SVSi N2000 series Quick Start Manual

N2000 QUICK START

Congratulations on the purchase of your N2000 series product — part of SVSi’s family of Networked AV
products. SVSi’s N2000 product line includes the N2121 and N2141 encoders and the N2211, N2221,
and N2241 decoders. An SVSi Networked AV system comprises video and/or audio encoders, decoders,
and other network accessories including recording solutions, multi-window processing, audio-only end
points, and system controllers. The system allows you to distribute HD Video, Audio and Control across
a gigabit Ethernet network. Options are available for recording, playback, and wall processing.

Network Bandwidth per video stream = 20-500Mbs (user-selectable). Units can be daisy-chained or connected
to a gigabit Ethernet layer-3 switch supporting IGMP-query. Please contact SVSi to obtain a pre-configured
switch, or more details regarding daisy-chaining limitations.

The DVI-I connector on the N2000 encoder auto-senses either analog or digital video and converts input
video to network packets for output through the RJ45 connector. Audio can be input as embedded digital
audio through the DVI-I connector or as balanced analog audio through the 5-pin phoenix AUDIO
connector. Both encoder and decoder can be powered either using the 12V optional external power
supply or by Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).

The N2000 series decoder accepts the network packets and reconstitutes synchronized video and audio
for display through its DVI-D port. Digital-only video is output by the decoder. IR and serial commands
can be transmitted by either encoder or decoder using SVSi's free N-Able configuration software, SVSi's
N8000-series controller, or using third party controllers. IR and RS232 serial ports are not pass-through
and must use a central controller to direct commands to each device.

1

N2000 Series Encoder Rear View

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1.050

1) 12VDC Input (not needed with PoE)

2) Status Indicators

3) RJ45 Auto-Sensing Gigabit Ethernet
Switch Port — PoE*

4) RJ45 Auto-Sensing Gigabit Ethernet
Switch Port

5) Infrared (IR) Emitter Connection*

6) RS232 Connection

7) Analog Audio Input Connection*

8) Pass-Through DVI-D Connection

9) DVI-I Digital Input

10) Analog Audio Output Connection

11) DVI-D Digital Output

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N2000 Series Decoder Rear View

*Not available on the N2211 Decoder.

Installing and Configuring Your New Networked AV Product

Before using your N2000 unit, it must be configured using SVSi's free N-Able software (formally
called Conductor NetLite software). Please download N-Able for PC or Mac at
http://svsiav.com/support/resources/software.

Steps for auto discovering devices on the network:

1. Download and install N-Able.

2. Attach devices to the managed network switch.

3. Disable the wireless adapter on your computer (it must be hard-wired to the switch).

4. Connect the host PC running N-Able to the network switch.

5. Open the N-Able application.

6. Discover the devices on your network by clicking Auto Discover on the Unit Management
tab.

Auto discovery is a broadcast command and will discover all units even if they are not in the same
IP subnet. However, you will not be able to configure units until they are in the same subnet as the
host PC. N-Series devices are shipped in Auto-IP mode with a default IP address of

169.254.xxx.xxx. Before attempting configuration, some changes must be made to the host PC.

Steps for IP address configuration (for Windows 8):

1. Select Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center from the Start menu.

2. Select Change adapter settings.

3. Select the wired interface connected to your AV network.

4. Click the Properties button.

5. Scroll down in the list to the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option. Highlight it and
click the Properties button.The screen shown below is displayed.

6. Enable the Use the following IP address option, and enter the static IP address provided to
you by your network administrator.

Note: If the PC does not need Internet access, you can simply enter a unique 169.254.xxx.xxx IP
address with a 255.255.0.0 Subnet mask. Please contact your network administrator if you are

unsure of how to configure the existing interface.

Note: If the PC has a statically-assigned IP address, click on the Advanced button. Then click
Add to enter a unique 169.254.xxx.xxx address with a subnet of 255.255.0.0.

Understanding the N-Able Interface

Once the host IP address is configured properly, you can view all discovered units using the N-
Able software. The N2000 units are displayed on the following tabs:

• Unit Management tab — N2000 units have N2000 Encoder/Decoder listed in their Type
fields.

• Video Matrix tab — N2000 units are found on the N2000 sub-tab of the Video Matrix screen
(as shown below).

In the Video Matrix tab encoder devices are displayed in columns and decoder devices are
displayed in rows. ‘Mouse’ over any column or row to view tooltips providing critical information
about each device. Double-click any device to view its control page (shown below). Enter admin
and password as the default username and password.

Red Text - No video source (encoder) or no display (decoder).

Gray Text - Video output for this unit is disabled.

Black Text - Unit is in live play mode.

Blue Text - Unit is playing locally-stored content.

Understanding the N-Able Interface

Once the host IP address is configured properly, you can view all discovered units using the N­Able software. The N2000 units are displayed on the following tabs:

• Unit Management tab — N2000 units have N2000 Encoder/Decoder listed in their Typ e
fields.

• Video Matrix tab — N2000 units are found on the N2000 sub-tab of the Video Matrix scree

n

(as

shown below).

In the Video Matrix tab encoder devices are displayed in columns and decoder devices are
displayed in rows. ‘Mouse’ over any column or row to view tooltips providing critical information
about each device. Double-click any device to view its control page (shown below). Enter admin
and password as the default username and password.

Red Text - No video source (encoder) or no display (decoder).

Gray Text - Video output for this unit is disabled.

Black Text - Unit is in live play mode.

Blue Text - Unit is playing locally-stored content.

N2000 QUICK START

Please contact SVSi technical support at [e-mail] or 256.461.7143
x9900 for any installation issues. Visit our support webpage at support.svsiav.com.

Distribution Switching Recording Windowing Wall Processing Control

Southern Vision Systems, Inc.  256. 461.7143  www.svsiav.com

SVSi is a trademark of Southern Vision Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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Made in the USA.

Optional Accessories:

N9312 12V External Power Supply N9101 Rack Mounting Wings
N9102 1RU Rack Shelf N6123 Dual-Channel Networked Video Recorder

(holds 2 stand-alone units) N9382 1RU 12V/16-unit power supply

N9206 2RU Card Cage (holds 6 cards) N2510 4x1 Windowing Processor

Troubleshooting Guidelines

Problem Possible Solutions

“Local Play” graphic is displayed. • Verify decoder is assigned to view a valid stream in

the N-Able matrix.

• Verify decoder is currently in “live play” mode
(black text on matrix view).

• Verify network is properly configured and set up. If
needed, connect encoder directly to decoder t

o

ver

ify network issues.

“Host Play” graphic is displayed. • Verify encoder is in live play mode (black text i

n

mat

rix).

• Verify source is attached and is outputting a vali

d

si

gnal (DVI light on encoder is lit).

“Unsupported Resolution” graphic
is displayed.

• Change source resolution to a valid resolution

(try

720

p60).

• Verify cabling is correct.

“Copy Protected Content” screen is
displayed.

• Contact SVSi technical support.

Black screen/no graphic is dis­played.

• Set decoder to local play. If the local play graphic
doe

s not appear, check the display input setting

s

and

cabling.

• If local play appears, set decoder to live play a

nd

v

erify network is configured properly.

No Audio is detected. • If there is no audio on all

decoders, verify audio

settings are correct on encoder.

• If there is no audio on a single

decoder, verify

audio settings are correct on decoder.

Congratulations on the purchase of your N2000 series product — part of SVSi’s family of Networked AV
products. SVSi’s N2000 product line includes the N2121 and N2141 encoders and the N2211, N2221,
and N2241 decoders. An SVSi Networked AV system comprises video and/or audio encoders, decoders,
and other network accessories including recording solutions, multi-window processing, audio-only end
points, and system controllers. The system allows you to distribute HD Video, Audio and Control across
a gigabit Ethernet network. Options are available for recording, playback, and wall processing.

Network Bandwidth per video stream = 20-500Mbs (user-selectable). Units can be daisy-chained or connected
to a gigabit Ethernet layer-3 switch supporting IGMP-query. Please contact SVSi to obtain a pre-configured
switch, or more details regarding daisy-chaining limitations.

The DVI-I connector on the N2000 encoder auto-senses either analog or digital video and converts input
video to network packets for output through the RJ45 connector. Audio can be input as embedded digital
audio through the DVI-I connector or as balanced analog audio through the 5-pin phoenix AUDIO
connector. Both encoder and decoder can be powered either using the 12V optional external power
supply or by Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).

The N2000 series decoder accepts the network packets and reconstitutes synchronized video and audio
for display through its DVI-D port. Digital-only video is output by the decoder. IR and serial commands
can be transmitted by either encoder or decoder using SVSi's free N-Able configuration software, SVSi's
N8000-series controller, or using third party controllers. IR and RS232 serial ports are not pass-through
and must use a central controller to direct commands to each device.

1

N2000 Series Encoder Rear View

7.888

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1.050

1) 12VDC Input (not needed with PoE)

2) Status Indicators

3) RJ45 Auto-Sensing Gigabit Ethernet
Switch Port — PoE*

4) RJ45 Auto-Sensing Gigabit Ethernet
Switch Port

5) Infrared (IR) Emitter Connection*

6) RS232 Connection

7) Analog Audio Input Connection*

8) Pass-Through DVI-D Connection

9) DVI-I Digital Input

10) Analog Audio Output Connection

11) DVI-D Digital Output

7.888

1.050

1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11

N2000 Series Decoder Rear View

*Not available on the N2211 Decoder.