User guide

Matrox Maevex 5100 Series – User Guide 9
Setting up your Maevex environment
Before connecting your units, we recommend you:
 Have a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server
 Have a DNS (Domain Name System) server
 Have a controller system
 Use at least one output device (monitor or HDTV) to preview your video sources
 Make sure all devices (Maevex units and controller system) are on the same subnet
 Have at least one video source
Adding an encoder or a decoder unit to your environment
To avoid potential problems, before you add a decoder or an encoder unit to your Maevex
environment, perform a factory reset of your unit to reset the IP address, and any other settings that
may prevent you from using the unit in your environment. For more information, see “Resetting your
unit”, page 20.
Managing your passwords
Your PowerStream software, Maevex Encoder unit, and Maevex Decoder unit use passwords for
secure communication. PowerStream uses two types of passwords: the environment password and the
unit password.
Environment password
When you start PowerStream for the first time, you need to provide your environment password.
A Maevex environment has a single password that allows PowerStream to access the units in that
environment. An environment password is
case sensitive . It can be between 6 and 8 alphanumeric
characters long.
 In a new environment , you can provide any environment password. Any detected unit
with no password will have its password updated to use the new environment password.
 In an established environment , use the password already entered for that environment.
Unit password
Each unit has a password. To access a unit, that unit password must match the environment password.
When a new unit is added to the environment, it has no password. You need to manually update that
unit password.