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VBrick v2.0 H.264 ApplianceAdmin GuideSeptember 10, 20094410-0253-0002VBrick 7000 SeriesNetwork Video Appliances

VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 1Chapter 1IntroductionTopics in this sectionHome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 2. VBAdmin Home PageVBAdmin LEDsThe colored LEDs in the middle of the page give you a quick snapshot of the healt

IntroductionVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 3VBAdmin OverviewVBAdmin is explained in detail in the H.264 Appliance Getting Started Guide. The H.264

4 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.2. Login to VBAdmin with a valid user name and password (case-sensitive), and then click the Log In button. The default u

IntroductionVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 5Video ConfigurationOn the Video/Audio Configuration pages you define the relationship between physical

6 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.These names will replace the generic names shown in the dropdown list at the top. For example Destination 1 will be repla

VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 7Chapter 2System ConfigurationTopics in this sectionNetwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Network DHCP Default - Enabled. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol – (Enable, Disable). On Ethernet models, if DHCP is e

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 9Domain Name ServerNetwork Time SynchronizationThese fields are used to synchronize network tim

10 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.GeneralSystem IdentificationThe Name, Location, and Contact fields are used to identify the appliance. They are not chan

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System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 11System TimeSystem ModeSystem ResetFront PanelThe parameters shown here are used to configure

12 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Config Mode Use this option to allow or prevent users from making configuration changes via the front panel. If disabled

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 13Usernames & PasswordsUse this page to define user names and passwords and their correspon

14 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 2. Default User Names and PasswordsManage ConfigurationThis page lets you reset some or all of the parameters in

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 15Read System ConfigurationThis function lets you read configuration parameters from the VBrick

16 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 4. Sample VBrick Configuration FileRestore System ConfigurationThis function lets you write configuration parame

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 17configure a parameter on an appliance (or more likely a set of parameters) you simply point t

18 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Advanced ConfigurationsThe functions in this section are generally used by system administrators to configure management

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 19Transmit Enable Controls the transmission of the Management SAPs (Enable or Disable).Group Na

20 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.SecurityNote If you disable Telnet, FTP, VBAdmin, the Front Panel, and SNMP, the only way to manage (and re-enable) thes

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 21External SSH Server Default = Enabled. SSH (Secure Shell) is a replacement for Telnet. It all

22 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Improving SecurityYou can improve security by (1) blocking unauthorized attempts to login and access a device and (2) by

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 23Event TriggeringYou can create and run scripts to activate certain functions on a VBrick appl

24 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Run Script button in VBAdmin or (2) you can use an external event trigger (see "Event Triggering" in the VBric

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 25Run Scripts Using Event TriggersThe event triggering feature lets you use an external switch

26 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.• There is no chaining of scripts.• Comments are not allowed on the same line as a command. • All scripts are executed i

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 27Passthrough State: ResponderPassthrough State Responder – In this case the VBrick will accept

28 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Passthrough State: InitiatorOperational State Describes the current status of a Passthrough connection, including error

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 29SNMPv3 PasswordsUse this page to manage SNMP passwords. The same fields are used to define pa

30 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.SNMP TrapsVBrick supports SNMP v2 and SNMP v3 traps. SNMP traps are a subset of the SNMP management component of the VBr

VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide iiiContentsH.264 Admin GuidePreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

System ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 31Table 3. Trap SummaryAuthentication Password Enter password. Cannot exceed 20 characters. Ma

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VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 33Chapter 3Video/Audio ConfigurationTopics in this sectionVideo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Note This release is "HD-Ready." This means it accepts HD video inputs but scales the output to standard defin

Video/Audio ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 35Video Template SettingsThe lower area of the Video page has a set of parameters that can

36 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.† In general, start in left column and read from left to right.†† Default template.Frame Rate Frame RateNTSC inputs(30 o

Video/Audio ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 37Table 5. Video Encoding Resolutions Target Frame Rate (frames/sec)• NTSC: 30, 15, 10, 7

38 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.AudioThe audio circuit on the H.264 encoder uses mixed signal technology (a combination of analog and digital signals).

Video/Audio ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 39Note In this release of the H.264 appliance there is one video source and one audio sour

40 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.What is the AudioSourceThe audio output mode can be configured to 1 of 3 possible settings:• Stereo – Stereo directs the

iv ContentsPassthrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26SNMPv3 P

Video/Audio ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 41Audio Template Settings The lower area of the Audio page has a set of parameters that ca

42 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.† Based on Audio Source.†† Default template.High Quality Voice Off 24k 56k 28kStandard Voice Off 16k 32k 18kTemplate Thi

VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 43Chapter 4Program ConfigurationA program is a way to group a video and/or audio source that is encoded and streame

44 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Table 7. TOS SettingsNumber of Programs AvailableRead-only. This release supports one program.Maximum RTSP Clients 0–20

Program ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 45ExampleTo set the Type of Service to all 0s enter 0. To set the Type of Service to all 1&apo

46 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.The Advanced Settings are used to define common session announcement information for all streams (destinations) associat

Program ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 47Transmitter SettingsThe transmitter settings defined here are used for all streams associate

48 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Server SettingsThe server settings defined here are used for all streams associated with a program.TransmittersA transmi

Program ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 49transmitting (in the case of multicast) and transmits if the client is reachable and listeni

50 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 8. Transmitters: Part 1 – Standard SettingsSDP File URL Click to play (open) or save the .sdp file. The .sdp fil

VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide vTrace Route Test Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Program ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 51Announce SettingsThis section contains parameters that are used to modify announcements from

52 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Figure 9. Transmitters: Part 2 – Advanced SettingsExternal Announce SettingsThese settings configure an external announ

Program ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 53ServersThe H.264 appliance is also a streaming server and can be controlled by a remote deco

54 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Click Here to Play Stream Edit Mode/Read-only. Shown in Edit mode only if the server is enabled. Click once to launch th

Program ConfigurationVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 55Announce SettingsThis section contains parameters that are used to modify announcements from

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VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 57Chapter 5MonitorThese pages let you monitor the status of various system, network, and appliance components. They

58 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.System InformationSystem Model Displays the hardware model number of the appliance.Hardware RevisionXX-YY. XX = Hardware

MonitorVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 59Manufacturing InformationFigure 11. Monitor: System – Part 2System Date & Time Read-only. Set date a

60 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.System RestartThis table (see Figure 11) tracks the date, time, and restart type (power or reset) of all system restarts

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MonitorVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 61Video/AudioVideoPrimary Network Time ServerSuccessful Update Counter The number of times the time was rese

62 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Video Rate1AudioAudio Rate1System LogsSystem logs can give you more information about the status of your appliance. Each

MonitorVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 63Configuration Log This log contains a list of the latest VBrick configuration changes.SNMP Traps This log

64 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Program StatusProgramsTransmittersThis page shows the program status of all defined transmitters. Note that when more th

MonitorVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 65ServersThis page shows the program status for all servers. Use the dropdown list box to select a specific

66 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.ClientsCurrent Number of Clients Current number of HTTP and/or RTSP clients connected to the server. Maximum Number of C

MonitorVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 67Video Packets Dropped Video packets dropped since session start.Audio Packets Dropped Audio packets droppe

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VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 69Chapter 6TroubleshootTopics in this sectionPing Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Ping Test SettingTraceRoute TestThe Internet is a complex aggregation of network hardware connected by gateways. Trackin

VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide viiH.264 Admin GuidePrefaceThis document explains how to configure a VBrick H.264 network video appliance. It provi

TroubleshootVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 71Trace Route Test ResultThe results of the test appear at the top of the screen. The results include t

72 © 2009 VBrick Systems, Inc.Maintenance ModeMaintenance mode is automatically launched when the software on the VBrick appliance does not load. A me

TroubleshootVBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide 73Figure 12. Maintenance Mode CLILimited Run ModeWhen some error conditions occur, for example when t

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