Grass Valley K2 Edge User Manual v.4.1 - Manual (Page 19)

K2 Edge User Manual - document version: 4.1 – Page 19
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UDP monitoring
Use this option to monitor Channel 0 (the single HD or SD Channel, or the HD Channel in a simulcast
setup) via IP. When enabled, a MPEG- transport stream with encoded video, graphics, subtitles and
audio (first stereo track) is sent over Ethernet using the UDP-protocol. A video player such as VLC is
installed on a workstation to view output.
You need a license to enable the monitoring functionality.
 Enable monitoring via the IP Manager > System monitoring > UDP Monitoring > Ethernet
Output: select On.
Settings:
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Resolution: 320x240/ 240x180/ 160x120
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Aspect Ratio: 4:3/ 16:9
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Video Bitrate: in kbit/s
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Audio Enabled: On/Off
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Audio Bitrate: in kbit/s
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Ethernet Output: select On to enable monitoring and start streaming, Off to disable.
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IP-address: IP-address of the target workstation (can be a multicast address)
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IP-port: port the player will listen to. Default 4000
To receive the stream at the client, you can use a media player such as VLC
(http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) on a local workstation to view the video and audio content contained
within the mpeg transport stream:
 Start the VLC-player.
 Select Media > Open Network Stream > Network.
 Enter the network URL: udp://@:XXXX, where XXXX = the IP-port specified in the IP
Manager.
 If applicable select Show more options and set Caching to 100 ms.
 Click Play to start streaming.
To receive streams from multiple K2 Edge servers, in the IP Manager configure a unique target IP-port
for each K2 Edge. For example if your client PC IP is 10.250.51.60, set up as:
K2 Edge1: 10.250.51.60:4000
K2 Edge2: 10.250.51.60:4001
K2 Edge3: 10.250.51.60:4002