NDI CORE MAX
Quick Start Guide V1.0
Contents
◼ Packing list
◼ Device interface
◼ Applications
◼ NDI CORE MAX Configurations
Before using this product, it is recommended that you read the guide carefully. To ensure your personal safety and avoid physical or electrical damage to
the device, please strictly follow the instructions of this guide to install and use it under the guidance of professionals. Incorrect electrical connections or
physical installation may cause permanent damage to the device and even threaten personal safety.
1 Packing List
(1) NDI CORE×1 (2) Power Supply×2
(3) Warranty Card×1 (4) Quick Start Guide×1
2 Device Interface
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3 Applications
1. Power ON/OFF 2. 5.5 Inch Touch Screen
3. Power Port 4. HDMI/DP Port
5. 2.5G Ethernet 6. 2*40G optical port SFP+
Introduction
NDI Core mainly solves the issue that the NDI encoder cannot be pulled by multiple back-ends at the same time. The video
source is virtualized into multiple NDI channels for output by NDI Core, and more functions such as video source switching
and video play list are integrated.
By creating a play list, users can freely set the program source, dynamically adjust the playback sequence, playback time to
achieve the sequence, loop, and switch playback of video sources.
⚫ NDI video sources support NDI and NDI|HX input compatible with any other software/hardware output NDI to the NDI
Core system.
⚫ When the Switcher receives NDI|HX, the virtual output is also NDI|HX. If the video source is NDI, the output is also
NDI.
⚫ Due to compatibility, it is recommended that the optical module used for the optical port of the device and the switch be
of the same brand and type. If the actual transmission distance is less than 500 meters, you can choose a multi-mode
optical module. For the transmission distance greater than 500 meters, it is recommended to choose a single-mode optical
module.
⚫ The device comes with two redundant power supplies. If only one power supply is connected, it will beep all the time,
and hot-swap replacement is supported.
⚫ The device comes with two 40G optical ports, which can be connected to the network for NDI input and output.
4 5.5-Inch Touch Screen Configurations
4.1 Network Settings
Click “System Setting”-“Network Setting” on the screen to configure the service IP address,
subnet mask and gateway. After saving, the IP address is used for WEB management and video
preview, and also supports DHCP automatic acquisition.
4.2 Login to the NDI CORE
Click the «QR code» icon in the upper right corner to login to the webpage with two methods.
Method 1：Enter the http://IP in the browser to visit the webpage
Method 2：Scan the QR code to visit the webpage
Note:
Due to the compatibility, it is recommended to use the Chrome or Edge to enter the webpage.
⚫ To ensure information security, please change your initial password first time you login.
⚫ The NDI CORE login port is 81 by default.
4.3 System Settings
When the device is connected to the network, you can enable or disable SSH control, and
change the HTTP port and restore factory settings.
5 Login to NDI CORE MAX
Enter http://server IP: 81/ in the browser and log in to the NDI CORE webpage. The username
and the password both are admin by default.
Note
⚫ To ensure information security, please change your initial password first time you login.
⚫ The NDI CORE login port is 81 by default.
6 Dashboard
Click “Dashboard” on the WEB page to check the system information includes network status,
system status, resources and logs.
Introduction
⚫ Password settings: The password setting is not a public module. The user needs to enter password to check it. The initial
password is: 123456, please change your initial password first time you login.
⚫ SSH configurations: When SSH control is enabled, the default username is admin and the port is 22. Clicks [Reset SSH
Password], and the system will automatically generate a password. And then a warning text will be displayed: «Please
remember this password, for security, the SSH password will not be displayed in the future»,
⚫ HTTP port settings: Support to change the port
7 NDI CORE MAX Configurations
Click “Resource Management” to add and manage the NDI input, NDI output and play list.
Introduction
Network status：
⚫ eno1: NIC name on the NDI CORE server
⚫ 49.12G/1.37T: Total upstream traffic/downstream traffic of the current device
⚫ The maximum bandwidth of the current network Real-time traffic output of the network
Real-time traffic input of the current network
Resources: displays the input sources, outputs and number of panels.
⚫ NDI Source：All user-added NDI video sources, not including those discovered but not added
⚫ NDI Output: All user-created NDI output sources
⚫ My Panel: The number of panels created under the user
Step 1：Add NDI input sources
Click «Add Input» to add the NDI sources to “NDI Input”. The source can be added with the
following ways
Click «public-auto discovery», all NDI sources under the same network segment of the LAN
and in the “public” group can be automatically discovered. And then select the NDI sources to
be added.
Step 2：Add NDI output
Create NDI virtual output, realize NDI output by controlling NDI input source or play list, and
one single NDI source input with multiple NDI channels output.
Click «NDI Output» to enter the NDI output management page. Click «Add Output» to create
an NDI output channel.
Step 3：Add panel
Click «Panel Control» to create a control panel, configure the NDI input and output with cross
point and IO panel, and unicast and loop.
Introduction
⚫ NDI Channel Name: output NDI channel name. Please use different names for multiple NDI outputs. The combination
of text, numbers and symbols are supported. When there are multiple control panels, the panels can use the same output
channel, and if the output is not locked to any one panel, it can be switched to.
⚫ For more details, please refer to the user manual.
Step 4：Crosspoint and IO panel
Configure the NDI input and output by the crosspoint. The green square indicates that the NDI
input sources will output from the NDI output channels.
In the «IO Panel», except the display, all the other operations is exactly the same as «Cross
Point». Click the OUT1, you can see that the first NDI source is displayed in green, indicating
that the NDI video source is output from OUT1, when click the second video source, and it
turns green, it means that the second one is output from OUT1.
Introduction
⚫ General: add the NDI source and NDI output channels by click «Manage» on the right side of NDI input and NDI output.
⚫ NDI source status: the resolution and frame rate of the NDI sources, and the video and audio real-time encoding bit rate
of the inputted sources.
⚫ NDI output: the NDI output channel created when the panel is added. When there is a device at the back end to create a
certain output, the output status displays the decoded resolution, frame rate, video and audio bitrate.
⚫ Play list: when the NDI output channel selects “Loop”, all the NDI input video sources in the list will be displayed. A
circle of time progress status will appear on the right side of the video source.
⚫ Crosspoinnt/IO Panel: configure the NDI input and output by the crosspoint. The green square indicates that the NDI
input sources will output from the NDI output channels.
⚫ For details, please refer to the user manual.
8 Output and Play
Enter the management page of Kiloview Multiview，find the NDI channel output in the
“Discovery”.
Download Kiloview Multiview for free
Visit the website https://www.kiloview.com/cn/ndi/multiview, click “Get it now” to download Multiview, and install
the software step by step.
Kiloview Multiview is a free NDI video discovery, management and multi-screen monitoring software.
Introduction
The rules for the name of the output NDI streams from NDI CORE：NDI（dst-channel name）, the channel name is the name
of «Add Output»