Adding a Zixi Source – Broadcaster

adding a zixi source – broadcaster you can add an input from a zixi broadcaster to a broadcaster cluster to be managed as a source in zen this is done by selecting zixi in the new source menu you can use either push or pull method to send the source from the broadcaster in this case, the broadcaster is referred to as the origin broadcaster which streams to the ingest broadcaster broadcaster source diagram network bonding when configuring a source using a push stream from a zixi broadcaster you can apply network bonding to the stream this divides the stream into several network channels using multiple nics and subsequently reunites them at the ingest cluster when using network bonding, you need to specify which nics will be used for this source multiple inputs (push only) you can select several inputs from a single broadcaster to simultaneously create a new source in zen master for each input, by selecting the create multiple sources from multiple inputs option the following procedure describes how to add a zixi broadcaster in zen master in addition, an explanation of each of the configuration parameters is given in the table below to add a broadcaster source in the main navigation, click sources click + add the create new source selection window is displayed click on zixi the create zixi source window opens in the info section, in the name field, type a logical name for the zixi source in the tags field, select one or more of the predefined tags from the drop down list tags are used for access control by selecting a tag, you are relating this source to that tag tags are associated with certain roles (through the users & roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups if you would like to create a new tag, see creating a tag docid\ ypm9tw81ap6nq8stkv4rd in the events configuration profile field, select from the dropdown list the profile that you would like to apply to this source by default, the default profile is applied events profiles consist of a series of rules that determine precisely how various types of events are logged and what results they trigger the source's location is used to represent it in the proper position in the map display (see maps docid\ sfzm6jvorvuigo7x0dnue ) by default, the location is determined automatically based on the source's ip if you would like to manually set the location of the source (optional), use the following procedure click on the edit icon next to the location field a search box is shown below the location field enter identifying info for the location (e g street address, zip code, coordinates) search results are displayed below the search box as you type click on the desired location the selected location populates the location field in the input section, under mode, select the mode used for sending the source options are push or pull in the application section, select the broadcaster radio button the fields relevant for creating a source from a broadcaster are shown if you selected push method, then use the following procedure to configure the input in the broadcaster field, select from the drop down list one of the available broadcasters if you would like to create a source from a single input, then in the broadcaster input field, select the desired input from the drop down list of available inputs if you would like to create sources from multiple inputs, select the create sources from multiple inputs checkbox when you select this option, each input that is selected creates a separate source in zen master each source is named independently in the broadcaster inputs section and the name field in the info section is disabled you can create up to 25 sources at once a list of available inputs on that broadcaster is displayed take the following steps select one or more inputs by clicking the + button for the desired input selected inputs are shown above the filter box (you can remove an input by clicking the button for that input) for each input that is selected you can edit the name of the source in the name field default the name of the input on the broadcaster if you would like the output configured in zen master to replace any current outputs configured on the broadcaster, select the replace existing manual outputs for selected inputs if you want the source to be sent over a single nic (i e no bonding) then do the following do not select the bonding checkbox in the broadcaster output nics field, if you would like to specify which nic is used, then select the ip of that nic from the drop down list by default, any is selected if you would like to use bonding, then do the following select the bonding checkbox select two or more nics by clicking the + button for each of the desired nics selected nics are shown above the filter box (you can remove a nic by clicking the button for that nic) remove nic for each nic that is selected you can adjust the following parameters in the max bitrate field, enter the maximum bitrate to be used on this nic if you want to use this nic only when there isn’t sufficient bandwidth available on the other nics, then select the backup checkbox if the backup checkbox is not selected then this nic is used in parallel with the other selected nics if you selected pull method, then use the following procedure to configure the input in the host field, enter the ip address of the broadcaster from which the stream is being pulled in the port field, enter the port through which the broadcaster receives the stream from another broadcaster server default 2088 the default input port for zixi broadcaster is udp port 2088 this port must be open on any firewalls between zixi broadcaster and other devices it is communicating with in the stream id field, enter the precise stream id (case sensitive) assigned to this stream on the input broadcaster if you are using a password for this stream, in the password field, enter the string for authentication it must be identical to the string configured on the input broadcaster in the configuration section, in the ingest cluster field, select from the drop down list one of the available ingest clusters as the destination for the source in the target broadcaster/s field, select your broadcaster preferences either select a specific broadcaster to be used or specify your preference for using primary vs backup broadcasters, options are prefer primary broadcasters, primary broadcasters only, backup broadcasters only or prefer backup broadcasters for managed clusters, it is not recommended to select a specific broadcaster, as the broadcaster’s availability may not remain stable in the latency \[ms] field, select the latency time for the stream (default 4000) if you would like to enable the zixi auto encryption feature for encrypting the source stream, select the enable encryption checkbox for push inputs, if you would like to set a password to authenticate the stream from the input broadcaster, in the source password field, enter a password or generate a random password by clicking on random you need to enter the identical password (case sensitive) on the input broadcaster if you would like to apply a pid mapping profile to this source, then in the pid mapping profile field, select the desired profile from the dropdown list using this method creates a single source in zen master with pid mapping applied if you would like to maintain a source with the original pids and create an additional source with pid mapping (e g if you want to create several different pid mapped variations), then use the method described in adding a source pid mapping docid\ gockl3upsd8v14ia2an6g to create a new pid mapping profile, see pid mapping profiles docid\ ofvpymhyvq4xqhii3umns if you would like to generate email notifications whenever a pid change is detected, select the alert on pid changes checkbox check the minimize latency checkbox to enable dynamic latency (see latency considerations docid\ tvgsp9rbqsk c0pwvqq9b for more information about dynamic latency) select the log scte 35 checkbox if you would like to log scte 35 markers for this stream to log scte 35 markers, scte 35 needs to be enabled both on the ingest cluster and on the source configuration scte 35 logging is only available for v13 1 40262+ broadcasters if log scte 35 was selected, you can choose to receive alerts for scte 35 markers by selecting the enable scte 35 alerts checkbox in the public output field, if you would like to allow access to the stream directly through a supported player, select the allow checkbox if you selected the allow checkbox, then enter a password in the password field to authenticate access to the stream if you would like to enable content analysis (cqa), verify that the enable content analysis checkbox is selected (default) it is generally recommended to enable content analysis unless it is causing technical problems if content analysis is disabled, the system won't detect errors in the video and audio content of the stream and won't generate warnings for such events even when content analysis is disabled the system will still detect tr101 errors in the stream if you would like to monitor cea 608 and/or cea 708 closed captions, select the monitor cea 608 and/or cea 708 checkbox note broadcaster versions earlier than v18 will not distinguish between 608 and 708 captions if you would like to disable auto pull, select the disable auto pul l checkbox disabling auto pull will lock channels using this source to the source's ingest cluster and targets to the source's current active broadcaster this setting only applies to pass through channels if auto pull is enabled , in the auto pull latency \[ms] field, specify the maximum latency for auto pull actions the broadcaster will update the latency as required, by using the maximal defined latency and then reducing the latency gradually (default 1000 ms) if pull was selected in step 7 and the source is using aes encryption, in the decryption key field, enter the static key that was used for encryption in the webrtc playback section, select the desired playback method webrtc enables you to monitor the stream via web browsers and mobile applications with real time communication (rtc) webrtc needs to be activated independently for each source in zen master (by default it is disabled) select one of the following options disabled users will not be able to view this source using webrtc (default) pass through passes the stream through to webrtc without transcoding this option can only be used if the input stream is already in a webrtc compliant format (video h 264 codec with baseline or main profile and no b frames, audio opus codec) auto zen master automatically transcodes the stream using the optimal profile for each specific user in this option zixi broadcaster will decode the video, transforming it into raw frames, which will be passed to the webrtc library, where it will be re encoded for each individual user best quality however, if monitored by multiple users this can consume extensive resources 1080p/720p/480p/360p zen master transcodes the stream to a webrtc compliant profile with the specified resolution the transcoding is done by zixi broadcaster's transcoder this method requires a zixi broadcaster with x264 or nvidia for transcoding this method allows many users to monitor the stream without encoding separately for each individual user, which saves cpu capacity since there is only one stream version, it is recommended to encode to a low resolution and low bitrate so that the stream will be viewable by all users monitoring the stream in the initial state section, select the disabled checkbox if you would like to disable this source upon initial configuration select the muted checkbox if you would like to disable error/recovery notifications for this source upon initial configuration you can enable/unmute the source at any time if you would like to adjust the advanced settings, click advanced the advanced settings fields are displayed if you would like to track usage for this source, enter your billing code details see billing codes docid\ lalxj n928tegcpdpbirj in the auto pull mtu field, specify the maximum transmission unit (largest data packet that a network connected device will accept) in bytes for the auto pull to set the detection of frozen video, in the frozen video minimal duration field, specify the default minimal duration in seconds of frozen video after which the broadcaster will trigger a frozen video alert default 10 seconds this setting is supported for broadcaster version 16 3 and higher to set the detection of blank video, in the blank video minimal duration field, specify the default minimal duration in seconds of blank video after which the broadcaster will trigger a blank video alert default 10 seconds this setting is supported for broadcaster version 16 3 and higher see the parameters table below for additional advanced fields click save zixi broadcaster source configuration parameters table parameter description info name specify a name for the zixi source in zen master tags select one or more of the predefined tags from the drop down list tags are used for access control by selecting an tag, you are relating this source to that tag tags are associated with certain roles (through the users & roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups if you would like to create a new tag, see creating a tag docid\ ypm9tw81ap6nq8stkv4rd events configuration profile select from the dropdown list the profile that you would like to apply to this source by default, the default profile is applied note events profiles consist of a series of rules that determine precisely how various types of events are logged and what results they trigger location (optional) the source's location is used to represent it in the proper position in the map display (see maps docid\ sfzm6jvorvuigo7x0dnue ) by default, the location is determined automatically based on the source's ip enter identifying info for the location (e g street address, zip code, coordinates) and select the desired location from the suggestions that are shown input mode to create a zixi broadcaster source, select the mode used for sending the source options are push or pull application to create a zixi broadcaster source, select the broadcaster radio button for push mode broadcaster select from the drop down list the desired broadcaster create multiple sources from multiple inputs if you would like to create sources from multiple inputs, select this checkbox when you select this option, each input that is selected creates a separate source in zen master each source is named independently in the feeder inputs section and the name field in the info section is disabled note you can create up to 25 sources at once broadcaster input select from the list one or more of the inputs that are available on the selected broadcaster for multiple inputs, click on the + button for each of the desired inputs selected inputs are shown above the filter box (you can remove an input by clicking the button for that input) for each input that is selected you can adjust the following parameters in the name field, edit the name of the source default the name of the input on the broadcaster in the max bitrate field, select from the drop down list the maximum bitrate for this source make sure that the value is greater than the max bitrate of the input the default is set automatically based on the current bitrate of the input replace existing manual outputs if you would like the source configured in zen master to replace (i e stop) any current outputs configured on the broadcaster, select this checkbox bonding select the checkbox if you would like to use bonding broadcaster output nic/s if you would like to specify which nic is used, then select the ip of that nic from the drop down list by default, any is selected if you selected the bonding checkbox, then click the + button for each of the nics that you would like to use selected nics are shown above the filter box (you can remove a nic by clicking the button for that nic) for each selected nic, you can adjust the following parameters in the max bitrate field, enter the maximum bitrate to be used on this nic if you want to use this nic only when there isn’t sufficient bandwidth available on the other nics, then select the backup checkbox if the backup checkbox is not selected then this nic is used in parallel with the other selected nics for pull mode host enter the ip address of the broadcaster from which the stream is being pulled port enter the port through which the broadcaster receives the stream from another broadcaster server default 2088 the default input port for zixi broadcaster is udp port 2088 this port must be open on any firewalls between zixi broadcaster and other devices it is communicating with stream id enter the precise stream id (case sensitive) assigned to this stream on the input broadcaster password if you are using a password for this stream, enter the string for authentication it must be identical to the string configured on the input broadcaster configuration ingest cluster select from the drop down list one of the available ingest clusters as the destination for the source target broadcaster/s specify which broadcaster/s within the cluster on which zen master can deploy the source either select a specific broadcaster to be used or specify your preference for using primary vs backup broadcasters options are prefer primary broadcasters, primary broadcasters only , backup broadcasters only or prefer backup broadcasters note for managed clusters, it is not recommended to select a specific broadcaster, as the broadcaster’s availability may not remain stable input nic (pull) if you would like to specify which nic is used, then select the ip of that nic from the drop down list by default, any is selected latency \[ms] select the latency time for the stream (default 4000) enable encryption if you would like to enable the zixi auto encryption feature for encrypting the source stream, select this checkbox pid mapping (optional) if you would like to apply a pid mapping profile to this source, then select the desired profile from the dropdown list to create a new pid mapping profile, see adding pid mapping profiles docid\ gftcayurpl7dinouyd14z note using this method creates a single source in zen master with pid mapping applied if you would like to maintain a source with the original pids and create an additional source with pid mapping (e g if you want to create several different pid mapped variations), then use the method described in adding a source pid mapping docid\ gockl3upsd8v14ia2an6g alert on pid changes if you would like to generate email notifications whenever a pid change is detected, select this checkbox minimize latency let zixi adjust latency dynamically to optimize it for network conditions see latency considerations docid\ tvgsp9rbqsk c0pwvqq9b for more information log scte 35 select this checkbox if you would like to log scte 35 markers for this stream note to log scte 35 markers, scte 35 needs to be enabled both on the ingest cluster and in the source configuration note scte 35 logging is only available for v13 1 40262+ broadcasters enable scte 35 alerts (for log scte 35) if you would like to receive alerts for scte 35 markers, select this checkbox public output if you would like to allow access to the stream directly through a supported player, select the allow checkbox password (for public output) if you selected allow in the public output field, specify a password in this field to authenticate access to the stream enable content analysis if you would like to enable content analysis (cqa), verify that this checkbox is selected (default) note it is generally recommended to enable content analysis unless it is causing technical problems if content analysis is disabled, the system won’t detect errors in the video and audio content of the stream and won’t generate warnings for such events even when content analysis is disabled the system will still detect tr101 errors in the stream hide thumbnail select this option to hide the source's thumbnail from where it is displayed (e g , the preview pane, grids, etc ) monitor cea 608/cea 708 closed captions if you would like to monitor cea 608/cea 708 closed captions, select this checkbox note monitoring cea 608/cea 708 closed captions requires using a version 14 4 or newer broadcaster monitor cea 608/cea 708 closed captions if you would like to monitor cea 608/cea 708 closed captions, select this checkbox note monitoring cea 608/cea 708 closed captions requires using a version 14 4 or newer broadcaster disable auto pull if you would like to disable auto pull, select this checkbox note disabling auto pull will lock channels using this source to the source's ingest cluster and targets to the source's current active broadcaster this setting only applies to pass through channels auto pull latency \[ms] specify the maximum latency for auto pull actions the broadcaster will update the latency as required, by using the maximal defined latency and then reducing the latency gradually (default 1000 ms) decryption key (for pull ) if the source is using aes encryption, enter the static key that was used for encryption webrtc playback select the desired playback method note webrtc enables you to monitor the stream via web browsers and mobile applications with real time communication (rtc) webrtc needs to be activated independently for each source in zen master (by default it is disabled) select one of the following options disabled users will not be able to view this source using webrtc (default) pass through passes the stream through to webrtc without transcoding this option can only be used if the input stream is already in a webrtc compliant format (video h 264 codec with baseline or main profile and no b frames, audio opus codec) auto zen master automatically transcodes the stream using the optimal profile for each specific user in this option zixi broadcaster will decode the video, transforming it into raw frames, which will be passed to the webrtc library, where it will be re encoded for each individual user note best quality however, if monitored by multiple users this can consume extensive resources 1080p/720p/480p/360p zen master transcodes the stream to a webrtc compliant profile with the specified resolution the transcoding is done by zixi broadcaster's transcoder note this method requires a zixi broadcaster with x264 or nvidia for transcoding this method allows many users to monitor the stream without encoding separately for each individual user, which saves cpu capacity since there is only one stream resolution, it is recommended to encode to a low resolution and low bitrate so that the stream will be viewable by all users monitoring the stream initial state disabled select this checkbox if you would like to disable this source upon initial configuration muted select this checkbox if you would like to disable error/recover notifications for this source upon initial configuration advanced billing codes if you would like to track usage for this source, enter your billing code details, see billing codes docid\ lalxj n928tegcpdpbirj (supported for broadcasters v14 8+) billing password enter the password that corresponds to this billing code auto pull billing code if you would like to track usage for this source when using auto pull connections, enter the billing code that corresponds to this stream the relevant billing can be obtained from the organization that received the billing code from zixi auto pull billing password enter the password that corresponds to this auto pull billing code traffic shaping traffic shaping is a network management technique used to control and optimize the flow of data it ensures a smooth streaming experience by prioritizing video traffic and managing bandwidth usage set at 0 (default) for no traffic shaping, or 1 for automatic traffic shaping note this option is only for sources for zixi broadcaster 18 2 or later max fec overhead % allows you to limit the additional data added for fec (forward error correction) available for sources for zixi broadcaster 18 2 or later frame thinning latency a target latency in milliseconds that will be maintained as far as possible via frame thinning, which is effectively reducing the framerate to drop some frames default value is 0 (no frame thinning) note this option is available for push sources only coming for broadcaster 18 2 or later mtu/auto pull mtu {bytes} specify the maximum transmission unit (largest data packet that a network connected device will accept) in bytes for the auto pull (for pull sources only ) frozen video minimal duration {seconds} specify the default minimal duration in seconds of frozen video after which the broadcaster will trigger a frozen video alert default 10 seconds this setting is supported for broadcaster version 16 3 and higher for existing sources, you may need to restart the source blank video minimal duration {seconds} specify the default minimal duration in seconds of blank video after which the broadcaster will trigger a blank video alert default 10 seconds this setting is supported for broadcaster version 16 3 and higher for existing sources, you may need to restart the source