epiphan VGA Recorder Lite, VGA Recorder Standard, Lecture Recorder, VGA Recorder Pro Install Manual

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8 April 2010 Firmware Version 3.7.7

VGA Recorder Install Guide

VGA Recorder Lite

VGA Recorder Standard

VGA Recorder Pro

Lecture Recorder

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You can go to the Recording page of the Epiphan website to get information
about VGA Recorder Lite, Lecture Recorder, VGA Recorder Standard, and
VGA Recorder Pro devices.

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following info:

• Your product serial number.

• The behavior of your product’s LED indicators.

• Technical description of the VGA signal source including resolution, refresh
rate, synchronization, type of hardware.

• Complete description of the problem you’re experiencing.

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1. Installation and Getting Started

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1. Installation and Getting Started

This section describes the basics of how to connect a VGA
Recorder device to a VGA source and to an Ethernet network.
This section also describes how to install the Epiphan Network
Discovery Utility on a workstation running Windows and use the
Utility to find VGA Recorder devices on the network.

Finally, this section describes how to connect to and use the VGA
Recorder Web admin interface to save recordings to the VGA
Recorder internal hard disk and to provide viewer access to these
recordings.

You can also archive recordings to an FTP, CIFS (Windows
network share), or rsync server on your network. You can also
save recordings an external USB storage device such as a USB
hard disk or flash drive. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more
information.

With the VGA Recorder Standard and Pro you can also save
recordings to a recordable CD or DVD using the optional DVD
writer.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• VGA Recorder Hardware Features

• VGA Recorder Software Features

• Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Lite Device

• Connect and Power on a Lecture Recorder Device

• Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Standard Device

• Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Pro Device

• Using the Network Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of

the VGA Recorder Device

• Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface

• Using the Web admin interface

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VGA Recorder Hardware Features

This section provides an overview of VGA Recorder Lite,
Standard, and Pro and Lecture Recorder hardware features.

Power Connect the AC adapter to the VGA Recorder

power connector and to a power outlet.

ETH 1 Primary 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 auto-sensing

Ethernet network port to connect the VGA
Recorder device to the Ethernet network. The VGA
Recorder device ethernet ports are auto-sensing.

ETH 2 Secondary 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 auto-sensing

Ethernet network port. This port is useful for some
configurations. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for
more information.

VGA IN To connect a VESA-compatible VGA source to the

VGA Recorder device.

See the

VGA Recorder

technical specifications

on the Epiphan web site for
information about the video input supported by the
VGA Recorder.

VGA OUT Optionally connect a monitor to view captured

images.
VGA Recorder Lite: draft-quality preview for

monitoring image output for troubleshooting.
VGA Recorder Standard and Pro: high quality

preview that can be used to verify the
configuration of the VGA source and VGA
Recorder device. You can also enable On-Screen
mode, connect a monitor to VGA Out and connect
a keyboard and mouse to the device and access the
Web admin interface. See “Using On-Screen Mode

to Access the Web admin interface (VGA Recorder
Standard and Pro)” on page 27.

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INPUT To connect a DVI, VGA, composite video and

optionally audio to the Lecture Recorder device. To
connect a VGA source you require a VGA to DVI
converter. To connect a composite video source
you require a composite video to DVI converter.
See the

Lecture Recorder technical specifications

for information about the VGA signaling, VGA
modes, and video modes supported by VGA
Recorder devices.

INPUT also includes an audio port for recording
line in audio.

OUTPUT Connect a DVI or VGA monitor or projector and an

audio amplifier to a Lecture Recorder device to
view the video and hear audio received by the
INPUT port. To connect a VGA monitor you
require a DVI to VGA converter.

USB ports All VGA Recorder devices have multiple USB 2.0

connectors (that also support USB 1.1).
You can send commands to and receive status

reports from the VGA Recorder device by
connecting the VGA Recorder USB port to an
RS-232 control system (using a USB to RS-232
connector). See the VGA Recorder User Guide for
more information.

LED
startup
sequence

Green and blue LEDs. When the VGA Recorder
device first starts up, the blue LED lights up. A few
seconds later the green LED lights up. After about
another 20 seconds the blue LED turns off, leaving
the green LED on indicating that the VGA Recorder
has started up and can start recording images.

During operation the blue LED blinks during VGA
signal test operation and when the system tunes
VGA parameters.

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VGA Recorder Lite Hardware Features

The VGA Recorder Lite device is a 202mm × 105mm × 35mm
(7.95” × 4.13” × 1.38”) desktop unit. The left side panel includes 2
USB connectors, a power connector, and two Ethernet connectors.
The right side includes a reset button, LEDs, a USB connector, and
VGA out and VGA in connectors.

Red LED During operation the red LED blinks each time the

VGA Recorder records an image. You can use the
red LED as an indicator that the VGA Recorder is
recording images.

Reset
Button

Reset the VGA Recorder Lite or Lecture Recorder
device to factory default settings. To use this
button, disconnect power to the device, press and
hold the Reset button as you reconnect the power.
The blue LED lights up. Keep pressing the Reset
button until the blue LED turns off and the Green
LED lights up. Release the Reset button. The device
starts normally but with all settings returned to
factory defaults.

Note: You may have to re-configure the device’s
network settings to reconnect the device to the
network. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more
information.

Solid
State
Drive

Recordings made by the VGA Recorder Lite and
Lecture Recorder devices are saved to an internal
32 gigabyte solid state drive. The solid state drive
functions in the same way as the VGA Recorder
Standard and Pro internal hard disk. For simplicity
this document uses the term “hard disk” for the
internal storage available on all VGA Recorder
models.

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Figure 1: VGA Recorder Lite connectors and LEDs

Lecture Recorder Hardware Features

The Lecture Recorder device is a 202mm × 105mm × 35mm (7.95”
× 4.13” × 1.38”) desktop unit. The left side panel includes 2 USB
connectors, a power connector, and two Ethernet connectors. The
right side includes a reset button, LEDs, a USB connector, and
OUTPUT and INPUT DVI and audio connectors.

Right Side

Reset

Button

Not

Used

LEDs

VGA
OUT

VGA

IN

USB

USBUSBEth 2Eth 1Power

Left Side

Not

Used

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Figure 2: Lecture Recorder connectors and LEDs

VGA Recorder Standard Hardware Features

The VGA Recorder Standard device is a 254 mm x 148 mm x
71 mm (10.0" x 5.8" x 2.8") standalone small form factor unit or 4U
rack-mount chassis. The front panel includes a USB connector,
power and hard disk activity LEDs, power and reset buttons, a
standard 3.5 mm microphone port, and a 3.5 mm headphone port.

The back panel includes Ethernet, VGA in, 3.5 mm unbalanced
stereo audio line in and power connectors.

Right Side

Reset

Button

Not

Used

LEDs

OUTPUT INPUT

USBUSBEth 2Eth 1Power

Left Side

Not

Used

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Figure 3: VGA Recorder Standard front panel

VGA Recorder Pro Hardware Features

The VGA Recorder Pro device is a standalone 4U rack-mount
chassis. The front panel includes two USB connectors, power and
hard disk activity LEDs and power and reset buttons.

Figure 4: VGA Recorder Pro front panel

The back panel includes Ethernet, VGA in, 1/4-inch high quality
balanced audio line in, 3.5mm unbalanced stereo audio line in,
and power connectors.

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VGA Recorder Software Features

Use the following software features, common to all VGA
Recorder models to install the VGA Recorder device on the
network.

Default IP
address and
network
mask

IP: 192.168.255.250
Netmask: 255.255.255.252
User Name: admin (no password)

IP address
from a
DHCP
server

The VGA Recorder device can get an IP address
on the network from a DHCP server if the
network has one. If the VGA Recorder gets an IP
address from a DHCP server, you can see the IP
address by running the Epiphan Network
Discovery Utility to find the VGA Recorder
device on the network. See “Using the Network

Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of the
VGA Recorder Device” on page 22.

If the network does not have a DHCP server, see
the VGA Recorder User Guide.

Viewing and
working
with
recordings

Use the Web admin interface to start and stop
recording videos, and to view, rename,
download, and delete recorded videos. You can
log into the Web admin interface by selecting
Web config from the Epiphan Network
Discovery Utility or by opening a web browser
and browsing to:

http://<VGA Recorder_IP_Address>/admin/
User Name: admin (no password)
Using the Web admin interface to view and work

with recordings is described in the VGA Recorder

User Guide.