NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 51)

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SECTION 3.14
NETWORKING
Of course, the system provides extensive support for NDI sources and outputs across a network. Few will be
surprised to find that this next generation feature requires your system to be connected to the network.
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VMC1 actually supplies four different network connections on its backplane – two 10 Gigabit and two Gigabit
ports. TC1 has two Gigabit ports, as does TC Mini. Generally, simply connecting a suitable cable from an
Ethernet port on the backplane to your local network is all that is required to connect to a
local area network
(LAN). In some settings, additional steps may be required.
You can access the system Network and Sharing control panel to accomplish more extensive configuration
tasks – see Settings: Configure Network under the heading Administrator Mode in Section 5.2.4. If further help
connecting is required, please consult your system administrator.
Hint: Obviously, you will want to use the 10 Gigabit networking whenever you can, especially if you are using
very large numbers of NDI connections. For example, you may want to connect multiple NC1 I/O systems, each
supplying 8 NDI a/v sources to VMC1. In this case, you might connect the Gigabit network outputs from the
external modules to a 10 Gigabit network switch, then connect the switch to VMC1 using a 10 Gigabit
connection.
The next section (Chapter 4, Web Features) will introduce you to online tutorials, training materials and
other assets to guide you through your learning experience.
Note: NDI Input supports dual network cards allowing for an even greater degree of quality when using NDI
sources across your network. Some NewTek Live Production products facilitate this by design, in other cases
you may need to add a USB3 network adapter. This feature is not available for Apple or Linux NDI enabled
systems or mobile devices.