The Digital Broadcaster is a networked digital-video appliance with Ethernet connections and a number of integrated IP-based services.
Core Networking Requirements
- IP Address – A static or Dynamic (DHCP) IP will work, but a Static IP is highly recommended.
- Subnet Mask
- Gateway Address – The IP address of your router.
- DNS Address – At least one Domain Name Server (DNS) address.
- NTP Address – Public or private Network Time Protocol (NTP) server address.
Optional Networking Configurations
- Port Forwarding
If your Digital Broadcaster will only be available on your Local-Area Network (LAN), then no ports need to be opened on your hardware firewall (router).
If your Digital Broadcaster will be accessible from outside your firewall, then certain ports will need to opened on your router. Exactly how to do that is different for every router and is beyond the scope of this document, but looking up “Port Forwarding” online, for your router brand and model, will help.
Ports marked “optional” mean the function is optional. If you want to use that function, you must forward port access.
| Port | Protocol | Forward to Server | Out | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | FTP/TCP | optional | optional | File Transfer via FTP |
| 22 | SSH/TCP | required | required | Secure remote support, upgrades, and monitoring |
| 80 | HTTP/TCP | optional | optional | Remote access to Application Web Interface (User Interface) |
| 123 | UDP | required | required | Network Time Protocol (NTP) required to synchronize system clock with time server |
| 3000 | HTTP/TCP | optional | optional | Application Web Interface (User Interface) |
| 50000 | HTTP/TCP | optional | optional | Website Program Guide (external schedule) |
TelVue® highly recommends that customers:
- Place the Digital Broadcaster behind a firewall device to avoid Denial of Service (DoS)-type attacks or brute force login attempts on the various services.
- Never enable Samba for external access.
Consider locking down remote access to service ports to known IP addresses. For example, if you would like to access your Digital Broadcaster from home and your flat in Paris, you could limit remote access via your router firewall to IP sources coming only from those two locations.
Consult your IT department for standard networking security practices including establishing a firewall and remote access.
Map the Samba Network Drive
If your server will not be used on a network, skip to Configure the User Interface.
Configure the User Interface
Start the User Interface
TelVue recommends:
- Mozilla Firefox, version 3.6 or higher
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, versions 8 or higher
- Google Chrome, version 16 or higher
- Apple Safari, version 3.0 or higher
- Using a PC or Mac on the same network as your Digital Broadcaster, open a browser window.
- Enter http://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:3000 where nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn is the IP address of your Digital Broadcaster. If your Digital Broadcaster is not connected to a network, enter http://1.1.1.1:3000. The login screen is displayed.
- The first time you login, enter psgadmin for the username and password to display the Dashboard.
- Click on the Config tab to display the Configuration screen.
- Configure the channel(s) for your Digital Broadcaster by editing the channel configuration as described beginning on page 79. Be aware that some options may not apply to your Digital Broadcaster. For example, only B-series analog servers offer the Monitoring option.
- If this Digital Broadcaster is connected to a switch, edit the switch configuration as described beginning on page 102. You can name the devices on the input and output ports.
- If your Digital Broadcaster is connected to an encoder or stream source, edit the feed setup as described beginning on page 89. Configuration of stream sources begins on page 91.
- If your Digital Broadcaster is connected to a remote server, edit the remote server configuration as described beginning on page 92.
The Digital Broadcaster is now connected to your broadcast network and ready to receive content.
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