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5.3.2. Managing the Links with a Video Router
Introduction
Video routers can be used with IPDirector to increase the number of incoming feeds
manageable by EVSserver recorder channels and/or the number of output channels able
to play out the media from a player channel, depending on the configuration of the
installation.
An EVSserver recorder channel will be physically connected to an OUTport of the router,
so the recorder channel records the feed received by the INport of the router associated to
this OUTport.
The router can be placed between one or several VTRdevices and the recorder channels
of one or several EVSvideo server. So the recorded feed will come from a tape media.
When a video router is used with an EVS server controlled by IPDirector, the router ports
routed to the EVSserver channels are shown in the IPDirector interface. So, users know
exactly which router INport is used by a recorder.
Some configuration is performed from the Remote Installer regarding the communication
parameters and the association of router ports physically linked to EVS server channels.
However, IPDirector users with appropriate user rights have the possibility to manually
switch the assignment between router INports and router OUTports.
Assigning a Recorder Source
Introduction
If a recorder channel is linked to an OUTport of a router, it records the feed received by
the INport of the router associated to this OUTport. In the case of a VTRdevice
connected to a router INport, the media recorded by the recorder channel will come from
the tape in the VTR device.
IPDirector users with appropriate user rights have the possibility to manually switch the
assignment between router INports and router OUTports. So, another VTR device,
connected to another router INport, can be selected and the VTR tape will be recorded by
the server recorder channel as soon as the router INport assigned to the channel has
changed.
This operation can be done from the Channel Explorer, from the Recorder Panel, from the
VTRControl Panel and from the Ingest Scheduler. A switch from an application
automatically applies to the other ones.
Prerequisites
• The appropriate configuration must have been done from the Remote Installer
regarding the communication parameters and the association of router OUT ports
physically linked to recorder channels.
• The Router Control service is started.
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