E2 NDI - Audio/video converter Kiloview - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Audio/Video Converter (NDI Encoder)
Model	E2 NDI
Video Input	HDMI (1x)
Video Output	NDI|HX, RTMP, TS-UDP, HLS, SRT, Motion JPEG
Video Resolution	Up to 1080p60 (including 1080p50, 1080i, 720p)
Video Encoding	H.264/AVC High/Main/Baseline Profile (up to Level 5.3), Motion-JPEG, NDI HX
Audio Encoding	AAC, G.711
Latency	~150 ms (end-to-end over cable)
Network Interface	1x RJ-45 Ethernet (10/100/1000?)
Network Protocols	NDI|HX, RTMP, RTMPS, TS-UDP, HLS, SRT
Recording	Local with microSD/TF card or USB, NAS network storage
Image Overlay	Custom text, image, time overlay (JPEG/PNG)
Management	Web interface (HTTP/HTTPS), Android App
Power Supply	DC 12V, 1A (included adapter); Consumption ~4W
Dimensions (WxDxH)	125 x 89 x 28 mm
Weight	380 g
Operating Temperature	-20°C to 60°C
Maintenance & Cleaning	Keep dry, use soft cloth; avoid liquids and solvents. Ensure ventilation.
Safety	Use only supplied power adapter. Do not open device. Avoid extreme temperatures.
Spare Parts & Repairability	Contact manufacturer for repairs; no user-serviceable parts inside.
Box Contents	Encoder, DC 12V/1A power adapter, quick start guide, warranty card

Frequently Asked Questions - E2 NDI Kiloview

How do I connect the E2 NDI encoder to my network?

Connect an Ethernet cable from the encoder's RJ-45 port to your network switch or router. The device will obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP. For manual setup, use the failsafe IP 192.168.1.168 (default) to access the web interface and configure network settings.

What software can I use to receive the NDI stream?

You can use NewTek Studio Monitor, vMix, OBS with NDI plugin, or any other NDI-compatible software. Install the NDI|HX driver from NewTek's website on your Windows PC to enable discovery.

How do I set up RTMP streaming to YouTube or other platforms?

Log in to your streaming platform to obtain the RTMP URL and stream key. In the encoder's web interface, go to 'Encoding & Stream' > 'Encoding and Stream Settings', click 'Add a stream service' and select 'RTMP Pushing'. Enter the RTMP URL (Server URL + Stream key) in the 'Push point' field, enable pushing, and save.

Can I record video directly to a USB drive or SD card?

Yes. Insert a USB drive or TF card (supports FAT32, vfat formats; for cards over 64GB, exFAT may not be recognized). The encoder will automatically start recording in TS format. You can stop and manage recordings from the web interface under 'Record' settings.

How do I perform a factory reset?

Two methods: 1) Via the web interface, go to 'Basic Settings' > 'Restore factory settings'. 2) Press the hardware RESET button on the device for 3 seconds. The encoder will reboot with default settings (IP 192.168.1.168, username/password admin).

What is the maximum video resolution supported?

The encoder supports up to 1080p60 (1920x1080 at 60 fps) including 1080p50, 1080i, and various 720p resolutions. The input must match the encoder's capabilities.

How do I change the NDI device name or channel name?

In the web interface, click on the 'NDI' tab at the top of the menu. You can modify the 'Device name' and 'Channel name' to distinguish multiple encoders on the network.

The encoder is not detected by NDI tools. What should I do?

Ensure the encoder and your PC are on the same subnet (NDI uses multicast). Check that the NDI|HX driver is installed on Windows. If using a firewall, allow NDI traffic. Restart the encoder and the NDI tool.

Can I update the firmware?

Yes. Download the latest firmware from Kiloview's website. In the web interface, go to 'Basic Settings' > 'Update Firmware', choose the file, and click 'Upgrade'. The device will reboot after the upgrade. Do not power off during the process.

How do I control a PTZ camera through the encoder?

Connect a USB to RS232/422/485 adapter to the encoder's USB port. In the web interface, go to 'Serial Port and PTZ' > 'PTZ Setting', select the protocol (e.g., Sony Visca), set the address and speed, then use the 'Control Panel' to move the camera.

USER MANUAL E2 NDI Kiloview

E Series NDVideo Encoder

USER MANUAL

Changsha KILOVIEW Electronics CO., LTD.

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CONTENTS

1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION....1

1.1 ADVANTAGES....1
1.2 PARAMETERS....2

3 PACKING LIST AND INTERFACE DESCRIPTION....4

3.1 PACKING LIST....4
3.2 INTERFACE DESCRIPTION....4
3.3 SIGNAL INDICATOR....5

4 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION....6

4.1 POWER CONNECTION....6
4.2 VIDEO SIGNAL CONNECTION....6
4.3 NETWORK CONNECTION....6

5 LOGIN AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION....7

5.1 BGIN TO THE DEVICE THROUGHETHERNET....7
5.2 NETWORK CONFIGURATION....8
5.3 CONVENIENT MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS....9
5.4 ANDROID APP....10

6 NDI....12

6.1 NDI|HX RIVERINSTALLATION....12
6.2 NDIDISCOVER AND CONNECTION....13
6.3 MODIFY NDI DEVICE NAME AND CHANNEL NAME 14
6.4 MODIFYING NDI BT RATE....14

7 PARAMETERS CONFIGURATION....15

7.1 DASHBOARD....15
7.2 BASIC SETTINGS....16
7.3 CHANGE WEB LOGIN PASSWORD....16

7.3.1 Location and time....17
7.3.2 Restore factory settings....18
7.3.3 Firmware upgrading....18

7.4 VIDEO & AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS....19

7.4.1 Video source choice and adjustments....19
7.4.2 Video preprocessing....19
7.4.3 Audio signal source 20

7.5 ENCODING & STEAM....21

7.5.1 Audio encoding parameter setting....21
7.5.2 Encoding and stream settings....22
7.5.3 Streaming media service....24

7.10.1 Serial Ports....39
7.10.2 PTZ Setting....39
7.10.3 Control Panel 40

7.11 QUICK RESET ANDREBOOT....40

7.11.1 Quick Reset....40
7.11.2 Reboot 40

7.12 LOGS AND DEBUG....40

1 Product introduction

E series NDI video encoder is a professional device designed for NDI video production field. It compresses and encodes SDI or HDMI video source into NDI stream, transmit video via wired for any compatible systems, device and software on your network.

1.1 Advantages

- High bandwidth adaptability, makes it possible to transmit high- definition, low-latency, non-padding image under low bit network.

With branded chips solution together with video dynamic noise reduction and image enhancement technology, it can realize good encoding image under low bit transmission. Good video image can be achieved at 1Mbps@720p, 1.5Mbps@1080p network.

Advanced video buffering technology and FEC technology ensures video encoding low delay and stable and smooth transmission.

Adjustable bit rate from 64kbit/s40Mbit/s.

- Authorized by NewTek, compatible with other NDI® hardware and software products

Available as sources for other NDI compatible systems and software, no cables everywhere anymore. Ultra low-latency, mutual identification and communication of multiple data streams.

Smart connection, discovered and connected by other NDI devices automatically

● Powerful encoding function, dual stream output, customized graphic overlay, voice intercom, local recording

Wide adjustable code rate (64kbit/s to 40Mbit/s).

Dual stream output, the main code rate up to 1080p60Hz, and the sub-stream supports 720p60Hz video encoding.

Capable with customized text and image overlay function, which can be at any position on the screen.

With SD/TF card slot, it supports local recording, and supports NAS network storage.

1.2 Parameters

Model No. E1-NDI.E2-NDI
Input	SDI (E1-NDI) .HDMI (E2-NDI)
Network Support RJ-45 Ethernet
Media transmission protocols	NDI-HX/RTMP/TS over UDP/HLS/SRT
Video resolution	Up to 1080P60Hz: 1080p23.98/24/25/29.97/30; 1080p50/59.94/60; 1080i50/59.94/60; 720p23.98/24/25/29.97/30; 720p50/59.94/60
Video encoding	H.264/ AVC High/ Main/ Baseline profile (up to Level 5.3) ; Motion-JPEG ; NDI HX
Audio encoding AAC/G.711
Latency End-to-end by cable is about 150 ms
Image and text overlay	Custom text, image overlay function, can be superimposed to any position on the screen
Recording Micro	SD/TF card , local recording,NAS network storage
Management Web	/Android APP
Power supply/Consumption	DC 12V 1A / 4W
Size/ Weight 125*89*28mm/380g
Working temperature	-20°C~60°C

2 Operation guidance

● Installation and connection of the device

Connect the power and video input source correctly, power on the device.

● Network Connection and Configuration

The simplest way is that the encoder accesses the network via Ethernet, and the device automatically gets an IP address from the network. Without any settings for the device, the encoder can be automatically found and pulled by other NDI devices in the network.

If you want to set up the network manually, you can use the device failsafe IP address (192.168.1.168) 1 login the WEB page for setting up(default username and password is :admin/admin).

- NDI Pulling stream

NDI has the function of automatic discovery. After the encoder is normally connected to the network, other NDI-supporting tools (such as Newtek studio monitor, OBS, vMix) can be used to automatically discover the encoder and pull its NDI video stream directly.

● Other streaming service

If necessary, you can also configure the device to push video streams such as RTMP, RTMPS, UDP, HLS, SRT, etc..

3 Packing list and interface description

3.1 Packing list

Please check the parts and accessories you received are exactly

Name Unit Quantity Note
NDI® Encoder SET	1 E1-NDI:SDI	Input; E2	-NDI: HDMI Input
DC12V/1A power adaptor	PCS 1
Quick start guide	PCS 1
Certificate/Warranty card	PCS 1

3.2 Interface description

1.Power

1. Mini USB

2. Audio out

3. Audio in

5.SDI IN/ HDMI LOOP

6.SDI LOOP/HDMI IN

7.Ethernet

1. Indicator

2. USB extend

10.TF card

11.Power Switch

1. Reset

3.3 Signal indicator

Name color Status Description
Power Red		Always on Power supply is connected
		Off Power supply is not connected
Signal Green		Always on SDI/HDMI signal is connected
		Flashing Restore device to factory settings
		Off SDI/HDMI signal is not connected
Run Green		Always on Device is starting
		Flashing Working
		Off Working abnormal/not started

4 Installation and connection

4.1 Power connection

Using the power adapter (DC 12v) to connect to the power connector of the device. After connected, turn on the power switch (Interface No.12) on the device. After the device is powered on, it starts working

⚠️Note: Please use the standard power adapter provided. Using other unqualified supplies may damage the device.

4.2 Video signal connection

Connect the SDI/HDMI signal from a source (such as a camera) to the input port of the device through cable, make sure the connection is tightened.

4.3 Network connection

Connect the network cable to the Ethernet port of the device, and connect the other end to the network switch or directly to the network port of the computer.

5 Login and network configuration

5.1 Login to the device through Ethernet

First connect the Ethernet port of the NDI encoder and the computer to the same switch, or connect the encoder directly to the computer network port. Then configure the encoder and computer to the same network segment so that the computer can access to the web page of the encoder.

The default management IP address of the encoder is 192.168.1.168This is the failsafe address of the device. Generally, do not modify this IP addressIf the IP address of the computer is not in the network segment of 192.168.1.*, please set the IP address of the computer network port to 192.168.1.*.

Open the WEB browser, directly input the encoder's IP address (default is 192.168.1.168) or the URL http://192.168.1.168 and press Enter to open the login interface. After opening the page, an authentication dialog will pop up, please fill in the username and password, the default username is admin, the default password is admin, and then click "Login".

⚠️Note: Due to the browser compatibility issues, it may cause the web page display abnormal, it recommended to use Chrome and Firefox.

After login, the encoding and function parameters can be set on the encoder management web page. The page is shown as below:

5.2 Network configuration

The Ethernet port can be configured with an IP address and default setting is DHCP . It will automatically get a complete IP address,Netmask, Gateway and DNS according to this LAN.

Click "Network & Service Settings", click "Network Manager" to enter the following interface, you can see the IP address with Ethernet.

In addition to the way of DHCP, the encoder also supports manual IP assignment. To change the IP of the wired network, click “Configure” button in the Ethernet to enter the interface for configuring the IP. There are two ways to get the address, one is DHCP, and the other is to manual. To use DHCP to automatically obtain IP, you must first ensure that the router or switch has enabled the DHCP service. This method is simple and convenient, but the IP obtained by DHCP changes continuously, and you cannot directly know what IP address the encoder gets. To use manual, you need to enter a fixed IP to the encoder, and this IP address is fixed as long as the encoder does not restore the factory settings, this method is more stable. Therefore, the two methods have their own advantages, and can be selected accordingly.

After Ethernet is configured correctly, you can see that the connection status is “Internet reachable” and the Internet connection is the default Ethernet port on the Dashboard.

Note: Because the device writes the configuration file to the system regularly for saving, the data can not power off immediately after the IP address is manually configured or modified, otherwise the IP address may be lost. If you want the IP address configuration to be saved immediately, you can restart the device once on the WEB page.

5.3 Convenient management functions

The "Local Link" is configured with a dedicated IP address on Ethernet (This is the failsafe IP address (the Ethernet port.Generally, do not modify this IP address). In this way, even if you forget the IP setting of the Ethernet, or if the IP cannot be learned because DHCP gets the address, you can still connect and access the device through the configured private IP address.

"Local Link" is to bind the encoder to a separate IP address, this IP address does not affect the use of other network cards, in special cases, it can play a role to manage encoder, this address can be manually changed, the default address is 192.168.1.168.

Note: When accessing the device through a convenient managed IP address, your computer must have an IP address on the same network segment.

5.4 Android APP

- Please download the Android APP from Kiloview website, then install it.

( http://www.kiloview.com/companyfile/shi-pinbian-ma-qi-Android-APP-45.html)

• Connect the phone to the same network segment of the WIFI that the device connects. (You can share the hotpots while using P and G series encoder). Open the APP and search the connected devices under the same network segment automatically in the device list.
  ● The device information shown in the list includes device interface information, device serial number, device IP address, etc.
• Click the device from the device list to enter into management page.

Device list	EN
NewTek HD/3G-SDI Encoder 150123632	192.168.3.25
HDMI Professional Wireless Encod 190903057	192.168.3.32
NewTek HD/3G-SDI Encoder 150402296	192.168.3.31
HD/3G-SDI Professional Wireless E 190902057	192.168.3.63
HDMI Professional Wireless Encod 15110419233	192.168.3.202
HDMI/VGA Professional Encoder 150326	192.168.3.203
HD/3G-SDI Professional Wireless E 15080925	192.168.3.101
HDMI/VGA Professional Encoder 160906645	192.168.3.103
HD/3G-SDI Professional Wireless E 123654789	192.168.3.147

• On the configuration page, it shows video source image on the area of ① to monitor whether video source is normal. This image stream is refreshed in three seconds.
• Click②for main stream configuration.
• Click③for audio encoding configuration.
• Click"Pushing"for stream service configuration.
• Click "Video Clipping" for video clipping function.
• Click "OSD watermark" for image overlay function configuration. APP only supports text and time overlay configuration, image overlay is configured on Web page.
• Click "Network" for network configuration.
• Click "Signal Source" for audio and video source choice page.
• "Setting" are used for quick reset, device reboot, restoring factory settings and device name modifications.

Click and enter into device information page.

6 NDI

E series NDI video encoder is a professional video encoding device for NDI video production. It can compress SDI or HDMI video source coding into NDI protocol stream and transmit video through wired network for any compatible system, device or software in the network.

Note: NDI encoder cannot support RTSP protocol transmission currently. When the encoder is connected using the NDI tool, the RTSP stream obtained is encrypted and displayed in a mosaic s

6.1 NDI|HX Driver Installation

At present, the encoder uses a compressed NewTek NDI|HX technology. Before using other tools to connect, you need to download and install the NDI|HX driver from the NEWTEK website (https://www.newtek.com/ndi/tools), NDI Tools contains the following:

NewTek NDI® Tools

Windows

NDI ^® Tools for Windows

NDI Studio Monitor

NDI Scan Converter

NDI Virtual Input

NDI VLC Plugin

NDI for Adobe Creative Cloud

NDI Access Manager

NDI Test Patterns

NDI|HX Driver

Download

MAC

NDI ^® Tools for Mac

NDI Video Monitor

NDI Scan Converter

NDI for Adobe Creative Cloud

Access Manager

Download

Note: The NDI|HX driver does not support installation on Mac series terminals, so Mac termin cannot play NDI videos. However, Mac terminals can support NDI functions after installing the NI tools, such as using NDI scan converter to select any active window such as: (IM chat window or browser or any software), and then can make these windows into NDI signals for output.

For the NDI|HX version, only the NDI|HX driver can be successfully installed to connect to the encoder NDI stream using other tools.

For other products that support NDI 4.0, it can be automatically discovered without installing the NDI|HX driver.

6.2 NDI discover and connection

Note: NDI discover is realized via multicast, so it is required to put NDI encoder and other N devices in the same subnet, and configured with the IP address of the same subnet and can communicate with each other (can be obtained automatically). Otherwise, the NDI encoder cannot be automatically discovered.

When the device configured with network and NDI|HX driver installed on the PC side, other NDI-enabled tools of the same subnet can discover the encoder automatically. Currently the tools that support the NDI protocol are widely. The following is an example of how to automatically discover and pull NDI video streams by using NewTek studio monitor and VMIX.

- Open NewTek studio monitor software, click the icon in the upper left corner to display the list of device names that have been discovered. The device list will be displayed according to different channel names. Select the device you want to connect, and then you can pull the current video strea of the encoder.

NDI NewTek NDI Studio Monitor

Note: After opening the selected video of the encoder by Studio Monitor, click in the lower right corner of the player to open the Web page of the encoder directly, which is convenient for the management of the encoder.

- Open vMIX software, click “add input” of the left corner, select “more”, which shows it can add various sources. Click “NDI/desktop capture”, it shows NDI devices list. According to device names and channel names, you could select the device you want to add, then click “OK”, the video source will be added into vMIX play source list.

6.3 Modify NDI device name and channel name

When there are multiple NDI encoders in the same network, as default device name and channel name are same, it is required to modify device name and channel name to identify different devices.

Click on the NDI option at the top of the menu to modify the parameters:

6.4 Modifying NDI Bit Rate

On the dashboard, click SET at H.264 Main Stream to set the bit rate, which is also the bit rate of ND stream.

7 Parameters configuration

7.1 Dashboard

“Dashboard” is an overview of the current running status of the device and the status of audio and video streams. Users can click the “Refresh” button to refresh in real time, which can greatly help the encoder setting and troubleshooting.

- System

Click “Basic Setting”, users can know information including “device start time”, “persistent time”, “system spaces”, “data spaces”, “network status” and “connectivity” of the device, and go for “Ping” testing. If users need to push to Internet platforms, network status should be “Internet reachable”, or it cannot push streams.

The “Ping” provides a simple function to test whether the network is reachable. Open the “Ping” button, enter the test address, click “Ping”, wait for 3s, and “Connectivity” is displayed as “reachable, packet los rate 0%” means the network is good and streams can be pushed to the Internet normally.

Note: If Ping public IP address is reachable, but Ping domain name is unreachable. Generally, is because the DNS server configuration is incorrect.

- Video/Audio signals

It can show “Video/audio signal”, “video format”, “preprocessing”, “audio sampling” as below:

VIDEO/AUDIO Signals

• Video signal lock: LOCKED
• Video format: 1080p 60Hz
• Crop picture source: No cropping
• Scale before encoding: Default/No set
• Crop picture to encode: No cropping
- Rotate/Flip: No rotation
[Click to set above processing.parameters...]
• Audio sampling: 48000 Hz

Video signal: SDI Input Audio signal: SDI Input Select...

If “video signal lock” displayed as “no signal (display blue screen)”, it means the video input source is not detected by the device. Please check if the input cable is plugged in. If “Audio sampling” is displayed as “0Hz”, the audio signal is not collected on the device. Please check if the audio of the input source is normal.

7.2 Basic settings

Users can go for some basic functions settings here.

7.3 Change WEB login password

Click “Change Password”, an option box will pop up, users can modify the WEB login password, the default password is admin.

7.3.1 Location and time

Click “location and time”, then users can modify system time of the encoder, or just select “Synchronize from this PC”.

Location & Time Setting

Current time of device: 2019-07-03 19:31:18 Universal Coordinated Time in Device: 2019-07-03 11:31:18

Location/Time zone: Asia/Shanghai NTP Time Synchronization Enable: yes NTP Synchronization Status: yes

Select Your Location

Location/Time zone: Asia/Shanghai, Beijing Detect Location

Country/Area: China

Change My Location

Date & Time Setting

Set Synchronize From NTP Server

NTP Server: NTP Server on Internet - China

SET

7.3.2 Restore factory settings

If users change parameters that lead encoder couldn't work (Typical situation is that encoder couldn't be visited by network after modifying network address), users could restore factory settings to default value.

Two methods for restoring factory settings:

1. Via the WEB interface, "Basic Setup > restore factory settings" function;

2. Through RESET button:

On the dashboard, there is a button of. Pressing on RESET button for 3 seconds, device will restore factory settings. Restoring factory setting will lead to the device hard restart, restarting course will last 1 minute.

Please note: after restoring factory setting, below parameters will be changed to default value:

• Login username and password will be admin;
• IP address will be restored as 192.168.1.168, subnet mask will be 255.255.255.0;
• All encoding parameters of video and audio will be restored to factory default value;
• Media transmission parameters will be restored as factory default value.

7.3.3 Firmware upgrading

The encoder supports online firmware upgrading. Through the “Basic Settings-Update Firmware” of the Web page, users can upload the firmware online.Click “Choose file” to select the upgrade file, and click “Upgrade” to upgrade the device. The upgrade process is slow, around 30s to 1 minute, please be patient.

Firmware and software upgrading

Current Firmware Version: 2.5.0

Current Software Version: 4.1.1997

Device Serial No: 15110419233

Please check the device type and software/firmware version is correct before upgrading. Upload the firmware bellow.

NOTE: It need reboot the device to finish the upgrading while firmware uploaded!

Upload Firmware: Choose file No file chosen

Upgrade

After upgrading, kindly check whether the version information of the latest firmware is consistent with the expected status through the System Status-Software Version of the Web page.

7.4 Video&Audio adjustments

7.4.1 Video source choice and adjustments

Users can choose video source, adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and hue parameters of the video here.

"Auto Selection" means the device will check each video sources and automatically select the one which has signal.

"Auto Selection (one-shot)"same as "Auto Selection" but once it selected a source, it 'lock' this and neve change unless you 'Quick Reset' or 'Reboot' the device!

The value range of Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue is 0\~255, default is 128. Based on the median value, the increase/decrease value corresponds to the increase/decrease in brightness/contrast/saturation. The default value of Hue is 128, which represents phase 0; the value range is 0-255.

7.4.2 Video preprocessing

Before video captured and sent to encoder, we can make some necessary preprocessing:

(1) Source picture cropping: Crop a part of the original picture for encoding.
(2) Scaling: After step 1 cropping (or not cropping), video can be scaled up/down to certain format. (E.g Input video is 1080p60, scaling down to 720p30 for encoding.)
(3) Second cropping: After the step 2, you can continue cropping the size you want for encoding. (It's almost the same with step 1, but necessary in specific application.)
(4) Rotation or flipping: It's the last step before encoding, you can rotate the video with 90/180/270 degrees, horizontal mirror or vertical flip.

Above process is a pipeline from step 1 to step 4. You could choose to open, or prohibit it about each step.

7.4.3 Audio signal source

Audio source “Auto selection” mode is automatically to select the embedded audio of the input video source.

Note: E series products are without Analog Line in and doesn't support adjust analog input ga

7.5 Encoding & Steam

7.5.1 Audio encoding parameter setting

Encoders can set audio encoding parameters. Click “Encoding &stream”, pull downward “Audio Encoding Engine”, then entering into audio parameters setting. Audio encoding channel is forced to enable. Audio encoding modes include AAC and G.711, optional. Audio sampling is chosen according to actual situation. Channels consist of “Stereo” and “Mono”. Encoding bitrate is adjustable between 16K-256K, default is 64Kbps. One more detail: if encoder using TS-UDP protocol or needs using recording, then it needs to choose “With ADTS header” under AAC format.

Note: Please do "Quick Reset" to take affect if you changed the 'Resample policy' or 'Sampling'

parameter.

7.5.2 Encoding and stream settings

Video encoding parameters are adjustable. Click “Encoding &Stream”, pull downward “Encoding and stream settings” to enter below interface. We generally set parameters of “H.264 main stream”, click “Setting”.

Note: It is H.264 Main stream, the second setting, not Motion JPEG setting.

Note: For NDI, the sub-stream of the encoder must always be in the running state, otherwise may cause the NDI stream to have no audio.

Click SET, entering into below interface for main streaming encoding parameters setting, as follows:

“Scaling” has 9 options for choice. Default setting is “Default size”, that is, the video size after encoding is the same as the input video size.

“Color” has two options: “With color and monochrome”. Monochrome is black and white color, “with color” remains the original color. Default setting is “With color”.

“H.264 Profile” supports High profile, main profile, baseline, which is set according to platform supported encoding profile. High Profile is the highest compression efficiency, that is, under the same bitrates, image quality is the best; Baseline is the most widely supported; default setting is High Profile.

“Bitrate control” has two ways: CBR-Constant bitrate and VBR-Variant bitrate. From literal meaning, CBR is stable and unchanged bitrate, while VBR is constantly changing according to actual content. Generally, network transmission adopts CBR to guarantee transmission quality, while file storage uses VBR to guarantee file quality. Default setting is CBR-Constant bitrate.

“Bitrate” supports adjustable 64K-25M. Users could choose default setting, or self-define bitrate size. The higher bitrates, video quality after encoding is better. But specific setting should be based on actual network situation, couldn’t be higher than your own upstream bandwidth.

“Framerate” has three options: FULL (same as input source, HALF (half when source framerate>=50 and customized framerate. “FULL” means framerate after encoding is the same as the framerate of input source; “HALF” means if input video is 1920*1080P50, video framerate after encoding will be 25. This will be a good saving on the consumption of network bandwidth; customized framerate is user assigning framerate after encoding, in theory, it shouldn’t be higher than original framerate.

“GOP size” has five options and supports user-defined adjustment. It is adjustable according to actual situation, default is 60, and normally it could meet the most majority of needs.

“Reference frames” has two options: one and multiframe. Theoretically using multiframe can improve encoding quality, but some decoders and players may not support multiframe.

Substream parameter setting refers to Main stream configuration

7.5.3 Streaming media service

E series NDI encoder currently support streaming services include: NDI stream, RTMP push, TS-UDP push,HLS service, SRT service (not support RTSP pull stream currently).

One code stream can run up to 8 stream services at the same time for the encoder, which means it can push the video stream to 8 different live platforms. There are two code streams (the main stream and substream) for the encoder, so the encoder can stream up to 16 different live platforms at the same time. In general, the main stream is enough, and the sub stream is mainly used in the security monitoring field to achieve the docking usage with the NVR.

- Motion JPEG stream

Encoder has a Motion JPEG stream, it keeps running without stop. It is blank with blue color if without video access. If with a video signal access, Motion JPEG stream will display the content of current flow “the video signal lock” displays locked and it will display the current video signal format.

Note: Motion JPEG stream is a picture preview, refresh every 3 seconds, or click the mouse to refresh, so it is normal to see it is not fluent on the page.

● RTMP Pushing (Live streaming)

Using RTMP pushing, the first thing is to make sure platform providing RTMP pushing address, otherwise our encoders couldn't do RTMP pushing (Currently some live streaming APP couldn't provide RTMP pushing address.)

Note: The principle of RTMP push stream is that it must be pushed from the encoder to the platform. The computer/decoder then pulls the RTMP stream from the platform for playback. The encoder cannot directly push the RTMP stream to the computer/decoder for playback.

YouTube live streaming

“Streaming point” is RTMP address given by platform (Take YouTube as an example). (Other platforms are similar, if any questions please contact platform technical support for help).

1) Login to YouTube, get below address:

Streaming point should be like Server URL+Stream name/key, for example: rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/9ja6-9u28-uz4j-8x6r

2) After you get the RTMP URL address, you need to set it up in the encoder. In the main stream of H there is a stream service option to be added. By adding a RTMP push, you can get a RTMP push option. Click the settings button on the right side of the RTMP push, and you will enter the interface to fill in RTMP push configuration. The push address on YouTube platform is filled in the "push point", and set "Enable pushing" to "Yes". Click "Save", then RTMP will stream to YouTube.

If the platform requires user name and password verification, you also need to fill in the corresponding parameters in the encoder.

3) On YouTube platform, if the video can be displayed, the push stream is successful, otherwise you need to check the network and other configurations.

Note: In the case of RTMPS push mode, fill in rtmps URL at Push point and set 'Use old Version' to yes, so that it can be supported.

• TS-UDP Pushing (unicast and multicast)

Click to select TS-UDP Pushing, then entering into TS-UDP setting interface.

TS-UDP pushing divides into unicast and multicast. If using unicast, “pushing target address” is device IP address of receiving TS streaming. “Target port” is any port, but it is better not conflicted with other service port. No need to change Multicast TTL; If using multicast, “pushing target address” needs to write a correct multicast address (224.x.x.x \~ 239.x.x.x). “Target port” is any port, but it is better not conflicted with other service port.

After finishing setting, it will come up an URL address from TS-UDP pushing, which could be decoded through VLC or other decoding player. If it is multicast, please remember to close Windows firewall.

- HLS service

Using HLS service, the first thing is to “add a stream service”, then click right-side SET icon of “HLS service” for setting.

Below is setting interface of HLS service. Very simple, if no special requirements, no need setting, only enable service.

Main Stream HLS service parameters

Once enabling service, it will get one HLS Publish point. You could watch it through VLC and other players using this address.

- SRT service

Click "Encoding & Stream"--"Encoding and Stream Settings"--"H.264 main stream"--"Add a stream". Choose "SRT-TS pushing", click "OK" and add a SRT service.

Click the icon for SRT configuration.

SRT-TS pushing Stop

Publish point: srt://192.168.3.139:6001

Fill in the pushing address and port, click “Save”. Then SRT pushing is working.

Setting parameters means the following:

▶ Open SRT service:yes or no;
➢ Handshake mode: The device set as CALLER mode will act as the caller of SRT session;
Address: Set IP address of the receiver;
➢ Port: Set the listening port corresponding to thereceiver;

➢ Transport delay: Set it based on the performance of the current network, the delay value can be set on both the SRT source device and the SRT target device. The final SRT transmission delay will be the larger one of the two values. Default is 125ms;

▶ Advanced settings: Open and Close;
Encryption mode: AES-128, AES-192, AES-256;
➢ AES key: Encryption key can be 10-32 letters or numbers combination;

Bandwidth overhead: It is set as the percentage value based on network link quality. Using this value to multiply the total bitrate of the audio and video encoded by the encoder, this will get the occupie maximum bandwidth allowed by Bandwidth Overhead. This value plus the total of video and audio bitrate is the threshold of the current SRT transmission bandwidth, and also the maximum bandwidth that SRT stream can be used. From the perspective of "overhead", it is the extra "invalid" bandwidth to be used in addition to the media content required for transmission (which can be understood as the payload), but it is different from our common protocol overhead, TCP header overhead, UDP header

overhead. The bandwidth overhead here is not a fixed 20\~60 bytes TCP header overhead or 8 bytes UDP header overhead. It changes in real time according to the network conditions. The worse the network link conditions are, the more overhead needs for normal transmission. The range is 5%\~100%, and the default overhead is 25%;

Load size: Sending data packet size, it is optimal that the receiver should equip with the same size. The default size is 1316, which is the optimal packet for the encoder.

Note: Below format is the reference delay value under different packet loss. Wa20nRTTit requires to increase the delay appropriately.

Network highest packet loss rate(%)	RTT Multiplier	BW Overhead	The lowest SRT delay (when RTT≤20ms)
≤1	3	33	60
≤3	4	25	80
≤7	5	20	100
≤10	6	17	120

Save the settings, then a SRT-TS pushing address will be added. The encoder starts to initiate a handshake connection to the receiver.

SRT-TS pushing Stop

Publish point: srt://192.168.3.139:6001

7.6 Local recording

E series NDI encoders support local recording function. Encoder with TF card-slot can support TF recording and meanwhile it supports USB disk inserted into USB port of encoder for recording. The recording operation is as follows:

1) Click “Record” below “H.264 Main Stream” under “Dashboard” or “Encoding and stream setting”.

2) Click "Record settings" icon for setting

Main Stream Record Settings

About Record

Set the record parameters here.

Why the default format is 'TS': If you removed USB or SD/MMC disk while recording, a terrible thing may happen that is the recored file may be wrong and can not play anything, if the file format is '.avi' or '.mp4', etc. But 'TS' format can avoid this, also, the 'TS' format is compatible with almost mordern media players.

DON'T use the NTFS! This device can support NTFS file system, but no suggest to use it! The NTFS filesystem can cause high CPU using and affect other streaming functions. If you force to use NTFS, please set the encoding bitrate lower than 8Mbps.

After changed the record settings, it can only take effect in next starting record time!

(Plug in disks) Auto record:

ENABLED

Disk Selection:

Largest disk

Use the largest disk to record files, never care what disk type it is.

Record Format:

.ts file

Filename Prefix:

REC

File Limitation:

Size limited, split to multiple files

Size Limitation

4000000

Overwrite:

Overwrite old records if no space

SAVE

Note: A real challenge for recording by removable disks: If you remove the storage disk while recording, the recorded file may be wrong and can not be played if the file format is '.avi' or '.mp4', etc. But 'TS' format can avoid this, also, the 'TS' format is compatible with almost all the main media players.

If recording is performed in a non-TS format, when the recording is completed, stop the recording manually, and then remove the storage device to ensure the recording can be played normally.

3) By default, it automatically starts recording when storage disks inserted, regardless its storage type. It will record to the biggest available storage area. Recording format is TS file by default. Users could set recording for automatic cutting based on specified size. And when storage space is insufficient, it will automatically overwrite the old video file to achieve redundant storage.

4) Click to check recording status and record list.

- When no disks inserted or NAS network storage not set, the status will be as follows, dashboard will show “Stopped”

Record status shows "No valid disks" and "No records".

- After inserted disks, the encoder will start recording automatically and the dashboard shows "Recording".

The "Video Status" is shown below, where you can view the usage of the memory or download the video files that have been stored in the memory to the computer.

- When it is recording, users can stop the recording manually and it can be restarted again.

Note: When recording with TF card, it only supports formats of NTFS.FAT32 or vfat. For TF cards over 64G, the default formatting is exFAT under the formatting program of Windows system, which may lead to the TF card unrecognizable.

Sometimes, due to the influence of some files or programs in the TF card, the TF card can not recognized. You need to format the TF card once.

7.7 Network Storage(NAS)

NAS is a Disk Arrays connected by network, it has all the main characteristics of disk arrays: high capacity, high efficiency and high reliability.

Open NAS Manager, click "add NAS", then fill in the corresponding parameters.

ID/ Name: Any Alphabet/number
- NAS Type: NFS or CIFS (CIFS is a shared protocol for network connection, which requires high reliability of network transmission, TCP/IP is usually adopted; NFS is transport-independent, TCP or UDP is adopted; One of the disadvantage of NFS is, it requires the user to install a special software while CIFS is integrated inside the OS, and no additional software is needed.)
- Host: IP address of the Host
● Volumn/Mount point: Storage location on the host
- Mount options: Settings about the user name and password.

NAS manager will show “Mounted” if NAS connection has been established, and there is a RECORD file under the Mount point. If the connection is abnormal, it will be displayed as “Mounting”.

7.8 Text/ Image/Time overlay

Please open the “Overlay image management” to upload an image first if you want to make image overlay; if text or time overlay, you can set the overlay function directly.

7.8.1 Overlay Image Management

Enter “Image Management” --- fill in “ Image ID-- Choose the image file that you want-- click” Add”, then image is uploaded to the Encoder storage. You can check the image and information listed under the Image list.

You can change the parameters after uploading the image

Set alpha blending: Value range is 0-255, 0 is full transparent and 255 is no alpha blending.

Convert:

● Image size: If width/height set to 0, it will overlay the image as original size.
● PNG transparent threshold: If the original PNG transparent level is less than the threshold value, overlay that area as full transparent. Set a reasonable value can make the image border be smooth.
- Transparent color index: Manually specify an index color to erase background. Set tolerance (0%\~100%) to control the similar color range selection. In most cases, transparent PNG images do not need to be processed manually.

7.8.2 Overlay function

Go to the overlay settings page, in the settings of "Main stream", please choose "open" to enable overlay, for "Don't rotate follow picture", please choose yes or no. Then choose "Add overlay item" to set overla functions for "Text", "Time" and "Image" respectively. You can set multiple overlays at the same time

Text and Time Overlay

Refresh

NOTE: If you require more fonts/languages support, please contact our technical support. We can customize more fonts/languages, by upgrading a language patch firmware.

Main Stream Overlay

Enable overlay for this stream:

Open ▼

Don't rotate follow picture:

Yes ▼

SET

Add overlay item...

Add overlay item ( text)

For every overlay, you can set the terms of overlay, position, font and font size, Image or text content also on. After adding that, it will be shown as follows:

After encoding, the overlay will be shown as follow:

• The resolution of uploaded image can not be over the video. If the resolution of the video is 1920*1080, and the uploaded image is 3840*2160, then the image overlay will fail to display.
• Please pay attention to the overlay position, if you add image, text and time with the same position, then some overlay may fail to display.
• If the added image occupies the majority of the video screen, the actual bitrate and the set bitrate will be greatly reduced due to the low screen dynamic fluctuation.
• For the image format, only JPEG and PNG supported.

7.9 Service Configuration

7.9.1 Web Service Configuration

The default web service port is 80 (https port is 443). You can change it (range: 1-65535) accordingly.

Note: By HTTPS, if the web browser prompts certificate errors which is caused by the browser certificate security authentication, you will need to add it to the safe list of the browser.

7.9.2 Onvif Service Configuration

Note: Since the NDI discovery function of NDI device use similar principle of onvif, onvif discovery is not supported on E series devices currently.

7.9.3 Telnet Service Configuration

Telnet service listens on port 23 for remote connection and debugging of devices. For security reasons, you can choose to close telnet services.

7.10 Serial Ports and PTZ

7.10.1 Serial Ports

With USB to RS232/RS422/RS485 adaptor (cable), after connecting to USB port, if the device and identify the serial port correctly, USB port will be listed at "Device", then you can set the corresponding serial port parameters.

Note: The encoder can automatically identify the USB serial port conversion device of universal USB to Serial/FDTI chip/PL2303 chip. If the USB to RS232/RS422/RS485 converter (line) you inserted cannot be recognized and the converter chip is not supported by default, please replace the serial line.

7.10.2 PTZ Setting

The encoder can control the PTZ camera via Sony Visca.Pelco-D.Pelco-P protocols, you can also set the control speed.

7.10.3 Control Panel

Through the web page of the encoder, you can control the movement, zoom and focus of the camera in all directions.

Note: In the future, the PTZ function of Newtek Studio Monitor, ONVIF Device Manager and other software can be docked with the encoder control panel through product function docking, so to realize the direct control of the front-end camera.

7.11 Quick Reset and Reboot

7.11.1 Quick Reset

"Quick Reset" is used to quickly reset the video encoding service of the encoder, normally it's used to parameters come into force after modification or encoding abnormal, the current encoding service will be stopped and it will take about 3 seconds.

7.11.2 Reboot

"Reboot" is used to restart the device software, it will take about 3 minutes.

7.12 Logs and Debug

System logs are available for download, which can be provided to technical service engineers for technical analysis.

Thank you for reading.

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