NetUP Streamer User Manual

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NetUP Streamer.

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Contents

1 Introduction

Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Notation conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About NetUP Streamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Numbering of NetUP Streamer inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

All-in-one solution from NetUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 LCD panel

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Statistics screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Set IP address and subnet mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Generate new administrator’s password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3 Web interface

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

How to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

IPTV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

System administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

System configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

System status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4 System maintenance

Backup copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Editing IP table rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Network troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

NetUP server troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

NetUP server factory reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Introduction

Intended audience

This manual is intended for IPTV service providers using NetUP solutions. An overall knowledge of TV broadcasting systems and IP networking is assumed. The document covers basic functionality of device, recommendations for its configuration and operation.

Notation conventions

About NetUP Streamer

NetUP Streamer allows to receive and relay streams from the following sources:

– satellites;

– terrestrial antennas;

– cable networks;

– IP providers;

– streams of Internet broadcasting;

– IP cameras;

– storage.

Headend stations NetUP Streamer are presented in three models:

– NetUP Streamer mini – the compact headend station allows to receive streams from 4 satellite transponders and

relay 50 or more channels;

– NetUP Streamer 8x – the station for TV providers which allows to receive streams from 8 satellite transponders and

relay 100 or more channels with the total speed of over 900Mbps;

– NetUP Streamer 16x – the station for TV providers which has redundant power supply and hot-swap storage and

allows to receive streams from 16 satellite transponders and relay 200 or more channels.

Additional features requires a separate license. To purchase the license, please contact the NetUP managers.

Code blocks;

Notes

Warnings related to incomplete compatibility with older versions of NetUP.tv NetUP.tv

Generic warnings

NetUP Streamer may be supplied with additional features: transcoding and content encryption before broadcasting and create a mosaic channel

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Numbering of NetUP Streamer inputs 

Numbering of NetUP Streamer inputs

Inputs located on the rear panel of NetUP Streamer and numbered as follows:

All-in-one solution from NetUP

NetUP Streamer may use as a stand-alone solution and as part of the NetUP IPTV Combine.

NetUP IPTV Combine is an unique all-in-one device. It includes all the tools necessary for the operator:

– Middleware – provides communication between content sources and customer’s TV set-top boxes.

– Billing – manages the customer base and commercial services.

–Streamer – receives and relays content to a local network or the Internet.

– VoD/TVoD server – stores content.

NetUP IPTV Combine, similar to NetUP IPTV Streamer, is represented by three models:

– IPTV Combine mini – a compact station for networks serving up to 50 customers, with full functionality;

– IPTV Combine 8x – an Ideal solution for networks serving up to 500 customers, for example, for hotels, cruise

liners;

– IPTV Combine 16x – a productive solution for large companies.

To know more information about NetUP IPTV Combine, please contact the NetUP managers.

Adapter

CAM

NetUP Streamer mini

Adapter

CAM

Adapter

CAM

NetUP Streamer 8x

Adapter

CAM

1 0

CAM

1 0

Adapter

NetUP Streamer 16x

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LCD panel

Introduction

In order to set up the NetUP’s server equipped with LCD panel, do the following:

1. Plug the network and power cables into the device.

2. Switch power on. You shall see Startup... on the LCD panel.

3. Use the LCD manager for the initial setup of the system.

Statistics screen

Among other items, the LCD menu contains two statistics screens. The default screen displays the network adapters traffic transfer rate. The lower line of the screen presents the total rate of input and output traffic separated by “/”.

Use Up and Down buttons to navigate through menu elements. Press Up to switch to the CPU load screen.

First number is the total CPU load. Three subsequent numbers give, correspondingly, the portions of CPU load related to user tasks (u), system tasks (s), and awaiting data from the peripherals (w). Press Down to return to the traffic statistics screen.

Press Down to navigate to the rest of menu items:

– Reboot system – restart server

– Shutdown system – shutdown server

– Generate (Reset) password – generate a new admin password

Set IP address and subnet mask

1. Select the Network setup screen and press Enter to go to settings menu.

2. Press Up and Down to select the network interface and press Enter.

3. If you need to edit IP address press Enter and then press Up or Down to select an octet for editing. The selected octet will be indicated by a symbol " > ".

4. Select the last octet of the IP address and press Enter to go to edit the subnet mask.. Press Up or Down to increase or decrease the number of mask bits. Press Enter to go to the save settings dialog.

5. Select Save changes to save the IP address and the mask and select Discard to cancel settings. Buttons Up and Down switch between options, with currently selected option emphasized with brackets. Press Enter to confirm the selection.

6. When the settings are done, set up your DNS server (via its config file) to associate the IPaddress just entered with mw.iptv domain name.

LCD manager provides a convenient way to monitor the CPU and LAN interface load on the device front panel, as well as to assign IP addresses to network adapters.

Generate password allows to reset the administrator’s password. The new administrator’s password is displayed on the LCD until a key is pressed on the front panel

< IPTV [I/0]^ >

12.0 / 0.55 Mbps

< IPTV [CPU]v > 20% 0u 20s 0w

Select interface Interface 1

IP address: > 10. 2. 0. 12

Enter

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Generate new administrator’s password 

Generate new administrator’s password

1. Starting from the statistic screen, press Up until you see the Reset Password.

2. Press Enter to generate new password and apply it to all system components. The password will be displayed on the LCD screen.

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Web interface

Overview

Web interface is used for setting up various server parameters and client's STBs.

To access the web interface, enter an IP address of Middleware server in your browser's address bar. On the opened page enter the login and the password specified in the equipment passport.

The left panel of the web interface contains links to settings pages, pages are organized into groups. The presence of pages and groups depends on the hardware configuration of the server and the privileges of the currently logged in system user.

For the NetUP Streamer server administrator, the web interface includes:

How to get started?

1. Open the DVB to IP gateway page (the Streaming group) in the web interface.

It is strongly recommended to change the password immediately after logging in for the first time. For more info, see Security on page 23

Group Page Function

Streaming DVB to IP gateway Control the NetUP Streamer, see CAM module parameters, set up

transponders and output streams

IPTV SNMP agents Set up SNMP, download the MIB file

System administration

Files Download the Administrator’s Guide

Power Management Reboot and shutdown server

Update Update firmware

Status Get info about the services

Backup Manage backup

System configuration

Network Manage network interfaces and VLANs

Routing Manage user routing rules

Security Change the admin password

Date and time Select timezone and set up server time

Licence Download licenses

System status About Get info about components, license and server hardware

Connections Get info about NetUP.tv systems

Storage Get info about disk space usage

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How to get started? 

2. Click Expand input on an input panel. If the input signal is not configured or turned off, the expanded panel displays only adapter settings. If the input signal is enabled, click Expand input settings to show the adapter settings panel.

3. Set the input parameters in one of the following ways:

– manually – select Input mode (DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C Annex A, ISDB-T) and fill in all the

parameters. Each of Input modes has its own set of parameters, and the list of available modes depends on the DVB adapter type. For more info, see Input modes on page 13

– get settings from satellite database or browse network – click on the Get transponder settings button on

the right and select the option: Satellite database or Browse network. In the opened window select one of the available transponders to fill in its parameters in the form

– upload settings from preset – click Select a preset and choose one from the list. The preset settings will be

displayed in the form. If necessary, you can change parameter values.

4. Check the Enable input box.

5. Click on Apply button to active the settings. As a result, the panel displays input signal quality indicators and the list of programs for the selected frequency.

Browse network is available for DVB-S and DVB-S2

Changing parameter values in the web form does not affect the preset. For more info, see Configure an input using a preset on page 14

If you use a preset to set up an input, click on Apply and choose one of the actions: Apply input settings or Apply both input and streaming settings, because the preset can store not only the parameters to configure the input, but also the parameters to configure output streams.

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If the preset stores only the parameters to configure the input, the panel displays the Load button

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Streaming 

Streaming

DVB to IP gateway

This page displays all available inputs. Each input has its own panel.  If an Input is enabled, the panel displays mode and frequency of the input stream, signal decoding information, and CAM name.

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If an Input is not enabled, the panel displays Input is stopped.

The following actions are available on the page:

1. Tune the page interface  Click on the Interface options button and select Settings. In the opened window, enable or disable the available options and click Close. For more info, see

Interface options on page 10

2. Get channel list  Click on the Interface options button and select Get channel list. In the opened window, select a format: XML or M3U, and click Download or Copy.

3. Get EPG  Click on the Interface options button and select Get EPG. In the opened window, select a format: JSON or XMLTV,and click Download or Copy link to EPG.

4. Expand the panel with input settings  Left-click on the corresponding button on the input panel you want to configure. For more info, see Input panel on page 10

Inputs in the web interface are numbered as inputs on the rear panel of the NetUP Streamer (see Streamer on page 2)

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Interface options

Click the button in the upper-right corner of the DVB to IP gateway page to open the Interface options window and enable / disable the following options:

– Edit streams for one program in a single dialog – enable the option if you want to set up all output streams for

one program in a single common window. For more info, see

Set up streaming on page 18.

– Display no more than two destinations for each service in the services list – enable the option if you want

to display no more than two destinations for each service in the common list of services in the input panel.

– Show failed to unscramble warnings – disable the option if you want to hide warnings about decoding errors

on the NetUP DVB to IP gatewaypage.

– Use MSym/s as symbol rate units – enable the option if you want to switch symbol rate units. Default symbolic

speed is in KSym/s.

– Enable interface tutorial – enable the option if you want to run a short tutorial on NetUP DVB to IP gateway.

– Interface language – select English or Russian for the interface.

Input panel

Click Expand input on an input panel to access its settings.

If you have already configured the signal for the selected input, the expanded input panel displays:

– Signal quality indicators

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– Input settings

– CAM parameters

– Programs and streams

If the input signal is not set or turned off, the expanded input panel only includes transponder settings. How to configure the input signal, see

How to get started? on page 7.

Signal quality indicators

Click Expand input on an input panel to see quality indicators

If the input is enabled, there are the following indicators:

–Signal – denotes presence of the signal (red means no signal);

– Carrier – denotes presence of the carrier frequency (red means no carrier);

–FEC – denotes the error correction;

–Sync – denotes synchronization with the signal;

–Lock – means that the adapter has locked on the signal and is decoding it successfully;

– PSI – program specific information: PAT, PMT, SDT, NIT, EIT, and etc. Click on the indicator to see more;

–SNR – signal to noise ratio;

–BER – bit error rate;

– Statistics – transport stream statistics. Click on the indicator to see more;

– Signal strength – signal strength in percent.

The status of the indicators changes after each update of the input signal parameters.

Input settings

Click Expand input settings to access to the settings.

The following actions are available on the panel:

1. Upload input and streaming settings from a preset 

Select a preset from the list and the web form displays the parameters stored in the preset. If necessary, you can

Click on the pencil icon under the input number, write ‘Input name’ and save it.

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Streaming 

change parameter values. 

At the bottom of the panel, click Apply and select Apply input settings to upload only input settings, or select Apply both input and streaming settings to load the input settings first and then click Load to upload the streaming settings from the same preset.

2. Save or edit a preset  Set the parameters to configure the input and click Apply. If necessary, set up streaming settings, then select from the preset list New preset and click Save preset. In the opened window write the preset name and click Save.

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Select a preset from the preset list, modify input settings and / or streaming settings, apply changes and click Save preset. In the opened window edit the preset name, if necessary, and click Save.

3. Delete a preset  Select the preset from the list and click Delete preset.

4. Import or export a preset  Click Other actions and select Import. In the opened window select a file and click Open.  Select a preset from the list, click Other actions and select Export. The preset will be uploaded to a file.

5. Set transponder parameters manually  Select Input mode (DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C Annex A, ISDB-T), set all parameters manually and click Apply.

6. Get transponder settings  Click Get transponder settings and select one of available lists: Satellite database or Browse network. In the opened window, select one of available transponders to fill in the form using its parameters.

7. Enable or disable an input  Check or uncheck the corresponding flag on the input panel and click Apply.

Changing parameter values in the web form does not affect the preset. To find out how to modify a preset, please see Configure an input using a preset on page 14

Input settings and streaming settings from the same preset are downloaded separately.

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If the preset stores only input settings, the panel displays Load. If a preset stores input and streaming settings, the web form displays Apply

The preset stores input and streaming settings. Read more here How to get started? on page 7

For more info, see Create and edit a preset on page 13

Deleting a preset does not affect the broadcasting. A set of preset settings is used only to quickly fill out web forms

Exporting and importing templates is done in json format

Each of Input modes has its own set of parameters, and the list of available modes depends on the DVB adapter type. For more info, see Input modes on page 13

Browse network is available for DVB-S and DVB-S2

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Input modes

PLP (Physical Layer Pipe) is a logical channel that may carry one or multiple services. You can specify the ID of the channel that you want to receive in the corresponding field.

Create and edit a preset

1. Open the DVB to IP gateway page (the Streaming group) in the web interface.

2. Click Expand input on an input panel and then click Expand input settings.

3. Select the New preset from the preset list.

4. Fill in the transponder parameters manually or by selecting from the available list (for more info, see How to get started? on page 7), set up other input parameters and click on Apply. As a result, the panel displays input signal quality indicators and the list of programs for the selected frequency.

After disabling the input, all output streams will be automatically disabled. After re-enabling the input, all output streams that were set up before disabling will be automatically enabled

Input mode Parameter Description

DVB-S/DVB-S2 Frequency The signal frequency

Symbol rate The rate of symbol transfer

Polarization Vertical / Right, Horizontal / Left or Disabled

LNB type Dual Ku band, Single Ku band, С band. Once it is selected, the

corresponding values of LNB parameters appear in their fields

LNB low frequency The LO frequency for the low-frequency range of satellite signal.

See the hardware specifications for particular values

LNB high frequency The LO frequency for the high-frequency range of satellite signal

LNB switch frequency The border between satellite signal frequency ranges

Port group A, B, C, D or off

Tone Enables controlling the LNB by feeding a special 22 kHz tone to it

DVB-C Annex A Frequency The signal frequency

Modulation QAM 16, QAM 32, QAM 64, QAM 128, QAM 256 or Auto

Symbol rate The rate of symbol transfer

DVB-T/DVB-T2 Frequency The signal frequency

Modulation QPSK, QAM 16, QAM 64 or Auto

Transmission mode 1К, 2К, 4К, 8К, 16К, 32К or Auto

Bandwidth 8MHz, 7MHz or 6MHz

Guard interval 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 or Auto

For DVB-S2 and DVB-T2, the Select PLP option is available

See the description of web interface pages here: DVB to IP gateway on page 9 and Input settings on page 11

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Streaming 

5. Set up streams and then save the preset. Parameters of all configured streams will be saved into the preset. For more info, see

Set up streaming on page 18

6. Click on Save preset. In the opened window write Preset name and click Save.

7. If you need to edit a preset, select the preset from the list, change settings for the input or the streaming or both, apply the changes and then click Save preset. In the opened window, you can save changes and rename the preset.

Configure an input using a preset

1. Open the DVB to IP gateway page (the Streaming group) in the web interface.

3. Select a preset from the list and the web form displays the parameters saved in the preset. If necessary, you can change parameter values.

4. Click Load or Apply => Apply input settings to active the settings from the preset. As a result, the panel displays input signal quality indicators and the list of programs for the selected frequency.

5. Click Apply => Apply input settings and the bottom part of the panel will display the streams which were saved in the preset.

If you only need to save the input settings in the preset, skip this step

See the description of web interface pages here: DVB to IP gateway on page 9 and Input settings on page 11

Changing parameter values in the web form does not affect the preset. To find out how to modify a preset, please see Create and edit a preset on page 13

If a preset stores only input settings, the web form displays Load. If a preset stores input and streaming settings, the web form displays Apply

Input settings and streaming settings from the same preset are downloaded separately

When loading the streaming settings, the system compares addresses of the existing streams with stream addresses that need to be downloaded from the selected preset. If the system finds identical addresses, it will generate an error and stop broadcasting streams that were downloaded from the preset

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Streaming 

6. Check the stream addresses and change their settings or enable streams manually. To do it, open the Stream setup window, select a stopped stream, change its Address, check the Enable stream box and click Apply.

CAM parameters

Click Expand input on an input panel to see the CAM parameters:

– CAM status or name

– RM (Resource manager)

– AI (Application information)

– CA (Conditional Access Support)

– MMI (Man-Machine Interface)

– Menu (CAM settings)

– Messages

Click on RM, AI, CA indicator to see more details about CAM.

For more info, see Set up streaming on page 18

If CAM is not enabled, the panel displays only “CAM: missing”

Click MMI to close MMI session

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Programs and streams

Click Expand input on an input panel to see the list of received programs and to set up streams.

The following actions are available on the panel:

1. Open program properties  Click on a Program number to see program properties.

2. Open the program schedule for the near future  Click on a Program name to see the names of the program that is on the air and the next one.

3. Test descrambling  Click on the corresponding button, then select programs in the opened window, and click Tes t. The test results will be displayed opposite each of the programs.

4. Hide idle services  Click on the corresponding button on the panel, now only programs with active streams are shown. Click on this button again to show all programs.

5. Copy an output stream address  Click on the copy icon next to the stream address. If the program has more than one output stream, click the copy icon and select the address you want to copy If the stream is one, it will be copied immediately after clicking.

6. Set up streaming  Click on the corresponding button opposite of the program you want to set up output streams for. In the opened Stream setup window, add and configure required number of streams, then click Apply and close the window. Added streams will appear in the program list in the column Destination.

You can see the list of received programs, if you have configured the input signal. How to configure the input signal, see Web interface: Stream setup on page 17

This option is available for encrypted streams. If the lock is closed, the stream is encrypted. If the lock is opened, the stream is decrypted

The description of the Stream setup window is in the next section. See an example of setting up a stream here How to get started? on page 7

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Streaming 

Stream setup

On the input panel, opposite the required program, click on the button in the Streaming column to open the Stream setup window. The window is divided into two parts: Streams list and Stream settings.

The following actions are available in the window:

1. Copy an output stream address  Click on the copy icon next to the stream address. The stream address will be copied to clipboard.

2. Delete an output stream  Move the mouse over the line with the stream you want to delete and the Action column will display the delete icon. Click on this icon and the State column will display the appropriate mark. Click Back to uncheck the mark or click Apply to delete the selected stream (streams).

3. Add a stream  Click Add stream and set the stream parameters. Click Apply to save the added stream (streams).

4. Configure stream settings  Add a stream or select the existing one with the left mouse button and make sure that the Stream settings panel displays the required stream ID. Select the stream Type and fill in the parameter fields. Each type of stream has its

Edit streams for one program in a single dialog, if the corresponding option is enabled in the interface settings (see Interface options on page 10).

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Streaming 

own set of parameters. Then check PIDs and service tables (NIT, SDT, EIT) that you want to include in the stream. If necessary, change settings of other streams and click Apply to save changes.

Set up streaming

1. Open the DVB to IP gateway page (the Streaming group) in the web interface.

2. Click Expand input on an input panel. If necessary, configure the input. For more info, see How to get started? on page 7

3. In the program list, opposite the program, in the Streaming column, click on the button to open the Stream setup window.

4. In the opened window, in the Stream settings, select a stream Type and set up the other parameters. Each type of stream has its own set of parameters.

5. Mark flags in front of PIDs and service tables (NIT, SDT, EIT) that you want to include in the stream.

In the Stream list, the State column displays the pencil icon for streams which have been edited and the plus icon for streams which have been added.

See the description of web interface pages here: DVB to IP gateway on page 9 and Input settings on page 11

The Stream setup window is divided into two parts: Stream list and Stream settings

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IPTV 

6. Click Add stream, if you need to add another stream for the selected program, and repeat the steps number 4

and 5.

7. Click Apply, if you want to save changes or click Close to close the window without saving changes.

8. If you want to edit a stream, click on a line with stream’s parameters in the Streams list to select one and make changes in the Stream settings. The State column in the Streams list displays a pencil opposite the stream that has been changed. Click Apply, if you want to save changes or click Close to close the window without saving changes.

IPTV

SNMP agents

This page contains the list of communities entitled to make SNMP requests.

The following actions are available on the page:

1. Download MIB file  Click Download MIB-file to get the .txt file. The NetUP’s MIB file contains a template for the following information:

If you need to add several streams of the same type for one program, we recommend adding a two-digit number in the Address field to the last digit in the fourth octet, which is one more than the previous one,

for example, if the address of the 1st stream is 235.114.3.1, then for the 2nd stream, the address can be

235.114.3.1 01, and for the 3rd one – 235.114.3.1 02. In this case it is easier to avoid IP address conflict

Edit streams for one program in a single dialog, if the corresponding option is enabled in the interface settings (see Interface options on page 10).

netupCpuTable containing information about every CPU (core) in the system

netupCpuEntry an element that describes each row of the table and combines elements:

netupCpuIndex the CPU number

netupCpuLoad the CPU load level

netupCpuTemp the CPU temperature

netupStreamerTable containing information about every streamer in the system

netupStreamerTableEntry an element that describes each row of the table and combines elements:

adapterNumber the adapter number

netupBER the bit error rate

netupSNR the signal to noise ratio

netupLOCK the signal lock status

netupStorageTable containing information about every hard drive in the system

netupStorageTable an element that describes each row of the table and combines elements:

netupStorageIndex the storage number

netupStorageDevice the path to the storage (for example,

"/dev/sda1")

netupStorageMountPoint the mounting point of the storage (for example,

"/mnt/hdd")

netupStorageFilesystem the file system of the storage

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System administration 

2. Add an agent  Click Add agent, then in the opened window, fill in the fields and click Save.

3. Edit parameters of a community or delete it  Left-click on the community’s IP address. In the opened window make changes and click Save to apply them or click Delete to remove the community.

System administration

Files

Here you can download the “NetUP.tv Administrator's Guide” in Russian or English.

Power Management

Here you can Reboot and Shutdown the server. Whenever the server needs to be reloaded or shut down, this should be done exclusively by means of these controls; abnormal termination may lead to system failure.

Update

This page allows to update the firmware. This page lists the uploaded firmware files together with their uploading dates, build numbers, and possible actions. Click a firmware to open detailed information popup: Delete or Install.

Connect to the server via ftp (use login update and administrator’s password). Refresh the page, select the uploaded file from the list and click Install.

netupStorageBlockSize the block size on the storage

netupStorageFragmentSize the fragment size on the storage

netupStorageSize the storage size

netupStorageFree the free space on the storage

For the system as a whole:

netupMemPhisTotal the total memory size

netupMemPhisFree the free memory size

netupMemPhisBuffers the buffer size

netupMemPhisCached the cache memory size

netupMemSwapTotal the maximum size of the swap file

netupMemSwapFree the free space within the swap file

netupStbClients the number of connected STB clients

netupPcClients the number of connected PC clients

netupTotalClients the total number of connected clients

To request all available parameters, download the MIB file, pass it to the SNMP daemon, and run the following command: snmpwalk -v2c -c netuptest 10.1.0.77 NETUP-MIB::netup

Incompatible firmware versions are recognized and displayed in the list as damaged files

netupStorageTable containing information about every hard drive in the system

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System configuration 

Status

The page displays:

– Backup – backup status;

–Timezone – selected timezone;

– Licence – license number and owner;

–Internet – Internet connection status;

– Server password – password for SSH and FTP connection;

– Status of adapters and system components – NetUP IPTV Core, Middleware, Billing, etc.;

– Connections between systems – connection presence.

Backup

The page contains the list of backups – .tar.bz2 archives that contain the system settings.

The following actions are available on the page:

1. Create a backup manually  Click Create to save an additional copy of system settings.

2. Delete, download a backup or restore system settings  Left-click on an archive. In the opened window click one of the following buttons: Delete – remove the archive, Download – load the tar.bz2 archive, Restore backup – apply system settings from the archive.

System configuration

Network

This page displays the list of all network adapters installed on the system, including virtual. Each adapter has the individual panel in the page.

Using the corresponding button, you can collect diagnostic information about the services to send it to technical support

The page is present only on IPTV Core servers

Automatic backup is made every day

Before restoring a backup, make sure that the backup was NOT created during the period when you used the firmware related to the another release. For more info, see the Firmware page (the System group) in the manager web interface. The release number is first two digits of the product version, for example, 2.0, 2.2, etc.

How to restore and automatically download backups, read here: System maintenance: Backup copies on page 26

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System configuration 

The adapters in the web interface are related to the network adapters on the front panel of NetUP streamer:

The following actions are available on the page:

1. Create a VLAN (virtual adapter)  Click Add VLAN. In the opened window select the Network interface, that you want to use for creating a virtual one, write the VLAN ID and IP address/mask, then click Save.

2. Connect to IPTV Core  Click Change Core IP, then in the opened window, write IP address and click Save to connect to IPTV Core. As result, in the IPTV Core web interface, on the Connections page, should appear information about the connection to this server.

3. Assign IP Address to Adapter  Click Add alias on an adapter panel. In the opened window, write IP address/mask and click Save.

4. Display adapter load statistics in graphic  Click Statistics on an adapter panel to see the statistic.

5. Set the main interface  Left-click on the IP address (Inet adress) of an adapter. In the opened window check the Main interface box and click Save.

6. Edit an IP-address or delete it  Left-click on the IP address (Inet adress or Aliasses) you want to edit. In the opened window change the IP address and click Save. You cannot delete Main IP or the last remaining IP address of the adapter.

7. Change the IP addresses range served by the DHCP server  Left-click on the IP addresses range in the DHCP server column on the panel of an adapter. In the opened window specify the required range and, if necessary, add static addresses, then click Save to apply changes.

8. Stop or start DHCP server  Click UP / DOWN on the panel of an adapter. In the opened window click OK to switch the server.

The network adapter №1 on the front panel of NetUP streamer is the eth0 in the web interface, №2 – eth1, №3 – eth2, №4 – eth3

The VLAN name will be composed of the physical interface name and the entered ID

Change Core IP button is only present on non IPTV Core servers

The list of all IP addresses assigned to the adapter is displayed on the adapter panel in the Aliases column

The default main interface is eth0

The address assigned for the main interface is used for the component’s interaction (see Connections on page 24) and thus is absolutely crucial for the system’s operation. It can never be deleted

The UP / DOWN button is also the DHCP server status indicator

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System configuration 

9. Delete a VLAN  Click Delete VLAN on the panel of an adapter. In the opened window click OK to delete the selected adapter.

Routing

This page displays User routing rules and System routing table.

The following actions are available on the page:

1. Add a user routing rule  Click Add rule, then in the opened window, write IP address/mask, Gateway, select Network interface and cli ck Save.

2. Edit or delete a rule  Left-click on a rule. In the opened window make changes and click Save to apply them or click Delete to remove the rule.

3. Show or hide the system routing table  Click on the Show / Hide button.

Security

Use this page to change the access password.

Services

This page displays the list of the system services and their statuses (started or stopped).

Date and time

Use this page to set the server date and time, and select timezone. These features are only available for the IPTV Core.

The following actions are available on the page:

1. Set time manually  Click Set time, then in the opened window write Date and Time, then click Save.

2. Select timezone  Click Select. In the opened window, select timezone and click Save.

3. Add an NTP server  Click Add. In the opened window write the address of an NTP server and click Save.

Automatic backup is made every day

The system routing table is needed for correct system operation

Server admin password is used for SSH and FTP access

Left-click on a service name. In the opened window click Start or Stop to switch the service

Set the correct timezone before uploading the license (see Licence on page 24), otherwise the system may work incorrectly

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System status 

4. Delete an NTP server  Left-click on the address of the server you want to remove and click Delete in the opened window.

Licence

This page displays information about uploaded licenses (components, numbers, expiration dates and restrictions). Use this page to upload new licenses.

System status

About

This page keeps info about the NetUP.tv system: product and firmware versions, build numbers of individual systems, information about the license and server hardware (CPU, memory, hard drives and network interfaces).

Connections

This page displays all the systems of the NetUP.tv. Each of the systems has a separate panel. The panel displays a list of systems with which interaction is possible. Addresses of interacting systems are links.

The following actions are available on the page:

1. Change a system address (server host)  Left-click on the system address you want to change. In the opened window write the address manually or click Auto

detect to detect the address automatically, then click Apply to save changes.

For each NTP server, you can see a synchronization status: Filed – the last sync attempt has failed; SYNC – the sync has been performed successfully; Reserved – this time server has not been used yet.

Set the correct timezone before uploading the license (see Date and time on page 23)

Make sure the new license is fully compatible with the old one before uploading it

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System status 

Storage

This page displays disk space usage and S.M.A.R.T. and RAID condition report.

Click on details to see the detailed S.M.A.R.T. or RAID condition report

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System maintenance

Backup copies

Automatic backup copies are created daily. Besides, a backup may be created at any time via web interface on the Backup page (the System administration group).

To set up daily automatic download of the backup files, set up the download program (for example, wget) to get the data from the URL containing the authentication data:

Go to the Backup page in the web interface. Left-click on a backup and click Restore backup in the opened window if you want to roll back to the backup.

If you want to use the backup that is storied on an external device, at first you must connect to the server via FTP or SCP, using system-backup user name and the administrator’s password and upload the backup.

Editing IP table rules

User rules should be added to the /netup/sysconfig/iptables/50user.xml file

The user rules file has <config> root element with an optional disabled attribute. If the disabled attribute is used with any value, rules from this file will be ignored.

The <config> element may contain an arbitrary number of <table> elements with a mandatory name attribute.

Each <table> element may contain an arbitrary number of <chain> elements with mandatory name and optional policy attributes.

Each <chain> element may contain an arbitrary number of <rule> elements without attributes.

Each <rule> element may contain an arbitrary number of <option> elements with mandatory name and value attributes. If an option is not supposed to have a parameter, leave the value attribute empty. If an option is supposed to have several parameters, assign those parameters, separated by spaces, to one value attribute

When finished editing, save the file and launch the /netup/bin/configure-iptables.py utility.

The utility returns:

– 0, when no errors occurred

– 1, when an error occurred while applying rules (except rules, described in the 50user.xml file)

– 2, when an error occured while applying rules from 50user.xml. In this case a disabled attribute has been added

to the <config> root element and the rules from this file were ignored.

– 3, in case of any other errors

http://login:password@10.1.0.102/ page/backup/download_backup.php?file=backup_current.tar.bz2

Firmware of different versions of the NetUP.tv system may not be consistent with each other.

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If you need to return and use the firmware related to previous releases, contact the NetUP technical support department

If there is no 50user.xml file in the specified directory, create it

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Network troubleshooting 

Here is an example of a configuration file:

Network troubleshooting

If an STB does not play streaming video, this may be due to network errors. To rule out possible communication problems, plug the STB and the streamer into the same switch. If the streamig video still does not show up, attach a PC instead of the STB and check that the media is actually streamed to the specified multicast address, and that no extraneous signal is streamed together with it The VLC media player may be used to view the video stream on PC (

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/). Open it’s main menu and select Media – Open Network Stream.

NetUP server troubleshooting

Connect a monitor and keyboard to the server to debug it. Use HDMI or VGA to connect the monitor and USB to connect the keyboard.

NetUP server factory reset

If your NetUP server needs a factory reset, please contact NetUP technical support.

<? xml version ="1.0" encoding ="UTF-8"?>

<rule>

</rule> <rule>

</rule>

</chain>

</table>

</config>

Current version of this document is distributed together with the NetUP.tv solution and is accessible via its web interface, see Files page

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E-mail: info@netup.tv

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