Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-II MANUAL - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE DASDEC II and the USER MANUAL ............................................................... 1
The Formatting of this Manual ................................................................................................................. 2
Organization of Manual for Setting up your DASDEC II .......................................................................... 2
Conventions used in this Manual (Symbols, Links, Screenshots, Notes) ................................................ 2
*****App-notes to help you configure your DASDEC***** ....................................................................... 3
1 DASDEC II Hardware ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Front Panel ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.1 LCD ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.2 Status LED .......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Back Panel .................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Setup: Hardware ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Audio Wiring ................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 AES Digital Audio Wiring .............................................................................................................. 6
2.3 Video Wiring ................................................................................................................................. 7
2.4 General Purpose Input / Output (GPIO) ....................................................................................... 7
2.4.1 Optional Expansion GPIO ................................................................................................................... 8
2.5 Serial Port Wiring .......................................................................................................................... 8
2.6 MPEG Encoder Card Wiring ......................................................................................................... 9
3 DASCEC II Server Interface ............................................................................................................. 10
3.1 Power Up, User Interface and Initial Setup ................................................................................ 10
3.1.1 Directly connecting a networked host computer ................................................................................ 10
3.1.2 LAN connection with a networked host computer ............................................................................. 11
3.2 Web Server Login ....................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 DASDEC II Page Organization, Web Interface and Navigation ................................................. 12
3.3.1 DASDEC II Page Header .................................................................................................................. 12
3.3.2 Interactive DASDEC II Page ............................................................................................................. 12
3.3.3 Standard Links at Bottom of Page .................................................................................................... 12
3.3.4 Web Interface and Navigation ........................................................................................................... 13
3.3.5 How to Make Changes and Update .................................................................................................. 13
4 Setup: Web Interface ....................................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Setup > Server: Setup Server ..................................................................................................... 15
4.1.1 Main/License: Server Name & License Key Configuration ................................................................ 15
4.1.2 Configuration Management: Server Configuration Management ...................................................... 20
4.1.3 Upgrade: Server Software Upgrade .................................................................................................. 22
4.1.4 Options .............................................................................................................................................. 24
4.2 Setup > Network: Setup Network ............................................................................................... 24
4.2.1 Configuration: Server Network Configuration .................................................................................... 24
4.2.2 Security: Server Network Security Configuration .............................................................................. 29
4.2.3 Proxy ................................................................................................................................................. 31
4.3 Setup > Time: Server Date and Time Configuration .................................................................. 31
4.4 Setup > Users ............................................................................................................................. 32
4.5 Setup > Email ............................................................................................................................. 35
4.5.1 Email Server ..................................................................................................................................... 35
4.5.2 Event Email ....................................................................................................................................... 36
4.5.3 Decoder Email .................................................................................................................................. 37
4.5.4 Encoder Email ................................................................................................................................... 38
4.6 Setup > Audio ............................................................................................................................. 38
4.6.1 Audio Output Levels/Tests: Direct Audio Output Levels and Tests ................................................... 39
4.6.1 Radio Tuners .................................................................................................................................... 42
4.6.2 Decoder Audio: Alert Decoding Audio Configuration ........................................................................ 44
4.6.3 Encoder Audio .................................................................................................................................. 50
4.7 Setup Video/CG > Video/Character Generator Configuration .................................................... 53