Announce settings – VBrick Systems 7000 User Manual
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Announce Settings
This section contains parameters that are used to modify announcements from the appliance. 
Announcements are advertisement packets that are transmitted by VBrick appliances to other 
VBrick appliances and VBrick applications such as the EtherneTV Portal Server and 
StreamPlayer. They are used to identify streams present in the network. 
SDP File URL
Click to play (open) or save the .sdp file. The .sdp file is 
retrieved via the HTTP server on the appliance. Paste 
this URL into a browser to launch the stream "out-of-
band" using the .sdp file.
The URL address for the .sdp file is based on the 
program and transmitter number, for example: 
http://
AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD/vbStreamXdY.sdp
where:
X
is the
program number,
Y
is the transmitter number and
AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD
is appliance IP address.
Choose Transmitter to Configure Select from dropdown list. The number of transmitters
is configured on the Program Configuration > Programs 
page.
Enable Transmitter
Use to individually disable a transmitter. Default = 
Disabled. The transmitter must be enabled for streaming 
to occur.
Transmitter Name
Enter an optional user-friendly name that describes the 
transmitter. 
Select Video Rate
Select from dropdown list: Video Rate1 or None.
Select Audio Rate
Select from dropdown list: Audio Rate 1 or None.
Destination
Select IP Address or Host Name from the dropdown. 
The actual IP address determines whether the stream 
will be multicast (e.g. 239.22.118.72) or unicast (e.g. 
127.22.118.72). Default = 127.0.0.1 (loopback).
If using a Host Name, you must configure a Domain 
Name Server on the System Configuration > Network 
page. 
Destination Video Port
Destination video port for this transmitter. Note that 
viewing a unicast and multicast stream (configured on 
different transmitters) on the same PC or the same 
decoder may not work if the transmitter ports are the 
same.
Destination Audio Port
Destination audio port for this transmitter.
Estimated Bit Rate
Read-only. This is an estimate. The actual bit rate will 
vary based on the content.
RTCP Transmit
Enable allows RTCP sender reports to be sent from the 
VBrick appliance. Default = Enable.
RTCP Transmit Interval
If RTCP Transmit is enabled, this setting tells the 
appliance how often (in seconds) to send the reports. 
Default = 10 seconds.
