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Decoder Tabs
Device tab
Select a decoder in the
Device List
tab and click to open the decoder device page.
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2
1
1
Figure 40.
Decoder Device Tab
The
Accounts
and
Alarms
tabs disappear but
Device
,
Upgrade
, and
Peripherals
tabs
appear, with the
Device
tab highlighted. The decoder
Device
tab is split into four panels:
Device Summary — provides information about the device (see figure 40
1
):
z
If required, the device is named by editing the
Name
text box and clicking
Update
. Use
any combination of letters, numbers, and the underscore character. Do not use spaces.
By default, the device name is the word
device
followed by the device ID.
z
The device status is a read only field. It can be
Active
(a device that is online and under
control) or
No Device
(a device that cannot be contacted by the controller).
z
The
IP address
,
port
, and
cport
are the current IP address of the streaming port
network (LAN 2), the UDP port the device is using to contact the controller, and the
UDP port on the controller that is being contacted. This field is read only.
z
The link status can be
Good
(indicates little or no management packet loss),
Fair
(indicates a small amount of packet loss), or
Poor
(indicates a bad link). If the link is
poor, determine whether the link has sufficient bandwidth for the traffic.
Device Setup — controls some of the global actions for the device (see figure 40
2
).
z
The device type is a read‑only field and shows
Display
for a decoder.
z
The Mode can be set to
enable
(normal operation),
disable
(for a decoder, the video
stream is replaced by a splash screen),
standby
(for a decoder, disables all output), or
test
(suspends normal streaming and displays a splash screen with the words
Test
Mode
).
z
The
Identity/Source/No Source
check boxes allow the device name and source
type to be shown on the local display. This helps to identify a specific encoder in a large
or complex system.
z
Identity
displays the device name or device ID.
z
Source
displays the name of the encoder that is currently connected.
z
No Source
enables the Identity text when no valid source is detected.
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