Multicast

Setting up the Videon device as an encoder

1. Connect to the Videon device
2. Navigate to Encoder Control in the Streaming Dashboard
3. Click on the Multicast output under Outputs
4. Select a valid Video and Audio Source
5. Under the Multicast Output
   1. Choose rtp or udp based on Multicast streaming tips
   2. Enter an available Multicast IP Address that will host the stream and playback into the IP Address field
      • Valid Multicast addresses can be found here
   3. Enter the port to stream on into the Port field (more information on this also in Multicast streaming tips)
   4. Enter the Time to Live (TTL) - see more information on this here
6. Click the On/Off switch next to Multicast Output to ON
7. Click Save

A common decoder used in testing is VLC Media Player. Once installed on your computer, simply navigate to "Media > Open Network Stream..." and enter [rtp or udp]://multicast_address:port (i.e. rtp://234.0.0.2:1234) , click Play, and you should see your stream!