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MGW 2400
WMT Streaming Server
User's Manual
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Trademarks Optibase and MGW are trademarks of Optibase Inc. Microsoft, MS, and MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Media Player, Windows Media Server (WMS) and Windows Media Services are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Java is a registered trademark from Sun Microsystems. IBM PC, XT, AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machine Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the sole property of their respective manufactur
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Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your MGW 2400 unit from potential damage and to ensure your own personal safety. When using MGW 2400 As you operate MGW 2400, observe the following safety guidelines Note Do not open the MGW 2400 unit, as this will void your warranty. MGW 2400 does not contain any user serviceable parts. • Before installing MGW 2400, unplug the system to help prevent electric shock or system board damage. Certain system board com
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• Keep your MGW 2400 unit away from radiators and heat sources. Also, do not block cooling vents. Avoid placing loose papers underneath your MGW 2400 unit. Do not place your MGW 2400 unit in a closed-in wall unit or on a bed, sofa, or rug. • When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain relief loop, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting
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Compliance Information FCC User Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance to the instruction manual, may cause harmful interf
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Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name: Optibase Ltd. Manufacturer’s Address: 7 Shenkar St., Herzliya 46120, Israel Description of Equipment: MGW 2400 WMT Streaming Server with MGE-400D and MGE-400 Encoders Date of Issue: 2002 Directive Complied With: 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, 93/68/EEC Harmonized Standards to which Conformity is Declared: • EN 60950 Safety • EN 61000-3-2 Harmonic Current Emission • EN 61000-3-3 Flickermeter • EN 55022:1987 Class A Conducted and Radiated
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Content Introduction ............................................................ 1 Overview.................................................................. 1 System Description .................................................. 2 System Overview.....................................................2 MGW 2400 Features ...............................................3 What’s in this Manual............................................... 4 Configuration & Installation ....................
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Initial Configuration ................................................ 20 Configuring HyperTerminal....................................20 DHCP enabled Networks.......................................22 Changing Passwords.............................................27 MGW 2400’s Network Settings..............................28 If DHCP is disabled – TCP/IP Settings..................34 MGW 2400 Utilities................................................39 Working with SCSI Disks................
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Main Window Overview.......................................... 59 The Modules Page ................................................60 The Channels Page...............................................61 The Platform Page.................................................62 Toolbar and Displays.............................................66 Viewing and Setting Module Parameters ............... 67 I/O Parameters ......................................................67 Encoding Parameters ......
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Technical Specifications ..................................... 97 Chassis .................................................................. 97 Physical .................................................................97 Electrical Characteristics .......................................97 Input/Output Interfaces ..........................................98 Environmental........................................................98 Safety Standards ..............................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction Overview MGW 2400 is a multi-channel WMT encoding and streaming server designed to enable the deployment of advanced streaming media services over the broadband Internet and corporate networks. MGW 2400 encodes and streams up to six live Microsoft WMT compliant streams over broadband terrestrial and wireless networks such as xDSL, FTTx, satellite, cable, Ethernet LANs and the Internet. It supports live WMT stream upload to Microsoft Windows Media Server and IP m
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Chapter 1 • System Description System Description MGW 2400 easily integrates with networking equipment and complementary video equipment. This section describes MGW 2400 and its features. System Overview Figure 1: MGW 2400 in a Network Table 1 lists the PCs needed to configure and operate MGW 2400. Computer Task Configuration PC Connected Initializes and reconfigures MGW via RS-232 2400 using HyperTerminal. Management Station PC in the Reconfigures MGW 2400 using network Telne
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Chapter 1 • System Description MGW 2400 Features • Multi-channel rack-mount video streaming server. • Encodes, multiplexes and transmits up to 6 live Microsoft WMT compliant streams. • Real-time uploading to a Windows Media Server. • Multiple multicast targets and on-demand live unicast targets per channel. • Saves encoded streams to file. • SNMP management application. • Bit-rate adjustment on the fly. • Network traffic shaping (smoothing). 3
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Chapter 1 • What’s in this Manual What’s in this Manual This manual shows you how to use MGW 2400 as follows: • Chapter 1 presents an overview of MGW 2400. • Chapter 2 shows you how to install and configure MGW 2400. • Chapter 3 shows you how to install software and operate MGW 2400. • Chapter 4 provides you with MGW 2400's technical specifications. • Chapter 5 provides you with a troubleshooting guide. 4
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Chapter 2 Configuration & Installation Overview MGW 2400 is a rack-mountable stand-alone server. Up to six WMT encoding modules can be installed in MGW 2400's chassis. You may operate MGW 2400 from any PC on your network that has the MGW 2400 EMS installed. In this Chapter • System Configuration, page 6 • Getting Started, page 9 • Initial Configuration, page 20 • Changing Settings from a remote PC, page 45
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Chapter 2 • System Configuration System Configuration This section lists the MGW 2400 components. It also explains and describes optional and required peripheral components, which are not supplied by Optibase. MGW 2400 Components The following components are supplied by Optibase, if not otherwise noted. Component Description MGW 2400 chassis 'Housing' of the MGW 2400 system. Power cord that fits your local Connects to MGW 2400's power connector Din socket. (not supplied by Optibase).
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Chapter 2 • System Configuration Component Description MGE-400 encoding module Module for WMT encoding from analog sources. MGE-400D encoding module Module for WMT encoding from analog or digital sources. Video BNC cable Connects a Composite Video source to MGW 2400. Low Loss Digital Video Belden Connects an SDI source to MGW 2400. 1694A cable S-Video MiniDIN cable Connects an S-Video source to MGW 2400. Audio Stereo MiniJack cable Connects an analog audio source to MGW 2400. RCA
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Chapter 2 • System Configuration Peripheral Components This section lists peripheral components that serve MGW 2400. Optibase does not supply these components. Hardware Description PC (Windows 2000 or XP) with Connects to MGW 2400 via RS-232 to available COM1 port. This PC will initialize and configure. be referred to as Configuration PC. Management PC Reconfigures MGW 2400 using Telnet (Windows 2000 or XP). and operates it from MGW 2400 EMS. The Management Station is referred to as
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Chapter 2 • Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to unpack and start working with MGW 2400. • To unpack and rack-mount MGW 2400, refer to page 10 • For a hardware overview, refer to page 12. • For instructions on installing and removing encoding modules and connect sources, refer to page 16. • For instructions on initializing MGW 2400, refer to page 20. • For instructions on configuring MGW 2400 for the network, refer to page 28. • For instructions on configurin
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Chapter 2 • Getting Started Unpacking MGW 2400 1. Choose a dry location for MGW 2400, which complies with the requirements regarding temperature specified at page 98. 2. Attach the rubber feet to MGW 2400 or rack-mount it into a rack-mount chassis. To rack-mount MGW 2400, refer to the following section. Mounting MGW 2400 into a Rack MGW 2400 can be used as a stand-alone device or rack- mounted into a 19”, 23” or ETSI rack-mount chassis. To rack- mount MGW 2400, do the following: 1. Rem
