Home
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
Abekas® DashBoard Service
The Abekas® OGP (openGear® Protocol) Service allows you to connect to your server from DashBoard.
To Install the Abekas® OGP Service
The AbekasOGP application should already be installed on your server. If it is not, you can download and install the application manually.

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 control of each channel transport on the server is available through the DB9 or RJ45 ports on the back of the server. Only channels C and D have direct serial connections.
  - DashBoard
    - Abekas® DashBoard Service
      The Abekas® OGP (openGear® Protocol) Service allows you to connect to your server from DashBoard.
      - To Install the Abekas® OGP Service
        The AbekasOGP application should already be installed on your server. If it is not, you can download and install the application manually.
      - To Connect to Tria News from DashBoard
      - DashBoard Interface
      - PanelBuilder Custom Panel Attributes
        When building a custom panel in DashBoard, you can connect to your server as a data source. This allows you access to numerous powerful commands and parameters native to your server.
  - 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

To Install the Abekas® OGP Service

The AbekasOGP application should already be installed on your server. If it is not, you can download and install the application manually.

Navigate to the Downloads section of the Ross® website for your server product and download the Abekas® OGP DashBoard Service.

Tip: For example, if you have a Mira server, you would navigate to https://www.rossvideo.com/support/software-downloads/mira/.
Run the Abekas_#.#.#_setup.exe application on your server and follow the wizard to install the service.