Grass Valley K2 Edge User Manual v.4.0 - Manual (Page 13)

K2 Edge User Manual - document version: 4.0 – Page 13
9 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:
• Resolution: 320x240/ 240x180/ 160x120
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3/ 16:9
• Video Bitrate: in kbit/s
• Audio Enabled: On/Off
• Audio Bitrate: in kbit/s
• Ethernet Output: select On to enable monitoring and start streaming, Off to disable.
• IP-address: IP-address of the target workstation (can be a multicast address)
• 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.
 Choose Media > Open Network Stream.
 Enter the network URL: udp://@:XXXX, where XXXX = the IP-port specified in the IP
Manager.