CONDUCTOR NETLITEUSER MANUAL

NETWORKED AV

Navigate to the install location of your conductor NetLite software – by default this is START>All Programs > Conductor NetLite. Run the program as Administrator (right-click, choose “Run as Administrator)

Step 1: Configure your computer’s NIC to communicate with SVSi devices

SVSi devices come with a default IP Address of 169.254.XX.XXX. Your computer MUST have an IP Address in a similar range in order to communicate properly.

To do this in Windows 7:

1. Turn off your laptop Wi-Fi adapter (if equipped)

2. Open network and sharing center.

3. Choose “Change Adapter Settings” on the Left hand side of the screen.

4. Locate the appropriate adaptor in your list, and go to its properties (right-click, Properties)

5. Choose TCP/IPv4 and Select Properties.

6. Select “Use the following IP Address”

A. Set the computer IP Address to “169.254.20.101”

B. Set the subnet mask to “255.255.0.0”

C. Select OK.

7. Exit out of the Network and Sharing Center.

Step 2: Add devices to system

1. With NetLite Running:

A. Select the “Unit Management” Tab

B. Select the “Auto Discover” Button

2. When a NVR is discovered for the first time, you will be prompted to choose which series of product it is going to be associated with (N1000, N2000, N3000). This will ‘lock’ the NVR into that particular mode. This mode can be changed later by going to the NVR tab, and selecting the “Maintenance” sub-tab. At the bottom of the page, there will be a ‘DVR Mode’ drop-down menu where you can change the NVR’s assignment, as seen on the next page:

You have successfully added your devices to your system!

Step 3: Organization and Setup of Devices

1. Click on the Video Matrix Tab

2. Netlite provides tabs for three separate video matrices (N1000, N2000, and N3000), along with one audio matrix and a serial control matrix.

Note: V-Series Equipment will appear under the N2000 tab.

3. Starting with Encoders, each in turn, do the following:

A. Double-click their Name to bring up the settings page.

B. On the ‘Encoder Setup’ page:

i. Change the Name to something friendlier (I.E. Cable Box 1 or Bob’s Computer)

ii. Slide the Image Quality and Motion Quality Faders all the way to the right. This will insure the highest image quality. If you need to lower the bandwidth used by an encoder later on, this is where you would accomplish that.

iii. Change the Stream Number – Valid numbers are 1 through 32,767. Organize the stream numbers as you see fit. Network Setup (Basic Settings Tab)

iv. Change the IP Address (if needed) to the appropriate IP Address (usually supplied by your network administrator)

a. Using the drop-menu, choose the type of configuration desired (AutoIP, Static, DHCP)

b. Set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway to their new values.

c. Click ‘Save’

v. Make Sure all of the ‘Allow Multicast’ Ports are checked (advanced users can change this at a later date if needed)

4. Starting with the first Decoder

A. Double-click the Decoder name to bring up the Setup Page for each Decoder in turn, and do the following:

i. Decoder Setup Page

a. Change the Name of the Device

b. Decide if you want to Audio enabled on this Decoder by selecting the check box at the bottom of the screen.

ii. RS232 Settings

a. If using the on-board RS-232 Port, configure your port settings as needed. Testing of RS-232 Commands is covered later in this document

iii. Network Setup

a. Configure the IP Address of the Decoder. Follow the same steps as setting the IP Address for the Encoders.

iv. Click ‘Save’

a. At this point, you may lose connectivity to the device as it resets its IP Address. Continue to the rest of the devices before changing your laptop’s IP Address.

5. If Needed – Change your laptop’s IP Address.

A. If you changed the IP Address of the Encoders and Decoder to something other than default, then you will need to reset your computers IP Address to match.

Step 4: Working with the Matrix

Your matrix should now look similar to the matrix pictured below. There are several modes for each Encoder and Decoder that will help you setup your video matrix. To change a device’s mode, do the following.

1. Double click on the Encoder or Decoder.

2. Use the drop-down menu for Live/Local to choose Live Play or Local Play.

3. Select the Desired Mode. In Host Play, or Local Play (explained below) you must also choose one of the playlists.

The Various Modes for each device are as follows:

1. Encoder

A. Host Play – Each Encoder has on-board memory for storing a various amount of still image files. These can be used to display a slideshow to multiple Decoders in a similar fashion to Live Play. This will turn off the attached video sources video, and begin playing back the slideshow

B. Live Play – This is the video coming from the attached device

2. Decoders

A. Local Play – The same thing as host play, but is only available on the Decoder

B. Live Play – Plays the live stream coming from a Encoder. Changing the Matrix

1. Start by attaching a video source to an available Encoder.

2. Verify your Encoder is in Live Play Mode

3. Verify your desired Decoders are in live play mode as well.

4. Using the Radio Buttons, click the cross-point for the Encoder/Decoder combination – as shown below:

5. The button will turn Yellow. Continue attaching Decoders to Encoders until you have made all of your connections. TIP: Start by attaching all of your Decoders to one Encoder to verify on all devices that streaming is working

6. Select the “Take” Button. This will make the changes in your matrix.

Network Troubleshooter:

Netlite now has a built-in Network Troubleshooter to help test the network for stream connectivity, and control port functionality. To access the Troubleshooter, click on Tools > Network Troubleshooter

1. Select the unit(s) you wish to test (multiple units can be selected by holding down CTRL+Mouse Click)

2. Choose either “Test Control Ports” or “Test Stream Connectivity”

InputSerial Matrix

Matrix Grid

Take Button

Output

Matrix

NVR

TX/RX Playlists Unit Management

Audio Matrix

Red Text - No Source (encoder) or No Display (decoder) Grey Text - Units TX or RX Setting is ‘OFF’Black Text - Unit is in Live Play Mode

Blue Text - Unit is in Local Play (decoder) or Host Play (encoder) - Lost Communication to Device

A. Stream Connectivity will test a decoder’s ability to receive all available encoder streams.

B. Test Control Ports will test all available control ports on a given device.

3. The results of your test will show in the “Results Log.”

Serial Matrix:

The Serial Matrix is designed to designate a serial pass-through path for ingesting/sending RS232 commands from one device to another. A practical application of this would be taking in serial commands from a camera controller (connected to an encoder), and sending those commands to the camera itself (connected to a decoder). You are basically setting a path between two devices for which serial data will pass.

To do this, you must first assign a device to be a “Master”, which will remove its ability to be used as a normal IP to RS232 device. Each Master can only be assigned to a single “Slave.” As such, the Serial Matrix is a One-to-One relationship.

To assign a device as Master:

1. Double-click on the Encoder/Decoder you wish to be a Master

2. Click ‘Advanced Settings’

Once you have enabled a device to be a Serial Master, it will become visible in the Serial Matrix tab of Netlite. From here, you would choose the slave on the left, line up the dots and hit the “Take” button, as if you were assigning a video stream. Those two devices are now tied together, and you can pass serial data between them.

Note: Copy protected content cannot be transmitted by SVSi's Networked AV products as shipped from the factory. Please contact SVSi if your video distribution requirements include fair-use, owner-licensed, or owner-created content.

You have now completed the basic setup of a SVSi System. If you have any further questions or comments please send us an email at techsupport@svsiav.com or call us Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central Time.

3. Scroll down and check the box titled, “Serial Master Enable”

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