Specifications

Reflector Service
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Vision
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Operation/Reference Guide
Activating a Unicast Stream
Perform these steps to activate a unicast stream:
1. Select and load the Reflector service you want to configure.
2. Choose whether the source is a Live Channel or an external source by clicking the Local V2 Channel or
External Source option button.
If you select Local V2 Channel, select the source Live Channel from the V2 Channels drop down
menu.
If you select External Source, enter the URL of an address containing an MPEG-2 or H.264 video
stream in the URL text box.
3. Click the Unicast option button to select a unicast stream.
4. Select the IP address of the network card you want to use to output the unicast stream by using the NIC
drop down menu.
5. Enter the port number in the Port text box.
6. Click Apply in each section if you made any changes to the Reflector configuration.
7. Change the Service Enable setting from No to Yes and click Apply. The Reflector will now begin
unicasting the video stream as configured. Note that no Live Channel is created for this stream as Live
Channels are only used for multicast streams.
Activating a Multicast Stream
Perform these steps to activate a multicast stream:
1. Select and load the Reflector service you want to configure.
2. In the Service Name box, enter the channel name as you want it to appear in the Live Channels list for
PC or set-top box users.
MPEG Reflector Service Options (Cont.)
Service Name The name of the channel to display in the Live Channel list for PC or Set-top
box users. Note: this only applies to multicast streams, unicast streams cannot
be viewed in the Live Channels list
Source
Type Click the appropriate option button to indicate the source type. You can choose
from either a Local Vision2 Channel or an External Source.
V2 Channels The options menu provides a list of all the live channels in the system. This
option is only available if you select Local Vision2 Channel as the source type.
URL Use this text box to enter the URL containing an MPEG-2 or H.264 video
stream. This option is only available if you select External Source as the
source type.
Destination
Stream type Click the appropriate option button to indicate the stream type. You should
select Multicast if you are streaming over an Intranet. Select Unicast for an
Internet stream.
Multicast options These options are only available if you select Multicast as the Stream type.
Address The multicast address for this channel.
Port The multicast port for this channel.
TTL The multicast TTL (Time to live) for this channel.
NIC The IP address of the Network Interface Card to use for multicasting.
Unicast options The following options are only available if you select Unicast as the Stream
type.
NIC The IP address of the Network Interface Card to use for unicasting
Port The unicast port for this channel.
URL (cannot modify) This text area shows the URL for the unicast stream.