Broadcaster Cluster Configuration Parameters Table (for Manual and Managed Clusters)

Specify the name of the Broadcaster Cluster in ZEN Master.

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 Broadcaster Cluster 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 .

Select from the dropdown list the profile that you would like to apply to this Cluster. 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.

Specify a unique domain name for sending Sources to this cluster.

Select this checkbox if you would like to control access to this cluster by limiting access to Push inputs and Pull outputs to specific IP address (for an AWS cluster this will enable you to control the AWS security groups).

Note: If you select IP Whitelist, then you must use ZEN Authorization mode for this cluster.

Note: If you selected IP Whitelist then after configuring the Broadcaster Cluster you must input the IPs that will have access to this cluster, see Adding IPs to the Whitelist .

Select this checkbox if you would like to encrypt the stream dynamically using DTLS. (This feature is supported for v12.2+ Broadcasters)

Select this checkbox if you would like to enable resources using older versions of Zixi software (<v12.2) that don't support verification of the ZEN DTLS certificate to connect to this cluster.

Select one of the following load balancing methods for Pull outputs:

Select this checkbox if you would like to log SCTE-35 markers for streams in this cluster.

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.

Select this checkbox if you need to receive RTMP push inputs.

Specify the port in the Broadcaster that will be used to receive the RTMP push inputs.

Select one of the AWS, Azure or GCP accounts configured in ZEN Master from the list shown under AWS, Azure or GCP in the drop-down menu. To create a new cloud service account see Linking an AWS Account, Linking an Azure Account orLinking a Google GCP Account .

Select from the drop-down list the AWS region.

Select from the drop-down list one of the available Key Pairs to access the cluster. If no Key Pair is displayed, then go to your Amazon account to setup your Key Pair.

Select from the drop-down list one of the available VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) networks to which the cluster will be connected.

Select from the drop-down list one or more of the subnets that are available in this VPC.

Select from the drop-down list one or more of the security groups associated with this VPC. If no Security Group is displayed then go to your Amazon Account to configure your security groups (for guidance in setting up your Security Groups see Amazon Security Groups) or use the ZEN IP Whitelist to manage your AWS security (see the following step).

Select this checkbox to use the IP Whitelist to manage your AWS security.

Select from the drop-down list one of the available AWS instance types that will be used in this cluster.

Specify the capacity of the hard drive (in GiB).

Select from the drop-down list the location of the account to be used for this cluster.

Select from the drop-down list a VN in your Azure account.

Note: You need to have a Virtual Network in your Azure account in order to be able to create a Broadcaster Cluster in ZEN Master. If you don’t have a VN in your account, you can create one via the Azure portal.

Select from the drop-down list a subnet that is available in the specified VN.

Select from the drop-down list a network security group for this cluster.

Select from the drop-down list the region of the GCP account.

Select from the drop-down list one or more zones in the specified region.

Select from the drop-down list one or more of the subnets that are available in the specified region.

Select from the drop-down list the type of machine to be used for the cluster.

Note: Both n1 and n2 machine types are supported.

Select from the drop-down list the type of GPU to be used for the cluster.

Specify the size of the root device in GiB.

Enter the activation key for your Zixi Broadcaster license.

Enter the username for accessing the Zixi Broadcaster via API.

Enter the password for accessing the Zixi Broadcaster via API.

Select from the drop-down list the Zixi Broadcaster version that you want to install.

Select one of the following options:

Note: All authorization modes other than Manual will override the authorization configured on your Broadcasters. Therefore, if you have streams on your Broadcasters that are not configured on ZEN Master, then any mode other than Manual or Free for All may interrupt those streams.

Select the Push Inputs checkbox if you would like to automatically allow access to Push Inputs. Select the Pull Outputs checkbox if you would like to automatically allow access to Pull Outputs.

Select the Deletion protection checkbox if you want to prevent deletion of the Broadcaster Cluster.

Select Manual. After creating a manual Broadcaster cluster, you must configure each Broadcaster instance for use in the cluster. To do this, see Adding a Broadcaster to a Manual Cluster .

Select one of the following options:

Note: All authorization modes other than Manual will override the authorization configured on your Broadcasters. Therefore, if you have streams on your Broadcasters that are not configured on ZEN Master, then any mode other than Manual or Free for All may interrupt those streams.

Select the Push Inputs checkbox if you would like to automatically allow access to Push Inputs. Select the Pull Outputs checkbox if you would like to automatically allow access to Pull Outputs.

Select the Deletion protection checkbox if you want to prevent deletion of the Broadcaster Cluster.

You can change the HTTP streaming port from the default (7777) to a custom port. The custom port should match the configuration on the Zixi Broadcaster.

Enter comma separated Elastic IP Allocation IDs.

Specify the bandwidth limits in Mbps.

Specify the Count and Duration parameters for HLS and DASH segments on this Broadcaster Cluster.

These are used by ZEN Master to determine whether an additional transcoded Channel can be added to the broadcaster. Adjust the following thresholds as desired:

Specify the percentage of CPU being used.

Specify the percentage of memory being used.

Specify the percentage of GPU being used.

Specify the percentage of GPU memory being used.

Specify the percentage of GPU decoder pipeline being used.

Specify the percentage of GPU encoder pipeline being used.

This setting determines the process priority of your Broadcasters.

This setting is deselected by default. You can increase the Broadcaster's process priority by selecting it. This may be beneficial for sending streams to highly sensitive IRDs. However, this should not be done without consulting with your customer success agent.

If you would like to track usage for this Broadcaster, enter your Billing Code details, see . (Supported for Broadcasters v14.8+)