User guide
22 Matrox Maevex 5100 Series – User Guide
Validating network discovery
Maevex units are initially assigned their IP addresses through DHCP (Dynamic Host Control
Protocol). After connecting your devices, we recommend verifying that all your devices are discovered
by the network.
Windows 8/7
– To make sure all your units are discovered by the network:
Windows 8
– From the
Start
screen, go to
All Apps
Æ
Windows System
Æ
File Explorer
Æ
Network
. Under
Other Devices
, make sure all the Maevex units connected are listed.
Windows 7
– Click
Start
Æ
Acessories
Æ
Windows Explorer
Æ
Network
. Under
Other
Devices
, make sure all the Maevex units connected are listed.
If prompted to enable network discovery and file sharing on your network when validating network
discovery, enable these two features by clicking on the prompt at the top of your Windows Explorer
window. These two features must be enabled for PowerStream to detect Maevex units on your subnet.
After validating your connection setup, install Matrox PowerStream software (see “Installing Matrox
PowerStream”, page 25).
Multiple subnet support
Controller systems and computers can detect Maevex units in the same subnet through the
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol. If you have units in different subnets of your
network, you need to validate network discovery in each subnet separately. For more
information on using Maevex units in different subnets in the same Maevex environment,
see “Using multiple subnets” in Matrox PowerStream help.
Validating video and audio quality
Your decoder unit can only output video and audio as good as the quality received by your encoder.
To validate the video and audio quality of your source and content:
Connect the source directly to the monitor and audio output device that will be used by
your decoder.
Use a different source to preview your content.
Use PowerStream to change the local output method on your encoder to
Use pass
through
while a monitor is connected to your encoder.
To validate the source capture by your encoder and your local output settings:
Use PowerStream to change the local output method on your encoder to
Use confidence
preview
.