SPECIALIST Live Streaming Hardware Kits

Your SPECIALIST Live Streaming Hardware Kit includes:

• IP camera with pre-attached bracket
• Telescoping pole stand (used to mount the camera to a fixed fencing/screening structure)
• 80 metre outdoor-rated ethernet cable (on a reel with an integrated RJ45 ethernet socket and an ethernet plug waterproofing jacket)
• Three mounting brackets (bottom and middle slat clamps and a top hook, used to mount the telescoping mounting pole to the slats of a fence, and to rest on the top of a fence)
• 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
• Spare parts

To mount your IP camera to its extending pole mount, provide power to the camera, then connect the camera and your laptop using the provided ethernet cables, power injector and network adapter:

1. Remove the bottom pole clamp from the kit. This bracket will be used to hold the bottom of the telescoping pole, so should typically be positioned below waist height. Loosen the wingnut on the right of the bracket clamping the front and rear of the bracket. This will create a gap that a fence slat can slide into. Push the back of the bracket to open the gap and push sideways onto the fence slat, then tighten the wingnut to attach the bracket to the slat.
2. Remove the middle pole clamp and repeat the previous installation steps. The middle clamp should be positioned approximately 1.3 metres above the bottom clamp, at a height that allows it to be attached below the pole's telescoping sections. Loosely place the pole into the clamps and check that the pole fits into both and sits vertically. Adjust the clamp positions if necessary.
3. Remove the top hook bracket from the kit. This hook will rest on the top of the fence when the pole is mounted, taking some of the weight of the camera and pole. Rest the top of the telescoping pole against the hard carrying case to give you better access for installation of the top hook. Unscrew the mounting wingnut on the rear of the hook bracket, open the clamp and attach to the pole. Close the clamp and tighten the wingnut. The hook's two metal forks should be facing downward.
4. Remove the IP camera from the kit and plug the 80 metre ethernet cable into the IP camera's ethernet port. Listen for the click to ensure that the plug 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.
5. Attach the IP camera to the top of the telescoping pole using the camera's attached bracket. The IP camera should be positioned so it hangs below the bracket, not above it, and facing the same direction as the top hook bracket. Loosen the bracket clamp by undoing the wingnut. Open the clamp, then place the clamp around the pole 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 pole 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 pole and firmly tighten by turning the blue plastic worm screw.

   The IP camera and bracket are heavy. Once attached to the pole the combination will become unwieldy and top-heavy. Exercise caution to prevent damaging the camera or injury.

6. Attach the pole and camera to the two brackets (lower and middle) on the fence. Make sure there is enough slack ethernet cable before you begin and that the bottom and middle brackets are unscrewed and fully open, then lift the pole and camera. Be careful while lifting as the weight of the assembly will be at the end of the pole. Walk toward the clamps, making sure that the top bracket is facing away from the fence (that is, toward you, to prevent damage to the fence) and the pole extension clips are facing toward you for easy access. Place the pole into the bottom and middle brackets and then close and loosely tighten them around the pole (loosely tightened to allow the pole to move up and down freely). Firmly grip the pole until both brackets are tightened.
7. Extend the pole by releasing the middle extension clip and pulling up on the top of the pole. Extend the pole using the three extension clips until the top hook sits just above the top of the fence, then rotate the pole until the hook faces the fence and then lower the pole until the top hook rests on top of the fence. Make sure you don't overextend the pole sections, leaving at least 5-10 cm of extension remaining within the pole. Firmly close the extension clips when the desired height has been reached.

   The pole length should be based on the height of the fence and the weather conditions. The camera should be as high as possible, but if the weather is windy make sure the pole length allows the camera to sit just above the top of the fence to avoid the camera being moved by the wind. If the weather is calm, the pole can be extended to near its maximum extension allowing the camera to sit well above the top of the fence.

8. Fully tighten the bottom and middle pole clamps. Check that the pole is straight and firmly secured.
9. Walk the 80 metre cable reel from the camera location to the scorer location (normally a desk or table, and where the laptop is located).
10. 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.
11. Remove the 5 metre and 2 metre ethernet cables from the kit and unravel them.
12. Plug one end of the 2 metre ethernet cable into the left-hand ethernet plug on the PoE injector (labelled power and data out) and the other end of the cable into the ethernet socket on the side of the 80 metre ethernet reel. Be careful not to get the cable connectors wet.
13. Plug one end of the 5 metre ethernet cable into the right-hand ethernet plug on the PoE injector (labelled data in).
14. 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.
15. Plug the USB end of the network adapter dongle into a USB port on your laptop. Your kit setup is now complete.

At the end of the match:

1. Unclip an extension clip on the pole and carefully lift the top hook above the top of the fence, then rotate the pole until the hook is facing away from the fence.
2. Lower the extension while firmly gripping the pole to prevent slipping. Once the extension is fully retracted, close the extension clip. Repeat for each extended section until all extensions are retracted.
3. When the pole is fully retracted, and all three extension clips have been closed, undo the middle and bottom brackets while firmly holding the pole and then remove the pole and camera, being careful as the assembly is unwieldy. Lay the pole down, leaning it against the hard carry case.
4. Detach the ethernet cable and remove the camera assembly from the pole, and then the top hook. Remove the fence brackets and place all components back into the kit ready for the next game.

Before you can see live video from your new IP camera, you must make the following software configuration changes:

In Windows:

1. 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.
2. Click the Change adapter options button in the Settings dialogue. The Network Connections dialogue opens.
3. 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.
4. Select the Properties option from the menu. The adapter properties dialogue opens.
5. Click on the "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" option in the list. The Properties button activates.
6. Click the Properties button. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialogue opens.
7. Click the Use the following IP address radio button. The three fields below the radio button activate.
8. 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.
9. 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".
10. Click OK to save and close the dialogue.

In NV Play Cricket for Windows:

1. Open a match and choose a scoring mode that includes the Video Display panel (or go to View > Video > Video Display).
2. Go to Video > Video Configuration. The Configuration dialogue opens.
3. Check that Enabled is selected in the top Video Capture section.
4. Click the Add new Capture Device link in the Video Capture Devices section. The Capture Device Settings dialogue opens.
5. Click the IP Camera radio button to the left of the dialogue.
6. Click the Search button to the right of the Camera Address (RTSP) field. The IP Camera Search dialogue opens.
7. 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.

8. Select a video resolution option (480p, 720p or 1080p) and then click Add Camera. Use 1080p if you have fast and reliable broadband.
9. 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. 
10. 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.
11. Click the Connect link and then use the buttons to tilt, pan and zoom the camera.