NIAGARA 4100
User Manual: NIAGARA-4100
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Powering the Future of Digital Media
Rugged, portable, powerful.
The Niagara 4100 is designed with a combination of
simplicity, portability and power to quickly and eas-
ily stream your HD content to broadband and mobile
networks including live adaptive streaming to Apple®
iPhones® and iPads®. With the ability to ingest high-
definition video, the Niagara 4100 is ideal for live
sports, live newsgathering operation, webcasting or
any streaming application where you need rock-solid
performance on the go.
This rugged, portable streaming appliance can ingest
standard- or high-definition video sources through its
SDI input, and accommodates a variety of audio input
formats, including embedded SDI, AES/EBU, and bal-
anced or unbalanced stereo.
With a portable, streamlined chassis, an easy-to-use
web interface, and intuitive front panel controls, setup
and operation is quick and easy. The Niagara 4100
even comes standard with front panel A,B,C buttons
that can be pre-configured independently to activate
different streaming profiles to meet the needs of any
streaming application.
A self-contained system.
There’s no need for a keyboard, monitor or mouse. The
Niagara 4100 is a self-contained system built with the
durability to withstand the most demanding produc-
tion environments. You can control all key functions
from the front-panel controls, or the unit can be ac-
cessed remotely anywhere on the network through its
built-in web interface. All rear-panel connections are
recessed for maximum protection, and there’s even a
built-in handle for easy portability.
With ViewCast’s SimulStream technology, the Niagara
4100 supports multiple concurrent streams in a variety
of formats, at multiple bit rates, from a single video
source - all simultaneously.
It also comes with Niagara SCX® management soft-
ware so you can control all its features through an
easy-to-use web interface. Niagara SCX 6.2 will mark-
edly improve the live streaming delivery experience for
both broadcasters and iPhone users. By eliminating the
need for an external stream segmenter, encoding work-
flows are simplified and overall system costs reduced.
Applications
> Live sports
> Webcasting
> News gathering
> Mobile TV
Ideal Solutions
> Broadcasters
> Enterprise
> Government
> Network service providers
Stream live events from virtually any location.
Key Attributes
> Transforms your HD content for delivery to
web formats
> Portable, powerful, compact and durable
for on location streaming in demanding
environments
> Niagara 4100 supports live adaptive
streaming to Adobe® Flash dynamic (Flash
Media Server) and Apple HTTP live
(iPhones® and iPads®), Adobe Flash®
H.264, MPEG-4, H.264, and Windows
Media® (Silverlight compatible) SD and HD,
as well as container support for 3GPP and
3GPP2.
> Captures, encodes, streams and archives
digital video and audio
> Enables customized streams with bitmap
overlays to brand your logo or graphics to
your stream
> Web interface provides setup and control
of multiple streams
> Built-in front-panel LCD screen with control
buttons and audio signal level display
> Self-contained unit – no mouse, monitor or
keyboard required
> Front-panel A,B,C buttons activate
one-touch, pre-programmable streaming
profiles
Powering the Future of Digital Media
NIAGARA® 4100
Streaming Media Appliance
Visit us on the web at www.viewcast.com
© 2011 ViewCast Corporation. ViewCast®, Niagara®, Osprey®, SimulStream®, SchedulStream®, GoStream®, VMpTM and Niagara SCX® (and design)TM are trademarks or registered
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Niagara SCX with web interface
The Niagara 4100 appliance is pre-congured with Niagara SCX
remote management soware. All you need is web browser
access from your PC to control and congure any Niagara 4100
streaming media appliance.
This web-based user interface allows you to browse to any
Niagara 4100 on a LAN or WAN and manage the
following system conguraons:
• Create, modify and delete encoder profiles.
• Start and stop individual encoders.
• Pre-configure and assign encoder profiles to
A,B,C buttons.
• View and manage encoder log files and entries.
• Modify system network configuration settings
(network name, IP configuration).
* Output streams tested up to 720p
Hardware Warranty:
Weight:
Software:
Connectivity:
Hardware:
Inputs:
Encoding Formats:
Power:
Dimensions:
Video:
• SDI (standard denion and high denion) (1 x BNC)
Audio:
• Embedded SDI (16 channels or 8 stereo pair)
• AES/EBU (2 stereo channels) (mini XLR)
• Balanced stereo (2 x XLR)
• Unbalanced stereo (2 x RCA)
USB Ports:
• 1 rear panel, 1 front panel
Ethernet:
• 2 x 1 Gbit ports
• Niagara SCX® with web interface
• SimulStream®
• 8 lbs (3.6 Kgs)
• Intel i7 processor
• 4 GB RAM or larger
• HDD (160 GB or larger)
• Osprey® 710e HD technology
• 90 W power supply
• 12 V DC (AC to DC adapter included)
• 4.5”H x 8” W x 12” D (11.43 cm H x 20.32 cm W x 30.48 cm D)
• 1 year limited hardware warranty
• Apple® HTTP live streaming
• Adobe® Flash dynamic streaming
• Adobe® Flash® H.264 *
• Microso® Windows Media® (Silverlight®) *
• MPEG-4, H.264, H.263
• 3GPP, 3GPP2 container support for MPEG-4
Video Format:
• SMPTE 259M and 292M SDI standards
Additional Contents:
• Mini XLR to XLR adapter cable
• Rugged carrying case
Pre-Processing:
• Scaling, cropping, de-interlacing, inverse telecine
• Closed-capon rendering (SD only)
Monitoring:
• Video presence indicator
• LCD status monitor
• Audio level meter
• Audio headset
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