User Guide

IP configuration method
You can configure P100 to operate on the network
with a dynamic (DHCP) IP address or a fixed
address.
For smaller networks DHCP networking is generally
suitable, however larger networks with managed
Configuration method:
Address:
Mask:
Gateway:
DHCP timeout:
Static fallback address:
Static fallback mask:
BirdDog Name:
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Network settings and device naming
Device naming
When P100 is first powered on it defaults to the
naming convention as described in the web
configuration panel section of this manual.
http://birddog-xxxxx.local/
It is possible to change the name along with the
network settings to better suit your environment.
In the web configuration panel, navigate to the
network section.
announce it’s availability to other devices that
belong to the same NDI group. By default this
setting is DISABLED. When enabled the receiver
device needs to also be set to the same identical
group name. Commonly this is done using the NDI
Access Manager application provided by NewTek
free of charge.
NDI Groups can be very useful in larger
environments to control visibility and access
amongst various groups.
NDI Audio Selection
BirdDog Eyes P100 has the ability to route the
incoming audio from the 3.5mm audio input socket
to either be embedded in the main NDI® stream, or
to behave as an audio comms end-point. If you
operate the BirdDog Comms application you can
then use the P100 as an output for IFB
communications.
Failover Source
BirdDog Eyes P100 can inform any receiving device
of a failover scheme. This means if their BirdDog
NDI stream is interrupted for any reason the
receiver can automatically switch to a
pre-determined alternative NDI stream. This is
particularly useful for live ‘on air’ productions where
there can be no risk of still frames or black being
broadcast should any source no longer be available.
Select an available NDI source for the failover
function from the dropdown list in ‘Available NDI
sources’. You can update this list by pressing
Refresh source list in either Chrome or Firefox web
browsers.
operations will often determine each device needs
to have a dedicated and static IP address.
DHCP IP address
DHCP is set as the network configuration by
default for P100.
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