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Requirements for receiving streamed content – AMX Modero NXD/NXT-1200VG User Manual

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Displaying Stream Content

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VG-Series Modero Touch Panels

Requirements for Receiving Streamed Content

To receive and display content via a Modero panel:

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Verify you have installed the latest version of TPDesign4 on your PC. Updates are available from
the www.amx.com > Tech Center > Application Files > Touch Panel Design Tools section of the
website. This application is needed to create the necessary page (popup page) used to display the
incoming MPEG audio/video stream, identify the IP of the source
MAX-CSE, and define the target audio/video ports on the panel.

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Verify you have installed the latest firmware on your target Modero panel. Updates are available
from the www.amx.com > Tech Center > Firmware Files > Modero Panels section of the
website. Modero VG-Series firmware version 2.55.12 or earlier only supports MPEG-2 streaming
media (using UDP).
MPEG-4 is only supported by the VG-Series Modero panel firmware version 2.60.25 or higher.

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It is necessary to understand that Modero firmware is configured to look for audio on a port whose
value is two greater than that set for the video port. When configuring the Target Video and Target
Audio ports within the MAX-CSE’s UI Stream Profiles page, the value entered into the Target
Audio
field must be exactly 2 above the value entered into the Target Port (video) field.

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If you enter a Target Port value of 5000, when using RTP, you must enter a value

of 5002 into the Target Audio Port field.

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If using UDP, only the Target Port (video) field is user-definable because both the video and audio

are sent out by the CSE as one stream and therefore there is no reason to define a separate audio
port. Entering a value of 5000 into this field will, by default, cause the target Modero panel to
look for the incoming audio portion of the stream on the same port as the video (port 5000).

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Obtain the IP Address being used by the target Modero panel by locating the IP Address field on the

firmware’s System Settings page.

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Determine what is the available data rate for the network on which the encoder currently resides.
This information will determine what encoder profile can be used on the outgoing media content. If
the network can only handle a throughput of 4 Mbps from the encoder, it is recommended that you
use something less than or equal to the High Quality encoder profile.

If using RTP (as both the Target Port and the Target Audio Port for the split stream), it
is strongly recommended that this port number be an even value. Using an odd
numbered port value will cause the stream to not be properly recognized by the
target Modero panel.
When using Modero firmware version 2.60.25 (or higher), a UDP Transport Protocol
can use either odd or even ports.

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