://fennnnnnnn:pppp) in the Open URL

window. Press Enter. Your streaming video from the

system displays in the Windows Media Player window.

O: Reset buꢀon

H: Power indicator light

• Press this buꢂon to reboot the system.

• This light indicates power is being supplied to the system’s power

supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the

system is operaꢀng.

P: Power buꢀon

• Press this buꢂon once to turn power on or oﬀ to the server system.

• Turning oﬀ system power removes the main power but keeps standby

power supplied to the system.