Document Outline

• Thank You for Choosing Epiphan!
  • Product Feedback
  • Specifications
  • Warranty
  • Technical Support
  • Resolved issues
  • Limitations and known issues
• Welcome
  • About this Guide
• Networked VGA Grid Overview
• What's in the Box?
  • Front and back panel view for the VGA Grid
  • VGA Grid HD Encoder overview
• Quick Start
  • Step 1: Physical Setup and Power On
  • Step 2: Admin Discovery and Login
  • Step 3: Set a static IP address for the encoder
  • Step 4: Add the encoder as a channel
  • Step 5: Configure the Channel
  • Step 6: Testing the Stream
  • Step 7: Recording the Stream
  • What’s Next?
• PART 1: Setup
• 1-1 Connect to the Admin Interface
  • Connect via DNS-based Service Discovery
  • Connect via the Epiphan Discovery Utility
  • Connect via Persistent Static IP Address
• 1-2 User Administration
  • Understanding User Privileges
  • Setting and Changing User Passwords
  • Removing User Passwords
  • Overcoming Lost Passwords
  • Configure LDAP
  • Changing the logged-in user
• 1-2 View system information
• 1-3 Configure Network Settings
  • Verify IP Address and MAC address
  • Configure a Static IP Address
  • Configure DHCP
  • Tether to a Mobile Network
  • Perform Network Diagnostics
• 1-3 Configuration presets
  • Configuration presets overview
  • Configuration groups
  • Create a configuration preset
  • Apply a configuration preset
  • Apply the Factory default configuration preset
  • Update a configuration preset
  • Delete a configuration preset
  • Configuration preset considerations
• 1-4 Configure Encoder Network Settings
  • Verify IP Address and MAC address
  • Set a static IP address for the encoder
  • Configure DHCP for the encoder
• 1-5 Configure Date and Time
  • Verify Date and Time Settings
  • Change the Time Zone
  • Configure Synchronized Time (NTP, PTP v1, and RDATE)
  • Configure a Local NTP Server
  • Manually Configure the Date and Time
  • Synchronize Date and Time for Encoders and Grid
• 1-6 Restrict Viewers by IP Address
  • Examples
• PART 2: Sources
• 2-1 Identify sources
  • Connecting sources
  • Previewing captured stream from sources
• 2-2 Configure a video source
  • Configure the video source's frame grabber parameters
  • Change a source name
• 2-3 Configure an audio source
  • Add an audio source to a channel
  • Configure audio encoding settings
  • Set audio volume
  • View audio signal strength
• 2-4 Fine-tune source configuration
  • Video is not centered on the screen (VGA sources only)
  • Video is too bright, too dark or washed out (VGA sources only)
  • Video looks squished (VGA sources only)
  • Remove the combing effect on images
  • Force the capture card to use a specific EDID
• PART 3: Channels
• 3-1 Create and configure channels
  • Add an encoder to the VGA Grid
  • Create a channel with a DVI or VGA source
  • Create an S-Video channel
  • Configure picture in picture or picture with picture layout
  • Add an encoder as a source for a multi-source channel
  • Create a multi-source layout
  • Delete a channel
  • Rename a channel
• 3-2 Identify a channel
• 3-3 Fine-tune channel configuration
  • Choose a codec to maximize your stream quality
  • Codec and file format compatibility
  • Adjust video quality
  • Upscale or downscale your video image
  • Control the matte (black bars) in the video output
  • Unstretch the output video
  • Limit the frame rate
  • Adjust key frame interval
• 3-4 Customize your channel
  • Add company information to your channel
  • Add a time stamp or text overlay to your channel
  • Select the background color for your channel
  • Add a customized background to a multiple source channel
• 3-5 Preview a channel
  • Preview a channel from the Info page
  • Preview a channel from the Status page
  • Preview all channels at once
• PART 4: Stream
• 4-1 Stream your video
  • View available video formats
  • Choose a streaming option
  • Disable (and enable) streams for viewers
  • Restrict access to streams for viewers
  • Stream content using HTTP or RTSP
  • Configure streaming ports
  • Stream content using HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)
  • Stream content using UPnP
  • Stream content using a Content Distribution Network
  • Stream content using multicast streaming
• 4-2 Samples of stream settings
  • Streaming video content
  • Streaming slide content
• PART 5: Record
• 5-1 Recorders
  • Add a recorder
  • Rename a recorder
  • Change the channels recorded by a recorder
  • Delete a recorder
• 5-2 Create Recordings
  • Recording basics
  • Record a channel via the web interface
  • Record with a recorder via the web interface
  • Configure the type and length of recording files
  • Close the current recording file while recording
  • Control recording with a mouse
• 5-3 File Maintenance
  • View the List of Stored Files
  • Rename Stored Files
  • Download Files Manually
  • Delete Files Manually
  • Pick Specific Tracks from a Multi-track Recorder File
• 5-4 File and recording transfer
  • Automatic file upload (AFU) overview
  • Configure the files included in AFU (part 1 of 3)
  • Enable and configure the frequency of AFU (part 2 of 3)
  • Configure AFU to an FTP server (part 2 of 3)
  • Configure AFU using RSync (part 2 of 3)
  • Configure AFU using CIFS (part 2 of 3)
  • Configure AFU to a secure FTP server (part 2 of 3)
  • Configure AFU using SCP (part 2 of 3)
  • Upload to an external USB drive
  • View the file upload log
• 5-5 Use the Local FTP Server
  • Configure the Local FTP Server
  • Downloading Files from the Local FTP Server
• PART 6: View
• PART 6: View
• 6-1 View your video
  • View the live broadcast and retrieve stream URLs
  • Viewing with a web browser
  • Viewing with a media player
  • Viewing with UPnP
  • Viewing with Session Announcement Protocol (SAP)
• PART 7: Maintenance
• 7-1 Mobile / Tablet Operator Interface
  • Connect to the tablet interface
  • Confidence monitoring using the tablet interface
  • Verify disk space via the tablet interface
  • Control recording via the tablet interface
  • Switch to the full admin interface
• 7-2 Power Down and System Restart
  • Restarting the Device via the Web Interface
  • Shutting down the Device via the Web Interface
  • Shutting down the Device Manually
• 7-3 Save and Restore Device Configuration
  • Save device configuration
  • Load a saved device configuration
• 7-4 Perform Factory Reset
  • Restore Factory Configuration via the Web Interface
  • Restore Factory Configuration Manually
• 7-5 Firmware Upgrade
  • Check for Firmware Updates
  • Install firmware
• 7-6 Support
  • Download logs and allinfo
  • Configure Remote Support
  • Disable Remote Support
• 7-7 Storage Disk Maintenance
  • Check disk storage space
  • Schedule disk check
  • Perform disk check
  • Rebuild or replace storage disks
  • Verify RAID storage
  • Read data from removed storage disks
• 7-8 Encoding Mode
• 7-9 Control with RS-232 / Serial Port
  • Connect and configure the RS-232 cable
  • Control the Networked VGA Grid with RS-232
  • RS-232 / Serial port command examples
• 7-10 Control with HTTP Commands
  • HTTP command syntax
  • HTTP command examples
• 7-11 Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs
  • System-level Settings Keys(Read-only)
  • System-level Settings Key (Read/Write)
  • Recording Configuration Keys
  • HTTP Server Configuration Keys
  • IP-Based Access Control Configuration Keys
  • UPnP Configuration Keys
  • SAP Configuration Keys
  • Frame Grabber Configuration Keys
  • Broadcast Configuration Keys
  • Channel Encoder Configuration Keys
  • Channel Logo Configuration Keys
  • Channel Layout Configuration Keys
  • Audio Configuration Keys
  • Stream Publishing Configuration Keys
  • RTSP Announce Configuration Keys (Publish Type 2)
  • RTP/UDP Configuration Keys (Publish Type 3)
  • MPEG-TS Configuration Keys (Publish Types 4 and 5)
  • RTMP Push Configuration Keys (Publish Type 6)
  • Content Metadata Configuration Keys
• 7-12 Troubleshooting
• PART 8: Releases and Features
  • Release 3.14.3 Features
  • Release 3.14.1 Features
  • Release 3.12 Features
  • Release 3.11 Features
• Software and Documentation License
  • Environmental Information
  • FCC & CE Compliance Statement
  • Other Jurisdictional Issues
  • Submissions to Epiphan and Affiliated Servers
  • Third Parties and Links to Third-Party Web Sites
  • Miscellaneous
  • Enforcement of Terms and Conditions