KILOVIEW NDI Core Virtualizes the Video Source into Multiple NDI Channels User Manual

: June 5, 2024
: KILOVIEW

KILOVIEW NDI Core Virtualizes the Video Source into Multiple NDI Channels

NDI Core Introduction

Introduction
NDI Core mainly solves the issue that the NDI encoder cannot be pulled by multiple back ends at the same time. NDI Core virtualizes the video source into multiple NDI channels for output, and integrate more functions such as video source switching and video play

NDI video sources support FULL NDI and NDI|HX input compatible with any other software/hardware output NDI to t he NDI Core system.
When the Core receives NDI|HX, the virtual output is also NDI|HX. If the video source is FULL NDI, the output is also FULL NDI.
It is recommended to use a 10 Gigabit port at least for the NDI Core . If you need more NDI streams, you can choose a higher network port or multiple network cards.

Enter http://serverIP:81/ in the browser and log in to the NDI Core system. The user name and the password both are admin by default.

Note

To ensure information security, please change your password immediately after logging in for the first time!
NDI Core login port is 81 by default.

More information about NDI
Core system deployment
https://www.kiloview.com/en/support/docs/kiloviewndi-core-server-deployment- guide/kiloview-ndi-core-server-deployment-guide/

Dashboard

Click “Dashboard” on the WEB page to check the system information includes network status, system status, resources and log.

Network status

Shows all network device information and traffic statistics on the NDI server.

Introduction

eno1：Core the name of the network card on the Core server.
52.90G/1.66T：Total upstream traffic/downstream traffic of the current device
The maximum bandwidth of the current device
Real-time traffic output of the current device
Real-time traffic input of the current device

System status

Introduction

When the system memory and CPU are too high, please confirm whether the performance of the NDI Core device is insufficient due to a large number of transmissions. You may need to update your hardware system.
The time line below shows the memory and CPU usage in the past time, and the current time is 0s.

Memory Usage：Current memory usage
CPU：Current CPU Load
Operation Time: Total running time of NDI Core system
Start Time：NDI Core start time

Resources

Introduction
Shows the number of inputs
outputs of NDI Core and panel

Total NDI input All added NDI video sources are counted, not including those listed but not added
Total NDI output All NDI output sources created by users
My Panel The numbers of control panels created under the current user.

Log

Statistics of all operations on the NDI Core system include the time and the account of the operation, which is conducive to troubleshooting.

Panel Control

Click “Panel Control” to create a control panel, configure the NDI input and output Add and manage the NDI input and output, and configure the NDI input source and output associatively, and provide cross switching options.

Add panel

Click “Add Panel” to create a switch configuration panel associated with NDI input and output.

Click the panel on the left navigation bar or enter the current panel management interface through the panel Detail”. The NDI input and manage are on the left side of the ” General “”, the right is the NDI output and manage

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Input s NDI input source added under current panel.
Output s Numbers of NDI output panel created under current panel
NDI output channels cannot be shared between different panels, and the same video source can be added to the NDI input

NDI i nput

Click “Manage” in the right, dialog box will pop up after clicking “add input”.

A ll NDI sources under the same network segment will be automatically discovered and displayed through “public auto discovery” discovery”. Select the NDI video source that needs to be added and
When the NDI source is in a different NDI group under the same network segment, click to enter the source configuration, and select “Auto “. It will automatically discover all the NDI sources of the current group after entering the name of the group.
When the NDI source cannot be automatically discovered, such as the NDI source is in the same LAN but across network segments, the NDI source can be added manually by adding IP

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- Group: The group name of the NDI video source . Default is public
- IP Fill in the IP address of the NDI source, click enter or in the right to add the IP address to the address list.
Discovery server
When the NDI source is registered to the discovery server and the automatic discovery is replaced, the a ddition at this time also needs to be registered to the discovery server. Enter the source configuration by the button, select ” D iscover s erver”, and fill in the same discovery server address and group as the NDI source.NDI output can be used in the cross panel.
Select the corresponding NDI source and display the information status of the NDI input source at the bottom.
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- Group: The group name of the NDI video source. Default is public group.
- IP The IP address of the discovery server registered by NDI.

The NDI input source added and saved by the above method will be displayed on the left of the NDI input box , and the associated NDI output can be used in the cross panel.

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Status: “Official equipment” means that the NDI video source comes from NewTek and Kiloview NDI equipment or software; “available” means unofficial equipment, which can be used to connect to NDI output; “exceeding authority” means unofficial equipment that exceeds the output of the highest video source, t he basic version adds unofficial devices only to suppor t 16 video sources, and those with more than 16 added will not be available. Select the corresponding NDI source and display the information status of the NDI input source at the bottom.

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Display resolution and framerate of the NDI video source.
The real-time bit rate of the video encoding.
The real-time bit rate of the audio encoding.

Create NDI Output

Create NDI virtual output, control the association of NDI input source and NDI output through the cross panel, either single NDI input to multiple NDI channels output, or one NDI output switching to different NDI streams. To create NDI output channel through “General” and click “Manage” button. Click “Add output” in the dialog, it will pop up the dialog of batches adding .

Note

NDI Channel Name: Output NDI channel name. Please use different names to create multiple NDI outputs. The combination of text, numbers and symbols are supported. When there are multiple control panels, panels can share the same output channel, if the output is not locked on any panel, you can switch and do other operations.
NDI Group：Assign NDI output to the specific name’s group. Default is public group. The group name can be a combination of English letters, numbers, and special symbols. It supports sending data to multiple groups, and please use commas to separate groups.
Smooth Parameter：When switching between different sources, to ensure a smoother stream output, it is recommended to set a switching delay. If the resolution and frame rate of the switched NDI video sources remain the same, the switching output can be smoother as well.
Discovery server: Fill in the IP address of the discovery server, and register the NDI output to the corresponding discovery server. The receiving end also needs to register to the same discovery server to discover the stream.
Add output 1: Click “Add output” according to the corresponding number, if you click “Add output 10”, then 10 NDI output channels will be automatically added.

When there is a device at the back end to pull a certain output, the created NDI output channel will display the decoded resolution, frame rate, video and audio bitrate.

Introduction

Display resolution and framerate.
The real-time bitrate of the video encoding.
The real-time bitrate of the audio encoding.
Connection numbers: Shows how many back-end streams have been decoded by the current NDI output channel.

Establish NDI input and output relations through ” C ross point”

Configure the NDI input and output associatively through the cross point panel. The cyan square indicates that the corresponding NDI input and output channel.

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For o ne NDI input source, you can copy to multiple NDI output channels.
Under the unlocked state , you can switch among multiple NDI source s. When in the locked state, the corresponding NDI output channel cannot be manually switched

Output Play

Download Kiloview Multiview for free Visit the website https://www.kiloview.com/en/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.

Step 1
Enter the management page of Kiloview Multiview Player
Step 2
Find the NDI channel output by the NDI Core in the “Discovery”

Introduction
The rules for the name of the output NDI streaming from NDI Core NDI dst channel name the channel name was created in chapter 4.3.3

Introduction
Please see Chapter 3.1 for details.

User Management

In user management, you can add new users and modify and delete existing users. There is an admin account by default.

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Management account : The management account is admin, it can modify and delete all accounts.
Ordinary users Ordinary users can only change their own password and all configurations under their account.
All accounts can only see the configuration of the control panel, input, output and play list created by themselves.

Log

Introduction
Please see Chapter 3.4 for details.

To activate your NDI Core

After your 15-day free trial, go to the top right of NDI Core page, click “Trial Period 15 Days” to authorize service.

Copy your“Device Code”and send it to your sales consultant, or go to our distributors for license.
Our sales consultant or distributors will send you the authorization code to activate NDI Core.
Fill the code and once confirmed, your NDI Core will unlock to the full version.

Note:

Authorization code of Basic and Pro version are different. Please inform your NDI Core version before purchasing license.
Your“Authorization Code”is a unique match to your “Device Code”. If you change your server CPU or installing another NDI Core, you will need to provide a new “Device Code”and purchase a new License for authorization.

For more questions, please contact us via： https://www.kiloview.com/en/support