AJA HELO - Chapter 3 - HELO Installation; Overview; Network Configuration

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Chapter 3 – HELO Installation
Overview
An initial HELO installation includes the following steps:
1. Apply power to HELO.
2. Connect HELO to your Ethernet network.
3. Determine HELO’s IP address (DHCP), or congure HELO’s network settings,
using eMini-Setup and a USB connection.
4. Disconnect eMini-Setup and continue device conguration from the Web
Interface.
5. Launch a web browser and access HELO using its IP address.
6. Connect the HELO inputs and outputs.
7. Congure HELO’s basic operation.
8. Congure a HELO Recording Prole and a Streaming Prole.
9. When HELO is properly installed and congured, recording and/or
streaming can be started and stopped simply by pressing the buttons on
the front panel, or by using the web interface.
The current HELO configuration settings are retained, even when powered off, so
subsequent installations for an identical recording and/or streaming session can
be done with the following simple steps:
1. Apply power to HELO.
2. Connect HELO to your network and connect the HELO inputs and outputs.
3. Press the Record or Stream button to start and stop recording and/or
streaming.
Initial HELO Installation
Network Configuration
HELO requires a network connection to stream to the internet or record to a
network drive. HELO is shipped from the factory with DHCP enabled, so if your
network has a DHCP server, by simply connecting HELO to your network with
an Ethernet cable the DHCP server will assign HELO a compatible IP address.
However, you will need to know that IP address before you will be able to access
HELO’s internal web server for initial configuration.
The eMini-Setup application, included with the HELO software and available
as a free download from the AJA website, lets you identity the current HELO IP
address, if configured, or to manually set the network configuration to work in
your environment. Refer to "Chapter 4 eMini-Setup" on page 16” for information
about installing and using AJA’s eMini-Setup application.
Once configured and connected to your network, HELO can be used for recording
to locally inserted media (USB stick or SD card). For streaming or recording to a
network drive additional HELO configuration is required. A properly configured
HELO can stream and record simultaneously or perform each task individually.