Kramer KDS-DEC3 [11/25] Setting up your kds en3 environment

KDS-EN3, KDS-DEC3 - How It Works

4.1 Setting Up Your KDS-EN3 Environment

Before connecting your units, we recommend you prepare:

 A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server

 A DNS (Domain Name System) server

 A controller system

 At least one output device (monitor or HDTV) to preview your video sources

 All devices (KDS-EN3 units and controller system) on the same subnet

 At least one video source

Adding an encoder or a decoder unit to your environment

To avoid potential problems, before you add a decoder or an encoder unit to your

KDS-EN3 environment, perform a factory reset of your unit to reset the IP

address, and any other settings that may prevent you from using the unit in your

environment. For more information on resetting your unit, see Section 5.4.

4.2 Managing Your Passwords

Your KDS-EN3 Manager software, KDS-EN3 Encoder unit, and KDS-DEC3

Decoder units use passwords for secure communication. KDS-EN3 Manager uses

two types of passwords: the environment password and the unit password.

4.2.1 Environment Password

When you start KDS-EN3 Manager for the first time, you need to provide your

environment password.

A KDS-EN3 environment has a single password that allows KDS-EN3 Manager to

access the units in that environment. An environment password is case sensitive. It

can be between 6 and 8 alphanumeric characters long.

 In a new environment, you can provide any environment password. Any

detected unit with no password will have its password updated to use the

new environment password