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Niagara 9100
Quick Start Guide
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Niagara 9100 system.
Figure 1. Niagara 9100 Back Panel
The following steps in this Quick Start Guide will help you set up and
configure your new streaming media system, so you can begin stream-
ing or capturing video as quickly as possible. The Niagara web interface
allows quick and easy access to its operaꢀonal features. You must modify
any advanced setup opꢀons of the encoders through this interface before
running an encoder session.
6) The first ꢀme you start the Niagara 9100 and log in, the system
3. Connect to an IP Network
prompts you for the date, ꢀme, and video standard. You may
accept the default date, ꢀme, and video standard or select
your own opꢀons, then click Submit.
RJ-45 Ethernet connector (D on Figure 1)
The Niagara 9100 provides two network
connecꢀons. Use either the primary
or secondary jack (or both) to connect to your
IP network.
Complete the following steps to begin operaꢀng the Niagara 9100.
NOTE: Contact your network administrator for assistance
if you are unfamiliar with network seꢀngs.
1. Connect to an electrical power source
AC power connector for 120-240 volts,
AC, 50-60 Hz (A on Figure 1)
Plug the power cable included with your system
into this connector and plug the opposite end
into an AC power source.
The network seꢁngs default to dynamically obtain an IP address from a DHCP
server on the network. For most network environments, you do not need to
modify these default seꢁngs. If the system does not find a DHCP server or it
remains unavailable on the network, it assigns its own IP address.
Once connected to a network, you should be able to access the built-in web
server by browsing to the unique machine name (the serial number located on
the boꢂom of the appliance). You may also set the IP address through the web
interface.
7) The Admin Log In window may reappear once you submit the
date, ꢀme, and video standard fields. You must enter User Name
and Password again.
2. Connect Video and Audio Sources
8) This ꢀme when you enter your valid user name and password,
Video and audio inputs will vary between Niagara 9100 models.
The inputs may be combinaꢀons of the following connecꢀons (E on
Figure 1).
the system displays the Welcome window and menu bar.
If you do not have a DHCP network or you cannot connect to the appliance
through its DNS name, then you can connect a monitor to the VGA port (C on
Figure 1), and a mouse and keyboard directly to the USB ports (B on Figure 1).
The appliance has a Microsoſt Windows 7 desktop.
Analog Video
4. First Start Setup
Composite BNC Input
A BNC-to-RCA adapter connects a com-
posite RCA video source to the BNC
connector.
The first ꢀme you power on the appliance, the system takes a few moments to
boot up.
1) Check to ensure that you connect all devices (power cords, video and
audio sources, etc.) to the Niagara 9100.
2) Remove the front panel from the Niagara 9100: Press in the release buꢂon
(J on Figure 2) and gently pull the panel toward you.
9) To create an encoder profile, from the menu bar click
Encoders > All Encoders. This example demonstrates how to create
a Microsoſt Windows Media encoder.
Digital Video
SDI Video Input
The high-definiꢀon and standard-
definiꢀon serial digital interface (SDI)
is a professional video input that may
include embedded audio. SDI uses a
COAX cable with a BNC connector.
3) Press Power (P on Figure 2) to start the Niagara 9100.
4) From a separate computer on the same network as the Niagara
system, launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer and
enter the serial number or IP address of your system in the
address bar. The serial number is located on the boꢂom
or the side of the system in the format fexxxxxxxx.
5) Click in the User Name field and enter admin as the user name.
Then click in the Password field and enter admin as the
password. Finally, click Log In or press Enter.
Analog Audio
10) Click Create new encoder.
Unbalanced Audio Input
These connecꢀons are provided on a
Left
breakout cable. These RCA connectors
provide leſt and right stereo inputs.
You will find RCA connectors (standard
consumer stereo audio connecꢀons) on
most video players and video cameras.
Right
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Niagara 9100
Quick Start Guide
4. First Start Setup continued
Figure 2. Niagara 9100 Front Panel
11) Select Windows Media Encoder Driver from the drop-
down menu in the Encoder Type field.
12) Enter a name for the encoder and then click Create New
Encoder.
13) Click the Video tab and select the appropriate input
seꢁng.
14) Click the Audio tab and select the appropriate audio
source.
15) Click the Output tab and click the Enable Pull check box. In
the Pull from Port field, enter port 7007.
Use the guide above (Figure 2) to familiarize yourself with the front
panel controls of the Niagara 9100.
I: Lock
• This locks the cover on the Niagara 9100. (Key is included.)
J: Release buꢀon
• Press this buꢂon in and gently pull the panel toward you to release the
front cover from the Niagara 9100.
16) If not desired, clear the Save to File check box. Click
A: LCD display
Submit.
• The LCD display shows the system and allows you to perform basic
funcꢀons.
K: Hard drive bay
• Stores the hard drives.
17) When the Operaꢀon Successful window appears, click
OK. Test this streaming profile from the Encoders window
by clicking the red circle in the Streaming column for this
encoder profile.
B: Cancel buꢀon
• Pull the level toward you to release the bay.
• Press this buꢂon to cancel a system menu acꢀon.
L: USB ports
C: Enter buꢀon
• Allows the export of files to USB storage devices, installing updates or
firmware, or connecꢀng USB devices.
• Press this buꢂon to accept a system menu acꢀon.
18) Open Windows Media Player from your desktop. Posiꢀon
the cursor to the leſt of this opꢀon, right click, and select
File > Open URL.
D: Direcꢁon buꢀons
M: UID buꢀon
• Use these buꢂons to maneuver through the system menu
(see the user guide for more informaꢁon).
• Press this buꢂon to illuminate the LED on both the front and rear of the
machine. The LED remains lit unꢀl you push the buꢂon on the second
ꢀme.
E: LED light
• The LED light illuminates when you press the UID (unit idenꢁꢂer)
buꢂon on the rear of the chassis. This funcꢀon is for easy system
locaꢀon in large stack configuraꢀons.
N: UID LED light
• Fast blinking red - fan failure
• Slow blinking red - power failure
• Solid red - CPU overheat
F: LAN indicator lights
• These indicators flash when there is network acꢀvity.
G: SATA indicator light
• Solid blue - Local UID buꢂon depressed
• Blinking blue - IPMI acꢀvated UID
• This indicator light flashes when there is SATA and/or USB port
acꢀvity.
19) Enter the serial number and the port number (in the
format hꢀp://fennnnnnnn:pppp) in the Open URL
window. Press Enter. Your streaming video from the
system displays in the Windows Media Player window.
O: Reset buꢀon
H: Power indicator light
• Press this buꢂon to reboot the system.
• This light indicates power is being supplied to the system’s power
supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the
system is operaꢀng.
P: Power buꢀon
• Press this buꢂon once to turn power on or off to the server system.
• Turning off system power removes the main power but keeps standby
power supplied to the system.
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may change without notice.
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