Adding RIST Targets

zen master enables you to create a rist output on a broadcaster or mediaconnect flow you can configure redundant hosts to ensure consistency to learn more about redundancy in zen master see redundancy in zen master https //zixidocumentation atlassian net/wiki/spaces/zmug/pages/420184080/redundancy+in+zen+master the following procedure describes how to add a rist target in zen master in addition, an explanation of each of the configuration parameters is given in the table below to add a new rist target in the main navigation, click targets click + add the create new target window is displayed click on rist the create new rist target window is displayed create new rist target window in the info section, in the name field, enter a logical name for the rist target 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 target 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 target 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 target'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 target's ip if you would like to manually set the location of the target (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 configuration section, under channel type , select the type of channel that the target will receive options are zen master channel or mediaconnect flow in the configuration section, in the channel field, select from the drop down list the channel that will be sent to the target (optional field) the target will only become functional once a channel has been assigned to it however, you can configure the target settings and then add a channel to the target after the initial configuration in the source preference field, select one of the following options any source – the target will establish a connection to any available source in the channel upon any disconnects with the current source, the target will reconnect to another available source in the channel primary sources only – the target will establish and maintain connection to a source designated as primary in the channel upon loss of connection to that source, the target will establish a connection to another available primary source in the channel backup sources only – the target will establish and maintain connection to a source designated as backup in the channel upon loss of connection to that source, the target will establish connection to another available backup source in the channel specific source – select one of the specific sources listed the target will only establish a connection to the selected source and will not try to connect to any other source in the channel it is not possible to select "prefer primary sources" or "prefer backup sources" this means you cannot have a target failover from a primary to a backup source in the channel unless "any source" is selected under profile , select the rist profile to be used options are simple or main in the host/ip field, enter the hostname or ip address of the broadcaster or mediaconenct flow in the port field, enter the target port on the receiving device in the bind to local nic by cidr field , enter the cidr that represents the ip range where the desired nic is accessed select the dtls checkbox if you would like to encrypt the stream dynamically using dtls (this option is only available if you are using main profile this feature is only supported for broadcasters running v12 2+ ) in the smpte 2022 fec section, select the desired error correction method options are disabled (default), 1d or 2d if you selected 1d or 2d for the fec, then fill in the desired number of rows and columns default values 10x10 in the remux bitrate field, enter the desired bitrate (in kbps) under remux mode , select one of the following pad in the padding mode a vbr stream is turned into a cbr stream in a non transformational way, by adding null packets and adding some minor pcr corrections this mode is used when the stream is compliant with broadcast quality but needs minor pcr correction and padding to make it cbr remux remux mode is transformational and is used to try to fix streams that are typically non compliant with broadcast quality ird’s, often originating at consumer level software encoders or other misconfigured/non compliant encoding sources the system unpacks the original ts, separates the audio and video, assembles the frames and then re packages them as part of this process the pids may be changed and a new pcr clock may be created this mode assumes that the stream includes a single audio and video source if you would like to apply a pid mapping profile to this target, then in the pid mapping profile field, select the desired profile from the dropdown list for more information, see pid mapping profiles docid\ ofvpymhyvq4xqhii3umns in the initial state section, select the disabled checkbox if you would like to disable this target upon initial configuration select the muted checkbox if you would like to disable error/recovery notifications for this target upon initial configuration you can enable/unmute the target at any time if you would like to configure advanced settings, click on advanced the advanced setting s are shown if you would like to track usage for this target, enter your billing code details, see billing codes docid\ lalxj n928tegcpdpbirj (supported for broadcasters v14 8+) if you would like to configure the maximum transmission unit (largest data packet that a network connected device will accept) for the pulling of the stream, enter the mtu in bytes in the mtu field click save rist target configuration parameters table parameter description info name specify a name for the zixi pull target 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 a tag, you are relating this target 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 target 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 target'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 target'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 configuration channel type verify that zen master channel is selected (default) channel (optional) select from the drop down list the channel that will be sent to the target note the target will only become functional once a channel has been assigned to it however, you can configure the target settings and then add a channel to the target after the initial configuration source preference select from the drop down list one of the following any source – the target will establish a connection to any available source in the channel upon any disconnects with the current source, the target will reconnect to another available source in the channel primary sources only – the target will establish and maintain connection to a source designated as primary in the channel upon loss of connection to that source, the target will establish a connection to another available primary source in the channel backup sources only – the target will establish and maintain connection to a source designated as backup in the channel upon loss of connection to that source, the target will establish connection to another available backup source in the channel specific source – select one of the specific sources listed the target will only establish a connection to the selected source and will not try to connect to any other source in the channel note it is not possible to select "prefer primary sources" or "prefer backup sources" this means you cannot have a target failover from a primary to a backup source in the channel unless "any source" is selected profile select the rist profile to be used options are simple or main host/ip enter the hostname or ip address of the broadcaster or mediaconenct flow port enter the target port on the receiving device bind to local nic by cidr enter the cidr that represents the ip range where the desired nic is accessed dtls (for main) select this checkbox if you would like to encrypt the stream dynamically using dtls (this feature is only supported for broadcasters running v12 2+ ) smpte 2022 cef select the desired error correction method options are disabled (default), 1d or 2d if you selected 1d or 2d for the fec, then fill in the desired number of rows and columns default values 10x10 remux bitrate \[kbps] specify the desired bitrate (in kbps) remux mode select one of the following pad in the padding mode a vbr stream is turned into a cbr stream in a non transformational way, by adding null packets and adding some minor pcr corrections this mode is used when the stream is compliant with broadcast quality but needs minor pcr correction and padding to make it cbr remux remux mode is transformational and is used to try to fix streams that are typically non compliant with broadcast quality ird’s, often originating at consumer level software encoders or other misconfigured/non compliant encoding sources the system unpacks the original ts, separates the audio and video, assembles the frames and then re packages them as part of this process the pids may be changed and a new pcr clock may be created this mode assumes that the stream includes a single audio and video source pid mapping profile (optional) if you would like to apply a pid mapping profile to this target, then select the desired profile from the dropdown list to create a new pid mapping profile, see adding pid mapping profiles docid\ gftcayurpl7dinouyd14z initial state disabled select this checkbox if you would like to disable this target upon initial configuration muted select this checkbox if you would like to disable error/recovery notifications for this target upon initial configuration advanced billing code if you would like to track usage for this target, 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 mtu specify the maximum transmission unit (largest data packet that a network connected device will accept) in bytes external id the id that is used when integrating zen master with an external esni/esam server for more detail, contact your zixi representative