This guide describes the hardware you will receive with your CLUB ELITE Live Streaming Hardware Kit, how to connect the included IP camera to power (using Power over Ethernet from the supplied PoE injector), and to your laptop using the supplied ethernet cable, and the software settings needed in Windows and the NV Play Cricket software to see a live camera stream.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to view a video summary of the setup steps described in this guide.
What's in the kit
Your CLUB ELITE Live Streaming Hardware Kit includes:
- IP camera with pre-attached bracket
- Heavy duty speaker stand (used to hold the IP camera)
- 80 metre outdoor-rated ethernet cable (on a reel with an integrated RJ45 ethernet socket and an ethernet plug waterproofing jacket)
- PoE injector (used to power the IP camera, and allow video data to be transferred, using the included 80 metre ethernet cable)
- 2 metre ethernet cable
- 5 metre ethernet cable
- Network adapter dongle (RJ45 to USB)
- Heavy duty carry case
Unpacking and setting up
Before setting up, choose a suitable location for the IP camera. This must be within 80 metres of the scorer location (this is the length of the ethernet cable connecting the IP camera to your computer). The camera should be located as close to the pitch and as high as possible. We recommend placing the camera at long off or long on.
To set up your IP camera, stand, ethernet cable and power injector:
- Remove the heavy duty speaker stand from the kit, extend its legs, lock them in place and then adjust its height. Be careful when setting up this stand as it is very heavy.
- Attach the IP camera to the speaker stand head using its attached bracket. The IP camera should be positioned so it hangs below the bracket, not above it. Loosen the bracket clamp by undoing the wingnut. Open the clamp, then place the clamp around the stand tube and then close the clamp and retighten the wingnut. The IP camera bracket includes a backup safety cable that should also be attached to the stand with the included jubilee clip (worm-driver hose clamp). This backup cable prevents the camera falling if the primary clamp fails. Slide the jubilee clip below the main camera bracket on the stand tube and firmly tighten by turning the blue plastic worm screw.
- Rotate the stand and IP camera so the camera is pointing toward the pitch. The camera includes pan, tilt and zoom features so does not need to be positioned precisely.
- Place the 80 metre ethernet cable reel beside the scorer location (normally a desk or table, and where the laptop is located).
- Remove the PoE injector from the kit, together with its mains power cable. Plug the power cable's three-pin plug into a power socket and then the other end of the power cable into the PoE injector.
- Remove the 5 metre and 2 metre ethernet cables from the kit and unravel them.
- Plug one end of the 2 metre ethernet cable into the left-hand ethernet plug on the PoE injector (labelled power and data out). Be careful not to get the cable connectors wet.
- Plug one end of the 5 metre ethernet cable into the right-hand ethernet plug on the PoE injector (labelled data in).
- Take the end of the 80 metre ethernet cable reel and then walk from the scorer position to the IP camera, unravelling the cable from the reel as you go (the reel itself should stay by the laptop). Make sure the end of the ethernet cable does not touch the ground or get wet.
- Plug the end of the 80 metre ethernet cable into the IP camera's ethernet port. Listen for the click to ensure that the cable is secure. Unscrew and slide the top of the waterproofing cap up the cable and over the ethernet cable plug. Screw the top cap in place and push the rubber grommet firmly into position below the top cap. Screw the base of the waterproofing cap back into place to ensure no water can enter. Be careful not to twist the ethernet cable. Place the rubber balloon over the top as extra waterproofing.
- Raise the tripod by unscrewing the locking knob, then turning the main handle clockwise. The stand extends to a maximum height of 2.3 metres. Make sure there is sufficient slack ethernet cable. Firmly tighten the locking knob when you reach your required height.
- Return to the scorer location and connect the free end of the 2 metre ethernet cable to the ethernet socket on the side of the 80 metre ethernet reel.
- Remove the network adapter dongle from the kit and connect the free end of the 5 metre ethernet cable into the adapter's ethernet socket.
- Plug the USB end of the network adapter dongle into a USB port on your laptop. Your kit setup is now complete.
Configuring your software
Before you can see live video from your new IP camera, you must make the following software configuration changes:
In Windows:
- In your Windows search field, search for "Network status". Click the Network status result that appears in the search results list. the Settings dialogue opens.
- Click the Change adapter options button in the Settings dialogue. The Network Connections dialogue opens.
- Right-click Ethernet 2 (the adapter type should be listed as TP-Link, with a status of "Identifying" as it is not yet configured). A menu opens.
- Select the Properties option from the menu. The adapter properties dialogue opens.
- Click on the "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" option in the list. The Properties button activates.
- Click the Properties button. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialogue opens.
- Click the Use the following IP address radio button. The three fields below the radio button activate.
- If your IP camera has an IP address that begins with "10.1.1" (for example, "10.1.1.50" or "10.1.1.100") type "10.1.1.10" into the top IP address field. Do not type in the IP address of your camera. The IP camera of your camera is included in your initial purchase and setup email from NV Play.
- Press the Tab button on your keyboard or click in the Subnet mask field to change focus to Subnet mask. Type "255.255.255.0".
- Click OK to save and close the dialogue.
In NV Play Cricket for Windows:
- Open a match and choose a scoring mode that includes the Video Display panel (or go to View > Video > Video Display).
- Go to Video > Video Configuration. The Configuration dialogue opens.
- Check that Enabled is selected in the top Video Capture section.
- Click the Add new Capture Device link in the Video Capture Devices section. The Capture Device Settings dialogue opens.
- Click the IP Camera radio button to the left of the dialogue.
- Click the Search button to the right of the Camera Address (RTSP) field. The IP Camera Search dialogue opens.
- Click the IP camera from the list and then enter the camera's username and password and then click Login. These credentials are included in your initial purchase and setup email from NV Play.
If no camera is found, manually type the camera IP into the Camera Address (RTSP) field by entering "rtsp://[IP Camera Address]:554/Streaming/Channels/1" where IP Camera Address is your actual camera's IP address. For example, for a camera with an IP address of 10.1.1.99, this address would be "rtsp://10.1.1.99:554/Streaming/Channels/1", then enter the camera username and password into the Username and Password fields and click OK.
- Select a video resolution option (480p, 720p or 1080p) and then click Add Camera. Use 1080p if you have fast and reliable broadband.
- Click OK, then OK again to save your changes and close the dialogues. The Video Display panel will show “Starting Video” for 2-3 seconds then the live camera feed will appear.
- Click the Settings cog on the Video Display panel to open a menu, and then click the Show IP Camera Controls option. The IP Camera Controls panel opens.
- Click the Connect link and then use the buttons to tilt, pan and zoom the camera.
Video Guides
For UK-based Play-Cricket Scorer Pro users only:
If manually adding a camera (with an example IP address of 10.1.1.30), the RTSP string will be as follows:
rtsp://10.1.1.30:554/Streaming/Channels/1
Please ensure you adjust accordingly to reflect your IP address, not the default one (10.1.1.30) which is included in the example above. e.g. change to rtsp://10.1.1.187:554/Streaming/Channels/1 if your IP address is 10.1.1.187.