Operating instructions

License Keys control the availability of some features and are issued to a specific base unit not an option card, even if the
functionality being enabled is provided by an option card.
Features
License Keys consist of a feature, and the number of instances of this feature that are allowed within the chassis.
License Keys are allocated on a ‘first configured first served’ basis within the chassis. If an attempt is made to enable a feature, but
the required license key is not available then the feature is not enabled, and a log message is generated.
When a function that has a license associated with it is disabled, the license key is released within 1 second, and therefore available
to be re-allocated .
Verifying which licenses are present in the Unit
Access to the encoder web pages is necessary to verify the licenses that are enabled on the unit.
Navigate to Configure > System > Licenses
. This page displays the marketing code, number of each license and a description of the
feature enabled by the license.
NOTE : Short term licenses are not supported.
Ordering Additional Licenses.
When ordering additional licenses for existing units the following information is needed:
1. Unique Chip ID of the unit is required to generate the key.
This is retrieved by navigating to the following web page :
Configure > System > Base Unit > Advanced > ChipID
2. The TOTAL FINAL number of licenses required (including licenses already enabled on the unit) needs to be provided.
The above information is used to generate a new license key file, which then needs to be loaded onto the appropriate unit.
Entering License Keys
The keys are saved in an XML (newlicensedetail.xml) ready to be entered onto the unit via the web page
Browse to: Configure > Licenses
In the license box enter the license filename and select upload.
NOTE : The front panel CANNOT be used to enter license keys!
Base Chassis
Overview
The base chassis provides the control interfaces, the data Ethernet ports, data routing between the Ethernet ports, control software
running on the base chassis, and the option cards. It also provides the ability to generate MPEG-2 transport streams from
elementary streams received from the option cards.
The following is a summary of the features of the base chassis:
 19” 1 ‘RU’ rack mount chassis.
 Front panel LCD and keypad for limited control and status reporting.
 Tri-colour LED to indicate chassis health.
 Dual redundant Ethernet control ports.
 Two pairs of dual redundant Ethernet ports for data input and output.
 Single or dual AC power supply variants.
 6 option card slots (single AC PSU chassis) or 4 option card slots (dual AC PSU chassis)
 Option cards are ‘hot swappable’.
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