Datasheet

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NDI Discovery Server
NDI 4.1 has a new, optional NDI discovery method called NDI Discovery Server. NDI Discovery server
is designed for large environments with many hundreds of NDI sources. In these cases, the act of
searching for NDI sources can easily overwhelm even a high-powered computer. In addition to this, the
regular NDI discovery method does not pass source information over network subnets or VLANS.
NDI Discovery Server has two components. The NDI Discovery SERVER software – available as part
of the NDI SDK from www.ndi.tv, which must be run on a single computer on the network. Once NDI
Discovery SERVER software is operational, you can enrol individual devices to the NDI Discovery
Server. In BirdDog devices this can be done in the Settings tab. Ensure the NDI Discovery Server option
is set to ON and the correct IP Address is listed in the NDI Discovery Server address.
Once this is congured the next time the BirdDog Device is rebooted, or video is restarted the BirdDog
unit will switch its discovery protocol to NDI Discovery Server. Note these methods are mutually
exclusive – you cannot operate in a hybrid of NDI Discovery Server and regular NDI discovery mode
on a single network successfully.