Adding Pipeline to a Network
Pipeline User’s Guide
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ADDING PIPELINE TO A NETWORK
One or more Pipelines can connect to a LAN. To assure acceptable performance, be sure to connect
Pipelines to a media network or a single Gigabit switch dedicated specifically for Pipelines, edit stations,
and media servers. If you connect to a backbone, ensure it is Gigabit, to handle the real-time traffic. Make
certain that switches do not have a firewall, and that TCP and UDP ports 7000/7002 (video), 7004/7006
(audio), 7008/7010 (status), 554 (RTSP), and 80 (http) are open.
Each Pipeline SC is assigned a unique, automatically assigned, link-local IP address in the range
169.254.1.0 to 169.254.255.255, so that it can communicate directly with your computer without a
gateway. Each of the Pipelines (channels) in a Pipeline HD Dual and Pipeline Quad is assigned an
incremental IP address.
You can also set up the Pipeline with a static or DHCP address. Make IP address modifications with
Pipeline Direct, a Web application built into each Pipeline (Using the Configure Panel on page 40).
Use these instructions to make power, Ethernet, and video connections to one or more Pipelines when
connecting it to a LAN where FlipFactory server or Final Cut Pro editing stations are located.
Figure 2–9. Pipeline video, VTR control & network LAN connections
1. Make sure the Pipeline is not plugged in.
2. Connect the Pipeline Ethernet port to a network switch with an Ethernet cable on the same LAN as
your Final Cut Pro editing station or FlipFactory server.
3. Connect each Pipeline SDI IN port to an SDI source such as your VTR or SDI router with a BNC cable.
4. (Optional) Connect each Pipeline’s RS-422 port to an RS-422 control, such as your VTR.
5. (Pipeline Quad – Optional) Connect video equipment to your Sync In and Sync Out video ports.
Powering up the Pipeline
For Pipeline SC, plug the Telestream-supplied power adapter jack into the power port on the back plane,
and then connect the power cord to an AC source (or power converter) to power the Pipeline on.
For Pipeline HD Dual and Pipeline Quad (with redundant power supplies) plug both Telestream-supplied
power cords into the power plugs on the back plane, and then connect each power cord to an AC source
(or power converter) to power the Pipeline on.
RS-422
VTR Control
SDI
Video/Audio
100MB
Ethernet
RS-422
VTR Control
SDI
Video/Audio
GigaBit Ethernet Backbone
100MB
Ethernet
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