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TEST REPORT<br />
TV via IP<br />
TV & Radio Distributed<br />
Throughout the Entire House<br />
Using Your Own Network<br />
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A new and especially innovative<br />
solution for distributing<br />
satellite signals is the<br />
Triax TSS400 satellite-IP<br />
converter. It converts satellite<br />
signals in such a way<br />
that they can be carried via a<br />
network. The metal housing<br />
is very durable and suitable<br />
for installation in the attic or<br />
basement. It is not water resistant<br />
and therefore should<br />
not be mounted outside. It<br />
should also be installed in a<br />
location where the surrounding<br />
temperature will be between<br />
0°C and 40°C (32°F<br />
and 104°F).<br />
There are a total of four<br />
colored LNB ports available<br />
for connection to a Quad<br />
or Quattro LNB. In this way<br />
the maximum of four users<br />
will all have access to all the<br />
transponders of a satellite at<br />
the same time. The TSS400<br />
is connected to the local network<br />
through an RS-45 network<br />
interface (Gigabit) plus<br />
there is also a USB port on<br />
the converter for software<br />
updates as well as a jack<br />
for the external power supply<br />
and a main power switch.<br />
Two LEDs on the top of the<br />
converter provide current<br />
operational status information.<br />
The TSS400 can be configured<br />
and controlled through<br />
an integrated web server.<br />
Since in the basic settings<br />
it gets its IP address from<br />
the router via DHCP, you<br />
initially have to locate the<br />
IP address. For this purpose<br />
Triax recommends the free<br />
software „Developer Tools<br />
for UPnP Technologies“ that<br />
can be downloaded via the<br />
Internet from here: http://<br />
opentools.homeip.net/devtools-for-upnp.<br />
Once the IP address has<br />
been identified, it merely<br />
needs to be entered into the<br />
PC‘s web browser and just<br />
like that you end up in the<br />
password-protected TSS400<br />
web server. After entering<br />
„satip_admin“ (the password<br />
can, of course, be personal-<br />
ized later on), the options<br />
Network Settings, Software<br />
Upgrade, LNB Settings, Diagnose<br />
and System Status<br />
all become available. Now,<br />
for example, the TSS400‘s IP<br />
data can be modified. In the<br />
LNB Settings the local oscillator<br />
frequency (LOF) for the<br />
low and high band can be<br />
manually entered. Even the<br />
switching frequency (from<br />
low to high band) can be entered<br />
here. Those of you that<br />
have SCR single cable solutions<br />
will be happy to know<br />
that this is also supported by<br />
the TSS400. In the Diagnose<br />
section a static frequency<br />
can be set up on each of the<br />
four tuners which can then<br />
be transmitted through the<br />
local network as an IPTV<br />
stream via freely selectable<br />
Multicast addresses and individual<br />
ports. This will also<br />
help to solve the problem of<br />
so many different PIDs on<br />
one transponder; the user<br />
can individually determine<br />
which PIDs should be carried<br />
and which should not. If a<br />
www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>audiovision</strong>.com/14/11/triax<br />
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Triax TSS400<br />
Very easy way to distribute and view<br />
FTA satellite channels through<br />
your own network<br />
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