Quick Start Guide
11) Select Windows Media Encoder Driver from the drop-
  down menu in the Encoder Type eld.
12) Enter a name for the encoder and then click Create New 
  Encoder.
13) Click the Video tab and select the appropriate input 
  seng.
14) Click the Audio tab and select the appropriate audio    
  source. 
15) Click the Output tab and click the Enable Pull check box. In  
 the Pull from Port eld, enter port 7007.
16) If not desired, clear the Save to File check box. Click 
  Submit.
17) When the Operaon Successful window appears, click 
  OK. Test this streaming prole from the Encoders window 
  by clicking the red circle in the Streaming column for this 
  encoder prole.
18) Open Windows Media Player from your desktop. Posion 
  the cursor to the le of this opon, right click, and select  
  File > Open URL.
19) Enter the serial number and the port number (in the 
  format hp://fennnnnnnn:pppp) in the Open URL 
  window. Press Enter. Your streaming video from the 
  system displays in the Windows Media Player window.
20) Please register the appliance as soon as possible by 
  accessing the maintenance menu.
4. First Start Setup continued
I:  Lock   
  •  This locks the cover on the Niagara 9100. (Key is included.)
J:  Release buon   
  •  Press this buon in and gently pull the panel toward you to release the 
     front cover from the Niagara 9100. 
K:  Hard drive bay   
  •  Stores the hard drives.
   •  Pull the level toward you to release the bay. 
L:  USB ports   
  • Allows the export of les to USB storage devices, installing updates or 
     rmware, or connecng USB devices. 
M: UID buon     
  • Press this buon to illuminate the LED on both the front and rear of the 
     machine. The LED remains lit unl you push the buon on the second 
     me. 
N:   UID LED light    
  •  Fast blinking red - fan failure
   •  Slow blinking red - power failure 
   •   Solid red - CPU overheat
   •   Solid blue - Local UID buon depressed
   •   Blinking blue - IPMI acvated UID
O: Reset buon 
  • Press this buon to reboot the system. 
P:  Power buon   
  • Press this buon once to turn power on or o to the server system.
   •  Turning o system power removes the main power but keeps standby
     power supplied to the system.
A: LCD display   
  • The LCD display shows the system and allows you to perform basic 
funcons.
B:  Cancel buon     
  • Press this buon to cancel a system menu acon.
C:  Enter buon     
  • Press this buon to accept a system menu acon. 
D: Direcon buons     
  • Use these buons to maneuver through the system menu 
     ( see the user guide for more informaon).
E:  LED light    
  • The LED light illuminates when you press the UID (unit idener) 
     buon on the rear of the chassis. This funcon is for easy system 
     locaon in large stack conguraons.
F:  LAN indicator lights     
  • These indicators ash when there is network acvity.
G: SATA indicator light     
  • This indicator light ashes when there is SATA and/or USB port 
     acvity.
 H: Power indicator light   
  • This light indicates power is being supplied to the system’s power 
     supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the 
     system is operang. 
Use the guide above (Figure 2) to familiarize yourself with the front 
panel controls of the Niagara 9100. 
Quick Start Guide
Niagara
®
 9100
Contact ViewCast Technical Support at support@viewcast.com.
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Figure 2. Niagara 9100 Front Panel


