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Setup
Setup of channel allocation, video format, video codecs, timecode, audio and video routing, remote communications and more.
Remote Control Support
Use the information in this section to assist you in setting up an external device to control your server.
DashBoard

Setup
Setup of channel allocation, video format, video codecs, timecode, audio and video routing, remote communications and more.
- Server Configuration
- Remote Control Support
  Use the information in this section to assist you in setting up an external device to control your server.
  - Remote Communications (RS-422)
    Direct serial control of each Media Player on the server is available through the RJ45 ports on the breakout cable connected to the server. Ethernet communications can also be used to control a Media Player instead of the direct serial connection.
  - DashBoard
    - Abekas® DashBoard Service
      The Abekas® OGP (openGear® Protocol) Service allows you to connect to your server from DashBoard.
  - Clip ID Support
  - Sony® MVS Series Switcher
- Maintenance
  Refer to the following information for performing maintenance on your server, muting an alarm, restoring factory defaults, or upgrading the software.
- AsRun Log Creator
  The server keeps a log of stills and clips that have been played in their entirety on all channel of the server. This information can then be filtered and output into either a CSV file or a PDF report.
- Troubleshooting

DashBoard

The DashBoard control system allows remote access to multiple pieces of Ross Video equipment, including openGear® cards, Carbonite production switchers, Ross video servers, and Ross cameras. Download and install the latest version of DashBoard from www.rossvideo.com/support/software-downloads/.

Review the documentation that comes with DashBoard for information on installing and launching DashBoard.

To control Kiva from DashBoard you must create a custom panel in DashBoard using PanelBuilder to send VDCP or Kiva Ethernet API commands to the server.

Note: DashBoard can only display active video for a Media Player if DashBoard is running on the same Kiva server. Active video for a Media Player cannot be shown in DashBoard when DashBoard is running on a separate computer.